英文美文摘抄1
I take myself on dates. I go to the movies alone. I wander museums alone. I eat meals alone (and yes, that means I resist all temptation to scroll through Ins while waiting for my meal). I sit in coffee shops and journal alone. I take the train and go to new towns and walk around alone.
我跟自己去约会：我独自看电影，独自在博物馆闲逛，独自吃饭(是的，这是说在等待饭菜上来时，我抵制住所有刷Ins的诱惑)。我坐在咖啡馆里，独自写着日志。我一个人乘火车，前往新的城镇，然后独自在那里四处走走玩玩。
I realize this may sound super dorky. You're probably thinking that I must be pretty weird and very lonely. Interestingly enough, I was way more lonely before I started spending time alone. The feeling like I needed to be around people all the time to take a deep breath -- that was loneliness. The feeling of complete anxiety and fear when a boyfriend broke up with me -- that was loneliness. But this? This is peace. This is fun. This is what self-esteem is built of. Here's how I learned to spend time alone.
我意识到也许这听起来超级蠢。你很可能会想，我肯定十分怪异、非常寂寞。有趣的是，我在开始独自生活前是更加孤单的。那种就像我需要一直跟别人待在一起才能做深呼吸的感觉，是孤单。男朋友跟我分手，那种极为焦虑恐慌的感受，是寂寞。但现在这种场景呢?这是平静，是趣味，是构建自信心的基础。以下是我学会独处的方法。
I just did it. And let go of trying to look .我只是一个人独处，并不去想怎么尽量看起来酷。
2. Make a list of your favorite things. And don't wait for anyone. 列出你最爱的事物，不要等任何人跟你一起去践行。
3. Schedule It. And don't cancel on yourself. 计划时间，不要取消与自己的约会。
英文美文摘抄2
For the past year, I've been single by choice. Not by circumstance. Not because no one will ask me out or I can't find anyone eligible. It's hard for some people to believe that I am choosing not to date, and I often get weird looks and confused grunts from my old aunt and college friends alike. Why would someone voluntarily choose to stay single? To spend time alone? Aren't I missing out on life by not going on Tinder dates? What if The One is out there but I don't catch him because I'm too busy staying single?
过去一年中，我选择保持单身。这不是因为环境因素，不是因为没人约我出去或是我不能找到合适人选。有些人很难相信我选择不去约会。大姨和大学同学们老是对我投以怪异的'眼神和不解地咕哝。为什么会有人愿意保持单身?愿意独自一人消磨时光?没有继续在Tinder上相亲的我，难道不是错过了生活(的乐趣)吗?要是我命中注定的另一半就在Tinder上，但我因为忙着保持单身而错过了他，那怎么办?
I'm not the slightest bit embarrassed to say out loud that I've been dating myself and it's been the most nurturing, sustainable, and non-anxiety inducing relationship I've ever had. There's no waiting to be texted back (or obsessing about if my text is too flirty, too needy, too wordy), and there's no feeling like another person just doesn't understand me.
大声说出我正和自己相约，一点也不让我尴尬，而且它是我所有的关系中最滋养人、最持久也最不会引发焦虑的。我不需要等待他人的回复(或是费神考虑我的短信是否太过轻浮、有求于人或是冗长啰嗦)，另外我也不会再有那种就是有人无法明白我的感觉了。
That doesn't mean I don't plan on dating other people in future -- I definitely do. But I know now that the relationship I've built with myself is a model for the relationship I want to be in. I'm kind and patient and gentle and loving and forgiving of myself. I laugh at my mistakes and I let go of my errors. I am strong and courageous. That's the kind of person I want to be with and the type of relationship I hope to be in.
这不意味着我将来不打算谈恋爱(我当然会谈啦)。可我如今明白，与自己建立的这种关系是我想要与另一半相处的模式。我友善、耐心、温柔、友爱又宽容。我对自己犯的错误一笑了之。我强大而勇敢。这便是我想要的对象，也是我希望同他建立起的恋爱关系。
I know now that I'm not going into the relationship as a half, I'm going in as a whole. So whether it works out or doesn't work out, deep down, I haven't lost anything. I'm still me. I'm still complete. I still have the friendship I've built with the me that I've grown to know and love over the past 23 years. That's the greatest relief I've ever known.
