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活在当下：每一天都是全新的开始来源：考试大【有了考试大，考遍全天下】2012年2月29日It does not have to be January 1st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day and your life. Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, heal yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser. Every day gives you a chance to reinvent yourself, to fine-tune who you are, and build on lessons of what you have learned. It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life and switch gears, instead of thinking in the same old ways, hoping for a different outcome。 不一定非得要在1月1日才有机会最大限度地利用你的每一天，其实每一天都是一个全新的开始，让我们去学习、成长、发展自己的能力，让自己从过去的悔恨和伤痛中痊愈，变得更加睿智。每一天，我们都有机会根据以前所学的知识来重新调整自己。今天试着去改变生活中那些无益的事情，永远都不会太晚。改变思维，期待一个完全不同的结果。 Be nimble, be flexible, and keep and open mind to start each day anew! Flexibility is the key! 保持机警，懂得变通，保持开放的心态去开始每个全新的一天！灵活变通是关键！ Ask yourself: How do you wake up each day? Do you start your day going already feeling pressured and rushed? Do you go through the morning routine without much thought at all, doing what you “have to do” to start your day? 问问自己：你每天都是怎么醒来的？是否在你醒来的时候，你已经感到压力重重和慌张？你是否一切照常，而没有想太多你要做什么去开始新的一天？ How about starting each new day with a moment to stop, breathe and think of a positive intention for the day。 不如这样：每天伊始，让自己停顿一下，深呼吸并想一下这一天中的积极目的。 Think not just what you want to DO, but how you want to BE today? 不仅要想想你想做什么，还要思考你想以什么样的状态度过今天？ Each day is a new beginning and a blank slate. How would you like to create your day? Think of it as a blank canvas what would you like to paint on it. What can you create? If you wake up in a negative mindset, you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day, and your canvas will not reflect hope, happiness and joy。 每一天都是一个全新的开始，就像一张白纸。你想怎样度过你的每一天？把它想象成一匹白色的布你想在上面画上什么，你能实现什么？如果你消极地醒来，很大可能就会让这一整天都蒙上深色的基调，而你的画布上也不会体现出希望、快乐和喜悦。 If you take each day to think positively, and have a positive intention for how you would like to create your day, how would your life be different? What positive outcome can reflect your positive intention? 如果你积极地看待每一天，对于如何度过每一天都有积极的想法，那么你的生命会有什么不同？你的正面想法又会有什么样的好结果？ What can daily positive intentions do for you? Every day you will give yourself the gift of an “attitude of gratitude。” 每天都拥有积极想法会发生什么作用？那就是每一天你都能收到“感恩”这份大礼。 Visualizing how you would like your day will help release positive energy from within you and you will attract more positive energy from those around you. Instead of spinning your wheels in an old way of thinking, each day is a chance to reframe and re-look at things in a different way。 在脑海里构想下你的一天，能让你释放正面能量，你也能够从你的周边吸取更多的正面能量。不要带着陈旧的观点过下去，每一天都是从不同角度重新计划和审视一切的好机会。 You can experience each day an awe in the beauty and creation of the world and the beauty of you who is in it! 带着敬畏之心经历每一天这个世界的美好和创造，还有生活其中美好的你。 You find yourself shifting from an “”I cant mindset” to an “I can” mindset。” 你就会发现原来你已经从原来的那个“我不能够”的思维模式切换到了“我能够”。 With a focus on positive intentions, you feel more empowered and more like a “victor” than a “victim。” 保持积极的心态，你会感到力量无穷，更像一个胜利者而不是一个受害者。 You are more mindful of the present, and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day. After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you dont want to live there! 活在当下，就更有可能充实的过好现在的每一天。毕竟，过去只是一个回忆的好地方，而你不会想生活在过去！ So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day? Each morning, write it down and reflect each evening on how you did! 