美文 是一种提倡写真性情成大境界的散文体裁, 美文写作中的审美和品味是为了培养学生根据散文的文学特质,真切自如地表达自己思想情感的教学策略。下面是小编带来的中英文对照英语美文，欢迎阅读!

中英文对照英语美文篇一

Why I Want a Wife

Judy Syfers

I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am a wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.

Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is looking for another wife. As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife?

I would like to go back to school so that I can ome economically independent, support myself, and if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school I want a wife to take care of my children. I want a wife to keep track of the children's doctor and dentist appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. I want a wife to make sure my children eat properly and are kept clean. I want a wife who will wash the children's clothes and keep them mended. I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc. I want a wife who takes care of the children when they are sick, a wife who arranges to be around when the children need special care, ause, of course, I cannot miss classes at school. My wife must arrange to lose time at work and not lose the job. It may mean a small cut in my wife's income from time to time, but I guess I can tolerate that. Needless to say, my wife will arrange and pay for the care of the children while my wife is working.

I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying. I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and change of scene.

I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course of studies. And I want a wife who will type my papers for me when I have written them.

I want a wife who will take care of the details of my social wife. When my wife and I are invited out by my friends, I want a wife who will take care of the babysitting arrangements. When I meet people at school that I like and want to entertain, I want a wife who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends, and not interrupt when I talk about things that interest me and my friends. I want a wife who will have arranged that the children are fed and ready for bed before my guests arrive so that the children do not bother us. I want a wife who takes care of the needs of my guests so that they feel comfortable, who makes sure that they have an ashtray, that they are passed the hors d'oeuvres, that they are offered a second helping of the food, that their wine glasses are replenished when necessary, that their coffee is served to them as they like it. And I want a wife who knows that sometimes I need a night out by myself.

I want a wife who is sensitive to my sexual needs, a wife who makes love passionately and eagerly when I feel like it, a wife who makes sure that I am satisfied. And, of course, I want a wife who will not demand sexual attention when I am not in the mood for it. I want a wife who assumes the complete responsibility for birth control, ause I do not want more children. I want a wife who will remain sexually faithful to me so that I do not have to clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies. And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy. I must, after all, be able to relate to people as fully as possible.

If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one. Naturally, I will expect a fresh, new life; my wife will take the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am left free.

When I am through with school and have a job, I want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wife's duties.

My God, who wouldn't want a wife?

我为什么想要一个妻子

朱迪•西斐斯

我属于人们称为妻子的那一类人，我是一个妻子。而且，并非偶然，我还是一个母亲。

不久前，我的一位新近离了婚的男性朋友出现在我的面前。他曾经有过一个妻子，当然，孩子跟了他的前妻，他正在为自己重新物色一个妻子。一天傍晚熨衣服时，我想到了他。我突然萌发了我自己也要找一个妻子的念头。我为什么希望有个妻子呢?

我要重返校园，接受教育，以便能够经济独立，自食其力，必要时还能养活那些赖我为生的人。我要找一个有一份工作并愿意送我上学的妻子;在我上学期间我希望有一个能照顾孩子的妻子;我希望有一个能够随时注意与孩子的或者牙医取得联系的妻子，而且，她还得随时与我自己的或者牙医保持联系;我希望有一个能够保证孩子饮食得当、衣着整洁的妻子;我希望有一个能够替孩子缝补清洗衣服的妻子;我希望有一个能辅导孩子功课，安排其学业，保证他(她)与同学们有足够的社交时间并能带他们逛公园、动物园等的妻子;我需要一个当孩子需要特别照护时，能挤出时间陪伴其左右的妻子。因为我在学校的功课自然是耽误不得的，我的妻子需得有个妥善的安排，上下班要迟到早退，但又不能丢了工作，这意味着我妻子的收入有时会被扣掉些许，不过我想这一点我还是能够容忍的。不用说，我妻子上班时会把花钱找人看孩子的事安排好的。

我希望有一个能照料我身体需要的妻子。我希望有一个能够保持房间整洁的妻子。一个孩子们在前面乱丢乱扔她在后面拾掇，我在前面乱丢乱扔她也在后面拾掇的妻子。我希望有一个能够把我的衣服洗得干干净净、熨得平平整整、缝补得完完好好，必要时还能够替我添置新衣服的妻子，而且还要保证把我的个人用品放在适当的地方，以便需要时随时都能找到的妻子。我希望有一个能替我做饭而且烹调技术还很不错的妻子。我希望有一个会计划菜谱、采购必备食品、做好饭菜、笑脸侍应，然后我去学习时能够洗碗刷锅的妻子。我希望有一个我生病时能关心我，而且对我的病痛和耽误的学习有同情心的妻子。我希望有一个能够随全家一起度假的妻子，这样当我需要休息和转移地方时，有人能继续照料我和孩子。

我希望有这样一个妻子，她不会喋喋不休地抱怨做妻子的义务来烦扰我。可当我感到需要解释我在学习中遇到难点时，我希望她能洗耳恭听。我希望有一个在我写完论文之后能替我打字的妻子。

