[双语阅读]英语美文

　 We’re all victims of occasional bouts of self-doubt, even the most successful, charismatic, confident among us have their moments of insecurity. Self-confidence can be a very delicate and complex thing. A few are born with it; others learn it early on and the rest of us have to learn to build it on our own.

　 我们每个人都有自我怀疑的时候，即使最成功最能力超群最自信的人有时也会迷茫。自信是一种微妙复杂的东西。有些人天生就很自信;还有一些人很早就学会了自信，而我们，也要学会建立我们自己的自信心。

　 Our confidence plays an important role in ability to achieve success and happiness. It affects our mental thought patterns, the way we speak, the way we act, and the decisions we make in all areas of our lives – career, money, relationships, and even our health. Confident people take more action, perform better, and are more likely to attain their goals. In addition, confident people also know how to take more enjoyment from their accomplishments are happier in general.

　 在通向成功和幸福的道路上，自信发挥着重要作用。它影响着我们的思维模式、说话方式、行为方式以及生活的各方面的决定——事业、金钱、人际关系，甚至我们的健康。自信的人行动更为果敢，办事效率更高，更有可能实现他们的目标。此外，自信的人也明白如何从自己的成就中得到更多的快乐，生活也更加幸福。

　 Lucky for us, confidence can be built and strengthened until it becomes natural, just as any other habit. It simply takes a little time, some effort, and a bit of attention.

　 幸运的是，我们也可以建立并逐步加强我们的自信，直到它变得就像其他习惯一样。建立自信心只需要一点点时间，一点点努力以及一点点专注。

　 1. Fail More Often.

　 更多的失败。

　 The more challenges you take on, the more failures you’ll have, but learning that you can recover, get up and push forward builds confidence.

　 挑战越多，失败就越多，但是你要知道，你很快就能从中走出来，并成为你建立自信心的助推器。

　 2. Track your accomplishments.

　 记录你的成就。

　 Keep a list of successes, big and small. It’ll help you to see your abilities in a more positive (and realistic) light.

　 记录下你的每一次成功，无论大小。它会让你用一种更积极(也更为现实)的眼光来看待自己的能力。

　 3. Don’t compare.

　 不要和别人比较。

　 Stop measuring yourself against others. What you see isn’t always real. Making comparisons is a damaging and an inaccurate measure of success anyway.

　 不要再拿自己和别人比较了。你看到的并不总是真相。无论如何，与别人比较都是对成功的一种破坏性和错误性的衡量。

　 4. Dress for confidence.

　 人靠衣装马靠鞍。

　 How we dress affects both how we feel about ourselves and the way others perceive us. Expensive clothes aren’t necessary. Put emphasis on good fit, good condition, and appropriateness. Don’t be afraid of some color; black is professional, but color gets noticed.

　 我们的穿着不仅影响着我们自己的心情，也会影响别人对我们的看法。这并不是说必须得穿昂贵的衣服。重点是衣服要搭配好，质地要精良，适合我们的气质。不要害怕某些颜色;黑色是会让我们看起来更职业一些，但鲜艳的颜色会吸引更多的目光。

　 5. Work on your posture.

　 良好的姿态。

　 People with lower confidence often tend to have poor posture. Stand up, sit up, and keep your head up. It’s an instant confidence booster.

　 不自信的人往往姿势也不好。站有站相，坐有坐相，时刻保持昂首挺胸的姿态。这会让你的自信心瞬间膨胀。

　 6. Learn.

　 学习。

　 The more knowledge you acquire, the more confident you will be. Knowledge is power, and the more powerful you feel, the higher your confidence will be.

　 学的越多，人就越自信。知识就是力量，知识越丰富，人就越自信。

　 7. Fitness.

　 健身。

　 Better physical condition and appearance gives you more body confidence, and as a bonus, the extra endorphins give you an added energy boost.

