Flora之声-英语美文晨读

一锅米饭，放到第二天，水气就会干了一些，放到第三天，味道恐怕就有问题了。第四天，我们几乎可以发现，它已经变坏了。再放下去，眼看就要发霉了。 A pot of cooked rice, if left out overnight, will become a bit dry because of loss of water. On the third day, it may not taste as good; and on the fourth day, as you'll discover, it becomes sour. If kept even longer, it will surely get moldy. 是什么原因，使那...

生命、生活，只有在这个时候才能被人感觉出它的美好的、在平时往往被人忽略的内涵。其实生命的真正意义在于能够自由地享受阳光，森林，山峦，草地，河流，在于平平常常的满足。其它则是无关紧要的。 ——托尔斯泰《战争与和平》 Only at this moment do people find the precious and neglected meaning of life and living. In the end, the true meaning of life is to enjoy the sunshine, forests, mountains, meadows...

An Illusion 一种错觉 BY William S. Maugham 威廉. S. 毛姆 It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; 认为青春是快乐的，这是一种错觉，是那些失去了青春的人的一种错觉。 but the young know they are wretched, for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled into them, 年轻人知道，自己是不幸的，他们脑子里充斥了被灌输的不切实际的想法， and each time th...

我说你是人间的四月天 笑响点亮了四面风 轻灵在春的光艳中交舞着变 I think you are the April of this world Sure you are the April of this world Your laughter has lit up   all the wind So gently mingling with the spring 你是四月早天里的云烟 黄昏吹着风的软 星子 在无意中闪 细雨点洒在花前 You are the clouds in early spring The dusk wind blows up and down And the stars blink now and then Fin...

"Forlorn" 〔  声 声 慢  〕 寻寻觅觅 冷冷清清 凄凄惨惨戚戚 So dim, so dark So dense, so dull So damp, so  dank So dead! 乍暖还寒时候 最难将息 The weather, now warm, now cold Makes it harder Than ever to forget 三杯两盏淡酒 怎敌他晚来风急 How can a few cups of thin wine Bring warmth against The  chilly winds of sunset 雁过也 正伤心 却是旧时相识 I recognize the  gee...

作者 | 木心 翻译 | Flora Fang 你强，强在你不爱我 我弱，弱在我爱你 You are powerful, all because you don't love me. I am weak, all because I love you. 生命好在无意义 才容得下各自赋予意义 假如生命是有意义的 这个意义却不合我的志趣 那才尴尬狼狈 The goodness of life lies in its meaninglessness, so as to be open to respective interpretations. If life has its own assured meaning which conf...

Across the world, numerous sages in ancient times had emphasized that morality values way much more than merits. 不管是哪国的先贤，都强调德比才更重要。 Many parents, too, taught their children that the first lesson about success is being a good person. 父母们也教导自己的孩子：学会做人，是成功的第一步。 A good reputation is the highest degree one can get. And it is the very foundation for you...

《No man is an island》 [英] John Donne No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell...

长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。 Out the side of road shelter, grasses are green and wild. 晚风拂柳笛声残，夕阳山外山。 Flute wails at night, the setting sun in the western sky. 天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。 Friends of mine have gone by, leaving missing and I. 一壶浊酒尽余欢，今宵别梦寒。 A cup of wine with best wishes waves you long goodbye. 长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。 Out the side of road shelter, g...

《清明》 杜牧 (唐) 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。 借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村。 【 The Pure Brightness Da y 】 （吴钧陶译） It drizzles thick and fast on the Pure Brightness Day, I travel with my heart lost in dismay. “Is there a public house somewhere, cowboy?” He points at Apricot Village faraway. The Mourning Day 许渊冲（译） A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The...

作者 | 李叔同 翻译 | 覃军（湖北民族大学教师） 长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。 Out the side of road shelter,grasses are green and wild. 晚风拂柳笛声残，夕阳山外山。 Flute wails at night,the setting sun in the western sky. 天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。 Friends of mine have gone by,leaving missing and I. 一壶浊酒尽余欢，今宵别梦寒。 A cup of wine with best wisheswaves you long goodbye. 长亭外，古道...

昨日我沿着河岸 漫步到 芦苇弯腰喝水的地方 顺便请烟囱 在天空为我写一封长长的信 Yesterday I strolled down the riverside To where The reeds bent to drink And I asked the chimney To write a long long letter in the sky 潦是潦草了些 而我的心意 则明亮亦如你窗前的烛光 稍有暧昧之处 势所难免 因为风的缘故 A bit hasty and careless though Yet my feelings Shines bright like the candlelight at your window If ther...

