For the gentleman-in-waiting, virtue consisted above all in grace and style, in doing well what was appropriate to his position; education was merely a way of acquiring polish.
And vice was manifested in gracelene, awkwardne, in behaving
inappropriately,discourteously, or ostentatiously.
For the apprentice, however, virtue was evidenced in succe through hard work.The requisite qualities of character were not grace or style, but drive, determination, and a sharp eye for opportunity.
While casual liberality and even prodigality characterized thegentleman, frugality, thrift, and self-control came to distinguish the new apprentice.
And while the gentleman did not aspire to a higher station because his station was already high, the apprentice was continually becoming,striving, struggling upward.Failure for the apprentice meant standing still,not rising.
1.For the gentleman-in-waiting, virtue consisted above all in grace and style, in doing well what was appropriate to his position;
对于那些准绅士来说，美德首先包括高雅的风度和作风，及符合自己身份地位的表现；
解析：above all 是插入语；跳过就好：consisted in ...包括...
2.education was merely a way of acquiringpolish.
教育仅仅是达到优雅的一种方式。
3.And vice was manifested in gracelene,awkwardne, in behaving
inappropriately, discourteously, or ostentatiously.
而笨拙，粗俗，无礼，招摇等都是恶行的表现。
4.For the apprentice, however, virtue was evidenced in succe through hard work.而对于那些学徒来说，美德表现在通过努力获得的成功中。
5.The requisite qualities of character were not grace or style, but drive, determination, and a sharp eye for opportunity.
学徒必备的品质不是优雅风度而是积极，决心和寻找机会的锐利的眼光。
6.While casual liberality and even prodigality characterized the gentleman, frugality（朴素，节俭）, thrift（节俭）, and self-controlcame to distinguish the new apprentice.当懒散的自由化及至挥霍浪费成了绅士的特色时，节俭，自制就成了新学徒的标志。
7.And while the gentleman did not aspire toa higher station because his station was already high, the apprentice was continually becoming, striving, struggling upward.绅士的社会地位已经很高，因此不再渴望更高的社会地位，而学徒却一直努力地向上攀登。
8.Failure for the apprentice meant standing still,not rising.
对于学徒来说，原地不动，没有上升就意味着失败
The picture above does illustrate the topic of greatne and commonne.While all of us acknowledge that greatne, a noble characteristic, is sharedby people such as Gandhi, Chairman Mao, and Martin Luther King Jr., what this picture demonstrates is that this life-affirming quality very often rests in the ordinary.The quality of greatne is not the exclusive province of thoserecognized publicly for their deeds.We are all capable of seeing with love and acting from the heart---two eential qualities of those who accomplish the selfle deeds that transform the world for the better.It is the choice FanDangYu,an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China, makes, for example, when faced with a call to action, no matter how seemingly small or grand, that sets apart and elevates his esteem in others\' eyes, and even succefully softens the harsh image of Chinese Policeman.
虽然我每天的标题没有改，还是每天一句，但是做的早就不仅仅是每天一句的事情了，我在做什么大家应该懂得！加油吧！
The quality of greatne is not the exclusive province of those recognized publicly for their deeds.
解析：短语：A is not the exclusive province of B
A不是B的专属
recognized publicly=publicly recognized定语修饰 those;
for their deeds.状语修饰recognized
deeds 行为，功绩
译文：伟大的特质并不专属于那些由于他们的功绩而被公众认同的人
It is the choice FanDangYu,an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China, makes, for example, when faced with a call to action, no matter how seemingly small or grand, that sets apart and elevates his esteem in others\' eyes ，and even succefully softens the harsh image of Chinese Policeman.
主干： It is the choice that sets...and elevate...and even softens...
其他成分：（that） FanDangYu,an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China,makes定语从句
when faced with a call to action, 状语
no matter how seemingly small or grand 定语修饰 actions
The picture above does illustrate the topic of greatne and commonne.
