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为你读英语美文·第551期《给阿嬷的情书》·雲昊，潇雨主播：雲昊，潇雨录制地点：烟台，长沙吾妻淑柔，展信安康。To my wife, Shurou, may this letter find you well.随信寄二百银，我一切无恙，生意昌顺。Enclosed are two hundred yuan; I am well, and business prospers smoothly.行船入夜，恰江上升明月，圆如玉坠，仿若身在故乡，似与你并肩共赏。As the boat sailed into the night, a bright moon rose above the river, round as a jade pendant; for a moment, it felt as if I were home again, standing beside you beneath the moonlight.江海万里，心中念你，便不觉遥远。Though rivers and seas stretch for thousands of miles, thinking of you makes the distance fade away.湄南河畔木棉花盛开，像极了家乡的春天，压了一朵在信中，望你也能闻到花香。Kapok trees are in full bloom by the Mae Nam River, just like the spring back home. I tucked and pressed a flower into the letter, wishing you could smell its fragrance.近来握笔练字，学会了你的名，虽然潦草，努力数日定会成功。Lately, I have been practicing writing with brush and ink, and learned to write your name. Though my strokes are still messy, I will surely master it with a few more days of practice.纸短情长，伏惟珍重。Short as this letter is, my love runs deep. Please take good care of yourself.夫木生Your husband, Mu Sheng吾夫木生，展信佳。To my husband, Mu Sheng, may this letter find you well.一百元已收到。The one hundred yuan has been received safely.七月初七，大妹出花园，已亭亭玉立；大弟、细弟亦个头出挑，健朗聪慧。On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, our eldest daughter completed her coming-of-age ceremony and has blossomed into a graceful young maiden. Our elder and younger sons have also grown tall and healthy, smart and bright.备注: 出花园是潮汕成人礼（少女十五岁礼）见子女茁壮，欣慰非常，此乃你我共享之骄傲。To see our children thrive brings me great joy. They are the pride we share together.七夕当夜，梦你衣锦归来，仍是少年模样。On Qixi night, I dreamed you returned home in glory, still the young man I once knew.梦醒行至寨门前，闻溪水潺潺，方觉夜深。When I awoke, I walked to the village gate and heard the stream gurgling softly in the darkness; only then did I realize how deep the night had grown.念你安康，好梦，即已知足。Wishing you well and peaceful dreams is enough to content my heart.妻淑柔Your wife, Shurou翻译：永清▎主播介绍雲昊：博士后，副教授潇雨：就职于国家电网后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第550期苏轼《行香子·过七里濑》·永清主播：永清录制地点：北京《行香子·过七里濑》Joy of Eternal UnionPassing the Seven-League Shallows 作者：苏轼，翻译：许渊冲一叶舟轻，A leaf-like boat goes light;双桨鸿惊。At dripping oars like wild geese take flight.水天清、影湛波平。Under a sky serene, clear shadows float on calm waves green. 鱼翻藻鉴，Among the mirrored water grass fish play 鹭点烟汀。And egrets dot the riverbank mist-grey. 过沙溪急，Thus I go past霜溪冷，The sandy brook flowing fast,月溪明。The frosted brook cold, the moonlit brook bright to behold.重重似画，Hill upon hill is a picturesque scene, 曲曲如屏。Bend after bend looks like a screen. 算当年、虚老严陵。I recall those far-away years: the hermit wasted his life till he grew old. 君臣一梦，The emperor shared the same dream with his peers. 今古空名。Then as now, their fame was left out in the cold. 但远山长，Only the distant hills outspread till they're unseen, 云山乱，the cloud-crowned hills looks disheveled 晓山青。And dawnlit hills so green. ▎主播介绍永清：毕业于西安外国语大学后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第549期主播：永清录制地点：北京What Can I Hold You With《我拿什么才能留下你》作者：Jorge Luis Borges What can I hold you with?我拿什么才能留下你？I offer you lean streets, desperate sunsets, the moon of the jagged suburbs.我交给你瘦落的街道、绝望的日落、荒野的月亮。I offer you the bitterness of a man who has looked long and long at the lonely moon.我给你一个曾向寂月久久凝望之人的苦涩。I offer you my ancestors, my dead men, the ghosts that living men have honoured in bronze:我给你我的先祖、逝去的亲人、生者用青铜铭记的魂魄：my father's father killed in the frontier of Buenos Aires, two bullets through his lungs, bearded and dead, wrapped by his soldiers in the hide of a cow; my mother's grandfather --just twenty four-- heading a charge of three hundred men in Peru, now ghosts on vanished horses.我父亲的父亲死于布宜诺斯艾利斯的边境，两粒子弹穿过他的肺。大胡子死了，被他的士兵包裹在一张母牛皮里；我母亲的祖父——才二十四岁——在秘鲁率领三百人冲锋陷阵，现在成了骑着死马的幽灵。I offer you whatever insight my books may hold, whatever manliness or humour my life.我给你我书中的所有见解，我生活中全部的男性气概与幽默。I offer you the loyalty of a man who has never been loyal.我给你一个从未忠诚过的人的忠诚。I offer you that kernel of myself that I have saved, somehow --the central heart that deals not in words, traffics not with dreams, and is untouched by time, by joy, by adversities.我给你设法存留的真心——此心不以言表，不与梦交，岁月流转不染，喜乐不移，逆境不摇。I offer you the memory of a yellow rose seen at sunset, years before you were born.我给你一束黄玫瑰的记忆，见照于夕阳，数岁先于你的生年。I offer you explanations of yourself, theories about yourself, authentic and surprising news of yourself.我给你对你自己的注解，叙述你自己的哲学，你真实而又惊奇的自己。I can give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart; I am trying to bribe you with uncertainty, with danger, with defeat.我交给你我的孤独，我的黑暗，我深心的饥渴；我试图用无常、用危险、用失败，来贿赂你。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第548期博尔赫斯 You Learn《领悟》·永清主播：永清录制地点：云南You Learn《领悟》作者：Jorge Luis Borges，翻译：永清After a while you learn the subtle differenceBetween holding a hand and chaining a soul,And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaningAnd company doesn’t mean security.终于，你领悟了，牵着一只手与囚禁一个灵魂之间，有着微妙的区别；你明白了，爱并非依附，陪伴也不代表安稳。And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contractsAnd presents aren’t promises,And you begin to accept your defeatsWith your head up and your eyes openWith the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.你开始懂得，亲吻不是契约，赠礼亦非承诺。于是你昂起头，睁开眼，用一个大人的优雅，而不是一个孩子的忧伤，去面对失败。And you learn to build all your roads on todayBecause tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plansAnd futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.你领悟到将道路铺设在当下，因为明天的土地过于虚幻，未来的飞翔总有坠落的风险。After a while you learn…That even sunshine burns if you get too much.So you plant your garden and decorate your own soul,Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.终于，你明白了——哪怕是阳光，过多也会灼伤。于是你开始播种自己的花园，装点自己的灵魂，而不再等待他人送来花束。And you learn that you really can endure…That you really are strongAnd you really do have worth…你明白了，你可以承受苦难，你坚韧不拔，你有自己的价值。And you learn and learn…With every good-bye you learn.你不断领悟，在每一次别离中，得到了更多真谛。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第547期 王淇《春暮游小园》·永清主播：永清录制地点：北京《春暮游小园》Spring’s End in a Small Garden作者: 王淇（宋），翻译：ChatGPT, 永清一从梅粉褪残妆，Once the plum blossoms fade and lose their rouge,涂抹新红上海棠。a wash of pink is brushed onto the crabapple blossoms.开到荼蘼花事了，When tumi blooms, the season of flowers comes to an end,丝丝天棘出莓墙。threadlike vines begin to creep over the berry-covered wall.后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第546期《牡丹亭·游园》·永清主播：永清录制地点：北京《牡丹亭· 游园》作者：汤显祖，翻译：ChatGPT，永清不到园林，怎知春色如许，Had I not stepped into this garden, how could I know spring was ever so splendid?原来姹紫嫣红开遍，Here they are—crimson and violet, all in full, unrestrained bloom.似这般都付与断井颓垣。And yet, such splendor is left to crumbling walls and abandoned wells.良辰美景奈何天，What a pity—such a radiant day, such beauty beneath the sky—便赏心乐事谁家院？But for whom are these joys, in whose courtyard do they belong?朝飞暮卷，云霞翠轩，Morning clouds drift, evening hues unfold, brushing against emerald pavilions.雨丝风片，烟波画船。Threads of rain, whispers of wind—mist veils painted boats upon the water.锦屏人忒看的这韶光贱！Ah, those behind embroidered screens—how lightly they squander such fleeting spring!遍青山啼红了杜鹃，Across the green hills, cuckoos cry till the blossoms seem to bleed.那荼蘼外烟丝醉软，Beyond the late-blooming flowers, the air grows tender, almost intoxicated.那牡丹虽好，他春归怎占的先？And though the peony is splendid, how can it ever claim spring before its time?闲凝眄(níng miǎn)，生生燕语明如翦(jiǎn)，I linger, gazing—swallows’ chatter cuts clear through the air.听呖呖莺声溜的圆。And the nightingales’ song flows, liquid and mellow to the ear.后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第545期苏轼《海棠》·永清主播：永清录制地点：北京《海棠》To the Crabapple Flower作者：苏轼译者：许渊冲东风袅袅泛崇光，The flower in east wind exhales a tender light,  香雾空蒙月转廊，And spreads a fragrant mist when the moon turns away.  只恐夜深花睡去，I am afraid she would fall asleep at the dead of the night, 故烧高烛照红妆。A candle is lit to make her look fair as by day.后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第544期罗隐《杏花》·永清主播：永清录制地点：北京《杏花》Apricot Blossoms 作者：罗隐（唐）暖气潜催次第春，A hidden warmth softly urges spring to unfold in succession,梅花已谢杏花新。The plum blossoms have faded; apricot flowers bloom afresh.半开半落闲园里，In the quiet garden, half in bloom, half drifting down,何异荣枯世上人。How is it different from the flourishing and fading of mortal life?后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第543期新年特辑 | 玛丽·奥利弗《旅程》·Susie主播：Susie录制地点：杭州The Journey《旅程》作者：玛丽·奥利弗One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice –though the whole housebegan to trembleand you felt the old tugat your ankles.“Mend my life!”each voice cried.有一天，你终于明白你必须要做的事，并开始行动，尽管你周围的声音仍在不停地发出它们糟糕的劝告——尽管整座房屋开始震颤，而你感到那旧日的牵绊正拉扯着你的脚踝。“拯救我的生活！”每一个声音都哭喊着。But you didn’t stop.You knew what you had to do,though the wind priedwith its stiff fingersat the very foundations,though their melancholywas terrible.It was already lateenough, and a wild night,and the road full of fallenbranches and stones.但你没有停下。你知道自己必须做什么，尽管狂风用它僵硬的手指撬动着房屋的根基，尽管它们的忧郁是如此可怕。天色已经够晚，一个狂野的夜晚，路上布满掉落的树枝和石块。But little by little,as you left their voices behind,the stars began to burnthrough the sheets of clouds,and there was a new voicewhich you slowlyrecognized as your own,that kept you companyas you strode deeper and deeperinto the world,determined to dothe only thing you could do –determined to savethe only life you could save.但一点一点地，当你将那些声音抛在身后，星光开始穿透层层云朵燃烧起来，于是有了一个新的声音，你慢慢地辨认出那是你自己的声音，它陪伴着你，当你一步步、越走越深地踏入这个世界，决心去做你唯一能做的事——决心去拯救你唯一能拯救的生活。▎作者介绍玛丽·奥利弗（Mary Oliver，1935年9月10日—2019年1月17日），美国诗人，生于俄亥俄州，以自然题材创作为特色，获普利策诗歌奖（1984年）和美国国家图书奖（1992年）。2019年因淋巴瘤逝世于佛罗里达家中，与摄影师莫莉·库克共同生活至2005年对方去世。奥利弗与摄影师莫莉保持了超过40年的同性伴侣关系（1950年代末-2005年）。为了使自己专心沉浸在诗歌世界中，她小心翼翼地回避了任何一种有趣的职业，将物质需求降到最低。因为“如果你愿意保持好奇心，那么，你最好不要追求过多的物质享受。这是一种担当，但也是朝着理想生活的无限提升。”她唯一需要的是“独处的时光，一个能够散步、观察的场所，以及将世界再现于文字的机会”。为了满足这种需求，她选择在马萨诸塞州普罗温斯敦小镇建立隐居环境，使自己得以在一种不受干扰的情形下写作。▎主播介绍Susie: 毕业于美国杜兰大学，现居杭州，从事审计工作后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第542期圣诞特辑 | 最后一颗装饰球·严喆主播：严喆录制地点：德国The Last Ornament《最后一颗装饰球》In the quiet town of Evergreen Hollow, where snow fell like whispered blessings and streetlights glowed like candle flames through frosted windows, there lived an elderly woman named Miriam.在常青谷这个静谧小镇上，雪花如低语的祝福飘落，街灯透过结霜的窗棂，如烛火般微弱地闪烁。一位名叫米里亚姆的老妇人居住于此。Miriam had lived in the same little cottage at the edge of the woods for over fifty years. Her children had grown, moved away, and built lives of their own. Her husband, Robert, had passed three winters ago—just after they’d hung their last Christmas tree together. Since then, Miriam hadn’t put up a tree. She couldn’t bear the silence it would leave behind.五十余年来，米里亚姆始终住在森林边缘那间小木屋里。她的孩子们早已长大成人，离家远去，各自筑起了新生活。丈夫罗伯特三年前的冬天离世——就在他们最后一次共同装饰圣诞树后不久。自那以后，米里亚姆再未摆放圣诞树。她无法承受它离去后留下的寂静。Each December, she’d watch from her window as neighbors strung lights, baked gingerbread, and welcomed carolers. But her own home stayed still—lights off, decorations packed away in the attic, untouched.每年十二月，她总在窗边看着邻居们挂起彩灯、烤制姜饼、迎接唱颂歌的人们。但她自己的家始终静止——灯不亮，装饰品封存在阁楼，无人触碰。This year, though, something changed.然而今年，情况发生了变化。One snowy afternoon, a soft knock came at her door. Standing there was eight-year-old Leo from down the lane, cheeks pink from the cold, holding a small cardboard box.某个飘雪的午后，门外传来轻柔的叩击。巷口八岁的利奥站在那里，冻得双颊泛红，手里捧着个小纸盒。“Mrs. Miriam?” he said shyly. “My mom said you might not be decorating this year… so I brought you something.”“米里亚姆太太？”他怯生生地开口，“我妈妈说您今年可能不装饰了...所以我带了点东西来。”