所以为何不在每天伊始的时候，花一点儿时间思考一下今天的正面目的呢？每天早上都把自己的目标写下来，每天晚上反思你所做的！ Here are examples of Positive Intentions: 下是一些正面能量的例子： “Today I would like to replace my feelings of annoyance towards my co-worker to feelings of acceptance。” “今天我想要把我对同事的厌倦转化为接受” “I am looking forward today to focusing on what I am grateful for in my life, rather than what is missing, and express gratefulness to others。” “我希望今天能够感激所拥有的，而不是遗憾所失去的，同时向别人表示感谢”。 “Today I want to slow my life down and take time to savor the moment, especially with my children” “今天我要放慢我的步伐，尽情享受一段时光，和孩子们的特别时光”。 Using each day to recommit yourself to positive thinking and intention will help you create the life you want and that you deserve! 每一天都保持积极乐观的想法和目标，能让你过上想要并值得拥有的生活！ 享受过程的乐趣：一路走来，缤纷多彩If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on.For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.What are you doing? asked one of the visitors.We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth! one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide assortment of insects. He removed the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing visitors.Then he said quietly and confidently, Even if we dont dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a goal is for-to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen; in other words, to set us to digging!But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every endeavor will be completed. Not every dream will be realized.But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.原文链接：如果你曾经由于失败而丧失信心,那么请继续读下去.一般来说,达到了自我设定的标准并不意味着有多么重要,我来给你解释下,究竟为什么我会如此这般说呢.在小房的后面,两兄弟俩打算挖一个深坑.正当他们为此劳碌的时候,一对年长的二人站在一旁看着他们在那里忙来忙去.来访的二人说道:你们在做什么呢?兄弟俩中,一位先开口了,他激动的说:我们俩人打算挖一条打通地球的深洞.年长的两位仁兄开始嗤笑起来,他们告诉这两个年轻人他们这样的做法简直是无稽之谈.过了一会后,年轻的小兄弟挖出了一锹土来,上面满是蜘蛛,爬虫以及一大堆叫不出名堂的昆虫.他把这锹满载着小生命的泥土倒在那两位对此嘲笑的来人面前.然后他静静地又满带着自信地说道:就算我们所打算的没有真正成功,看看我们忙活着一阵子有多少收获!目标太远大,但是我们的确因此而行动.而且正是这个目标,它引导着我们为自己选择的道路而奋斗.换言之,让我们为此而努力.有了理想不可能完全都会实现.有了努力不可能就事事如意.天下无不散之宴席.怀揣期望不一定会有结果.情爱也不见得天长地久.不是有付出就会有收获.不是有着梦想就会成真.当你离实现自己的目标太渺茫时,你也许会说:恩,我的确没有成功,但是看看我一路下来都收获了什么!看由于我坚持不懈的努力,我发现了多少以前从未知晓好东西啊!人活着,就需要为一些事情而努力.我意识到:其实有意义的地方并不是结果,而是我们为此而一路走来的身后相随的脚印.点击查看更多双语阅读快捷导航： 双语新闻 生活常识 日常用语 娱乐休闲 双语美文推荐：积极看待每一天来源：考试大 【考试大：我的学习乐园,我的考试专家】 2012年1月13日Think Positive Thoughts Every Day积极看待每一天If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view.如果你觉得心有余力不足，觉得缺乏前进的动力，有时候你只需要改变思维的角度。By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.试着训练自己的思想朝好的一面看，这样你就会汲取实现目标的动力，而不会因为消极沉沦停滞不前。Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Dont leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.一旦变换看问题的角度，你的生活会豁然开朗，幸福快乐会接踵而来。别交出掌握命运的主动权，也别指望局面会不可思议的好转。你必须与内心希望与热情步调一致。建立自信，敢于与困难短兵相接，而非绕道而行。记住，力量不是驾驭局势的法宝，无坚不摧的能力才是最重要的。Always believe that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and doubt. Turn your worry hours into productive hours. Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in. You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world.请坚信，美好的降临并非不可能，失误也许是成功的前奏。将惶恐化作信任，学会超越担忧和疑虑。让“诚惶诚恐”的时光变得“富有成效”。不要挥霍浪费精力，将它投到有意义的事情中去。当你下意识品尝生命的欢愉时，美好就会出现。当你积极地看待生活，并以此作为你的日常准则时，你就会找到快乐的真谛。不抛弃不放弃：艰难时刻请对自己说这10句话来源：新浪【考试大：助你将考试一网打尽】2011年12月27日1.You never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice you have。 不到没有退路之时，你永远不会知道自己有多强大。 2.You cannot change what you refuse to confront。 你不去面对又怎么能去改变呢。 