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Richard Henry Stoddard/理查德.亨利.斯托达德
There are gains for all our losses.我们失去的一切都能得到补偿,
There are balms for all our pain; 我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰；
But when youth,the dream,departs 可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝,
It takes something from our hearts,它带走了我们心中的某种美好,
And it never comes again.从此一去不复返.
We are stronger,and are better,我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美,
Under manhood’s sterner reign; 在严峻的成年生活驱使下；
Still we feel that something sweet 可是依然感到甜美的情感,
Following youth,with flying feet,已随着青春飞逝,
And will never come again.不再返回.
Something beautiful is vanished,美好已经消逝,
And we sigh for it in vain; 我们枉自为此叹息；
We behold it everywhere,尽管在天地之间,
On the earth,and in the air,我们处处能见青春的魅力,
But it never comes again!可是它不再返回!
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A Nation's Strength
Ralph Wall Emerson
Not gold,but only man can make
A people great and strong；
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long．
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly；
They build a nation's pillar deep
And lift them to the sky．
《民族的力量》
不是黄金,只有人才能使民族伟大而强盛；
为了真理,为了荣誉,
他们意志坚定,历尽艰辛.
他们无所畏惧,别人睡觉他们做工,
别人逃遁他们大显神勇；
他们深深地埋下民族的支柱,
并将石柱举起支撑天空.