参考译文：上面的图画确实向我们展现了关于平凡与伟大的话题。
While all of us acknowledge that greatne, a noble characteristic, ihared by people such as Gandhi, Chairman Mao, andMartin Luther King Jr., what this picture demonstrates is that thislife-affirming quality very often rests in the ordinary.主干识别：what this picture demonstrates is that..
其他成分：While all ofus acknowledge that greatne, a noble characteristic, is shared
by people such as Gandhi, Chairman Mao, and Martin LutherKing Jr., 让
步状语从句
this life-affirming quality veryoften rests in the ordinary.表语从句 翻译点拨：词汇点拨：
1.Rest in ：位于 …,在于…，由于…，
Anger restsin the bosom of folly.
怒火常栖息于愚者之腹中。
The trouble rests in the people\'sdiatisfaction with the government\'s
performance.
这次*源于人民对政府的工作不满意。
2.life-affirming= positive (积极的,正的)
正能量的…（这是一个比较时髦的词，翻译为中文可能会有
些别扭，但是英文中很地道）
翻译点拨：
虽然我们都认同伟大，这种高尚的品质，是被这样的伟人所拥有的：甘地，
毛主席，马丁路德金（小Jr ），这幅图画确实向我们展示伟大（这
样一种积极的品质）往往是来自于平凡的。
The quality of greatne is not the exclusive province of those recognizedpublicly for their deeds.
（见昨天日志）
We are all capable of seeing with love and acting from the heart---twoeential qualities of those who accomplish the selfle deeds that transformthe world for the better.
主干识别：We are all capable of seeing with love andacting from the heart我们都能用爱去看这个世界并发自内心的去做一些事情。
其他成分：twoeential qualities of those who accomplish the selfle deeds that
transformthe world for the better.
前面of 宾语的两个同位语;
who accomplish the selfle deeds 定语从句修饰those;
thattransform the world for the better.定语从句修饰deeds
翻译点拨：同位语的翻译：
对那些做出无私的行为来让这个世界变得更好的人而言，这是两种必
须的品质。
It is the choice FanDangyu, an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China, makes, forexample, when faced with a call to action, no matter how seemingly small orgrand, that sets apart and elevates his esteem in others\' eyes, and evensuccefully softens the harsh image of Chinese Policeman.
主干识别：It is the choice that sets apart andelevates his esteem in others\' eyes and
softens the harsh image of Chinese policemen（强调句）
其他成分： for example 插入语（理解的时候放到最前面，是对于前面句子的例
子）
（that ）FanDangyu, an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of China,makes省略了that的定语从句；其中an ordinary policeman in HeBei province of
China为同位语；
when faced with a call to action,no matter how seemingly small or grand状语
翻译点拨：主干中是并列的动词同时接相同的宾语：
Set apart(短语动词)使与众不同;使突出
Set part his esteem (看法和名望) in others eyes.
Elevates his esteem
Soften the harsh image 改善了…恶劣的形象
参考译文：
举个例子，范党育，一名普通的河北警察，正是他在面对无论多大或
多小的事件时，所作出的行动的选择，使他在群众眼中的形象变的不
同并被极大的提升，甚至成功的改善了中国警察原本恶劣的形象
Some municipalities in the developing world are already planning for le car use, notably by deploying urban rail systems.The Shanghai metro, mostly built since 2000, ferries 8m people a day and covers 80% of the city.Eighteen Indian cities and several Middle Eastern ones are designing urban rail networks.
在发展中国家，一些城市已经在计划减少汽车的使用，特别是通过建设城市轨道交通系统。上海地铁，大部分始建于2000年，平均每天运送八百万人，而且地铁已经覆盖了上海市的80%地区。印度的十八座城市和几个中东城市已经在设计城市轨道网。
闪光点： municipalities城市
developing world 发展中国家
notably=especially
deploying 使用
urban rail systems=urban rail networks
关于幸福的话题About happine
Over the last 3 decades , we have enjoyed unparalleled economic
growth.We have better homes, cars, holidays, jobs, education and above all health.According to standard economic theory, this should have made us happier.But surveys show otherwise.More people suffer from
depreion, and crime, another indicator of diatisfaction is also much higher.
