[英语学习]世界上最美丽的英文.docVIP

1.《CAPTURE YOUR SOUL》-FIVE MINUTES TO SPARE No matter how busy you are ,you could spend five minutes: To answer the telephone To read the morning paper To talk with a neighbor To dispute with the laundryman about a mistake To watch new furniture being unloaded next door To chat with a salesman To read a trivial letter Or to write one It takes only five minutes: To say a prayer for the suffering friend To stop and think of Gods daily gift of mercy To remember the cross To make an act of faith, hope, and love To whisper anour Father or Hail Mary for someone in need To say a decade of the Rosary for the pour souls To vist the little statue or picture on the mantle place and tell the Savior how much you love him To make a spiritual communion Which is the better way to spend five minutes? 2.LIFE IS A DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECT 生活是一个自己动手的项目 An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck,but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to omorr workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house,the contractor handed the front door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,”he said,”my gift to you.” What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house,he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well. So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way,reacting rather than acting,willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a sho