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ThePowerofGratitude(感恩的力量） WhenmyoldersonwasdiagnosedwithAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder,myfirstreactionwasrelief－Ifinallyknewthereasonforhisbehavior.However,Iwasalsooverwhelmedwithsadness,fearandanger.Ifeltsorryformysonandformyself.Likemanyothersinsimilarcircumstances,myquestiontoGodwas"Whyme?" ThroughthegraceofGod,Iamnowabletofocusonmygratitude.IbelieveGodchosemetoraisemysonbecauseHeknewthatIwouldgivehimthebestIhave.Hewillteachmetoloveandunderstandhimforwhoheis.IamgratefulthatIhavemyson,andgratefulthatGodchosemetobehismother. Thereispowerandhealingingratitude. Howcangratitudehelpusinoureverydaylivesasmoms?Thinkaboutthedifferenceyoucanmakeinyourfamily’slifejustbynoticingandbeingthankfulforallthegreatthingstheydo.Whenyouexpressgratitude,youshowyourloveandappreciation.Everyoneneedstofeelthesethingseveryday.Sometimesasmomswefeelthatnooneappreciatesus－anditistruethatmomsareusuallylastonthelisttobethanked.Onewayyoucanteachgratitudeisbyexample.Evenonthedayswhenitseemsyourchildrenorhusbandaredoingeverythingwrong,findareasontothankthem.Takethetimeandenergytolookforthegood.Thinkaboutthethingsthatyourfamilydoesthatdeservea“Thankyou.”Youmightsaytoyourhusband,“Thankyouforworkingsohardforourfamily,"or,toyourchild,“Ireallyappreciateyoursenseofhumor－itfeelsgoodtolaugh.”Expressingyourgratitudehelpsfamilymemberstounderstandhowitfeelstobeappreciated.Andiftheystilldon’tcatchon,letthemknowwhenyoufeelunappreciated.Youcanalsotellthemhowgreatitmakesyoufeelwhentheydoexpressgratitude. Gratitudeisawonderfulmotivatorwhenyouneedcooperation.Whenenlistingthehelpofmytwoyearold,Ipraisehimoftenandwithenthusiasm.Ilethimknowthatheisagreathelper.IknowIamteachinghimappreciationbecauseheexpressesittome.TheotherdayIbroughtabunchofmulti-coloredroseshome.Forfivedays,atleastonceortwiceaday,mysonthankedmefortheflowers. Sometimeswegetsobusyandcaughtupindailylifethatweforgettobegrateful.Weexpecteveryonetodotheirsharewithoutbeingasked.Theonlytimeanyonehearsanythingiswhenachorehasnotbeencompleted.Thisattitude,overthelonghaul,willdevelopveryresentfulanduncooperativefamilymembers. Whenlifeisgood,gratitudeiseasy.Itbecomesmorechallengingtobegratefulwhenweareexperiencinghardtimes.Financialhardship,long-termillness,thedeathofalovedoneandmaritalstrifecanallbetryinganddifficult.Itishardtofindanythingtobegratefulfor.Butwhilepainisinevitable,sufferingisoptional.Wehaveachoiceinhowweviewourcircumstances.WecanturnourheartstoGodandtrustthathehasaplanforus.Wecanbethankfulforthelessonswelearnandtheopportunitiesforpersonalgrowthandtransformation.Lookatallthepeopleinthisworldwhosharethegiftstheyreceivedduringespeciallydifficulttimesoftheirlife.Itisthepainfultimesofmylifethathavemademestronger,wiser,andmorelovingtoday. Irecentlyattendedapowerfulseminaronthevariouslevelsofenergythatahumanbeingemanates.Thepresenteridentifiedsevendifferentlevelsofenergy.Thefirstlevelofenergyisdefinedbyfeelingsofapathyandthoughtsofvictimization.Apersonataleveltwoenergyhasfeelingsofangerandthoughtsofconflict.Asapersonmovesuptheenergyscale,theirfeelingsandthoughtsaremorepositive.Atlevelseven,onewouldexperienceunconditionalloveandnojudgmentalthoughts.OnlyGodradiatesatlevelseven.Theaveragepersonemitsenergyatalevelof2.5.Toexperiencepeaceandjoy,anin-dividualmustraisehisenergylevelto5or6. Sohowcanweraiseourenergylevelandopenourhearttojoy?Onepowerfulwayistodevelopanattitudeofgratitude.Lookatevery-onewithgratefuleyes.Listentoyourheartandtheheartofyourlovedones.Speakwordsofaffirmationeverydayofyourlife.Begratefulforyourlifewithallitslessonsandblessings.Themoregratefulthoughtsandfeelingsyouexperienceandexpressthemoreinstrumentalyouwillbeinhealingtheworld.Andyouroutlookonlifewillimproveintheprocess.
