英语听力练习资料推开石头.docx

英语听力练习资料：推开石头
RollAwaytheStone推开石头IenjoylifebecauseIamendlesslyinterestedinpeopleandtheirgrowth.Myinterestleadsmetowidenmyknowledgeofpeople,andthisinturncompelsmetobelieveinthecommongoodnessofmankind.Ibelievethatthenormalhumanheartisborngood.Thatis,it’sbornsensitiveandfeeling,eagertobeapprovedandtoapprove,hungryforsimplehappinessandthechancetolive.Itneitherwishestobekilled,nortokill.Ifthroughcircumstances,itisovercomebyevil,itneverbecomesentirelyevil.Thereremaininitelementsofgood,howeverrecessive,whichcontinuetoholdthepossibilityofrestoration.生活让我感到欢乐，由于我对人、对人类的进展有无穷无尽的兴趣。这一兴趣使我不停地了解更多的人，而对人的深入了解则促使我信任人之初，性本善。也就是说人生来就善解人意，有怜悯心，热望被人认同，也认同他人，渴望单纯的幸福和生存的时机。人不盼望被人杀害也不盼望去杀害被人。即使邪念因境而生，人也不会完全被邪念所左右。人总有其美妙的一面，无论如何退化变质，总有弃恶从善的可能。Ibelieveinhumanbeings,butmyfaithiswithoutsentimentality.Iknowthatinenvironmentsofuncertainty,fear,andhunger,thehumanbeingisdwarfedandshapedwithouthisbeingawareofit,justastheplantstrugglingunderastonedoesnotknowitsowncondition.Onlywhenthestoneisremovedcanitspringupfreelyintothelight.Butthepowertospringupisinherent,andonlydeathputsanendtoit.Ifeelnoneedforanyotherfaiththanmyfaithinhumanbeings.我信任人类，但我的信念绝非是滥施情感。我知道，处于饥饿、恐惊、无法猜测将来的环境中，人类没有意识到他们的进展遇到了很大的阻力，正如石头下的植物挣扎着生长却不知道自己被石头压住了一样。只有推开了石头，植物才能自由地、蓬勃地在阳光下生长。但是，蓬勃生长的力气是植物固有的，只有死亡才能夺去它们的这种力气。LifeConfuciusofold,Iamabsorbedinthewonderofearth,andthelifeuponit,andIcannotthinkofheavenandtheangels.Ihaveenoughforthislife.Ifthereisnootherlife,thanthisonehasbeenenoughtomakeitworthbeingborn,myselfahumanbeing.Withsoprofoundafaithinthehumanheartanditspowertogrowtowardthelight,Ifindherereasonandcauseenoughforhopeandconfidenceinthefutureofmankind.Thecommonsenseofpeoplewillsurelyprovetothemsomedaythatmutualsupportandcooperationareonlysensibleforthesecurityandhappinessofall.Suchfaithkeepsmecontinuallyreadyandpurposefulwithenergytodowhatonepersoncantowardsshapingtheenvironmentinwhichthehumanbeingcangrowwithfreedom.Thisenvironment,Ibelieve,isbaseduponthenecessityforsecurityandfriendship.犹如古代的孔夫子一样，我深深地沉醉于奇异的大地和美妙的尘世生活之中