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　　優(yōu)美的文字于細(xì)微處傳達(dá)出美感，并浸潤(rùn)著人們的心靈。通過(guò)閱讀英語(yǔ)美文，感受英語(yǔ)文字的無(wú)限魅力。

　　經(jīng)典美文雙語(yǔ)閱讀：關(guān)于美

　　Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And how shall you speak of her except she be the weaver of your speech?

　　如果美不以自身為途徑，為向?qū)В銈冇值侥睦锶フ宜衷趺茨苷业剿?如果她不是你們言語(yǔ)的編織者，你們又如何能談?wù)撍?

　　The aggrieved and the injured say, "Beauty is kind and gentle. Like a young mother half-shy of her own glory she walks among us."

　　傷心痛苦者說(shuō)：“美是善良而溫柔的。她像一位因自己的榮耀而半含羞澀的年輕母親，走在我們的身邊。”

　　And the passionate say, "Nay, beauty is a thing of might and dread. Like the tempest she shakes the earth beneath us and the sky above us."

　　熱情奔放者說(shuō)：“不，美是強(qiáng)烈而令人驚畏的。她如暴風(fēng)雨般震動(dòng)我們腳下的大地，搖撼我們頭上的天空。”

　　The tired and the weary say, "Beauty is of soft whisperings. She speaks in our spirit. Her voice yields to our silences like a faint light that quivers in fear of the shadow."

　　疲憊怠倦者說(shuō)：“美是溫柔的低語(yǔ)，她在我們的心中訴說(shuō)。她的聲音波動(dòng)在我們的沉默中，猶如一道微弱的光在對(duì)陰影的恐懼中顫抖。”

　　But the restless say, "We have heard her shouting among the mountains, and with her cries came the sound of hoofs, and the beating of wings and the roaring of lions."

　　但活潑好動(dòng)者說(shuō)：“我們?cè)?tīng)到她在山谷中大聲呼叫，隨其吶喊而來(lái)的是足蹄踏地、翅膀拍擊和雄獅怒吼的聲音。”

　　At night the watchmen of the city say, "Beauty shall rise with the dawn from the east."

　　夜晚，城市的守夜人說(shuō)：“美將與晨光一同從東方升起。”

　　And at noon-time the toilers and the wayfarers say, "We have seen her leaning over the earth from the windows of the sunset."

　　正午，辛勤勞作者和長(zhǎng)途跋涉者說(shuō)：“我們?cè)吹剿高^(guò)黃昏之窗眺望大地。”

　　In winter say the snow-bound, "She shall come with the spring leaping upon the hills."

　　嚴(yán)冬，困在風(fēng)雪中的人說(shuō)：“她將與春同至，雀躍于山巒之間。”

　　And in the summer heat the reapers say, "We have seen her dancing with the autumn leaves, and we saw a drift of snow in her hair."

　　酷暑，收割莊稼的人說(shuō)：“我們?cè)吹剿c秋葉共舞，雪花點(diǎn)綴于她的發(fā)梢。”

　　All these things have you said of beauty, yet in truth you spoke not of her but of needs unsatisfied, and beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, but rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted. It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear, but rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears. It is not the sap within the furrowed bark, nor a wing attached to a claw, but rather a garden for ever in bloom and a flock of angels for ever in flight.

　　你們談到關(guān)于美的所有這些，實(shí)際并非關(guān)于她本身，而是關(guān)于你們未被滿足的需求，但美并不是一種需求，而是 心醉神迷的欣喜。她不是焦渴的唇，也不是伸出的空空的手，而是一顆燃燒的心，一個(gè)充滿喜悅的靈魂。她不是你們想看到的形象，也不是你們想聽(tīng)到的歌聲，而是 你們閉上眼睛看到的形象，堵住耳朵聽(tīng)到的歌聲。她不是傷殘樹(shù)皮下的樹(shù)液，也不是懸在利爪下的翅膀。而是一座鮮花永遠(yuǎn)盛開(kāi)的花園，一群永遠(yuǎn)在天空飛翔的天使。

　　Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.

　　當(dāng)生命摘去遮蓋她圣潔面容的面紗時(shí)，美就是生命。

　　經(jīng)典美文雙語(yǔ)閱讀：當(dāng)愛(ài)召喚你

　　When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

　　當(dāng)愛(ài)召喚你時(shí)，請(qǐng)追隨她，盡管愛(ài)的道路艱難險(xiǎn)峻。當(dāng)愛(ài)的羽翼?yè)肀銜r(shí)，請(qǐng)順從她，盡管隱藏在其羽翼之下的劍可能會(huì)傷到你。當(dāng)愛(ài)向你訴說(shuō)時(shí)，請(qǐng)相信她，盡管她的聲音可能打破你的夢(mèng)想，就如同北風(fēng)吹落花園里所有的花瓣。

　　For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

　　愛(ài)會(huì)給你戴上桂冠，也會(huì)折磨你。愛(ài)會(huì)助你成長(zhǎng)，也會(huì)給你修枝。愛(ài)會(huì)上升到枝頭，撫愛(ài)你在陽(yáng)光下顫動(dòng)的嫩枝，也會(huì)下潛至根部，撼動(dòng)你緊抓泥土的根基。

　　But if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.

　　但是，如果你在恐懼之中只想尋求愛(ài)的平和與快樂(lè)，那你就最好掩蓋真實(shí)的自我，避開(kāi)愛(ài)的考驗(yàn)，進(jìn)入不分季節(jié)的世界，在那里你將歡笑，但并非開(kāi)懷大笑，你將哭泣，但并非盡情地哭。愛(ài)只將自己付出，也只得到自己。愛(ài)一無(wú)所有，也不會(huì)為誰(shuí)所有，因?yàn)閻?ài)本身就已自足。

　　Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:

　　愛(ài)除了實(shí)現(xiàn)自我別無(wú)他求。但是如果你愛(ài)而又不得不有所求，那就請(qǐng)期望：

　　To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.

　　將自己融化并像奔流的溪水一般向夜晚吟唱自己優(yōu)美的曲調(diào)。

　　To know the pain of too much tenderness.

　　明了過(guò)多的溫柔所帶來(lái)的苦痛。

　　To be wounded by your own understanding of love;

　　被自己對(duì)愛(ài)的理解所傷害;

　　And to bleed willingly and joyfully.

　　并情愿快樂(lè)地悲傷。

　　To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;

　　在黎明帶著輕快的心醒來(lái)并感謝又一個(gè)有家的日子;

　　To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;

　　在中午時(shí)分休息并冥想愛(ài)的心醉神迷;

　　To return home at eventide with gratitude;

　　在黃昏懷著感恩之心回家;

　　And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

　　然后為內(nèi)心所愛(ài)之人祈禱，吟唱贊美之歌，并帶著禱告和歌聲入眠。