To live is to function. That is all there is in living. (Holmes)

活著就要發(fā)揮作用，這就是生活的全部?jī)?nèi)容。(霍姆斯)

下面這個(gè)是最經(jīng)典的：

These Things Shall Never Die 這些美好不會(huì)消逝

--Charles Dickens/查爾斯.狄更斯

The pure.the bright,the beautiful,

一切純潔的，輝煌的，美麗的，

That stirred our hearts in youth,

強(qiáng)烈地震撼著我們年輕的心靈的，

The impulses to wordless prayer,

推動(dòng)著我們做無言的禱告的，

The dreams of love and truth;

讓我們夢(mèng)想著愛與真理的;

The longing after something's lost,

在失去后為之感到珍惜的，

The spirit's yearning cry,

使靈魂深切地呼喊著的，

The striving after better hopes-

為了更美好的夢(mèng)想而奮斗著的-

Lose not a chance to waken love-

別錯(cuò)失去了喚醒愛的良機(jī)-----

Be firm,and just ,and true;

為人要堅(jiān)定，正直，忠誠(chéng);

So shall a light that cannot fade

因此上方照耀著你的那道光芒

Beam on thee from on high.

就不會(huì)消失。

And angel voices say to thee---

你將聽到天使的聲音在說-----

These things shall never di

These things can never die.

這些美好不會(huì)消逝。

The timid hand stretched forth to aid

羞怯地伸出援助的手，

A brother in his need,

在你的弟兄需要的時(shí)候，

A kindly word in grief's dark hour

傷慟、困難的時(shí)候，一句親切的話

That proves a friend indeed ;

就足以證明朋友的真心;

The plea for mercy softly breathed,

輕聲地乞求憐憫，

When justice threatens nigh,

在審判臨近的時(shí)候，

The sorrow of a contrite heart-

懊悔的心有一種傷感--

These things shall never die.

這些美好不會(huì)消逝。

Let nothing pass for every hand

在人間傳遞溫情

Must find some work to do ;

盡你所能地去做;