我希望有一个对我的社交生活关照入微的妻子。当我和妻子应朋友之邀外出时，我希望有一个能对一切作出保姆般安排的妻子。当我在学校遇到喜欢的人想要款待时，我希望有这样一个妻子，她会把房子收拾得干干净净，会烧出一桌特别的美味佳肴，款待我和我的朋友们，当我们谈到彼此感兴趣的事情时她不会打断我们的雅兴。我希望有这样一个妻子，在我的客人们到来之前，为了不让孩子们打搅我们，她已经妥为安排，让孩子们吃过饭准备睡觉了。我希望有这样一个妻子，她能照料好客人的一应需求，使他们有一种宾至如归的感觉，她要确保他们有烟缸可用，能为他们送上餐前小吃，为他们添饭加菜，必要时还要替他们把酒杯斟满，还要按照客人的口味给他们冲咖啡。而且我希望有一个能理解我有时需要独自外宿不归的妻子。

我希望有一个对我的性要求反映敏感的妻子，一个当我有性要求时充满激情如饥似渴地与我做爱的妻子，一个能确实能让我得到满足的妻子。当然，我也希望有一个在我没有兴致时不主动提出性要求的妻子。我希望有一个能负起计划生育全部责任的妻子，因为我不想要更多的孩子了。我希望有一个对我性专一的妻子，这样我就不会因为争风吃醋而影响学业了。我还希望有这样一个妻子，她对我在性需求方面可能不会老老实实地严格遵守一夫一妻制能够表示理解。毕竟，我必须能够与尽可能多的人保持关系。

如果我偶然碰上一个比我现在的妻子更适合做妻子的人，我希望有休掉现在的妻子、重新另娶一个的自由。自然，我向往过一种新鲜的生活：我的妻子将抚养孩子，对他们全权负责。这样，我就可以无牵无挂。

当我完成学业找到一份工作后，我希望我的妻子辞掉工作留在家里，以便能够更全心全意得尽到做妻子的本分。

我的天啊，谁不想要一个妻子呢?

中英文对照英语美文篇二

Why are you poor?你为什么是穷人

The most important thing to becoming rich for you is to have a mindset to want to become rich. The reason I saythat is this， is because I wanted to become rich when I played Monopoly， that was， I was nine years old. The greatest formula for wealth is found on that board game. When I was nine years old my poor dad， the schoolteacher says， “Ah put that game away. Study， study， study! You‘re wasting your time playing Monopoly.”

And my rich dad said the formula， “You must open your mind and see the formula right on Monopoly.” He said， “It‘s right in front of you.” And I went， “What‘s the formula?” And finally I learned the formula is， four green houses， red hotel， four green houses， red hotel. Today I‘m a rich man because all I ever did since the time I was 24 years old was buy four green houses， sell them all， buy a red hotel， four green houses， red hotel. It is not， that you have to go to school to become rich. Just play Monopoly; four green houses， red hotel. That‘s it.

You must look at how people before you have become rich. Do not talk to poor people. Poor people will tell you， “Oh it‘s too risky. Don‘t do that. Don‘t take risk. Save your money. Play it safe.” That is a poor person‘s mindset. You must have an open mindset， open. And if you have an open mindset you will learn from everything.If you have a closed mindset you will learn from nothing. So I think that is the most important thing.

The difference between money and wealth.

No， I don‘t have a salary. I only had a job four years in my life. I don‘t want a salary. The middle class and poor， what they want is high income. They think they want money. But they have no wealth because they have no assets. You must know the difference between money and wealth but they‘re not the same same. Money will never make you rich. This makes you rich. I have large companies. I have lots of stocks. I trade options. I have real estate， that‘s what makes me rich. So the money just comes in whether I work or not.

Bill Gates makes $500，000 a year. That‘s all. I make more than him. That‘s all he makes but he‘s worth 40 billion. I‘m trying to tell you there is a very big difference between income， money and wealth. So I have spent my life buying assets， businesses， stocks， real estate， that‘s what makes you rich， not a job. The reason the rich in America get richer is they pass this on to their kids. My poor dad always said， “High paying job， high paying job， high paying job.” And my rich dad said， “Assets， assets， assets.” That‘s the difference.

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成为富翁的最重要的一点就是要有成为富翁的思想。我之所以这样说是因为当我还在玩“大富翁”游戏的时候就这样想了，那时我九岁。财富积累的最有效的公式就是建立在那个游戏盘的基础上。我九岁时，当学校老师的穷爸爸对我说∶“哦，不要玩游戏了。学习，学习，学习!玩‘大富翁’游戏是在浪费时间。”

我的富爸爸则告诉我这个公式∶“你必须开放思想，发现“大富翁”游戏里的公式。”他说∶“它就在你的眼前。”我问：“什么公式?”最后我发现，公式就是：四座绿房子--一座红旅馆--四座绿房子--一座红旅馆。今天我之所以能成为一个富翁全是因为，从二十四岁时起，我就开始买四座绿房子，然后把它们全卖掉再买一座红旅馆，四座绿房子，一座红旅馆，如此循环。你并不需要进学校才能变得富裕。玩一玩“大富翁”吧：四座绿房子，一座红旅馆。就这么简单。

