can't help doing：忍不住；情不自禁
暴風雨中翱翔的雄鷹
Eagles in a Storm
佚名 / Anonymous
Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks？
The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits， it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below， the eagle is soaring above it.
The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm.
When the storms of life come upon us and all of us will experience them we can rise above them by setting our minds and our belief toward God. The storms do not have to overcome us. We can allow God' s power to lift us above them.
God enables us to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness， tragedy， failure and disappointment in our lives. We can soar above the storm.
Remember， it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down， it is how we handle them.
你是否知道暴風雨來臨之前，老鷹很早便能預知它何時到來呢？
老鷹會飛向高空，期待著大風的來臨。當暴風雨襲來時，它會順著風而振翅高飛，飛到暴風雨之上。當暴風雨變得更加猛烈時，它已在高空翱翔。
老鷹不會躲避暴風雨。它隻會借助暴風雨，借助暴風雨前夕的風而飛得更高。
當生活的暴風雨襲來時，我們同樣可以利用意誌和虔誠的信念，飛到暴風雨之上，經曆暴風雨的洗禮。暴風雨絕對不能戰勝我們，相反，我們可以借助上帝的力量戰勝它們。
上帝激勵我們勇於戰勝生活中的暴風雨（如疾病、悲劇、失敗、失望等），我們同樣可以翱翔於暴風雨中。
記住，生活本身的重擔並不能壓垮我們，而是取決於我們麵對它時的心態。
在人生的暴風雨來臨時，我們是否也能夠像雄鷹那樣，振翅高飛，淩駕於暴風雨之上？我想答案是肯定的，因為上帝賜予我們磨難原本就是為了曆練我們，隻是人們常常被眼前的安逸蒙蔽了雙眼，以至於曲解了上帝的好意。
approach ['prut] v. 接近；走近；靠近
The man approached the thief secretly.
這人悄悄地靠近這個小偷。
soar [s：] v. 高飛；翱翔
Set the bird's wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky.
鳥翼上係上了黃金，鳥便永遠不能再在天上翱翔了。
overcome [，uv'km] v. 戰勝；克服
Success is not measured by position you reach in life， it is measured by
obstacles you overcome.
成功不是用你一生取得的地位來衡量的，而是用你克服的障礙來衡量的。
tragedy ['tr鎑idi] n. 不幸；災難；悲劇
It seems that every time when happiness is at its peak， the tragedy begins.
似乎每一次幸福到達頂點的時候，都是悲劇的開始。
老鷹不會躲避暴風雨。它隻會借助暴風雨，借助暴風雨前夕的風而飛得更高。
當生活的暴風雨襲來時，我們同樣可以利用意誌和虔誠的信念，飛到暴風雨之上，經曆暴風雨的洗禮。
記住，生活本身的重擔並不能壓垮我們，而是取決於我們麵對它時的心態。
It sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm.
pick up：拾起；撿起
Remember， it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down， it is how we handle them.
weigh down：壓垮
人生中最大的挑戰
Big Challenges
佚名 / Anonymous
"Keep staring！ I might do a trick！"
That' s the message on a T-shirt of mine. People stare at me all the time so I thought this shirt would be funny. See I' m a dwarf.
Most of the time people aren' t trying to be rude—they just haven' t seen many dwarfs like me before. I can understand that. But I also want to let them know that I see them staring. Usually the T-shirt makes them laugh at themselves not at me.
I was born with achondroplasia， the most common form of dwarfism. I have an average-size torso， but my arms and legs are shorter and my head is bigger than average. Right now I' m almost four feet tall and that' s about as tall as I' m going to get. I' m not going to pretend that my height isn' t a challenge. It is. Light switches and counters are usually too high for me.
But everyone faces challenges. You just have to face them with a good attitude. So I have a long barbecue fork to pull things down from pantry shelves. I' m a great climber and I can make a stool out of just about anything. I' ll even be able to drive a car with the help of pedal extensions. If all else fails， I ask for help.
Due to the way I see it， I can do just about anything that an average-size person can do. So I' ll never play professional sports but I have no problem testing my limits. I have to. For instance， everyone uses stoves. Little people just have to figure out how to use them in different ways. I use a stool to reach mine at home. It may take me longer and it may be harder but I can still do it.
My T-shirt shows people the real me—a kid with a sense of humor. And maybe that' s the real trick showing others that I' m just like them. I play sports and video games， I go to school and I hang out with my friends. I' m just shorter. I mean no one is exactly the same. And anyway. I' m proud of who I am.
“看仔細了！我可要變戲法了！”
這是寫在我的T恤衫上的一句話。走在街上，人們的目光一直注視著我，於是，我想這件T恤衫一定很有趣。知道嗎？我是個小矮人。
很多時候，人們都盡量避免表現得粗魯——隻是以前他們沒有見過像我這樣的矮個子。我可以理解，但是我也想讓他們知道，我看到了他們對我注視的目光。通常，T恤衫上的字會讓他們自嘲，而不是取笑我。
我天生軟骨發育不全，這是最常見的一種侏儒症。我的身高符合正常人的平均水平，但是，我的胳膊和腿較短，腦袋比一般人的大。現在，我差不多有四英尺高了，這似乎是我最後的身高。我不想假裝身高的問題不是對我的一個挑戰，因為它的確是。電燈開關和櫃台對我來說，實在是太高了。
但是，每個人都要麵對挑戰。你需要用一種良好的態度去麵對它們。於是，我用長長的烤肉叉把想要的東西從食品室的架子上鉤下來。我是一個攀爬高手，我可以用任何東西做跳板。我甚至可以借助踏板來開車。如果任何方法都不奏效的話，我就會尋求幫助。
正是由於我這種看問題的態度，我才能做任何正常人能夠做的事情。因此，盡管我從來沒有參加過職業的體育運動，但是在考驗我的極限時，我沒有任何問題。我不得不這樣做。比如，人人都使用爐子。我們個子矮小的人就得想出不同的方法來使用它。在家裏，我踩在凳子上來使用它。這樣的話，可能會花費我更多的時間，或許難度也會更大，但是我依然能夠做到。
我的T恤衫向人們展示了一個真實的自我——一個幽默的孩子。也許我這樣做的真正意圖是展示給人們看，我和他們沒有什麽區別。我可以運動、打電子遊戲，可以上學、和朋友們一起逛街。我隻是身材矮小罷了。我是說，這個世界上沒有誰和別人是一模一樣的。不管怎樣，我為我自己感到驕傲。
stare ['st] v. 凝視；目不轉睛
I returned to my seat， staring into daylight that was darkness for me.
我回到座位上，盯著對我來說是一片黑暗的白晝。
achondroplasia [ei，kndr'pleii] n. 軟骨發育不全
Like most achondroplasia dwarfs， I have two average-height parents， as
well as an average-height brother.
像大多數患有軟骨發育不全症的侏儒一樣，我的父母身高正常，我的兄弟也很正常。
torso ['t：s] n. （人體的）軀幹
The muscles of the torso stabilize the spine and provide a solid foundation
for movement in the extremities.
軀幹肌肉對脊骨起到穩定作用，並且為四肢的運動提供了堅實的基礎。
professional [pr'fenl] adj. 職業的；專業的
The normalization of the professional work and the information is the basis
of urban planning administration.