We all want a society in which people are as happy as poible and in which each person’s happine counts equally.It seems likely that the extra comforts we now enjoy have increased our happine somewhat, but that deteriorating relationships have made us le happy.
If we want a happier society, we should focus most on the experiences which people value for their intrinsic worth and not because other people have them, above all, on relationships in the family, at work and in the community.We live in an age of unprecedented individualism.The highest obligation many people feel is to make the most of themselves, to realize their potential.This is a terrifying and lonely objective.To become happier, we have to change our inner attitudes as much as our outward circumstances.We should have a policy for promoting a healthier
philosophy of life for youngsters and for helping them to distinguish between superficial pleasures and real happine.It would inspire us in our daily lives to take more pleasure in the happine of others, and to promote it.In this way we might all become le self-centered and happier.
关爱老人，关注老人的幸福
Li Jun, 84, who lives alone, found a way to pa his time and keep his \"spirits\" high by being a nude model.But after coming to know about his new \"profeion\", Li\'s son told him never to visit his (son\'s) home again because he considered the experience \"humiliating\".The son does have the right to feel offended, but he should also understand his father\'s predicament especially because the latter lives alone, says an article in Guangzhou Daily.Excerpts:
Perhaps Li chose to be a nude model to break the monotony of his lonely life.His decision is not necearily related to any artistic or
profeional pursuit.In fact, Li has said that his new job offers him a sense of happine and makes him feel still useful.
Living a meaningful and happy life means more than anything else to senior citizens.Unfortunately, Li\'s son cannot understand this simple fact and realize that his father is not trying any cheap tricks.
People\'s physical abilities decline with advancing age, but that does not mean they cannot be involved in independent spiritual pursuits.Spiritual pursuit brings a meaning to senior citizens\' lives and is a cause for joy to them.
Many of us still cannot understand and respect elderly people\'s
independent mindset.People\'s twilight years could turn sour if they are forced to follow the value standards of their children.
We need to pay attention to the spiritual needs of senior citizens, and respect their choices, values and dignity because they are part of their rights and their children\'s obligation.
幸福写作第二段能用的：
To a large extent, the trend of an increasing number of Chineseresidents feeling happy is the result of China\'s rapid economic growth.Theincrease in many people\'s sense of happine in recent years can generally beattributed to improvements in family income, social welfare and publicservices.Many of those who say they are unhappy seem to ignore the better sideof life.They have a tendency to see a gla as \"half empty\" ratherthan \"half full\".But there are many real and crucial problems
thatinfluence people\'s happine.What haunts ordinary Chinese people are iueuch as rising housing prices, the cost of medical treatment, social securityand pollution.
Happine is a relative concept, which has something to do withexpectations.When some people say they are unhappy, it doesn\'t necearily meantheir life or livelihood has worsened.Instead, it could mean that they havehigher expectations from life.Economics Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson saidhappine equals utility divided by desire, according to which an increasingdesire may reduce a person\'s sense of happine.
写作第三段能用的：
People may have different views on happine.But it\'s good to see thatpeople\'s sense of happine has become a hot topic in the media.This showsthat authorities at all levels are paying more attention to people\'s materialand spiritual needs, instead of blindly pursuing economic growth.
亮点： residents 代替 people
They have a tendency to see a gla as \"half empty\" ratherthan \"half full\".乐观和悲观的绝佳句子
Haunts 困扰
Economics Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson 名人啊记住了
关于雷锋的话题
Lei Feng is more than just a name in China.He is hailed as a cultural icon, symbolizing selflene, modesty, and dedication.His name creeps into people\'s hearts, daily conversation, music, even movies; his imagery can be found on cups, T-shirts, and bags.
Now the top Chinese leaders are exhorting people to emulate Lei Feng in a bid to fight the downsides of economic development and market freedom, like money-worship, apathy, and lack of honesty and trust.
With many people still reeling from several shocking events in 2011, including the death of a 2-year-old girl who was ignored by paers-by after being run over, authorities are evoking the spirit of the legendary figure to encourage altruism.
