2013高中英语阅读素材：FOR GIRLS ONLY 女孩箴言.doc

Forgirlsonly女孩箴言爱自己是一场毕生浪漫的开始。热爱一切使你之所以成为你自己的事物。你的价值，你的才能，你的回忆。你的服饰，你的悲伤。如果你爱自己，你就能在自信的跳板上跃入生活。如果你爱自己，你就能畅所欲言，所向披靡。Toloveoneselfisthebeginningofalifelongromance.—OscarWildeLoveyourself.Lovethethingsthatmakeyouyou.Yourvaluesandtalentsandmemories.Yourclothes,yournose,yourwoes.Ifyouloveyourself,youcanjumpintoyourlifefromaspringboardofself-confidence.Ifyouloveyourself,youcansaywhatyouwanttosay,gowhereyouwanttogo.Theworldcanbeatoughplace,andsomeofthebillionsofpeopleouttherewilltrytoknockyoudown.Don’tjointhem.Dothingsthatmakeyouproud,thentakeprideinwhatyoudo.Andinwhoyouare.Whoareyouanyway?Whatmakesyouyou?Howareyoulikeyoursiblingsandneighborsandfriends?Howareyoudifferent?Ifyouwereyourownsecretadmirer,whatwouldyoumostadmire?“Mygreatmistake,thefaultforwhichIcan’tforgivemyself,”OscarWildewrote,“isthatonedayIceasedmyobstinatepursuitofmyownindividuality.”Keeppursuingyourindividuality.Keepbeingyourself.Becomingyourself.Itcanbecomfortingtodressandactlikeeveryoneelse.Butitisgrandertobedifferent,tobeunique,tobeyou.I’mtheonlymeinthewholewideworld.Thereisalwaysonetrueinnervoice.Trustit.—GloriaSteinemSometimesit’shardtoknowwhoyouareandwhatyouwantandwhomyoulikeandwhyyoulikethatperson.Theanswerschangebecauseyou’rechanging.Growing.Butdeepinside,youareyou.Youwereyouasababy,youwereyouasakid,andyouareyourightnow.“Letmelistentomeandnottothem,”wroteGertrudeStein.Itmakessensetoconsidertheadviceandopinionsofotherpeople.Butdon’tlettheirnoisedrownoutyourinnervoice.Anddon’tletthewayyousometimestalkorbehaveinfrontofothersmakeyoulosesightofwhoyouarewhenyouarealone,whenyouaremostyou.“Youcanlivealifetimeand,attheendofit,knowmoreaboutotherpeoplethanyouknowaboutyourself,”aviatorBerylMarkhamcautioned.Getacquaintedwithyourself.Tuneintothedreamsyouhavebydayandbynight.Blendinwhenyouchooseto,butappreciatewhatsetsyouapart.“ThemoreIlikeme,thelessIwanttopretendtobeotherpeople,”saidJamieLeeCurtis.Anybodycanbeoneofthecrowd..