短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇1

Man's youth is a wonderful thing： it is so full of anguish and of magic and he never comes to know it as it is， until it has gone from him forever.It is the thing he cannot bear to lose， it is the thing whose passing he watches with infinite sorrow and regret， it is the thing whose loss with a sad and secret joy,the thing he would never willingly relive again， could it be restored to him by any magic.

青春奇妙無(wú)窮，充滿(mǎn)魅力，充滿(mǎn)痛楚。青春年少的時(shí)候根本不知青春為何物，直到青春一去不復(fù)返了才對(duì)青春有了真正的認(rèn)識(shí)。誰(shuí)都想讓青春永駐，不忍青春離去； 眼睜睜地看著青春流逝，心中會(huì)涌起無(wú)窮的憂(yōu)傷和惋惜；青春的失去是人們永遠(yuǎn)感到悲哀的事；青春的失去是人們真正覺(jué)得悲喜交集的事；即便奇跡出現(xiàn)青春復(fù)蘇， 誰(shuí)都不會(huì)心甘情愿重度青春的歲月。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇2

It was a beautiful letter， but there was no way， except for the name Michael， to identify the owner.Maybe if I called information， the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope.The operator suggested I speak with her supervisor， who hesitated for a moment， then said， "Well， there is a phone listing at that address， but I can't give you the number." She said as a courtesy， she would call that number， explain my story and ask whoever answered if the person wanted her to connect me.

這是一封精美的信，但是除了邁克爾的.名字以外，沒(méi)有其他辦法確定皮夾的主人?；蛟S詢(xún)問(wèn)信息臺(tái)，話(huà)務(wù)員可以通過(guò)信封上的住址查到電話(huà)。話(huà)務(wù)員建議我和她的負(fù)責(zé)人說(shuō)，那位負(fù)責(zé)人猶豫了一會(huì)兒，然后說(shuō)：嗯，“有那個(gè)住址的電話(huà)號(hào)碼，但我不能給你。”她說(shuō)出于禮貌，她可以打那個(gè)電話(huà)，說(shuō)明我的情況后，看接電話(huà)的人是否愿意讓她再與我聯(lián)系。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇3

Many people put off until tomorrow what they can do today.Theyalways look for excuses to postpone（拖延）doing something .In the end,it never gets done.If we leave things undone,we willeventually worry.This will then cause unnecessary stress（壓力）.Therefore,if you have this bad habit,it’s best to get rid of itand do things as soon as possible.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇4

Learning English is like building a house.Laying a strongfoundation is the first and most important step.In otherwords,you should read and speak English every day.Memorizing newwords and phrases is also helpful.Like building a house,learningEnglish takes some time.So don’t be impatient。Remember,“Rome wasn’t built in a day”.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇5

Manypeople are fond of showing off.They always insist on footing thebill when they are out with friends.They always think ofimpressing people with their wealth.They seem to think that moneycan buy friends.In fact,it can’t.Instead of trying to show off,they should be themselves.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇6

Some people eat to live,but there are others who live to eat.To live a long and healthy life,we must learn to have a balanceddiet.A balanced diet simply means a bit of everything.A dietwhich includes meat,fish,vegetables and fruit is,of course,ideal.If you watch your diet,then you won’t have to suffer thepain of going on a diet.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇7

Look into your own life.If you scrub away the make-up of illusion and impurities of jealousy — can you see the clarity of grace? Can you understand how treasuring what's right in front of you is worth your time?

仔細(xì)看看自己的生活吧。如果把幻想和嫉妒掃出腦海，你清楚地看到生活的恩賜了嗎?你明白你眼前的一切是多么珍貴、多么值得你花時(shí)間品味了嗎?

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇8

I was for all intensive purposes addicted to the game I was playing.This addiction nearly ruined me mood wise,I was miserable to be around when I was even able to force myself to go to class or go out and socialize.

我完全沉溺在所玩的游戲之中，中毒很深，這甚至完全左右著我的情緒。當(dāng)我強(qiáng)迫自己去上課或者社交的時(shí)候，我會(huì)把事情搞砸。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇9

I have an ideal,that is a colorful dream,in my dream I once became a scientist,an artist,a writer...In this dream,I think too much and have gone through too much.It is only for one purpose to be a person who serves the people and is useful to the country.And today,I will open the treasure of the dream with a mantra,and take you in the country of my dream...

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇10

Everyone should be polite.Polite people show good manners.Moreover,they are popular.On the other hand,rude people arelooked down upon.Rudeness shows poor education.Therefore,why notbe polite? A simple “Please,” “Thank you,” or “You are welcome,”can make a big difference.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇11

Society is changingrapidly.As a result,more and more people are suffering fromstress.Those who are stressed out are often nervous ,angry or ill.People must,therefore learn to deal with this “new” kind ofproblem.Regular exercise is one way.The best way,however,is tokeep a good sense of humor.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇12

I'm hoping that this post will convince someone who is in the same boat that I was in that moving out of unhealthy habits is easier than you think.The body and mind is extremely resilient and wants to be active,so get out there and live life!

