明天的演讲英文(汇集20篇)

Today, my parents took me to mygrandfathers home. I talked with my

grandfather for a little while and then Iplayed with my brothers and sisters.

After a while, my elderly brothersuggested going to the park and having a rest.

"Thats a good idea." I said.Then we prepared for the outing. However, after

lunch, the sky turned dark andrained heavily. Therefore, our plan was an

impossible due to the bad weather.How pity it was! All the afternoon, we could

only have fun in house. We playedcards, watched TV and played computer games. We

were happy, but we still hopedthat we can go out next time.

经过一场短暂的阵痛,收缩了愁肠百结的忧虑,找到了全方位的定势思维。

告别昨天告别愚昧告别摇头告别叹息告别眼泪告别悲伤............

于是，我们看见了明天的前景明天的蓝图，听见了明天的召唤明天赋予我们的历史使命，感受着多层次多元化多节奏的主旋律！

这就是我的明天你的明天他的明天我们大家的明天！明天不是海市晟楼不是一无所有；明天是充满升级充满活力充满智慧充满诱惑。明天——

彩电冰箱高级音响进入千家万户；

电脑邮政编码在各个领域推广；

有味电影有声小说风靡世界；

人类乘坐飞船定居于月球.........

啊，多么令人诱惑的明天！我旋转我振奋我狂欢我歌唱我地追赶！我练气功舒丹田学猴拳鸳鸯腿唱卡拉OK驾摩托皇冠地追赶！我满怀希望满怀喜悦满怀信心地追赶！

来吧！让我们各就个位，进行一场马拉松式的追赶！追赶明天的天空追赶明天的太阳！.........

“莫以善小而不为，莫以恶小而为之”。古人早就告诉了我们：不要因为善事小而无视它，不做它；也不能因为坏事小而就去做。我做为社会的一分子，尽管力量很小，但我也会从一点一滴做起，做一个遵纪守法的好少年。

就拿最普通的过马路说起吧，中国式过马路，就是说只要有一小撮人就可以肆无忌惮地走，根本无视红绿灯地存在。那次我与同学一起回家，十字路口碰到红灯，同学想抢红灯，我制止了她。可后面一干人不耐烦了，直催我们快过。我扭头对他们说：红灯，不能过。虽然有三两个人闯了红灯，但在我坚持下，大部分人还都是等绿灯亮了才过。中国式过马路是一个陋习，我们应该摒弃。可喜的是，现在越来越多的人过马路都很遵守交规。看到了吧，只要有一个人坚持，就会有越来越多的好公民，我们的社会也将会变得好起来！

我不仅是个好市民，还是一个一丝不苟，不徇私情的小法官呢！

爸爸开车常常忘记系安全带，新交规出台后，妈妈多次提醒，可他却不当回事。有一次开车回老家，我一上车就发现他没系安全带，于是温馨提示他开车要系安全带，他只是摇摇头，并不准备马上照办。于是我就有板有眼告诉他：不系安全带是违反交规的，是要受处分的。可他仍不为所动，于是我义正词严地说：对于任何有违反交规的行为，任何公民都有权利制止，举报。根据此，我有权向交警举报哟。在我的坚持下，爸爸听话地系上了安全带，还笑着说：我真被你的执着打败了。我也笑着反击道：打败你的不是我的执着，而是神圣的法律。从这一刻，我深深地感到个人力量的强大。我会不仅做到守法，还会和身边千千万万的人一起宣传和维护法律。

法制在你我心中，知法，守法，护法，法律就像是一粒坚强的种子，它牢牢地长在我们内心深处，让我们精心呵护，辛勤浇灌，让它生根，发芽，长大，相信它一定会开出一朵朵美丽的花朵！

我总愿意站在一个路口，遥望未知的前方，默默一个人猜想。

夜，又悄然降临了。不大的房间里，柔和的光从灯里散发出来，放肆地照到一片厚厚的卷子，金属的笔尖迅速在不同角度折射光彩，上下摇曳的笔杆述说着梦想的艰辛，一片影子投下来，散发着浅浅的坚定。我，就是这个背影的主人，这个操纵笔杆的孩子，这个为明天而尽全力的织梦者。

