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为你读英语美文·第560期主播：永清录制地点：北京Try to remember the kind of September/traɪ tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ ðə kaɪnd əv sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/试着记住，这样的九月。When life was slow and so mellow/wɛn laɪf wəz sloʊ ən soʊ ˈmɛloʊ/那时生命舒缓悠然，温润而醇厚。Try to remember the kind of September/traɪ tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ ðə kaɪnd əv sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/试着记住，这样的九月。When grass was green and grain so yellow/wɛn ɡræs wəz ɡrin ən ɡreɪn soʊ ˈjɛloʊ/青草碧绿，谷穗金黄。Try to remember the kind of September/traɪ tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ ðə kaɪnd əv sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/试着记住，这样的九月。When you were a young and callow fellow/wɛn ju wɚ ə jʌŋ ən ˈkæloʊ ˈfɛloʊ/那时的你，年轻而青涩，羽翼尚未丰满。Try to remember when life was so tender/traɪ tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ wɛn laɪf wəz soʊ ˈtɛndɚ/试着记住，那时的生命如此温柔。That no one wept except the willow/ðæt noʊ wʌn wɛpt ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɪloʊ/无人哭泣，只有杨柳低垂，仿佛在流泪。Try to remember when life was so tender/traɪ tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ wɛn laɪf wəz soʊ ˈtɛndɚ/试着记住，那时的生命如此温柔。That dreams were kept beside your pillow/ðæt drimz wɚ kɛpt bɪˈsaɪd jʊr ˈpɪloʊ/那时梦想，就安放在你的枕边。Try to remember when life was so tender/traɪ tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ wɛn laɪf wəz soʊ ˈtɛndɚ/试着记住，那时的生命如此温柔。That love was an ember about to billow/ðæt lʌv wəz ən ˈɛmbɚ əˈbaʊt tə ˈbɪloʊ/那时的爱情只是一点火星，正要蓬勃燃起。Deep in December it's nice to remember/dip ɪn dɪˈsɛmbɚ ɪts naɪs tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ/深冬十二月的深处，想起那些往事，也是一件美好的事。Although you know the snow will follow/ɔlˈðoʊ ju noʊ ðə snoʊ wɪl ˈfɑloʊ/尽管你知道，大雪终将随之而来。Deep in December it's nice to remember/dip ɪn dɪˈsɛmbɚ ɪts naɪs tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ/深冬十二月的深处，想起那些往事，也是一件美好的事。Without the hurt the heart is hollow/wɪˈðaʊt ðə hɝt ðə hɑrt ɪz ˈhɑloʊ/若没有那些伤痛，心也会变得空洞。Deep in December it's nice to remember/dip ɪn dɪˈsɛmbɚ ɪts naɪs tə rɪˈmɛmbɚ/深冬十二月的深处，想起那些往事，也是一件美好的事。The fire of September that made you mellow/ðə ˈfaɪɚ əv sɛpˈtɛmbɚ ðæt meɪd ju ˈmɛloʊ/那九月的火焰，曾使你变得温润而醇厚。Deep in December our hearts should remember/dip ɪn dɪˈsɛmbɚ aʊɚ hɑrts ʃʊd rɪˈmɛmbɚ/深冬十二月，我们的心依然应该记得。Then follow, flow/ðɛn ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊ/然后，继续向前。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第559期奥德赛之旅 | 《伊萨卡》·永清主播：永清Ithaka《伊萨卡》作者：C. P. Cavafy｜康斯坦蒂诺斯·卡瓦菲斯第一节As you set out for Ithaka/æz ju sɛt aʊt fər ˈɪθəkə/当你动身前往伊萨卡，hope your road is a long one,/hoʊp jʊr roʊd ɪz ə lɔːŋ wʌn/愿你的旅途漫长，full of adventure, full of discovery./fʊl əv ədˈvɛntʃər, fʊl əv dɪˈskʌvəri/充满冒险，也充满发现。