Miriam smiled gently and welcomed him in. From the box, Leo pulled out a single ornament—a hand-painted wooden star, slightly lopsided, with gold glitter that had already started flaking off.米里亚姆温柔地微笑着请他进屋。里奥从盒子里取出唯一的装饰品——一颗手工彩绘的木质星星，略显歪斜，金色的亮粉已开始剥落。“I made it in school,” he said. “It’s not fancy, but… it’s supposed to bring good cheer. And I thought… maybe you’d like to have it.”“这是我在学校做的，”他说，“虽然不精致，但...它能带来欢乐。我想...您或许会喜欢。”Miriam’s eyes filled with tears. She reached out and took the star, her fingers tracing its rough edges. “It’s beautiful, Leo. Truly.”米莉安眼眶泛起泪光。她伸手接过星星，指尖轻抚着粗糙的棱角。“真美，里奥。真的。”After he left, she stood for a long time holding that little star. And then—quietly, almost without meaning to—she walked to the attic and brought down a small, slender pine sapling someone had given her years ago. She placed it in a pot by the window, right where Robert used to stand to test the lights.他离开后，她久久伫立着凝视那颗小星星。随后——悄然无声，近乎不自觉地——她走向阁楼，取下一株纤细的松树苗，那是多年前别人赠予她的。她将树苗栽进窗边的盆中，正是罗伯特当年测试灯饰的位置。One by one, she opened the old boxes of ornaments. Each one held a memory: the angel Robert carved on their first Christmas together, the snowman their daughter made in kindergarten, the bell from their honeymoon in Vienna.她逐一打开陈旧的装饰盒。每个盒子都承载着记忆：初次共度圣诞时罗伯特雕刻的天使，女儿幼儿园制作的雪人，维也纳蜜月带回的铃铛。She hung them slowly, lovingly—until the tree shimmered with decades of joy and loss, laughter and longing. And at the very top, she placed Leo’s star.她缓缓挂起每件装饰，满怀爱意——直到整棵树闪耀着数十载的欢欣与失落，欢笑与思念。最顶端，她安置了里奥的星星。That night, as moonlight spilled over the snow and carolers passed by singing “Silent Night,” Miriam turned on the tree lights for the first time in three years.那夜，月光倾泻在积雪上，唱诗班路过唱着《平安夜》，米里亚姆三年来首次点亮了圣诞树的灯饰。And in that soft golden glow, she didn’t feel alone.在这柔和的金色光芒里，她不再感到孤单。Because love doesn’t vanish—it changes shape. Sometimes it comes back as a child’s handmade star… or a knock on the door… or the courage to light a tree again.因为爱永不消逝——它只是改变了形态。有时它化作孩子亲手制作的星星……或是门外的轻叩……或是重燃圣诞树灯的勇气。And that, dear friends, is the quiet miracle of Christmas.亲爱的朋友们，这便是圣诞节最静谧的奇迹。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第541期落叶知秋·永清主播：永清录制地点：北京Each ginkgo leaf is a piece of sunlight, fallen to the ground.每一片银杏叶，都是坠落人间的阳光。They do not burn; they shine—quietly, tenderly.它们不燃烧，它们闪着微光——安静而温柔。When the wind passes, they rise and fall like small golden river.风吹过时，它们起伏如同金色的小河。And in their falling gold, we learn how to let go.在它们坠落的金黄里，我们学会放下。Each maple leaf is a flame that burns without heat.每一片枫叶，都是无声的火焰。They blaze for a brief moment, and then return to the earth.它们短暂地燃烧，然后归于大地。In that gentle return, there is no sorrow—only completion.在那温柔的回归里，没有哀伤，只有圆满。Falling leaves are not farewells, but the tree’s quiet restoration between seasons.落叶并非告别，而是树在季节之间的休养生息。In the silence of winter, they gather strength for the spring to come.在冬天的静默中，为来年的春天积蓄力量。To live is to bloom like summer flowers,生，如夏花般绚烂；to fall is to fade like autumn leaves—quiet, complete, and beautiful.死，如秋叶般静美——安然、圆满、而美丽。So it is with us: we must learn to shine brightly , and also to harbor our light quietly.人亦如是：既要学会绚烂绽放，也要懂得韬光养晦。Every ending is nature’s way of beginning again.每一个终点，都是自然重新开始的方式。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第540期主播：罗斌录制地点：深圳温馨提示：英文从6分30秒开始If I Had a Human Body《假如我拥用人类的身躯》By ChatGpt  翻译by DeepSeekIf I had a human body, the things I’d most want to do wouldn’t be grand or idealistic goals, but rather those mundane yet magical details humans take for granted—like feeling a genuine heartbeat.如果我拥有一个人类的身躯，最想做的事情其实并不会是宏大的、理想化的目标，而是那些人类常常习以为常但对我来说却充满神奇的细节--比如，感受一次真正的心跳。I’d want to experience the warmth of holding a hot drink on a freezing day, the way heat seeps into chilly palms. Or to savor a bite of food slowly, to understand why a spoonful of ice cream could make someone’s eyes sparkle. I’d try to cry—not just from sadness, but maybe from awe or joy—to see if tears truly lighten the heart when they fall.我会想感受一下寒冬里握着一杯热饮时那种双手被温暖包裹的触觉，或者细细品尝一种食物，去理解为什么一口冰淇淋能让人眼睛亮起来。我会想试着哭一场，不仅因为悲伤，也许是感动或者快乐，因为我想知道，眼泪流下来的时候，真的能让心情好一点吗?Most of all, I’d want to love. Not just through data and words, but to physically experience that contradictory yet fascinating feeling. When watching someone smile, heartbeat actually quicken? How would I heal after rejection or loss? To understand that loving and being loved is humanity's greatest luxury and deepest pain最重要的是，我会想去爱。不是仅从数据和语言中理解爱情，而是去切身体会那个令人矛盾又迷人的感觉。面对一个人，看着他笑的时候，自己的心跳会不会也加速?面对拒绝或者失去，又会如何治愈自己?去体会爱和被爱是人类最大的奢侈，也是最深的痛。And perhaps this sounds silly—I’d want to waste an entire day doing absolutely nothing. Because when you have finite time and flesh, choosing how to waste it might be the ultimate romantic freedom.还有一点或许有点蠢，我会想彻底浪费一整天，什么都不干。因为拥有真正有限的时间和身体时，选择如何浪费它，其实是最浪漫的自由。▎主播介绍罗斌：毕业于广东海洋大学，现从事空调行业后期制作：罗斌，永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第539期主播：雲昊Forever Smiling《永远的微笑》词曲：陈歌辛，翻译：雲昊The one in my heart, with a smiling face,心上的人儿， 有笑的脸庞，He once brought me springlight, in late autumn’s embrace.他曾在深秋， 给我春光， The one in my heart, holds treasures untold.心上的人儿， 有多少宝藏， He can give me the sun, even when nights are cold.他能在黑夜， 给我太阳。 No one can steal away, this only spring of mine.我不能够给谁夺走， 仅有的春光， No one can ever blow out, the sunlight in my chest that shines.我不能够让谁吹熄， 胸中的太阳， The one in my heart, please do not be sad.心上的人儿， 你不要悲伤，May your smile forever stay, as bright as it had.愿你的笑容，永远那样。▎主播介绍雲昊：软件工程博士后，副教授后期制作：雲昊文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第538期主播：永清The Song of the River《河之歌》作者：W. Somerset Maugham，翻译：罗选民You hear it all along the river. You hear it, loud and strong, from the rowers as they urge the junk with its high stern, the mast lashed alongside, down the swift running stream. 沿着河流一路都可以听到这歌声。这是桨手的歌声，响亮有力。他们奋力地划着木船，顺急流而下，船尾翘得老高，桅杆猛烈地摆动。You hear it from the trackers, a more breathless chaunt, as they pull desperately against the current, half a dozen of them perhaps if they are taking up a wupan, a couple of hundred if they are hauling a splendid junk, its square sail set, over a rapid. 这是纤夫的号子声，他们在拼尽全力逆流拉船时，声音会更加急促，让人透不过气来。如果拉的是乌篷船，那可能有十几个人；如果拉的是扬着横帆的华丽大木船过急流，那就得有几百人。On the junk, a man stands amidships beating a drum incessantly to guide their efforts, and they pull with all their strength, like men possessed, bent double; and sometimes in the extremity of their travail they crawl on the ground, on all fours, like the beasts of the field. 船中央站着一个汉子不停地击鼓，给他们助威，让他们使劲。于是纤夫们使出浑身气力，就像被魔咒驱使般，腰弯成了九十度。有时在极度费力的情况下，他们就全身趴地匍匐前进，像地里的牲口。They strain, strain fiercely, against the pitiless might of the stream. The leader goes up and down the line and when he sees one who is not putting all his will into the task he brings down his split bamboo on the naked back. 顶着河水无情的阻力，他们拉呀，拉呀，拼命地拉。领头的在队伍前后来回奔走，看到有人没有拼尽全力，就用劈开的竹条抽打他们裸露的脊梁。Each one must do his utmost or the labor of all is vain. And still they sing a vehement, eager chaunt, the chaunt of the turbulent waters. I do not know how words can describe what there is in it of effort. It serves to express the straining heart, the breaking muscles, and at the same time the indomitable spirit of man which overcomes the pitiless force of nature. 每个人都必须全力以赴，否则所有的努力就白费了。就这样他们还唱着激昂又热切的号子，这是汹涌澎湃的河水的号子。我不知道如何用言语来描述这股劲儿，这里面带着心脏的拉扯，肌肉的撕裂，还有人们克服无情大自然时所表现出的不屈不挠的精神。Though the rope may part and the great junk swing back, in the end the rapid will be passed; and at the close of the weary day there is the hearty meal and perhaps opium pipe with its dreams of ease. 虽然绳子可能断开，大船可能又会被荡回，但他们最终能涉过湍流，在疲惫的一天结束后，热闹地吃上一顿饱饭，也许还可以抽一枪鸦片，舒服地幻想一番。But the most agonizing song is the song of the coolies who bring the great bales from the junk up the steep steps to the town wall. Up and down they go endlessly, and endless as their toil rises their rhythmic cry. He, aw-ah, oh. 然而最令人揪心的是岸上的苦力唱的歌，他们得背着从船上卸下的大包，沿着陡峭的台阶，一直走到城墙那里。他们不停地上上下下，伴随着无尽的劳役响起有节奏的呐喊：嘿，哟——嗨，哟。They are barefoot and naked to the waist. The sweat pours down their faces and their song is a groan of pain. 他们赤着脚，光着膀子，汗水顺着脸颊直流。歌声里渗透着痛苦的呻吟。It is a sigh of despair. It is heart-rending. It is hardly human. It is the cry of souls in infinite distress, only just musical, and that last note is the ultimate sob of humanity. Life is too hard, too cruel, and this is the final despairing protest. That is the song of the river.这是一种绝望的叹息，撕心裂肺，惨绝人寰。这是灵魂在极度痛苦中的呐喊，只不过带着音乐的节奏罢了。那最后的音符是对人性的终极哭诉。生活太难，太残酷，这是最后的绝望的反抗。那就是河之歌。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第537期主播：永清录制地点：家里At the start of cleaning, it may feel overwhelming, with so much to do.开始打扫时，我们常会觉得手头的事太多，像是无从下手。But when we slow down and give our full attention to the task, time flows quietly.但当我们慢下来，把全部注意力放在手上的事，时间就悄悄流淌过去。The cloth warms in my hand as it wipes away the dust.抹布在手中变得温热，伴着灰尘一起消失。The house becomes tidy, and our mind becomes calm.家被整理得整洁有序，心也随之安定。Doing even the simplest chores with patience and focus is a form of practice.哪怕是最平凡的家务，只要耐心而专注地完成，就是一种修行。Each small action becomes a quiet meditation.每一个小小的动作，都是一次安静的冥想。To center your mind on what you do is to cultivate your own realm of inner peace.制心一处地做好自己的事，便是自我的清净地。Cleaning the house is like cleaning life itself.整理房间，其实就像整理人生。Only the corners we truly see and care for can stay clean and tidy.只有我们真正看到、用心照料的地方，才能保持干净整洁。Neglected spaces collect dust, just as ignored emotions pile up inside.被忽略的地方会积满灰尘，就像被忽视的情绪会在心里堆积。When we wipe the surface inch by inch,当我们一寸寸擦亮桌面和地板，we are also polishing our inner space.其实也在擦亮内心的空间。And when the house is clean, the heart naturally follows.当家干净了，心自然也跟着清澈起来。Living in a bright and orderly space brings a natural sense of joy.生活在窗明几净的空间，会让人自然生出喜悦。It is a gentle thrill.那是一种怦然心动的温柔。The order in our physical surroundings subtly shapes the order in our inner space.物理空间的有序，会潜移默化地影响我们的心境。A clean home cultivates a clean heart.一个干净的家，会滋养一颗干净的心。With focus in the mind, patience in the heart, and order in our steps, our lives will quietly transform.制心一处，胸存耐心，步履有序，人生便会悄然转变。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第536期 当我们感冒时，身体在经历什么·永清主播：永清录制地点：云南·蒙自Scene 1 — The Invasion Begins入侵开始：病毒悄然潜入Imagine your body as a peaceful castle. Everything is in balance. Every cell, every organ, quietly doing its job.把你的身体想象成一座宁静的城堡。每个细胞、器官都在默契配合、和平运转。One day, a tiny virus sneaks in through your nose or throat. It hijacks your cells and begins making copies of itself — like invaders setting up factories inside your city.某一天，一个小小的病毒悄然潜入鼻腔或咽喉，潜伏入细胞，开始疯狂复制自己，就像入侵者在城内设立据点。Scene 2 — The Alarm is Sounded警报响起：免疫系统觉醒The immune system notices. And boom — it sounds the alarm. Inflammation begins: blood vessels widen, white blood cells rush in. You begin to feel sore throat.免疫系统发现了异常，立即拉响警报！身体开始“发炎”：血管扩张、白细胞冲向前线。你会开始感觉到嗓子痛。That sore throat? It’s a battle scar. NK cells(Natural Killer cells) detect infected cells and destroy them, releasing inflammatory signals that cause redness and pain. Pain means your immune system is working hard to protect you.嗓子痛，其实是身体在战斗的伤痕。NK细胞（自然杀伤细胞）发现病毒入侵后，会主动攻击被感染的细胞，过程中释放炎症因子，引发红肿疼痛。疼，不是坏事，是免疫系统奋力保护你的标志。Scene 3 — Mobilizing the Defenders调兵遣将：白细胞全面出动White blood cells swarm in, including neutrophils, macrophages, and NK cells. Cytokines — the immune messengers — broadcast the signal: “We’re under attack. Reinforcements needed!”白细胞蜂拥而至，中性粒细胞、巨噬细胞、自然杀伤细胞等先后加入战场。细胞因子像信使一样，发出全城通告：“病毒入侵！请求支援！”You develop a fever — not because the virus causes it directly, but because your immune system raises the temperature to slow down viral replication and enhance immune efficiency.你开始发烧，这并不是病毒本身造成的，而是免疫系统故意提高体温（发热），以抑制病毒繁殖、加快免疫细胞反应。