我希望這篇文章能夠讓和我一樣沉迷電子游戲的你改變不健康的生活習(xí)慣。其實(shí)這比你想象得要簡(jiǎn)單，你的身體和思想具有極大的可塑性，從(電子游戲的虛擬世界中)走出來(lái)，好好地感受生活。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇13

Always insisting.Use iron scoop is too cold; Use porcelain scoop is too weak; A wood scoop,engraved veins safely,engraved sky’s wasteland and glebe’s old.Just as happiness born in the years,not insolent,the every act and move blooms quietly

一直堅(jiān)持著。用鐵勺太冰冷;用瓷勺又太脆弱; 一只只木勺，刻出了紋理安然，刻出了天荒地老。 一如歲月中隱忍著的幸福，不張狂，舉手投足間悄然綻放。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇14

I look out of the window stupidly,the heart that has long been grind through the score,should have been numb long ago.But,still very painful,very heavy.Achievements,day and night,I fight for it,work hard,in the end is still better than others.My heart is cold and cold,like the weather in front of the eyes,chaotic and noisy.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇15

Years can erase everything,but it will never wear away my deep love for you.For a year,you have taught me how to use words to record parents.And now,I exclaimed,for so long,I never wrote down your back in a little world with the words of shame,and write down everything and everything about you.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇16

In fact,it is a delicious candy,the fragrance taste our inexhaustible aftertaste reverie.But if we don't control it,we can't taste the first sweet,and the substitute must be a lot of pain.So I grow up to learn to troubleshoot and protect our "teeth".Only in this way will we taste more sweet and happy!

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇17

God puts dreams in our hearts.So,we must dream.We lose our sorrows and heartaches in dreams.And we live our fantasies in dreams.Some dreams are aborted while some come true.

上帝在我們的心中播種夢(mèng)想。所以我們必須有夢(mèng)。我們?cè)趬?mèng)想中丟棄悲傷與心痛，活在夢(mèng)想的奇異世界里。一些夢(mèng)想可能會(huì)夭折然而一些則會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇18

Even beyond redemption， even if the lovesickness,I also be your eyebrow eye again， the same time。

Remember you said：

If only at the beginning of the life such as see， what things autumn wind sad painting fan。 So it has become such as idle hearts and minds， but the heart way so it is easy to change。

清江水，月悠悠，蕩一葉輕舟，流年依舊。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇19

I wanted to stop,and one day I did,just like that.Told myself I would focus on building and improving myself.I began to take pride in hygiene,exercising,and building hobbies (mainly playing the piano) It's been almost exactly a month since that day and I'd just like to share where I've gotten since then.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇20

I've been as active as I can,landing a job that promotes activity,hiking whenever possible,and going on runs around parks.I can honestly say it's the happiest I've been in a while,if not ever,and to think that it's only been a month makes me even happier.Who knows what the next few years will bring.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇21

I'm hoping that this post will convince someone who is in the same boat that I was in that moving out of unhealthy habits is easier than you think.The body and mind is extremely resilient and wants to be active,so get out there and live life!

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇22

Gratitude grounds plentitude in the now.When you honor who you are,what you do,and what you have,your energy will change.You will start to glow.People will be drawn to you because that gratitude glow is rare in our current culture.I'm hoping to bring it back.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文摘抄 篇23

Death.old age.are words without a meaning.that pass by us like the idea air which we regard not.Others may have undergone,or may still be liable to them-we "bear a charmed life“,which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies.As in setting out on delightful journey,we strain our eager gaze forward-

短篇英語(yǔ)美文

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇1

As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty.

Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.

學(xué)習(xí)之于心靈，就像食物之于身體一樣。攝取了適量的營(yíng)養(yǎng)食物，我們的身體得以生長(zhǎng)而肌肉得以發(fā)達(dá)。同樣地，我們應(yīng)該日復(fù)一日不斷地學(xué)習(xí)以保持我們敏銳的心智能力，并擴(kuò)充我們的智力容量。不斷的學(xué)習(xí)提供我們用不盡的燃料，來(lái)驅(qū)使我們磨利我們的推理、分析和判斷的能力。持續(xù)的學(xué)習(xí)是在信息時(shí)代中跟時(shí)代并駕齊驅(qū)的最穩(wěn)當(dāng)?shù)姆椒?，也是在變?dòng)的世代中成功的可靠保證。

一旦學(xué)習(xí)停止，單調(diào)貧乏的生活就開(kāi)始了。視學(xué)校為汲取知識(shí)的唯一場(chǎng)所是種常見(jiàn)的謬誤。相反地，學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)該是一種無(wú)終止的歷程，從生到死。由于世界一直快速地在變動(dòng)，只要學(xué)習(xí)停頓數(shù)日就將使人落后。更糟的是，蟄伏在我們潛意識(shí)深處的本能就會(huì)復(fù)活，削弱我們追求高貴理想的意志，弱化我們掃除成功障礙的決心，而且扼殺我們凈化我們?nèi)烁竦挠Ｈ鄙賹W(xué)習(xí)將不可避免地導(dǎo)致心靈的停滯，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。因此，為了保持心理年輕，我們必須將學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)作一生的事業(yè)。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇2

In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded adults. High should be allowed more time for play. Plying is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physically and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a reduction of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole.