我现在知道了，我不会在恋爱关系中有所保留，而将会是全身心投入。因此无论这段关系是否有好的结果，在内心深处我都没有任何损失。我仍然是我自己，我仍然完好无损，我同自己建立起的友谊依旧存在，那是我在过去23年中渐渐了解并爱上的。这便是我所知的最大欣慰。
最好的镜子是老朋友。
2、Between friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
3、A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。
4、The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.
君子之交淡如水。
5、Set great store by friendship.
情意重千斤。
6、Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full.
你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。
7、Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times.
你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。
8、A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情
9、Old friends and old wine are best.
陈酒味醇，老友情深。
10、Fire is the test of gold, adversity of friendship.
烈火试真金，苦难试友情。
11、Friendship cannot stand always on one side.
友谊是双方的事。
12、A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
广交友，无深交。
13、Friendship is like wine---the older the better.
友谊像美酒， 越陈越醇厚。
14、Friends are like wine; the older, the better.
朋友象酒，越久越淳。
15、There is no friend so faithful as a good book.
最忠实的朋友莫过于一本好书
16、A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
17、True friendship lasts forever.
真正的友谊恒久不变。
18、He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
最不信任别人的人最不应该得到信任。
19、A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
20、A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
交友慢，失友快。
21、A friend in need is a friend indeed.
在你最需要时出现 朋友上一真正的朋友。
22、A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
23、A frie nd is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
24、Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
25、A friend exaggerates a mans virtue, an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。
26、A friend is best found in adversity.
患难见真友。
27、One tree does not make a forest.
独木不成林。
28、To find friendship offer friendship.
以友谊换友谊。
29、A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
30、Life without a friend is death without a witness.
没有朋友的生活等于孤独一人死去。
31、A friend is never known till a man has need.
不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。
1、 "一份不渝的友谊，执着千万个祝福，给我想念的朋友，温馨的问候。For our ever-lasting friendship, send sincere blessings and warmgreetings to my friends whom I miss so much."
2、 Never quit because something went wrong; Quit because you tried your hardest and nothing made it better.不要因为有了难题就马上放弃；一定要竭尽全力，如果这样还不行，才可以选择放弃。
3、 You can go as far as you want to go.心有多远，你就能走多远。
4、 Acting as if nothing borne in mind is the best revenge.It's all for myself to live better.若无其事，原来是最好的报复。生活得更好，是为了自己。
5、 Faith: not wanting to know what the truth is.信仰就是不想知道真相是什么。
6、 "Byron: I am never away from you. Even now, I shall not leave you. In another land, I shall be still that one who loves you, loves you beyond measure beyond measure.拜伦：我从未离开过你。即使现在，我也不会离开你。在另一个世界，我依旧是爱的那个人。爱你，无穷无尽，天长地久。"
7、 "We shall always save a place for ourselves, only for ourselves. Andthen begin to love. Have no idea of what it is, who he is, how to loveor how long it will be. Just wait for one love. Maybe no one will comeout, but this kind of waiting is the love itself. 在自己面前，应该一直留有一个地方，独自留在那里。然后去爱。不知道是什么，不知道是谁，不知道如何去爱，也不知道可以爱多久。只是等待一次爱情，也许永远都没有人。可是，这种等待，就是爱情本身。"
8、 如果活着，是上帝赋予我最大的使命，那么活者有你，将会是上帝赋予我使命的恩赐……If living on the earth is a mission from the lord… living with you is the award of the lord…
9、 "I love you, love can not my world without you.我爱你，爱到我的世界不能没有你。"
10、 "east,west,home is the best!金窝窝，银窝窝，不如自己的狗窝窝；家是最好的。"
11、 Until all is over one's ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死。
12、 "Happiness is not about being immortal nor having food or rights in one's hand. It’s about having each tiny wish come true, or having something to eat when you are hungry or having someone's love when you need love. 幸福，不是长生不老，不是大鱼大肉，不是权倾朝野。幸福是每一个微小的生活愿望达成。当你想吃的时候有得吃，想被爱的时候有人来爱你。"
13、 Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。
14、 Because the things you're scared of are usually the most worthwhile. 每天都尝试去一件你害怕的`事情，因为，你所害怕的事情，往往是最值得的。
15、 "如果只是遇见，不能停留，不如不遇见。If we can only encounter each other rather than stay with each other,then I wish we had never encountered."
