教育 的進(jìn)步是在改變的基礎(chǔ)上實(shí)現(xiàn)的,改變的第一步就是摒棄墨守成規(guī)的教學(xué)思維,英語作為國際溝通交流的語言工具,其在全球化進(jìn)程中扮演著重要的角色。下面是我?guī)淼慕?jīng)典英語 文章 閱讀，歡迎閱讀!
經(jīng)典英語文章閱讀篇一
十二月的玫瑰
Roses in December
Coaches more times than not use their hearts instead of their heads to make tough decisions. Unfortunately,this wasn’t the case when I realized we had a baseball conference game scheduled when our seniors would be in Washington,D.C. for the annual senior field trip. We were a team dominated by seniors,and for the first time in many years,we were in the conference race for first place. I knew we couldn’t win without our seniors,so I called the rival coach and asked to reschedule the game when everyone was available to play.
“No way,” he replied. The seniors were crushed and offered to skip the much-awaited traditional trip. I assured them they needed to go on the trip as part of their educational experience,though I really wanted to accept their offer and win and go on to the conference championship. But I did not,and on that fateful Tuesday,I wished they were there to play.
I had nine underclass players eager and excited that they finally had a chance to play. The most excited player was a young mentally challenged boy we will call Billy. Billy was,I believe,overage,but because he loved sports so much,an understanding principal had given him permission to be on the football and baseball teams. Billy lived and breathed sports and now he would finally get his chance to play. I think his happiness captured the imagination of the eight other substitute players. Billy was very small in size,but he had a big heart and had earned the respect of his teammates with his effort and enthusiasm. He was a left-handed hitter and had good baseball skills. His favorite pastime,except for the time he practiced sports,was to sit with the men at a local rural store talking about sports. On this day,I began to feel that a loss might even be worth Billy’s chance to play.
Our opponents jumped off to a four-run lead early in the game,just as expected. Somehow we came back to within one run,and that was the situation when we went to bat in the bottom of the ninth. I was pleased with our team’s effort and the constant grin on Billy’s face. If only we could win...,I thought,but that’s asking too much. If we lose by one run,it will be a victory in itself. The weakest part of our lineup was scheduled to hit,and the opposing coach put his ace pitcher in to seal the victory.
To our surprise,with two outs,a batter walked,and the tying run was on first base. Our next hitter was Billy. The crowd cheered as if this were the final inning of the conference championship,and Billy waved jubilantly. I knew he would be unable to hit this pitcher,but what a day it had been for all of us. Strike one. Strike two. A fastball. Billy hit it down the middle over the right fielder’s head for a triple to tie the score. Billy was beside himself,and the crowd went wild.
Ben,our next hitter,however,hadn’t hit the ball even once in batting practice or intrasquad games. I knew there was absolutely no way for the impossible dream to continue. Besides,our opponents had the top of their lineup if we went into overtime. It was a crazy situation and one that needed reckless strategy.
I called a time-out,and everyone seemed confused when I walked to third base and whispered something to Billy. As expected,Ben swung on the first two pitches,not coming close to either. When the catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher Billy broke from third base sprinting as hard as he could. The pitcher didn’t see him break,and when he did he whirled around wildly and fired the ball home. Billy dove in head first,beat the throw,and scored the winning run. This was not the World Series,but don’t tell that to anyone present that day. Tears were shed as Billy,the hero,was lifted on the shoulders of all eight team members.
If you go through town today,forty-two years later,you’ll likely see Billy at that same country store relating to an admiring group the story of the day he won the game that no one expected to win. Of all the spectacular events in my sports career,this memory is the highlight. It exemplified what sports can do for people,and Billy’s great day proved that to everyone who saw the game.
J. M. Barrie,the playwright,may have said it best when he wrote,“God gave us memories so that we might have roses in December.” Billy gave all of us a rose garden.
經(jīng)典英語文章閱讀篇二
Big Red
The first time we set eyes on "Big Red," father,mother and I were trudging through the freshly fallen snow on our way to Hubble's Hardware store on Main Street in Huntsville,Ontario. We planned to enter our name in the annual Christmas drawing for a chance to win a hamper filled with fancy tinned cookies,tea,fruit and candy. As we passed the Eaton's department store's window,we stopped as usual to gaze and do a bit of dreaming.
The gaily decorated window display held the best toys ever. I took an instant hankering for a huge green wagon. It was big enough to haul three armloads of firewood,two buckets of swill or a whole summer's worth of pop bottles picked from along the highway. There were skates that would make Millar's Pond well worth shovelling and dolls much too pretty to play with. And they were all nestled snugly beneath the breathtakingly flounced skirt of Big Red.
Mother's eyes were glued to the massive flare of red shimmering satin,dotted with twinkling sequin-centred black velvet stars. "My goodness," she managed to say in trancelike wonder. "Would you just look at that dress!" Then,totally out of character,mother twirled one spin of a waltz on the slippery sidewalk. Beneath the heavy,wooden-buttoned,grey wool coat she had worn every winter for as long as I could remember,mother lost her balance and tumbled. Father quickly caught her.
Her cheeks redder than usual,mother swatted dad for laughing. "Oh,stop that!" she ordered,shooing his fluttering hands as he swept the snow from her coat. "What a silly dress to be perched up there in the window of Eaton's!" She shook her head in disgust. "Who on earth would want such a splashy dress?"
As we continued down the street,mother turned back for one more look. "My goodness! You'd think they'd display something a person could use!"
Christmas was nearing,and the red dress was soon forgotten. Mother,of all people,was not one to wish for,or spend money on,items that were not practical. "There are things we need more than this," she'd always say,or,"There are things we need more than that."
Father,on the other hand,liked to indulge whenever the budget allowed. Of course,he'd get a scolding for his occasional splurging,but it was all done with the best intention.
Like the time he brought home the electric range. In our old Muskoka farmhouse on Oxtongue Lake,Mother was still cooking year-round on a wood stove. In the summer,the kitchen would be so hot even the houseflies wouldn't come inside. Yet,there would be Mother – roasting - right along with the pork and turnips.
One day,Dad surprised her with a fancy new electric range. She protested,of course,saying that the wood stove cooked just dandy,that the electric stove was too dear and that it would cost too much hydro to run it. All the while,however,she was polishing its already shiny chrome knobs. In spite of her objections,Dad and I knew that she cherished that new stove.
There were many other modern things that old farm needed,like indoor plumbing and a clothes dryer,but Mom insisted that those things would have to wait until we could afford them. Mom was forever doing chores - washing laundry by hand,tending the pigs and working in our huge garden - so she always wore mended,cotton-print housedresses and an apron to protect the front. She did have one or two "special" dresses saved for church on Sundays. And with everything else she did,she still managed to make almost all of our clothes. They weren't fancy,but they did wear well.
That Christmas I bought Dad a handful of fishing lures from the Five to a Dollar store,and wrapped them individually in matchboxes so he'd have plenty of gifts to open from me. Choosing something for Mother was much harder. When Dad and I asked,she thought carefully then hinted modestly for some tea towels,face cloths or a new dishpan.
On our last trip to town before Christmas,we were driving up Main Street when Mother suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Would you just look at that!" She pointed excitedly as Dad drove past Eaton's.
"That big red dress is gone," she said in disbelief. "It's actually gone."
"Well . . . I'll be!" Dad chuckled. "By golly,it is!"
"Who'd be fool enough to buy such a frivolous dress?" Mother questioned,shaking her head. I quickly stole a glance at Dad. His blue eyes were twinkling as he nudged me with his elbow. Mother craned her neck for another glimpse out the rear window as we rode on up the street. "It's gone . . ." she whispered. I was almost certain that I detected a trace of yearning in her voice.
I'll never forget that Christmas morning. I watched as Mother peeled the tissue paper off a large box that read "Eaton's Finest Enamel Dishpan" on its lid.
"Oh Frank," she praised,"just what I wanted!" Dad was sitting in his rocker,a huge grin on his face.
