第一篇：一位伟大的朋友AGreatFriendAsIamnowaseniorhighschoolstudent,Ihaveagreatmanyfriends,butthereisonewhomIprizeoveralltherest.IfirstmadehisacquaintancewhenIbegantogotoschool.Hehasbeenmyconstantcompanioneversince.Thoughheisseriousinappearance,heneverfailstobeinteresting.Oftenheisclever,sometimesevenmerryandgay.Heisthemostknowledgeablefriendapersoncouldhave.Heknowsvirtuallyeverylanguageoftheworld,alltheeventsofhistory,andthewordsofallthegreatpoetsandphilosophers.Akindlybenefactor,heisadmiredandenjoyedbyeveryonewhomakeshisacquaintance.Tome,hehasbeenagreatteacheraswellasafriend.Hefirsttaughtmethesecretsofmyownlanguageandthenthoseofothers.Withthesekeysheshowedushowtounlockalltheartsandsciencesofman.Myfriendisendlesslypatient.DullthoughImaybe,Icanreturntohimagainandagain,andheisalwaysreadytoteachme.WhenIambored,heentertainsme.WhenIamdispirited,heliftsmeup.WhenIamlonely,hekeepsmecompany.Heisafriendnotonlytomebuttomillionsaroundtheworld.ShallItellyouhisname?Hisnameis“reading”.第一篇：翻译由于我现在是高中生，因此有许多朋友，但我最看重其中的一位。我一开始求学就认识他了。从此以后他便是我永远不变的朋友。虽然他外表严肃，但他总是令人感兴趣。他经常挺聪明的，有时甚至是一付欢喜愉快的模样。他是我们最有学问的朋友。世界各国的语言，历史上所有的大事，以及所有伟大的诗人与哲学家的话语，他几乎无所不知。他是个乐善好施的大好人，认识他的每个人都赞赏与喜欢他。对我而言，他一直是位伟大的老师也是朋友。他先教会我母语的奥秘，而后是其他的语言。借着这些秘决，他教我们如何开启人类所有的艺术与科学之门。我的朋友有无限的耐心。虽然我可能很迟钝，但我可以一再地求助于他，而他也随时准备着教导我。当我感到厌烦时，他会逗我开心。当我气馁时，他会使我振作起来。当我孤独时，他会陪伴我。他不只是我的朋友，同时也是世界各地成千上万人的朋友。要我告诉你他的名字吗？他的名字是“阅读”。1、notonly...butalso...不但...而且2、acquaintance[ə'kweintəns]n.knowledgeofapersonacquiredbyarelationshiplessintimatethanfriendship认识，相识，了解makesone’sacquaintance认识3、benefactor['benifæktə]n.onethatgivesaid,especiallyfinancialaid恩人，赞助人4、dispirited[dis'piritid]adj.sad,depressed气馁的，沮丧的5、entertain[,entə'tein]v招待6、gay[ɡei]adj.快乐的；放荡的n.同性恋者7、company['kʌmp(ə)ni]n.公司；陪伴，同伴vi.交往vt.陪伴第二篇：给年轻人的建议AdvicetoaYoungManRemember,myson,youhavetowork.Whetheryouhandleapickorapen,awheel-barroworasetofbooks,youmustwork.Ifyoulookaround,youwillseethemenwhoarethemostabletolivetherestoftheirdayswithoutworkarethemenwhoworkthehardest.Don’tbeafraidofkillingyourselfwithoverwork.Itisbeyondyourpowertodothatonthesunnysideofthirty.Theydiesometimes,butitisbecausetheyquitworkatsixintheevening,anddonotgohomeuntiltwointhemorning.Itistheintervalthatkills,myson.Theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyourmeals;itlendssoliditytoyourslumbers;itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday.Thereareyoungmenwhodonotwork,buttheworldisnotproudofthem.Itdoesnotknowtheirnames,even.Nobodylikesthem;thegreat,busyworlddoesnotknowthattheyarethere.Sofindoutwhatyouwanttobeanddo,andtakeoffyourcoatandmakeadustintheworld.Thebusieryouare,thelessharmyouwillbeapttogetinto,thesweeterwillbeyoursleep,thebrighterandhappieryourholidays,andthebettersatisfiedwilltheworldbewithyou.第二篇：翻译小伙子，请你记住，你必须工作。不管你握着的是一把十字镐或是一支笔，一辆独轮手推车或一套书，你都必须工作。如果你环顾四周，你会发现那些不必工作就最有能力度过余生的人...
