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1、[美文欣赏] "Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite..." Idonotknowwhowrotethosewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justa
2、sasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone. Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall. Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon’twantitcontamin
3、atedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofourlives. Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.Eachdaybringswithit
4、newfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusiness,ifweonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor. [参考译文] “我们正在读一本书的第一章第一行，这本书的页数是无限的……” 我不知道是谁写的，可我很喜欢这句话，它提醒我们未来是由自己创造的。我们可以把神秘、不可知的未来塑造成我们想象中的任何模样，犹如雕刻家将未成形的石头刻成雕像。 我们每个人都像是农夫。洒下良种将有丰收
5、，播下劣种或生满野草便将毁去收成。没有耕耘则会一无所获。 我希望未来比过去更加美好，希望未来不会沾染历史的错误与过失。我们都应举目向前，因我们的余生要用未来书写。 往昔已逝，静如止水；我们无法再作改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃；我们所做的每一件事都将会影响着它。只要我们认识到这些，无论是在家中还是在工作上，每天我们的面前都会展现出新的天地。在人类致力开拓的每一片领域上，我们正站在进步的起跑点。[美文欣赏] Toalargedegree,themeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmu
6、chweareabletoliveonthepresentmoment.Irrespectiveofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyear,andwhatmayormaynothappentomorrow,thepresentmomentiswhereyouare--always! Withoutquestion,manyofushavemasteredtheneuroticartofspendingmuchofourlivesworryingaboutvarietyofthings--allatonc
7、e.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstodominateyourpresentmoments,somuchsothatweendupanxious,frustrated,depressed,andhopeless.Ontheflipside,wealsopostponeourgratification,ourstatedpriorities,andourhappiness,oftenconvincingourselvesthat"someday"willbemuchbetterthanto
8、day.Unfortunately,thesamementaldynamicsthattellustolooktowardthefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothat'someday'neveractuallyarrives.J
