我喜欢你是静静的



I like for you to be still 
　　

　　I like for you to be still: it is as through you are absent

　　and you hear me from far away and my voice does not touch you

　　It seems as through your eyes had flown away

　　and it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth

　　我喜欢你是静静的：仿佛你消失了一样

　　你从远处聆听我，我的声音却无法触及你

　　好像你的目光已经游离而去，如同一个吻，封缄了你的嘴

　　as all things are filled with my soul

　　your emerge from the things, fill with my soul 

　　you are like my soul, a butterfly of dreams

　　and you are like the word melancholy

　　如同我积满一切的灵魂

　　而你从一切中出现，充盈了我的灵魂

　　你像我的灵魂，像一只梦想的蝴蝶

　　你如同“忧郁”这个词

　　I like for you to be still, and you seem far away

　　It sounds as though you are lamenting, a butterfly cooing like a dove

　　And you hear me from far away, and my voice does not reach you

　　Let me come to be still in your silence

　　我喜欢你是静静的：好像你已远去

　　你听起来像在悲叹，一只如鸽般细语的蝴蝶 

　　你从远处聆听我，我的声音却无法触及你

　　让我在你的静谧中安静无声

　　And let me talk to you with your silence

　　That is bright like a lamp, simple as a ring

　　You are like the night, with its stillness and constellations

　　Your silence is that of a star, as remont and candid

　　并且让我籍着你的沉默与你说话

　　你的沉默亮若明灯，简单如环

　　你如黑夜，拥有寂静与群星

　　你像我的灵魂，像一只梦想的蝴蝶

　　I like for you to be still: it is as though you are absent

　　distant and dull of sorrow, as though you had died

　　One word then, one smile, is enough

　　And I’a happy, happy that’s not true

　　我喜欢你是静静的：仿佛你消失了一样

　　远隔千里，满怀哀恸，仿佛你已不在人世

　　彼时，一个字，一个微笑，就已足够

　　而我会感到幸福，因那不是真的而感到幸福

订做精品婴儿

    "Egg Donor Needed. $50,000 Incentive." This is a sample heading from one of the ads that has begun to appear at Ivy League schools such as Yale and Harvard. Although egg donation is not news, those intending to purchase human eggs have now gone beyond requesting a certain eye color to demanding Ivy League degrees. These potential buyers believe that raising the standard of their criteria will bring them a better baby. But does this ambition to purchase a genetic advantage for their children make them bad parents?

    “急征捐卵者，酬金5万美元。”这是一则广告的标题，最近开始出现在常春藤联盟名校的校园内，如耶鲁大学和哈佛大学。虽然卵子捐赠不是什么新鲜事，但卵子购买者指定的条件标准，已从眼睛的颜色提高到(捐卵者)需有常春藤盟校的文凭。这些潜在的买主相信，提高指定条件的标准，可以生出较优的婴儿。然而这种为孩子购买遗传优势的企图，是否让这些买主变成了不道德的父母？

    Couples who place these ads assume that if a young woman attends an Ivy League school, then she will likely pass on her academic ability to her offspring. This assumption disregards many other factors such as the genetic contribution of the sperm and the determining forces of our environment. Our lives are influenced, but not predetermined by our genes.

    刊登这则广告的夫妇认为，能读常春藤盟校的女生，很有可能将其在学术上的优秀能力遗传给后代。这种假设忽视了许多其他的因素，如精子遗传和后天环境的决定性影响。我们的人生会受到遗传基因的影响，但并不是完全由它决定的。

    One danger of ordering babies like televisions is that parents may have unreasonable expectations of their child. If the child doesn't turn out the way the parents envisioned, how will he or she be treated? Good parents accept their children for whoever they happen to be—not just for attending Yale. 