你必须学习在你之前成为富翁的人的经验。不要和穷人们谈话。穷人总是会告诉你说∶“哦，那太冒险了。不要那样做，不要冒险，把你的钱存起来吧，这样很安全。”这就是穷人的观点。你必须开放你的思想。如果你有开放的思想，你就可以学到一切。如果你封闭了思想，你就什么都学不到。所以我认为，这才是最重要的。

不，我没有薪金。我总共才有过一份工作，干了四年。我不想拿薪金。中产阶级和穷人所想要的是高收入。他们想要钱，但是他们没有财富，因为他们没有资产。你们必须清楚钱和财富之间的差别，它们并不是一回事。钱不会使你成为富翁，财富才能使你成为富翁。我有多家大公司，我有许多股票，我还有许多经营权。我有房地产，这些才是使我成为富翁的秘密，所以钱只是在我是否工作的时候才显得有意义。

比尔·盖茨一年只挣五十万美元，仅此而已。我挣的比他多。他虽然只挣那么些钱，但他的资产却有两百亿。我想告诉大家，收入、钱和财富之间是有很大差别的。所以我总是在买资产、做生意、买股票和房地产，这些才能使你变得富裕，而不是一份工作。在美国，富人变得更富的原因是他们将财富传给他们的孩子。我的穷爸爸总是对我说，“高收入的工作、高收入的工作、高收入的工作。”我的富爸爸则说，“资产、资产、资产。”这就是区别。

中英文对照英语美文篇三

The prime condition great secrets of success成功

It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. The other day a fond fashionable mother in Michigan asked a young man whether he had ever seen a lady sweep in a room so grandly as her Priscilla. He said no, he never had ,and the mother was gratified beyond measure, but then said he ,after a pause, “What I should like to see her do is sweep out a room” It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.

Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim high”. I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself ，“My place is at the top.” Be king in your dreams.

And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.

The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in this, or that, or the other, here there, and everywhere. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” is all wrong. I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.” Look round you and take notice, men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets，which break most eggs in this country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration.

To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room; do not touch liquor, or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the firm’s interest yours; break orders always to save owners; concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly, be not impatient, for as Emerson says, “no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves.”

年轻人应该从头学起，担当最基层的职务，这是件好事。匹兹堡有许多大企业家在创业之初都肩负过重任。他们与扫帚结伴，以清扫办公室度过了企业生涯的最初时光。我注意到现在的办公室都配备了工友，这使我们的年轻人不幸丢掉了这个有益的企业教育的一个内容。不过，如果哪一天早晨清扫工碰巧没来，某位具有未来合伙人气质的青年就会毫不犹豫试着拿起扫帚。有一天，以为溺爱孩子的，时髦的密歇根母亲问一位男青年，是否见过像她的女儿普里希拉那样的年轻女郎如此潇洒地在房间里进行打扫。男青年说从未见过，那位母亲高兴的乐不可支。但男青年顿了顿又说: “我想看到的是她能在室外进行打扫”。如果有必要，新来者在办公室外进行打扫并没有什么损失。我本人就曾经是打扫人之一。

假设你们都已就业了，并干的相当出色，我对你们的忠告是要“胸怀大志”。对那些尚未把自己看成是某重要公司的合伙人或领导人的年轻人，我会不屑一顾。你们在思想上一刻也不要满足于充当任何企业的首席职员，领班或总经理，不管这家企业的规模有多大。你们要对自己说:“我的位置在最高处”你们要梦寐以求登峰造极。

获得成功的首要条件喝最大秘诀是：把精力和财力完全集中于所干的事业上。一旦开始干那一行，就要决心干出个名堂，要出类拔萃，要点点滴滴地改进，要采用最好的机器，要尽力通晓这一行。

失败的企业是那些分散了资力，因而意味着分散了精力的企业。他们向这件事投资，又向那件事投资，在这里投资，又在哪里投资，方方面面都有投资。“别把所有的鸡蛋放进一个篮子”之说大错特错。我告诉你们，“要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子，然后照管好那只篮子。”注意走位并留点神，能这样做的人往往不会失败。管好并提好那只篮子很容易。在我们的国家，想多提篮子的人打碎的鸡蛋也多。有三只篮子的人就得把一只篮子顶在头上，这样很容易摔倒。美国企业家的一个错误就是缺少集中。

我把所说的话归纳如下：要志在顶峰，千万不要涉足酒吧，不要沾酒，或者仅在用餐时喝点酒;千万不要投机，签署支付的款项时，千万不要超过盈余的现金储备，把公司的利益当成自己的利益，取消订货的目的永远在于挽救货主，集中精力，把所有的鸡蛋放进一个篮子，支出永远小于收入，最后不要失去耐心，因为正如爱默生所说，“除了你自己以外，没有人能哄骗你离开最后的成功。”