我認(rèn)為目前高中生的課業(yè)實(shí)在太重了，雖然說(shuō)學(xué)生的確應(yīng)當(dāng)念書(shū)，但是要想長(zhǎng)大成為健全的人，他門(mén)還需要一些其它的東西，所以應(yīng)該給高中生較多從事娛樂(lè)的時(shí)間。娛樂(lè)并不如某些人所想的，是在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，它可以讓學(xué)生鍛煉身體，發(fā)揮被繁重課業(yè)扼殺的想象力。此外，繁重的課業(yè)加諸在高中生身上的壓力可能引起嚴(yán)重的情緒緊張，這對(duì)身心都有害。我并非主張廢除學(xué)校課業(yè)，但是我認(rèn)為減輕目前繁重的課業(yè)對(duì)于學(xué)生和整個(gè)社會(huì)都是有益的。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇3

Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change.

Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.

時(shí)光一去不復(fù)返，這是我上學(xué)期清楚學(xué)到的教訓(xùn)。我浪費(fèi)很多時(shí)間四處游蕩，以致于我的成績(jī)開(kāi)始退步。最后我終于了解到我必須有所作為；該是痛改前非的時(shí)候了。

現(xiàn)在我有一個(gè)明智運(yùn)用時(shí)間的新方法。我已將鬧鐘早撥半小時(shí)，這將使我這一天的作息提前開(kāi)始。我也決定將我所做的一切及做這些事的時(shí)間記錄下來(lái)?；仡櫸宜龅氖虑闀?huì)啟發(fā)我如何重新安排我的時(shí)間。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇4

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The faultfinder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse.

The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace. The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any. May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving. Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means. Which should be more disreputable. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage.

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends, Turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

譯文：

不論你的生活如何卑賤，你要面對(duì)它生活，不要躲避它，更別用惡言咒罵它。它不像你那樣壞。你最富有的時(shí)候，倒是看似最窮。愛(ài)找缺點(diǎn)的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺點(diǎn)。你要愛(ài)你的生活，盡管它貧窮。甚至在一個(gè)濟(jì)貧院里，你也還有愉快、高興、光榮的時(shí)候。

夕陽(yáng)反射在濟(jì)貧院的.窗上，像身在富戶(hù)人家窗上一樣光亮；在那門(mén)前，積雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一個(gè)從容的人，在哪里也像在皇宮中一樣，生活得心滿(mǎn)意足而富有愉快的思想。城鎮(zhèn)中的窮人，我看，倒往往是過(guò)著最獨(dú)立不羈的生活。也許因?yàn)樗麄兒艽螅允苤疅o(wú)愧。大多數(shù)人以為他們是超然的，不靠城鎮(zhèn)來(lái)支援他們；可是事實(shí)上他們是往往利用了不正當(dāng)?shù)氖侄蝸?lái)對(duì)付生活，他們是毫不超脫的，毋寧是不體面的。

視貧窮如園中之花而像圣人一樣耕植它吧！不要找新的花樣，無(wú)論是新的朋友或新的衣服，來(lái)麻煩你自己。找舊的，回到那里去。萬(wàn)物不變，是我們?cè)谧?。你的衣服可以賣(mài)掉，但要保留你的思想。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇5

Greta always said, "dear, keep walking in sunshine!" no matter how terrible my day started, i always felt sunny walking home from greta’s house-even beneath the winter starlight.葛麗塔總是這樣說(shuō)：“親愛(ài)的，請(qǐng)走在陽(yáng)光里！”無(wú)論我過(guò)的每一天是如何糟糕地開(kāi)始，從葛麗塔的小屋出來(lái)走回家的時(shí)候，即使是披著冬夜的星光，我都會(huì)感覺(jué)心情愉悅。

I arrived at greta’s house today just after sunset. an ambulance had stopped a few feet from her door, it’s red lights flashing. when i ran into the old house, greta recognized me right away.這天，我在傍晚后來(lái)到了葛麗塔的家。一輛救護(hù)停在她家門(mén)口附近，紅色的燈在閃爍不停。當(dāng)我沖進(jìn)她家的老房子，葛麗塔立刻認(rèn)出了我。

She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes. she was almost out of breath when she reached out and softly touched my arm. her last words to me were "dear, keep walking in sunshine!"她對(duì)我微笑，一雙令人難忘的藍(lán)眼睛閃爍著光芒。當(dāng)她艱難地走出來(lái)，溫柔地?fù)崦业母觳驳臅r(shí)候，她幾乎已經(jīng)奄奄一息。她對(duì)我說(shuō)的最后一句話(huà)是：“親愛(ài)的，記得一直要走在陽(yáng)光下。”

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇6

Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.

無(wú)論是60歲還是16歲，你需要保持永不衰竭的好奇心、永不熄滅的孩提般求知的渴望和追求事業(yè)成功的歡樂(lè)與熱情。在你我的心底，有一座無(wú)線電臺(tái)，它能在多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間里接收到人間萬(wàn)物傳遞來(lái)的美好、希望、歡樂(lè)、鼓舞和力量的信息，你就會(huì)年輕多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。

An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.