不知情的人定会指着我说：“这真是个可悲的孩子。”是啊，小时的我有同感，每天放学，本该牵着妈妈的手蹦蹦跳跳地回家，抱着玩具发呆的年龄，却被那双手无情地拉向补习班。望着前面老师严厉的背影，划过脸颊的犀利目光，在心里撞着不堪一击的脆弱。我总是觉得生活太残酷，剥夺了我该有的快乐童年，有时会不经意间看到某个家长拉着孩子说笑的场景，我总是把目光避开，我怕勾起心底逆流成河的悲伤，它会在下一秒变得不可收拾。

直到一天，我偶见了我的姐姐，我知道，她从刚懂事就被强迫学各种技能，并又提前一年进了小学。我和她在网上聊天，满心的痛苦惆怅终于有了倾诉对象，而她的回答却出乎我的意料：“有梦想，就不累”。

日子总是一天天吞噬着我的一切，记得初入学门到此刻，我从未考虑过，我的梦想。神经的一端被深深地触动了，或许在不久的未来，有我所需要的生活。猛然发觉，这一切的辛苦，终于找到了因果。于是，我开始愿意在每一个漆黑的夜，去寻一个可以栖身的角落，在那一隅里，安静地演算着一个个数字。它们如同跳动的音符，奏出心底最安宁的幸福。虽然我还是一直在为未知的明天而叹息，而这叹息却添了几分憧憬，所以我会为它而努力，尽管它很苦，很累。

我想我会这么走下去，走过雪月风花，走过断肠天涯，在每个成长的路口，微笑着说一声：“明天，你好”。

今年的父亲节，我终于深深地感觉到了不在爸妈身边，我会有多么想念他们，感觉就像过了好几年那么长，估计是我太想他们了吧。你们想我了没有啊?

转眼间，我就长大了，时间真是好快啊。也正是因为这样，有时候我就会想起小时候的事。

This years fathers day, I finally feel that Im not around my parents,

how much I miss them. Its like several years. I guess I miss them too much. Do

you miss me? In a flash, I grow up. Time is really fast. Because of this,

sometimes I think of my childhood.

还记得小时候你骑着自行车带着我在快车道上飞奔，只为了怕我上学迟到，追我要坐的公车;还记得我忘了带作业，你怕老师训我，不管多忙，天气多不好，你都会来学校给我送;还记得，小学的时候，老师说你是模范家长;还记得我生病肚子疼，大半夜哭着叫你帮我揉肚子，你也会困得睡着，但马上又会清醒继续帮我揉，就这样一直到天亮;还记得小时候，每次洗澡我躺在浴盆里，你都会帮我搓澡;还记得，我的脏衣服满地乱扔的时候，你会默默地把地上的衣服捡走，帮我洗干净;还记得小时候你为了送我去学琴，大冬天骑着摩托车，把腿都吹坏了，现在还经常会疼;还记得你为了工作，经常东奔西跑，忙得头发都变白了;还记得你每天早上都最早起来为我和妈妈买饭，让我和妈妈醒来总会看到桌子上摆着各式各样的早餐;还记得在我为了上学难过的时候你总会说：“没事儿，还有爸爸呢!”

I still remember when I was a child, you took me on a bicycle and galloped

in the fast lane just for fear that I would be late for school to catch the bus

I wanted to take; you also remembered that I forgot to take my homework, you

were afraid that the teacher would scold me, no matter how busy or how bad the

weather was, you would come to the school to send it to me; you also remembered

that in primary school, the teacher said you were a model parent; Remember that

when I was sick and had stomachache, I cried to ask you to knead my belly for me

in the middle of the night, and you would be sleepy to sleep, but you would

immediately wake up and continue to knead for me until dawn; remember that when

I was a child, every time I was lying in the bathtub, you would help me to rub

the bath; remember that when my dirty clothes were thrown around, you would

silently pick up the clothes on the ground and clean them for me; I still

remember when you were a kid, you blew my legs in order to send me to learn the

piano, and you often hurt in the winter when riding a motorcycle. I still

remember that you often ran around for work, and your hair turned white. I still

remember that you got up at the earliest time every morning to buy food for my

mother and me, so that my mother and I would wake up and see all kinds of

breakfast on the table; I remember when I was sad for school, you always said,

"its OK, and Dad!"