"only a fool wouldn't give a priceless wife like mine exactly what she wants for Christmas," he laughed. "Go ahead,open it up and make sure there are no chips." Dad winked at me,confirming his secret,and my heart filled with more love for my father than I thought it could hold!
Mother opened the box to find a big white enamel dishpan - overflowing with crimson satin that spilled out across her lap. With trembling hands she touched the elegant material of Big Red.
"Oh my goodness!" she managed to utter,her eyes filled with tears. "Oh Frank . . ." Her face was as bright as the star that twinkled on our tree in the corner of the small room. "You shouldn't have . . ." came her faint attempt at scolding.
"Oh now,never mind that!" Dad said. "Let's see if it fits," he laughed,helping her slip the marvellous dress over her shoulders. As the shimmering red satin fell around her,it gracefully hid the patched and faded floral housedress underneath.
I watched,my mouth agape,captivated by a radiance in my parents I had never noticed before. As they waltzed around the room,Big Red swirled its magic deep into my heart.
"You look beautiful," my dad whispered to my mom - and she surely did!
經(jīng)典英語文章閱讀篇三
你才是我的幸福
She was dancing. My crippled grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway absolutely stunned. I glanced at the kitchen table and sure enough-right under a small,framed drawing on the wall-was a freshly baked peach pie.
I heard her sing when I opened the door but did not want to interrupt the beautiful song by yelling I had arrived,so I just tiptoed to the living room. I looked at how her still-lean body bent beautifully,her arms greeting the sunlight that was pouring through the window. And her legs... Those legs that had stiffly walked,aided with a cane,insensible shoes as long as I could remember. Now she was wearing beautiful dancing shoes and her legs obeyed her perfectly. No limping. No stiffness. Just beautiful,fluid motion. She was the pet of the dancing world. And then she’d had her accident and it was all over. I had read that in an old newspaper clipping.
She turned around in a slow pirouette and saw me standing in the doorway. Her song ended,and her beautiful movements with it,so abruptly that it felt like being shaken awake from a beautiful dream. The sudden silence rang in my ears. Grandma looked so much like a kid caught with her hand in a cookie jar that I couldn’t help myself,and a slightly nervous laughter escaped. Grandma sighed and turned towards the kitchen. I followed her,not believing my eyes. She was walking with no difficulties in her beautiful shoes. We sat down by the table and cut ourselves big pieces of her delicious peach pie.
"So...” I blurted,“How did your leg heal?"
"To tell you the truth—my legs have been well all my life," she said.
"But I don’t understand!" I said,"Your dancing career... I mean... You pretended all these years?
"Very much so," Grandmother closed her eyes and savored the peach pie,"And for a very good reason."
"What reason?"
"Your grandfather."
"You mean he told you not to dance?"
"No,this was my choice. I am sure I would have lost him if I had continued dancing. I weighed fame and love against each other and love won."
She thought for a while and then continued. “We were talking about engagement when your grandfather had to go to war. It was the most horrible day of my life when he left. I was so afraid of losing him,the only way I could stay sane was to dance. I put all my energy and time into practicing—and I became very good. Critics praised me,the public loved me,but all I could feel was the ache in my heart,not knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. Then I went home and read and re-read his letters until I fell asleep. He always ended his letters with ‘You are my Joy. I love you with my life’ and after that he wrote his name. And then one day a letter came. There were only three sentences: ‘I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.’”
"I made my decision there and then. I took my leave,and traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought myself a cane and wrapped my leg tightly with bandages. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. My dancing days were over. No one suspected the story—I had learned to limp convincingly before I returned home. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter I knew well. Then I traveled to the hospital. They had pushed your grandfather outside in his wheelchair. There was a cane on the ground by his wheelchair. I took a deep breath,leaned on my cane and limped to him. "
By now I had forgotten about the pie and listened to grandma,mesmerized. “What happened then?” I hurried her when she took her time eating some pie.
"I told him he was not the only one who had lost a leg,even if mine was still attached to me. I showed him newspaper clippings of my accident. ‘So if you think I’m going to let you feel sorry for yourself for the rest of your life,think again. There is a whole life waiting for us out there! I don’t intend to be sorry for myself. But I have enough on my plate as it is,so you’d better snap out of it too. And I am not going to carry you-you are going to walk yourself.’" Grandma giggled,a surprisingly girlish sound coming from an old lady with white hair.
"I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I’d taken out of my pocket. ‘Now show me you are still a man,’ I said,‘I won’t ask again.’ He bent to take his cane from the ground and struggled out of that wheelchair. I could see he had not done it before,because he almost fell on his face,having only one leg. But I was not going to help. And so he managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life."
"What did you show him?" I had to know. Grandma looked at me and grinned. "Two engagement rings,of course. I had bought them the day after he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man."
I looked at the drawing on the kitchen wall,sketched by my grandfather’s hand so many years before. The picture became distorted as tears filled my eyes. “You are my Joy. I love you with my life.” I murmured quietly. The young woman in the drawing sat on her park bench and with twinkling eyes smiled broadly at me,an engagement ring carefully drawn on her finger.
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英語文章
英語文章摘抄 （一）
Eliminate Internal Negative Chatter
The first step is one of awareness. It will be hard to make a change to positive thinking without being acutely intimate with the thoughts that run through your mind. Recently,I was amazed to discover deep buried emotions from negative thoughts that I had for fewer than 10 minutes. Without awareness,I would have carried the hurt and anger inside. Awareness helped me to bring them out to the open for me to deal with.
Undoubtedly it will not be easy to make a switch if you have a long history or negative self talk. Your talk became negative over the years due to various factors. For instance,if your first grade teacher repeatedly told you that you were stupid,you might believe it to be truly the case. You would find that your inner chatter would often be filled with talk of I am so slow and it is so hard to learn. If you constantly tell yourself such negative stories,your actions are going to reflect your low self esteem. It will be difficult to get very far if you are always putting yourself down.
A common negative talk involves telling yourself I can’t. When you say to yourself I can’t or it is too difficult,you are creating a resistance. Having such a mental block will prevent you from achieving a task you could otherwise succeed at.
Anytime you catch yourself saying I can’t,turn around and challenge your own claim with,Why can’t I? Research shows that most geniuses became the people they are also because of the hard work they put in. So if you would like to be successful,you need to start saying I can a lot more.
A great method that I have also found useful is to say Cancel Cancel each time I find myself saying something negative,whether in the mind or verbally. The method works if you sincerely have the intent of becoming a positive thinker.
英語文章摘抄 （二）
positive Affirmations
Affirmations are positive statements of a desired outcome or goal. They are usually short,believable and focused. By repeating them over and over again,you build inroads into your subconscious mind,opening up the possibility of a new state of thoughts.
An important step when repeating affirmations is that you need to read your affirmations aloud with feeling. The mere reading of the words bears no consequence unless you put some emotions behind them. Of significant fact is that your subconscious mind takes any orders given in complete faith and after repeated self talk. So the daily practice of repeating affirmations is important.
Initially you may be skepticism toward the statement of your positive affirmation. However,if you follow this simple set of instructions your skepticism will soon give way to a new set of beliefs and then crystallized into absolute faith.
英語文章摘抄 （三）
positive scripts
One thing that you may observe is on how easy it is for your mind to build negative thought upon negative thought. The chatter not only does not stop but it spins a drama that traps and limits you.
From now on,regularly do this exercise instead. Spin an uplifting story that runs like a movie script. Some visualization will be helpful. You build on a story with a positive outline. The longer you can tell this story to yourself the better. It is also best if you can make this story one about having all your goals achieved. When you do this,you start to internalize your goals and dreams,as if they are something that you have already achieved.
英語文章摘抄 （四）
Replace Negative Influences with positive Ones
It is important that you identify external negative factors in your life which may be holding your thoughts hostage. For instance,your mental state can become toxic by being around friends who are negative. If you are not vigilant enough,you will start to adopt their thoughts as your own. Hence,be alert to what your negative influences are. If they come from certain friends,limit your exposure to them as much as you can. Refrain from discussing your plans with people who will be unsupportive of your dreams and goals.
Instead surround yourself with thoughts and actions from people who will empower you.