人的生命應(yīng)當(dāng)像河流，開(kāi)始是涓涓細(xì)流，受兩岸的限制而十分狹窄，爾后奔騰咆哮，翻過(guò)危巖，飛越瀑布，河面漸漸開(kāi)闊，河岸也隨之向兩邊隱去，最后水流平緩，森森無(wú)際，匯入大海之中，個(gè)人就這樣毫無(wú)痛苦地消失了。

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.青春意味著戰(zhàn)勝懦弱的那股大丈夫氣概和擯棄安逸的那種冒險(xiǎn)精神。往往一個(gè)60歲的老者比一個(gè)20歲的青年更多一點(diǎn)這種勁頭。人老不僅僅是歲月流逝所致，更主要的是不思進(jìn)取的結(jié)果。

Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

光陰可以在顏面上留下印記，而熱情之火的熄滅則在心靈上刻下皺紋。煩惱、恐懼、缺乏自信會(huì)扭曲人的靈魂，并將青春化為灰燼。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇7

Youth

By Samuel Ullman

Youth is not a time of life; itis a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and suppleknees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of theemotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

Youth means a temperamentalpredominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over thelove of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobodygrows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Yearsmay wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear,self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

Whether 60 or 16, there is inevery human being’s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’snext and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and myheart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty,hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you areyoung.

When your aerials are down, andyour spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, thenyou’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catchwaves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.

譯文：

青春

青春不是年華，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙熱的戀情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

青春氣貫長(zhǎng)虹，勇銳蓋過(guò)怯弱，進(jìn)取壓倒茍安。如此銳氣，二十后生而有之，六旬男子則更多見(jiàn)。年歲有加，并非垂老，理想丟棄，方墮暮年。

歲月悠悠，衰微只及肌膚；熱忱拋卻，頹廢必致靈魂。憂(yōu)煩，惶恐，喪失自信，定使心靈扭曲，意氣如灰。

無(wú)論年屆花甲，擬或二八芳齡，心中皆有生命之歡樂(lè)，奇跡之誘惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一臺(tái)天線，只要你從天上人間接受美好、希望、歡樂(lè)、勇氣和力量的信號(hào)，你就青春永駐，風(fēng)華常存。

一旦天線下降，銳氣便被冰雪覆蓋，玩世不恭、自暴自棄油然而生，即使年方二十，實(shí)已垂垂老矣；然則只要樹(shù)起天線，捕捉樂(lè)觀信號(hào)，你就有望在八十高齡告別塵寰時(shí)仍覺(jué)年輕。

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇8

Ah, beautiful Paris. For centuries this city has attracted the admiration of the world. The allure and charm of Paris captivate all who visit there.

Where can you discover the charm of Paris for yourseIf. Is it in the legacy of all the French rulers who worked to beautify their beloved city? Is it in the famous castles, palaces, statues and monuments? Can you it in the world-class museums, such as the Louvre? Perhaps Paris' allure lies in the zest and style of the Parisians.

When you visit Paris, you don't have to spend all of your time visiting museums and monuments. They are certainly worthy of your time, but ignore them for a day. First take some time to look around and experience life in Paris. You'll find it charming.

Take a stroll along the Seine River. Browse through the art vendors colorful paintings. Peek through delicate iron gates at the well kept gardens. Watch closely for the French attention to detail that has made France synonymous with good taste. You will see it in the design of a doorway or arch and in the little fountains and quaint balconies. No matter where you look,you will find everyday objects transformed into works by art.

Spend some time in a quiet park relaxing on an oid bench. Lie on your back on the green grass. When you need refreshment, try coffee and pastries at a sidewalk cafe. Strike up a conversation with a Parisian. This isn't always easy, though. With such a large international population living in Paris, true natives are hard to find these days.

As evening comes to Paris, enchantment rises with the mist over the riverfront. You may hear music from an outdoor concert nearby classical, jazz, opera or chansons, those French folk songs. Parisians love their music. The starry sky is their auditorium. You can also hear concerts in the chateaux and cathedrals. In Paris the Music never ends.

Don't miss the highlight of Paris evening: eating out. Parisians are proud of their cuisine. And rightly so; it's world famous. Gourmet dining is one of the indispensable joys ofliving. You need a special guidebook to help you choose one of the hundreds of excellent restaurants. The capital of France boasts every regional specialty, cheese and wine the country has to offer. If you don't know what to order, ask for the suggested menu. The chef likes to showcase his best dishes there. Remember, you haven't tasted the true flavor ofF

英語(yǔ)美文

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇1

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young.

When your aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇2

It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity. Competition would never enter in. conflict would be eliminated, tension become a thing of the past. The stress of creation would be at an end. Art would no longer be troubling, but purely celebratory in its functions. Longevity would be increased, for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by tumultuous endeavor. Anxiety would be extinct. Time would stretch on and on, with ambition long departed from the human heart. Ah, how unrelieved boring life would be!

