初中英语励志短文阅读
初中英语励志短文阅读：绝不向困难低头
difficulties arise in the lives of us all.
生活中困难在所难免。
what is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you.
最重要的是要挺过艰难的时刻，积极应对种种变故，冲破黎明前的黑暗，你终会看到只属于自己的灿烂阳光。
it takes a strong person to deal with tough times and difficult choices. but you are a strong person.
只有强者才能勇敢直面困难时刻，做出艰难抉择。而你正是这样一位强者。
it takes courage. but you possess the inner courage to see you through.
要有勇气。你拥有披荆斩棘的勇气。
it takes being an active participant in your life. but you are in the driver's seat, and you can determine the direction you want tomorrow to go in.
你必须在这场游戏人生中积极主动，而且你正在驾驭这场游戏，并决定着自己明天前进的方向。
hang in there, and take care to see that you don't lose sight of the one thing that is constant, beautiful, and true:
坚持再坚持，别让你的视野迷失了那不变的美好真理：
everything will be fine, and it will turn out that way because of the special kind of person you are.
一切都会好转的，因为你是如此的与众不同。
so...beginning today and lasting a lifetime through—hang in there, and don't be afraid to feel like the morning sun is shining just for you.
因此，从今天开始，到生命的终点——坚持住，不必怀疑，朝阳为你而升起。
初中英语励志短文阅读：勇者无畏
卡夫卡说，“受难”是这个世界和积极因素之间惟一的联系。当我们用不屈服的人生态度面对生命中的磨难时，我们才不会在生命的快乐中缺席。 是的，只要坚持，希望的翅膀终有一天会张开，飞翔天上。
A little girl—the 20th of 22 children, was born prematurely and hersurvival was doubtful.
When she was 4 years old, she contracted double pneumonia andscarlet fever, which left her with a paralysed left leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependenton and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was amiracle. That same year she decided to become a runner. She entered arace and came in last.
For the next few years every race she entered, she came in last.Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running.
One day she actually won a race, and then another. From then on shewon every race she entered.
Eventually this little girl—Wilma Rudolph, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
Winner never quit!
初中英语励志短文阅读：勇于尝试，才能获得结果
A piece of jewelry should provoke (v.激起，煽动)! Provoke questions, provoke emotions, and provoke desires!
珠宝充满无限的激情，能够引起思考，激发情感，也能挑起欲望!
Speaking of jewelry, people always attach the value of the material to it. They neglect the spiritual value of the art contained in a piece of jewelry. But Esther’s jewelry doesn’t conform to(符合，遵守) this practice. Esther herself gives people an impression of elegance, especially with her charming green eyes. You may want to stay a good distance away from her because she looks prickly (adj.多刺的，易生气的), but when you come closer to her, it is just wearing a ring she has designed, you feel free to lose yourself in her company without feeling threatened.
When people wear or see her work, they can easily read the message it contains. They are so original and unique, yet not too abstract for the common person to understand. We use jewelry to decorate and accentuate (v.强调) our physical features and complete ourselves. Esther’s jewelry can even inspire you mentally, making you feel better about yourself; bringing out an inner glow. Esther uses jewelry as a way expressing her feelings, and her own philosophy of life. Our souls and our minds should not be limited. Space and matter might be limited, but our imagination is not. When you are wearing a creative piece of jewelry there are no limits to what you can express through it.
参考译文：
一说到珠宝，人们就想到它的物质价值，而忽略一件珠宝所蕴含的精神价值。但是，Esther的珠宝却没有向世俗屈服。她本人气质优雅，一双绿色的眼睛尤其迷人。由于她看起来不严而威，你可能不敢靠近她。但是当你走进她，感觉就像佩戴着她设计的戒指一样，能够安心地把自己托付给她。佩服或者见到其作品的人们都能轻易读懂其中要传达的信息。这些作品虽然独一无二，但又不会太抽象让普通人看不透。
我们佩戴珠宝来装饰身体，突出自己的身体特征，充盈自己。而Esther的珠宝甚至能唤醒我们的心灵，让人身心愉悦，从内而外焕发光彩。Esther用珠宝表达自己的情感和人生哲学。我们的灵魂和心灵不应该受到束缚。空间和材料是有限的，而我们的想象是无限的。当你佩戴着一件创意非凡的珠宝，你就可以随心所欲地诠释它。
