英语课外文章及翻译

英语现在已经发展成为一个在世界范围内使用最广泛的语言。我整理了英语优美短文带翻译，欢迎阅读!

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year.

The exact date of the Spring Festival on the Western calendar changes from year to year. However, Chinese New Year takes place between January 1 and February 19.

On the Chinese calendar every year has an animal's name. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race. The first year was named after the rat, the winner. The other eleven years were named according to the order in which the animals arrived in the race. The clever rat jumped onto the ox's back, and then at the end jumped over the ox's head to arrive first!

The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of that animal.

lunar 月(亮)的 exact 确切的 calendar 日历 rat 鼠 ox 公 牛 rabbit 兔子

ram 公羊 rooster 公鸡 legend 传说 name after 按....命名

particular 特殊的 characteristic 特征

春 节

对于全世界的华人来说，中国的新年是最重要的节日。人们也称它为春节或农历新年。 公历春节的确切日期每年都在变化。但是春节一般都在 1 月 1 日 到 2 月 19 日 之间。 在农历中，每年都有一个生肖。这些生肖是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。据传说，这十二个动物举行了一次赛跑，第一年就以获胜者鼠命名，其他十一年就根据动物们到达终点的顺序命名。聪明的鼠跳在牛背上，在最后时刻跳过牛的头顶第一个到达终点!

中国人相信在某一年出生的人具有这一年生肖的一些特征。

There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking…… It was growing by itself…… enjoying every day…… and saying to the sun "When shall I be grown up?" And the sun would say "Be patient - Each time I touch you, you grow a little……" She was so pleased. Because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand…… And this is all she wanted to do - bring a little bit of beauty to this world.

遍地干旱、满目悲凉的沙漠中有朵小花,她独自生长在那里,享受着每一天……她问太阳公公“我什么时候才能长大?”太阳公公总是说“要有耐心—— 我每次抚摸你,你都会长大一点……”小花好开心啊,因为她也有机会为沙漠的一隅增添美丽了……这是她毕生的心愿—— 为这个世界增添一丝美丽.

One day the hunter came by - and stepped on her. - She was going to die - and she felt so sad. Not because she was dying - but because she would not have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.

一天,一位猎人经过——正好踩在她身上―― 她快要死了—— 她感到如此悲伤.并不是因为她即将死去,而是因为再没有机会为沙漠增添一丝美丽了.

The great spirit saw her, and was listening. - Indeed, he said…… She should be living…… And he reached down and touched her - and gave her life.

伟大的精神看到了她,并且听到了她的心里话.……事实上,他在说……她应该活着……他俯下身,抚摸着她—— 给了她生命.

And she grew up to be a beautiful flower…… and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her.

她长成一朵美丽的花……由于她的存在,这沙漠的一隅变得如此美丽.

A Teenager's Joke: Guidelines for Doing Schoolwork

My school had a policy about homework. Students should not spend more than ninety minutes per night doing homework. This is how I use the time for my work.

Fifteen minutes looking for assignment; Eleven minutes calling a friend for the assignment; Twenty three minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and does not like teenagers; Eight minutes in the bathroom; Ten minutes getting a snack; Seven minutes checking the TV Guide;

Six minutes telling my parents that the teacher never explained the assignment;

Ten minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom or Dad to do the assignment.

guideline 指导方针 policy 政策 per 每

assignment 作业 mean 低劣的 snack 小吃 TV guide 电视指南

有关青少年的一则笑话——做作业的指导方针

我的学校有一项针对作业的政策。学生每天晚上做作业的时间不应该超过九十分钟。

以下就是我如何为完成作业而使用这九十分钟的。

花十五分钟找作业;花十一分钟打电话向同学问作业;

花二十三分 钟抱怨 老师为什么总是那么讨厌，为什么不喜欢我们这些十几岁的孩子;

花八分钟在洗手间里;花十分钟找小吃;

花七分钟查看电视节目预告;花六分钟告诉父母，老师从没解释过所布置的作业;

花十分钟坐在餐桌旁等妈妈或者爸爸来做作业。

英语阅读，是英语学习和英语教学中的一个重要环节，它是我们获取知识、外界信息，与外界交流的主要途径之一。我整理了课外英语短文带翻译，欢迎阅读!