燕子去了，有再来的时候； If swallows go away, they will come back again.  杨柳枯了，在再青的时候； If willows wither, they will turn green again.  桃花谢了，有再开的时候。 If peach blossoms fade, they will flower again.  但是，聪明的，你告诉我，我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢？ But, tell me, you the wise, why should our days go by never to return?  —— 是有...

“梦会开出花的” “The dream will blossom”   小乔治指着朋友送给我的凤尾兰 Little George pointed at the anchovies that others gave me   “爸爸，我昨天梦见你的凤尾兰开花啦” "I dreamed that she smiled sweetly last night"   “可是它今天早晨并没有开”小乔治垂头丧气地说 "But it’s just a dream.” he said with head down   “会开花的” "It would bloom"   “小乔治的梦...

THE ORIGINAL VERSION | 原版  If you love something, Set it free... If it comes back, it's yours, If it doesn't, it never was yours.... 你若爱它 就还它自由 它若回头找你，那它注定是你的 它若不再回头，那它从曾不属于你 THE PESSIMIST VERSION | 悲观者版本 If you love somebody, Set her free ... If she ever comes back, she's yours, If she doesn't, well, as expected, she never was. 你若爱她...

这是一封来自爷爷写给孙子的信， 抛却繁华的物质生活， 爷爷希望孙子能回归最朴素的生活、拥有最真挚的情感。 能有所传承，能有亲情傍身。 会因做错事情而遭受惩罚，会因情窦初开遭遇嘲笑。 能有机会经历艰难、挫折、失落， 因为， 在黑暗中行走过的人，更珍惜光明的岁月。 懂得的人，更谦卑。 We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.我们竭尽全力想让我们的儿女们过得更好，而结果却是适...

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. 别到处说世界亏欠了你。 世界什么都不欠你的， 你还没出生它就在这儿了。 Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. 不要跟傻瓜争论， 旁人可能看不出你们的区别。 The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex...

Dear Seth, 亲爱的塞斯, You're only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I'm going to try to tell you in this letter. But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming ye...

获取发音要点标注，请在“英语相伴”公众号后台回复“后妈茶话会” Ever sin ce I   wa s  a  girl m y o wn mother vowed 从我小时候起，我母亲就要我立誓   I mus t  find  the  way  to  power thro ugh  a  noble brow 我必须要找到爬上权力顶端的捷径 I marri e d  o nce  for  love  then  my senses came 因爱结婚，突然我意识到   I mu...

我与父亲不相见已二年余了，我最不能忘记的是他的背影。那年冬天，祖母死了，父亲的差使也交卸了，正是祸不单行的日子，我从北京到徐州，打算跟着父亲奔丧回家。到徐州见着父亲，看见满院狼藉的东西，又想起祖母，不禁簌簌地流下眼泪。父亲说，“事已如此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路！” It is more than two years since I last saw father, and what I can never forget is the sight of his back. Misfortunes never come singl...

My Dearest Allie, 我最爱的艾丽： I couldn’t sleep last night because I know that it’s over between us. 昨夜我无法入眠，因为我知道，我们已经结束了。 I’m not bitter anymore, because I know  that what we had was real. 我的心中已经没有苦闷，因为我知道，我们之间的感情是真实的。 And if in some distant place in the future  we see each other in our new lives, I’ll  smile at you with joy and...

The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song, as one kiss of the eternal. 世界对着他的爱人 把他浩瀚的面具揭下了 他变小了 小如一首歌 小如一回永恒的接吻 。 The great earth makes herself hospitable with the help of the grass. 大地借助于绿草， 显出她自己的殷勤好客 。 The night kisses the fading day whispering to his ear, "I am death, your mother. I am to give...

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Excerpt) 〔 时间旅行者的妻 子 〕 （节选） 作者 | 奥德丽·尼芬格（美） Dearest Clare, 最挚爱的克莱尔： There is one last thing, and I have hesitated to tell you, because I’m superstitiously afraid that telling might cause it to not happen (I know: silly) . 克莱尔，还有最后一件事情，我一直犹豫着是否要告诉你，因为我迷信地担心，泄漏天机事难成（我知道，听起来很傻）...

1.Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (1813) 简·奥斯丁：《傲慢与偏见》 (1813)     “ It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife 。” “但凡财运俱佳的单身汉，必然想娶妻成家，这是举世公认的道理。”     2.Albert Camus: The Stranger (1946) 阿尔贝·加缪：《局外人》 (1946)   "Mother died today....

You know, when I was a little boy, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. Adults always ask little kids that. You know, I never had a good answer. Not until..not until I was 28. Till the day that I met you. 你知道吗？小时候，我不知道自己长大后想成为什么样的人，大人总是问小孩这个问题。我想不出一个好答案，直到，直到二十八岁，直到我遇见你那天。 That's when I knew exactly&nbs...