    想像订购电视机一样量身订做婴儿的父母，会对孩子报有过高的期望。如果生出的孩子没有达到父母的期望，他们会怎么对待孩子？好父母应该能够接受自己的孩子，不管他是什么样子--当然也不能只因为他能上耶鲁大学。

生活的一课----A Lesson Of Life



　　“everything happens for the best,”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment."

　　每当我遇到挫折时,母亲就会说:"一切都会好的。如果你坚持下去,总有一天会有好事发生。你会认识到,如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切。"

　　Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932.I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned down every time.

　　母亲是对的,发现这个是在1932年,我刚从大学毕业。我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做,然后争取做体育节目的播音员。我搭便车到了芝加哥,挨个电台地敲门推销自己——但每次都被拒绝了。

　　In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced person-"Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a chance,”she said.

　　在一个播音室里,一位好心的女士告诉我,大的广播电台是不会冒险雇用没经验的新手的。"去乡下找一家给你机会的小电台吧,"她说。

　　I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While them was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father sad Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't hired.

　　我搭车来到我的家乡,那是伊利诺斯州的迪克森。在迪克森当时还没有电台播音员这样的工作,父亲说,蒙哥马利·沃德开了一家新商店,想雇请一个本地的运动员管理店里的体育部。我中学时曾在迪克森打过橄榄球,出于这个原因我去申请了这份工作。工作听起来挺适合我的,但是我没被聘用。

　　My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best," Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

　　我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。"一切总会好的,"母亲提醒我说。爸爸给我买了一辆汽车找工作用。我试着到爱荷华州达文波特的woc电台去求职。那里的电台节目总监是一个很棒的苏格兰人,名叫彼得·麦克阿瑟,他告诉我他们已经雇到播音员了。

　　As I left his office, my frustration boiled over. I asked a1oud,"How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

　　离开他办公室时,我的挫折感达到了极点。我大声地说:"一个连在电台都找不到工作的家伙又怎么能成为体育节目的播映员呢？

　　I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?"Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game.

　　等电梯时，我听到麦克阿瑟喊道：“你说什么体育？你懂橄榄球吗？”接着他让我站到麦克风前面，请我解说一场想象中的比赛。

　　On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother's words: "if you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment" I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward. 

　　在回家的路上——以后也有很多次的，我思考着母亲的那句话：“如果你坚持下去，总要一天会有好事发生。如果没有以前的挫折，就不会有现在的一切。”我常想，如果当年我得到蒙哥马利·沃德的那份工作，我的人生之路又会怎样走呢？

当我们离别时


When we two parted

　　昔日依依别

　　In silence and tears,

　　泪流默无言；

　　Half broken-hearted

　　离恨肝肠断，

　　To sever for years,

　　此别又几年。

　　Pale grew thy cheek and cold,

　　冷颊何惨然，

　　Colder thy kiss;

　　一吻寒更添；

　　Truly that hour foretold

　　日后伤心事，

　　Sorrow to this!

　　此刻已预言。

　　The dew of the morning

　　朝起寒露重，

　　Sunk chill on my brown

　　凛冽凝眉间

　　It felt like the warning

　　彼时已预告：

　　Of what I feel now.

　　悲伤在今天。

　　The vows are all broken,

　　山盟今安在？

　　And light is the fame:

　　汝名何轻贱！

　　I hear the name spoken,

　　吾闻汝名传，

　　And share in its shame.

　　羞愧在人前。

　　They name thee before me,

　　闻汝名声恶，

　　A knell to mine ear;

　　犹如听丧钟。

　　A shudder comes o'er me-

　　不禁心怵惕--

　　Why wert thou so dear?

　　往昔情太浓。

　　They know not I knew thee

　　谁知旧日情，

　　Who knew thee too well:

　　斯人知太深。

　　long, long shall I rue thee,

　　绵绵长怀恨，

　　Too deeply to tell.

　　尽在不言中，

　　In secret we met-

　　昔日喜幽会，

　　In silence I grieve,

　　今朝恨无声。

　　That the heart could forget,

　　旧情汝已忘，

　　The spirit deceive.