　 良好的身体状况和外表会让你更加自信，同时，健身所产生的内啡肽会带给你更多的能量。

　 8. Start a conversation.

　 主动和别人攀谈。

　 When you find yourself in a social situation, instead of gravitating to those people you’re comfortable with, start a conversation with someone you don’t know very well. Eventually getting to know new people will become easier.

　 社交场合中，不要总是和那些让你感觉舒服的人在一起，要主动和一些不是很熟悉的人交往。这样，你会更容易结识新的朋友。

　 9. Have miniature goals.

　 小目标和大成功。

　 Bite sized goals are easier and quicker to achieve and the momentum can give you a boost when attacking bigger goals.

　 小目标实现起来更容易也更快，并能给你实现大目标的动力。

　10. Raise your hand.

　 毛遂自荐。

　 Volunteer to take on tasks or projects that are a stretch for you. You’ll learn you can do more than you thought you could and so will others.

　 主动承担那些能拓展你的能力的项目或工程。你会发现你比想象的更加能干，这是一条放之四海而皆准的真理。

　 11. Be around confident people.

　 和自信的人在一起。

　 Cultivate relationships with “can-do” people; attitude is contagious. On the other hand, avoid “can’t do” people. It works both ways.

　 多与自信的人交往;态度是具有感染力的。另一方面，也要尽量避开不自信的消极人士，两种方式都会起作用。

　 12. Be your own friend.

　 做自己的朋友。

　 When you hear that voice in your head, abusing, attacking and belittling you, remind yourself that a friend wouldn’t talk to you in that manner.

　 当你听到内心有声音在诽谤你、攻击你、贬低你，告诉自己真正的朋友是不会这样对你的。

　 13. Rely on your instincts.

　 相信自己的直觉。

　 When you trust your intuition, and listen to those gut feelings, you’ll become more confident in the knowledge that you do know what’s right for you.

　 相信并跟随你的直觉，你会更加自信，知道什么最适合自己。

　 14. Keep practicing.

　 不断实践。

　 Practice the skills you need to succeed. The more you practice, the more confident you become. This is true of every type of skill.

　 在那些能帮助你实现成功的技能上多加练习。实践的越多就越自信。这对于每一种技能来说都是如此。

　 Confidence helps you to be more secure in your abilities and more positive in your attitude. It also encourages you to be more assertive to take on more challenges, and to improve your skills. As an added benefit, you’ll attract like-minded people. The end result is a better outlook, more success, and a higher quality of life in all areas。

　 一个人自信了，就会对自己的能力更加肯定，态度更加积极;也更有劲头接受更多的挑战，并提高自己的技能。此外，自信还会吸引志同道合的人。最终你会拥有更好的未来，更多的成功，更高质量的生活。

　英语美文：14个小改变让你更加自信美丽(双语)

　Audrey Hepburn Beauty Tips

　 For attractive lips，speak words of kindness.

　 魅力的双唇，在于亲切而友善的言谈。

　 For lovely eyes,seek out the good in people.

　 迷人的眼睛，在于善于挖掘他人的优点。

　 For a slim figure，share your foodwith the hungry.

　 苗条的身姿，在于你是否能与饥饿的人共享你的食物。

　 For beautiful hair，let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

　 美丽的秀发，在于孩子们每天的抚触。

　 For poise,walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

　 优美的姿态，在于你是否能与知识同行。

　 People,even more than things,have to be restored,recived,reclaimed and redeemed;never throw out anyone.Remember,if you ever need a helping hand,you ' ll find them at the end of each of your arms.As you grow older,you will discover that you have two hands,one for helping yourself,the other for helping others.

　 人要高于万物，必须不断地自我修整、自我反省、自我成长、自我更新，而并非向他人抱怨。要时刻铭记，如果遇到难题，你会发现最终还需自己解决。当你慢慢成长，就会日渐发现，你的两只手，一只用来帮自己，另一只则用来帮助他人。

　 The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,the figure that she carries,or the way she combs her hair.

