英语爱情散文欣赏（中英文对照）

英语美文欣赏爱情篇：当爱向你们挥手—卡里 纪伯伦

When love beckons you, follow him, though his ways are hard and stccp. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

当爱挥手召唤你们时，跟随着它，尽管它的道路艰难而险峻。当它展翼拥抱你们时，依顺着它，尽管它羽翼中的利刃会伤害你们。当它对你们说话时，要相信它，尽管它的声音会击碎你的梦，像狂风尽扫园中的花。

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your most tender branches that quiver in the sun,so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

爱虽可为你们加冕，也能将你们钉上十字架。它虽可助你们成长，也能将你们削砍剪刘。它会攀至你们的高处，轻抚你们阳光下颤动的最柔嫩的枝条，它也会降至你们的根底，动摇你们紧紧依附着大地的根须。

All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart and in that knowledge become a fragment of life's heart.But if,in your fear,you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,then it is better for you that you cover your nakeness and pass out of love's threshing-floor. into the season less world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep. but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from pssesse, not nor would it be possessed. for love is sufficient into love.

这一切都是爱为你们所做的，使你们或许能从中领悟自己心中的秘密，从而成为生命之心的一小部分。但是如果你们出于畏惧只去寻求爱的和美与爱的欢乐，那你们最好掩起自己的赤裸，离开爱的打谷场，踏人那没有季节的世界，在那里，你会开怀，但不是尽情欢笑;你会哭泣，但不是尽为泪水。爱除了自身别无所求，除了自身别无所取二爱不占有，也不被占有，因为爱有了自己就足够了.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and have desires, don't let these be your desires:

爱别无他求，只求成全自己。但如果你爱了，又有所渴求，就别让这些成你的所求吧:

To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night

融化为一道奔流的溪水，在夜晚吟唱自己的清曲。

To know the pain of too much tenderness.

体会太多温柔带来的痛苦。

To be wounded by your own understanding of love

被自己对爱的体会所伤害。

And to bleed willingly andjoyfully.

心甘情愿地淌血

To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;

清晨，带着一颗生翼的心醒来，感谢又一个充满爱的日子;

To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;

午休，沉思爱的心醉神怡;

To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart.

黄昏，带着感激归家;睡前，为你心中的挚爱祈祷。

英语美文欣赏爱情篇：礼轻情深—欧亨利

A story is told about，a young married couple whose names are Jim and Dclla. They are poor but very much in love with each other.

有一对夫妻，丈夫叫吉姆，妻子叫黛拉他们生活窘迫，但是彼此深深相爱.

As Christmas approaches, Della wonder what to get Jim for C'hristmas. She would like to give him a watch chain fur his gold watch. but ;he doean't have a enough money. Then she gets an idea.She has beautiful long hair. So Della decide, to cut off her hair and sell it buy the fancy chain for Jim's watch.

圣诞节前，黛拉考虑着该给吉姆买什么样的圣诞礼物她想给他的金表配一根表链，可钱不够。后来她想到了一个主意。她长有一头漂亮的长发，因此她决定将长发剪短换钱，这样就可以给吉姆买一根漂亮的表链了。

On Christmas Eve she return s home, and in her hand is beautiful bos containing a gold watch chain which she purchased bys elling her hair. Suddenly Della begins to worry. She knows Jim admired her long hair, and she wonders if he will be disappointed that she cut it ott and sold it.

平安夜，拿着一个装有金表表链的礼盒，黛拉向家中走去没错，表链正是她用卖掉自己的头发的钱买来的。黛拉有些担心，她知道古姆非常喜欢她长长的秀发，而待会看到她的头发被剪短，他会很失望吗?

Della climbs the final flight of stairs leading to their tiny apartment. She unlocks the door and is surprised to find Jim home and waiting for her. In his hand is a neatly wrapped box containing the gift he purchased for her.

黛拉在不安中走完了通向他们那面积不大的公寓的最后一级楼梯。打开门，她惊讶的发现吉姆正在家中等她回家。他手里拿着一个包装精美的盒子，里面装着的当然是给她的礼物。

When Della removes her scarf, Jim sees Della's short hair, and tears well up in his eyes. But she says nothing. He chokes back the tears and gives Della the gift box.

到家后黛拉解开头巾，看到黛拉剪短的头发，吉姆眼中泛泪，而她什么也没说。控制住眼泪.吉姆将手中的礼盒递给黛拉。

When Della opens it, she can't believe her eyes. There in the box is a set of beautiful silver combs for her long hair.

打开礼盒，黛拉不敢相信自己的眼睛，礼盒里装有一套漂亮的银质梳具，一套为她曾经的秀发准备的梳具。

And when Jim opens his gift, he, too, is astonished. There inside the box is a beautiful gold chain for his gold pocket watch. Only then does Della realize that Jim pawned his gold watch to buy her the silver hair combs.