There is a strong view that holds that success is a myth, and ambition therefore a sham. Does this mean that success does not really exist? That achievement is at bottom empty? That the efforts of men and women are of no significance alongside the force of movements and events now not all success, obviously, is worth esteeming, nor all ambition worth cultivating. Which are and which are not is something one soon enough learns on one’s own. But even the most cynical secretly admit that success exists; that achievement counts for a great deal; and that the true myth is that the actions of men and women are useless. To believe otherwise is to take on a point of view that is likely to be deranging. It is, in its implications, to remove all motives for competence, interest in attainment, and regard for posterity.

We don't choose to be born. We don't choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live: courageously or in cowardice, honorably or dishonorably, with purpose or in drift. We decide what is important and what is trivial in life. We decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇3

Outside the Bible, these six words are the most famousin all the literature of the world. They were spokenby Hamlet when he was thinking aloud, and they are themost famous words in Shakespeare because Hamlet wasspeaking not only for himself but also for everythinking man and woman. To be or not to be, to live ornot to live, to live richly and abundantly andeagerly, or to live dully and meanly and scarcely. Aphilosopher once wanted to know whether he was aliveor not, which is a good question for everyone to putto himself occasionally. He answered it by saying: "I think, therefore am." But the best definition of existence ever saw did another philosopher who said: "To be is to bein relations." If this true, then the more relations a living thing has, the more it is alive. Tolive abundantly means simply to increase the range and intensity of our relations.Unfortunately we are so constituted that we get to love our routine. But apart from our regularoccupation how much are we alive? If you are interest-ed only in your regular occupation, youare alive only to that extent. So far as other things are concerned--poetry and prose, music,pictures, sports, unselfish friendships, politics, international affairs--you are dead.

Contrariwise, it is true that every time you acquire a new interest--even more, a newaccomplishment--you increase your power of life. No one who is deeply interested in a largevariety of subjects can remain unhappy; the real pessimist is the person who has lostinterest.

Bacon said that a man dies as often as he loses a friend. But we gain new life by contacts, newfriends. What is supremely true of living objects is only less true of ideas, which are alsoalive. Where your thoughts are, there will your live be also. If your thoughts are confined onlyto your business, only to your physical welfare, only to the narrow circle of the town in whichyou live, then you live in a narrow cir-conscribed life. But if you are interested in what isgoing on in China, then you are living in China~ if you’re interested in the characters of agood novel, then you are living with those highly interesting people, if you listen intently tofine music, you are away from your immediate surroundings and living in a world of passion andimagination.

To be or not to be--to live intensely and richly, merely to exist, that depends on ourselves.Let widen and intensify our relations. While we live, let live!

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇4

On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty the mission to form a new administration.

It was the evident will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties.

I have already completed the most important part of this task. A war cabinet has been formed of five members, representing, with the Labor, Opposition and Liberals, the unity of the nation.

It was necessary that this should be done in one single day on account of the extreme urgency and rigor of events. Other key positions were filled yesterday. I am submitting a further list to the King tonight. I hope to complete the appointment of principal Ministers during tomorrow.

The appointment of other Ministers usually takes a little longer. I trust when Parliament meets again this part of my task will be completed and that the administration will be complete in all respects.

I considered it in the public interest to suggest to the Speaker that the House should be summoned today. At the end of today's proceedings, the adjournment of the House will be proposed until May 2l with provision for earlier meeting if need be. Business for that will be notified to M. P. 's at the earliest opportunity.

I now invite the House by a resolution to record its approval of the steps taken and declare its confidence in the new government. The resolution:

"That this House welcomes the formation of a government representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation to prosecute the war with Germany to a victorious conclusion."

To form an administration of this scale and complexity is a serious undertaking in itself. But we are in the preliminary Phase of one of the greatest battles in history. We are in action at any other points-in Norway and in Holland-and we have to be prepared in the Mediterranean. The air battle is continuing, and many preparations have to be made here at home.

In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or for mer colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction will make all allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been necessary to act.

I say to the House as I said to Ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.

You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.

You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word, It is victory. Victory at all costs-victory in spite of all terrors-victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.

Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.

I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men.

I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, "Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength."

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇5

“We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite…”

I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it. We can take the mysterious, hazy future and carve out of it anything that we can imagine, just as a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.

We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed, we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds, we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.

I want the future to be better than the past. I don’t want it contaminated by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be concerned about the future because that is where we will spend the remainder of our lives.

The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it. Each day brings with it new frontiers, in our homes and in our business, if we only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇6

When someone looks into your eyes they should see something alive within you. Having a dream is like owning a lighthouse1 which directs you on your journey.

At every turn we come across its mystery. At each new level we become more of the person we were meant to become. In lonely times, when we pass through a storm of disappointment, we find our faith is unshaken, our strength still strong.

Believe in your faith. Set the vision before your eyes. Write down your most sincere dreams and when the opportunity comes, step into your dream. It may take one season or more, but the result is the same. Make big dreams and then go out and make them realities. The highest hopes of the dreamer are revealed with every step taken in their journey to the impossible. For a season we must protect the dream so that it can grow quietly on the inside. But if we tenderly care for our deepest expectations, slowly but surely the dream will become new life.

Dreaming is an act of faith. The light of your expectations will cast off the shadows of a disbelieving world. God has given us the dreamer as a gift to light an unbelieving world.