　 女人的魅力并不在于她的衣着、身材，或是她的发型。

　 The beauty of a woman must be seen form in her eyes,beacause that is the doorway to her heart,the place where love resides.

　 女人的魅力应从她们的眼神中获得，因为眼睛是通往心灵的窗户，是爱的发源地。

　 The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode,but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.It is the caring that she lovingly gives,the passion that she shows.

　 女人的魅力不在于外表，而在于她的心灵，在于亲切的给予和激情的释放。

　 The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

　 女人的魅力会随着岁月而不断增长。

　感悟：漂亮或许是上苍的赐予，而美丽则是岁月的磨砺和自身的修炼所成。因为真正的美丽是出自于真情的流露、温柔的情态和无私的奉献。

　Born to Win

　生而为赢

　 Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. Each is born with the capacity to win at life. Each person has a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and thinking. Each has his or her own unique potentials---capabilities and limitations. Each can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creative being---a productive person, a winner.

　 人皆生而为新，为前所未有之所存在；人皆生而能赢。人皆有其特立独行之方式去审视，聆听，触摸，品味及思考，因而都具备独特潜质-能力和局限。人皆能举足轻重，思虑明达，洞察秋毫，富有创意，成就功业。

　 The word “winner” and “loser” have many meanings. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who makes someone else lose. To us, a winner is one who responds authentically by being credible, trustworthy, responsive, and genuine, both as an individual and as a member of a society.

　 “成者”与“败者”含义颇多。谈及成者我们并非指令他人失意之人。对我们而言，成者必为人守信，值得信赖，有求必应，态度诚恳，或为个人，或为社会一员皆能以真诚回应他人。

　 Winners do not dedicated their lives to a concept of what they imagine they should be; rather, they are themselves and as such do not use their energy putting on a performance, maintaining pretence and manipulating others. They are aware that there is a difference between being loving and acting loving, between being stupid and acting stupid, between being knowledgeable and acting knowledgeable. Winners do not need to hide behind a mask.

　 成者行事并不拘泥于某种信条，即便是他们认为应为其奉献一生的理念；而是本色行事，所以并不把精力用来表演，保持伪装或操控他人。他们明了爱与装家，愚蠢与装傻，博学与卖弄之间迥然有别。成者无须藏于面具之后。

　 Winners are not afraid to do their own thinking and to use their own knowledge. They can separate facts from opinions and don’t pretend to have all the answers. They listen to others, evaluate what they say, but come to their own conclusions. Although winners can admire and respect other people, they are not totally defined, demolished, bound, or awed by them.

　 成者敢于利用所学，独立思考，区分事实与观点，且并不佯装通晓所有答案。他们倾听，权衡他人意见，但能得出自己的结论。尽管他们尊重，敬佩他们，但并不为他们所局限，所推翻，所束缚，也不对他人敬若神灵。

　 Winners do not play “helpless”, nor do they play the blaming game. Instead, they assume responsibility for their own lives. They don’t give others a false authority over them. Winners are their own bosses and know it.

　 成者既不佯装“无助”，亦不抱怨他人。相反，他们对人生总是独担责任，也不以权威姿态凌驾他人之上。他们主宰自己，而且能意识到这点。

　 A winner’s timing is right. Winners respond appropriately to the situation. Their responses are related to the message sent and preserve the significance, worth, well-being, and dignity of the people involved. Winners know that for everything there is a season and for every activity a time.

　 成者善于审时度势，随机应变。他们对所接受的信息做出回应，维护当事人的利益，康乐和尊严。成者深知成一事要看好时节，行一事要把握时机。

　 Although winners can freely enjoy themselves, they can also postpone enjoyment, can discipline themselves in the present to enhance their enjoyment in the future. Winners are not afraid to go after what he wants, but they do so in proper ways. Winners do not get their security by controlling others. They do not set themselves up to lose.