3.No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isnt trying。 无论你犯了多少错，或者你进步得有多慢，你都走在了那些不曾尝试的人的前面。 4.Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain。 生活不是等待暴风雨过去，而是要学会在雨中跳舞。 5.Letting go doesnt mean that youre a quitter. It doesnt mean that you lost. It just means that you realize in that moment thats its time to let go and move on。 放手不代表放弃，不代表你输了。那只代表你知道在那一刻你该放手了，然后继续生活。 6.If you are passionate about something, pursue it, no matter what anyone else thinks. Thats how dreams are achieved。 如果你想要什么，那就勇敢地去追求，不要管别人是怎么想的，因为这就是实现梦想的方式。 7.Give up worrying about what others think of you. What they think isnt important. What is important is how you feel about yourself。 不要为别人怎么看你而烦恼。别人的看法并不重要，重要的是你怎么看待你自己。 8.You can learn great things from your mistakes when you arent busy denying them。 当你不再急于否认错误时，你就学到了重要的一课。 9.Never let success get to your head, and never let failure get to your heart。 不要让成功冲昏了头脑，也不要把失败记在心里。 10.Life is short and you deserve to be happy。 生命苦短，你应该过得开心些。 弥留之际：敢不敢对自己说出这10句话来源：新浪【考试大：助你将考试一网打尽】2011年11月11日1.I followed my heart and intuition. 我听从了我的内心，跟随了我的直觉。 This is your life, and its a short one. Dont accept false choices. Dont let others put a cage around you. Try what you want to try. Go where you want to go. Follow your own intuition. 这是你的人生，人生苦短。不要接受不是你真心的选择，别让其他人把你困在牢笼里。想做什么就做什么，想去哪儿就去哪儿。跟着你的感觉走。 2.I said what I needed to say. 我说了该说的。 You must say what you need to say when you need to say it. It may be your only chance to do so. Dont censor yourself. Speak the truth. Your truth. 你应该在适当的时刻说出你该说的话，这是你唯一的机会。别压抑自己，说出事实，你认为的事实。 3.I did what I needed to do. 我做了该做的。 The greatest gift extraordinarily successful people have over average people is their ability to get themselves to take action to physically do something about getting from where they are now to where they want to be. And no, it wont be easy. But in the end, suffering from the pain of discipline while you do what you need to do is a whole lot easier than suffering from the regret and disappointment of never fulfilling any of your dreams. 非常成功的人优于普通人最大的天赋在于他们敢于采取行动，真正做一些事，改变现在的自己，向梦想的未来进发。这个过程并不容易。就算到最后，你因为做了该做的事情而受到惩罚和伤害，那也比从未实现梦想的悔恨和失望带来的伤痛要小得多。 4.I made a difference. 我影响了别人。 In life, you get what you put in. When you make a positive impact in someone elses life, you also make a positive impact in your own life. Do something thats greater than you something that helps someone else to be happy or to suffer less. Doing something nice for someone can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. 生活就是这样，你付出了会得到回报。当你为别人的生活带来了积极的影响，你也同样也是在积极影响你自己的生活。为别人做点事儿，做点让他们快乐或者少受点苦的事儿。与人为善，可以改变世界，可能不是全世界，但是至少能改变他们的世界。 5. I know what true love is. 我了解什么是真爱。 Relationships must be chosen wisely. Theres no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. 选择感情的时候要明智，别着急。如果一段感情是命中注定，那么它总归会发生：在对的时间，跟对的人，有最好的理由。 Love is beautiful and unpredictable. The best thing you can do is to start to become the most outstanding person possible. The universe will know when you are ready, and when you are, true love will happen, unexpectedly. 爱情很美，却也无法预知，所以你能做的最好的事就是开始尽力让自己成为最棒的那个人。等你做好准备，上帝会知道，到时候，真爱总会不期而遇。 6. I am happy and grateful. 我很幸福，很感恩。 Very little is needed to create happiness. It is all within you, in your way of thinking. 幸福不是靠创造的，幸福一直在你的身边，跟你的思维方式息息相关。 A big part of this is simply being grateful for what you have. Look around. Appreciate the things you have right now. Many people arent so lucky. 