Find your treasure within and cherish it. Tomorrow is waiting for you to take the first step.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇7

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the framer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway and it just wasn't worth to retrieve the donkey. So, he decided to bury it!

He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly, then slowly he quieted down till nothing more was heard.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing! He would shake it off and take a step up!

As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping, never giving up, shaking it off, and taking a step up!

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Trust in God.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.

短篇英語(yǔ)美文 篇8

Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change.

Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.

時(shí)光一去不復(fù)返，這是我上學(xué)期清楚學(xué)到的教訓(xùn)。我浪費(fèi)很多時(shí)間四處游蕩，以致于我的成績(jī)開(kāi)始退步。最后我終于了解到我必須有所作為；該是痛改前非的時(shí)候了。

現(xiàn)在我有一個(gè)明智運(yùn)用時(shí)間的新方法。我已將鬧鐘早撥半小時(shí)，這將使我這一天的作息提前開(kāi)始。我也決定將我所做的`一切及做這些事的時(shí)間記錄下來(lái)?；仡櫸宜龅氖虑闀?huì)啟發(fā)我如何重新安排我的時(shí)間。

簡(jiǎn)單的英語(yǔ)美文短篇

簡(jiǎn)單的`英語(yǔ)美文短篇 篇1

“We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite…”

I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it. We can take the mysterious, hazy future and carve out of it anything that we can imagine, just as a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.

We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed, we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds, we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.

I want the future to be better than the past. I don’t want it contaminated by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be concerned about the future because that is where we will spend the remainder of our lives.

The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it. Each day brings with it new frontiers, in our homes and in our business, if we only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.

簡(jiǎn)單的英語(yǔ)美文短篇 篇2

When someone looks into your eyes they should see something alive within you. Having a dream is like owning a lighthouse1 which directs you on your journey.

At every turn we come across its mystery. At each new level we become more of the person we were meant to become. In lonely times, when we pass through a storm of disappointment, we find our faith is unshaken, our strength still strong.

Believe in your faith. Set the vision before your eyes. Write down your most sincere dreams and when the opportunity comes, step into your dream. It may take one season or more, but the result is the same. Make big dreams and then go out and make them realities. The highest hopes of the dreamer are revealed with every step taken in their journey to the impossible. For a season we must protect the dream so that it can grow quietly on the inside. But if we tenderly care for our deepest expectations, slowly but surely the dream will become new life.

Dreaming is an act of faith. The light of your expectations will cast off the shadows of a disbelieving world. God has given us the dreamer as a gift to light an unbelieving world.

Find your treasure within and cherish it. Tomorrow is waiting for you to take the first step.

簡(jiǎn)單的英語(yǔ)美文短篇 篇3

The Power of Your Actions

Graduation day arrived — I saw Kyle and he looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than me and all the girls loved him!

Boy, sometimes I was jealous. Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"

He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach... but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."

I stared at my friend in disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.

"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

There is no beginning or end ... Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift.

英文短篇美文

閱讀是個(gè)體語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)中一項(xiàng)十分重要的基本技能,同時(shí)也是個(gè)體獲取知識(shí)和資訊的基本手段之一。下面是我?guī)?lái)的經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)短篇美文，歡迎閱讀!

經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)短篇美文篇一

小溪的魅力Attraction of Creeks

Nearly everybody has a creek in his or her past, a secret waterway where one spent the spring of one’s youth.

幾乎每一個(gè)人的過(guò)去都流淌著一條小溪,它發(fā)源于少年時(shí)代,一路潺潺絮語(yǔ)而來(lái)。

An old man’s voice weakens as he talks of a boyhood creek in Louisian where he swam and fished. A woman feels suddenly at home again as she remembers catching fish in the creek behind her parents’ house.

一位老人談起他孩提時(shí)在路易斯安那故鄉(xiāng)的小溪里游泳、釣魚(yú)時(shí),語(yǔ)調(diào)便柔和起來(lái)。一位婦女一想起在她父母屋后的小溪里捉魚(yú)的情景,頓時(shí)感到重新回到了故鄉(xiāng)。

My creek wound between Grandfather’s garden and a neighbor’s hillside pasture. Its banks were shaded by cottonwood3 and redwood trees. On hot summer days the clear and cold water flowed over the little beaches where I fished.

我心中的小溪蜿蜒流淌在祖父的花園和鄰居山腰的草地之間,三角葉楊和紅杉將兩岸遮得嚴(yán)嚴(yán)實(shí)實(shí),密不透風(fēng)。英語(yǔ)美文炎炎夏日,清澈透涼的溪水靜靜地流過(guò)散滿(mǎn)礫石的小沙灘,我就在那兒釣魚(yú)。

Nothing historic ever happened in these creeks, but they are deep in memory. These creeks are bigger than they seem. They are a part of our hearts and minds more than powerful rivers.