打开礼盒后，吉姆同样惊呆了，礼盒里正是黛拉给他买的漂亮的金表表链。黛拉那时才知道，为了给她买这套银质梳具，吉姆已经将金表抵押给了当铺。

Far more beautiful than the gifts is the love they symbolize.

比礼物更美的，是礼物所表现出的对彼此的爱。

英语美文欣赏爱情篇：不只是朋友

10th grade

10年级

As I sat there in English class,I started at the girl next to me .She was my so called"Best friend",I started at her long,silky hair,and wished she was mine.But she didn't notice me like that,and I knew it.

英语课上，我默默注视着邻座的女生，我所谓的“好朋友”。看着她长长的秀发，多希望她是属于我的。但她不知道我内心的想法，这点我很清楚。

After class,she walked up to me and asked me for the notes she had missed the day before and I handed them to her.She said"Thanks "and gave me a kiss on the cheek.I want to tell her,I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends,I love her but I am just too shy,and Idon't know why.

课后，她向我走来，找我借昨天的笔记，因为她昨天没来上课，拿到笔记后，她谢谢我，并在我脸上轻轻一吻。我想告诉她，想让她知道，我不想只是朋友，我爱她，只是我太害羞，我不明白为什么。

11th grade

11年级

The phone rang.On the other end,it was her .She was in tears,mumbling on and on about how her love had broke her heart.She asked me to come over because she didn't want to be alone,so I did.As I sat next to her on the sofa,I stared at her soft eyes.wishing she was mine.After 2 hours,one Drew Barrymore movie,and three bags of chips,she decided to go to sleep.

电话铃响。是她打来的，她哭泣着，诉说着她爱情破裂了，心也碎了。她希望我能过去陪她，因为她害怕孤单一人。我过去了，我们一起坐在沙发上。看着她温柔的双眸，我希望她是属于我的。两小时后，看了一部德鲁·巴里摩尔的电影、吃掉了3袋炸土豆条后，她决定上床休息。

She looked at me ,said"thanks"and gave me a kiss on the check.I want to tell her,I want her to know that I don't to be just friends,I love her but I am just tooshy,and I don't know why.

她看着我，谢谢我，并在我脸上轻轻一吻。我想让她知道，我希望不只是朋友，我爱她，只是我太害羞，我不明白为什么。

Senior year

12年级

The day before prom she walked to my locker."My date is sick",she said;he's not going to go well,I didn't have a date,and in 7th grade,we made a promise that if neither of us had dates,we would go together just as"best friends",So we did.Prom might,after everything was over,I was standing at her front door step!I started at her as she smiled at me and started at me with her crystal eyes.I want her to be mine,but she isn't thinking of me like that,and I know it.Then she said "I had the best time,thanks!"and gave me a kiss on the cheek.I want to tell her.I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends. I love her but I am just too shy,and I don't know why.

毕业舞会前，她来到我的橱柜前，告诉我：“我的舞伴病了”;舞会前他无法恢复，而我也没有舞伴，7年级时我们曾约定，如果毕业舞会时我们都没有舞伴，我们要一起去，只是以“好朋友”的身份，现在情况真如我们所约定的。毕业舞会那晚，一切结束后，站在她的房间前门槛处，我们双目对视，她用她充满笑意的、清澈的双眸望着我。我希望她是我的，但她不是这么想的，这点我很清楚。她告诉我，她很开心，谢谢我，并在我脸上轻轻一吻。我想告诉她，想让她知道，我希望不只是朋友，我爱她，只是我太害羞，我不明白为什么。

Graduation Day

毕业典礼

A day passed,then a week,then a month.Before I could blink,it was graduation day .I watched as her perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma.I wanted her to be mine,but she didn't notice me like thet,and I knew it.Before everyone went home,she came to me in her smock and hat,and cried as I hugged her.Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and said,"you are my best friends ,thanks"and gave me a kiss on the cheek.I want to tell her,I want her to knoww that I don't want to be just friends .I love her I am just too shy,and I don't know why.

日子就这样一天天流逝，转眼间就到了毕业的那一天。看着她完美的身体如同天使一般飞上舞台，接受学位。我希望她是我的，但她不知道我内心的想法，这点我很清楚。回家之前，她身穿学位服，头戴学位帽，眼中含泪，我将她揽人怀中，她抬起头，告诉我，“你是我最好的朋友，谢谢你”，然后在我脸上轻轻一吻。我想告诉她，想让她知道，我希望不只是朋友，我爱她，只是我太害羞，我不明白为什么。

A Few Years Later

几年后

Now I sit in the pews of the church.That girl is getting married now.I watched her say "I do"and drive off to her ne life,married to another man.I wanted her to be mine,but she didn't see me like that,and I knew it.But before she drove away,she came to me and said"you came!"She said"thanks"and kissed me on the cheek.I want to the cheek.I want to tell her,I want her to know that I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends ,I love her but I am just too shy,and I don't know why.