幸福里的很重要一部分，是对你现在所拥有的怀着一颗感恩之心。看看周围，享受此刻所拥有的一切。许多人都没你这么幸运。 7.I am proud of myself. 我为自己感到骄傲。 You are your own best friend and your own biggest critic. Being proud of yourself is also known as having strong self-esteem. Being proud isnt bragging about how great you are. Its more like quietly knowing that youre worth a lot. Acknowledge your positive qualities, and when you come across a quality in yourself that you arent proud of, dont sulk in your sorrows, proactively work on correcting it. 你是你自己最好的朋友也是最大的批评者，为自己感到骄傲，是要有强烈的自尊心，而不是自吹自擂炫耀自己有多伟大。其实更像是内心暗暗了解自己的价值。承认自己正面的品质，要是发现身上有你并不觉得自豪的某种品质，也别难过，主动改正就好。 8.I became the best version of me. 我成为了最好的自己。 Remember, at any given moment, you are in competition with one person and one person only yourself. You are competing to be the best you can be. 要记住，在任何时候，你的竞争对手有且只有一个，那就是你自己。和自己比赛，努力成为最好的自己。 9.I forgave those who hurt me. 我原谅了那些伤害过我的人。 Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you. 怨恨的情绪是在浪费你的幸福。宽恕是释放心灵的囚犯，而那个被困的人就是你自己。 10. I have no regrets. 我不后悔。 Follow your heart. Be true to yourself. Do what you need to do fulfill your dreams. Say what you need to say. Be kind to others. Offer a helping hand when youre able. Love those who deserve to be loved, and cherish the bond you share. Appreciate all the things you do have. Smile. Celebrate your small victories. Learn from your mistakes. Forgive. And let go of the things you cant change. 听从自己内心的呼声；做真实的自己；做你该做的事情去完成你的梦想；说你该说的话；与人为善；别人需要你的帮助的时候伸出援手；爱那些值得你爱的人，珍惜你们之间的约定；享受现在所拥有的一切；庆祝自己的小小胜利；从错误中吸取教训；宽恕；放手那些你无力改变的事实。 女性的力量：横扫人生七大沮丧时刻来源：新浪教育【牵手考试大，成功你我他】2012年3月9日迷茫的时候，听听她怎么说 Hillary Clinton 希拉里克林顿 Every one of us every day has choices to make about the kind of person we are and what we wish to become. You can decide to be someone who brings people together, or you can fall prey to those who wish to divide us. You can be someone who educates yourself, or you can believe that being negative is clever and being cynical is fashionable. You have a choice。 我们每天都做许多决定，然后我们变成自己想要成为的人。你可以选择团结大家，也可以选择离间大家，你可以选择自我教育，也可以选择消极悲观。你有你的选择。 内心脆弱的时候，听听她怎么说 J. K. Rowling JK罗琳 We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already。 改变世界不需要魔法，只要我们发挥出内在的力量。 害怕面对现实的时候，听听她怎么说 Cate Blanchett 凯特布兰切特 If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously。 如果你预感到了失败，那就优雅地败去。 无聊的时候，听听她怎么说 Oprah Winfrey 奥普拉温弗瑞 I am a woman in process. Im just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull。 我是一个成长中的女人。就像你们每一个人一样，我不断去尝试，从每一次冲突和经历中学习。我的生活从不无聊。 对外表不自信的时候，听听她怎么说 Coco Chanel 可可香奈儿 Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening。 时尚不仅仅存在于衣服上，时尚还存在于天空中、街道上，时尚与我们的观念、生活方式、社会统统有关。 不满现状的时候，听听她怎么说 Simone de Beauvoir 西蒙娜德波伏娃 Change your life today. Dont gamble on the future, act now, without delay。 今天就开始改变你的生活。不要把赌注下在明天，快行动，别拖沓。 犹豫不决的时候，听听她怎么说 李娜 Li Na When you do one thing, people think its right or wrong. Maybe half-half. I dont care what the other half says. I do what I want. I was working for myself, Im not working for anybody。 你做一件事，可能有一半人说你是对的，另一半人说你错了。我才不关心他们说什么呢，我做我想做的事，我为自己工作，不为其他任何人。 