英語美文: The Beauty of a Woman

The following was written by the late educator-humorist Sam Levinson for his grandchild and read by Audrey Hepburn on Christmas Eve, 1992. It was also used by Ms. Hepburn on occasion when she was asked for beauty tips. [From Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris, 1996, Putnam]

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For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

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若要優美的嘴唇，要講親切的話；

若要可愛的眼睛，要看到別人的好處；

若要苗條的身材，把你的食物分享給饑餓的人；

美麗的秀發,在於每天有孩子的手指穿過它.

若要優雅的姿態，走路要記住行人不隻你一個。

人之所以為人,是必須充滿精力,自我悔改,自我反省,自我成長;並非向人抱怨.

如果你在任何時候需要一隻幫助之手,你可以在你自己的每一條手臂下麵找到它. 在年老之後,你會發現你有兩隻手,一隻用來幫助自己,另一隻用來幫助別人.

女人的美麗不在於她的著裝，她的身材或是她梳頭的姿態。

女人的美麗一定要體現在她的眼睛裏，因為那是通向她心靈之路，而心靈是愛的住所。

女人的美麗不是體現在臉上，真正的美麗體現在她的靈魂。.
真正的美是她的親切關懷與滿腔熱情。
女人的美麗隨著歲月而增長。

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