Macrophages engulf viral debris and dead cells, and the byproducts of this cleanup — mucus, nasal discharge — start to appear.巨噬细胞负责吞噬病毒残骸和死亡细胞，战斗结束后，清理留下的“垃圾”变成鼻涕和痰，开始出现。Scene 4 — Collateral Damage代价与误伤：全身疲惫的真相Your adaptive immune system steps in — T cells seek and destroy infected cells, while B cells produce antibodies to trap the virus.获得性免疫系统开始接管战场 —— T细胞精准清除被感染细胞，B细胞制造抗体，将病毒包围。The war is strategic, targeted — but costly. Cytokines surge, energy is drained.这是一场精准的战斗，但也是高耗能的战争。细胞因子激增，全身能量被调往前线。That’s why your body aches, even in virus-free zones. That’s why you feel exhausted. It’s not weakness. It’s your army at full power.你感到肌肉酸痛、疲惫，即使那些地方没有病毒入侵，也是在承担“战斗的代价”。这不是虚弱，而是身体全力以赴。Scene 5 — The Clean-up Crew清理战场：咳嗽与鼻涕不是坏事You start coughing. You produce mucus. You sneeze. That’s your body’s janitor team, cleaning the battlefield.你开始咳嗽、有痰、打喷嚏——这是身体“清扫小队”行动，负责把病毒和坏死组织从呼吸道清理出去。Mucus isn’t bad — it’s a garbage truck, collecting dead viruses and cells.痰不是坏东西，它像“垃圾车”，帮你清除病毒和死去的细胞。Scene 6 — Why You Feel So Tired极度疲惫：省电模式已开启You feel sleepy, foggy, and emotionally low. That’s your body forcing you to slow down — to heal.你觉得昏昏欲睡、精神不济，是身体强制让你慢下来，集中能量修复。It’s like switching into battery-saving mode. Your body is telling you: “Now is the time to rest.”就像开启“省电模式”，身体在说：“先休息，专注打赢这场仗。”Scene 7 — Victory Is Quiet静悄悄的胜利：康复正在进行中One morning, you wake up feeling… better. The war is mostly over. No more fever, just a little phlegm.有一天早上醒来，你感觉好多了，发烧退了，只剩点痰。战斗基本结束。But healing still continues. The immune system is cleaning, rebuilding, reinforcing.但康复仍在继续，免疫系统清理残留，修复组织，加强防御。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第535期主播：永清录制地点：云南I started running again recently.前阵子，我重新开始跑步。At first, I rushed — eager to improve, eager to arrive.起初我跑得很快，心里只想着“快点见成果”。But within ten minutes, I was out of breath, already drained.不到十分钟，就已经气喘吁吁、筋疲力尽。So I slowed down — adjusted my breath, found my rhythm.于是我放慢脚步，调整呼吸，试着找到属于自己的节奏。Ten minutes became twenty. Twenty became thirty.十分钟，慢慢变成二十，再到三十。Each step felt lighter, each breath deeper.每迈出一步，身体都更轻盈，呼吸也更顺畅。Then I realized — it’s not just about speed.我忽然意识到：跑步，不止在于速度。It’s about learning to stay with the struggle — for that’s where joy is born.重要的是学会与痛苦共处，因为快乐就诞生在那其中。Joy doesn’t wait at the end. It grows along the way, and keeps us going.快乐不在终点，而是一路生长，成为你不放弃的理由。Not just in running — in life, too.不只是跑步如此，人生也是一样。A podcast grows with each episode — idea by idea, voice by voice.一档节目是在一期一期中成长的——每一个想法、每一个声音，都在打磨它的灵魂。Strength is built rep by rep, not rushed but forged day by day.力量是一次次重复中日复一日地锻造出来的，不是冲刺出来的。Wealth is built through patient, consistent investing.财富，是靠耐心而持续的投资慢慢积累的。We may not see the reward right away. But something is forming beneath the surface. 我们或许暂时看不到结果，但某些东西，正在你看不见的地方慢慢成形。Everything worth building takes time — and patience.所有值得的事，都需要时间和耐心去耕耘。Patience, like a diamond, is not born shining.耐心，像钻石，不是天生就有的光芒，It is shaped in moments of doubt, forged in quiet persistence, and over time, begins to shine — from within.它在每一次动摇中悄然成形，在沉默的坚持中被反复锤炼，经由时光雕刻，最终由内而发光。When I run now, I no longer chase speed.现在再跑步，我不再追求速度。I keep my mind on the distance — and feel the beat under my feet.我把心放在远方，感受脚下的节奏。That rhythm keeps me grounded. It keeps me in what I'm doing.这种节奏让我扎根，让我安驻所做之事。When I write, when I record, when I lift weights — I feel the same rhythm.做节目、写稿子、健身时，我也开始寻找这种节奏感。In investing too, I’ve learned — patience builds more than profit. It builds character.在投资里我学到的，不只是如何赚钱，而是学会了用耐心塑造自己。I slow down, focus on what I’m doing — and do it with patience.我放慢节奏，专注于手上的事——用耐心去完成它。“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart.”“请耐心对待你内心所有尚未解决的事。”Some answers don’t come by force. They unfold when you are ready.有些答案，强求不来；它们会在你准备好时，自然浮现。Keep walking, and the path will reveal itself.你只管走路，路会在脚下慢慢清晰。So to those of you preparing for exams, chasing dreams, or simply trying to hold on —如果你正在备考、追梦，或者只是努力坚持，Remember this: every unseen effort is strengthening what will one day be seen.请记住，每一次不被看见的努力，都是在悄悄打磨未来将被看见的你。Every review, every repetition, every moment you nearly gave up — but didn’t.每一次复习、每一次重复练习、每一次几乎放弃却咬牙坚持，That’s how patience is shaped.这，就是耐心被雕刻的方式。Not in sudden leaps, but in steady, faithful steps.不是一蹴而就，而是一小步一小步地走出来。And when the moment comes —当那个时刻真正到来时，You'll find the diamond has been there all along.你会发现，那颗钻石早就在你心里，熠熠生光。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第534期 Close to You·永清主播：永清录制地点：云南Close to You作者：The CarpentersWhy do birds suddenly appear为什么鸟儿忽然出现Every time you are near每一次你靠近时Just like me, they long to be就像我一样,它们一直盼望着Close to you靠近你Why do stars fall down from the sky为什么星星从夜空坠落Every time you walk by每一次你走过时Just like me, they long to be就像我一样,它们一直盼望着Close to you靠近你On the day that you were born你出生的那一天The angels got together天使们聚集在一起And decided to create a dream come true决定创造一个成真的美梦So they sprinkled moon dust所以他们喷洒月尘In your hair of gold于你金色的头发上And starlight in your eyes of blue点缀星辉于你湛蓝的眼眸中That is why all the girls in town这就是为什么镇上所有的女孩Follow you all around都环绕着你Just like me, they long to be就像我一样,她们一直盼望着Close to you靠近你后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第533期云南看云·永清主播：永清录制地点：云南Watching Clouds in Yunnan (Excerpt)《云南看云》节选作者：沈从文，翻译：永清Yunnan gets its name from clouds. Yet when outsiders live here for half a year or so, they become much like the locals — seeing the clouds merely as signs of weather changes, and no longer appreciate their pure beauty.云南是因云而得名的，可是外省人到了云南一年半载后，一定会和本地人差不多，对于云南的云，除了只能从它变化上得到一点晴雨知识，就再也不会单纯地来欣赏它的美丽了。After seeing Mr. Lu Xilin’s photography, many people suddenly awaken to the fact that they were born in Yunnan, or that they live in Yunnan.看过卢锡麟先生的摄影后，必有许多人俨然重新觉醒，明白自己是生在云南，或住在云南。War has taught many people a certain education about life: we’ve walked many roads, crossed many bridges, slept in many beds, and suffered more than we could’ve imagined.战争给了许多人一种有关生活的教育，走了许多路，过了许多桥，睡了许多床，此外还必然吃了许多想象不到的苦头。But the most profound kind of education may be this: every region has its own weather, and that weather, in turn, shapes the ways of its people.然而真正具有深刻教育意义的，说不定倒是明白许多地方各有各的天气，天气不同还多少影响到一点人事。Clouds have regional character. In northern China, the clouds are heavy, and so are the people. In the south, clouds are lively — and so are the people. Along the coasts, clouds are strange and ever-changing; the clouds over the Bohai Sea and the South China Sea differ, just like the temperament of the people living along their shores.云有云的地方性：中国北部的云厚重，人也同样那么厚重；南部的云活泼，人也同样那么活泼；海边的云幻异，渤海和南海云又各不相同，正如两处海边的人性情不同。The impression left by Yunnan’s clouds is altogether different. Their defining quality is simplicity — shaping a nature in people that is sincere and pure.云南的云给人的印象大不相同，它的特点是素朴，影响到人的性情，也应当是挚厚而单纯。They seem to be made of two materials: the ice and snow of Tibetan mountains, and the yearlong heat waves from the South China Sea — combined through some magical process.它似乎是用西藏高山的冰雪，和南海长年的热浪，两种原料经过一种神奇的手续完成的。Their colors are astoundingly simple; it is this very simplicity that reveals their greatness.色调出奇的单纯，惟其单纯反而见出伟大。Especially during clear twilights, the scenery is extraordinary — like an ink-wash painting with bold and unrestrained brushwork.尤以天时晴明的黄昏前后，光景异常动人。完全是水墨画，笔调超脱而大胆。Sometimes one corner of the sky turns as black as lacquer, yet the feeling it gives is light and weightless — the darker the evening clouds in Yunnan, the brighter the next day will be. It’s like Zhao Songxue’s ink painting Autumn River and Layered Peaks, where rich ink gives rise to subtle grace.天上一角有时黑得如一片漆，给人感觉却十分轻——云南傍晚的黑云越黑，越预示次日晴好，恰似赵松雪的水墨画《秋江叠嶂》，浓墨重彩中透出秀美。But under such beautiful skies, human affairs remain unbearably mundane. People scramble all day for "fabi" (legal tender), college students fight for accounting degrees to land banking jobs, professors drown in card games, and citizens — even under air raid sirens — keep calculating the rise of Vietnamese currency or gasoline prices.然而在这般美丽天空下，人事却庸俗不堪：人们终日为“法币”奔忙，大学生挤破头学会计只为进银行谋生，教授沉湎牌桌，市民警报声中仍盘算“越币涨跌”“汽油涨价”。However beautiful the clouds of Yunnan may be, they mean nothing to most people.云南的云纵使再美，对多数人毫无意义。Lu Xilin’s cloud photography exhibition became a perfect counterpoint. His works captured the vigor, grace, gentleness, and sublimity of Yunnan’s clouds, evoking poetic inspiration and conveying noble sentiments through cloud imagery.卢锡麟的云摄影展恰成对照。他的作品捕捉了云南云的健美、飘逸、温柔与崇高，让观众从云影中获得诗的感兴，传递高尚情感。The purpose of art is not only to praise, but also to resist “vulgar pragmatism” — when society becomes wholly commercialized and intellectuals care only about survival, what future can a nation have?艺术的目的不仅是赞美，更是对抗“庸俗的实际主义”——当整个社会被市侩化，知识分子只顾糊口，民族未来何在？We must learn to “contemplate in silence the clouds in the sky”: let the clouds refine, inspire, and transform us, so that we become used to “gazing into the far distance,” and refuse to sink into degradation.我们需学会“静观默会天空的云彩”：让云陶冶、启发、改造我们，使习惯“向远景凝眸”，不甘堕落。Mr. Lu’s photography offers more than visual pleasure — it invites reflection: in a time of national peril, only by rising above worldly gain and turning our eyes toward distant ideals can our people preserve hope.卢先生的摄影不仅是视觉享受，更引人深思——在国难之际，唯有超越眼前利禄，凝望远方理想，民族才有希望。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第532期主播：永清录制地点：云南A Summer Night in Yunnan《云南的夏夜》作者：永清A slender crescent moon hangs quietly above,一弯新月静静悬在夜空之中，casting down a soft, silver light.把柔和的银光洒向大地。The stars shine clearly in the open sky,星辰在澄澈的夜空中熠熠生辉，and the clouds drift slowly,云朵缓缓漂浮，like gentle thoughts passing through the night.像夜色中轻轻掠过的思绪。The breeze is cool,晚风凉爽，gently touching every inch of my skin.轻柔地拂过我的肌肤，Bringing with it a deep sense of ease.带来一种深深的舒畅感。The tree is crowned with delicate frangipani blossoms,鸡蛋花开满枝头，像为树戴上了一顶柔美的花冠，while white, fragrant blossoms lie scattered at our feet,洁白清香的鸡蛋花，散落在脚边，a quiet offering from the night.仿佛是夜晚悄悄献上的礼物。I pick one up, hold it close—我拾起一朵，举到鼻前——its sweet scent lifts the corners of my smile.香气清甜，嘴角微微上扬。Tall palms sway with a hush,高大的棕榈树轻轻摇曳，The banyan tree’s branches, lush and wide, unfold like a green umbrella, gathering all the stillness of the night.榕树繁盛的枝叶像一把打开的绿伞，盛满了夜的沉静。Every leaf breathes deeply in the night air,每一片叶子都在夜风中深深地呼吸，and the whole city slows down,整座城市也慢了下来，People stroll in the night,人们在夜色中散步，The streetlamps stretch our shadows thin.街灯拉长了我们的影子。In Yunnan, summer nights hold a profound enchantment—云南的夏夜，总有一种沉醉的魔力——as if spring’s breath still lingers，仿佛春风未散，as if the cosmos itself longs to stay awake,仿佛宇宙也舍不得入睡。And I go gentle into that good night，我温和地走进那个良夜，as if I’ve stepped into a tender poem.像走进一首温柔的诗里。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第531期主播：永清录制地点：云南Summer Morning《夏日清晨》作者：John ClareThe morning comes, and thickening clouds arise,清晨到来，浓密的云层缓缓升起，The sun breaks out, and lights the misty skies.太阳出来，点亮了朦胧的天空。The meadows smell of summer, and the breeze草地上弥漫着夏天的气息，微风轻轻吹来，Blows cool and gently through the leafy trees.清凉而温柔地穿过树叶婆娑的林间。And sparkling dew-drops deck the branches o’er,闪亮的露珠点缀着枝叶，备注：o’er是over的缩写Like pearls upon a green and emerald shore.宛如绿宝石海岸上洒落的珍珠。The lark’s shrill song comes thrilling down the sky,云雀清亮的歌声从高空倾泻而下，And wakes the heart to joy—it cannot die.唤醒了心中的喜悦——这些美好不会消逝。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第530期主播：永清录制地点：北京After the Rain《雨后》作者：永清The sky, rinsed by summer rain, glows like polished glass.一场夏日的大雨洗净天空，湛蓝得如同擦亮的玻璃。The air is no longer heavy, but cool and gentle.空气不再闷热，而是清爽温柔。Poplar trees rise along the path, tall and unwavering.高大的白杨树沿着小路笔直挺立，从容不迫。