1、优质文档优质文档Unit 1 Women of achievementA brighter futureHelen KellerI choose for my subject faith wrought into life, apart from creed or dogma. By faith I mean a vision of good one cherishes and the enthusiasm that pushes one to see k its fulfillment regardless of obstacles. Faith is a dynamic power tha
2、t breaks the chain of routine and gives a new, fine turn to old commonplaces. Faith reinvigorates the will, enriches the affections and awakens a sense of creativeness.来源:Zxxk.Com来源:学。科。网Active faith knows no fear, and it is a safeguard to me against cynicism and despair. After all, faith is not one
3、 thing or two or three things; it is an in divisible t ota lity of beliefs that inspire me. Belief in God as infinite good will and all-seeing Wisdom whose everlasting arms sustain me walking on the sea of life. Trust in my fellow men, wonder at their fundamental goodness and confidence that after t
4、his night of sorrow and oppression they will rise up strong and beautiful in the glory of morning. Reverence for the beauty an preciousnes s of the earth, and a sense of responsibility to do what I can to make it a habitation of health and plenty for all men. Faith in immortality because it renders
5、less bitter the separation from those I have loved and lost, and because it will free me from unnatural limitations and unfold still more faculties I have in joyous activity. Even if my vital spark should be blown out, I believe that I should behave with courageous dignity in the presence of fate an
6、d strive to be a worthy companion of the beautiful, the good, and the True. But fate has its master i n the faith of those who surmount it, and limitation has its limits for those who, thought disillusioned, live greatly. True faith is not a fruit of security, it is the ability to blend mortal fragi
7、lity with the inner strength of the spiri t. It does n ot shift with the changing shades of ones thought.It was a terrible blow to my faith when I learned that millions of my fellow creatures must labor all their days for food and shelter, bear the most更光明的未来海伦凯勒我选择生活的信念作为主题，而不是信条或教义。我认为，信念是一个人所珍爱的美
8、好想象，是鼓励某人不顾艰难实现梦想的热情。信念是一种充满活力的力量，它能打破常规的束缚，让平凡陈旧的事物焕然一新。信念能使人的意志再次振作，使人的情感更为丰富，并能唤醒人的创造力。积极的信念是无畏的，它守护着我远离愤世嫉俗和绝望的境地。除此之外，信念并非一种或两三种具体的事物，而是鼓舞着我所有信仰的整体，是无法分割的。我相信，当我在生命的海洋中前行时，是拥有无限善意和无尽的智慧的上帝，用他永恒的 臂膀为我支撑的。我相信我的同伴，惊奇于他们善良的天性与信念。他们相信，在经历了悲伤与压迫的漫漫长夜后，他们将会在清晨的美丽光影中坚强 地重新站起来。我崇敬着地球上一切美丽与珍贵的 事物，感觉到自己有责
9、任为全人类能拥有一个健康而富饶的家园尽心尽力。永恒能减轻我与深爱但已失去的人 分离时的痛苦；它能让我摆脱人为的束缚，发现享受欢乐的能力，因此我相信永恒。就算我的生命之火终将熄灭，我还是坚信，自己能够勇敢且充满尊严地面对命运，成为真善美称 职的战友。但那些战胜命运者的信仰也会受命运的主宰，那些理想虽破灭但依然勇敢生存者的权利也会受到局限。真正的信念充满了危险，它是人类致命的脆弱与精神内在力量的能力结合。它不会随一个人想法的转变而改变。来源:Z#xx#k.Com来源:Zxxk.Com当我得知数不清的同伴都在为他们的生计终日劳作，忍受着最沉重的压力，不曾享受生活的乐趣就黯然而逝的时候，我的信念遭到了
10、严重的打 crushing burdens and die without having known 优质文档优质文档the joy of living. My security vanished forever, and I have never regained the radiant belief of my young years that earth is a happy home and hearth for the majority of mankind. But faith is a sta te of mind. The believer is not soon dishea
11、rtened. If he is turned out of his shelte r, he builds up a house that the winds of the earth cannot destroy.When I think of the suffering and famine, and the continued slaughter of men, my spirit bleeds, but the thought comes to me that, like the little deaf, dumb and blind child I once was, mankin
12、d is growing out of the darkness of ignorance and hate into the light of a brighter day.来源:Zxxk.Com来源:学科网来源:学科网 ZXXK来源:学科网来源:Zxxk.Com来源:Z#xx#k.Com击。我永远地失去了安全感，也永远失去了儿时那令人欣喜的信仰：地球是多数人的幸福家园。但信念是精神的一种状态。人只要拥有信念，就不会轻言放弃。倘若他不得已颠沛流 离，也会再次建起一座房子，那是地球上任何飓风都无法摧毁的。当我想到人们依然遭受着苦难与饥荒，想到人类无休止的杀戮，我的心便会滴血。但我的脑海里会出现这样的想法：正如我曾经是个又 聋又哑又盲的小女孩一样，人类也正在无知与憎恨的黑暗中慢慢成长，向更光明的明天 走去。
