William Blake

The Divine Image

The Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love 
All pray in their distress;
And to these virtues of delight
Return their thankfulness.

For Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
Is God, our Father dear,
And Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
Is man, His child and care.

For Mercy has a human heart,
Pity a human face,
And Love, the human form divine,
And Peace, the human dress.

Then every man, of every clime,
That prays in his distress,
Prays to the human form divine,
Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace.

For all must love the human form,
In heathen, Turk, or Jew;
Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell
There God is dwelling too. 

An Excerpt from Hamlet

An Excerpt from Hamlet

ACT THREE

SCENE I.Elsinore.The Castle.

[Enter HAMLET.]

Ham. 
  To be,or not to be--that is the question;

 Wheather'tis nobler in the mind to suffer.

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,

And by opposing end them?To die,to sleep--

No more;and by a sleep to say we end  

The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks

That flesh is heir to,'tis a consummation

Devoutly to be wish'd.To die,to sleep;

To sleep,perchance to dream.Ay,there's the rub;

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,

When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,

Must give us pause.There's the respect

That makes calamity of so long life;

For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,

Th's oppressor's wrong,the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of despis'd love,the law's delay,

The insolence of office,and the spurns

That patient merit of th' unworthy takes,

When he himself might his quietus make

With a bare bodkin?who would these fardels bear,

To grunt and sweat under a weary life,

But that the dread of something after death--

The undicover'd country,from whose bourn

No traveler returns--puzzles the will,

And makes us rather bear those ills we have 

Than fly to others that we know not of?

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;

And thus the native hue of resolution

Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,

And enterprises of great pith and moment,

With this regard,their currents turn away

And lose the name of action.

选读：《哈姆雷特》第三幕第一场选段
哈姆雷特：生存，还是毁灭，这是个问题;
怎样做才能更加高尚：是默默忍受
残暴命运的明枪暗箭，
还是拿起武器面对苦海，
用抗争结束苦难?死去，长眠--
一切终了；在长眠中我们结束了
心灵的创伤，和肉体注定要承受的
自然降临的千般磨难；这是忠心盼望的结局。
死去，长眠-
也许会做梦。哎，这就是障碍；
因为，当我们摆脱掉这肉体的羁绊，
在这死亡的睡眠中，会有怎样的梦境降临？
这使我们踌躇不前。就是这种疑虑，
使漫长的生命变成了灾难；
因为谁愿忍受人世间的鞭挞和嘲笑，
压迫者的欺凌，贵人的傲慢，
被轻蔑的爱情的痛苦，法律的延误，
官吏的骄横，卑劣小人
对正人君子的侮辱，
如果就凭一把出鞘的钢刀
就能一了百了，谁愿忍受重负
在疲惫的生命中呻吟，苦苦煎熬？
但死亡是个神秘莫测的国度，从它的疆土，
从没有一位旅人踏上归途--
对死后的莫名的恐惧迷惑了意志，
使我们宁愿忍受我们眼前的苦难
而不愿投身于我们尚一无所知的痛苦。
就这样，重重疑虑使我们人人都成了懦夫，
就这样，决心的本色，
蒙上了忧虑的苍白的病态，
伟大时刻的巨大勇气，由于疑虑而偏离方向，
失去了行动的荣耀。

When Day is Done--Rabindranath Tagore

When Day is Done 
                         
                                        --Rabindranath  Tagore

If the day is done ,

假如时光已逝，

If birds sing no more .

鸟儿不再歌唱，

If the wind has fiagged tired ,

风儿也吹倦了，

Then draw the veil of darkness thick upon me ,

那就用黑暗的厚幕把我盖上，

Even as thou hast wrapt the earth with The coverlet of sleep and tenderly closed ,

如同黄昏时节你用睡眠的衾被裹住大地，

The petals of the drooping lotus at dusk.

又轻轻合上睡莲的花瓣。

From the traverer,

路途未完，行囊已空,

Whose sack of provisions is empty before the voyage is ended ,

衣裳破裂污损，人已精疲力竭。

Whose garment is torn and dust-laden ,

你驱散了旅客的羞愧和困窘，

Whose strength is exhausted,remove shame and poverty ,

使他在你仁慈的夜幕下，

And renew his life like a flower under

如花朵般焕发生机。

The cover of thy kindly night .

在你慈爱的夜幕下苏醒。

To be a Giant [Bilingual]

To be a Giant

 



















 This has forever been our passion, this desire to be a giant.
这永远是我们最强烈的欲望，成为一个巨人。

Not to stand on one's shoulders or have one for a friend.
不是站在一个巨人的肩上，或是成为他的朋友。

For these may be fortunate things.
那或许是靠运气。

But to be one.
Giants step over barriers that seem never ending.
而要成为一个巨人是不一样的，

They conquer mountains that appear insurmountable.
好像巨人们永远都得跨越障碍。
他们征服看似不可超越的高山。

Giant rise above fear.
巨人们超越恐惧。

Triumph over pain.
击败痛苦。

Push themselves and inspire others.
鞭策自己，鼓励他人。

To be a Giant.
成为一个巨人，

To do Giant things.
做巨人做的事。

To take Giant steps.
走巨人走的路。

To move the world forward.
推动整个世界向前进。

excerpt from The Little Prince

Excerpt from The Little Prince

1、You know — one loves the sunset， when one is so sad…

 

