Question

求一篇英语短文

求一篇英文的短文,内容随便,字数100左右,最好有中英对照的.谢谢
最好是一些小故事之类的.谢谢

Answer 1

农夫与鹰
有个农夫到深林里砍柴，走者走者，他忽然发现一只鹰，这只鹰因为被捕兽夹夹住了，动弹不得。农夫见鹰长着一双炯炯有神的眼睛，色泽光亮的羽毛，觉得很可惜，就松开夹子，把鹰放了。
鹰感激地对农夫说：“谢谢你救了我，我永远也不会忘记你的救命之恩。”
说完，鹰一展巨大的翅膀，迎空飞去。
过了几天，这只鹰几次飞回来探望农夫。这天农夫坐在一堵墙下吃饼，鹰疾速飞来，用脚爪抓起农夫的头巾，转身飞去，农夫见鹰抢他的头巾，急忙站起来去追，鹰见他离开了那堵墙，便立即把头巾丢还给他，农夫拾起头巾，猛听得背后一阵轰然倒塌的声音，回头一看，发现自己刚才靠的那堵墙倒塌了，农夫知道是鹰救了自己，心里十分感动。
Farmer and eagle
There is a farmer arrive deep Lin2 Li3 cut wood and walk walk, he suddenly detection an eagle, this eagle move because of being caught a monster to clip can not.The farmer see eagle long a pair of brightly of eyes, the color and luster shining feather, feel to very pitiful, loose open clip, put eagle.
The eagle gratefully say to the farmer:"Thanked you to save me, I can never forget you of Help of boon."
Say that finish, the eagle be one exhibition huge wing and face empty fly.
Led for several days, this eagle several times flew back to visit a farmer.This farmer sit at a wall bottom eat a round flat cake, the eagle disease soon fly, by foot the claw start to grasp the farmer's turban and turn round to fly to, the farmer see eagle rob his turban, quickly stand up to make track for, the eagle see him leave that wall and then and immediately throw turban still to him, farmer ten beginning towel, fierce listen to back is a burst of bomb however tumble down of voice, turn head on see, detection oneself just depend of that the wall tumbled down, farmer's knowing be an eagle to save oneself, in the mind very touched.

Answer 2

彼岸无尽头，知足才常乐
许多人都相信，一旦他们达到了自己所设定的某个特定目标，他们就会开心、快乐。然
而事实往往是，当你到达彼岸时，你还是不知足、不满意，而且又有了新的彼岸--新的幻想
和憧憬。由于你总是疲于追逐一个又一个的彼岸，你从未真正欣赏、珍惜你已经拥有的一
切。不安于现状的欲望人皆有之，由来已久，但重要的是要对它保持清醒的头脑。一方面，
你的生活因为梦想和渴望而更加精彩。另一方面，这些欲望又使你越来越不懂得珍惜和享受
现在拥有的生活。假如你能懂得感恩，学会知足，你就接近实现生活在现实中提出的要求。
感恩之心感恩是指你感激、珍惜自己当前所拥有的一切以及所处的人生境遇。心存感
恩，你的心灵就充满愉悦，你就能真正领会人生路上的种种体验。如果你努力把眼光锁定在
此时此刻，你就能感受它的美妙之处。感恩之心需要经常加强。许多方法可以培育感恩之
心，你不妨试试以下几种：
1．设想如果你失去了你现在所拥有的一切，你的生活将会怎么样。它肯定会使你回想起原
来你是多么喜欢和珍视这一切。
2．每天都列出那些值得你感激的事物，那样你就能时时刻刻意识到自己的幸运。每天
都要这么做，尤其是当你觉得好像没有什么可感激的时候。另外你也可以每天临睡前花几分
钟感恩自己所拥有的一切。
3．花时间帮助那些没有你那么幸运的人，这样你也许会对生活有正确的认识。
其实，你选择何种方法去学会感恩，这无关紧要，真正重要的是你应该有意识地努力去
欣赏和珍视你现在所拥有的一切，这样你就可以更快乐地享受你目前的生活。
知足常乐贫穷是人类最普遍的恐惧之一。许多人担心自己的所需所求不够，所以他们总
是孜孜以求有朝一日能心满意足，别无他求。
艾伦和琳达都来自贫苦的工人家庭，都一直梦想着过上"好日子"。他们早早地成了家，
然后就开始为他们共同的致富目标奋斗。他们拼命工作了好几年，终于积攒了一笔钱，从两
居室搬到了一套坐落在最高档街区的富丽堂皇的七居室大房子。此后，他们费尽心思去积聚
那些他们认为是代表富足的东西：当地惟一的一家乡村俱乐部的会员资格、豪华汽车、名牌
服装，以及上流社会的朋友。但是，不论他们积聚了多少，似乎永远难以满足。他们俩谁都