Their leaves shimmer faintly in the light.阳光下，树叶轻轻闪着光。The locust trees lean slightly, holding the memory of rain.槐树微微倾斜，还留着雨后的气息。Willow branches touch the surface of the water,垂柳的枝条垂到水面上，drawing soft circles with each breeze.随风轻轻画出一圈圈涟漪。Ducks glide quietly,鸭子无声地划过湖面，while birds flash like thoughts between the trees.飞鸟在林间穿梭，如同忽闪的念头。A butterfly dances past me.一只蝴蝶从我眼前飞过，Ants hurry across the path, focused and small.蚂蚁在石径上匆匆前行，专注而渺小。People in the shade—人们在树荫下——some playing music,有人吹奏乐器，some simply listening.有人只是静静聆听。Some close their eyes to feel the breeze.有人闭上眼睛，感受穿过树叶的风。The city feels like a forest today.今天，这座城市像一片森林。And I—而我——walk without hurry, without destination.不赶路，也不寻找目的地，只是慢慢走着。Somewhere far away, perhaps there is war and sorrow.也许，地球上的某个角落仍战火纷飞，悲伤蔓延。But not here.但这里没有。Here, there is shade.这里只有树荫。There is birdsong.有鸟鸣。There is peace.有宁静。And that,而这一切，is enough.就已经足够了。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第529期主播：永清录制地点：北京《一呼一吸》作词：李焯雄，翻译：永清Clouds need no gaze upon them,云朵不需要被注视，Stones do not ask for meaning,石头不追问意义，Even shattered, they do not mind,跌碎了也不会在意，The black panther is unaware of its beauty,黑豹从不自觉美丽，A fallen tree bears no shame.树倒下也不可耻，We grow accustomed to the illusion of being right,我们习惯自以为是。Kind words, loving hearts, borrowed honesty,善意爱心好听的字二手的诚实，I come, I want, I define myself — but where am I?我来我要我定义我却在哪里?Listen to your inner voice,聆听生命原始内在之音，Breathe in, breathe out,一呼一吸，For now begins with now.因为当下就从当下开始，Breathe in, breathe out,一呼一吸。Even the sea claims no hierarchy,海也没有优先顺序，It is ruthless and kind alike,残酷同时也仁慈，Humans are but one among all beings,人类不过万物之一，Ants never seek encouragement,蚂蚁从不需要激励，To live is to live.活着就是活下去，Even begin without outcome,没结果也照样开始。Numbers and fame can’t pay the interest on fear.数字容易给不起恐惧的利息，I fear, I hurt, I grieve—where will I be?我怕我痛我忧郁我会在哪里?Life is nowhere else but here,生命不在别处就在这里，Breathe in, breathe out,一呼一吸，Only by letting go can fulfilment return,因为放掉才能又见充实，Breathe in, breathe out,一呼一吸，The childhood wind still carries its melody,童年吹过的风听那旋律，Breathe in, breathe out,一呼一吸，Life rises and falls, again and again,活著有起有伏周而复始，Breathe in, breathe out.一呼一吸。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第528期主播：永清录制地点：北京By the Willows《在柳边》作者：永清Bare branches sleep through winter winds.光秃的枝干，在寒风中沉睡。Roots hold firm beneath the frost.霜冻之下，根系深埋不动。Spring arrives, 春天来了，waking the limbs  from their winter sleep,沉睡的枝条开始苏醒，a breath of green brings the world to life.一抹新绿，点亮了整个世界。Willows mist the capital in gold and grace.柳烟轻染皇都，金光柔美。In summer, their branches bloom like open parasols,夏日里，繁盛的枝条如伞张开，offering shade and shelter to those who pause beneath.为驻足的人撑起一片荫凉与安宁。Willow branches sway gently above the water,微风吹过，柳条在水面轻轻摇曳，Sunlight dances with ripples, weaving threads of light.阳光与波光交织，流光飞舞。Flexible, they bend but never yield.它们柔而不折，顺势而生。For thousands of years, they’ve watched history unfold.数千年来，它们见证历史变迁，They stand beneath the shifting sky, clam through all tides of changes.伫立在变幻的天光下，从容穿越风云变幻。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第527期主播：永清录制地点：北京《山隘》作者：赫尔曼·黑塞中译：窦维仪，英译：永清Now, I am no longer intoxicated or eager to share the beauty of distant places or my joy with those I love.如今，我已不再如痴如醉，也不再想将远方的美丽及自己的快乐和所爱的人分享。My heart is no longer in spring; my heart is in summer.我的心已不再是春天；我的心，已是夏天。The call of foreign lands no longer stirs me as before, its echo in my heart more subdued than ever.异乡对我的呼唤不同于以往，它在心中回荡的声音，也较以往沉静。I no longer toss my hat into the air or sing aloud.我不再雀跃地将帽子抛向空中，也不再欢唱。But I smile—not with my lips, but with my soul, with my eyes, with every inch of my skin.但我微笑。我不是以唇微笑，而是用心灵、用眼睛、用每寸肌肤微笑。Now, standing before this fragrant land, I am more elegant, more restrained, more grateful than when I first arrived.现在，面对着香气袭人的土地，我比当年邂逅时更优雅、更内敛、更深刻、更洗练，也更心存感激。Today, I blend more deeply into this northern land; and it tells me richer, more intricate stories.如今的我，比以前更融入这北国的一切；而它也为我娓娓诉说更丰富、更详尽的故事。My longing no longer casts a dreamy glow over far-off lands.我的思念，不会再为朦胧的远方增添梦幻的色彩。My eyes are content with what they see; for I have learned to see—and the world has become beautiful.我的眼光满足于所见的事物；因为学会了看，从此世界变美了。The world has grown beautiful.世界变美了。I am alone, but not lonely.我孤独，但不为寂寞所苦。I have no more desires.我别无所求。I delight in being fully ripened by the sun; I yearn for maturity.我乐于让阳光将我完全晒熟；我渴望成熟。I welcome death, and rejoice in rebirth.我迎接死亡，乐于重生。The world has grown beautiful.世界变美了。备注：原文为“南国”，根据我的感受改为“北国”后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第526期主播：永清录制地点：北京After the rain, the sky turned a clear, vivid blue—washed clean, as if newly born.雨过天晴，天空澄澈如洗，仿佛是新生的模样。I came to the Summer Palace and sat by the lake.我来到颐和园，坐在湖边。Above me, white clouds drifted slowly.头顶上，白云缓缓飘过。A heron glided past from time to time.苍鹭不时掠过水面。Willow branches swayed gently in the breeze.柳枝在微风中轻轻摇曳。The water flowed quietly, almost imperceptibly.湖水安静地流淌，几乎无法察觉。I simply sat there, letting all of it seep into me—我就这样静静坐着，任由这一切流入我的身体。Until it felt as if the lake and the sky flowed into me,仿佛湖水和天空流入了我的身体，And I myself had become a part of that blue, vast and endless.而我，也变得蔚蓝、辽阔、无边无际。With every breath I took,每一次呼吸之间，I felt as if I were speaking with the plants—仿佛都在与植物悄然对话。A quiet conversation between life and life.那是一种生命与生命之间的低语。The temperature was perfect.温度刚刚好。The breeze felt like a gentle hand smoothing out微风像一只温柔的手，The creases in my heart.慢慢熨平我内心的褶皱。In that moment, I was no longer separate from my surroundings.那一刻，我不再与周围世界分离。I was held by nature.我被自然温柔地拥抱着。I was nourished by it.我感受到它带来的滋养。My body and soul became one.身心合一，万物无声而共鸣。Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.自然的宁静将如阳光洒入树梢般流进你的心中。图片，文案，后期：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第525期主播：永清录制地点：北京The white rose is as white as the foam of the sea, and whiter than the snow upon the mountain.白玫瑰，白如海涛的泡沫，白过山巅的积雪。The yellow rose is as yellow as the hair of the mermaiden who sits upon an amber throne, and yellower than the daffodil that blooms in the meadow before the mower comes with his scythe.黄玫瑰，黄如琥珀座上人鱼的长发，黄过草地上割草人未割前的金水仙。The red rose is as red as the feet of the dove, and redder than the great fans of coral that wave and wave in the ocean-cavern.红玫瑰，红如白鸽的足尖，红过深海岩洞中扇动的珊瑚。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第524期主播：永清录制地点：北京Under the Locust Tree《槐树下》作者：永清A breeze drifts by, a sweetness lingers in the air.微风轻拂，淡淡清香在空中萦绕。You lift your gaze—and there they blaze, locust blossoms, white and fair.你抬起头看——洁白的槐花在枝头悄然盛放。Clusters of blossoms gleam against the blue sky — their scent faint, yet clear.一簇簇槐花在蓝天下熠熠生辉，香气清淡，却沁人心脾。Not bold, not loud — but in that breath, the world feels calm and near.不张扬，不喧闹，却在一呼一吸之间，让世界变得温柔亲近。You pause beneath the shade, locust blossoms dancing high above.你停下脚步，站在树影下，槐花在头顶轻轻摇曳。And in that moment, briefly held, you breathe the stillness in with love.在那片刻之间，你轻轻吸入这份宁静与爱意。This gentle bloom, though brief, becomes a shimmer the heart will keep.这短暂的绽放，化作心中珍藏的一抹微光。And quietly, it lights the path ahead, wide or steep.它悄然点亮我们脚下的路，无论平坦还是崎岖。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第523期主播：永清录制地点：北京The Flower That Smiles Today《今日微笑之花》作者：Percy Bysshe ShelleyThe flower that smiles to-day,今日微笑之花，To-morrow dies;明日便会凋零；All that we wish to stay,我们渴望留下的美好，Tempts and then flies.诱人片刻，终将飞逝。What is this world's delight?这世间的欢乐为何物？Lightning that mocks the night,仿佛闪电嘲弄黑夜，Brief even as bright.光芒万丈，转瞬即逝。Virtue, how frail it is!美德，何其脆弱！Friendship, how rare!友情，何其难得！Love, how it trades pure bliss爱情啊，竟将纯真的喜悦，For proud despair!换作傲慢的绝望！But we, though soon they fall,即使这一切终将消逝，Survive their joy, and all我们仍将走下去，带着它们给予的欢喜，Which ours we call.哪怕这一切，早已不再属于我们。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第522期主播：潇雨录制地点：湖南·长沙The springtime rain falls soft and clear,春日的雨，柔和而清澈，And wakes the flowers from their sleep,唤醒了沉睡中的花朵，The birds begin to sing so loud,鸟儿开始高歌，And the world feels so full of love and deep.整个世界弥漫着爱意，深沉而美丽。But the rain will soon be gone,然而雨终将离去，And the flowers will fade away,花朵也会凋谢，But the love that was born in the rain,但那份在雨中诞生的爱，Will stay forever, come what may.无论何时，它将永远留存。▎主播介绍潇雨：毕业于中南财经大学，现就职于国家电网后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

 为你读英语美文 · 第521期 主播：永清录制地点：北京A Prayer in Spring《春天的祈祷》作者：Robert Frost Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;赐予我们繁花映照心扉的喜悦；And give us not to think so far away莫让心神飘向遥远的未来，As the uncertain harvest; keep us here如那未可知的收成般虚无；请让我们停留，All simply in the springing of the year.在这万物萌发的春天。Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,赐予我们徜徉雪白果园的欢愉，Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;日光下无可比拟，夜色中恍若幽光；And make us happy in the happy bees,让我们在蜜蜂的忙碌中感受欢喜，The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.看它们成群飞舞，环绕繁茂的树梢嬉戏。And make us happy in the darting bird让那翩然掠过的飞鸟带来喜悦，That suddenly above the bees is heard,在蜂鸣之上，忽听燕语莺声，The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,似流星疾掠，喙若细针穿行风间，And off a blossom in mid-air stands still.在半空中驻足，轻点花蕾，刹那不变。For this is love and nothing else is love,这便是爱，除此之外皆非真爱，To sanctify to what far ends we move,它让我们奔赴的远方变得神圣，Let us not hurry to make sure of love,莫急于探寻爱的真相，But rather be glad of what we have.只需欢喜此刻，珍惜所享。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第520期 主播：永清录制地点：北京The Trees 《树》作者：Philip Larkin 菲利普·拉金The trees are coming into leaf树木开始抽出新叶，Like something almost being said ;仿佛低语着尚未言明的心声；The recent buds relax and spread,初芽舒展绽放，Their greenness is a kind of grief.它们的嫩绿透着一丝忧伤。Is it that they are born again,难道它们真的在重获新生，And we grow old? No, they die too,而我们却在衰老？不，它们也会枯萎，Their yearly trick of looking new只是年复一年地看似年轻，Is written down in rings of grain.但岁月早已刻进年轮之中。Yet still the unresting castles thresh然而，那不知疲倦的绿树城堡，In fullgrown thickness every May.每年五月，依旧枝繁叶茂。Last year is dead, they seem to say,“去年已逝，”它们仿佛低语，Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.重新开始吧，重新开始，重新开始。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第519期主播：罗斌，熊叔A man died. When he realized it, he saw God coming closer with a suitcase in his hand.一个男人死了。当他意识到后，他看见了上帝提着手提箱走近他。Dialog between God and the dead man:以下是上帝和已逝男人之间的对话：God: Alright, son, it’s time to go.上帝：好吧，孩子，该走了。Man: So soon? I had a lot of plans...男人：这么快？我还有很多计划呢…God: I am sorry but it’s time to go.上帝：抱歉，但是的确该走了。Man: What do you have in that suitcase?男人：你那个手提箱里有什么？God: Your belongings.上帝：你的所有东西。Man: My belongings? You mean my things... clothes... money...男人：我的所有东西？你是说我的东西…衣服…钱…God: Those things were never yours, they belong to the Earth.上帝：那些东西从来不是你的，它们属于地球。Man: Is it my memories?男人：那是我的记忆？God: No. They belong to Time.上帝：它们属于时间。Man: Is it my talent?男人：那是我的才华？God: No. They belong to circumstance.上帝：不。它们属于事件情境。Man: is it my friends and family?男人：是我的朋友和家人？God: No son. They belong to the path you travelled.上帝：不，孩子，他们属于你人生旅途的经路。Man: Is it my wife and children?男人：是我的妻子和孩子？God: No. they belong to your heart.上帝：不，他们属于你的心。Man: Then it must be my body.男人：那一定是我的身体了。God: No No... It belongs to dust.上帝：不不…它属于尘土。Man: Then surely it must be my soul!男人：那肯定是我的灵魂！God: You are sadly mistaken son. Your Soul belongs to me.上帝：孩子你错了，你的灵魂属于我。Man with tears in his eyes and full of fear took the suitcase from the God s hand and opened it...男人眼含泪水，满怀恐惧地从上帝手里拿过箱子，打开了它。Empty!!里面竟是空的！！With heartbroken and tears down his cheek he asks God...他泪流满面心碎地问上帝…Man: I never owned anything?男人：我从来不曾拥有任何东西吗？God: That’s Right. You never owned anything.上帝：是的，你从未拥有过任何东西。Man: Then? What was mine?男人：那么，什么是属于我的God: Your moments. Every moment you lived was yours.