2、If someone loves a flower， of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars， it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars． He can say to himself，“Somewhere， my flower is there…” But if the sheep eats the flower， in one moment all his stars will be darkened… And you think that is not important！

 

3、Flowers are so inconsistent！ But I was too young to know how to love her…

 

4、For she did not want him to see her crying． She was such a proud flower…

 

5、It is of some use to my volcanoes， and it is of some use to my flower， that I own them． But you are of no use to the stars．

 6、My flower is ephemeral， and she has only four thorns to defend herself against the world． And I have left on my planet， all alone！

 

7、The people have no imagination． They repeat whatever one says to them… On my planet I had a flower； She always was the first to speak…

 

8、His flower had told him that she was only one of her kind in all universe． And here were five thousand of them， all alike， in one single garden！

 

9、I thought that I was rich， with a flower that was unique in all the world； and all I had was a common rose． A common rose…

 

10、To me， you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys． And I have no need of you． And you， on your part， have no need of me． To you， I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes． But if you tame me， then we shall need each other． To me， you will be unique in all the world． To you， I shall be unique in all the world．

 

11、The wheat fields have nothing to say to me． And that is sad． But you have hair that is the color of gold． Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me！ The grain， which is also golden， will bring me back the thought of you． And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat．

 

12、Men have not more time to understand anything． They buy things already made at the shops． But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship， and so men have no friends any more．

 

13、It is your own fault， I never wished you any sort of harm； but you wanted me to tame you．．． but now you are going to cry！ Then it has done you no good at all！

 

14、It has done me good， because of the color of the wheat fields． Go and look again at the roses． You will understand now that yours is unique in all the world．

 

15、You are beautiful， but you are empty． One could not die for you． To be sure， an ordinary passer－by would think that my rose looked just like you – the rose that belongs to me． But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses： because it is she that I have watered； because it is she that I have put under the glass globe； because it is she that I have sheltered behind the screen； because it is she that I have killed the caterpillars （except the two or three that we saved to become butterflies）； because it is she that I have listened to， when she grumbled， or boasted， or even sometimes when she said nothing． Because she is my rose．

 

16、And now here is my secret， a very simple secret． It is only with the heart that one can see rightly； what is essential is invisible to the eyes．

 

17、It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important．

18、Men have forgotten this truth． But you must not forget it． You become responsible， forever， for what you have tamed． You are responsible for your rose…

 

19、Only the children know what they are looking for． They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them； and if anybody takes it away from them， they cry…

 

20、As for me， if I had fifty－three minutes to spend as I liked， I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water．

 

21、The stars are beautiful， because of a flower that cannot be seen．

 

22、What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well…

 

23、The house， the stars， the desert – what gives them their beauty is something that is invisible！

 

24、What moves me so deeply， about this little prince who is sleeping here， is his loyalty to a flower – the image of a rose that shine through his whole being like the flame of a lamp， even when he is asleep…

 

25、The men where you live， raise five thousand roses in the same garden – and they do not find in it what they are looking for． And yet what they are looking for could be found in one single rose， or in a little water． But eyes are blind． One must look with the heart…

 

26、The thing that is important is the thing that not seen… It is just as it is with the flower． If you love a flower that lives on a star， it is sweet to look at the sky at night． All the stars are abloom with flowers…

 

27、My star will be just one of the stars， for you． And so you will love to watch all the stars in the heavens．．． They will be your friends．

 

28、All men have the stars， but they are not the same things for different people． For some， who are travelers， the stars are guides． For others they are no more than little lights in the sky． For others， who are scholars， they are problems． For my businessman they were wealth． But all these stars are silent． You – you alone – will have the stars as no one else has them…

 

29、In one of the stars I shall be living． In one of them I shall be laughing． And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing， when you look at the sky at night… You – only you – will have stars that can laugh…

 

30、And when your sorrow is comforted time soothes all sorrows you will be content that you have known me． You will always be my friend． You will want to laugh with me． And you will sometimes open your window， so， for that pleasure… And your friends will be properly astonished to see you laughing as you look up at the sky！ Then you will say to them， “Yes， the stars always make me laugh！”

 

31、You understand… It is too far． I cannot carry this body with me． It is too heavy． But it will be like an old abandoned shell． There is nothing sad about old shells…

 

32、You know， it will be very nice． I， too， shall look at the stars． All the stars will be wells with a rusty pulley． All the stars will pour out fresh water for me to drink… That will be so amusing！ You will have five hundred million little bells， and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water…

 

33、You know – my flower… I am responsible for her． And she is so weak！ She is so naïve！ She has four thorns， of no use at all， to protect herself against the world…there now – that is all…

 

34、And no grown－ups will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance！

Classical sentences from masterpieces

Classical sentences from masterpieces

1.For you, a thousand times over.“为你,千千万万遍” ——《the kite runner》（《追风筝的人》）

2. to be or not to be,that is a question “生存还是死亡,这是一个问题”——莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》
 
3. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times “这是最好的时代,这是最坏的时代”——狄更斯《双城记》
 
4. tomorrow is another day. “明天是新的一天”——《乱世佳人》
 
5. Land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for. Because it’s the only thing that lasts.(土地是世界上唯一值得你去为之工作, 为之战斗, 为之牺牲的东西,因为它是唯一永恒的东西) ——《乱世佳人》
 
6. Whatever comes, I’ll love you, just as I do now. Until I die.(无论发生什么事,我都会像现在一样爱你,直到永远) ——《乱世佳人》

7. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us, I love you.(哪怕是世界末日我都会爱着你)——《乱世佳人》
 
8. it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. “有钱的单身男人一定想要一个老婆是全世界都公认的真理.”——《傲慢与偏见》
 
9. 《简爱》：If God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God’s feet, equal — as we are! ’ -------如果上帝赐予我财富和美貌,我会使你难于离开我,就像现在我难于离开你.上帝没有这么做,而我们的灵魂是平等的,就仿佛我们两人穿过坟墓, 站在上帝脚下,彼此平等——本来就如此!”
 
10. Frankly,my dear, I don't give a damn. 坦白的说,亲爱的,我一点也不在乎.（《乱世佳人》）
 

11. Keep your friends close,but your enemies closer.
亲近你的朋友,但更要亲近你的敌人.（《教父》）
 
12. "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same" “不论我们的灵魂是什么做成的,他的和我的是一模一样的.”-艾米莉•勃朗特的小说《呼啸山庄》

13. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun" -"“嘘!那边窗户里亮起的是什么光?哦,那是东方,朱丽叶就是太阳!”——莎士比亚,《罗密欧与朱丽叶》

 
14. "When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots are become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part" “爱情是一种暂时的疯狂.它像地震一样爆发,然后又平息.而当它平息时,你得做出一个判断.你得弄清楚你同他是否已经盘根错节地成为一体,以至无法分 开.”——《柯莱利上尉的曼陀林》
 
15. All for one ,one for all. 译:全体为一人,一人为全体 载自 大仲马《三个火枪手》
 
16. The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you don't know that I love you 译：世界上最遥远的距离,不是生与死 而是我就站在你的面前,你却不知道我爱你 作者：泰戈尔《泰戈尔诗集》
 
17. Don‘t cry because it is over, smile because it happened 　　不要因为结束而哭泣,微笑吧,为你的曾经拥有.——托玛斯•布朗英文诗歌 Love
 
18. No man or woman is worth your tears ,the one who is won't make you cry!没有任何一个人值得你流泪,真正值得的人不会让你哭——托玛斯•布朗英文诗歌 Love
 
19. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. 　对于世界而言,你是一个人；但是对于某个人,你是他的整个世界.——托玛斯•布朗英文诗歌 Love
 
20. If winter comes, can spring be far behind ?( P. B. Shelley, British poet ) 冬天来了,春天还会远吗?( 英国诗人, 雪莱. P. B.)
我们一度梦见彼此是陌生人,醒来时发现彼此是相亲相爱的.
Once we dreamt that we were strangers. We wake up to find that we were dear to each other.
 
21.My heart, the bird of the wilderness, has found its sky in your eyes. 我的心是旷野的鸟,在你的眼睛里找到了它的天空. ——《泰戈尔诗集》

 
22. It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom. 它是大地的泪点,使她的微笑保持着青春不谢. ——《泰戈尔诗集》
 
23. If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.如果你因失去了太阳而流泪,那么你也失去了群星.——《泰戈尔诗集》
 
24. What you are you do not see, what you see is your shadow.你看不见你自己,你所看见的只是你的影子. ——《泰戈尔诗集》
 
25. We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us. 我们把世界看错了,反说它欺骗我们 ——《泰戈尔诗集》
 
26. Wrong cannot afford defeat but right can.错误经不起失败,但是真理却不怕失败 ——《泰戈尔诗集》
 
27. Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.使生如夏花之绚烂,死如秋叶之静美 《泰戈尔诗集》
 
28. I wish I could be more like you.(我要像你一样就好了) ——《乱世佳人》
 
29. I never give anything without expecting something in return. I always get paid.(我做任何事不过是为了有所回报,我总要得到报酬)——《乱世佳人》
 
30. Now I find myself in a world which for me is worse than death. A world in which there is no place for me.(现在我发现自己活在一个比死还要痛苦的世界,一个无我容身之处的世界)——《乱世佳人》
 
31. You’re throwing away happiness with both hands. And reaching out for something that will never make you happy.(你把自己的幸福拱手相让,去追求一些根本不会让你幸福的东西)—《乱世佳人》

Youth

Youth

Youth is not a time of life; 

it is a state of mind;

it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees. 

It is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; 

it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. 
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. 

This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. 

Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. 

We grow old by deserting our ideals.
　 Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. 

Worry, fear, self distrust blows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
　 Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the unfailing child like appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living. 

In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station, so long as it receives message of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.
　 When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.