From being uninspired and de-motivated,you will begin to feel uplifted and driven to greater self growth. The positive energy that they vibrate will start affecting the self talk that you engage in as well.
英語文章摘抄 （五）
Present Tense Messages
You may find yourself daunted by the many things you need to do in order to reach your goals. It just seems overwhelming to become the success that you secretly desire for. Your mind gets caught up in an endless stream of worry.
What may be helpful is to concentrate on steps you can take in the present. If you find yourself becoming stuck,stop and say,What can I do right now? Change your internal talk from a future anxiety ridden one to one that is about the more manageable present. You cannot control what will happen in the future but you can take the necessary steps now that will build a better tomorrow. Taking the necessary steps require you to focus your thoughts and inner talk on Now.
經(jīng)典英語好文章摘抄3篇
在 英語學(xué)習(xí) 中,閱讀能力是學(xué)習(xí)者發(fā)展 其它 語言能力(聽、說、寫、譯)的基礎(chǔ)。下面是我?guī)淼慕?jīng)典英語好 文章 摘抄，歡迎閱讀!
經(jīng)典英語好文章摘抄篇一
Change Makes Life Beautiful(生命美于變化)
To regard all things and principles of things as inconstant modes or fashions has more and more become the tendency of modern thought. Let us begin with that which is without——our physical life. Fix upon it in one of its more exquisite intervals，the moment，for instance，of delicious recoil from the flood of water in summer heat. What is the whole physical life in that moment but a combination of natural elements to which science gives their names?But these elements，phosphorus and lime and delicate fibers，are present not in the human body alone：we detect them in places most remote from it. Our physical life is a perpetual motion of them——the passage of the blood，the wasting and repairing of the lenses of the eye，the modification of the tissues of the brain under every ray of light and sound-processes which science reduces to simpler and more elementary forces. Like the elements of which we are composed，the action of these forces extends beyond us：it rusts iron and ripens corn. Far out on every side of us those elements are broadcast，driven in many currents;and birth and gesture and death and the springing of violets from the grave are but a few out of ten thousand resultant combinations. That clear，perpetual outline of face and limb is but an image of ours，under which we group them a design in a web，the actual threads of which pass out beyond it. This at least of flame——like our life has，that it is but the concurrence，renewed from moment to moment，of forces parting sooner or later on their ways.
生命美于變化
將所有事物和事物的原則統(tǒng)統(tǒng)歸結(jié)為經(jīng)常變化著的形態(tài)或風(fēng)尚，這已日益成為近代思想界的一個(gè)趨勢(shì)。我們可以從我們的生理活動(dòng)等表面的事情說起。舉個(gè)例子來說，選定在酷暑中猛然浸入滔滔清流的一剎那和感覺極其愉快的這么一個(gè)微妙的時(shí)刻。在那一瞬間的所有生理活動(dòng)，難道不可以說是具有科學(xué)名稱的各種元素的一種化合作用嗎?但是，像磷、石灰、微細(xì)的纖維質(zhì)等這些元素，不僅存在于人體之中，而且在與人體沒有絲毫關(guān)系的地方也能檢查出它們的存在。血液的流通，眼睛中水晶體的消耗和恢復(fù)，每一道光波、每一次聲浪對(duì)于腦組織所引起的變異——都不外是這些元素永久的運(yùn)動(dòng)。但是科學(xué)把這些運(yùn)動(dòng)過程還原為更為簡(jiǎn)單和基本力量的作用。正如我們身體所賴以構(gòu)成的元素所形成的我們的生理活動(dòng)的力量，這些力量在我們身體以外也同樣發(fā)揮著作用——它可以使鐵生銹，使谷物成熟。這些元素，在種種氣流吹送之下，從我們身外向四面八方傳播：人的誕生，人的姿態(tài)，人的死亡，以及在人的墳頭上生長(zhǎng)出紫羅蘭——這不過是成千上萬化合結(jié)果的點(diǎn)滴例子而已。人類那輪廓分明、長(zhǎng)久不變的面顏和肢體，不過是一種表象，在它那框架之內(nèi)，我們好把種種化合的元素凝聚一團(tuán)——這好像是蛛網(wǎng)的紋樣，那織網(wǎng)的細(xì)絲從網(wǎng)中穿出，又引向他方。在這一點(diǎn)上，我們的生命有些像那火焰——它也是種種力量匯合的結(jié)果，這匯合雖不斷延續(xù)，那些力量卻早晚要各自飄散。
經(jīng)典英語好文章摘抄篇二
The Date Father Didn’t Keep (父親失約)
It happened in one of those picturesque Danish taverns that cater to tourists and where English is spoken. I was with my father on a business-and-pleasure trip，and in our leisure hours we were having a wonderful time.
“It‘s a pity your mother couldn’t come，”said Father.“It would be wonderful to show her around.”
He had visited Denmark when he was a young man. I asked him，“How long is it since you were here?”
“Oh，about 30 years. I remember being in this very inn，by the way.”He looked around，remembering.
“Those were gracious days-”He stopped suddenly，and I saw that his face was pale. I followed his eyes and looked across the room to a woman who was setting a tray of drinks before some customers. She might have been pretty once，but now she was stout and her hair was untidy.“Do you know her?”I asked……
“I did once，”he said.
The woman come to our table.“Drinks?”she inquired.
“We‘ll have beer，”I said. She nodded and went away.
“How she has changed!Thank heaven she didn‘t recognize me，”muttered Father mopping his face with a handkerchief.“I know her before I ever met your mother，”he went on.“I was a student，on a tour. She was a lovely young thing，very graceful. I fell madly in live with her，and she with me.”
“Does Mother know about her?”I blurted out，resentfully.
“Of course，”Father said gently. He looked at me a little anxiously. I felt embarrassed for him.
I said，“Dad，you don‘t have to-”
“Oh，yes，I want to tell you. I don‘t want you wondering about this. Her father objected to our romance. I was a foreigner. I had no prospects，and was dependent on my father. When I wrote Father that I wanted to get married he cut off my allowance. And I had to go home. But I met the girl once more，and told her I would return to America，borrow enough money to get married on，and come back for her in a few months.”
“We know，”he continued，“that her father might intercept a letter，so we agreed that I would simply mail her a slip of paper with a date on it，the time she was to meet me at a certain place;then we‘d married. Well，I went home，got the loan and sent her the date. She received the note. She wrote me：”I’ll be there.“But she wasn‘t. Then I found that she had been married about two weeks before，to a local innkeeper. She hadn’t waited.”
Then my father said，“Thank God she didn‘t. I went home，met your mother，and we’ve been completely happy. We often joke about that youthful love romance.”
The woman appeared with our beer.
“You are from America?”she asked me.
“Yes，”I said.
She beamed.“A wonderful country，America.”
“Yes，a lot of your countrymen have gone there. Did you ever think of it?”
“Not me. Not now，”she said.“I think so one time，a ling time ago. But I stay here. I much better here.”
We drank our beer and left. Outside I said，“Father，just how did you write that date on which she was to meet you?”
He stopped，took out an envelope and wrote on it.“Like this，”he said.“12/11/73，which was，of course，December 11，1973.”
“No!”I exclaimed.“It isn‘t in Denmark or any European country. Over here they write the day first，then the month. So that date wouldn’t be December 11 but the 12th of November!”
Father passed his hand over his face.“So she was there!”he exclaimed.“And it was because I didn‘t show up that she got married.”He was silent a while.“Well，”he said.，“I hope she’s happy. She seems be.”
As we resumed walking I blurted out，“It is a lucky thing it happened that way. You wouldn‘t have met Mother.”
He put his arm around my shoulders，looked at me with a heart-warming smile，and said，“I was doubly lucky，young fellow，for otherwise I wouldn‘t have met you，either!”
經(jīng)典英語好文章摘抄篇三
改變一生的邂逅
Isn‘t it amazing how one person，sharing one idea，at the right time and place can change the course of your life’s history?This is certainly what happened in my life. When I was 14，I was hitchhiking from Houston，Texas，through El Paso on my way to California. I was following my dream，journeying with the sun. I was a high school dropout with learning disabilities and was set on surfing the biggest waves in the world，first in California and then in Hawaii，where I would later live.
