求英语小短文!要两篇简单的英语小短文,用于背诵,没有我不会读的单词我会作为优秀答案,我英语水平不算差,也不算好.好的再加

求英语小短文!
要两篇简单的英语小短文,用于背诵,没有我不会读的单词我会作为优秀答案,我英语水平不算差,也不算好.好的再加分.
必须我看得懂。不能很长。要适合在班里人面前背的。

1. Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific
goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive "
there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your " there" vision to yet another
point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really
appreciating what you already have right "here." It is important for human beings
to keep sober minded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where
you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and
aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from
your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and
abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the
present.
2.Gratitude To be grateful means you are thankful for and appreciative of what
you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with
the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your
path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment, you can
experience the full wonder of "here."
There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions
you may wish to try:
1. Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most
surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.
2. Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay
conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as
though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you
go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
3. Spend time offering assistance to those who are less fortunate than you, so
that you may gain perspective.
However you choose to learn gratitude is irrelevant. What really matters is that
you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation for all that you have
right now, so that you may live more joyously in your present moment.
Abundance One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people
are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want, and so they are
always striving to get to a point when they would finally have enough.
Alan and Linda always dreamed of living "the good life." Both from poor
working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their mutual goal of
becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years, amassing a small
fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a palatial sevenbedroom
home in the most upscale neighborhood. They focused their energies
on accumulating all the things they believed signified abundance: membership in
the local exclusive country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class
society friends. No matter how much they accumulated, however, it never
seemed to be enough. They were unable to erase the deep fear of scarcity both
had acquired in childhood. They needed to learn the lesson of abundance. Then
the stock market crashed in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount
of money. A bizarre but costly lawsuit depleted another huge portion of their
savings. One thing led to another, and they found themselves in a financial
disaster. Assets needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club
membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work
for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from
extravagant, they have taken stock of their lives and feel quite blessed. Only now,
as they assess what they have left -- a solid, loving marriage, their health, a
dependable income, and good friends -- do they realize that true abundance
comes not from amassing, but rather from appreciating.
Scarcity consciousness arises as a result of the "hole-in-the-soul syndrome." This
is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with things from the outside
world. But like puzzle pieces, you can't fit something in where it does not naturally
belong. No amount of external objects, affection, love, or attention can ever fill
an inner void. We already have enough, so we should revel in our own interior
abundance.
爱的最大限度
Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.
弗里达-布赖特说过：“只有在歌剧中,人们才会为爱而死.” 这是千真万确的.的确,你不会因为爱一个人而死.我知道有人因为缺乏爱而死,可我从来没有听说过谁因被爱而死.我们恰好是相互之间爱也爱不够.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
有一个感人的故事,讲的是有个女人终于决定去向老板提出加薪的要求.她一整天都焦虑不安.下午晚些时候,她鼓起勇气向老板提议.让她感到高兴的是,老板同意给她加薪.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?
当晚,女人回家后,发现漂亮的餐桌上已经摆满了丰盛的菜肴,烛光在轻轻地摇曳着.丈夫提早回家准备了一顿庆祝宴.她心想,会不会是办公室里有人向他通风报信了呢?或者……他不知怎么竟知道她不会被拒绝?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
她在厨房找到了他,告诉了他这个好消息.他们拥抱亲吻,然后坐下来共享美餐.在她的盘子旁边,女人看到了一张字迹优美的便条.上面写着：“祝贺你,亲爱的!我就知道你会加薪的.我为你做的这一切会告诉你,我有多么爱你.”
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
晚餐后,丈夫到厨房洗碗.她注意到又有张卡片从他口袋里掉了出来.她把卡片从地板上拣起来,念道：“不要因为没有加薪而烦恼!不管怎样,是该给你加薪了!我为你做的这一切会告诉你,我有多么爱你.”
再问： 你是从别的网页上复制的！这些都不能背，所以我才问的这个问题！