美国语文第五册 第52期:我为什么而活
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第五册
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I live for those who love me, 我为那些爱我的人活着，
Whose hearts are kind and true; 那些人，心地善良无比真诚；
For the heaven that smiles above me, 我为天空里爽朗笑声活着，
And awaits my spirit, too; 它们，似乎在等待我的魂灵。
For all human ties that bind 1 me, 我为与生俱来的责任活着，
For the task my God assigned me, 为上帝赋予的神圣道义活着，
For the bright hopes left behind me, 为身后闪现的美丽光明活着，
And the good that I can do. 一生活着，我应该努力向善。
I live to learn their story, 生活中，我已了解大爱的涵义，
Who suffered for my sake; 有人曾为我受尽磨难，
To emulate 2 their glory, 发扬光大先哲的荣光，
And follow in their wake; 勇敢地追随前辈足迹，
Bards 3, patriots 4, martyrs 5, sages 6, 那些诗人爱国者、烈士和圣贤，
The noble of all ages, 无数英雄，彪炳千古，
Whose deeds crown History's pages, 他们，大气凛然地走过，
And Time's great volume make. 汇成波涛壮阔的历史长河。
I live to hail that season, 活着，我为那些季节欢呼，
By gifted minds foretold 7, 思索那些睿者的醒世恒言，
When man shall live by reason, 人，需要理性地活着，
And not alone by gold; 绝不能沦为金钱的怪物；
When man to man united, 人与人应该和谐相处，
And every wrong thing righted, 遏制罪恶，张扬正义，
The whole world shall be lighted, 地球将会阳光普照，
As Eden was of old. 伊甸园才能美好如初。
I live for those who love me, 我为那些爱我的人活着，
For those who know me true; 我为了解我真诚的人活着，
For the heaven that smiles above me, 我为天空里爽朗笑声活着，
And awaits my spirit, too; 它们，似乎在等待我的魂灵。
For the cause that needs assistance, 活着，正义需要声张，
For the wrongs that need resistance, 活着，罪恶必须抵制。
For the future in the distance, 活着，未来就在前方，
And the good that I can do. 一生活着，我应该努力向善。
vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬
- I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
- He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。
v.努力赶上或超越，与…竞争；效仿
- You must work hard to emulate your sister.你必须努力工作，赶上你姐姐。
- You must look at the film and try to emulate his behavior.你们必须观看这部电影，并尽力模仿他的动作。
n.诗人( bard的名词复数 )
- There were feasts and drinking and singing by the bards. 他们欢宴狂饮，还有吟游诗人的歌唱作伴助兴。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
- Round many western islands have I been Which Bards in fealty to Apollo hold. 还有多少西方的海岛，歌都已使它们向阿波罗臣服。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
- Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
- These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。
n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）
- the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
- They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.圣人( sage的名词复数 )；智者；哲人；鼠尾草（可用作调料）
- Homage was paid to the great sages buried in the city. 向安葬在此城市的圣哲们表示敬意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Confucius is considered the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages. 孔子被认为是古代中国最伟大的圣人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》