无法消除小时侯对贫穷的刻骨铭心的恐惧。其实，他们就需要学会知足常乐这一课。1987
年，股市遭受重创，艾伦和琳达损失惨重。祸不单行，一场莫名其妙的昂贵的官司又耗尽了
他们的一大笔积蓄，这一切使他们陷入了经济困境。他们不得不变卖家产，最后他们丢掉了
乡村俱乐部的会员资格，失去了汽车和房子。艾伦和琳达努力奋斗了好几年才从困境中走出
来。现在他们的生活毫不奢华，但是他们是自己生活的主宰，幸福而又知足。只有在这时，
他们才掂量着那些尚未失去的东西，如稳固相爱的婚姻、健康的身体、可靠的收入、真正的
朋友等等，他们终于认识到，真正的富足不是来自财富的积聚，而是来自对所拥有的一切的
珍视。
贫穷感可以归因于"精神空虚综合症"，即我们试图用身外之物来填补内心的空缺。但
是，就像拼图游戏一样，你不能把本来不属于那个地方的东西硬塞进去。任何身外之物、情
感、关爱和关注都无法填补内心的空虚。我们拥有的已经足够，因此我们应该满足于内心世
界的丰富与充实。
Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific
goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive "
there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your " there" vision to yet another
point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really
appreciating what you already have right "here." It is important for human beings
to keep sober minded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where
you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and
aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from
your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and
abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the
present.
Gratitude To be grateful means you are thankful for and appreciative of what
you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with
the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your
path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment, you can
experience the full wonder of "here."
There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions
you may wish to try:
1. Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most
surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.
2. Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay
conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as
though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you
go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
3. Spend time offering assistance to those who are less fortunate than you, so
that you may gain perspective.

However you choose to learn gratitude is irrelevant. What really matters is that
you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation for all that you have
right now, so that you may live more joyously in your present moment.
Abundance One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people
are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want, and so they are
always striving to get to a point when they would finally have enough.
Alan and Linda always dreamed of living "the good life." Both from poor
working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their mutual goal of
becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years, amassing a small
fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a palatial sevenbedroom
home in the most upscale neighborhood. They focused their energies
on accumulating all the things they believed signified abundance: membership in
the local exclusive country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class
society friends. No matter how much they accumulated, however, it never
seemed to be enough. They were unable to erase the deep fear of scarcity both
had acquired in childhood. They needed to learn the lesson of abundance. Then
the stock market crashed in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount
of money. A bizarre but costly lawsuit depleted another huge portion of their
savings. One thing led to another, and they found themselves in a financial
disaster. Assets needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club
membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work
for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from
extravagant, they have taken stock of their lives and feel quite blessed. Only now,
as they assess what they have left -- a solid, loving marriage, their health, a
dependable income, and good friends -- do they realize that true abundance
comes not from amassing, but rather from appreciating.
Scarcity consciousness arises as a result of the "hole-in-the-soul syndrome." This
is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with things from the outside
world. But like puzzle pieces, you can't fit something in where it does not naturally
belong. No amount of external objects, affection, love, or attention can ever fill
an inner void. We already have enough, so we should revel in our own interior
abundance.