在這些記憶中的小溪里從來(lái)沒(méi)有發(fā)生過(guò)什么驚天動(dòng)地的大事,然而,它們深深扎根于記憶中。它們比看上去要博大得多。與洶涌澎湃的大河相比,小溪更深深地融入我們的大腦和心靈。

While rivers are heavy, creeks are clear, innocent, lively and full of dreams and promise.duanwenw A child can paddle across them without a parent’s warnings. You can go to it alone, catch fish in it and swing from the ropes along its banks. Creeks belong to childhood, drawing you into a wider world, teaching you the curve of the earth.

大河積淀厚重,深不可測(cè);小溪?jiǎng)t清澈、純凈、活潑,充滿(mǎn)了夢(mèng)想和希望。孩子們不必?fù)?dān)心父母的告誡即可涉水而過(guò)。你可以獨(dú)自去小溪中捉魚(yú),在岸邊系上繩子蕩秋千。小溪屬于童年,將孩子們帶入一個(gè)更加廣闊的世界,讓你領(lǐng)略到大地起伏的輪廓。

Poet Robert Frost once wrote: It flows between us, over us and with us. And it is time, strength, tone, light, life and love.

詩(shī)人羅伯特·弗羅斯特寫(xiě)道:"小溪流淌著,在我們之中,在我們之上,跟我們?nèi)跒橐惑w。小溪是時(shí)間、力量、樂(lè)曲、光明、生命和愛(ài)。"

經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)短篇美文篇二

心存感激Be Thankful

Be Thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

心存感激吧，因?yàn)槟銢](méi)有得到所有期望得到的，如果都有了的話(huà)，那還有什么值得期盼呢?

Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you opportunities to learn.

心存感激吧，因?yàn)槟憧傆形粗?，才使你有機(jī)會(huì)去學(xué)習(xí);

Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.

心存感激吧，因?yàn)橛衅D苦的時(shí)期才使得你成長(zhǎng);

Be thankful for your limitations, duanwenw because they give you opportunities for improvement.

因你的力所不及而心存感激吧，正因?yàn)槿绱?，你才有機(jī)會(huì)進(jìn)步。

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

因每一次全新挑戰(zhàn)而心存感激吧，正因?yàn)槿绱耍愕牧α康靡栽鰪?qiáng)，性格得以塑造。

It's easy to be thankful to the good things. A life of rich fulfillment es to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

因你所犯之錯(cuò)而心存感激吧，正因如此，你才得到了寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can bee your blessings.

因疲憊和厭倦而心存感激吧，因?yàn)檫@意味著你做了改變。

經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)短篇美文篇三

甜美的九月Sweet September

September is more than a month; it is a season in itself.

九月不僅僅是一個(gè)月份,它還是一個(gè)季節(jié)。

It begins with August’s leftovers and ends with October’s preparations, but along the way it achieves its own special satisfactions. September —in its own time, at its own pace —begins with the closing of the summer.

它始于八月的余熱,終于十月繁忙的準(zhǔn)備,但在這之間,它帶來(lái)了異常的滿(mǎn)足。九月,伴著它的時(shí)令,踩著它的節(jié)拍,翩然而至,宣告夏季的結(jié)束。

With September we begin to feel the autumn. It creeps in on misty dawns and disappears on hot afternoons. duanwenw It creeps into the treetops and the leaves, then rides a tuft of thistledown across the valley and away. It sits on a hilltop and cries like an October owl in the dusk. It plays with the wind. September is like a busy squirrel in a tree, and sometimes like a lazy river. It is summer’s ripeness and richness that brought to a sweet September.

九月悄然給我們捎來(lái)了一絲秋意。它無(wú)聲無(wú)息地浸入霧濛濛的清晨,卻又在陽(yáng)光煦暖的午后沒(méi)了蹤影。它躡手躡腳地跨過(guò)樹(shù)梢,掠過(guò)些許葉子,又輕踏一簇毛薊繞過(guò)山谷而去。它獨(dú)棲山頂,像十月黃昏中貓頭鷹的鳴叫;又同微風(fēng)嬉戲。時(shí)而如樹(shù)上的松鼠,忙得不亦樂(lè)乎;時(shí)而如慵懶的小溪,汩汩流淌。夏季的成熟與豐饒成就了甜美的九月。

Some of the rarest days of the year e in September, fortably cool but pulsing with life, with clear and clean skies, duanwenw pure air and wind free of dust. The fields still *** ell of the sweetness of cut grass. September’s flowers are less varied than those of the spring, but so abundant that they make September a second May. The goldenrod, flowering by mid-August, reaches its peak of golden abundance in early September. Late thistles show their purple everywhere, and asters4 blossom along the roadsides, in meadows, on hilltops, even in cities.

九月給我們帶來(lái)了一年中最難得的時(shí)光:晴空萬(wàn)里,秋高氣爽,清風(fēng)徐來(lái),一塵不染,生命與季節(jié)一起脈動(dòng)。草場(chǎng)上散發(fā)著清新綠草的清香。九月花草種類(lèi)不及春天,但亦是百花爭(zhēng)榮,仿佛另一個(gè)五月。黃花在八月中旬含苞欲放,待到九月初花重四野,遍地金黃。晚薊卻爭(zhēng)紫斗艷,引人入勝。紫菀處處綻放,在小路旁,草場(chǎng)中,山頂上,甚至在市區(qū)里。

We think of spring as the time of miracles, but September is also a lasting wonder.