今天下午，我们在学校听了晓玲叮当姐姐的讲座，她的作品我也十分爱看，特别是《写给小读者系列》，虽然，只有四本书，可是每一本都有着深厚的意义。

这次晓玲叮当讲的题目是“抓住梦的翅膀”梦就是梦想，这个讲座让我们体会到了梦想是那么的重要，梦想是多么的宝贵。

每个人心中都有梦想，心中的梦想不是不劳而获的，要用行动来证明，我的梦想是一名飞机士，做飞机士一定要掌握大量的航天知识，现在一定要把我好基础，回家多点看书和做习题，每天向这自己的梦想努力，到时候我就能冲上云霄，周游全世界，为人们服务，对自己有益，也可以载着乘客，那种自豪感会使你更加有信心。

“让梦飞起来我就是天空/让梦飞起来我就是大海”这句歌词代表着我们童心的梦想，那么的美妙。

晓玲叮当姐姐也告诉我们三句话，这三句话可以让我们的梦想飞得更高，第一句是：“有梦想，有目标”有了梦想就要有行动，梦想将永远成为你终身的目标，第二句是：“敢于梦想”如果没有梦想就要寻找你的梦想，第三句是：“落实你的梦想”用努力来实现你的梦想，如果想不劳而获，你的梦想就是一张纸条放在瓶子里一样，没人知道。完成这些只不过是一部分而已，自己还要有梦想，决心，如果天天偷懒的话梦想是不可能实现的

梦想是每个人最重要的，要向着自己的梦想努力。

前些日子一直都在下雨。因此，我们学校的运动会一直都没有办法如期举行。真是失望至极！还好，学校说明天要开运动会了，但是如果明天下雨的话，只能再延期。

下午，快放学的时候，班主任对我们说：“照正常情况的话，明天天晴的话，我们就要到操场上去观看比赛，最近，天气比较冷，请同学们做好保暖工作。那么，如果下雨的话，我们只能照常上课。虽然，天气预报显示明天是阴天，但也不能保证一定就不下雨了。因此，我们要做好两手准备，一方面运动员们今天要休息好，以便明天有更好的精神状态去参加比赛，另一方面，我们也要准备好明天的课程，明天有美术课，所以，请同学们要带好油画棒，一只档案袋，剪刀等工具。”我们听了班主任的话，做好了两手准备。

晚上，我做完回家作业，就准备好了美术工具，还有明天要上课的课本。不过，我还是，期待着明天不要下雨，否则，我们又要上课啦！

一年里有许许多多个明天，那明天新鲜事当然也有很多了。比如说：明天我要去姥姥家。

明天的明天我要跟妈妈去医院。我给你们说说我明天的新鲜事吧！

我明天打算要去姥姥家看侄女，而且还写一篇去姥姥家的日记。明天的明天我再把剩下的作业写完，还要把家里的垃圾清理一下，这样妈妈就不会太累了。

到了元宵节，我和家人一起吃元宵、一起看花灯。元宵节的明天，我把上学用的东西带齐，到了上学的时候就不用慌慌张张的啦！

明天的新鲜事，只要你发挥想象，就会想出来。

Dear Tom,

I’m so hapy to learn that you want to learn Chinese in Zunyi Teachers’ College here.There is no doubt that to learn Chinese well is by no means an easy thing, but I have some ideas that may help.

Firstly, it is important to listen to the teacher carefully in class and take notes so that you can go over your lessons later.Secondly, try to practise speaking Chinese as much as possible out of class and write down whatever you hear to accunulate more commonly-used words and idioms.Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.And try to communicate with local people to develop your listening ability.Last but not least, you should organize your time and do lots of exercise.

I think the most important thing is that you should believe in yourself.I’m sure that you will suceed after your hard work.

Yours,

Wang Hua

As more and more students graduated from universities and colleges, youth employment is becoming a problem in our society. Nowadays, many young people are having a hard time finding jobs. They often faced the "No experience, no job - no job, no experience" dilemma.

To solve the problem of youth employment, I think the government should take some measures to help college students who are finding their jobs. The government should work with the employers and organizations, such as fund them to help those students obtain career information, develop skills, find good jobs and stay employed. In addition, the employers should provide opportunities for students to get their first work experiences and develop their skills and potentials. Whats more, the employers should also provide assistance for those who face barriers to employment and help them to get and keep a job.

