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双语阅读：拖船的哲理 以下是整理的哲理类英语美文欣赏：拖船的哲理， 希望对你有 所感触。 One ni ght many years ago I was on the bridge of a ship that passed one of our large cities on aquiet night. I saw its lights reflected in the sky and heard the rumblings of the cit yrsq uo;s no ises. 多年前的一个晚上，我在宁静的夜色中乘船经过某个大都市。 站 在舰桥上，我眺望着万家灯火辉映在夜空中，聆听着城市的喧嚣。 As I looked to my other side, I could see nothing but ope n space of dark ness and en dlesswater. I realized how small I was and that my own problems of life did not seem great. 而在我的另一侧，除了无尽的黑暗与无边的海水之外什么也看不 到。刹那间，我意识到自己是多么的渺小，生活中的一切烦恼也显得 微不足道。 I have spent twenty five years on boats. Now I am a dock ing pilot. My job is to bri ng in thelarge luxury liners and stay with them until they are safely moored in their berths. Sometimesthis requires two tugs, sometimes many more, depe nding on the tide, the weather, and thedraft of the vessel. 我在船上生活了 25年，如今是一名港口领航员，负责将大型豪 华客轮引航入港，直到它们安全地靠港。这项工作有时需要两艘拖船, 或者更多，这要根据潮水、天气以及船只的吃水度而定。 Most of you no doubt have see n these tugs pushi ng and pulling at the big liners. What they aredoing doesnrsquo;t seem to make much sense, but presently the big boat is alon gside her pier, herhawsers made fast, and the job is done. 不用说，很多人都见过拖船拖拉巨轮的情景。 看上去拖船的工作 似乎微不足道，很快巨轮就可以停泊就位，下牢锚链，拖船也就完成 了任务。 These tugs, whether one or ten, move about in accord with whistle sig nals I send them fromthe bridge of the big liner. These sig nals make up a Ian guage that is just as depe ndable as thespoken word; or even more so, because our docking sig nals are rarely mis un derstood. 无论一艘还是10艘拖船，它们的行动都是听命于我在巨轮舰桥 上的鸣笛信号。这些信号便是一种语言，它的可靠程度可与口头语言 相比，甚至有过之而无不及。这是因为我们的汽笛信号几乎不会被误 解。 The captain of each tug does his work according to the sig nals he receives. He n ever asksquesti ons. He takes everythi ng on faith, and it always works out. 每艘拖船的船长会根据接收到的指令严格行动。而对于我的指 挥，他们毫无疑问且完全信任，因此我们的配合一直很默契。 Working around tugboats, where so much depends on teamwork, has had its effect on what Ibelieve. I believe that if I am to attai n a successful place in the world I must have the