　　疾心遇薄幸。

　　If I should meet thee

　　多年离别后，

　　After ling year,

　　抑或再相逢，

　　How should I greet thee?

　　相逢何所语？

　　With silence and tears.

　　泪流默无声。

The rabbits who cause all the trouble----肇事的兔子



　　Within the memory of the youngest child there was a family of rabbits who lived behind a pack of wolves. The wolves announced that they did not like the way the rabbits were living.The wolves were crazy about the way they themselves were 1iving,because it was the only way to live.

　　在最小的孩子还记得的那个时候,在狼群的附近居住着兔子一家。狼们公开宣布,他们不喜欢兔子的生活方式。狼对自己的生活方式推崇备至,因为这是唯一可行的生活方式。

　　One night several wolves were killed in an earthquake and this was blamed on the rabbits, for it is well known that rabbits pound on the ground with their hind legs and cause earthquakes. On another night one of the wolves was killed by a bolt of lightning and this was also named on the rabbits, for it is well known that lettuce-eaters cause 1ightning.The wolves threatened to civilize the rabbits if they didn't behave.

　　一天晚上,几只狼在地震中死亡。这件事是兔子的责任,因为众所周知,兔子用两条腿蹬地造成了地震。另一个晚上,一只狼被雷电劈毙,这件事也怪罪于兔子,因为众所周知,雷电是由吃莴苣的动物引发的。狼威胁说,如果兔子继续为非作歹,它们将施以管教。

　　The rabbits decided to move away to a desert island. But the animals, who lived at a great distance, shamed them, saying, "You must stay where you are and be brave. There is no world for escapists. If the wolves attack you, we will come to your aid all probability." So the rabbits continued to live near the wolves.

　　兔子决定逃到一个荒岛上去。但是其它住在远处的动物奚落它们说:"你们必须守住阵脚,要勇敢。这个世界决没有逃避主义者的容身之地。如果狼攻击你们,我们多半会来相助。"于是兔子继续在狼群附近生活。

　　One day them was a terrible flood which drowned a great many wolves. This was blamed on the rabbits, for it is well known that carrot-nibblers with long ear cause floods. The wolves descended on the rabbits, for their own good, and imprisoned them in a dark cave, for their own protection.

　　有一天,发生了一场可怕的洪水,许多狼被淹死。责任怪罪到兔子头上,因为众所周知,长耳朵并小口小口吃胡萝卜的动物会引起洪水。为了兔子着想,狼对它们下手了,把它们关在黑洞里进行保护。

　　When nothing was heard about the rabbits for some weeks, the other animals demands to know what had happened to them. The wolves replied that the rabbits had been eaten and since they had been eaten the affair was a purely internal matter. But the other animals warned that they might possibly unite against the wolves unless some reason was given for the destruction of the rabbits. So the wolves gave them one. “They were trying to escape,” said the wolves, "and, as you know, there is no world for escapists."   

　　由于连续几星期没有听到兔子的消息,其它动物要求知道它们的行踪。狼回答说兔子已经被吃了;既然已经吃到肚里,此事就纯属内政。但其它动物警告说,除非有消灭兔子的正当理由,不然它们可能团结起来,一致对狼。于是,狼给了它们一条理由。"它们企图逃走",狼说。"你们也知道,这个世界决没有逃避主义者的容身之地。”

Eyeing A Saudi Arabian Prince----一位沙特王子的生活



　　2:00 a.m. in the Arabian desert, the world’s fifth richest man sits alone. A rare moment of tranquility. Who is this man? What is he thinking? Why is he here?

　　清晨两点的阿拉伯沙漠，全球第五巨富独自坐在那儿。这刻宁静对他来说并不常有。这人是谁？他在想什么？他为何在这儿？

　　He is His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, nephew of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, grandson of the country’s founder, grandson also of the founder of modern day Lebanon. Just 44 years old, his net worth tops $20 billion.