昨天的我，只不过是一个才来到人间的小婴儿，对世间的万物，产生了好奇。

昨天的我，也许还存在着许多不足，爱哄闹，爱讲话，不专心听讲，自由散漫，不会合理利用时间，这可都是我的缺点。昨天的我，有着罗湖区比赛第一的辉煌。昨天的我，经历的只不过是一段美好的回忆，一本值得汲取营养和回味无穷的没有写完的书。 今天的我，正在刻苦努力的学习，正在努力改正自己的缺点，为着明天的到来而努力奋斗。 明天的我，也许就是国家的栋梁，为我国成为富强、民主、现代化的国家而努力奋斗着。 明天的我，可能是千千万万普通劳动者中的一个，但我并不为此而伤心，我愿作一颗小小的铺路石，铺成宽阔的路，任劳任怨，让人们高高兴兴的在上面走！ 明天的我，也许会随着年龄的增长而日益衰老，然后面临的就是死亡。

但是，我要以一个平常人的心，对待平常的事，对死亡不要产生恐惧，而要勇于面对它，因为我知道，一个人来到世上就有生必有死，我要在自己这短短的人生旅途中去创造生活，体验生活，充实自己，这样的人生才是有意义的。 现在，我有着值得回忆的昨日，需要我努力奋斗的今日，充满希望的明日！ 我自己也有一句人生格言“让我们从失败和挫折中汲取‘营养’不断的回忆昨日，感叹今日，追寻明日！”

当每个人年轻的时候，他都犯了同样的错误，也就是说，他们总是认为今天有很多错误。 当你真正长大的时候，你必须是非常天真和孩子气的。 当你每天早上起床时，你必须去上学。 一天大约有成千上万的学生去，但是当他们回家的时候，有几个学生记得老师今天在课堂上说的话。

你在学校时做什么，你浪费了你生命中最宝贵的黄金时代吗？ 大多数学生在上学时都有这样的想法：他们什么时候能度过艰难的时光？ 当你放学回家时，你一直在玩。

一个学生问你：你的家庭作业没有写吗？ 不管怎么说，明天再写还不算太晚。 当你明天被老师叫到办公室时，问你为什么不做家庭作业。

你说你忘了我相信明天会有无数的明天，但我相信你明天就在这里，而且你已经接近了你的童年。 如果是这样的话，请珍惜今天的时间，教其他孩子和你的孩子珍惜时间，这样他们就不会像你一样重复同样的错误。

Dear Dad：

Today is father’s day, for so many years I’ve been seekig a way to express

my heartfelt thanks for all you have done for me. Here comes it!

Thank you for always being there sharing my life when I need you most.

Whenever I encounter difficulties, I never feel alone and vulnerable, because

you will keep me on the right path. I’m blessed to have you.

Thank you for offering me education and teaching me how to be a man. You

always inspire me not by words, but by what you have done! Your efforts in the

work, your loyalty to your friends, your responsibility for the family and your

persistence in the life have already set me good examples in my own life.

Thank you for always appreciating my work, no matter how tiny it is! You

have made me realize that it’s capacity not scores that really counts.

Dad, I love you and I will love you forever!

Yours beloved,

这学期的期中考试后，我很悲催。自己都被成绩给吓住了。之后我不断反省自己，不断地调整自己的学习状态。每一天我都在努力，我在梦想着明天更美好。

晚上睡觉时，神奇的大脑会呈现神秘的梦境。我经常做梦，每次梦见那些美好的东西，都期望第二天会梦想成真。醒来后才知道，梦中再美好，但如果想让现实变成那样，只有在新的一天，去完成自己该做的事情，一步一步扎扎实实。

放假了，早上起床发现阳光四射，那一束束金光照的房间像开了光似的。来到学校，看到同学们个个面带笑容，还有老师对我们那么耐心。这时心底想开了几束玫瑰花一样，无限温馨。

阳光，快乐的阳光，带着我们的欢声笑语照到大地的每一个角落。照耀在每一个孩子们的脸上，让他们像太阳公公一样热情快乐。

我梦想着明天的每一个新起点，都比今天高一个台阶，都无限美好。对于每一个人来说，每一天都是我们努力的新起点，把希望寄托给明天，把汗水播撒在今天。我们一天天不懈的努力奋斗。明天会更加美好。

把握好今天，就是把握住了未来，我们的梦不再遥远，它会一步步向我们热情走来。

I do not know the reason why some people want to get up late。 They will

never have the opportunity to enjoy (of enjoying) the fresh air and calmness of

the morning。 This is indeed a quite regrettable thing。To rise early is a good

habit (which) we should cultivate。 Why? Because the best time when we can pursue

our studies is in the morning。 In addition， early rising is also good to our

health。 I hope that everybody our knows the reason why we must rise early。

Dear vv,

Hello!Im really glad to hear from you.I guess you must want to know something about my family.Now,let me tell you.