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泰戈尔的散文诗主要分为两大部分。
第一部分是英语散文诗的八部诗集：《吉檀迦利》、《园丁集》、《月集》、《采果集》、《飞鸟集》、《情人的礼物》、《渡》、《游思集》等。
第二部分使用孟加拉文撰写的散文诗：《随想集》、《再次集》、《最后的星期集》、《叶盘集》、《黑牛集》等。
作品背景
20世纪初泰戈尔遭遇到个人生活的不幸，丧偶、丧女、丧父的悲痛与伤感在诗集《回忆》、《儿童》和《渡船》中有真实记录。他另有两部长篇小说《小沙子》和《沉船》。1910年，长篇小说《戈拉》发表，它反映了印度社会生活中的复杂现象，塑造了争取民族自由解放的战士形象；歌颂了新印度教徒爱国主义热情和对祖国必获自由的信心，同时也批判他们维护旧传统的思想；对梵社某些人的教条主义、崇洋媚外也予以鞭挞 。这期间还写了象征剧《国王》和《邮局》及讽刺剧《顽固堡垒》。1910年，孟加拉文诗集《吉檀迦利》出版 ，后泰戈尔旅居伦敦时把《吉檀迦利》、《渡船》和《奉献集》里的部分诗作译成英文，1913年《吉檀迦利》英译本出版，泰戈尔成为亚洲第一个获诺贝尔文学奖的作家。他进入另一创作高潮，发表诗歌《歌之花环》、《颂歌》、《白鹤》、《逃避》，中长篇小说《四个人》与《家庭与世界》。20世纪20 年代泰戈尔仍坚持写作，发表剧本《摩克多塔拉》、《红夹竹桃》，长篇小说《纠纷》、《最后的诗篇》及一些诗作。30年代他又陆续出版长篇小说《两姐妹》、《花圃》、《四章》；戏剧《时代的车轮》、《纸牌王国》 ；诗集《再一次》、《边缘集》和政治抒情诗《礼佛》等。1941年4月 ，他写下最后遗言、有名的《文明的危机》，对英国殖民统治进行控诉，表达了对民族独立的坚定信念。 其中《金色花》，《告别》，《榕树》被选入七年级教材。《新月集》被选入五年级教材。
老鼠笨笨
看英文小说不仅可以学习，还可以陶冶情操。大学四年没有读过几本英文小说，怎么过四六级？怎么高逼格？怎么感发朋友圈？怎么“高谈论阔”……
玩笑玩笑~
其实，看英文小说，最重要的就是给自己的灵魂增加养分，每部小说都是一个色彩缤纷的故事，下面为大家推荐大学四年必看的12本英文小说，希望大家会喜欢~
《了不起的盖茨比》问世于1925年，已出版就引起轰动。
这本书我们可以解读为草根逆袭的故事，故事的主人公卡兹本自幼梦想着要做个出人头地的大人物，而他经过自己的努力，也终于获得了成功，并更名为杰伊·盖茨比，他的人生成功诠释了什么叫“念念不忘，必有回响”。
《战争与和平》是托尔斯泰的长篇小说，讲述战争故事，抒发人文情怀。
在和平时代，我们都需要一些警醒，看这本英文小说，我们不仅能够学到很多生僻单词，也会震慑于历史的必然性。
《金色笔记》，在二十世纪，它重新审视了男女关系，带来全新的思想，对于现代的大学生来说，有很大的启示。
这本小说更注重哲理的表述，通过记录安娜的成长，通过一个生活的总结，表现出大胆的改革与尝试。
《钟楼怪人》，其实就是《巴黎圣母院》。
会推荐这部小说是因为里面美丽，浪漫但又悲惨的爱情故事使人感动，我想我们大学生都应该要明白：即使相貌丑陋，也要有一颗高尚纯洁的心。
《魔山》是一部勇敢揭示社会中丑陋一面的小说，作者托马斯·曼是诺贝尔文学奖的得主。
和大学生汉斯一样，也许我们当代这些没有什么理想和信念的年轻人，都需要一些觉醒。
《动物农庄》是一部英国中篇小说，故事中“聪明的猪”，无不透漏着讽刺。
讲的是动物，暗示的是人类社会。
《百年孤独》推荐大家阅读英文版的，魔幻现实主义的文学，要用超越自己能力的阅读方式。
在这部小说中，哥伦比亚作家——加西亚·马尔克斯向我们展现出一个瑰丽的想象世界，用我们的话来说就是：阅读此书，你会打开新世界的大门。
《局外人》这是一部法国小说，但是英文专业毕业的我，同样阅读的是英文版。
越是荒谬、不近人情的文字越能敲打出现实的无奈，人和社会，也是大学生应该思考的一个问题。
《麦田里的守望者》这部英文小说，就算我没有向大家推荐，你的英文老师也会力推它。
一个天马行空的少年的内心世界，一种新颖的艺术风格，相信读过的大学生都会有强烈共鸣。
准确来说，《瓦尔登湖》是一部散文集。
梭罗的文字充满灵性，认识自己，寻找自己，也许你能在本书中安静下来。
《愤怒的葡萄》是获得美国普利策文学奖的一部小说，反映了俄州农民的渐渐觉醒，和寻找工作、艰难求生的历程。
我们的大学生应该学习其中坚韧、顽强、乐观的生活态度。
《第二十二条军规》，一个虚构的岛，一个荒诞的世界，一个揭示现实的故事。
证明自己疯了，才能够免飞，你还没有疯，就必须得飞，不知道你能不能读懂这种黑色幽默？
很多人都问除了听英文歌，看美剧，还有什么办法可以提高英语水平，其实看英文小说就是潜移默化的最好办法。
在小说中，作者对生活、社会的态度，口语化或者文学性的英文表达，都可提高你的英语。
那么，以上这些小说你读过几本？快来评论吧！
易叉叉叨叨
--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 亨利.沃兹渥斯.朗费罗 The day is cold,and dark,and dreary; It rains,and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the moldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary. My life is cold and dark and dreary; It rains and the wind is never weary; My though still cling to the moldering past, But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast, And the days are dark and dreary. Be still,sad heart!And cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary. 天冷、阴暗、沉闷； 下着雨，风也刮个不停； 藤还攀附着颓垣残壁， 每来一阵狂风，枯叶附落纷纷， 天真是阴暗而沉闷。 我的生活寒冷、阴郁、沉闷； 下着雨，风也刮个不停； 我的思想还纠缠着消逝的往事， 大风里，我的青春希望相继熄灭， 天真是阴暗而沉闷。 安静吧，忧伤的心！别再悔恨； 乌云后面太阳依然辉煌灿烂； 你命运和大家的一样， 每个人一生都得逢上阴雨， 有些日子必然阴暗而沉闷。 Henry David Thoreau/享利.大卫.