On Saturday, the weather is sunny, cloudless sky, a group of birds chattering in the trees, as if to we hear singing hit song. At this moment, I saw a little sparrows on our car.

Father rushed the sparrow away, but the little sparrow or motionless parked in the car. Jumped up and down in a moment, my father caught the little sparrows, at this time, I carefully looked at the little sparrow, its feathers have not full long, also not too will fly, only walking up and down on the car. I said to my father: "dad, you don't catch! We should protect animals, not hurt them, this is wrong." Say that finish, I heard the tree sparrow kept calling, as if to say: "put a small sparrow, put it!" So my father gently sparrow on the branches, let the little sparrow in the nature of life freely. The sparrows on the tree one see we put the little sparrow, chattering again, as if to say to me: "you are such a good child to protect animals."

If no animal nature, all things, there is no life, if there is no grass plants, herbivorous animals can't live forever. Start from today, to protect the animals, love life, do a little guardians of nature.

全世界有794多种野生动物，其中有76科300余种濒临灭绝，还有很多已经灭绝了。人们为了钱财，不断杀害它们，导致野生动物大量灭绝。直到“非典”事件发生，人们才觉悟起来……

野生动物对我们帮助很大，例如燕子，燕子能帮我们吧田里的害虫吃掉。如果没有了它们，我们的周围就会有很多害虫，这些害虫对我们人类有很大的害处呀!

有些人认为，野生动物理应被杀掉，因为有些野生动物很危险。但我想对那些人说：没错，有些野生动物的确很危险，但它们一般多在远离人类的地方，所以我们不用害怕。而且有些野生动物也很可爱，例如大熊猫就很可爱，还有软软的绒毛。

“没有买卖，就没有杀害”这则公益广告说得真好，是的，只要人们不再去销售野生动物，就不会有人去买，更不会有被残害的野生动物了。

同学们，虽然我们现在的力量还很薄弱，但千万不要小看这力量。从现在开始，去保护野生动物吧，让世界充满和平!

The world has more than 794 kinds of wild animals, there are 76 families, 300 species endangered, there are many extinct. People for the sake of money, keep killing them, leading to a mass extinction of wild animals. Until the SARS incident, people wake...

Wild animals are of great help to us, for example, the swallow, swallow can help us to eat the pests in the field. Around if without them, we will have a lot of insects, these pests have great harm to us!

Some people think that wild animals should be killed, because some wild animals are dangerous. But I want to say to those people: yes, some wild animals is dangerous, but they are generally more away from the humans, so we don't have to fear. And some wild animals is very lovely, such as the giant panda is very cute, and soft hairs.

"No trading, no killing" the advertisement said well, yes, as long as people no longer to sell wild animals, no one will go to buy, there will be no more wild animals mutilated.

The classmates, although our strength is still very weak now, but don't look down on this power. From now on, to protect wild animals, let the world is full of peace!

在地球上，除了人类，还有什么呢?没错，还有动物。可几年下来，动物的数量逐渐下降。人类有没有把动物当朋友看呢?

动物和人类应该是好朋友，可为什么动物会和人类为敌呢?是因为人类没有把动物发在眼里。比如奶牛。人类用奶牛生产奶牛，可等奶牛没有奶的时候，人类就会把奶牛残忍地杀死。奶牛没奶时，不会将它放生吗?奶牛也是一条活生生的生命啊!近几年的“鼠疫、艾滋病、疯牛病、禽流感”，这些都是动物们奋起反击的预兆呀!难道人类还要打第三次世界大战吗?我们的祖先就是高级动物呀!如果人类再不制止这种滥杀动物的行为，是对我们的地区母亲沉重的打击呀!