　　他就是奥瓦里·宾·塔拉·宾·阿杜拉西斯·沃苏王子陛下，是沙特国王法赫德的侄子，沙特创建人的孙子，也是当今黎巴嫩创建人的外孙。年仅44岁，他的财富纯价值已高达200亿美元。

　　Mostly he lives here in a 460,000 square-foot palace he calls home. Quaint, it isn’t？ It’s 317 rooms, include 18 sitting rooms, 15 dinning rooms, 10 bedrooms, 16 pantries, and one dozen elevators. The garage is big, too. It has to be to accommodate the Prince’s hundreds of cars. And this is the Prince’s kitchen – a 30,000 – square – foot facility with enough staff and equipment to feed more than a 1,000 people on any given day. And that’s on top of 20 smaller kitchens scattered throughout the palace. The Prince’s bedroom is large, but his closet is larger. Among other things, it holds his 3,000 pairs of shoes, and hundreds of pairs of sunglasses.

　　许多时候，王子住在他称之为家的46万平方英尺大的宫殿里。不可思议吧。宫殿共317间，其中包括有18间起居室、15间餐室、10间卧室、16间食品室、以及12架电梯。车库也很大，用来停放王子的数百辆汽车。这是王子的厨房——3万平方尺大小，工作人员和设备足以在任何一天接待逾千人。这间是分布于宫殿的20间小厨房中最大的一间。王子的卧室也很大，不过他的衣帽间则更大。别的不说，单鞋子就有3千双，太阳镜几百副。

　　Journalist: Do you think you live lavishly?

　　记者：你是否认为你生活得很奢侈？

　　Prince: No I don’t think… I live happily. Now, maybe to some people, it’s lavish, I would acknowledge that, but to me, I live happily.

　　王子：不，我不这么认为……我生活得很幸福。我承认一些人会当这是奢侈。我则认为我是生活得很幸福。

　　This is the other Prince Alwaleed, a top minded negotiator and international investing sensation whose personal inverstment vehicle, Kingdom Holding Company, owns stakes in a litany of the world’s best known brands. Along side Rupert Murdock and Ted Turner, he’s one of the world’s biggest media tycoons, with shares in A.O.L., Newscorp and Disney, alongside the Marriotts and the Hiltons, a leading hotelier with big chunks of The Four Season, Movenpick, and Fairmont chains as well as New York’s Plaza Hotel and Paris’s George Saint. A giant in banking, too, whose stake in Citygroup alone totals a cool $10 billion.

　　这是奥瓦里王子得另一面——一个强硬得谈判者和敏锐得国际投资商，他的Kingdom Holding个人投资公司拥有很多世界驰名品牌公司的股权。他与拉普特·梅铎、特德·特纳一样，都是全球最大的传媒巨子，拥有美国在线、新闻集团和迪斯尼的股份，是Marriotts、希尔顿酒店的主要老板，还是四季饭店、Movenpick、Fairmont和纽约Plaza饭店、巴黎George Saint饭店的大股东。他也是银行业的巨人，单是在Citygroup的股权就已价值100亿美元了。

　　But for all his wealth, this Saudi Royal still seeks something money can’t buy.

　　但尽管拥有了那么多的财富，这位沙特王储仍在追寻着金钱所不能买到的一些东西。

　　Prince: I believe that we have a mission, you know, to tell the western world held by America for sure, is that the Arabs are good businessmen, good honorable people. And when they communicate and when they do this and business with the biggest companies in America, they are welcome, and they do it very honorably. And if I can contribute in having the image being better and enhanced, of course being more positive in America, I would be more than happy to do it. 