梭罗 However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are.It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults in paradise.Love your life,poor as it is.You may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.Most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which should be more disreputable.Cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.Do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,Turn the old,return to them.Things do not change;we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. 不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。爱情的见证 Love's Witness Slight unpremeditated Words are borne By every common Wind into the Air; Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born， And in one instant give both Hope and Fear： Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind According to the Caprice of the Mind. But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses， Substantial Records to Eternity; Just Evidences，who the Truth confess, On which the Lover safely may rely； They're serious Thoughts，digested and resolv'd； And last，when Words are into Clouds devolv'd. 不加思索的轻率话语， 被每一次平凡的呼吸载入空气； 随便说说，刚出口即消失， 一瞬间给人希望和恐惧： 同一气息呼出万般矛盾心肠， 追随心灵无常的遐想。 但情书则是恒常的见证， 直至永恒的实体记录； 公道的证物，它道出真诚， 恋人能在其上安心依附； 它们是严肃的思想，经过深思熟虑； 当话语在云外消失，它们还将延续。 --------------------------- 从不说他做不到 We Never Told Him He Couldn't Do It My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally - but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery, casts and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a problem when you saw him walk . The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn't be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn't know. In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others - perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know. He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day - even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was worried, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He had two more miles to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn't run four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn't know. Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade - the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't expect to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it. 从不说他做不到 我的儿子琼尼降生时，他的双脚向上弯弯着，医生向我们保证说经过治疗，小琼尼可以像常人一样走路，但像常人一样跑步的可能性则微乎其微。琼尼3岁之前一直在接受治疗，和支架、石膏模子打交道。七八岁的时候，他走路的样子已让人看不出他的腿有过毛病。 邻居的小孩子们做游戏的时候总是跑过来跑过去。毫无疑问小琼尼看到他们玩就会马上加进去跑啊闹的。我们从不告诉他不能像别的孩子那样跑，我们从不说他和别的孩子不一样。因为我们不对他说，所以他不知道。 七年级的时候，琼尼决定参加跑步横穿全美的比赛。每天他和大伙一块训练。也许是意识到自己先天不如别人，他训练得比任何人都刻苦。训练队的前7名选手可以参加最后比赛，为学校拿分。我们没有告诉琼尼；也许会落空，所以他不知道。 他坚持每天跑4~5英里。我永远不会忘记有一次，他发着高烧，但仍坚持训练。我为他担心，于是去学校看他，发现他正在一个人沿着长长的林荫道跑步呢。我问他感觉怎么样，"很好。"他说。还剩下最后两英里。他满脸是汗，眼睛因为发烧失去了光彩。然而他目不斜视，坚持着跑下来。我们从没有告诉他不能发着高烧去跑4英里的路，我们从没有这样对他说，所以他不知道。 两个星期后，在决赛前的3天，长跑队的名次被确定下来。琼尼是第六名，他成功了。他才是个七年级生，而其余的人都是八年级生。我们从没有告诉他不要去期望入选，我们从没有对他说他不会成功。是的，从没说起过……所以他不知道，但他却做到了！