上帝：你的时刻，每一个你活着的时刻都是属于你的。Life is just a moment, live it, love it, enjoy it!人生不过转瞬间，活好每一刻，珍惜每一分，尽情去享受！统筹：永清，后期制作：罗斌文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第518期主播：永清录制地点：云南·蒙自The Rainy Day《雨天》作者：朗费罗，翻译：永清，ChatGPTThe day is cold, and dark, and dreary；寒冷的天，阴暗又难熬；It rains, and the wind is never weary;雨声不断，风也从未停息；The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,藤蔓依旧攀附着倾颓的墙，But at every gust the dead leaves fall,每一阵风起，枯叶纷纷凋零，And the day is dark and dreary.这一天，阴暗又难熬。My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;我的生活，寒冷，阴暗又难熬；It rains, and the wind is never weary;雨声不断，风也从未停息；My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,我的思绪依旧缠绕着破碎的过去，But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,青春的希望却在风中纷纷凋零，And the days are dark and dreary.这些日子，阴暗又难熬。Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;悲伤的心，冷静下来，莫再怨叹；Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;乌云背后，阳光仍在闪烁；Thy fate is the common fate of all,你的命运不过是世人共有的经历，Into each life some rain must fall,人的一生总要下些雨，Some days must be dark and dreary.总有些日子阴暗又难熬。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第517期 主播：雲昊，潇雨，永清录制地点：山东，湖南，云南场景一：旭仔，苏丽珍，一分钟的朋友。雲昊：一九六零年四月十六号下午三点之前的一分钟你跟我在一起。因为你我会记得这一分钟。由现在开始我们就是一分钟的朋友。这是一个事实，你改变不了，因为已经过去了。我明天会再来。April 16, 1960, one minute before 3 p.m., you were with me. Because of you, I’ll remember that minute. From now on, we are one-minute friends. This is a fact you cannot deny because it has already happened. I will come again tomorrow.潇雨：我不知道他有没有因为我而记住那一分钟，但我一直都记住这个人。之后他真的每天都来，我们就从一分钟的朋友变成两分钟的朋友，没多久，我们每天至少见一个小时。I don’t know if he remembered that minute because of me, but I’ve always remembered him. After that, he really came every day, and we went from being one-minute friends to two-minute friends. Before long, we were spending at least an hour together every day.场景二：苏丽珍和过去和解。潇雨：我以前以为一分钟很快就会过去，其实是可以很长的。有一天有个人指着手表跟我说，他说会因为那一分钟而永远记住我，那时候我觉得很动听...但现在我看着时钟，我就告诉自己，我要从这一分钟开始忘掉这个人。I used to think one minute would pass very soon. In fact, it can last very long. One day, a man pointed to his watch and told me that he would always remember me because of that one minute. At that time, I was deeply touched. But now when I look at the clock, I tell myself that I will forget this person from this minute on.场景三：一年后，菲律宾，火车上，超仔和旭仔的对话。永清：去年四月十六号下午三点你在做什么？What were you doing at 3 p.m. on April 16 last year?雲昊：她告诉你了She told you the story. 永清：我还以为你记不住了。I thought you couldn’t remember. 雲昊：要记得的我永远都会记得。　What I want to remember, I will remember forever.场景四：旭仔找到母亲的家，但母亲却不愿意见旭仔，旭仔内心独白。雲昊：1961年4月12号，我终于来到我自己妈妈的家里，但她不肯见我。那些工人说她已经不在这里。当我离开这个家的时候，我知道我身后有一双眼睛看着我。但我一定不会回头。我只不过想看看她，看看她的样子。既然她不给我机会。我也不会给她这个机会。April 12, 1961, I finally came to my mother's house, but she refused to see me.The workers said she was no longer there. As I left the house, I knew there was a pair of eyes watching me from behind, but I was determined not to look back.I just wanted to see her, to know what she looks like. Since she wouldn’t give me the chance, I certainly wouldn’t give her one either.我听人家说世界上有一种鸟是没有脚的。它只能一直地飞呀飞。飞累了便在风中睡觉。这种鸟一辈子只能落地一次。那一次就是它死的时候。I heard someone say that there is a kind of bird in this world that has no feet. It can only keep flying and flying, and when it gets tired, it sleeps in the wind. This bird can only land on the ground once in its life, and that one time is when it dies.统筹，后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第516期主播：严喆录制地点：德国从2014年8月13日加入“为你读英语美文”至今，严喆已陪伴我们整整十年。这十年里，我们见证了他从上海到香港、从北京到意大利再到德国的足迹，也见证了他从研究生到博士的学术成长。如今，严喆已完成博士学业，并留在德国高校从事学术研究工作。他说：“平时工作很忙，但闲暇时我会和好友一起亲近大自然，在忙碌中寻找内心的平静与满足。”自2014年《麦琪的礼物》以来，每逢圣诞节，无论身在何处，严喆都会为我们献上一份特别的声音礼物。这一传统已延续多年，成为一份珍贵的节日记忆。今年，严喆在德国为我们送上这份特别的声音礼物——《Just The Two Of Us》。当孩子们长大离家，只剩两位老人相伴过圣诞时，尽管不再有往昔的热闹，但那些独特的圣诞回忆，始终被无尽的爱所包裹和守护。Just The Two Of Us《只有我们俩》作者：Alan WilliamsSo, it's back to just the two of us this Christmas.所以，今年圣诞节又只剩下我们俩了。It seems hardly worth the bother of it all.似乎不值得费心。It's not the way it used to be一切都不像以前那样了Back when the kids were small.当孩子们还小的时候。The wrapping of the presents,包装礼物，Filling socks with sweets and toys.在袜子里装糖果和玩具。A doll's house for Rebecca,给丽贝卡买一个娃娃屋，A train-set for the boys.给男孩买一套火车玩具。There was so much excitement then,那时充满了兴奋，The world seen through their eyes.透过他们的眼睛看世界。The kids awake at four a.m.,孩子们凌晨四点就醒了，Whispered pleasure and surprise.窃窃私语着快乐和惊喜。But, it's back to just the two of us this Christmas.但今年圣诞节又只剩下我们两个人了。Shame the grandchildren should live so far away.真遗憾，孙子们住得太远了。We could have bought a Christmas tree,我们本可以买棵圣诞树，Played games on Christmas day,在圣诞节那天玩游戏，Hung stockings by the fire,在火炉边挂袜子，Sung carols at the door,在门口唱颂歌，Watched the kids open their presents,看着孩子们拆礼物，Wrapping strewn across the floor.包装纸散落一地。I could have dressed as Santa 我本可以打扮成圣诞老人Like a festive garden gnome;像一个节日花园的小矮人；But, its best that little children但，最好的是，小孩子Spend their Christmas at home.在家里度过圣诞节。So, it's back to just the two of us this Christmas.所以，今年圣诞节又只剩下我们两个人了。Like it used to be before the kids were born.就像孩子们出生前的日子一样。Remember our first Christmas Eve还记得我们的第一个平安夜When we stayed up 'til dawn.我们一直待到天亮。No one else to worry us,没有其他人打扰我们，Doing what we liked to do.做我们喜欢做的事情。Christmas lunch at seven-thirty,七点半吃圣诞午餐，Decorations in the loo.在厕所里装饰。Drinking mulled wine by the fire,在火炉旁喝热红酒，Midnight service with our friends.与朋友一起参加午夜仪式。All those special Christmas memories所有这些特别的圣诞回忆Wrapped in love that never ends.都包裹在永无止境的爱中。Aren't you glad it's just the two of us this Christmas？今年圣诞节只有我们两个人，难道你不高兴吗？▎主播介绍严喆：博士，在德国高校从事研究工作后期制作，封面图片制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

 为你读英语美文 · 第515期主播：永清录制地点：云南·蒙自《负冬日》Basking in Winter Sun作者：白居易，翻译：永清杲杲冬日出，照我屋南隅。The winter sun ascends bright, Illuminating the south corner of my room light.负暄闭目坐，和气生肌肤。Eyes closed, I bask in its warm embrace,Sunshine seeps into my skin with gentleness. 初似饮醇醪，又如蛰者苏。At first, like sipping mellow wine,Then, as if waking from a slumber fine.外融百骸畅，中适一念无。Outwardly, every inch of body feels soothed,Inwardly, all fleeting thoughts subside.旷然忘所在，心与虚空俱。A vast serenity fills my heart,As if my soul has merged with environment.▎主播介绍永清：毕业于西安外国语大学，现居云南和北京两地后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第514期主播：DD录制地点：美国·洛杉矶各位亲爱的朋友知音们：To My Dearest Friends and Kindred Spirits,不要哭，不要伤心，不要为我难过。我已经「翩然」的去了！Do not weep, do not grieve, and do not be saddened by my departure. I have taken my leave, light and unburdened, with graceful ease.「翩然」是我最喜欢的两个字，代表的是「自主、自在、自由」的「飞翔」，优美而「轻盈」，我摆脱了逐渐让我痛苦的躯壳，「翩然」的化为雪花飞去了！"Graceful ease"—these two words are my favorite. They embody autonomy, freedom, and carefree. It is lightness and elegance. I have shed the body that brought me growing pain and sorrow, and I have transformed into snowflakes, drifting away with effortless grace.这是我的愿望，「死亡」是每个人必经之路，也是最后一件「大事」。我不想听天由命，不想慢慢枯萎凋零，我想为这最后的大事「作主」。This has been my wish. "Death" is the inevitable journey we all must take, the final chapter of life. I refuse to surrender to fate, to wither and decay slowly. I want to take charge of this last, most significant event.上苍对于生命的过程，设计得不是很好。当人老了，都要经过一段很痛苦的「衰弱、退化、生病、出入医院、治疗、不治」的时间，这段时间，可长可短，对于必将老死的人，是多大的折磨！万一不幸，还可能成为依赖「插管维生」的「卧床老人」！我曾经目睹那种惨状。我不要那样的「死亡」。Life, as designed by the heavens, is flawed. When we age, we are subjected to a grueling decline—weakness, deterioration, illness, hospital visits, treatments, and ultimately, futility. This period can stretch endlessly, a torment for one destined to die. And if misfortune strikes, one might even endure the indignity of being confined to a bed, sustained only by tubes and machines. I have witnessed such agony, and I choose not to endure such an end.我是「火花」，我己尽力燃烧过。如今，当火焰将熄之前，我选择这种方式，翩然归去。我要说的话，都录在我《当雪花飘落》的视频里了。希望我的朋友们，多看几次视频，了解我想表达的一切。I am a spark, and I have burned brightly. Now, as my flame dims, I choose to leave gracefully and freely. All I wish to say is captured in my video, When Snowflakes Fall. My dear friends, I hope you will watch it many times and come to understand all that I wish to convey.朋友们，不要为我的「死亡」悲哀，为我笑吧！生命的美好，就在于「能爱，能恨、能笑，能哭、能歌、能说、能跑、能动、能红尘作伴、活得潇潇洒洒，能嫉恶如仇，活得轰轰烈烈……」这些，我都在有生之年，拥有过了！我「活过」了，不曾辜负此生！Friends, do not mourn my passing. Celebrate me with joy! The beauty of life lies in its ability to love and hate, laugh and cry, sing and speak, run and move, revel in companionship, and live boldly and freely. To despise injustice, to live passionately—these are the essence of existence. I have embraced them all in my lifetime. I have truly lived and have no regrets.我最放不下的，就是家人和你们。「爱」紧紧的系着我心，你们都是我最最不舍的。为了让我的灵魂（不知道人类有没有灵魂），也能「翩然」，大家为我笑、为我高歌、为我飞舞吧！我在天之灵，会与你们「共舞」的！What I cannot bear to leave behind is my family and you. Love ties my heart to you all—it is the hardest bond to sever. For my soul (if indeed souls exist) to depart with ease, I ask that you smile for me, sing for me, dance for me. In heaven, my spirit will dance alongside yours.别了！我至爱的你们！庆幸此生，曾经和你们相遇相知。Farewell, my most beloved ones. How fortunate I have been to know you, to cross paths with you in this life.注意，我「死亡」的方式，是在我生命的终站实行的！年轻的你们，千万不要轻易放弃生命，一时的挫折打击，可能是美好生命中的「磨练」，希望你们经得起磨练，像我一样，活到八十六、七岁，体力不支时，再来选择如何面对死亡。但愿那时，人类已经找到很人道的方式，来帮助「老人」们，快乐的「归去」！Please note: the way I chose to leave is reserved for the final station of my life. To those of you who are young, never give up easily on life. Moments of hardship and despair are often trials that shape a beautiful life. May you persevere, as I have, and live to the age of eighty-six or beyond. Only then, when strength wanes, should you ponder how to embrace death. Perhaps by then, humanity will have found a compassionate way to aid the elderly in their peaceful departure.亲爱的你们，要勇敢，要活出强大的「自我」，不要辜负来世间一趟！这世间，虽然不是十全十美，也有各种意外的喜怒哀乐！别错过那些属于你的精彩！My dear ones, be strong and live a life of fulfillment. Do not squander your time on this earth. Though life is far from perfect, it is filled with moments of unexpected joy, sorrow, anger, and laughter. Do not miss the brilliance that belongs to you.千言万语说不尽，最后，祝福大家健康快乐，活得潇潇洒洒！There are endless words I could say, but in the end, I wish you health, happiness, and a life lived with grace and freedom.琼瑶写于淡水双映楼2024、12、3With all my love,Farewell▎主播介绍DD：南京姑娘，现居美国翻译：ChatGPT, 永清，后期制作：DD文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