　 尽管成者可以自由享乐，但他更知如何推迟享乐，适时自律，以期将来乐趣更盛。成者并不忌惮追求所想，但取之有道，也并不靠控制他们而获取安然之感。他们总是使自己立于不败。

　 A winner cares about the world and its peoples. A winner is not isolated from the general problems of society, but is concerned, compassionate, and committed to improving the quality of life. Even in the face of national and international adversity, a winner’s self-image is not one of a powerless individual. A winner works to make the world a better place.

　 成者心忧天下，并不孤立尘世弊病之外，而是置身事内，满腔热情，致力于改善民生。即使面对民族，国家之危亡，成者亦非无力回天之个体。他总是努力令世界更好。

　Extend the Miracle

　发挥潜力，创造无限

　 My skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate, rot, and die lest I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential. Only a small portion of my brain do I employ; only a paltry amount of my muscles do I flex. A hundredfold or more can I increase my accomplishments of yesterday and this I will do, beginning today.

　 我的技艺，我的头脑，我的心灵，我的身体，若不善加利用，都将随着时间的流逝而迟钝，腐朽，甚至死亡。我的潜力无穷无尽，脑力、体能稍加开发，就能超过以往的任何成就。从今天开始。我就要开发潜力。

　 Nevermore will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments nor will I indulge, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?

　 我不再因昨日的成绩沾沾自喜，不再为微不足道的成绩目吹自擂。我能做的比已经完成的更好。我的出生并非最后一样奇迹，为什么自己不能再创奇迹呢？

　 And I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.

　 我不是随意来到这个世上的。我生来应为高山。而非草芥。从今往后，我要竭尽全力成为群峰之巅。将我的潜能发挥到最大限度。

　 I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements, heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise. I will no longer be fooled by the garments they wear for mine eyes are open. I will look beyond the cloth and I will not be deceived.

　 我有双眼，可以观察；我有头脑，可以思考。现在我已洞悉了一个人生中伟大的奥秘。我发现，一切问题、沮丧、悲伤，都是乔装打扮的机遇之神。我不再被他们的外表所蒙骗，我已睁开双眼，看破了他们的伪装。

　Forever Friend

　永远的朋友

　A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out.

　别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。"

　Sometimes in life,

　有时候在生活中，

　You find a special friend;

　你会找到一个特别的朋友;

　Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.

　他只是你生活中的一部分内容，却能改变你整个的生活。

　Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;

　他会把你逗得开怀大笑；

　Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.

　他会让你相信人间有真情。

　Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.

　他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。

　This is Forever Friendship.

　这就是永远的友谊。

　when you're down,

　当你失意，

　and the world seems dark and empty,

　当世界变得黯淡与空虚，

　Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world

　suddenly seem bright and full.

　你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。

　Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times.

　你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。

　If you turn and walk away,

　你转身走开时，

　Your forever friend follows,

　真正的朋友会紧紧相随，

　If you lose you way,

　你迷失方向时，

　Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on.

　真正的朋友会引导你，鼓励你。

　Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay.

　真正的朋友会握着你的手，告诉你一切都会好起来的。

　And if you find such a friend,

　如果你找到了这样的朋友，

　You feel happy and complete,

　你会快乐，觉得人生完整，

　Because you need not worry,

　因为你无需再忧虑。

　Your have a forever friend for life,

　你拥有了一个真正的朋友，

　And forever has no end.