　　王子：我相信我们身负一个责任，你知道，就是告诉西方世界（当然是以美国为首的）：阿拉伯人是好的生意人，是善良诚实的。如果我能为建立并美化这种形象做出贡献，并在美国产生出更多的正面影响，我会为此感到非常高兴。

A Tour to Barcelona----畅游巴塞罗那




　　Barcelona is regarded as Spain’s second city, behind capital Madrid. The city is steeped in history, Barcelona was founded by Carthaginians and according to tradition, its name was derived from the great Barker family of ancient Carpage. After numerous different conquers, including the Romans and the Moores that ravaged the city, the Argons made Catalonia, of which Barcelona was the capital. Strong and prosperous. Since the 1970s, the city has reasserted its Catalon background. But it wasn’t until the summer Olympics in 1992 did Barcelona became the modern, vibrant city that it still is today. And with this prosperity has come luxury and fabulous hotels. The Raewon Callas the 1st was opened in 1992, by the King and Queen of Spain. It’s situated in the north of the city, near the main University and it’s run by Jose Louise Torres.

　　巴塞罗那是西班牙第二大的城市，仅次于首都马德里。巴塞罗那处处透露着历史气息。城市由迦太基人建立，根据古传统，城市的名字由古迦太基的巴塞家族派生出来。在经过数不清的征服者，包括罗马人和摩尔人对这个城市的掠夺后，阿拉贡人建立了繁荣富强的加塞罗尼亚，定都于巴塞罗那。二十世纪七十年代以来，这个城市重新宣告了它的加泰罗背景。但是直到1992年举办夏季奥运会以后，巴塞罗那才成为现在这样的现代化的，有活力的城市。随着城市的日渐繁荣，豪华，大型的酒店不断出现。第一家雷文卡拉斯酒店是由西班牙国王和王后主持揭幕的。该酒店位于城北主要大学附近。有胡塞·路易斯·托尔斯经营。

　　With buildings like the Casa Cal Bain and the Casa Minga, Antony Gaudy is credited with making great impact of image of Barcelona. He also built the fantastic Park Quell. Antony Gaudy died in 1926, leaving an unfinished cathedral as his epitaph.

　　安东尼·高迪以卡尔维特和米拉之家等建筑物，塑造了巴塞罗那无以伦比的形象。他还建造了神奇的奎尔公园。安东尼·高迪在1926年逝世，为竟的大教堂是他的墓志铭。 

　　What are the attractions of coming to Barcelona?

　　巴塞罗那有什么吸引人的地方？

　　There are many, many different attractions: culture, leisure, monuments, our architectures, and the gastronomy. Barcelona has commercial areas, shopping areas of five kilometers that goes around to the sea to the north, and on the street and continue at shop at the same time you find the shops. You see our architecture, you see our monuments, our museums, and our restaurants. So there is a mix between shopping and services.

　　它有很多不同的引人之处：文化，休闲，纪念碑，建筑，还有烹调。巴塞罗那有商业区，长五公里的购物区绕着大海直到北部。走在大街上，你可以一边购物一边探店。你可以看看建筑，纪念碑，博物馆，饭店，既能购物又有玩的享受。

　　One label that’s hot among fashion conscious is MIRO, and these trendy designs of clothing and shoes originate in Barcelona. The region itself now produces for other international labels, like for the Gallic giant Lacose. 

　　米罗是时尚界中享有盛誉的一个品牌。这些鞋子和衣服的设计流行趋势来自巴塞罗那。该地区还生产其它国际知名品牌的产品。比如法国的名牌Lacose。

　　No visit to the city would be complete without a tour of the Nou Camp, the immense home of one of Spain's finest teams, Barcelona Football Club. FC Barcelona was founded in 1899 along with the other Spanish team, Real Madrid. It’s one of the greatest football teams in Europe. With players like Maradona and Ronaldo having played for Barca, it’s easy to explain their success! FC Barcelona is credited to winning more trophy than any other team in European football history. The stadium, the Nou Camp, can hold one hundred and twelve thousand people, making it one of the greatest places to watch and play “the beautiful game”.