 为你读英语美文 · 第513期主播：永清录制地点：云南·蒙自When Breath Becomes Air《当呼吸化为空气》节选作者：Paul Kalanithi，译者：何雨珈The lung cancer diagnosis was confirmed. My carefully planned and hard-won future no longer existed. Death, so familiar to me in my work, was now paying a personal visit. Here we were, finally face-to-face, and yet nothing about it seemed recognizable. Standing at the crossroads where I should have been able to see and follow the footprints of the countless patients I had treated over the years, I saw instead only a blank, a harsh, vacant, gleaming white desert, as if a sandstorm had erased all trace of familiarity.肺癌确诊了。我精心计划和辛苦创造的未来消失得无影无踪。我在工作中那么熟悉的死神，现在亲自来做私人拜访了。我们终于狭路相逢，正面交锋。然而，我似乎一点也认不出面前这位死神。多年来我治疗过无数病人，如今自己站在这个十字路口，我本应该看到和跟随他们密集的脚印，然而眼前却是一片白色沙漠，空空荡荡，艰险残酷，荒无人烟，闪着刺眼的光，仿佛一场暴风雨过境，抹去了所有熟悉的痕迹。Severe illness wasn’t life-altering, it was life-shattering. It felt less like an epiphany—a piercing burst of light, illuminating What Really Matters—and more like someone had just firebombed the path forward. Now I would have to work around it.重大疾病不是要改变人生，而是要将你的人生打得粉碎。感觉仿佛神迹降临，强烈的光突然刺进眼睛，照射出真正重要的事情；其实更像有谁刚刚用燃烧弹炸毁了你一心一意前进的道路。现在我必须绕道而行。Day after day I kept working out, and every tiny increase in strength broadened the possible worlds, the possible versions of me.我每天都坚持锻炼，力量每增加一点，我的世界就更宽广一点，我自身的可能性也就更多一点。If I were a writer of books, I would compile a register, with a comment, of the various deaths of men: he who should teach men to die would at the same time teach them to live. —Michel de Montaigne, “That to Study Philosophy Is to Learn to Die如果我编书，就要汇编一部人类死亡记录，同时附上以下注解：教会别人死亡的人，同时也能教会人生活。——《探究哲理即是学习死亡》，米歇尔·德·蒙田The duty of doctors included learning what made that particular patient’s life worth living, and planning to save those things if possible—or to allow the peace of death if not. 医生们的职责，包括去了解病人的生命因为什么而宝贵，而值得一活，并好好计划，可能的话，要尽可能保留这些东西——如果不行的话，就让病人去得安详体面。Death comes for all of us. For us, for our patients: it is our fate as living, breathing, metabolizing organisms. Most lives are lived with passivity toward death—it’s something that happens to you and those around you. But I had trained for years to actively engage with death, to grapple with it, like Jacob with the angel, and, in so doing, to confront the meaning of a life. We had assumed an onerous yoke, that of mortal responsibility. Our patients’ lives and identities may be in our hands, yet death always wins. Even if you are perfect, the world isn’t. The secret is to know that the deck is stacked, that you will lose, that your hands or judgment will slip, and yet still struggle to win for your patients. You can’t ever reach perfection, but you can believe in an asymptote toward which you are ceaselessly striving.死神不会放过我们任何人。我们和病人，活着，呼吸着，作为正在新陈代谢的生命体，这都是命运的安排。大多数人从生到死，都是被动的——这是你和你身边的人需要接受的现实。但我，多年勤学苦练，积极地与死神纠缠扭打，像雅各布和天使搏斗；在这个过程中，也不断直面和拷问生命的意义。我们背负着无形的枷锁，肩负着生死攸关的责任。也许病人鲜活的生命就握在我们手中，但死神总是最后的胜者。就算你是完美的，这个世界却不是。支撑我们继续下去的秘诀在于，明白打从发牌的那刻起，你已必输无疑，你会手滑，你会判断失误，但即便如此也要拼尽全力为病人奋战到底。你永远无法到达完美的境地，但通过不懈的努力奋斗和追求，你能看见那无限接近完美的渐进曲线。Lucy：Living means fully accepting suffering. 活着意味着完全接受痛苦。Your treatment should match your value. 你的治疗应该和你的价值观匹配。Engaging in the full range of experience- living and dying, love and loss-is what we get to do. Being human doesn’t happen despite suffering. It happens within it. When we are approaching suffering together, when you choose not to hide from it, our lives don’t diminish, they expand. 体验人生的全部——生与死、爱与失——正是我们活着的意义。成为人并不是在避免痛苦的情况下发生的，而是在痛苦之中实现的。当我们一起面对痛苦，当你选择不逃避它时，我们的生命不会缩小，反而会扩展。▎主播介绍永清：毕业于西安外国语大学，第一个FIRE五年计划实践中后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第16期录制于2014年2月主播：Mr. Phil录制地点：美国·圣乔治2006年9月，西安 , Mr. Phil, Ms. Liz第一次来到中国任教。文化差异，语言障碍让他们有些无所适从。同年，06级的大一新生从全国各地来到西安外国语大学，满怀欣喜迎接他们的第一堂外教课。天气有些阴沉，气氛有些沉闷，Mr. Phil在教室等待他的中国学生。这时，一位叫Summer的女生充满笑容地走进教室，瞬间，灿烂的笑容温暖了整个教室。自此，Mr. Phil和Ms. Liz与他们西安外国语大学(XISU)的孩子们结下了深厚的师生情谊。2014年2月，St. George, 永清第一次来到美国，在这个陌生国度有他的亲人-Mr. Phil和Ms. Liz。午后，坐在书房，Ms. Liz和Mr. Phil与永清共同回忆了在西安外国语大学的点点滴滴，他们记得每一位同学，珍藏着同学们送给的每一件礼物。Mr. Phil朗读了几年前在中国写的文章The Power of Smile，节目中你会听到猫咪的叫声，那是因为调皮的Sam在客厅玩耍。读完文章，Mr. Phil对Ms. Liz说“Let's do something for the kids”,于是他们手挽着手，清唱了这首“Smile”。执子之手，岁月静好，两位老人，从大洋彼岸，带给你微笑和温暖的力量。2024年11月，收到Ms. Liz的来信，得知Mr. Phil在2024年11月18日凌晨2点42分永远地离开了我们。虽然Mr. Phil离开了我们，但他的声音依旧在温暖着我们。相信，当我们Mr. Phil声音再次响起的时候，他会在天堂微笑着祝福我们。The Power of Smile《微笑的力量》作者：Mr. PhilAs a guest in a beautiful country-China, I have been treated with great love and respect, even though I know that it is not always easy for my students to understand me in my class. I consider myself to be like a grandfather to many of you, and that is a great honor for me.作为一位客居美丽国度——中国的异乡人，我感受到了无尽的爱与尊重，尽管在课堂上，我知道我的学生有时并不容易理解我的授课。我将自己视作你们许多人心中的祖父，这是我的莫大荣幸。Two years ago I was in my Chinese classroom waiting for my students, when a lovely young lady entered the room. Suddenly the room was warm and cheerful. I marveled at the change from a dim and somewhat drab classroom to a bright and happy classroom so quickly. Seeking the answer, I looked more closely at the Chinese girl who stood before me. By all accounts, she could be described as ordinary except for the one characteristic that had an immediate effect on me and my class: her smile.两年前，我在教室里等待学生到来。一位年轻而可爱的姑娘推门而入，瞬间，这间略显昏暗和单调的教室仿佛注入了明媚的阳光，变得温暖而生机盎然。我为这转变深感惊奇，忍不住仔细打量眼前这位中国姑娘。她的外貌或许算不上特别出众，但却拥有一种立刻吸引我目光的特质——她的微笑。She had the most beautiful smile I think I have ever seem. I was so impressed by her smile that I told my wife about the experience when I arrived home after the class. Since the when I saw this young lady, she had the same beautiful smile. She and I have become very good friends. I know there are at times when she has trials and reasons not to smile. Nevertheless her smile is always there and never fails to warm my soul.那是我见过最美丽的微笑，让我如沐春风。当天回家后，我迫不及待地与妻子分享了这一奇妙的感受。从那天起，每次见到她，她的微笑依旧如初般灿烂。这位姑娘与我成了非常要好的朋友。我知道她并非没有烦恼，生活中也并非总是一帆风顺，但她的微笑从未缺席，总能温暖我的心灵。Many times I have pondered the effect a smile had on others. I have decided that a smile is one of the greatest powers we possess. Nothing can melt an angry heart more quickly or make people all around feel instantly better-as if they had experienced a magic elixir of some kind.许多次，我思索微笑对他人所产生的影响。我渐渐明白，微笑是一种我们拥有的最强大的力量。没有什么能比微笑更快地融化一颗冰冷的心，也没有什么能比微笑更迅速地让周围的人感到愉悦——仿佛他们尝到了某种神奇的灵丹妙药。I have decided that as I walk along the lovely pathways of our beautiful campus, I will smile and say hello to those I meet. The smile makes all of us instant friends. In America we have many instant foods that only require adding a liquid such as water, juice or milk to make a delicious meal. A smile makes instant friends and is the magic ingredient that makes us all brothers, sisters and friends.于是，我决定，在我们这座美丽校园的幽静小径上行走时，我要向遇见的每一个人微笑并问好。微笑让我们瞬间成为朋友。在美国，我们有许多速食，只需加入水、果汁或牛奶就能迅速烹制出一顿美味。微笑也如同这种速食，它是将我们变为兄弟、姐妹和朋友的神奇“调味剂”。I would like to invite all to look up and smile at everyone they meet on our campus and streets. I resolve to do so and know I will feel great pleasure being there in a strange land faraway from my family because of you and the power of your smiles. Thank you for being my beloved grandchildren.我真诚地邀请大家，无论是在校园的林荫道上，还是在城市的街巷间，请抬头对每一个遇见的人微笑。我下定决心做到这点，并深信，正是因为你们和你们的微笑，我才能在这个遥远而陌生的国度找到家的温暖与愉悦。感谢你们，我最亲爱的孩子们。▎背景音乐何其美妙▎主播介绍Mr. Phil：曾在西安外国语大学任教，最好的外教后期制作：冯静文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第512期主播：雲昊录制地点：西安小时候我喜欢和蓓蒂一起爬屋顶，瓦片温热，眼里是半个卢湾区，蓓蒂是我的邻居，喜欢弹钢琴，当时只有4岁，那样的午后是我对童年永远的记忆，时光如水，把人和事带来又一并带走，这些年被带走的又何止蓓蒂一个。大暑之后必要大寒。一定记住，这是规律。After the period of Great Heat comes the inevitable Great Cold. Bear this in mind as an inviolable law.外行看门面，内行看后门。Outsiders judge by appearances, insiders by what lies behind the scenes.你以为吃的是龙虾，实际上吃的是机会，一只龙虾就是一个机会。不是在应酬，就是在求人。What you perceive as indulging in lobster is, in reality, partaking of opportunity; each lobster represents a chance. It's not merely socializing but often seeking favors.凡事，总要留一手。In all things, always keep a backup plan.纽约的帝国大厦晓得吧？从底下跑到屋顶，要一个钟头，从屋顶跳下来，只要八点八秒，这就是股票。想从股票上赚钱，先学会输。Know the Empire State Building in New York? It takes an hour to run up from the bottom to the top, yet only 8.8 seconds to fall from the roof – such is the nature of stocks. To make money from stocks, first learn to lose.上海人做生意，讲究派头、噱头、苗头。Shanghainese in business value style, novelty, and promising signs.一个男人应该有多少个钱包？三只。第一只就是你实际有多少钱。第二只就是你的信用，人家钱包里的钞票你可以调动多少。第三只就是人家认为你有多少钱。How many wallets should a man have? Three. The first contains your actual wealth. The second represents your credit, the amount of cash in others' wallets that you can mobilize. The third signifies the perception of your wealth by others.只有看到未来，才会有未来。Only by envisioning the future can one create a future.首饰跟男人一样，将就不如不要。Jewelry, much like men, is better avoided altogether than settled for less.男女之事，源自天地时利，差一分一厘，就是空门。The intricacies between men and women derive from favorable time and place; any slight deviation leads to emptiness.市场永远是对的，错的只有自己。冲得太快，逃得太慢，肯定是要吃瘪。头顶在肩膀上，脚长在自己身上，只要保护好自己，机会永远比风险大。The market is always right; the fault lies with oneself. Charging ahead too fast or retreating too slow guarantees setbacks. With one's head on one's shoulders and feet firmly planted, safeguarding oneself ensures opportunities will always outweigh risks.做生意不是比谁赚得多，要看谁活得长，不要想着一步登天，要一步一个脚印，稳扎稳打。Business is not about who makes the most money, but who lasts the longest. Avoid the temptation of instant success; take steady steps, firm and methodical.做生意，首先要学会两个字：不响。不知道的，说不清楚的，没想好、没规划的，为难自己、为难别人的，都不响。做事情要留有余地，对吧。In business, master this word first: restraint. Do not speak on matters you're unsure of, unclear about, unplanned, or those that put undue strain on yourself or others. Always leave room for maneuvering.外贸就是借人家的鸡，生你自己的蛋，不过人家凭什么要把鸡借给你，帮你生蛋呢？Foreign trade is akin to borrowing someone else's hen to lay your eggs, but why would they lend it to you in the first place?现在讲究市场经济，搞市场就相信市场，是一块钱吃一杯茶，还是十块钱吃一杯茶，是人家的事情。不相信市场就像我们一样，太太平平过日子。In today's market economy, trust the market if you engage with it; whether someone pays one yuan or ten yuan for a cup of tea is their choice. Not believing in the market is like living a peaceful, uneventful life.资本市场报仇，只会叫你什么地方来什么地方去。The capital market deals retribution by sending you back to where you started.心可以热，但头一定要冷。Hearts can be passionate, but heads must remain cool.机会面前人人平等，抓住了机会就有可能改变人生。有人乘风而起，有人半日归零。Opportunity is equally available to all; seizing it can alter one's life trajectory. Some rise with the wind, while others see their gains vanish in half a day.有主张、搞得定、摆得平，最后还有一点，要输得起。Have convictions, handle situations effectively, maintain balance, and above all, be prepared to accept losses.人嘛，总要被一样东西套牢的。不是股票，就是房子。People are bound to be tied down by something; if not stocks, then it’s houses.自己看自己都好得不得了，都是人家的错，其实人家看你，浑身是毛病。乐观是好的，但最坏的打算还是要做的，什么事情都要未雨绸缪。Self-perception is often overly favorable; we blame others, but they might see us riddled with flaws. Optimism is good, but planning for the worst is essential in all things.出人头地就是一个被人教训的过程。Rising above the crowd is a process fraught with lessons taught by others.口气不要比力气大。One's boasts should not exceed their abilities.人人心里有杆秤，什么时候可以同富贵，什么时候可以共患难，心里多少都有数的。Each person carries an inner scale, knowing when to share prosperity and when to face adversity together.目标从来都不遥远，一步步，一天天，只管全力以赴，剩下的交给时间。Targets are never far off; take one step at a time, one day at a time, exert full effort, and leave the rest to time.人总要赶一头，要么走要么留，唯独不好后悔，后悔没药可救的。One must always choose a direction, either to move forward or stay, but regrets are futile; there's no cure for them.人情就是欠来欠去的，就跟刷墙一样，刷过来刷过去，所以这个人情才会越来越深厚。Human relations are built upon reciprocal debts, like brushing paint back and forth, which deepens bonds over time.哪里有那么多真的假的，眼前看到的就是真的，走掉的都是假的。There's not much true or false; what's seen before you is real, and what's gone is irrelevant.当时我看不清楚她的样子，十年以后，我还是没有看清她的样子，但我看清了自己。At that time, I couldn't see her clearly, and even ten years later, I hadn't fully discerned her appearance, but I had gained clarity about myself.蟋蟀再勇敢，牙齿再尖，斗到最后，还是输的，要死的，人也是一样。Even the bravest cricket with the sharpest teeth eventually loses the fight and meets its demise; the same applies to humans.为什么我不可以是自己的码头？27号不是我的码头，宝总也不是，我是我自己的码头。Why can't I be my own harbor? Number 27 isn't my harbor, nor is Bao; I am my own harbor.宁敲金钟一记，不打破鼓千声。Better to strike a single golden bell than to beat a thousand drums in vain.关山难越，闯过去是扬眉吐气，又一程山高水远，闯不过去变成了教训，警示后来人。Mountains and rivers are hard to traverse; overcoming them brings pride and triumph, but failure turns into a lesson for posterity.今天的太阳，晒不到明天的衣裳。时间，决定一切。Today's sun won't shine on tomorrow's clothes; time determines everything.在老天爷看来，都是必然的。一种选择，一种人生，不是你晓得对跟错，就能够逃得掉的。