我们现在不要再破坏动物的家园，这样动物们就可以安心繁殖后代。朋友们，还动物们一片蔚蓝的天空，让小鸟自由地飞翔;给动物一片绿草地，让牛羊欢快地奔跑;还动物一片汪洋，让动物无忧无虑地畅游海洋之中。也许，这样可以安抚动物们受伤的心灵。动物原本不坏，只是人类破坏它们的家园，这些只是它们对人类的“报复”而已。

朋友们，让我们一起保护动物吧!

Happiness is need to feel.

People felt the suantiankula in daily life, however, people often feel happy.

Students complain of too much homework, farmers complain of farm work too tired, worker complains the salary is too little, the unemployed complain without a job... So, people's face is full of complicated. Seldom found that happiness is beside him.

Whenever the confused friend of a greeting, when farmers harvest to the golden rice, hard whenever a hard day's parents see a hot cup of milk on the table, when the lonely old man received a letter from children far away... This is our happiness. Happiness always imperceptibly quietly come to your side.

In fact, happiness is a give and a kind of pay, a kind of dedication.

Happiness for us to listen, to see, to think about it. People, always remind of childhood when white-haired mother the warm eyes and tears.

Happiness is a kind of halcyon, a kind of indifferent, and often is hazy and feel with your heart, it is not gorgeous neon lights, disco is not strong, but the sky the gentle sunshine, cordial and warm caress with us.

In the usual study and life, I hope that we can learn to slowly feel happiness.

幸福是需要感受的。

人们在日常生活中感受到了酸甜苦辣，但是，人们却经常感受不到幸福。

学生抱怨作业太多，农民抱怨农活太累，工人抱怨工资太少，失业者抱怨没有工作……所以，人们的脸上布满愁云。却很少发现幸福就在身旁。

每当到困惑时朋友的一声问候，每当辛勤的农民收割到金灿灿的稻谷，每当辛苦了一天的父母看到桌子上一杯热腾腾的牛奶，每当孤独的老人收到远方儿女的来信……这就是我们的幸福。幸福总是不知不觉中悄悄来到你的身边。

其实，幸福是一种给予，一种付出，一种奉献。

幸福需要我们去听，去看，去想。人，总是在白发苍苍时才想起儿时母亲那温暖的目光而热泪盈眶。

幸福更是一种宁静，一种淡泊，又常常是朦胧而令人用心感悟的，它并不是华丽的霓虹灯，不是强劲的迪斯科，而是天际柔和的阳光，亲切而温暖地抚爱着我们。

在平时的学习、生活中，但愿我们能学会慢慢感受幸福。

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坚持下去的理由Reason to Keep Going

Just because life has let you down, it doesn’t mean that you must let yourself down. Pick yourself up, quickly take a positive step, and know that you are closer to reaching your goal than you have ever been before.

生活让你感到失望了,但这并不意味着你一定要让自己感到失望。站起来,快速踏出积极的一步。要知道你现在距离你的目标比之前更近了。

You have already been through some of the hard part and experienced some of the difficulty that you have to go through. So keep going, and make that experience count.

你已经通过了一些艰难险阻,也体验过了一些必然要经历的困苦,所以,坚持下去,让这些经历变得有价值。

Change your approach if that is what is called for. Learn from where you have been, adapt and adjust your efforts to be even more effective.

如果需要,请改变方法。从过去吸取教训,适应、调整让你的付出更加物有所值。

Every day, every encounter1 and every outcome is a new opportunity to move yourself forward. Keep focusing on the goal you have chosen, and keep moving in the best way that you know.

每一天、每一份阅历、每一次结果都是你进步的新契机。坚持你选定的目标,并通过最有效的途径朝它前进。

Disappointments are just as much a part of the process as victories. Be truly thankful for it all, and in your gratitude you will find a way to put it all to positive use.

失望,正如成功一样,是奋斗过程中的一部分。对你所有的经历充满感激,你会从中发现莫大的益处。

Whatever has happened is a perfect reason to keep going. Keep going, and create the life you have chosen to live.