春天是個(gè)充滿(mǎn)奇跡的季節(jié),但九月也是一種永恒的奇跡。

【英語(yǔ)短篇美文】值得一看的優(yōu)美英語(yǔ)散文

對(duì)于學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，經(jīng)常閱讀一些英語(yǔ)美文，有利于提高英語(yǔ)閱讀水平。下面我整理了一些英語(yǔ)短篇美文，供大家參考!

英語(yǔ)短篇美文精選

1、If not to the sun for smiling, warm is still in the sun there, but wewill laugh more confident calm; if turned to found his own shadow, appropriate escape, the sun will be through the heart,warm each place behind the corner; if an outstretched palm cannot fall butterfly, then clenched waving arms, given power; if I can't have bright smile, it will face to the sunshine, and sunshine smile together, in full bloom.

譯文：如果不向太陽(yáng)索取微笑,溫暖仍在太陽(yáng)那里,但我們會(huì)笑得更加自信從容;如果轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身去發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的影子,適當(dāng)?shù)亩阕?陽(yáng)光便可穿越心靈,溫暖每一處身后的角落;如果攤開(kāi)的掌心不能點(diǎn)落蝴蝶,那就緊握成拳揮動(dòng)臂膀,給予力量;如果我不能夠微笑得燦爛,那就將臉投向燦爛的陽(yáng)光,與陽(yáng)光一起微笑,爛漫。

A Lifelong Career【學(xué)習(xí)：一生的事業(yè)】

As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty.

Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.

學(xué)習(xí)之于心靈，就像食物之于身體一樣。攝取了適量的營(yíng)養(yǎng)食物，我們的身體得以生長(zhǎng)而肌肉得以發(fā)達(dá)。同樣地，我們應(yīng)該日復(fù)一日不斷地學(xué)習(xí)以保持我們敏銳的心智能力，并擴(kuò)充我們的智力容量。不斷的學(xué)習(xí)提供我們用不盡的燃料，來(lái)驅(qū)使我們磨利我們的推理、分析和判斷的能力。持續(xù)的學(xué)習(xí)是在信息時(shí)代中跟時(shí)代并駕齊驅(qū)的最穩(wěn)當(dāng)?shù)姆椒ǎ彩窃谧儎?dòng)的世代中成功的可靠保證。

一旦學(xué)習(xí)停止，單調(diào)貧乏的生活就開(kāi)始了。視學(xué)校為汲取知識(shí)的唯一場(chǎng)所是種常見(jiàn)的謬誤。相反地，學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)該是一種無(wú)終止的歷程，從生到死。由于世界一直快速地在變動(dòng)，只要學(xué)習(xí)停頓數(shù)日就將使人落后。更糟的是，蟄伏在我們潛意識(shí)深處的獸性本能就會(huì)復(fù)活，削弱我們追求高貴理想的意志，弱化我們掃除成功障礙的決心，而且扼殺我們凈化我們?nèi)烁竦挠?。缺少學(xué)習(xí)將不可避免地導(dǎo)致心靈的停滯，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。因此，為了保持心理年輕，我們必須將學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)作一生的事業(yè)。

英語(yǔ)美文摘抄

1、When you love who you are,you become a conduit of light.Just drop into your heart space,and live life from this view.For all of this doing is not who you are.Listen to your heart’s soft whisper,this voice will show you the way.Live life from your essence is what she will say.See the light in yourself,and your world will be bright.There is no need to worry,you are exactly as you should be;remember to love who you are,and love you will see.

譯文：當(dāng)你愛(ài)自己的時(shí)候，你會(huì)成為一道光。只需觸及心房，并遵循本心來(lái)生活。做這一切無(wú)關(guān)你是誰(shuí)。聆聽(tīng)內(nèi)心輕柔的呢喃，她會(huì)告訴你方法。遵循本性來(lái)生活她會(huì)這樣告訴你。欣賞自身的光芒，你的世界都會(huì)變得明亮。沒(méi)必要擔(dān)心，你正是自己本來(lái)的模樣;記得愛(ài)自己，愛(ài)自己欣賞的一切。

2、heavy shoolwork【課業(yè)繁重】

In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded adults. High should be allowed more time for play. Plying is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physically and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a reduction of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole.

我認(rèn)為目前高中生的課業(yè)實(shí)在太重了，雖然說(shuō)學(xué)生的確應(yīng)當(dāng)念書(shū)，但是要想長(zhǎng)大成為健全的人，他門(mén)還需要一些其它的東西，所以應(yīng)該給高中生較多從事娛樂(lè)的時(shí)間。娛樂(lè)并不如某些人所想的，是在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，它可以讓學(xué)生鍛煉身體，發(fā)揮被繁重課業(yè)扼殺的想象力。此外，繁重的課業(yè)加諸在高中生身上的壓力可能引起嚴(yán)重的情緒緊張，這對(duì)身心都有害。我并非主張廢除學(xué)校課業(yè)，但是我認(rèn)為減輕目前繁重的課業(yè)對(duì)于學(xué)生和整個(gè)社會(huì)都是有益的。