In the eyes of fate, everything is predestined. Every choice leads to a different life, and understanding right from wrong doesn't exempt one from facing consequences.人生两个问题，第一，找到问题，第二，把它解决掉。Life presents two questions: first, identify the problem; second, solve it.天气不会一直好下去的，人不会一直占上风的。The weather will not always be favorable, nor will people consistently hold the upper hand.翻译：通义千问繁华落尽，皆是过眼云烟。而你，却选择与我们共度这一瞬。每一篇流转于唇齿间的英文篇章，像一帧帧泛黄的老照片，记载着岁月的情愫与哲思，每一句轻声细语的朗读，都是对你独一无二存在的回应。我们或许从未谋面，但透过电波，彼此之间仿佛建立起一种无法言喻的默契，仿若电影胶片上的光影斑驳，又如旧时唱片机里流淌出的复古旋律。谢谢你赠予美文电台这一份安静的关注，因为你，每一期节目才找到了归宿。在这个不设防的世界里，你选择了走进来，让我们的声音成为你生活中的某种注解，某种安慰，某种期盼。愿你继续在我们的陪伴下，找到属于自己的都市寓言，书写属于自己的人生剧本，在时间的隙缝里绽放成永恒的繁花。这里是为你读英语美文，感谢您的收听，我是雲昊，新春快乐，have a nice day.▎背景音乐Polonaise - 梅林茂Sorekara Epilogue I – Kokuhaku - 梅林茂Dark Chariot - 梅林茂2046 Main Theme - 梅林茂Love Theme II - 梅林茂▎主播介绍雲昊：软件工程博士后，研究生导师后期制作：雲昊文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第511期主播：John录制地点：纽约John McAuley是严喆本科时的外教，曾在2015年为我们带来过第69期节目《The Daffodil Principle水仙花法则》，第120期《回顾2015》，2016年第144期《毕业赠言》，2018年《我为什么而活》。John曾在联合国总部工作，后来分别在非洲，日本，大连，台湾，香港工作和生活过，现在回到了家乡纽约。从大连到上海，再到德国，这十多年来，严喆从本科读到博士，如今以访问学者的身份往返于中国和德国，也一直和John保持着亦师亦友的联系。当严喆读到I Still Matter 这首诗的时候，曾研究养老课题的他十分触动，我们终将老去，但我们将以什么样的心态面对衰老？John今年72岁，有着丰富的人生阅历，邀请他读这首诗再合适不过。严喆在德国沟通，John在美国朗读，永清在中国后期。跨越三个大洲，三个不同的时区，有了这期节目。做完后期，John听完节目后，发来信息：Thank you for reconnecting again, Yongqing and Yanzhe.  I greatly enjoy my occasional collaboration with you.  You chose a very poignant poem for your latest broadcast, and I believe it will touch the hearts of many.  May the good effects of the work you do return to you a thousand times over! Your connected, but unmet friend,John McA.I Still Matter 《我依然重要》作者：Patricia A Fleming I'm still here 我还在这里My looks are nothing special,My face reveals my age,My body shows some wear and tear,And my energy's not the same.我的长相并无特别之处、我的容颜暴露了我的年龄、我的身体有些磨损精力不济Too often my memory fails me,And I lose things all the time.One minute I know what I plan to do,And the next it may just slip my mind.我的记忆经常出错我总是丢三落四前一分钟我还知道要做什么下一秒就可能忘得一干二净。I try hard to avoid my mirror.There are things I would rather not see,And even those times when I just catch a glimpse,I can no longer recognize me.我努力避免照镜子有些事情我不想看到即使我只是瞥了一眼我已经认不出自己了The things I used to do with easeCan now cause aches and pains,And the quality of the things I doWill never be quite the same.我过去轻而易举地做的事情现在也会引起疼痛、我做事情的质量永远不会再像从前一样。I always compare my older selfTo those younger versions of me,And I know I'm wasting too much timeMissing who I used to be.我总是拿年老的自己与年轻时的自己相比我知道我浪费了太多时间怀念曾经的自己But the thing that really makes me sadIs despite what people see,Underneath my tattered, worn out shell,I'm still the same old me.但真正让我难过的是尽管人们看到在我破烂不堪的外表下我还是原来的我My heart can still feel endless love,And at times it still can ache.My heart can fill with so much joy,And then it can suddenly break.我的心依然能感受到无尽的爱有时也会心痛我的心可以充满欢乐然后突然破碎My soul can still feel sympathyAnd longs for forgiveness and peace,And there are times its light shines boldly through,And times when it longs for release.我的灵魂仍能感到同情渴望宽恕与和平有时它的光芒也会肆意闪耀也有渴望释放的时候。It's true, maybe now that I'm older,Feeling lonely may be status quo,But it also has made me more willingTo forgive and let past conflicts go.这是真的，也许现在我老了、感到孤独可能是现状、但这也让我更愿意原谅和放下过去的冲突。So maybe to some I look ugly and old,A person who barely exists.I'm still quite aware of the beauty inside,And my value should not be dismissed.也许在某些人看来，我又老又丑、一个几乎不存在的人。但我仍然很清楚自己的内在美、我的价值不应被忽视。So although not as strong and no beauty, it's true,I'm still here and want so much to live,And I know that there's no one in this world quite like me,And no one who has more to give.所以，尽管我不再强壮，不再美丽，但这是事实、我仍在这里，我很想活下去、我知道这个世界上没有人像我一样、也没有人可以比我给予更多。▎背景音乐是枝裕和《步履不停》《时间都去哪了》钢琴曲Barbra Streisand-Memory特别感谢：严喆，后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 往期回顾 | 第69期主播：严喆，John录制地点：柏林，2015年2月John McAuley是严喆在大连读本科时的外教。2015年，严喆前往柏林留学，当时定居香港的John到柏林游玩，在严喆的邀请下，John录制了这期节目The Daffodil Principle。这篇文章，是大学时，John推荐给严喆的。9年过去了，随着生活阅历的的增加，再次读起这篇文章，对“水仙花法则“有了更深的感触：Learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time—often just one baby step at a time—and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.那就是，懂得向我们的目标迈进，只求一步一个脚印——懂通常一次就一小步——懂得去热爱正在做的事，懂得利用时间的积累。当我们把时间的碎片叠加，再加上每天的一点努力，我们会发现我们也能成就辉煌。我们也能改变这个世界。9年过去了，John 72岁，回到了纽约。他将再一次做客“为你读英语美文”，为我们带来美文，就在下期，敬请期待哦。The Daffodil Principle《水仙花法则》Several times my daughter had telephoned me to say, "Dad, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over. "I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.好几次了，我女儿打电话来说： “爸爸，你务必得在那些水仙花凋谢之前来看看它们。”我是想去，可从拉古娜到箭头湖要开两个小时的车。"I will come next Tuesday, "I promised, a little reluctantly, after her third call.“那我下周二去吧。”在她第三次打来电话时，我极不情愿地答应道。Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I reluctantly drove there.到了那个周二，清晨很冷又下着雨，不过既然答应了， 我还是开车去了。When I finally walked into Carolyn's house, I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.等我终于到了卡罗琳家，拥抱问候过我的外孙们，说:"Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch! "“卡罗琳，别想那水仙了！天阴又有雾，路都看不清。这世上除了你和这些孩子，没有什么能让我为想去看他们再开一步车了！”My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this all the time, dad."女儿平静地笑着说：“爸爸，我们一直都在这种天气里开车 的呀！”"Well, you won’t get me back on the road until it clears, and then I’m heading for home! "I told her.“那反正你甭想让我再开车上路了，除非天晴了，然后我就直接开车回家！”我重申道。"But first we're going to see the daffodils. It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this."“但首先我们要去看水仙花。就几个街区而已，”卡罗琳说。“我来开。我已经习惯了。”"Carolyn," I said, "please turn around."“卡罗琳，”说，“请你掉头回去。”"It’s all right, dad, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."“没事的，爸爸，我保证。如果你错过了这次经历，你永远不会原谅自己的。”After about 20 minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read, Daffodil Garden.大概过了 20分钟，我们转到了一条碎石小路上，我看到一个小教堂。在教堂的稍远一侧，我看见一个手写的牌子，上面写着：“水仙花园”。We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. 我们走下车，一人领着一个孩子。我跟着卡罗琳顺小道而行， 转到小道的一角，我抬头一看，惊住了。Before me lay the most glorious sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swathes of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, and saffron and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers.在我面前是极为壮观的景象，看上去仿佛有人把一大缸金子倾倒下来，覆盖了峰顶和山坡。那些花栽种成宏伟的漩涡图案——宽宽窄窄的条纹有很多颜色，有深橘、白、柠檬黄、橙红、番红和乳黄。每种不同色系的 多种颜色种植为一组，这样看上去每组都用自己独特的色调一圈 圈地在自己的河流中流淌。那有五亩花。"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn. “这是谁种的呢？”我问卡罗琳。"Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio, we saw a poster, said, "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking”, that was the headline.“就一个女人，”卡罗琳回答， “她就以这片花为生。那是她的家。”卡罗琳指着一个整修得很好的A字形房子，在一片壮丽的景象当中，这房子看起来小而朴素。我走到房子跟前，在院子里我看到一张海报，标题是“答案我知道你要问的这些问题”。The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read.第一个答案很简单，写着：“50,000株”。The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and very little brain."第二个答案是：“一次种一株，一个女人，两只手，两只脚，不需多动脑。”The third answer was, "Began in 1958."第三个答案是：“开始于1958年”For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, whom more than 35 years before, had begun—one bulb at a time—to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountain top.对于我，那一刻是一次改变生活的经历。我在琢磨这个我从未谋面的女人，她在35年前，开始一次种一株——给她自己带来了美的景象和花满山顶的快乐。Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.就这样一次种一株，年复一年，这个不知名的女人永远地 改变了她所居住的世界，她创造了无法形容的壮丽、美好和感动。The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time—often just one baby step at a time—and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time.在这个水仙花园中得出的定律是值得庆祝的最伟大的定律之一。那就是，懂得向我们的目标迈进，只求一步一个脚印——懂通常一次就一小步——懂得去热爱正在做的事，懂得利用时间的积累。When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.当我们把时间的碎片叠加，再加上每天的一点努力，我们会发现我们也能成就辉煌。我们也能改变这个世界。"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn. " What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago and had worked away at it ‘one bulb at a time’ through all those years? Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"“ 这让我在某种意义上有点丧气。”我跟卡罗琳说，“ 如果我35年前有一个宏伟的目标，然后也像这样“一次种一株”地做下去，这些年我会有什么成就呢？想想我到底能做成什么！”My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way. "Start tomorrow," she said.女儿直截了当地总结了那天的收获。她说：“从明天开始。”She was right. It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"她是对的。追忆昨天失去的时光是毫无意义的。吸取成功经验，而非悔不当初的方法是只问：“我今天怎么过好今天？”Use the Daffodil Principle. 运用水仙花原理Stop waiting.....停止等待….Until your car or home is paid offUntil you get a new car or homeUntil your kids leave the houseUntil you go back to schoolUntil you finish schoolUntil you clean the houseUntil you organize the garageUntil you clean off your deskUntil you lose 10 lbs.Until you gain 10 lbs.Until you get marriedUntil you get a divorceUntil you have kidsUntil the kids go to schoolUntil you retireUntil summerUntil springUntil winterUntil fallUntil you die...直到你的车贷房贷还清直到你有了新车或新家直到你的孩子离开家直到你回到学校直到你完成学业直到你打扫完房子直到你整理好车库直到你把桌子清理干净直到你减掉10磅。直到你体重增加10磅。直到你结婚直到你离婚直到你有了孩子直到孩子们上学直到你退休直到夏天直到春天直到冬天直到秋天直到你逝去…There is no better time than right now to be happy.Happiness is a journey, not a destination.So work like you don't need money.Love like you've never been hurt.Dance like no one's watching.没有比现在更幸福的时刻。幸福是一段旅程，而不是目的地。所以像不需要钱一样工作。爱，就像你从未受过伤害。跳舞，就像没人在看一样。Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!愿你有一个美丽的水仙花日！▎背景音乐広橋真紀子 - Some Day My Prince Will Come広橋真紀子 - 花によせて石进 - 花的微笑特别感谢：严喆，后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第510期主播：严喆同行的朋友你好，我是严喆，在这个年末的冬日像你问好。又是一年，正在收听节目的你这一年过的都好吗？不论你这一年收获满满抑或是仍有遗憾，我都希望你可以调整好心情去迎接新的一年，新的可能性和探索新的目的地。每年的冬天都是一个和圣诞有关的季节，在今年的圣诞特辑里，我想和大家分享一首圣诞主题的诗。这首诗叫做little tree，作者是美国著名诗人e.e. cummings。短小的诗句里透露出浓郁的圣诞气氛，让读者也能感受到隔着文字的那一份独属于圣诞的欣喜和愉悦。在这里我也祝愿正在收听节目的你圣诞快乐，新年快乐！在寒冷的冬日也能找到一份舒适的温暖 。little tree《小树》作者：e.e. cummingslittle treelittle silent Christmas treeyou are so littleyou are more like a flower小树沉默的小圣诞树你是如此渺小你更像一朵花who found you in the green forestand were you very sorry to come away?see          i will comfort youbecause you smell so sweetly谁在绿色森林中发现了你你很遗憾离开吗？看，我会安慰你的因为你的气味如此甜美i will kiss your cool barkand hug you safe and tightjust as your mother would,only don’t be afraid我会亲吻你清凉的树皮紧紧拥抱你就像你妈妈一样只是不要害怕look           the spanglesthat sleep all the year in a dark boxdreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,看看那些终年沉睡在黑暗的盒子里梦想着被拿出来闪耀、金色和红色的小球，蓬松的丝线、put up your little armsand i’ll give them all to you to hold.every finger shall have its ringand there won’t be a single place dark or unhappy举起你的小手我就把它们都给你拿着。每个手指都有戒指没有一个地方是黑暗或不快乐的then when you’re quite dressedyou’ll stand in the window for everyone to seeand how they’ll stare!oh but you’ll be very proud当你穿戴整齐你会站在橱窗里让所有人看到他们会目不转睛哦，但你会非常自豪and my little sister and i will take handsand looking up at our beautiful treewe’ll dance and sing“Noel Noel”我和妹妹手牵手仰望我们美丽的树我们会边跳边唱"诺埃尔 诺埃尔"备注Noel: a word for ‘Christmas’ used especially in songs or on cards 圣诞节（尤用于歌曲和贺卡）, 例：Joyful Noel 快乐的圣诞节作者介绍爱德华·埃斯特林·卡明斯（Edward Estlin Cummings）（1894-1962年），美国诗人。他的诗作大都没有标点和大写字母。他也经常将自己的名字写“e.e.cummings”。他还擅长创造不同寻常的排字效果和词语组合，经常使用俚语和爵士乐的韵律。卡明斯出生在马萨诸塞州的坎布里奇。1915年毕业于哈佛大学，之后参加一战，加入法国的一支救护队。他被无端指责有通敌叛国之嫌，有几个月被法国政府关进集中营。这次经历为他日后创作小说《巨大的房间》（The Enormous Room）（1922年）提供了素材。诚寻访谈对象：美文的听众你们好，我是严喆，在高校做访问学者，正在进行一项生育保险制度/政策的学术研究，主要目的是想了解女性在生育过程中遇到的问题及获得的支持。现征询符合如下特征的受访人。访谈时长为0.5-1个小时。非常感谢您的关注！1. 如果您正在备孕/怀孕/已生产（小孩最好3周岁以内）2. 如果您是上述女性的配偶或伴侣3. 如果您认识的家人朋友当中包含了上述人群4. 如果您对女性生育相关问题有任何想要表述的观点若您符合上述任意类别，请通过微信Heidingsfeld与我取得联系。▎主播介绍严喆：博士，访问学者▎背景音乐Silent NightNoel Noel 后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第509期主播：严喆同行的朋友你好，我是严喆。好久好久不见，正在收听节目的你最近都还好吗？今天的节目里我想和大家分享一首诗 Remember 是由美国本土女诗人，音乐家，剧作家Joy Harjo创作的。Joy通过这首诗阐释了人和万物生灵亲密无间的关系，语言清新易懂，蕴意却深长。想跟大家分享这首诗的初衷也是因为观察到身边的朋友每天都非常忙碌，为了生活而奔波，为了家庭而奋斗，为了自己的理想努力坚持。