发生过的一切事情都是坚持下去的极好的理由。坚持下去,创造自己选择的生活。

给自己的礼物Gifts That You Give Yourself

Are you burdened by your conesquences, or is your life blessed by the consequences you create? That depends entirely on the choices you make.

你在为自己酿的苦果所累吗?还是在自己创造的结果中享受幸福的生活?这完全取决于你自己的选择。

It may seem at times that the consequences are there to punish you. Actually, they are there as a manifestation of your thoughts, your actions and your attitude.

有时候,结果好像是用来惩罚你的。实际上,它们是你的思想、行为和态度的见证。

You cannot change the consequences that flow from specific actions. However, you can indeed change the actions you choose to take, and, by so doing, you can decide what consequences you create.

你不能改变某些特定行为带来的结果。然而,你可以选择改变你的行为。这样,你就能决定制造怎样的结果。

Consequences are gifts that you give to yourself, created by the choices you make. If you don’t like the consequences you have been getting, that is a clear message that you are sending yourself.

各种结果都是你给予自己的礼物,它们都是因你的选择而发生的。如果你不喜欢现在的结果,那么你正在向自己传达某个信息。

Positive and meaningful thoughts and actions bring desirable conesquences. As reliably as day follows night, the way you live creates the life you experience.

积极而有意义的思想和行为可以带来理想的结果。你的生活方式带来了你所经历的生活,这就如同白天在黑夜过后出现一样确定。

Take control of your consequences by putting positive intention into your choices. Make use of the power you have, and you can go wherever you choose.

做出积极而明确的选择,这样你就可以掌控结果。发挥自己的力量,你可以到达任何想去的地方。

目标重在实践

People often make resolutions at the beginning of the New Year. They work hard at them for a few weeks, maybe even a few months, and then forget about them. The next year, they make the same New Year’s resolutions. Why?

新年开始,人们总少不了要制定目标。人们为此颇动了一番脑筋,耗时几个星期,甚至可能几个月,可随后就忘个精光。第二年他们又如法炮制了同样的目标。这是为什么呢?或许他们设定的目标太不合实际了,然而,这并不是说,他们的目标就不值得一提。而是要将这些目标细致化、具体化,也不能太理想化。

They may be making goals that are too unrealistic1. That is not to say that they are not worthy goals. They need to be broken into smaller, more specific, and more attainable pieces. You probably know the joke. How do you eat an elephant? One spoonful at a time. It is the same with goals. Make spoon-size goals and achieve them easily. When you’ve mastered this, get a bigger spoon!

你大概听过这个笑话吧。怎样才能吞食一头大象呢?当然是一次吃一口了。设定目标也是这样。目标设小一些,就容易实现。当你掌握了小的目标,再来设大点的目标吧!

You may have filled your timetable with so many things that there is little room for your goals to grow. careful about how you use your time and what you focus on. Success often comes when you know what to leave out, rather than what to include in your life. Notice, too, how much time you spend on small things. Have you ever just "had" to clean your office before you could begin your project? Then you know how this works!

也许你的时间表早已排满,无法再实现新的目标了。那么,你可得留心时间的使用和计划的重点了。成功的诀窍在于懂得一生中你该放弃什么,而不是该纳入什么。切忌让鸡毛蒜皮的琐事耗费了你的时间。在实施你的目标之前,你是否曾经"必须"去清理你的办公室呢?那么,你熟谙此道了!

Goal setting is like the pig and the chicken who went out for a walk in the town. The chicken became excited when she saw a sign that said "Pork & Eggs, $". She said to the pig, "We’ve got double billing again." The pig said, "For you, it’s all in a day’s work. For me, it’s total commitment2."Goal setting is all in a day’s work. Goal achievement is total commitment.

设定目标有如结伴到镇上转悠的猪和鸡。鸡瞧见写着"猪肉和鸡蛋,美元"的招牌时激动不已,她对猪说:"我们的身价又涨了一倍呢!"猪说:"下几个蛋对你来说只是一天的功夫;而这肉对于我,可是全身心地投入啊。"设定目标只是一天的功夫,而实现目标就需要全身心地投入了。