酷兔英语

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GO placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with other, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

placidly (adverb): calmly
haste (noun): busyness
surrender (noun): the act of giving up
ignorant (adjective): unknowing
vexatious (adjective): causing annoyance
vain (adjective): self-obsessed
virtue (noun): goodness
strive for (verb): to try to accomplish
feign (verb): to pretend to feel something
cynical (adjective): distrustful of humanity
aridity (noun): dryness
disenchantment (noun): disappointment about something or someone you previously liked or enjoyed
perennial (adjective): recurring
fatigue (noun): tiredness
aspiration (noun): something that you hope to do in the future 
sham (noun): something that is fake
drudgery (noun): boring work that has to be done
Max Ehrmann (1872-1945)

生词表:
  • surrender [sə´rendə] 移动到这儿单词发声  vt.&n.交出;引渡;放弃   (初中英语单词)
  • ignorant [´ignərənt] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.无知的,愚昧的   (初中英语单词)
  • career [kə´riə] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.经历;生涯;职业   (初中英语单词)
  • humble [´hʌmbəl] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.谦卑的 vt.贬抑   (初中英语单词)
  • virtue [´və:tʃu:] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.美德;贞操;长处   (初中英语单词)
  • affection [ə´fekʃən] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.友爱;慈爱   (初中英语单词)
  • counsel [´kaunsəl] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.商议;劝告;律师   (初中英语单词)
  • shield [ʃi:ld] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.盾牌;防御 v.保护   (初中英语单词)
  • distress [di´stres] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.痛苦 vt.使苦恼   (初中英语单词)
  • discipline [´disiplin] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.纪律;训练   (初中英语单词)
  • therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] 移动到这儿单词发声  ad.&conj.因此;所以   (初中英语单词)
  • whatever [wɔt´evə] 移动到这儿单词发声  pron.&a.无论什么   (初中英语单词)
  • conceive [kən´si:v] 移动到这儿单词发声  v.设想;表达;怀孕   (初中英语单词)
  • confusion [kən´fju:ʒən] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.混乱(状态);骚乱   (初中英语单词)
  • pretend [pri´tend] 移动到这儿单词发声  v.假装;借口;妄求   (初中英语单词)
  • disappointment [,disə´pɔintmənt] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.失望;挫折   (初中英语单词)
  • caution [´kɔ:ʃən] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.&vt.小心;告诫;警告   (高中英语单词)
  • strive [straiv] 移动到这儿单词发声  vi.争取;努力;奋斗   (高中英语单词)
  • misfortune [mis´fɔ:tʃən] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.不幸;灾祸   (高中英语单词)
  • fatigue [fə´ti:g] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.&vt.(使)疲劳(劳累)   (高中英语单词)
  • loneliness [´ləunliniz] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.孤独,寂寞   (高中英语单词)
  • wholesome [´həulsəm] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.有益于健康的   (高中英语单词)
  • universe [´ju:nivə:s] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.天地;全人类;银河系   (高中英语单词)
  • previously [´pri:viəsli] 移动到这儿单词发声  ad.预先;以前   (高中英语单词)
  • aggressive [ə´gresiv] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.进攻的;侵略的   (英语四级单词)
  • lesser [´lesə] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.较小的;次要的   (英语四级单词)
  • gracefully [´greisfuli] 移动到这儿单词发声  ad.优美地,斯文地   (英语四级单词)
  • heroism [´herəuizəm] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.英勇;英雄主义   (英语六级单词)
  • cynical [´sinikəl] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.讥诮的;冷嘲的   (英语六级单词)
  • perennial [pə´reniəl] 移动到这儿单词发声  a.长期的 n.多年生植物   (英语六级单词)
  • drudgery [´drʌdʒəri] 移动到这儿单词发声  n.苦工;苦役   (英语六级单词)



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