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　　優(yōu)美的文字于細(xì)微處傳達(dá)出美感，并浸潤著人們的心靈。通過英語美文,不僅能夠感受語言之美,領(lǐng)悟語言之用，還能產(chǎn)生學(xué)習(xí)語言的興趣。度過一段美好的時(shí)光，即感悟生活，觸動(dòng)心靈。下面是七考網(wǎng)小編為大家?guī)斫?jīng)典美文佳作雙語，希望大家喜歡!

　　經(jīng)典美文佳作雙語：祖父和燈火

　　一九一一年秋，我們從山東煙臺(tái)回到福州老家去。在還鄉(xiāng)的路上，母親和父親一再囑咐我,“回到福州住在大家庭里，不能再像野孩子似的，一切都要小心。對(duì)長輩們不能沒大沒小的。祖父是一家之主，尤其要尊敬……”

　　In the autumn of 1911，we returned from Yantai of Shandong Province to our native place Fuzhou. While on the way, my parents warned me again and again, "Since we'll be living in a big family in Fuzhou, remember always to behave properly and never act like a naughty child. Show respect for your elders, particularly your grandpa, who is head of the family...”

　　到了福州，在大家庭里住了下來，我覺得我在歸途中的擔(dān)心是多余的。祖父、伯父母、叔父母和堂姐妹兄弟，都沒有把我當(dāng)作野孩子，大家也都很親昵平等，并沒有什么“規(guī)矩”。我還覺得我們這個(gè)大家庭是幾個(gè)小家庭的很松散的組合。每個(gè)小家庭都是各住各個(gè)的，各吃各的，各自有自己的親戚朋友，比如說，我們就各自有自己的“外婆家”

　　After settling down in the big family in Fuzhou, however, I found that my previous worries on the way turned out to be unfounded. My grandpa, uncles, aunties and cousins

　　never thought me a naughty child. We treated each other lovingly and equally. There never existed anything like "family rules of good behaviour". I also found that the big family was a loose community of several smaller ones, which lived and ate separately. They each had their own relatives and friends, for example, their own in-laws.

　　就在這一年，也許是第二年吧，福州有了電燈公司。我們這所大房子里也安上了電燈，這在福州也是一件新鮮事，我們這班孩子跟著安裝的工人們滿房子跑，非常地興奮歡喜!我記得這電燈是從房頂上吊下來的，每間屋子都有一盞，廳堂上和客室里的五十支光，臥房里的光小一些，廚房里的就更小了。我們這所大房子里至少也五六十盞燈，第一夜亮起來時(shí)，真是燈火輝煌，我們孩子們都拍手歡呼!

　　That year, or the year after, Fuzhou began to have its own power company and electric lights were to be installed in our big house too. That was something new in our home town. We kids, wild with excitement and joy, ran here and there in the house at the heels of the electricians. Each room, I remember, had an electric lamp hanging from the ceiling. The drawing room had a 50-watt bulb; the bedrooms each a lower-wattage one; the kitchens each an even-lower-wattage one. The whole big house at least had a total of some 60 electric lamps. The first evening when they were turn on, the whole house was suddenly ablaze with lights, we kids clapped with joy.

　　但是總電門是安在祖父的屋里的。祖父起得很早也睡得很早，每晚九點(diǎn)鐘就上床了。他上床之前，就把電閘關(guān)上，于是整個(gè)大家庭就是黑沉沉的一片!我們剛回老家(外父母親和他們的兄弟她嫂都有許多別情要敘，我們一班弟兄姐妹，也在一起玩得正起勁，都很少在晚九點(diǎn)以前睡的。為了防備這驟然的黑暗，于是每晚在九點(diǎn)以前，每個(gè)小家庭都在一兩間屋里，點(diǎn)上一盞捻得很暗的煤油燈。一到九點(diǎn)，電燈一下子都滅了，這幾盞煤油燈便都捻亮了，大家相視而笑，又都在燈下談笑玩耍。只有在這個(gè)時(shí)候，我才體會(huì)到我們這個(gè)大家庭是一個(gè)整體，而祖父是一家之主!