Im from Hubei Province，China.I,my mother, my father and my brother make up our happy family.My hobbies come from many flavors such as painting and taking photos.I have wanted to be a nice teacher since I was young,because in my eyes,teachers are very holly and kind and they can help many kids with their studies.

I know my English is very poor and I just can speak a little English,so I want to learn English from you,my friend.May we can get along well with each other.

Yours,

Dear Dad,

Do you remember Christmas Eve a year ago? That night, I hung a red sock at

the bedside, in front of you, I closed my eyes and made a wish. When I open my

eyes, my first word is, "Dad, will Santa come?" You say, "It will come!" "Will

he always be with me?" I asked. You do not answer, but I see in your pupils a

little worry.

The next day, I found what I wanted in the red socks. When I held the socks

came to your front, your haggard face bloomed a happy smile, and I in your eyes

caught a trace of sadness.

In a twinkling of an eye, the world as if a lot of old, this years

December 24, Xi son to our home rehearsal program, you sent him away, I still

put the red socks -- or last years socks, hanging in my bedside. I asked you

the same question, "Dad, will Santa come?" "Yes," you replied. "Will he grow up

with me?" I asked. You still did not answer, I in your old face swept a trace of

sadness.

In fact, I already knew that there is no Such thing as Santa Claus. Last

year, the Santa Claus who gave me presents was you. Nevertheless, with a faint

hope, I asked you the same question I had asked you a year before, but I still

got your silent answer, and I understood everything.

This years Christmas Eve, "Santa Claus" or gave me a gift, But I happily

ran to you there, I suddenly heard you ask: "Son, do you like Santa Claus? I

dont know how to answer. I know its you, but can you give me that wish I had a

year ago? I inadvertently found a white hair on your head, my heart like knocked

over a bottle of taste, I have been in the quilt babble until eleven o

clock.

Dad, youre still the Santa I was a year ago, but you cant live up to my

wishes like the legend says Santa Claus can. I finally understand the sadness in

your eyes, and understand the suffering in your heart. Dad, youre an

"incompetent" Santa. I thought you were an ordinary person in the world. But

then I suddenly realized that all the fathers in the world are unqualified Santa

Claus and you are the greatest person in the world!

Dad, I love you!

老师组织我们看了一部片子，叫做买手机少女掉陷阱，主人公环环因为舍友都有手机而非常羡慕，正好他的朋友小眉在网络上认识了一个余力的人，出手很大方，这对于初中生来说很有吸引力，这个余力时常给小眉发些红包，让小眉觉得人很好，环环跟小眉述说了自己想买手机的愿望，就介绍向余力借钱，环环如愿以偿，借到了1400元，并写下了欠条，三个月内还清本钱，并且每月利息一百元，环环拿到了钱买手机，却根本不去想还钱的事，很快三个月就到了，他却因还不起钱而被迫于余力发生了性关系，并拍下裸照，环环为了摆脱余力而听了余力的话把最好的朋友小言介绍给了余力，小言被骗到了房间里，被余力__了，小言最后跟爸爸述说了自己所受到的事情，爸爸为不让他受到更大的伤害，最终决定报警。

看了这部片子后，我深有感触，13岁的少女为了得到手机而像莫名男生借钱，还被迫发生了性关系，还不敢报警，这说明他们缺乏法律意识，平时应该多掌握些法律知识，以备不时之需，他们所受的伤害。我想了想，我觉得，什么样的人交什么样的朋友，那些只不过见了几次面就成兄道弟，而真正对你好的人，比如父母，我却不懂得珍惜，父母和亲人才是对自己最好的人，交友需谨慎，交了什么样的朋友对自己会产生巨大影响。

Frankly,my dear, I dont give a damn.

坦白的说，亲爱的，我一点也不在乎。《乱世佳人》

Im goig to make him an offer he cant refuse.

我会给他点好处，他无法拒绝。《教父》

Heres looking at you,kid.

就看你的了，孩子。《卡撒布兰卡

Go ahead, make my day.

来吧，让我也高兴高兴。《拨云见日》

Theres no place like home.