我坐在教堂里，女孩今天结婚，看着她对另一个男人说“我愿意”，开始他们的新生活。我希望她是我的，但她不知道我内心的想法，这点我很清楚。开车离开之前，她走向我，说：“你来

了啊!”她谢谢我，并在我脸上轻轻一吻。我想告诉她，让她知道，我希望不只是朋友，我爱她，只是我太害羞，我不明白为什么。

Funeral

丧礼

Years passed,I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my"best friend",At the service ,they read a diary entry she had wrote in her high school years.This is what it read.I stare at him wishing he was mine,but he doesn't notice me like that,and I know it,I want to tell him,I want him to know that I don't want to be just friends,I love him just too shy,and I don't why .I wish he would tell me he loved me!

多年以后，我看着棺材里躺着的曾经是我“好朋友”的女孩。丧礼上，他们念到一篇她中学时代写的一篇日记，日记如是说：“注视着他，我希望他是属于我的，但他不知道我内心的想法，这点我很清楚。我想告诉他，想让他知道，我希望不只是朋友，我爱他，只是我太害羞，我不明白为什么。我希望他能告诉我他是爱我的。”

I wish I did too,I thought to myself,and I cried.

我也希望我告诉过她……这样想着，我不禁潸然泪下。

英语美文欣赏爱情篇：财富成功

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long hite beards sitting in her front yard.She did not recognize them.She said"I don't think I know you,but you must be hungry.Please come in and have something to eat."

一个妇人走出房间，看到3个留着花白胡须的老人坐在前院内。她并不认识他们，于是对他们说：“我好像不认识你们，不过你们肯定是饿了吧，请进屋吃点东西吧。”

"Is the man of the house home?"they asked.

“你丈夫在家吗?”他们问道。

"No,"she said."He's out."

“没有，他出去了”，妇人回答说。

"Then we cannot come in",they replied,

“那我们不能进去”，老人们说。

In the evening when her husband came home,she told him what had happened."Go tell them I am home and invite in!"The woman went out and invited the men in.

晚上，丈夫回家了，妻子告诉丈夫发生的事情。“那赶紧去告诉他们我回来了，邀请他们进屋啊!”妻子出去了，邀请他们进来。

"We do not go into a house together ,"they replied.

“我们不能一起进屋，”老人们回答道。

"Why is that?"she wanted to know.

“为什么呢?”妻子问道。

One of the old men explained:"His name is Wealth,"he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one,"He is Success,and I am Love."Then he added,"Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

其中一位老人指向他们中的一位老人说：“他的名字叫财富”，“另外一个叫成功，我叫做爱情”，之后他继续补充道：“进屋和你丈夫商量一下，你想要邀请我们三位中的哪一位进屋呢?”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said.Her huaband was overjoyed."How nice!",he said."Since that is the case,let us invite Wealth.Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

妻子进屋后将老人们的话告诉了丈夫，丈夫很高兴，“太好了!”他说道，“如果是那样的话，那我们邀请财富吧，让他进来，让我们家充满财富!”

His wife disagreed,"My dear,why don't we invite Success?"Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house.She jumped in with her own suggestion:"Would it not be better to invite Love?Our home will then be filled with love!"

妻子不同意。“亲爱的，为什么不邀请成功呢?”当时媳妇正在房子另一角听他们的对话，她也提出她的看法：“邀请爱情进来会不会更好呢?这样我们家以后就会充满爱了!”

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice,"said the husband to his wife."Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

“我们就按照媳妇的意思吧”，丈夫对妻子讲，“出去邀请爱情来我们家做客吧!”

The woman went out and asked the three old men,"Which one of you is Love?Please come in and be our guest."

妻子出去后问3位老人： “你们谁是爱情?请爱情到我们家做客吧。”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.The other two also got up and followed him.Surprised,the lady asked Wealth and Success:"I only invited Love,why are you coming in?"

爱情起身朝屋里走去，其他两位老人也起身跟在他身后。妻子觉得很奇怪，就问财富和成功“我只邀请了爱情，你们干吗也进去呢?”

The old men replied together:"If you had invited Wealth or Success,the other two of us would have stayed,but since you invited Love,wherever he goes,we go with him.Wherever there is Love,there is also Weath and Success!"

老人齐声回答道：“如果你只邀请了财富或者成功，那么另外两位就不会进屋，但你邀请了爱，爱走到哪里，我们就应该跟到哪里。拥有爱就是拥有财富，拥有成功。”