　　不到诺坎谱就不算到过巴塞罗那。诺坎谱是西班牙最好的球队之——巴塞罗那队的主场。巴塞罗那队与另外一支西班牙球队——皇家马德里队，欧洲最顶级的球队之一——同时成立于1899年。有马拉多纳和罗那尔多做为球员，这两支球队勇创佳绩。在欧洲足球史上。巴塞罗那队拿的奖牌比任何一支球队都多。诺坎谱球场可以容纳11万2千人，是观看和踢漂亮的球赛的最好场地之一。

The 4 Wives----生命中的四位爱人



　　There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

　　从前，一位富有的商人娶了四个老婆。他最爱他的小老婆，给她华丽的衣裳和美味佳肴。他对她体贴入微，把最好的东西都给了她。

　　He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

　　商人也很爱第三位老婆。他为她感到骄傲，并常把她作为在朋友面前炫耀的资本。但他同时也忧心忡忡，怕她与其他男人跑了。

　　He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

　　当然，商人也爱二老婆，她既善解人意又耐心。事实上，她是商人的红颜知己。每每遇到困难，他就会找她，而她也总能帮助他走出困境，度过难关。

　　Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

　　至于大老婆，她是一位忠诚的伴侣，替他照料生意、打理家务，忙里忙外，可谓劳苦功高。然而，尽管她爱得这么深，商人却偏不钟情于她，甚至没把她放在心上。

　　One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, “Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I’ll be alone. How lonely I’ll be!”

　　一日，商人得了重病，他自知将不久于人世。当他回顾自己奢华的一生，不禁心中怅然：“现在我虽然有四个老婆相伴，但死后却要孤零零一人。多寂寞啊！”

　　Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I loved you most, and owed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

　　于是，他问小老婆：“我最疼你，给你买最漂亮的衣服，还对你呵护备至。现在我就要离开这个世界了，你愿意随我而去，与我相伴吗？”“绝不可能！”她丢下一句话，径自走开了。

　　The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant’s heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, “I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No!” replied the 3rd wife. “Life is so good over here! I’m going to remarry when you die!” The merchant’s heart sank and turned cold.

　　小老婆的回答如一把尖刀插在商人心上。伤心的商人继而问第三个老婆：“我一直对你宠爱有加。如今，我将不久于人世，你愿意随我而去，与我相伴吗？”“不！”她拒绝道，“人间的生活多么美好啊！你死后我会改嫁他人！”商人的心倏地下沉，渐渐变冷。

　　He then asked the 2nd wife, “I always turned to you for help and you’ve always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife. “At the very most, I can only send you to your grave.” The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

　　他再转向二老婆，问道：“我过去常常求助于你，你也总能为我排忧解难。现在我想再请你帮一次忙。我死后，你愿意随我而去，与我相伴吗？”“很抱歉，这一次我帮不了你，”她说，“我最多只能让你入土为安。”这句话犹如晴天霹雳，商人彻底绝望了。

　　Then a voice called out: “I’ll leave with you. I’ll follow you no matter where you go.” The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, “I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!”

　　这时，旁边传来一个声音：“我愿意随你一同离去。无论你到哪里，我都会跟着你。”商人抬起头，看到了自己的大老婆。她是那么消瘦，一副营养不良的样子。商人悲痛万分，他说：“我过去就应该好好地珍惜你啊！”

　　Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives

　　其实，我们每个人的一生都有四位爱人相伴。

　　The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it’ll leave us when we die.

　　小老婆代表我们的躯体。无论我们花费多少的时间和精力想去装扮她，我们死后它终会弃我们而去。

　　Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.

　　第三位老婆代表财产、地位与金钱。一旦我们撒手西去，它终究会转向他人。

　　The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we’re alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

　　二老婆则代表了我们的家人与朋友。我们活着的时候，无论他们与我们多么亲近，他们最多也只能到墓前送我们最后一程。

　　The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.