Upon reaching downtown El Paso，I met an old man，a bum，on the street corner. He saw me walking，stopped me and questioned me as I passed by. He asked me if I was running away from home，I suppose because I looked so young. I told him，“Not exactly，sir，”since my father had given me a ride to the freeway in Houston and given me his blessings while saying，“It is important to follow your dream and what is in your heart. Son.”
The bum then asked me if he could buy me a cup of coffee. I told him，“No，sir，but a soda would be great.”We walked to a corner malt shop and sat down on a couple of swiveling stools while we enjoyed our drinks.
After conversing for a few minutes，the friendly bum told me to follow him. He told me that he had something grand to show me and share with me. We walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown El Paso Public Library.
We walked up its front steps and stopped at a small information stand. Here the bum spoke to a smiling old lady，and asked her if she would be kind enough to watch my things for a moment while he and I entered the library. I left my belongings with this grandmotherly figure and entered into this magnificent hall of learning.
The bum first led me to a table and asked me to sit down and wait for a moment while he looked for something special amongst the shelves. A few moments later，he returned with a couple of old books under his arms and set them on the table. He then sat down beside me and spoke. He started with a few statements that were very special and that changed my life. He said，“There are two things that I want to teach you，young man，and they are these：
“Number one is to never judge a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you.”He followed with，“I bet you think I‘m a bum，don’t you，young man?”
I said，“Well，uh，yes，I guess so，sir.”
“Well，young man，I‘ve got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest men in the world. I have probably everything any man could ever want. I originally come from the Northeast and have all the things that money can buy. But a year ago，my wife passed away，bless her soul，and since then I have been deeply reflecting upon life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life，one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. I made a commitment to myself to do exactly that for one year. For the past year，I have been going from city to city doing just that. So，you see，don’t ever judge a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you.
“Number two is to learn how to read，my boy. For there is only one thing that people can t take away from you，and that is your wisdom.”At that moment，he reached forward，grabbed my right hand in his and put them upon the books he‘d pulled from the shelves. They were the writings of Plato and Aristotle-immortal classics from ancient times.
The bum then led me back past the smiling old woman near the entrance，down the steps and back on the streets near where we first met. His parting request was for me to never forget what he taught me.
經(jīng)典英語優(yōu)美文章
學(xué)習(xí)英語可以是一個(gè)枯燥的過程，也可以是一個(gè)有趣的過程。我在此獻(xiàn)上經(jīng)典英語美文，希望對(duì)大家喜歡。
美文欣賞：我決定從此過上幸福的生活
It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous words: "And they lived happily ever after." As I looked over to her with her wavy,brown hair and big,innocent eyes I could see the smile on her face and I never wanted it to end. It dawned on me then that the ending of the book was what I wanted for her. I wanted her to "live happily ever after."
很多年前我還是個(gè)年輕的爸爸，坐在沙發(fā)上給小女兒講童話故事。她坐在我身邊，頭枕在我胳膊上聽我講故事。故事的最后我用那句經(jīng)典的話作結(jié)束語：“從此他們過上了幸福的生活。”我看著她，她有著卷曲的棕色頭發(fā)和大大的、天真的眼睛，我能從她的臉上看到微笑，我希望能永遠(yuǎn)這樣看著她。那時(shí)我明白了故事的結(jié)尾也是我對(duì)她的期望，我希望她“從此過上幸福的生活。”
Still,deep in my heart I knew that this couldn't always be so. I knew that there would be times when her heart was broken. I knew there would be times when she cried in grief and I couldn't comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt was fear,sadness,sorrow,and despair. As I stroked her hair and smiled at her I hoped that those times would be brief and that she would have joy in her life more often than not. Living happily ever after,though,seemed out of the question.
然而內(nèi)心深處我知道現(xiàn)實(shí)并非總能如我所愿。我知道有時(shí)她會(huì)傷心;我知道有時(shí)她會(huì)傷心地哭泣，而我卻不能給她安慰;我知道有時(shí)她只會(huì)感到恐懼、傷心、懊悔和絕望。我撫摸著她的頭發(fā)，對(duì)她微笑，我希望那些時(shí)刻都能很快過去，希望她的生活中更多的是快樂，然而，從此過上幸福生活似乎是不可能的。
It took me a lot of years to realize that it IS possible to live happily ever after. You just have to do it "one day at a time." Happiness you see isn't some reward that you get at the end of your journey. Happiness isn't something dependent on what life hands you. Happiness is something you create in your life choice by choice and day by day.
很多年以后我才意識(shí)到從此過上幸福生活是可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的。你只需要“認(rèn)真過好每一天”。你看到的幸福并非你人生旅程最終的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，幸福不是取決于生活賜予你什么，而是你日復(fù)一日通過一個(gè)個(gè)選擇在生活中創(chuàng)造出來的。
The truth is happiness comes when you love. Love is a gift from God. It is love that mends broken hearts. It is love that heals grief. It is love that gives us joy. Choose to "live happily ever after,one day at a time."
事實(shí)是幸福就是付出愛時(shí)的體驗(yàn)，愛是上帝恩賜的禮物。只有愛才能修復(fù)受傷的心靈;只有愛才能撫平傷痛;只有愛才能給我們帶來快樂。選擇“從此過上幸福的生活，過好每一天。”
美文欣賞：想逃離現(xiàn)在的生活追尋自由
Have you ever gone on vacation and said to yourself,“I could live here?” On a trip to Jamaica,Kalisa Martin entertained that idea —and actually went through with it.
你是否曾經(jīng)旅行過并告訴你自己：“我能住在這里”?在去牙買加的一次旅途中，卡麗薩·馬汀思考了這個(gè)想法——也事實(shí)上將它完成了。
It was during a lingering and nasty New York City winter in March 2014. Martin and her boyfriend Jeff Belizaire decided to escape the snow by taking a last-minute getaway to Jamaica.
那是在2014年三月紐約市一個(gè)漫長(zhǎng)而惡劣的冬季期間。馬汀和她的男朋友杰夫·貝利澤爾突發(fā)奇想決定馬上跑去牙買加躲避雪天。
At the time,Martin had a dream job in the New York culinary world: brand director at Tasting Table,a digital destination for culinary enthusiasts. She also appeared on national television shows like Good Morning America.
在那時(shí)，馬汀在紐約的烹飪界有著一份理想的工作：Tasting Table的品牌主理人，這是一家美食熱愛者的線上聚集地。她同時(shí)也在國家電視節(jié)目如《早安美國》中出現(xiàn)過。
But there was something about that trip that spoke to Martin — profoundly.
但是，有關(guān)那趟旅程的什么東西深深地印在了馬汀的內(nèi)心。
“That long weekend,the idea of the B&B concept came up and we thought,‘Why not?’It could happen,and it could happen right here in Jamaica,”said 30-year-old Martin. “That was the first time we seriously considered the idea.”
“在那個(gè)漫長(zhǎng)的周末里，“床加早餐”理念(一種旅店形式)的想法蹦了出來，我們想著‘為什么不呢?’那是有可能發(fā)生的，而且有可能就發(fā)生在這兒，在牙買加，”30歲的馬汀說道。“那是我們第一次認(rèn)真考慮這個(gè)想法。”
Within four months Martin had quit her job and was on her way to Jamaica with Belizaire to create The Runaway,a bed-and-breakfast that has grown into a lifestyle travel brand.
在四個(gè)月里，馬汀辭了職，并和貝利澤爾踏上了去牙買加創(chuàng)造The Runaway的道路，一個(gè)有著“床加早餐”理念的想法開始成為一個(gè)生活方式旅游品牌。
“We ran away from the cold and the typical 9-5 to follow our dreams and create this new life,”says Martin.
“我們從寒冷與典型的朝九晚五中逃離出來追尋我們的夢(mèng)，并創(chuàng)造了這個(gè)全新的生活，”馬汀說。
And this isn’t your average bed-and-breakfast. The Runaway Jamaica is the first successfully funded B&B on Kickstarter. Backers donated almost $47,000 to help bring the property to life.