Laistrygonians, Cyclops,/laɪˌstrɪɡəˈniənz, ˈsaɪklɑːps/莱斯特律戈涅斯人，独眼巨人，angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:/ˈæŋɡri poʊˈsaɪdən — doʊnt bi əˈfreɪd əv ðəm/愤怒的波塞冬——不要害怕他们：you’ll never find things like that on your way/jul ˈnɛvər faɪnd θɪŋz laɪk ðæt ɑn jʊr weɪ/只要你一路前行，你永远不会遇见这样的怪物，as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,/æz lɔŋ æz ju kip jʊr θɔts reɪzd haɪ/只要你让自己的思想保持高远，as long as a rare excitement/æz lɔŋ æz ə rɛr ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/只要一种难得的激动，stirs your spirit and your body./stɝz jʊr ˈspɪrɪt ən jʊr ˈbɑdi/仍然能够激荡你的心灵与身体。Laistrygonians, Cyclops,/laɪˌstrɪɡəˈniənz, ˈsaɪklɑːps/莱斯特律戈涅斯人，独眼巨人，wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them/waɪld poʊˈsaɪdən — ju woʊnt ɪnˈkaʊntər ðəm/野蛮的波塞冬——你不会遇见他们，unless you bring them along inside your soul,/ənˈlɛs ju brɪŋ ðəm əˈlɔŋ ɪnˈsaɪd jʊr soʊl/除非你把他们带进自己的灵魂，unless your soul sets them up in front of you./ənˈlɛs jʊr soʊl sɛts ðəm ʌp ɪn frʌnt əv ju/除非是你的灵魂，把他们召唤到你的面前。第二节Hope your road is a long one./hoʊp jʊr roʊd ɪz ə lɔːŋ wʌn/愿你的旅途漫长。May there be many summer mornings when,/meɪ ðɛr bi ˈmɛni ˈsʌmər ˈmɔrnɪŋz wɛn/愿途中有许多个夏日清晨，with what pleasure, what joy,/wɪð wʌt ˈplɛʒər, wʌt dʒɔɪ/带着无比的愉悦与欢喜，you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time;/ju ˈɛntər ˈhɑrbərz jʊr ˈsiɪŋ fər ðə fɝst taɪm/你驶入那些第一次见到的港湾；may you stop at Phoenician trading stations/meɪ ju stɑp æt fəˈnɪʃən ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz/愿你在腓尼基人的贸易驿站停留，to buy fine things,/tə baɪ faɪn θɪŋz/购买精美的物品，mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,/ˈmʌðər əv pɝl ən ˈkɔrəl, ˈæmbər ən ˈɛbəni/珍珠母、珊瑚、琥珀与乌木，sensual perfume of every kind—/ˈsɛnʃuəl pərˈfjum əv ˈɛvri kaɪnd/各种令人沉醉的香水——as many sensual perfumes as you can;/æz ˈmɛni ˈsɛnʃuəl pərˈfjumz æz ju kæn/能拥有多少这样的香水，就尽情拥有多少；and may you visit many Egyptian cities/ən meɪ ju ˈvɪzɪt ˈmɛni ɪˈdʒɪpʃən ˈsɪtiz/愿你还访问许多埃及的城市，to learn and go on learning from their scholars./tə lɝn ən ɡoʊ ɑn ˈlɝnɪŋ frəm ðɛr ˈskɑlərz/向那里的学者学习，并不断地学习。第三节Keep Ithaka always in your mind./kip ˈɪθəkə ˈɔlweɪz ɪn jʊr maɪnd/始终把伊萨卡铭记于心。Arriving there is what you’re destined for./əˈraɪvɪŋ ðɛr ɪz wʌt jʊr ˈdɛstənd fɔr/抵达那里，是你注定要完成的事。But don’t hurry the journey at all./bət doʊnt ˈhɝi ðə ˈdʒɝni æt ɔl/但千万不要匆匆赶路。Better if it lasts for years,/ˈbɛtər ɪf ɪt læsts fər jɪrz/最好让这段旅程持续多年，so you’re old by the time you reach the island,/soʊ jʊr oʊld baɪ ðə taɪm ju ritʃ ði ˈaɪlənd/等你抵达那座岛屿时，已经年长，wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way,/ˈwɛlθi wɪð ɔl juv ɡeɪnd ɑn ðə weɪ/因一路上的所得而变得丰足，not expecting Ithaka to make you rich./nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈɪθəkə tə meɪk ju rɪtʃ/而不是期待伊萨卡让你变得富有。第四节Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey./ˈɪθəkə ɡeɪv ju ðə ˈmɑrvələs ˈdʒɝni/伊萨卡给予你的，是这场奇妙的旅程。