没有一个地方可以和家相提并论。《绿野仙踪》

Im king of the world!

我是世界之王!《泰坦尼克号》

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.

世界上有那么多的城镇，城镇中有那么多酒馆，她却走进了我的酒馆。《卡撒布兰卡》

Well, nobodys perfect.

人无完人。《热情似火》

[COLOR=green]You dont understand!I coulda had class.I coulda been a contender.I couldve been somebody,instead of a bum,which is what I am.

你根本 不能明白!我本可以获得社会地位，我本可以是个竞争者，我本可以是个有头有脸的人，而不是一个毫无价值的游民!《码头风云》

Toto,Ive got a feeling were not in Kansas anymore.

托托，我想我们再也会不去堪撒斯了。《绿野仙踪》

All right,Mr.DeMille,Im ready fir my close-up.

好了，德米勒先生，我已经准备好拍摄我得特写镜头了。《日落大道》

May the Force be with you.

源原力与你同在。《星球大战》

Fasten your seatbelts.Its going to be a bumpy night.

紧紧极好你的安全带，这将是一个颠簸的夜晚。《彗星美人》

You talking to me?

你是在和我说话么?《出租车司机》

Made it,Ma!Top of the world!

好好去做吧，站在世界之巅!《歼匪喋血战》

Im mad as hell,and Im not going to take this anymore!

我疯狂的如同地狱中的恶魔，我不会在这样继续下去了!《电视台风云》

Louis,I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship。

路易斯，我认为这是一段美好友谊的开始。《卡撒布兰卡》

I am big!Its the picture that got small.

我是巨大的!是那些照片让我变得渺小了。《日落大道》

Show me the money

让我看到钱!《甜心先生》

we stand alone,together

我们孤胆,我们并肩.《兄弟连》

Love means never having to say youre sorrry.

爱就是永远不必说对不起。《爱情故事》

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.You never know what youre gonna get.

妈妈说生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远都不知道你会得到什么。《阿甘正传》

There is no crying in baseball.

在棒球运动中没有哭泣!《红粉联盟》

A boys best friend is his mother.

一个男孩最好的朋友是他的母亲。《惊魂记》

Keep your friends close,but your enemies closer.

亲近你的朋友，但更要亲近你的敌人。《教父》

Listen to them.Children of the night.What music they make.

快点来听!黑夜中孩子的声音是他们缔造的美妙音乐。《吸血鬼》

Winter love to do one thing, of course, is one of the "happy camp". Ajit is

my favorite, I think a lot of people like him, some people like the sound of his

voice, some people like his humor, some people like his story, some people like

him... I like him, dont seem to need because of what, and it seems that it was

his everything.

When again saw him was when he was attracted by him, because his voice, the

heart and his guitar, singing stories to tell through music, remember to listen

to his host, the whole people is completely to sink in, seems you walked into

his story, he went into the performance, the feeling is all other host are not

present at other host host is talking about simple mechanical, for ajit is

beautiful like sounds of nature.

The Fascinating Moonrise

There is a hill near my home that I often climb at night. The noise of the city is a far-off murmur. In the hush of dark I share the cheerfulness of crickets and the confidence of owls. But it is the drama of the moonrise that I come to see. For that restores in me a quiet and clarity that the city spends too freely.

From this hill I have watched many moons rise. Each one had its own mood. There have been broad, confident harvest moons in autumn; shy, misty moons in spring; lonely, white winter moons rising into the utter silence of an ink-black sky and smoke-smudged orange moons over the dry fields of summer. Each, like fine music, excited my heart and then calmed my soul.

But we, who live indoors, have lost contact with the moon. The glare of street lights and the dust of pollution veil the night sky. Though men have walked on the moon, it grows less familiar. Few of us can say what time the moon will rise tonight.

Still, it tugs at our minds.

If we unexpectedly encounter the full moon, huge and yellow over the horizon, we are helpless but to stare back at its commanding presence. And the moon has gifts to bestow upon those who watch.

I learned about its gifts one July evening in the mountains. My car had mysteriously stalled, and I was stranded and alone. The sun had set, and I was watching what seemed to be the bright-orange glow of a forest fire beyond a ridge to the east. Suddenly, the ridge itself seemed to burst into flame. Then, the rising moon, huge and red and grotesquely misshapen by the dust and sweat of the summer atmosphere, loomed up out of the woods. Distorted thus by the hot breath of earth, the moon seemed ill-tempered and imperfect. Dogs at nearby farmhouse barked nervously, as if this strange light had wakened evil spirits in the weeds.