這也并非只是典型的“床加早餐”。The Runaway Jamaica是第一家成功在Kickstarter上得到資助的“床加早餐”理念的品牌。支持者們捐獻(xiàn)了將近47000美元來幫助它成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。
美文欣賞：這就是信仰的力量
As we slowly drove down the street on that cold December evening we spotted the porch light. "This must be the house." I told our "Positive Teens In Action" group. We pulled up in front of an older home with the porch light glowing. We gathered up our song books,walked up the steps,and knocked on the door. We heard a faint voice from inside say,“Come on in. The door is open." We opened the door.
在那個(gè)寒冷的12月份的夜晚我們開車在路上慢慢行駛時(shí)看到了門廊的燈光，我跟我們這個(gè)“積極行動(dòng)的青年小隊(duì)”說：“一定就是這家了?！蔽覀儼衍囃Ｔ谝粭澟f房子前，門廊燈光很亮。我們拿出歌集，走上臺(tái)階敲了敲門，聽到里面?zhèn)鱽硪粋€(gè)虛弱的聲音：“進(jìn)來吧，門開著呢”，我們推開了門。
There in a rocking chair sat an elderly woman with a big smile on her face. "I've been expecting you." she said weakly. Ruth was one of our Meals On Wheels stops I had arranged; along with the usual church members who enjoyed carolers. We handed Ruth the basket of goodies the teens had assembled earlier that evening. Then I asked Ruth what carols she would like to hear. Ruth's face was beaming as she joined in singing each song.
搖椅上坐著一位老太太，臉上帶著燦爛的笑容，她虛弱地說：“我一直盼著你們來?！盧uth的家是我安排的上門送餐服務(wù)的一站，和我們一起來的還有喜歡唱圣歌的常去教堂的人。我們遞給Ruth一籃子美味的食物，都是我們這些年輕人那天晚上提前裝好的。然后我問Ruth她想聽什么圣誕頌歌，她跟著唱每首歌時(shí)臉上都洋溢著笑容。
As we hugged Ruth good-bye she said to me with tears glistening in her eyes,“The day you called I was still in bed. I had just finished praying. I asked God if it would be possible to have some Christmas Carolers come to my home and sing this year. Thank you for being the answer to my Christmas prayer."
我們跟Ruth擁抱說再見時(shí)，她眼睛里閃著淚光對(duì)我說：“你打電話那天我還躺在床上，剛剛做完禱告，我問上帝今年能否讓唱圣誕頌歌的人來我家唱頌歌。感謝你使我夢(mèng)想成真。”
Wow,what an awesome experience to have the opportunity to be the answer to someone's Christmas prayer.
哇哦，能使別人的禱告得以實(shí)現(xiàn)是多棒的一次經(jīng)歷呀。
Bible Text: When you pray,go to your room,close the door,and pray to your Father who is unseen. And your Father,who sees what you do in private,will reward you. Matthew 6:6
《圣經(jīng)》原文：祈禱時(shí)要去房間里，關(guān)上門向無形的上帝祈禱，上帝看見你在秘密祈禱，就會(huì)回報(bào)給你。馬太福音6:6
英語優(yōu)秀文章摘抄3篇
散文 憑借精巧的謀篇布局,巧妙的措辭選景,來渲染氣氛,創(chuàng)造意境,從而體現(xiàn)出它獨(dú)特的風(fēng)格。下面是我?guī)淼挠⒄Z優(yōu)秀 文章 摘抄，歡迎閱讀!
英語優(yōu)秀文章摘抄篇一
A Lesson In Life 人生物語
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there，they serve some sort of purpose，to teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be - your roommate，neighbor，professor，long lost friend，lover or even a complete stranger who，when you lock eyes with them，you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible，painful and unfair，but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles，you would have never realized your potential，strength，will power or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness，injury，love，lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity - all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests，if they be events，illnesses or relationships，life would be like a smoothly paved，straight，flat road to nowhere. Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you experience - they are the ones who create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. Those lessons are the hardest and probably the most important ones.
If someone hurts you，betrays you or breaks your heart，forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to. If someone loves you，love them back unconditionally，not only because they love you，but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can，for you may never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people you have never talked to before，and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love，break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself，for if you don‘t believe in yourself，no one else will believe in you either. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
“People are like tea bags - you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are.''
英語優(yōu)秀文章摘抄篇二
老爸(Dad)
The first memory I have of him—of anything，really—is his strength. It was in the late afternoon in a house under construction near ours. The unfinished wood floor had large，terrifying holes whose yawning[張大嘴] darkness I knew led to nowhere good. His powerful hands，then age 33，wrapped all the way around my tiny arms，then age 4，and easily swung[搖擺] me up to his shoulders to command all I surveyed.
我對(duì)他——實(shí)際上是對(duì)所有事的最初記憶，就是他的力量。那是一個(gè)下午的晚些時(shí)候，在一所靠近我家的正在修建的房子里，尚未完工的木地板上有一個(gè)個(gè)巨大可怕的洞，那些張著大口的黑洞在我看來是通向不祥之處的。時(shí)年33歲的爸爸用那強(qiáng)壯有力的雙手一把握住我的小胳膊，當(dāng)時(shí)我才4歲，然后輕而易舉地把我甩上他的肩頭，讓我把一切都盡收眼底。
The relationship between a son and his father changes over time. It may grow and flourish[繁茂] in mutual maturity[成熟]. It may sour in resented dependence or independence. With many children living in single-parent homes today，it may not even exist.
父子間的關(guān)系是隨著歲月的流逝而變化的，它會(huì)在彼此成熟的過程中成長(zhǎng)興盛，也會(huì)在令人不快的依賴或獨(dú)立的關(guān)系中產(chǎn)生不和。而今許多孩子生活在單親家庭中，這種關(guān)系可能根本不存在。
But to a little boy right after World War II，a father seemed a god with strange strengths and uncanny[離奇的] powers enabling him to do and know things that no mortal could do or know. Amazing things，like putting a bicycle chain back on，just like that. Or building a hamster[倉鼠] cage.Or guiding a jigsaw[拼板玩具] so it forms the letter F;I learned the alphabet[字母表] that way in those pre-television days.
然而，對(duì)于一個(gè)生活在二戰(zhàn)剛剛結(jié)束時(shí)期的小男孩來說，父親就像神，他擁有神奇的力量和神秘的能力，他無所不能，無所不知。那些奇妙的事兒有上自行車鏈條，或是建一個(gè)倉鼠籠子，或是教我玩拼圖玩具，拼出個(gè)字母“F”來。在那個(gè)電視機(jī)還未誕生的年代，我便是通過這種 方法 學(xué)會(huì)了字母表的。
There were，of course，rules to learn. First came the handshake. None of those fishy[冷冰冰的] little finger grips，but a good firm squeeze accompanied by an equally strong gaze into the other‘s eyes.“The first thing anyone knows about you is your handshake，”he would say. And we’d practice it each night on his return from work，the serious toddler in the battered[用舊了的] Cleveland Indian‘s cap running up to the giant father to shake hands again and again until it was firm enough.
當(dāng)然，還得學(xué)些做人的道理。首先是握手。這可不是指那種冷冰冰的手指相握，而是一種非常堅(jiān)定有力的緊握，同時(shí)同樣堅(jiān)定有力地注視對(duì)方的眼睛。老爸常說：“人們認(rèn)識(shí)你首先是通過同你握手。”每晚他下班回家時(shí)，我們便練習(xí)握手。年幼的我，戴著頂破克利夫蘭印第安帽，一本正經(jīng)地跌跌撞撞地跑向巨人般的父親，開始我們的握手。一次又一次，直到握得堅(jiān)定，有力。
As time passed，there were other rules to learn.“Always do your best.”“Do it now.”“Never lie!”And most importantly，“You can do whatever you have to do.”By my teens，he wasn‘t telling me what to do anymore，which was scary[令人害怕的] and heady[使人興奮的] at the same time. He provided perspective，not telling me what was around the great corner of life but letting me know there was a lot more than just today and the next，which I hadn’t thought of.