Without her you wouldn’t have set out./wɪˈðaʊt hər ju ˈwʊdənt əv sɛt aʊt/没有她，你便不会踏上旅途。She has nothing left to give you now./ʃi hæz ˈnʌθɪŋ lɛft tə ɡɪv ju naʊ/而如今，她已经没有什么可以再给你。And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you./ən ɪf ju faɪnd hər pʊr, ˈɪθəkə woʊnt əv fuːld ju/如果你发现她贫瘠不富裕，伊萨卡也从未欺骗过你。Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,/waɪz æz ju wɪl əv bɪˈkʌm, soʊ fʊl əv ɪkˈspɪriəns/那时的你，已经变得睿智，阅历丰厚，you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean./jul əv ˌʌndərˈstʊd baɪ ðɛn wʌt ðiz ˈɪθəkəz min/那时你将终于明白，这些“伊萨卡”究竟意味着什么。▎主播介绍永清：西安外国语大学英语专业毕业后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第558期My One and Only Love·永清主播：永清录制地点：云南My One and Only Love作者：Guy B. Wood/Robert MellinThe very thought of you makes my heart sing,/ðə ˈvɛri θɔt əv ju meɪks maɪ hɑrt sɪŋ/一想到你，我的心便不由自主地唱起歌来，Like an April breeze,/laɪk ən ˈeɪprəl briːz/恰似四月轻柔的微风，On the wings of spring,/ɑn ðə wɪŋz əv sprɪŋ/乘着春日的翅膀而来，And you appear in all your splendor,/ænd ju əˈpɪr ɪn ɔl jʊr ˈsplɛndər/而你，就这样带着满身的光彩，出现在我眼前，My one and only love./maɪ wʌn ən ˈoʊnli lʌv/我唯一的爱人。The shadows fall and spread their/ðə ˈʃædoʊz fɔl ənd sprɛd ðɛr/夜幕悄然降临，影子渐渐铺展，Mystic charms in the hush of night,/ˈmɪstɪk tʃɑrmz ɪn ðə hʌʃ əv naɪt/在静谧的夜色里，弥漫着神秘的魅惑，While you're in my arms,/waɪl jʊr ɪn maɪ ɑrmz/而此刻，你正依偎在我的怀中，I feel your lips so warm and tender,/aɪ fil jʊr lɪps soʊ wɔrm ənd ˈtɛndər/我感受到你的双唇，温暖而柔情，My one and only love./maɪ wʌn ən ˈoʊnli lʌv/我唯一的爱人。The touch of your hand is like heaven,/ðə tʌtʃ əv jʊr hænd ɪz laɪk ˈhɛvən/你的手轻轻触碰我，恍若置身天堂，A heaven that I've never known,/ə ˈhɛvən ðæt aɪv ˈnɛvər noʊn/一个我此生从未知晓的天堂，The blush on your cheek,/ðə blʌʃ ɑn jʊr tʃik/你脸颊上的那一抹红晕，Whenever I speak,/wɛnˈɛvər aɪ spik/每当我向你诉说，Tells me that you are my own./tɛlz mi ðæt ju ɑr maɪ oʊn/都在告诉我，你是属于我的。You fill my eager heart with such desire;/ju fɪl maɪ ˈiɡər hɑrt wɪð sʌtʃ dɪˈzaɪər/你让我的心充满热切的渴望；Every kiss you give/ˈɛvri kɪs ju ɡɪv/你给予的每一个吻，Sets my soul on fire,/sɛts maɪ soʊl ɑn ˈfaɪər/都足以点燃我的灵魂，I give myself in sweet surrender,/aɪ ɡɪv maɪˈsɛlf ɪn swit səˈrɛndər/于是，我甘愿在这甜蜜之中放下所有抵抗，My one and only love./maɪ wʌn ən ˈoʊnli lʌv/我唯一的爱人。后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第557期 Hero | 做自己的英雄·永清主播：永清录制地点：云南There's a hero，有一位英雄，If you look inside your heart，就隐藏在你的内心深处，You don't have to be afraid，你无需恐惧，Of what you are. 你自己是谁。There's an answer，终会有答案，If you reach into your soul，向你的内心深处探索，And the sorrow that you know，你所熟知的悲伤，Will melt away.终会烟消云散。And then a hero comes along，英雄将会出现，With the strength to carry on，让你充满力量，And you cast your fears aside，将恐惧甩在一旁，And you know you can survive.你会知道你将幸存。So when you feel like hope is gone，所以当你希望破灭时，Look inside you and be strong，看着内心，学会坚强，And you'll finally see the truth，你将会发现事实就是，That a hero lies in you.