　　The master switch was fixed in grandpa's room. Grandpa, who kept early hours, would switch off all the lights when he went to bed at 9 0' clock in the evening, thus

　　plunging the whole big house into deep darkness. Having just set foot in our old home, we seldom slept before 9 o'clock in the evening. For it was but natural that after the long separation, my parents enjoyed hearty chats about the old days with their brothers and in-laws, and we kids of the younger generation played about together to our heart's content. Hence, in anticipation of the sudden blackout at 9 o' clock, each small family would get a dimly-lit kerosene lamp ready in a couple of their rooms. No sooner had the big house been blacked out on the hour than we turned up the wicks of all the kerosene lamps. And, looking and smiling at each other, we would continue to chat and play merrily by the light of the kerosene lamps. It was then that I realized what a complete whole our big family was, with grandpa as its head

　　經(jīng)典美文佳作雙語：巷

　　巷，是城市建筑藝術(shù)中一篇飄逸恬靜的散文，一幅古雅沖淡的圖畫。

　　The lane, in terms of the art of urban architecture, is like a piece of prose of gentlegracefulness or a painting of classic elegance and simplicity.

　　這種巷，常在江南的小城市中，有如古代的少女，躲在僻靜的深閨，輕易不肯拋頭露面。你要在這種城市里住久了，和它真正成了莫逆，你才有機(jī)會(huì)看見她，接觸到她優(yōu)嫻貞靜的風(fēng)度。它不是鄉(xiāng)村的陋巷，湫隘破敗，泥濘坎坷，雜草亂生，兩旁還排列著錯(cuò)落的糞缸。它不是上海的里弄，鱗次櫛比的人家，擁擠得喘不過氣;小販憧憧來往，黝暗的小門邊，不時(shí)走出一些趿著拖鞋的女子，頭發(fā)亂似臨風(fēng)飛舞的秋蓬，眼睛里網(wǎng)滿紅絲，臉上殘留著不調(diào)和的隔夜脂粉，頹然地走到老虎灶上去提水。也不像北地的胡同，滿目塵土，風(fēng)起處刮著彌天的黃沙。

　　Often tucked away in a small town south of the Yangtse River, the lane, like a maiden of ancient times hidden away in a secluded boudoir, is reluctant to make its appearance in public. You’ll never have an opportunity to see it and savour its gentle poise until you have become truly attached to the small town after living there for a long time. The lane has nothing in common with the mean rural alleys, which are narrow and low-lying, muddy and bumpy, overgrown with wild weeds and lined here and there with manure vats. Nor has it anything in common with linong (meaning alleys) in Shanghai, which are literally packed with dwellings and their residents. Over there, you’ll see vendors hawking their wares here and there. From time to time, women are seen emerging from inside some dingy small gates and shuffling languidly in their slippers towards a laohuzao, the shop specializing in selling boiled water, their hair disheveled like wind-blown withered grass in autumn, their eyes blood-shot, their faces betraying traces of overnight make-up. Nor has the lane anything in common with hutong (also meaning alleys) in north China, which are dusty on every side, especially when a wind rises.

　　這種小巷，隔絕了市廛的紅塵，卻又不是鄉(xiāng)村的風(fēng)味。它又深又長，一個(gè)人耐心靜靜走去，要老半天才走完。它又這么曲折，你望前面，好像已經(jīng)堵塞了，可是走過去，一轉(zhuǎn)彎，依然是巷陌深深，而且更加幽靜。那里常是寂寂的，寂寂的，不論什么時(shí)候，你向巷中踅去，都如寧靜的黃昏，可以清晰地聽到自己的足音。不高不矮的圍墻擋在兩邊，斑斑駁駁的苔痕，墻上掛著一串串蒼翠欲滴的藤蘿，簡直像古樸的屏風(fēng)。墻里常是人家的竹園，修竹森森，天籟細(xì)細(xì);春來時(shí)還常有幾枝嬌艷的桃花杏花，娉娉婷婷，從墻頭殷勤地?fù)u曳紅袖，向行人招手。走過幾家墻門，都是緊緊關(guān)著，不見一個(gè)人影，因?yàn)槟嵌际侨思业暮箝T。偶然躺著一只狗，但是決不會(huì)對(duì)你狺狺地狂吠。

　　The lane, though cut off from the hustle and bustle of busy cities, does not taste of the countryside at all. It is long and deep, so it will take you a long while to walk patiently and quietly through it from end to end. It is also so winding that it seems to be a blind alley when you look far ahead, but if you keep walking until you take a turning, you’ll find it again lying endless and still more quiet. There is nothing but stillness there. At any hour of day, you can even distinctly hear in the dusk-like quiet your own footsteps. On either side of the lane stand enclosing walls of medium height, which, moss-covered and hung with clusters of fresh green wisteria, look almost like screens of primitive simplicity. Inside the walls are residents’ gardens with dense groves of tall bamboos as well as soft sounds of nature. In spring, beautiful peach and apricot blossoms atop the walls, like graceful girls waving their red sleeves, will sway hospitably to beckon the pedestrians. You’ll find the doors in the walls close shut without a soul in sight because they are back doors to some households. Occasionally, you may come upon a dog lying there, which, however, never gives a bark at you.