16、 "I can't promise that things will be perfect, But I swear I'll never leave. 我无法承诺一切会有多么完美，但是我答应你我永远不会离开。"
17、 "Fireworks rain lane, whose kite is broken line, who really injured.烟花雨巷，谁的风筝断了线，谁的真心受了伤。"
18、 Can you imagine how much he paid for that car?你能想象他买那车花了多少钱吗？
19、 Everything that happens in life is neither good nor bad. It just depends on your perspective. 生活中的事，不是好事就是坏事。好事还是坏事，都取决于你看事情的角度。
20、 Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.宁愿做事不完美，总比完美地不做事要好。
21、 "When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called for by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.当失去心爱的人时，我们抛洒悲苦的眼泪，那是因为我们想起了过去没有好好地深爱他们。"
22、 The shortest answer is doing.
23、 In love folly is always sweet. 恋爱中，干傻事总是让人感到十分美妙。
24、 How was your weekend? 你周末过得怎么样？
25、 I miss you so much already and I haven’t even left yet!尽管还不曾离开，我已对你朝思暮想！
26、 It involves a lot of hard work. 那需要很多的辛勤工作。
27、 "To be a happy man, reading, travel, hard work, care for the body and mind.做一个幸福的人，读书，旅行，努力工作，关心身体和心情。"
28、 Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了，不等于你对了。
29、 Thank you for being my friend and being around.感谢你作我的朋友并且在我身旁。
30、 我要幸福的昏倒了！I am too happy to stand faint!
31、 "Take some time, always see something. With some things, always see some people. ——花一些时间，总会看清一些事。用一些事情，总会看清一些人。"
32、 "Take a risk. If the outcome isn’t what you expected, at least you can say you tried. 冒险一试，就算结果不是你所期望的，至少你可以说你已经试过了。"
33、 "God made relatives; Thank God we can choose our friends.神决定了谁是你的亲戚,幸运的是在选择朋友方面他给了你留了余地。"
34、 "Don't waste your time looking back on what you've lost. Move on, for life is not meant to be traveled backwards——别把时间浪费在回首你已经失去的东西上，向前看吧，因为时光本就不会倒流。"
35、 Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect. 不要去等待完美的时刻，把握好现在，让此刻变完美。
36、 "Never mistake silence for ignorance, calmness for acceptance, or kindness for weakness.永远别把沉默当成无知，把冷静当成接受，把仁慈当成软弱。"
37、 Memories can be painful. To forget may be a blessing. 记忆是痛苦的根源，忘记也是一种福气。
38、 "Accept what was and what is, and you’ll have more positive energy to pursue what will be. 接受过去和现在的模样，才会有能量去追寻自己的未来。"
39、 "No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up each day and be thankful for life. Someone somewhere else is fighting to survive.不论生活是多么的好或者多么的坏，每天醒来都应感恩生活。在别处还有人为了活着而奋斗呢！"
40、 "If you are passionate about something, pursue it, no matter what anyone else thinks. That's how dreams are achieved。——若是你想要什么，那就勇敢地去追求，不要管别人是怎么想的，因为这就是实现梦想的方式。"
41、 "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. 愿望是美好的，也许是人间至善，而美好的事物永不消逝。"
42、 Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.生活是一门没有橡皮擦的绘画艺术。
43、 Never give up your dreams. Miracles happen everyday. 不要放弃梦想，奇迹每天都在上演。
44、 Don't worry about what others doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only与其担心别人做得比你好，不如关注自己怎样才能一天天做得更好。成功是一场和自己的比赛。
45、 "Good relationships don't just happen. They take time, patience and two people who truly want to be together—一段好的恋情不是偶然，它需要时间，耐心，和两个真正想在一起的人。"
46、 "Love life, live the life you love.只有爱生活，才会过你爱的生活。"
47、 "You have come this far, don’t give up now.你已至此，不要放弃。"
48、 "Whatever you do,remember that you do it for yourself,then you will not complain. 无论做什么，记得是为自己而做，那就毫无怨言。"
49、 Never live in the past but always learn from it. 我们不要沉迷于过去，而是要从中吸取教训。
50、 "A genuine smile from within shows on the outside: you smile with your eyes and mouth. When you smile on the inside, people are more receptive when you approach them.——人真正的微笑是从内到外散发出来的：你的眼睛和嘴都在笑。当你微笑的时候，要发自内心，这样人们才更能接受你。"