那个英雄就是你。It's a long road，这是条漫长的道路，When you face the world alone，当你独自面对这个世界的时候，No one reaches out a hand，没人会向你，For you to hold，伸出援手，You can find love，你要发现爱，If you search within yourself，若你探索自我，And the emptiness you felt will disappear.所感到的空虚寂寞也终会消散。And then a hero comes along，英雄将会出现，With the strength to carry on，让你充满力量，And you cast your fears aside，将恐惧甩在一旁，And you know you can survive.你会知道你将幸存。So when you feel like hope is gone，所以当你希望破灭时，Look inside you and be strong，看着内心，学会坚强，And you'll finally see the truth，你将会发现事实就是，That a hero lies in you.那个英雄就是你。Lord knows......天知道，Dreams are hard to follow，梦想很难实现，But don't let anyone，但是不要让任何人，Tear them away，破碎掉你的梦，Just hold on，再坚持一下，There will be tomorrow，还会有希望，In time you'll find the way.终究有一天你会找到那条路。And then a hero comes along，英雄将会出现，With the strength to carry on，让你充满力量，And you cast your fears aside，将恐惧甩在一旁，And you know you can survive.你会知道你将幸存。So when you feel like hope is gone，所以当你希望破灭时，Look inside you and be strong，看着内心，学会坚强，And you'll finally see the truth，你将会发现事实就是，That a hero lies in you.那个英雄就是你。▎背景音乐Hero- Mariah Carey后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。

为你读英语美文·第556期大自然母亲 | Summer·永清主播：永清录制地点：云南Summer is a season for abundance./ˈsʌmər ɪz ə ˈsiːzən fər əˈbʌndəns/夏天是丰收的季节。      Just as the flowers bloom and the fruits ripen,/dʒʌst æz ðə ˈflaʊərz bluː ænd ðə fruːts ˈraɪpən/正如花朵绽放，果实成熟，we too are reminded of our own potential for growth./wiː tuː ɑːr rɪˈmaɪndɪd əv aʊər oʊn pəˈtenʃəl fər ɡroʊθ/我们也被提醒着自我成长的潜力。It is the time to ignite our inner fire/ɪt ɪz ðə taɪm tə ɪɡˈnaɪt aʊər ˈɪnər faɪər/这是点燃内心火焰and explore our own creativity, passions, and dreams./ənd ɪkˈsplɔːr aʊər oʊn ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti ˈpæʃənz ænd driːmz/探索自身创造力，热情与梦想的时刻。As we bask in the sunlit hours,/æz wiː bæsk ɪn ðə ˈsʌnlɪt ˈaʊərz/当我们沐浴着阳光享受时光时，friends and families come together,/frendz ænd ˈfæməliz kʌm təˈɡeðər/亲朋好友欢聚一堂。playing, connecting, being present./ˈpleɪɪŋ kəˈnektɪŋ ˈbiːɪŋ ˈprezənt/嬉戏互动，共享当下。Embracing the joy to be found/ɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ ðə dʒɔɪ tə biː faʊnd/拥抱哪怕最短暂的瞬间in even the most fleeting of moments and shared experiences./ɪn ˈiːvən ðə moʊst ˈfliːtɪŋ əv ˈmoʊmənts ænd ʃerd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/和共同经历中蕴含的快乐。Our lives flourish when we cherish the bonds of love and friendship./aʊər laɪvz ˈflɜːrɪʃ wen wiː ˈtʃerɪʃ ðə bɑːndz əv lʌv ænd ˈfrendʃɪp/当我们珍视爱与友谊的纽带，生命便得以绽放。So open your hearts, sing, dance, play./soʊ ˈoʊpən jʊr hɑːrts sɪŋ dæns pleɪ/所以敞开你的心扉，唱歌，跳舞，玩耍。The days are still long./ðə deɪz ɑːr stɪl lɔːŋ/白昼依旧漫长。So simply love and be loved./soʊ ˈsɪmpli lʌv ænd biː lʌvd/所以，只管去爱，去被爱。文本来源：凯特王妃《大自然母亲 | Summer》后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。