隨著時(shí)間的流逝，還有許多其他的道理要學(xué)。比如：“始終盡力而為”，“從現(xiàn)在做起”，“永不撒謊”，以及最重要的一條：“凡是你必須做的事你都能做到”。當(dāng)我十幾歲時(shí)，老爸不再叫我做這做那，這既令人害怕又令人興奮。他教給我判斷事物的方法。他不是告訴我，在人生的重大轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)上將發(fā)生些什么，而是讓我明白，除了今天和明天，還有很長(zhǎng)的路要走，這一點(diǎn)我是從未考慮過的。
One day，I realize now，there was a change. I wasn‘t trying to please him so much as I was trying to impress him. I never asked him to come to my football games. He had a high-pressure career，and it meant driving through most of Friday night. But for all the big games，when I looked over at the sideline，there was that familiar fedora. And by God，did the opposing team captain ever get a firm handshake and a gaze he would remember.
有一天，事情發(fā)生了變化，這是我現(xiàn)在才意識(shí)到的。我不再那么迫切地想要取悅于老爸，而是迫切地想要給他留下深刻的印象。我從未請(qǐng)他來看我的 橄欖球 賽。他工作壓力很大，這意味著每個(gè)禮拜五要拼命干大半夜。但每次大型比賽，當(dāng)我抬頭環(huán)視看臺(tái)時(shí)，那頂熟悉的軟呢帽總在那兒。并且感謝上帝，對(duì)方隊(duì)長(zhǎng)總能得到一次讓他銘記于心的握手——堅(jiān)定而有力，伴以同樣堅(jiān)定的注視。
Then，a school fact contradicted something he said. Impossible that he could be wrong，but there it was in the book. These accumulated over time，along with personal experiences，to buttress my own developing sense of values. And I could tell we had each taken our own，perfectly normal paths.
后來，在學(xué)校學(xué)到的一個(gè)事實(shí)否定了老爸說過的某些東西。他不可能會(huì)錯(cuò)的，可書上卻是這樣寫的。諸如此類的事日積月累，加上我的個(gè)人閱歷，支持了我逐漸成形的價(jià)值觀。我可以這么說：我倆開始各走各的陽關(guān)道了。
I began to see，too，his blind spots，his prejudices[偏見] and his weaknesses. I never threw these up at him. He hadn‘t to me，and，anyway，he seemed to need protection. I stopped asking his advice;the experiences he drew from no longer seemed relevant to the decisions I had to make.
與此同時(shí)，我還開始發(fā)現(xiàn)他對(duì)某些事的無知，他的偏見，他的弱點(diǎn)。我從未在他面前提起這些，他也從未在我面前說起，而且，不管怎么說，他看起來需要保護(hù)了。我不再向他征求意見;他的那些 經(jīng)驗(yàn) 也似乎同我要做出的決定不再相干。
He volunteered advice for a while. But then，in more recent years，politics and issues gave way to talk of empty errands and，always，to ailments.
老爸當(dāng)了一段時(shí)間的“自愿顧問”，但后來，特別是近幾年里，他談話中的政治與國家大事讓位給了空洞的使命與疾病。
From his bed，he showed me the many sores and scars on his misshapen body and all the bottles for medicine.“Sometimes，”he confided[傾訴]，“I would just like to lie down and go to sleep and not wake up.”
躺在床上，他給我看他那被歲月扭曲了的軀體上的疤痕，以及他所有的藥瓶?jī)?。他傾訴著：“有時(shí)我真想躺下睡一覺，永遠(yuǎn)不再醒來?！?br>
After much thought and practice(“You can do whatever you have to do.”)，one night last winter，I sat down by his bed and remembered for an instant those terrifying dark holes in another house 35 years before. I told my fatherhow much I loved him. I described all the things people were doing for him. But，I said，he kept eating poorly，hiding in his room and violating the doctor‘s orders. No amount of love could make someone else care about life，I said;it was a two-way street. He wasn’t doing his best. The decision was his.
通過深思熟慮與親身體驗(yàn)(“凡是你必須做的事你都能做到”)，去年冬天的一個(gè)夜晚，我坐在老爸床邊，忽然想起35年前那另一棟房子里可怕的黑洞。我告訴老爸我有多愛他。我向他講述了人們?yōu)樗龅囊磺小６矣终f，他總是吃得太少，躲在房間里，還不聽醫(yī)生的勸告。我說，再多的愛也不能使一個(gè)人自己去熱愛生命：這是一條雙行道，而他并沒有盡力，一切都取決于他自己。
He said he knew how hard my words had been to say and how proud he was of me.“I had the best teacher，”I said.“You can do whatever you have to do.”He smiled a little. And we shook hands，firmly，for the last time.
他說他明白要我說出這些話多不容易，他是多么為我自豪?！拔矣形蛔詈玫睦蠋?，”我說，“凡是你必須做的事你都能做到”。他微微一笑，之后我們握手，那是一次堅(jiān)定的握手，也是最后的一次。
Several days later，at about 4 A.M.，my mother heard Dad shuffling[拖著] about their dark room.“I have some things I have to do，”he said. He paid a bundle of bills. He composed for my mother a long list of legal and financial what-to-do‘s“in case of emergency.”And he wrote me a note.
幾天后，大約凌晨四點(diǎn)，母親聽到父親拖著腳步在他們漆黑的房間里走來走去。他說：“有些事我必須得做?！彼Ц读艘化B帳單，給母親留了張長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的條子，上面列有法律及經(jīng)濟(jì)上該做的事，“以防不測(cè)”。接著他留了封短信給我。
Then he walked back to his bed and laid himself down. He went to sleep，naturally. And he did not wake up.
然后，他走回自己的床邊，躺下。他睡了，十分安詳，再也沒有醒來。
英語優(yōu)秀文章摘抄篇三
Picasso And Me (畢加索和我)
This is the 50th anniversary of the day I crossed paths with Pablo Picasso. It came about in a strange way. I had written a column showing how absurd some of my mail had become.
One letter was from Philadelphia. It was written by a Temple University student named Harvey Brodsky. Harvey said he was in love with a girl named Gloria Segall，and he hoped to marry her someday. She claimed to be the greatest living fan of Picasso. The couple went to a Picasso exhibit and，to impress her，Harvey told Gloria that he could probably get the artist‘s autograph.
Harvey‘s letter continued，“Since that incident，Gloria and I have stopped seeing each other. I did a stupid thing and she threw me out and told me she never wanted to see me again.
“I‘m writing to you because I’m not giving up on Gloria. Could you get Picasso‘s autograph for me?If you could，I have a feeling Gloria and I could get back together. The futures of two young people depend on it. I know she is miserable without me and I without her. Everything depends on you.”
At the end of the letter，he said，“I，Harvey Brodsky，do solemnly swear that any item received by me from Art Buchwald(namely，Pablo Picasso‘s autograph)will never be sold or given to anyone except Miss Gloria Segall.”
I printed the letter in my column to show how ridiculous my mail was. When it appeared，David Duncan，a photographer，was with Picasso in Cannes and Duncan translated it for Picasso.
Picasso was very moved，and he took out his crayons and drew a beautiful color sketch for Gloria Segall and signed it.
Duncan called and told me the good news.
I said，“The heck with Gloria Segall，what about me?”
David explained this to Picasso and in crayons he drew a picture of the two of us together，holding a glass of wine，and wrote on the top，“Pour Art Buchwald.”
By this time，the Associated Press had picked up the story and followed through on the delivery of the picture to Gloria Segall. When it arrived special delivery in Philadelphia，Gloria took one look and said，“Harvey and I will always be good friends.”
If you‘re wondering how the story ends，Harvey married somebody else，and so did Gloria. The Picasso hangs in Gloria’s living room.
It was a story that caught the imagination of people all over the world. I received lots of letters after the column was published. My favorite came from an art dealer in New York，who wrote：
“I can find you as many unhappy couples in New York City as you can get Picasso sketches. Two girls I know are on the verge of suicide if they don‘t hear from Picasso，and I know several couples in Greenwich Village who are in the initial stages of divorce. Please wire me how many you need. We both stand to make a fortune.”