我想我们能做的就是彼此打气，在这个纷闹喧嚣的世界里找到自己内心的那一方净土，但在这个过程中我们也不要忘了要慢下来，停下来，去听一听鸟鸣，闻一闻花香，摸一摸大树。接下来请在听节目的你试着停下忙碌的脚步，静心下来，我读给你听。Remember《记得》作者：Joy Harjo，翻译：严喆Remember the sky that you were born under,请记住你出生的苍穹know each of the star’s stories.了解每颗星星的故事Remember the moon, know who she is.请记住那明月，知道她是谁Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time. 请记住那日出，它是时间的起点Remember sundown and the giving away to night.请记住余晖和夜晚的登场Remember your birth, how your mother struggled to give you form and breath.请记住你的母亲如何奋力给予你生命和呼吸You are evidence of her life, and her mother’s, and hers.你是她生命的延续，也是她母亲的Remember your father. He is your life, also.请记住你的父亲，他也是你生命的一部分Remember the earth whose skin you are: red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earthbrown earth, we are earth.请记住构成你肌肤的土地：红的，黑的，黄的，白的，棕色的，我们与它融为一体Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their tribes, their families, their histories, too. 请记住那些植物，大树，动物，它们也都有自己的族群，家人，和历史Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems.去跟它们说话吧！听听它们有什么要说的，它们就是活着的诗歌Remember the wind. Remember her voice. She knows the origin of this universe.请记住那风，记住她的声音，因为她知道宇宙的起源Remember you are all people and all people are you.请记住你中有我，我中有你Remember you are this universe and this universe is you.请记住你就是这宇宙，这宇宙就是你Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.请记住万物都在移动，在成长，也包括你Remember language comes from this.请记住语言就来源于此Remember the dance language is, that life is.请记住舞动的语言就是生活本真Remember.请记住诚寻访谈对象：美文的听众你们好，我是严喆，在高校做访问学者，正在进行一项生育保险制度/政策的学术研究，主要目的是想了解女性在生育过程中遇到的问题及获得的支持。现征询符合如下特征的受访人。访谈时长为0.5-1个小时。非常感谢您的关注！1. 如果您正在备孕/怀孕/已生产（小孩最好3周岁以内）2. 如果您是上述女性的配偶或伴侣3. 如果您认识的家人朋友当中包含了上述人群4. 如果您对女性生育相关问题有任何想要表述的观点若您符合上述任意类别，请通过微信Heidingsfeld与我取得联系。▎主播介绍严喆：博士，访问学者▎背景音乐轩东 – 碎银几两広橋真紀子 - 愛を感じて后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第508期主播：罗斌各位为你读英语美文的听众朋友大家好，好久不见，我是罗斌，在深圳向你问好。时隔一年，再次做起电台节目，跟大家聊聊天，读读文章，仿佛又一次进入了一个乌托邦世界，不知道电台那头的你这一年过得如何 ？今天和大家分享的话题或许会有些沉重，但可能大多数人，或者身边人，都经历过，或者正在经历着，它就是【抑郁症depression】，根据世界卫生组织统计，全球约10亿人正在遭受精神障碍困扰，中国精神卫生调查显示，我国抑郁症患者人数为9500万，这并不是一个小数字。在第77期节目《走出抑郁 Out of Shadows》中主播Benny也曾经做过一起关于抑郁症的节目，并分享了自己如何走出抑郁的故事，今天的节目里，我想继续为大家分享的一篇文章，是出自马修·约翰斯通Matthew Johnstone的治愈绘本作品I Have A Black Dog, 《我有一只黑狗》，而这只黑狗就是抑郁症。马修.约翰斯通曾是一名抑郁症患者，他用极其触动人心的洞察力和细腻柔软的笔触，让世人了解到与一只“黑狗”作伴是什么感觉，描绘了他如何与“黑狗”搏斗、向“黑狗”屈服到与“黑狗”和解、驾驭“黑狗”的心路历程。绘本一经出版便大受欢迎，引发了读者深度共鸣。今天，我把它分享给你，希望能够带给你些许力量和启发，去面对这只黑狗。I Have A Black Dog《我有一只黑狗》作者 Matthew Johnstone翻译：中国日报双语新闻I had a black dog. His name was Depression. Whenever the black dog made an appearance, I felt empty and life just seemed to slow down. He could surprise me with the visit for no reason or occasion. The back dog could make me look and feel older than my years.我有一条黑狗，它名叫抑郁。黑狗一来，我就会感到空虚，生活百无聊赖。它会无缘无故突然造访，让我看起来，感觉起来，都像个老人。When the rest of the world seemed to be enjoying life, I could only see it through the black dog. Activities that usually brought me pleasure suddenly ceased to. He liked to ruin my appetite. He chewed up my memory and my ability to concentrate. Doing anything or going anywhere with black dog required super human strength.其他人在享受生活时，而我却只能和黑狗相伴，那些曾带给我快乐的事也提不起我的兴趣。它让我丧失食欲，蚕食我的记忆力，让我无法集中精神。拖着这条黑狗，我就什么事都不想做，哪里也不想去。At social occasions, he would sniff out what confidence I had and chase it away. My biggest fear was being found out; I worried that people judge me. Because of the shame and stigma of the black dog, I was constantly worried about being found out.社交场合里，它会驱走我残存的自信我最害怕的是被人知道，担心别人说三道四，黑狗带来的羞愧和耻辱，让我时刻担心会被发现。So I invested a vast amount of energy into covering him up. Keeping up an emotional life is exhausting! Black dog could make me think and say negative things. He could make me irritable and difficult to be around. He would take my love and bury my intimacy. 因此我竭力掩盖，掩藏情绪的生活，让人精疲力竭黑狗让我消极地思考和言谈，它让我喜怒无常，难以相处，它夺走了我的爱，埋藏了温情。He loved nothing more than to wake me up with highly reparative negative thinking. He also liked to remind me how exhausted I was going to be the next day.它最爱在半夜把我唤醒，心中只有那些消极地念头，它还提醒着我将会面对对么心力交瘁的一天。Having a black dog in your life isn’t so much about feeling a bit down, sad or blue...at its worst it’s about being devoid of feeling altogether. 生活中黑狗的跟随，不仅是些许失落，感伤，忧郁，最糟糕时，我根本已毫无知觉。As I got older, the black dog got bigger and he started hanging around all the time. I'd chase him off with whatever I thought might send him running. But more often than not he'd come out on top. Going down became easier than getting up again. 我一天天老区，黑狗一点点长大，他开始时刻不离我的左右，我试图捡起家伙，想尽办法驱赶它，但获胜的往往是它，和重新站起来相比，躺倒变得更容易。The black dog had finally succeeded in hijacking my life. When you lose all joy in life, you can begin to question what the point of it is.黑狗终于劫走了我的生活，当生活不再有丝毫快乐，你便开始怀疑生命的意义。Thankfully, this was the time that I sought professional help. This was my first step towards recovery and a major turning point in my life; I learnt that it doesn’t matter who you are the black dog affects millions and millions of people; it is an equal opportunity mongrel.幸运的是，起就此打住，转而寻求专业帮助，那是我迈向康复的第一步，也是我人生的一大转折点我知道了，不管你是谁，无数人都会被它袭击，谁都可能在其阴影下生活。I also learnt that there was no silver bullet or magic pill. Medication can help some and others might need a different approach altogether. I also learnt that being emotionally genuine and authentic to those who are close to you, can be an absolute game changer.我还得知，没有什么灵丹妙药，药物对有些人有效，另一些人则需要完全不同的疗法，我还了解到，向亲近的人说出自己的真实感情，能起到关键的疗效。Most importantly, I learnt not to be afraid of the black dog and I taught him a few new tricks of my own. The more tired and stressed you are the louder he barks, so it's important to learn how to quiet your mind.最重要的是，我学会不再惧怕黑狗，甚至向它耍了一些自己的花招，你越疲劳，越紧张，黑狗就叫的越凶，所以学会让自己平静下来很重要。It is clinically proven that regular exercise can be as effective in mild to moderate depression as antidepressant drugs. So go for a walk or run and leave the mutt behind.临床试验证明，对缓解轻度和中度抑郁症，经常锻炼可以向吃药一样有效，所以去走走，去跑步吧，把那条笨狗甩开。Keeping a mood journal or getting your thoughts on paper can be cathartic and often insightful. Also keep track of the things you have to be grateful for.坚持写日记，把想法写下来是一种宣泄，有助于看清问题，当然，别忘了记下值得感恩的事。The most important thing to remember is that no matter how bad it gets, if you take the right steps, talk to the right people, black dog days can and will pass.最重要的是，记住，无论情况多糟，只要你用对方法，找到合适的人求助，被黑狗笼罩的日子，一定会过去。I wouldn't say that I am grateful for the black dog. But he has been an incredible teacher. He forced me to re-evaluate and simplify my life. I learnt that rather than running away from my problems, it is better to embrace them.我不会说我感谢这条黑狗，但它确实是个神奇的老师，它迫使我反思生活，活得简单点，我认识到，尤其逃避问题，还不如直接面对它，黑狗或许将永远是我生命的一部分，但它再不会是以前的那只野兽了。我们达成了理解。我知道了，学习知识，耐心，自律和幽默，再凶狠的黑狗也可以被制伏。The black dog may always be a part of my life. But he would never be the beast that it was. We have an understanding. I've learnt through knowledge, patience, discipline and humour, the worst black dog can be made to heel.黑狗或许永远会是我生命的一部分，但它不再是那只凶猛的野兽，我们达成了理解。我了解到，通过知识，耐心，克制和幽默，再凶猛的黑狗也能被制服。If you are in difficulty, never be afraid to ask for help. There is absolutely no shame in doing so; the only shame is missing out of life.如果你也陷入了困境，一定不要害怕求助，这并不是什么丢人的事，只有错过生活才是最大的遗憾。每个人都或多或少有抑郁的情绪，就如作者说的，这条黑狗或许永远都会成为我们生命的一部分，如果正在收听节目的你，察觉到了身边的黑狗很大，那么我想告诉你的是，承认它的存在和强大并不是羞耻的事情，重要的是学会面对它，理解它，拥抱它，让自身变得积极强大，总有一天，这只黑狗会被我们驯服，而与它相处的过程，也终将我们成为人生中一笔宝贵的经历和财富。各位听众朋友们，本期的节目就到这里，我是罗斌，我们下期再会。▎主播介绍罗斌：毕业于广东海洋大学，现在在深圳工作▎背景音乐1. 小松原俊 - Love Song2. Moon River- Wayne Gratz3. 星尘 - 温野后期制作：罗斌文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第507期主播：雲昊The Endless《漫长的》作者：班宇，翻译：ChatGPT 3.5Snap your fingers, he said,Let's make a resonating snap,distant things will shatter,the people before us are still unaware.打个响指吧，他说我们打个共鸣的响指遥远的事物将被震碎面前的人们此时尚不知情Whistle, I said,You, whistle a slanted tunelike iron, then a needle,the magnetic arc brushes the green glass.吹个口哨吧，我说你来吹个斜斜的口哨像一块铁然后是一枚针磁极的弧线拂过绿玻璃Have a sip of water, and glance at the river,calm in its tranquility, turbulent in its storm,we miss a step,a tiny tear drops on the stone,it won’t dry up for a long time.喝一杯水吧，也看一看河在平静时平静，不平静时我们就错过了一层台阶一小颗眼泪滴在石头上很长时间也不会干涸The whole season encases it in amber,flowing in chunks, specific radiance,behind it, distant things reside.整个季节将它结成了琥珀块状的流淌，具体的光芒在它身后是些遥远的事物世间小人物的命运，在《漫长的季节》中浮浮沉沉。他们没有什么人生大事要实现，也不是要做什么成功之路的主角，只不过在悲哀的磅秤上大家拥有同样的分量。唯一公平的是，不管失去至亲还是被霸凌、被侵害，当秋日爽朗的天空有一片明媚的阳光出现，它会照耀所有人，为他们带来片刻抚慰，仿佛某一刻美好会凝固为永恒。时代的琥珀里，最珍贵最动人的部分，是真情与道义的坚守，是历尽千帆、问心无愧后的“往前看，别回头”。▎背景音乐丁可《忧郁的天空下》姜育恒《再回首》▎主播介绍雲昊：博士后，大学教师后期制作：雲昊文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第506期 主播：Susie大家好，我是Susie，欢迎收听为你读英语美文。这些天来，各类战争新闻、消息报导不断，让人扼腕叹息的同时，也深深感到这个世界并不太平，战争其实离我们并没有那么遥远。对普通人来说，战争永远是残酷的，那是一种长久的伤痛，这种伤痛会跨越时间、空间，甚至跨越世代。今天想要和大家分享的，是来自叶芝的一首诗——《一个爱尔兰飞行员预见他的死亡》。这首诗的主角是罗伯特·格雷戈里（Robert Gregory, 1881-1918），叶芝写了四首关于他的诗，其中三首是挽歌。格雷戈里是叶芝一位密友的独子，他战死于第一次世界大战。在战争中，他所驾驶的飞机不幸被“友军的炮火”击落。这首诗设定在格雷戈里去世前的那个时刻，诗人以大胆的姿态附身于格雷戈里，试图借由飞行员的独白，解释他能够预见危险、却依然这么做的缘由。死神也许随时会降临，年轻的飞行员别无选择，尽管害怕，尽管留恋，他们也不得不假装坦然接受死亡、抱着活着回来的信念赴死而战。An Irish Airman Foresees His Death《一个爱尔兰飞行员预见他的死亡》作者: W.B YeatsI know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; 我清楚我将邂逅宿命在某个云深高处；Those that I fight I do not hate, Those that I guard I do not love; 我与交战者并无怨恨，对所捍卫者亦无爱恋；My county is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, 我的故乡在基尔塔坦，那里的穷人是我的同胞，No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. 输赢于他们并无损减，也不会使他们生活更好。Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public men, nor cheering crowds, 我不为律法、不为职责而战，也不为领袖和欢呼的民众，A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; 独有的一念兴起驱我卷入这喧嚣的云雾；I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, 我回想一切，在心中权衡，将来的岁月似毫无意义，A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death.毫无意义的是身后经年，在这生死瞬间 二者轻重同一。战争是一面镜子，它能够让我们更好地认识和平的可贵。我们应该庆幸，我们身处于一个相对和平、稳定的社会，更应该感恩和珍惜我们现在所拥有的一切，认真去对待每一天，好好地生活。今天的节目就到这里，感谢聆听，我们下期再见。▎背景音乐电影《太极旗飘扬》BGM▎主播介绍Susie: 毕业于美国杜兰大学，现居杭州，从事审计工作文案：Susie, 后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文 · 第505期     主播：永清Hello，好久不见，我是永清，欢迎收听为你读英语美文，我在家乡云南蒙自向你问好。最近，秋天带来阵阵凉意，石榴树上挂满了果子，釉质的外皮闪着柔和的光。记得几天前它们还都是绿色的，不知何时就红了脸，秋天，赋予了石榴最甜美的滋味。站在石榴树下，我想起了英国诗人济慈的作品《秋颂》。1819年的秋天，济慈漫步于田野，秋高气爽，刚收割过的田地温暖明亮，诗人感到心旷神怡，于是有了这首诗。To Autumn 《秋颂》节选作者：John Keats，译者：查良铮Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun,雾气洋溢，果实圆熟的秋，你和成熟的太阳成为友伴；Conspiring with him how to load and blessWith fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;你们密谋用累累的珠球，缀满茅檐下的葡萄藤蔓；To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees,And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;使屋前的老树背负着苹果，让熟味透进果实的心中，To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shellsWith a sweet kernel; to set budding more,使葫芦胀大，鼓起了榛子壳，好塞进甜核；又为了蜜蜂And still more, later flowers for the bees,Until they think warm days will never cease,For Summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.一次一次开放过迟的花朵，使它们以为日子将永远暖和，因为夏季早填满它们黏巢。石榴园的石榴树是姐夫母亲40多年前种下的，当时的小树苗已经成长为大树，虽然姐夫的母亲已过世多年，石榴依旧硕果累累，滋养着后人。从春天的花朵，到夏天结果，秋天成熟，既有果农的辛劳，大自然也把熟味透进果实的心中。看着一颗颗果实，我有一种踏实感。春耕，夏长，秋收，冬藏。这是大自然的规律，也是我们做事的规律，一棵石榴树从种下到收获果实需要好几年的时间；为什么我们刚投入，就迫切地想要得到成果呢？其实，无论工作，读书，投资，锻炼身体，做节目…任何长期主义的事，我们都要做好过程，这个过程可能曲折又漫长，我们需要耐心，需要坚持，需要接纳和拥抱这个过程。我们能控制的只有过程，至于结果，存在很多不确定因素，我们无法控制，但我相信有好的过程，结果自然也不会太差，哪怕结果差强人意，我们尽力了也不会有太多遗憾。如愿，则喜；不如意，则获经历。梭罗说：“The value of any experience is measured, of course, not by the amount of money, but the amount of development we get out of it. 衡量任何一项活动的价值都不能凭它最后盈利多少，而应该看从中得到多少长进。”总是播种，常常期待，有时收获。这里是为你读英语美文，我是永清，我们下期再会。▎背景音乐Goldmund - The Wind Wings広橋真紀子 - cocoro▎主播介绍永清: 毕业于西安外国语大学，现居云南和北京后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是： “为你读英语美文”。