春分说节气：二十四节气的英文说法来源：网络【考试大：助你将考试一网打尽】2012年3月21日二十四节气 the 24 solar terms 立春 the Beginning of Spring 雨水 Rain Water 惊蛰 the Waking of Insects 春分 the Spring Equinox 清明 Pure Brightness 谷雨 Grain Rain 立夏 the Beginning of Summer 小满 Grain Full 芒种 Grain in Ear 夏至 the Summer Solstice 小暑 Slight Heat 大暑 Great Heat 立秋 the Beginning of Autumn 处暑 the Limit of Heat 白露 White Dew 秋分 the Autumnal Equinox 寒露 Cold Dew 霜降 Frosts Descent 立冬 the Beginning of Winter 小雪 Slight Snow 大雪 Great Snow 冬至 the Winter Solstice 小寒 Slight Cold 大寒 Great Cold双语美文推荐：人生如筷来源：沪江【考试大：我的学习乐园,我的考试专家】2012年1月10日Chopsticks. Right now, millions of people are digging into their food with two sticks that have stood the test of time as a utensil for humans, even when countless thousands of other tools, gadgets and products havent. But whats so special about them? 筷子。现如今，当数不尽的工具、器具和产品都已被时间淘汰，只有筷子经受住了时间的考验，成千上万的人们用它们来夹取食物。那么它们到底有什么特别之处呢？ What can we learn from mere chopsticks? 从这简简单单的筷子中，我们能学到什么？ Personally, I have used them all my life, but it was only recently I realised the depth of influence they had in many peoples way of life. They teach us the importance of: 对于我个人而言，我一生都在使用筷子，但直到最近，我才认识到它们深深地影响了许多人的生活方式。它们教会了我们许多重要的事： Simplicity. They can come in all kinds of colours and sizes but essentially they are just two long sticks. Theres hardly anything more simple than two bits of wood being pushed together. With new technology being released everyday and adverts bombarding us with the need to be able to do more with less, multi-tasking and multiple-use devices, it is sort of refreshing to still have something which has just one usesimply to eat. Chopsticks are a living example that simplicity simply works, and we dont need to keep developing, improving and fixing things all the time. 简简单单。虽然筷子颜色各异，长短不同，但实质上，它们就是两根长棍。没有比两根靠在一起就能使用的木棍更简单的东西了。在科技日新月异的今天，铺天盖地的广告告诉我们应该使用那些事半功倍的多功能设备，筷子却仍旧保持着其单一的用途就只是用来吃饭，这还真是与众不同啊。而筷子这个活生生的实例说明：简单的东西照样能派上大用场，我们并不需要一直改善更新，发展再发展。 Versatility. Chopsticks can be used for picking up all kinds of food; meat, veg, rice, even the bones from fish, because by nature, their simplicity means that they are adaptable. Instead of aiming for a niche in an attempt to find a gap in the market, or to fill a hole that probably doesnt need filling, they cater to a wide range purposes. Imagine being like chopsticks in this way, able to appeal to many people because you are useful, without worrying about being more innovative or better in anyway. They just do what they are made to do; they just are. 运用广泛。筷子能用来夹取各种各样的食物，诸如肉、蔬菜、米饭等，还能用来挑鱼骨头，因为它们简单的本质意味着能屈能伸、适应性强。它们能满足各种广泛的要求，而非只瞄准于弥补某些市场缺口或者填补那些可能没必要填补的空白。想想筷子的哲学用途广泛且不用担心被革新或被改善，所以深受人们喜爱。筷子只是做它本应做的，筷子就是筷子。 Aim. If youve ever tried using them, you know that you cant get what you want by just haphazardly stabbing at the plate. To be able to get what you want, you have to aim for it. Theres no way you can pick up everything in one go. Know what you want, and just do it. Sometimes, a little bit of focus makes the difference between failure and success. 目标明确。如果你曾经试过用筷子吃饭，就会知道在餐盘上乱戳是夹不到你想要的东西的，必须得瞄准目标下筷。你不可能一下夹到所有东西，而应认清你要什么，然后努力得到它。成功或失败有时就在于那一点点的准确性。 Practice. Using chopsticks doesnt come naturally. You have to learn to use them and practice it. But how will you learn? Should you just read about it? Most would agree that theres no better way to practice than to look at the delicious food in front of you and tell yourself that you cant have any until you can use the chopsticks to get it. In real life, you can read as much as you like about all the things you want to do, but it will just amount to dreams and theory if you dont try actually doing it. Dont just watch others