Another letter，from Bud Grossman in London，said，“My wife threatens to leave me unless I can get her Khrushchev‘s autograph. She would like it signed on a Russian sable coat.”
英語小文章
英語作為國際化語言，它在世界交流與溝通之中的媒介作用也是越來越重要。下面就是我給大家整理的英語小 文章，希望大家喜歡。
英語小文章：Man-crying
A short walk from my house in Hampshire,on a hill overlooking the heathland(石南灌叢) ,is a plaque marking the spot where Richard Pryce Jones deliberately crashed his Halifax bomber during the war. He could have parachuted(跳傘) to safety,but that would have meant crashing into the village. The epitaph(碑文，墓志銘) reads: "He died that others might live."
It never fails to move me. Not to tears,you understand. That would be disrespectful. But I do usually manage a lump in the throat and that film of moisture over the eyes that men have in their emotional armoury. Gordon Brown demonstrated the non-crying cry beautifully when he made his farewell speech on the steps of Number 10. That catch in the throat. The determination not to weep in public. At that moment,if at no other,he had nobility.
Not everyone can carry it off. I don't think Paul Gascoigne ever quite got the hang of it,for example. But I like to think I have it down to an art,my technique honed(磨光) from years of watching The Railway Children,Sleepless in Seattle and that scene in Dumbo when the mother elephant is locked away. "Daddy!" my sons will say,pointing the accusing finger. "You're crying!"
"Me? Over Dumbo? Ha ha ha. No,boys,what I am doing is man-crying,a sort of non-crying cry. I'll teach you it one day. Very useful."
They are too young to appreciate the nuance(細(xì)微差別) yet,but when they are older I will explain that open sobbing is associated with being female,and so inappropriate for men. The Charlie Chaplin analogy(類比) might be useful here. He once said that the way to act drunk is to imagine yourself a drunk man trying to act sober. The same is true when a man learns the non-crying cry. To be convincing,you must look as if you are trying to avoid tears.
In this respect,it is important for a young man to appreciate the difference between male tears and female. I remember once asking the actress Emilia Fox if she could cry at will,right there and then,over lunch. To my astonishment,she could – from a standing start. Fat tears rolling down her cheeks. When she had finished,she resumed her smiling countenance(面容，表情) .
Those are female tears,and the reason you never hear anyone say: "It's enough to make a grown woman cry." That expression only works when it refers to "grown men" and though that may seem tautological,the "grown" is justified. Not all men are grown. The emotionally incontinent exhibitionists who cry when they are kicked off talent shows such as The X Factor are not grown men,for example. Men have to be careful what they cry at,because some subjects are more worthy of tears than others. Grief,obviously. But not self-pity. And rarely should a man cry in pain. And never at the death of a princess he didn't know. Those are the rules.
I suspect my colleague Matt Pritchett might be with me on this. One of his cartoons this past week showed a father next to a television tuned to the World Cup,explaining to his children that "at some point in the next few weeks,you are going to see me cry". And the day after the last survivor of the Great Escape died,he did a cartoon showing a gravestone with a mound(堆，高地) of tunnelled earth trailing away from it. I seemed to have something in my eye when I saw that,and I expect he had the same something in his eye when he drew it.
英語小文章：Facing Death
When I was 17,I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last,someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me,and since then,for the past 33 years,I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life,would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row,I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations,all pride,all fear of embarrassment or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death,leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
about a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning,and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas(胰腺) . I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable,and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order,which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up(守口如瓶的) so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy(活組織檢查) ,where they stuck an endoscope(內(nèi)窺鏡) down my throat,through my stomach and into my intestines(腸) ,put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated(安靜的) ,but my wife,who was there,told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.
This was the closest I've been to facing death,and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it,I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you,but someday not too long from now,you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic,but it is quite true.
Your time is limited,so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(教條) -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important,have the courage to follow your heart and intuition(直覺) . They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
英語小文章：The restrained freedom
One windy spring day,I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting(突進(jìn)，猛沖) and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites,a string kept them in check.
Instead of blowing away with the wind,they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled,but the restraining string and the cumbersome(笨重的，累贅的) tail kept them in tow,facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string,they seemed to say,"Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!" They soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally,one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose(掙脫，擺脫) . "Free at last," it seemed to say. "Free to fly with the wind."
Yet freedom from restraint(抑制，約束) simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled(紊亂的，糾纏的) mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last" free to lie powerless in the dirt,to be blown helplessly along the ground,and to lodge lifeless against the first obstruction.
Let us each rise to the great heights,recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe(擦傷，摩擦) under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.
一篇簡(jiǎn)單的英語文章
英語現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)發(fā)展成為一個(gè)在世界范圍內(nèi)使用最廣泛的語言。下面是我?guī)淼囊黄?jiǎn)單的英語 文章，歡迎閱讀!
一篇簡(jiǎn)單的英語文章1
為生活而奮斗Strive for Life
生活就是要奮勇前進(jìn)。所以，為什么不好好地利用上帝賦予我們的能力，盡量變成一個(gè)最優(yōu)秀的人呢?生活、接受、面對(duì)、奮斗，這就是真實(shí)的生活。
Knowing that life truly is short and can only be lived once is probably the best line of thinkingfor inspiration. All humans live on a large planet,filled with exciting new experiences,adventures,knowledge,and a wealth of resources to help one with gaining wisdom andknowledge. To realize this and to allow life to take place in this is to responsibly live life. Are allhumans bound for foreign lands,foreign thought,or foreign experiences? No. Should allhumans hope to experience foreign lands,foreign thought,and foreign experiences?
Without question. Having a responsible,reasonable,and mature grasp,mentally,of all that isout there to enhance one’s experience in life,is one of the greatest blessings one can bestowupon himself. For knowing that the tools one has through birth need to be used and practicedwith; sharpened and prepared for more difficult and challenging use,does one truly andactively approach living life from a strong foundation.
Why should anyone try to live life in a constant motion towards becoming greater,becomingstronger,and becoming wiser and more educated? Why not? For facing life with arms crossed,brow furrowed,and expectation as a rule is,without question,a waste. Living life is all aboutstriving forward. So why not do what one can,utilizing one’s God-given tools,to become thegreatest individual one can be? Live. Accept. Face. Strive. Truly live.
為生活而奮斗
懂得生命短暫，而且只有一次，就會(huì)對(duì)生活充滿熱情。人們生活在一個(gè)巨大的星球上，每天都充滿著新的歷程，學(xué)到新的知識(shí)，掌握到大量的資源，并以此來獲得智慧與知識(shí)。認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)，并且如此生活，才是有質(zhì)量的生活。是不是每個(gè)人都要去外國，了解外國人的想法，體驗(yàn)外國的生活呢?不是。但是不是每個(gè)人都應(yīng)當(dāng)有去外國，了解外國人的想法，體驗(yàn)外國的生活的想法呢?
