常見的雙語美文有哪些

雙語美文，能夠幫助我們在可理解英語的基礎上掌握某些語法的使用和句子的連貫性，還能增加美文鑑賞能力的提升。以下是小編整理的兩篇雙語美文，供大家學習和參閱。

　　一：你的生活裏裝了太多無用之物

When Spring cleaning season arrived this year I decided that it was time to get rid of more than just a Winter's worth of dust and dirt. I decided that it was the time to get rid of years worth of accumulated stuff as well. This stuff was lining my walls, filling my shelves, and crowding my closets.

又到了今年的春日清潔季，我想着需要清潔的不止是一個冬天的污垢塵霾，還有多年累積的雜物。這些雜物有的靠着牆，有的在架子上，還有的在我擁擠的衣櫥。

This stuff was cluttering my home and my mind and not bringing me one bit of happiness. I couldn't even remember how I got some of it, but I knew I wanted it gone.

家裏的東西亂成一團，想到這我一點都高興不起來。我都想不起來是什麼時候有的，現在我只想讓它們快點消失。

It turned out to be an even bigger job than I thought. Twenty year old bills and receipts were tossed in the trash. File cabinets were cleaned of papers that were no longer necessary or needed.

清理它們比我想象的要工程浩大。二十年內的帳單發票、文件夾中用不上的廢紙，統統丟進垃圾箱。

Broken bowls, dented pans, and cracked knickknacks were finally thrown away. Unworn clothes were hauled out of the closet and bagged up to be given away to the local Goodwill.

破掉的碗、變形的平底鍋、有裂縫的小擺件都扔掉了。從衣櫃整理出不穿的衣物，打包捐給當地的慈善機構。

Old books were boxed up to be passed on for others to read and enjoy. It took several days to get it all done,but in the end I was able to walk through a home that seemed a little less cluttered. My heart was a lot lighter too. It felt so good to be able to get rid of all the junk and to just focus on the essential stuff in life again.

舊書入箱傳遞給別人悅讀。我花了好幾天的時候才把這些事情都辦妥。當我在家中巡視感覺沒那麼亂了，心情也較之前釋然不少，丟棄無用之物，把心思放在重要的事情上，讓人怡然自得。

What is the essential stuff? What is the stuff that brings meaning to our days? A loving heart is essential. A joyful spirit is essential. A soul full of goodness and God is essential.

什麼是重要的事情?這些事情對我們要度過的每一天有什麼意義?有一顆仁愛之心非常重要。有一個積極向上的靈魂非常重要。心存善念和上帝非常重要。

And a lifefull of sharing all of these things is absolutely essential. The essential stuff can't be bought, sold, or stored. It can only be chosen, created, and given away. The essential stuff is the stuff we all really want. It is the stuff we all really need.

懂得施予也有其重要。真正重要的事情不可以買賣或者存儲。它們只可以被選擇、被創造、被放棄。真正重要的東西是我們想要且需要的。

　　二：什麼纔是生命中真正重要的

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches indiameter.

課前，一位哲學教授站在講臺上，他面前的桌子上放了幾樣東西。上課後，教授什麼也沒說，他拿起一個又大又空的蛋黃醬罐子，然後往裏面放入大概2英寸直徑的小石塊。

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

然後，他問學生這個罐子是否已經滿了?學生們都回答說是。

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

然後教授就拿起一瓶小鵝卵石，然後把石頭倒進罐子裏，他輕輕地搖了搖罐子。這樣小鵝卵石就進到石塊的間隙中去。

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

然後，他又問學生這個罐子是否已經滿了?學生們都回答說是。

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar.

然後教授就拿起一瓶沙子，然後把沙子倒進罐子裏，沙子又填充進了間隙中。

He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

然後，他又問學生們，這個罐子是否已經滿了?學生們一致同意說：“已經滿了。”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.”

教授說：“現在，我希望你們把人生看作是這個罐子，石頭就是那些重要的事情--你們的家庭，愛人，健康，孩子，吐過把除了這些之外的其他東西都丟掉，你們的人生其實還是充實的。鵝卵石就是那些對你們不是最重要但也要緊的東西，比如你的工作、房子、車。而沙子就是那些其他的無關緊要的小事情。”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party, or fix the disposal.”

教授繼續說：“如果你先把沙子放進這個罐子，那罐子裏就沒有地方放小鵝卵石和石塊了，你們的人生也是這樣。如果你將所有的時間和精力都放在那些小事情上，你就不會有精力關注那些真正對你重要的東西。將精力放在那些真正和你的幸福息息相關的事情上。和你的孩子一起玩耍。帶你的愛人出去跳舞。而工作，打掃屋子，舉辦場宴會，修理東西，這些事情總是會有時間的。”

“Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

“首先考慮岩石，即那些真正重要的事情。設置好你的優先事項。剩下的只是沙子。