　　至于大老婆，她则是我们的灵魂。当我们沉迷于追求物质、金钱或感官享受的时候，她常常会被遗忘在一旁。

　　Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it’s a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we’re on our deathbed to lament.

　　结果呢？她才是唯一与我们永远相伴的。也许从现在开始，我们就应该悉心照顾好她，而不是等到临终之际才悔恨不已。

The right way to eat an ice-cream-cone----吃冰激凌的正确方法



　　Grasp the cone with the right hand firmly but gently between thumb and at least one but not more than three fingers, two-thirds of the way upon the cone. Then dart swiftly away to an open area, away from the jostling crowd at the stand. Now take up the classic ice-cream-cone-eating stance: feet from one to one feet apart, body bent forward from the waist at a twenty-five-degree angle, right elbow well up, right forearm horizontal, at a level with your collarbone and about twelve inches from it.

　　右手牢牢地抓住蛋筒,但要以大拇指和至少一个、不能超过三个的其他手指夹住蛋筒自下而上三分之二的地方。然后飞奔至宽敞处,离开冷饮亭的拥挤人群。现在摆出吃冰漠淋的古典姿势两足相距一两英尺,上半身前倾25度,右肘抬起,右前臂水平提至与颈骨同高处,距离12英寸。

　　But don't start eating yet! Check first to see what emergency repairs may be necessary. Sometimes a sugar cone will be so crushed or broken or cracked that all one cm do is gulp at the thing like a savage, getting what he can of it and letting the rest drop to the ground, and then evacuating the area of catastrophe as quickly as possible.

　　但还别开始吃!先查看一下是否需要进行必要的紧急修补。有时候甜筒给压扁、断裂、破碎了,你只好犹如野人一般狼吞虎咽,能吃.多少算多少,其余的只能任由滴到地上,接着还得要迅速撤离灾难现场。

　　Checking the cone for possible trouble can be done in a second or two, if one knows where to look and does it systematically. A trouble spot some people overlook is the bottom tip of the cone. This may have been broken off. Or the flap of the cone material at the bottom, usually wrapped over itself in that funny spiral construction, may be folded in a way that is imperfect and leaves an opening. No need to say that through this opening-in a matter of perhaps thirty or, at most, ninety seconds-will begin to pour hundreds of thousands of sticky molecules of melted ice cream. 

　　如果一个人知道该注意什么地方并有系统地去做,检查蛋筒以防隐患只消一两秒钟便可完成。蛋筒的尖底往往是为人们所忽视的地方——这儿或有可能已经破损。再或者蛋筒底部常给弄成可笑的螺旋状,由于扭拧技术欠佳而留下缺口。不用说,过了30秒或至多90秒钟,成百上千融化了的冰激凌粘乎乎的微粒便会从这缺口倾涌而出。

　　You know in this case then you must instantly get the paper napkin in your left hand under and around the bottom of the cone to stem the forthcoming flow, or else be doomed to eat the cone far too rapidly. It is a grim moment. No one wants to eat a cone under that kind of pressure, but neither does anyone want to end up with the bottom of the cone stuck to a messy napkin.

　　在此情况下,你要立即用左手拿纸中包在蛋筒底部及四周堵住涌出的冰漠淋,否则的话,你只能匆匆忙忙地吃下蛋筒。这可真令人着恼。没人希望在那样的压力下吃冰激凌,也不会有人希望吃剩个脏兮兮的纸中裹着的蛋筒底。

　　There's one other alternative-one that takes both skilled and courage: Forgoing any cradling action, grasp the cone more firmly between thumb and forefinger and extend the other fingers so that they are out of the way of the dripping from the bottom, then increase the waist-bend angle from twenty-five to thirty-five degrees, and then eat the cone, allowing it to drip out of the bottom onto the ground in front of you! Experienced and thoughtful cone-eaters enjoy facing up to this kind of sudden challenge. 