　　小巷的動(dòng)人處就是它無比的悠閑。無論是誰，只要你到巷里去躑躅一會(huì)，你的心情就會(huì)如巷尾不波的古井，那是一種和平的靜穆，而不是陰森和肅殺。它鬧中取靜，別有天地，仍是人間。它可能是一條現(xiàn)代的烏衣巷，家家有自己的一本哀樂帳，一部興衰史，可是重門疊戶，諱莫如深，夕陽影里，野花閑草，燕子低飛，尋覓歸家。只是一片澄明如水的氣氛，凈化一切，籠罩一切，使人忘憂。

　　The charm of the lane lies in its absolute serenity. No matter who you are, if you loiter around in the lane for a while, your mind will become as unruffled as the ancient well at the end of the lane. There you will experience a kind of peaceful calmness rather than gloomy sternness. There reigns peace and quiet in the midst of noisy bustle. It is a world of its own on earth. It may be a modern version of Wu Yi Xiang, a special residential area of nobility in the Jin Dynasty southeast of today’s Nanjing, where each family, secluded behind closed doors, has its own covered-up story of joys and sorrows, and rise and decline. When the sun is setting, swallows will fly low over wild flowers and grass on their way to their nests. The all-pervading and all-purifying atmosphere of water-like placidness makes one forget all cares and worries.

　　你是否覺得勞生草草，身心兩乏?我勸你工余之暇，常到小巷里走走，那是最好的將息，會(huì)使你消除疲勞，緊張的心弦得到調(diào)整。你如果有時(shí)情緒煩燥，心情悒郁，我勸你到小巷里負(fù)手行吟一陣，你一定會(huì)豁然開朗，怡然自得，物我兩忘你有愛人嗎?我建議不要帶了她去什么名園勝景，還是利用晨昏時(shí)節(jié)，到深巷中散散步。在那里，你們倆可以隨便談?wù)?，心貼得更近，在街上那種貪婪的睨視，惡意的斜覷，巷里是沒有的;偶然呀的一聲，墻門口顯現(xiàn)出一個(gè)人影，又往往是深居簡出的姑娘，看見你們，會(huì)嬌羞地返身回避了。

　　Aren’t you weighed down with cares in this life of hard toil and exhausted physically and mentally? I would like to advise you often to take a walk in the lane in your off-duty hours. That is the best way to take a rest. It will dissipate your fatigue and relieve your nervous tension. When you are fidgety or depressed, go to the lane and wander around reciting or composing poems with your hands crossed behind your back. You will then suddenly fall into a bright mood and enjoy inner peace, forgetting both yourself and the external world. Don’t you have a sweetheart? Let me suggest that, instead of accompanying her on a visit to famous park or scenic spot, you take her with you for a stroll in the lane at dawn or dusk. Over there, you two can chat freely and with even deeper affection, free from greedy sidelong glances or malicious squints such as you often meet with in busy streets. Suddenly, at a creaking sound, there may appear a figure by a door—usually an unsophisticated young girl. She will, at the sight of you, withdraw coyly into the house.

　　巷，是人海洶洶中的一道避風(fēng)塘，給人家?guī)戆踩?是城市暄囂擾攘中的一帶洞天幽境，勝似皇家的閣道，便于平常百姓徘徊徜徉。

　　The lane is a safe haven for those struggling in the turbulent sea of humans to enjoy a sense of security. It is a heavenly abode in the midst of confusion. Unlike the erstwhile plank-paved path used exclusively by the imperial family for their vehicles to move on smoothly, the lane is place for the common people to roam about leisurely.

　　愛逐臭爭利，錙銖必較的，請(qǐng)到長街鬧市去;愛輕嘴薄舌的，爭是論非的，請(qǐng)到茶館酒樓去;愛鑼鼓鉦鏜，管弦嗷嘈的，請(qǐng)到歌臺(tái)劇院去;愛寧靜淡泊，沉思默想的，深深的小巷在歡迎你。

　　Those who strive after fame and gain, and haggle over every penny, please go to the downtown area! Those who are sharp-tongued and quarrelsome, please go to the teahouse or restaurant! Those who love deafening gongs and drums as well as noisy wind and string instruments, please go to the opera house or theatre! Those who are given to profound meditation and a quiet life without worldly desires, welcome to the lane!