But as the moon lifted off the ridge it gathered firmness and authority. Its complexion changed from red, to orange, to gold, to impassive yellow. It seemed to draw light out of the darkening earth, for as it rose, the hills and valleys below grew dimmer. By the time the moon stood clear of the horizon, full-chested and round and of the colour of ivory, the valleys were deep shadows in the landscape. The dogs, reassured that this was the familiar moon, stopped barking. And all at once I felt a confidence and joy close to laughter.

The drama took an hour. Moonrise is slow and serried with subtleties. To watch it, we must slip into an older, more patient sense of time.

To watch the moon move inflexibly higher is to find an unusual stillness within ourselves. Our imaginations become aware of the vast distance of space, the immensity of the earth and the huge improbability of our own existence. We feel small but privileged.

Moonlight shows us none of life’s harder edges. Hillsides seem silken and silvery, the oceans still and blue in its light. In moonlight we become less calculating, more drawn to our feelings.

月升魅无穷

在我家的附近有座小山， 我常在晚间爬上山去。此时，城市的喧嚣成了遥远的低语。在这黑夜的静谧中，我尽情地分享蟋蟀的欢乐，感受猫头鹰的自信。不过，我上山是来看月出的，因为这可以让我的内心重新感到被城市消耗殆尽的平静与清新。

在这座山上，我欣赏过许多次月亮升起的景象。每一次月的姿容性情都不同。秋天，满月如轮，充满自信;春天，月亮清雾迷蒙羞羞答答;冬天，银白色的月亮挂在漆黑的、悄无声息的夜空中，显得那样孤寂;夏天，桔*的月似被烟尘笼罩，俯瞰干燥的田野。每一种月亮，都像美妙的音乐，颤动我的心灵，令我的灵魂平静。

但我们这些深居室内的人，已与月亮失去了联系。城市中耀眼的街灯和污染性烟尘遮住了夜空。虽然人类已在月亮上行走过，但月亮对我们却更加陌生了。现在已很少有人能说出今晚月亮何时升起。

但无论怎样，月亮依然打动我们的心灵。

如果我们偶然遇见一轮黄灿灿的满月高高挂在空中， 我们都会禁不住抬头凝望她那高贵的仪容。而月亮会向那些注视她的人赐予厚礼。

我得到她的厚礼是在山间七月的一个夜晚。我的车突然无缘无故地熄了火，将我孤身一人困在山中，束手无策。太阳已经落山，我注视着东边山头涌起的一团桔红色的明光，好像森林起火一般。突然，山头自己也似乎燃起火焰，一会儿，一轮又大又红的月亮从树林中慢慢现出身来，夏天空气中弥漫的灰尘与湿气令它显得异常怪异。大地灼热的呼吸扭曲了它，它变得非常暴躁，不再完美。附近农舍的狗紧张地狂吠起来，因为这团奇怪的光亮叫醒了野草中的魔鬼。

然而当月亮缓缓从山头升起，它聚集了越来越多的坚定与威严;它的面孔由红色变成了桔红，又变成金色，最后成为沉静的*。它似乎吸收了正在渐渐转暗的大地的光亮，因为随着它的升起，下面的丘陵山谷变得愈来愈朦胧。等到皓月当空，满月如盘，闪烁出象牙般的清辉，山谷便成了风景中一片幽深的阴影。那些狗明白了那团光原来是他们熟悉的月亮，也安定下来，停止了吠叫。霎时间，我也觉得信心倍增，心情舒畅，几乎笑了起来。

这奇特的景观持续了一个小时。月出是缓慢而充满神奇的。观看月出，我们必须回到一种古老的、耐心的时间观念中去。观看月亮不可阻挡地升上天空，会让我们找到内心的无比安宁，我们的想象力能让我们看到宇宙的辽阔和大地的广袤，能让我们忘掉自己的存在。我们觉得自身渺小，但又深感大自然的厚待。

月色下，我们看不到生活中坚硬的棱角。山坡在月光下如同笼上了一层柔和的银纱;大海在月光下宁静碧蓝;我们在月光下也不再像白日那般心计来往，而是沉醉于自然的情感中。