初中英語勵志短文閱讀
：絕不向困難低頭
difficulties arise in the lives of us all.
生活中困難在所難免。
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.
最重要的是要挺過艱難的時刻，積極應對種種變故，衝破黎明前的黑暗，你終會看到只屬於自己的燦爛陽光。
it takes a strong person to deal with tough times and difficult choices. but you are a strong person.
只有強者才能勇敢直面困難時刻，做出艱難抉擇。而你正是這樣一位強者。
it takes courage. but you possess the inner courage to see you through.
要有勇氣。你擁有披荊斬棘的勇氣。
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.
你必須在這場遊戲人生中積極主動，而且你正在駕馭這場遊戲，並決定著自己明天前進的方向。
hang in there, and take care to see that you don't lose sight of the one thing that is constant, beautiful, and true:
堅持再堅持，別讓你的視野迷失了那不變的美好真理：
everything will be fine, and it will turn out that way because of the special kind of person you are.
一切都會好轉的，因為你是如此的與眾不同。
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，從今天開始，到生命的終點——堅持住，不必懷疑，朝陽為你而升起。
：勇者無畏
卡夫卡說，“受難”是這個世界和積極因素之間惟一的聯絡。當我們用不屈服的人生態度面對生命中的磨難時，我們才不會在生命的快樂中缺席。 是的，只要堅持，希望的翅膀終有一天會張開，飛翔天上。
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!
：勇於嘗試，才能獲得結果
A piece of jewelry should provoke ***v.激起，煽動***! Provoke questions, provoke emotions, and provoke desires!
珠寶充滿無限的激情，能夠引起思考，激發情感，也能挑起慾望!
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，易生氣的***, 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.強調*** 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.
參考譯文：
一說到珠寶，人們就想到它的物質價值，而忽略一件珠寶所蘊含的精神價值。但是，Esther的珠寶卻沒有向世俗屈服。她本人氣質優雅，一雙綠色的眼睛尤其迷人。由於她看起來不嚴而威，你可能不敢靠近她。但是當你走進她，感覺就像佩戴著她設計的戒指一樣，能夠安心地把自己託付給她。佩服或者見到其作品的人們都能輕易讀懂其中要傳達的資訊。這些作品雖然獨一無二，但又不會太抽象讓普通人看不透。
我們佩戴珠寶來裝飾身體，突出自己的身體特徵，充盈自己。而Esther的珠寶甚至能喚醒我們的心靈，讓人身心愉悅，從內而外煥發光彩。Esther用珠寶表達自己的情感和人生哲學。我們的靈魂和心靈不應該受到束縛。空間和材料是有限的，而我們的想象是無限的。當你佩戴著一件創意非凡的珠寶，你就可以隨心所欲地詮釋它。