四級英語晨讀美文精選：昨天 今天 還有明天

　　The other day we shouldn't worry about is Tomorrow with its impossible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds - but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

　　另一天無須擔心的是“明天”。明天可能伴有逆境、責任，又充滿希望和不測。明天同樣無法立刻掌控。明天的太陽依然升起，不管是光芒四射還是籠罩著云彩，它一定會升起來。待它升起之前，我們對明天沒有任何把握，因為一切都未開始。

　　This leaves only one day - Today. Any man can fight the battles of just one day; it is only when you or I add the burdens of those two awful eternities- Yesterday and Tomorrow- that we break down.It is not the experience of Today that drives man mad.It is remorse or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday, and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

　　這就僅剩一天——“今天”。任何人都只能生活在“今天“。若你我背負起永遠存在的“昨天”和“明天”所帶來的壓力，我們就會被壓垮。

　　Let us, therefore, live One Day at a Time!

　　譯文：使一個人發瘋的不是“今天“的境遇，而是“昨天”的懊悔或痛苦以及對“明天”的恐懼。因此，讓我們過好生活的每一天。

　　四級英語晨讀美文詞匯：

　　apprehension n. 憂慮，擔心

　　ache n. 疼痛

　　undo vt. 取消，恢復

　　splendor n. 光輝，壯麗

　　stake n. 賭注，賭金

　　awful adj. 可怕的，糟糕的

　　remorse n. 懊悔，悔恨

　　四級英語晨讀美文精選：快樂是一種行程

　　We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we're frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We'll certainly be happy when they're out of that stage.

　　我們總是相信。等我們結了婚，生了孩子生活會更美好。等有了孩子。我們又因為他們不夠大而煩惱，認為等他們大些時，我們就會更快樂了。可等他們進入青少年時期，我們還是同樣的苦惱。于是又相信等他們過了這一階段，幸福就會到來。

　　We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nice car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time than right now. If not now, when? our life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

　　我們總是告訴自己。等夫妻雙方更合得來，等我們擁有更好的車，等我們能去度一次美妙的假期，等我們退休后，我們的生活一定會完美的。而事實是，沒有任何時刻比現在更寶貴。倘若不是現在。又會是何時?我們的生活每時每刻都會有挑戰。最好是讓自己接受這一事實，無論如何使自己保持快樂的心境。

　　One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have.

　　我很欣賞艾爾弗雷德·蘇澤的一段名言。他說:“長期以來，我都覺得生活—匆真正的生活似乎即將開始。可是總會遇到某種障礙，如得先完成的一些事情、沒做完的工作、要花費的時間、該付的債等等。之后生活才會開始。最后我醒悟過來了，這些障礙本身就是我的生活。這一觀點讓我明白沒有什么通往幸福的道路。幸福本身就是路。所以，珍惜你擁有的每一刻。

　　And remember that time waits for no one. So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you get married, until you get divorced, until you have kids, until you retire, until you get a new car or home, until spring, until you're born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...

　　切記時間不等人，不要再做所謂的等待——等你上完學，等你再回到學校，等你結婚，等你離婚，等你有了孩子，等你退休，等你有了新車或新房，等春天來臨，等你有幸再來世上走一遭才明白此時此刻最應快樂……

　　Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching.

　　幸福是一個旅程，不是終點。所以，投入地工作吧，就像你根本不需要錢，盡情去愛吧，就像你從未受過傷害，縱情起舞吧，就像根本無人觀望。

　　四級英語晨讀美文詞匯：

　　convince vt. 說服，使相信

　　frustrated adj. 失意的，沮喪的

　　spouse n. 配偶

　　quote n. 引言，引用

　　perspective n. 觀點，看法

　　divorce adj. 已離婚的

　　destination n. 目的地