英语名篇诵读 从A到Z

A to Z

从A到Z

Avoid negative people, places, things and habits.

Believe in yourself.

Consider things from every angle¹.

Don't give up and don't give in.

Enrich² your life today. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery.

Family and friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.

Give more than you planned to.

Hang on to your dreams.

Ignore those who try to discourage³ you.

Just do it.

Keep trying no matter how hard it seems. It will get easier.

Live well, love lots, and laugh often.

Make it happen.

Never lie, cheat or steal. Always strike a fair deal.

Open your eyes and see things as they really are.

Practice makes perfect.

Quitters never win and winners never quit.

Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.

Stop procrastinating⁴ .

Take control of your own destiny⁵.

Understand yourself in order to better understand others.

Visualize⁶ it.

Want it more than anything.

Xcellerate (accelerate) your efforts.

You are unique. Nothing can replace YOU.

Zero in your target, and go for it!

避开（Avoid）消极的人、地点、事物和习惯。

相信（Believe）自己。

考虑（Consider）事情的方方面面。

勿（Don’t）自暴自弃，勿退让屈服。

丰富（Enrich）今日之生活，昨天已成历史，明天神秘莫测。

家庭（Family）和朋友是深藏的珍宝，要寻宝，分享他们的财富。

给予（Give）要超出计划。

牢牢（Hang on）抓住梦想。

不理睬（Ignore）那些企图让你泄气的人。

就（Just）干起来吧。

坚持（Keep）不懈，无论多难；会容易起来的。

活（Live）得好，兴趣广，笑口常开。

让（Make）它发生。梦想会成真 。

决不（Never）撒谎、欺骗、偷盗，总是公平交易。

睁开（Open）双眼，看清事物的真实面目。

练（Practice）中求精，熟能生巧。

退者（Quitters）不胜，胜者不退。

读书（Read）、钻研、学习生活中一切重要的东西。

停止（Stop）拖延，切莫耽搁。

采取（Take）主动，把握自己的命运。

理解（Understand）自己才能理解他人。

想象（Visualize）它，逼真形象，铭刻心上。

加快（Xcellerate, X=ac）努力，时不我待。

你（You）不寻常，非你莫属，当仁不让。

零（Zero）是起点，目标在前方，大胆去闯。

1 angle   

n.角，角度，立场，观点

参考例句：

• The high jumper took off at a bad angle.跳高运动员的起跳角度不好。
• The old house leans to the right at a dangerous angle.那所老宅向右斜得很危险。

2 enrich   

vt.充实，使丰富，使富裕，使富有

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• Music can enrich your life.音乐能丰富你的生活。

3 discourage   

vt.使泄气，使沮丧；阻拦，劝阻

参考例句：

• Don't let one failure discourage you.勿因一次失败而气馁。
• We discourage smoking in this school.在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟。

4 procrastinating   

拖延，耽搁( procrastinate的现在分词 )； 拖拉

参考例句：

• Begin while others are procrastinating. Save while others are wasting. 当别人拖延时你开始。当别人浪费时你节约。
• Before adjourning, councillors must stop procrastinating and revisit this controversial issue. 在休会之前，参议员必须停止拖延，重新讨论这个引起争议的问题。

5 destiny   

n.命运，定数，天命

参考例句：

• Nobody knows his own destiny.没有人知道自己的命运。
• It was her destiny to become famous.她命里注定出名。

6 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。