　　还有另一种选择,但那既需要技巧也需要勇气,即:在进行任何补救措施之前,以拇指和食指牢牢夹住蛋筒,并翘起其他手指以免粘上蛋筒底端的冰激凌,然后上身倾度由25度变为35度,再吃蛋筒,随它在你跟前漏洒到地上!经验老道且敏思善想的蛋筒吃家是很乐于面对这种突然的挑战的。

A Growing Force in Business----商界女精英


　　More women than ever are in the workforce, they are starting business at twice the rate of men, and about a third of working women earn more than their spouses. The male oriented world of financial services is taking note.

　　越来越多的女性走上了工作岗位，她们创业的增长速度是男性的两倍，有大约三分之一的职业女性收入超过了她们的配偶，一直以来把男性作为主要服务对象的金融服务领域正在关注着这一现象。

　　The number of high net worth women, those with three million dollars or more in investable assets, is growing at nearly double the pace of men in this group, that’s according to a recent survey by Merrill Lynch. How do they do it?

　　美林证券最近的一份调查报告指出，那些有着高净值资产的女性，即那些拥有可用于投资性资产在三百万美元以上的女性，她们人数正不断增长。她们是怎样成功的呢？

　　Paying attention to detail is key to Jeanette Nostra’s job. As president of G-III Apparel Group she supervises marketing, merchandizing and product development for the company, keeping close tabs on everyone from division VPs to designers. Her hands-on management style has helped her rise through the ranks at the apparel maker over the past two decades, and her compensation during that ascent ahs contributed to her assets.

　　留意细节是珍妮特·诺斯特的工作关键。作为G-III服装集团的总裁，她为公司管理着市场营销、商品销售和产品开发等环节，监督着公司的每一个人，包括从各部门的副总裁道设计师。在过去的20年中，这种亲力亲为的管理作风使她在服装界稳步上升，而她在晋升的过程中获得的薪水不断地为她的资产添砖加瓦。

　　Studies show most women with high net worth from Carly Fiorina to Meg Whitman to Andrea Jung, have worked for their fortune rather than inherited it.

　　研究显示，包括从卡莉·菲奥莉娜到梅格·惠特曼及钟彬娴在内的大多数女性，她们的财富并不是继承来的，而是通过自己的艰苦奋斗得来的。

　　As women have become a powerful force in business, many have caught up with men in terms of earning power and assets. In fact, 43 percent of Americans who have over a half a million dollars in assets, are women, and financial services firms are increasingly servicing this high net worth group.

　　Many of these women have different priorities than men when it comes to managing their money.

　　由于女性已经成为生意场上的一支生力军，她们当众的许多人在挣钱能力和财富方面已经赶上了男性。而实际上，在拥有超过50万美元资产的美国人当中，就有43%是女性。金融服务界正为这一拥有巨额净资产的人群提供越来越多的服务。

　　A recent Merrill Lynch survey of wealthy women, those with three million dollars or more in investable assets, found nearly all of them work with an advisor or private money manager. Women, are very interested in relationships, feeling comfortable with what they’re doing, getting education about it.

　　美林证券公司最近对那些用于300万以上可用于投资资产的富有女性做了一份调查，报告显示：她们中几乎所有人都与理财顾问或私人金融经理打交道。女性通常对与他人的关系和他人的意见很感兴趣，她们重视与他人保持长期的关系，对自己的投资行为感到满意，并从中学到知识。

　　Merrill’s survey showed as they become more educated, wealthy women are interested in tapping into sophisticated investment strategies, like private equity or direct investments. And where wealthy women differ from most men is in their interests in socially responsible investing.

　　这项调查还表明，随着富有女性在这方面的知识积累越来越多，她们开始着手更为复杂的投资策略，如私募投资和直接投资等。富有的女性和男性最大的区别就是她们对那些负有社会责任的投资更加感兴趣。