四級英語的晨讀美文

英語四級，是由國家教育部高等教育司主持的全國性教學考試。以下是小編收集的晨讀美文內容，歡迎查看！

One summer day in 1957, we headed to the courthouse for a marriage license. My husband-to-be, Steve, asked the clerk for a fishing license.

1957年的夏天，我們去法院辦理結婚證。我的未婚夫史蒂夫，問起櫃員釣魚許可證的事情。

She advised him a fishing license cost $1.50 and a marriage license cost $2.50. With some thought and a smile, he chose the marriage license, and so our life together, later filled with two children, began.

女櫃員告訴他，一張釣魚許可證花費1.5美金，一張結婚證花費2.5美金。他想了一會兒笑着說，他選擇結婚證。之後我們便一起生活，後來還添了兩個孩子。

Whenever we had a disagreement, I would remind my husband that he could have saved money had he chosen a fishing license, and it would have expired in a year. The extra dollar cost him 53 years of wedded bliss.

每當我們意見不合的時候，我都會提醒說，他本來可以省點錢選擇一張一年期的釣魚許可證，當時他多花的錢卻讓他享受了長達53年的美妙婚姻生活。

A friend who was down in the dumps wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems. His heart was full of worries. He was low on hope.

幾周前，一位生活幾經波折的'友人給我來信，說他的生活中充斥着麻煩，對此他憂心忡忡、感到無望。

He ended his letter to me with this question: “We can’t really change this crazy world we live in, can we?” I answered him immediately and started my own letter with these words: “Yes, we most certainly can!”

在信的結尾他問了這樣一個問題：“我們確實無法改變這個瘋狂的世界，難道不是麼？”我即刻回信，以“我們當然能改變世界”來開頭。

I can still remember one of the first times someone changed my world. She was the music teacher at my elementary school, the guitarist at our church, and a family friend.

在很多的第一次中我猶記得一個人改變了我的世界。她是我國小時的音樂老師，也是一名教堂吉他手，同時也是我們家的朋友。

I had a huge crush on her too and wanted to impress her more than anything. I had no talent at any instrument, however, and my singing while enthusiastic was quite awful.

我深深的對她着迷，做一切能夠引起她注意的事情。在樂器方面我沒有天賦；唱歌嘛，雖然飽含熱情但是五音不全。

One day she let me try playing her guitar. I did my best but could only stumble along. When I was done I put my head down. “I guess I am not very good,” I told her.

一天她讓我試着彈彈她的吉他，我使出渾身解數，但還是很糟糕。奏畢，我低下了頭說道：“我大概是一無是處了。”

She looked at me with her kind eyes, smiled, and said: “We are all good at something. You just need to find out what you are good at. Then you can share it with the world.”

她溫柔地注視着我，微笑着說：“我們都有所長，你只要去發現就好，然後爲這個世界貢獻你的力所能及。”

Those simple words changed me. They planted a seed in my soul that continues to grow to this day. They made me realize that I had something to give to others.

她簡簡單單幾句話，觸動並改變了我，如同在我的心裏播下了種子，生根發芽成長至今。這讓我明白，我有可以給予他人的東西。

I had something inside of me that was good and that could change this world for the better. I just had to find it, bring it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that fateful day.

我內在的可取之物能夠讓世界變得更加美好。我要挖掘、激發並將它施予。從領悟自己的使命之日起，這就是我日日月月年年要做的事。

Can you change the world? Yes you can! You can change it and make it better every single day of your life. You can change it one choice, one person, and one kind act at a time. All you have to do is share your goodness. All you have to do is live your love. Make your love great then! Live well! Do good! Change the world!

你能改變世界？是的你可以！每天改變一點，生活就美好一點。每次從一個選擇、一個人、一個善行開始。施人慈悲，以愛之名生活。讓你的愛變得偉大！好好生活！！多行善舉！改變世界！

You want to know the secret to success? Here it is:

你想知道成功的祕訣嗎？下面我就告訴你：

Believe in yourself so much, that no one else can tell you otherwise.

要足夠相信自己，這樣就沒有人能對你指手畫腳了。

Also doubt yourself so much, that you feel like no matter how hard you work nothing could ever get you to your goal.

也要足夠懷疑自己，總是感覺無論自己多麼努力，好像也永遠無法實現目標。

Work so hard, that your friends think you're crazy.

工作要足夠努力，讓朋友都覺得你瘋了。

Be ridiculed, be shunned, be ignored, be told no. Get shut down so many times that you become immune to it. That it drives you, and gives you energy.

被嘲笑、被迴避、被忽視、被潑冷水、被阻止的次數多了，你就習慣了，這些都是你的動力，能給你力量。

Set boundaries for yourself. IE don't spend your money going to every show.

爲自己設定界限。也就是說不要花錢把所有演出都看了。

Also, go get inspired. Take yourself out of your work cycle, remind yourself why you are working yourself to the bone.

而且要尋找啓發。從日復一日的工作中抽出身來，提醒自己拼命工作是爲了什麼。

Give EVERYTHING to your craft. If there's someone in your life or something you do that prevents you from working 25 hours a day, get rid of it.

全身心投入工作。如果生活中有人或事妨礙你一天工作25小時，就把他們趕出你的生活。

Ingrain the idea in your mind that NOTHING will get you where you want to be other than hard work.

頭腦中要有一個根深蒂固的想法，那就是隻有努力工作才能幫你實現目標。

Keep working so hard, that eventually what you are doing isn't work. It's who you are. And now people are taking notice. Your parents believe in you; your friends support you.

堅持努力工作，最終你不是在做工作，而是在做人。人們都會注意你，家人會信任你，朋友會支持你。

Keep doubting yourself. Always know that there's something else better out there that you have to keep working harder than you did yesterday to achieve.

要一直自我懷疑。你要知道前方總是有比你昨天已經實現的目標更好的東西等待你去爲之努力。

Enjoy yourself. Be happy. Be grateful, be humble.

享受生活。要開心、感恩、謙卑。

Keep working your ass off so you can make every single day of your life as good as this one, and better than the day before it.

拼命工作，你才能使每天都這麼美好，每天都比前一天更美好。