　永永远远，永无止境。

　Relish the Moment

　品味当下

　 Tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls。

　　在我们内心深处，总隐藏着一片诗情画意的风景。我们觉得自己正处于一次跨越大陆的漫长旅行中。坐在火车上，窗外流动的风景在我们面前一掠而过：附近高速公路上驰骋的汽车;十字路口挥手的孩童;远处山坡上放牧的牛群;电厂排放的袅袅烟尘;成片的玉米地和小麦地;还有，平原、峡谷、山脉和丘陵;城市的轮廓和乡间的农舍。

　　But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering -waiting, waiting, waiting for the station。

　　可是，我们想的最多的还是目的地。某天的某一刻，我们抵达站点，会有乐队演奏，欢迎旗帜飘扬。一旦我们到达了目的地，梦想就会变成现实，而我们破碎的生活会像一幅拼好的画图，变得完美。我们焦躁不安地在车厢里踱来踱去，诅咒火车的迟缓–等啊等，等待进站的那一刻。

　　“When we reach the station, that will be it!” we cry. “When I’m 18.” “When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!”"When I put the last kid through college.”"When I have paid off the mortgage!” “When I get a promotion.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!”

　　“进站时，一切都好了!”我们呼喊着。”我满18岁时。”"我买了一辆新的450SL奔驰轿车时!”"当我供最小的孩子读完大学。”"当我还了所有的贷款。”"当我退休的时候，就从此过上了幸福的生活!”

　　Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us。

　　迟早，我们会意识到人生没有终点站，没有什么地方真正完美。生命的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程。终点站只是一个梦，它永远在我们的前方。

　　“Relish the moment” is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24, “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” It isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today。

　　“品味现在”本身就是一句很好的箴言，再加上《圣经?诗篇》第118章第24行的这样一句话，使得它更显特别：”主创造了今天，我们为活在今日而欢欣雀跃。”导致人们疯狂的往往不是今日的沉重，而是对昨日的懊悔和对明日的畏惧。懊悔和畏惧如同一对孪生的窃贼，偷走了我们的今天。

　　So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice creams, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.

　　因此，别再在车厢内徘徊，不要计算着余下的行程吧!让我们攀登更多的高山，吃冰激凌，赤脚漫步，游泳，欣赏日落，多点儿欢笑，少些泪水吧。让生命活在我们前进的脚步中，那么车站很快就会到达。

　 有种旅行叫作人生

　 Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations. 人生好似一个包裹，这个包裹里藏着快乐与悲伤、成功与失败，希望与绝望。人生也是一个学习的过程。那些经历给我们上了全新的课，让我们变得更好。随着每一天的过去，我们学会了处理各种各样的问题。

　 Love

　 Love plays a pivotal role on out life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could go hayward and also become cruel and ferocious. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better. 爱

　 爱在生活之外扮演了一个关键的角色。爱使你想要得到些什么。没有爱，一个人将走向不归路，变得凶暴、残忍。在我们最初的人生道路上，我们的父母给予了我们无条件的关爱，他们教会我们判断正确与错误、好与坏。然而我们常常把这想当然了，只有等到我们结了婚并且有了孩子之后，一个人才会懂得并注意别人的感受。孩子让我们变得富有责任心、变得成熟稳重，并且更好的理解人生。

　 Failure and Success

　 Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on out shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.

　 失败与成功 失败是成功之母。它让我们触及蓝天，它教会我们如何生存，它给予我们一条特殊的路。成功给予我们金钱、名誉、骄傲和自尊。这里，保持头脑清醒便显得尤为重要。唯一能让我们感激上帝给予的成功便是始终卑微、谦虚、礼貌并且尊重没有我们幸运的人们。

　 Hope and Despair

　 Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

　 Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

　 希望与绝望

　 希望是人生动力之源。父母总是希望自己的孩子能够做得很好。希望使我们有梦想。希望使我们变得有耐心。人生教会我们即使是在最困难的时候都不要绝望，因为黑暗之后终将是黎明。没有什么事一成不变的，我们惟有充满希望地继续生活。

　 人生教会我们不要对过去的事感到后悔，因为过去的终究是过去了并且我们已无法控制。没人知道明天会是怎样，因为它可以是光明的同样也可以是无趣的。所以，唯一的选择便是在今天努力工作，这样才能让我们去享受更美好的明天。