毫無疑問，是的。作為一個(gè)有責(zé)任心、有理智、有思想、成熟的人，去增長(zhǎng)見識(shí)無疑是對(duì)自己最好的獎(jiǎng)賞。因?yàn)槿颂熨x的能力應(yīng)當(dāng)被使用、被鍛煉、被磨礪，為日后所面臨的困難和挑戰(zhàn)做準(zhǔn)備，這就為他積極和真實(shí)地面對(duì)生活打下堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)。
為什么一個(gè)人要變得更偉大、更強(qiáng)壯、更聰明、更有知識(shí)呢?為什么不呢?因?yàn)槿绻е帧欀嫉貙?duì)待生活，那么所有的期望都會(huì)化為泡影。生活就是要奮勇前進(jìn)。所以，為什么不好好地利用上帝賦予我們的能力，盡量變成一個(gè)最優(yōu)秀的人呢?生活、接受、面對(duì)、奮斗，這就是真實(shí)的生活。
一篇簡(jiǎn)單的英語文章2
日常生活中最簡(jiǎn)單的幸福小事
They say the best things in life are free。
人們常說，生命中最美妙的事情都是無價(jià)的。
A Reddit user asked people from around the world what life's most simple pleasures were,oneof which was getting in your own bed after a long journey。
一位Reddit網(wǎng)(超火社交新聞網(wǎng)站)的用戶向世界各地的人們問了這樣一個(gè)問題，即，你的生活中最讓你感到幸福的小事是什么?有人回答說，是在長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的旅行后躺在自家的床榻上。
Unsurprisingly,many pleasures that came out top on the list were ones that resulted in a senseof physical relief after solving annoyances or irritations。
并不出人意料的是，在人們列出的這張幸福小事清單上，許多帶來幸福感的小事都與焦慮、憤怒等情緒消除后感到的身體舒松感有關(guān)。
These included extracting a popcorn kernel lodged in the teeth,back and head scratches,andalso the satisfying first sip of a drink when thirsty。
清單上的幸福小事還包括從牙齒縫里挑出了一顆吃爆米花時(shí)卡住的玉米殼，在背心上撓癢癢或者搔搔頭，還有非常干渴的時(shí)候喝下第一口飲料時(shí)沁爽的感受。
Reddit users also agreed that freshly baked bread was another simple pleasure in life that madethem happy。
Reddit網(wǎng)上的用戶們還表示，剛出爐的面包的香氣也是讓他們感到開心的幸福小事之一。
A shower with good water pressure was another comfortable life pleasure that Reddit userspraised。
還有網(wǎng)友表示，在適合的水壓之下沖淋浴也是一件令人感到愜意的幸福小事。
LIFE'S SMALLEST SIMPLEST PLEASURES
生活中最微小、最簡(jiǎn)單的幸福小事
1.Falling asleep while it's raining outside
窗外下著雨，安然入睡
2.Back or head scratches
撓撓背、搔搔頭
3.A shower with good water pressure
在舒適的水壓下沖澡
4.Lying in your own bed after a long journey
長(zhǎng)途旅行后躺在自己的床上
5.Fresh baked bread
剛出爐的新鮮面包
6.The first sip of a drink when you're thirsty
干渴的時(shí)候呷下一口飲料
7.Getting goosebumps from a song
聽到一首歌深受感動(dòng)
8.Causing someone to laugh that you admire or look up to
讓一位你崇敬或敬仰的人開懷大笑
9.Starting a task and finishing it
有始有終的完成一件事情
10.Waking up for work,only to realise it's Saturday
早起準(zhǔn)備上班，忽然想起今天是周六
一篇簡(jiǎn)單的英語文章3
How to Answer the Interview Question,'Tell Me about Yourself'
如何回答 面試 問題“簡(jiǎn)單介紹一下自己”
It's often the first thing hiring managers ask candidates in job interviews,and the firstopportunity to really screw things up. Unsurprisingly,most of us have a really hard timesummarizing our careers,skills,and interests in the conversational equivalent of a tweet. Buthaving a job search "elevator pitch" is a really important part of acing the interview.
招聘經(jīng)理在求職面試中常常問的第一個(gè)問題就是“請(qǐng)簡(jiǎn)單介紹一下自己”，而且這實(shí)際上也是求職者將事情搞砸的第一次機(jī)會(huì)。不足為奇的是，實(shí)際上，大多數(shù)求職者都是很不容易才 總結(jié) 好面試中自己職業(yè)、技能和興趣的介紹，就像一條微博似的。但是求職中的“電梯演講”也是通過面試的重要因素。
"People screw it up all the time," says career coach Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio,in aninterview with Forbes. "They think they should walk you through their entire résumé."
職業(yè)顧問Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio在福布斯的采訪中提到“人們總是把事情搞砸。求職者總是認(rèn)為面試者應(yīng)當(dāng)瀏覽簡(jiǎn)歷上面的所有信息?！?/p>
Thanasoulis-Cerrachio and the other career experts Susan Adams spoke with agreed that theshort,snappy pitch is important,and said that the whole spiel shouldn't take more than thetime it takes to ride an elevator -- 30 seconds or less,in other words.
Thanasoulis-Cerrachio與另一位職業(yè)專家Susan Adams很贊同的一點(diǎn)就是：簡(jiǎn)介明快的演講很重要。而且整個(gè)演講花費(fèi)的時(shí)間不能超過乘坐一層電梯所需的時(shí)間——也就是30秒之內(nèi)。
What else should you keep in mind?
還需要記住什么呢?
1. Focus on what they need.
1.集中注意用人單位的需求
When you're trying to sell yourself to a prospective employer,it's tempting to concentrate onwhat you think your greatest strengths are. In fact,you're probably better off if you figure outhow to tailor your description of your experience to what the employer actually needs. They'renot going to hire you just because you're impressive; they'll hire you because you solve aproblem or fulfill a desperately needed function.
當(dāng)你試圖將自己推薦給未來的雇主的時(shí)候，集中思考自己最大的優(yōu)勢(shì)是很富有吸引力的。實(shí)際上，如果你能夠揣測(cè)用人單位的實(shí)際需求，并按照需求來修改工作 經(jīng)驗(yàn) 介紹，那么你的機(jī)會(huì)可能會(huì)更大。他們不會(huì)因?yàn)槟憬o人印象深刻而雇用你;他們雇用你是因?yàn)槟隳軌蚪鉀Q問題或者能夠履行急需的工作職責(zé)。
2. Edit yourself.
2.編輯自己
Be prepared to go through many iterations of your pitch before you hit on the right one. Thinkof the old Mark Twain quote,"I didn't have time to write you a short letter,so I wrote you along one instead." Brevity takes time and ruthlessness.
在你想出合適的 演講稿 之前，你要做好不斷修改稿子的準(zhǔn)備。想一想老馬克.吐溫的一句 名言 “我沒時(shí)間寫出簡(jiǎn)潔的信，所以只好寫一封長(zhǎng)信給你?！焙?jiǎn)潔不但耗時(shí)長(zhǎng)，而且沒人情味。
3. Rehearse.
3.排練
Practice on your own in front of a mirror,or better yet,with a friend,until you can deliver yourpitch confidently and without a hitch. Ideally,it should sound organic and natural -- as if youjust happened to think it up on the spot,or as if it's always been a personal credo.
在你能夠自信地、毫不費(fèi)力地發(fā)表演講之前，你需要對(duì)著鏡子，最好是對(duì)著朋友練習(xí)。理想情況下，演講應(yīng)該條理清晰、比較自然——就像當(dāng)場(chǎng)恰好剛想出來的一樣或者像常用的個(gè)人信條一樣。
Tell Us What You Think
告訴我們你的看法
Do you have an elevator pitch for interviews?
你為面試做過電梯演講嗎?
經(jīng)典英語散文
導(dǎo)語：真的勇敢，不是背上行囊走出家門，而是在柔軟的心里，放下一切戒備，真誠信任。以下我為大家介紹經(jīng)典英語散文文章，歡迎大家閱讀參考!
經(jīng)典英語散文1
Snacks are I suppose defined as things that we eat between regular meals. In fact,if you are eating something and it is not breakfast,lunch or dinner-time then it is a snack. So,if you are having an apple sometime in the afternoon then that apple is a snack. However,on the whole when we talk about snacks we are not really talki
ng about fruit and healthy things. The category of snacks is usually filled with things that are not so good for us.
What are these traditional snacks? Chips,or as they are called in Britain,crisps,are a favourite snack and as with most popular snacks they are not a healthy option (選擇). Laden with grease (油脂) because of their origin in the fat fryer (油炸用的食品) they are the dieters curse (咒罵). Another great favourite is chocolate and again it is a food option that is well capable of converting a sleek (光滑的) physique (體形) into something a little more wobbly (不穩(wěn)定的)!
Regarding the healthiness of snacks a big problem of so many of the regular popular options out there is generally their low quality. What you might buy in the stores on the high streets has been mass produced with all sorts of rubbish added to boost the flavour at minimum (最小的) cost. If you were to actually get many of these snack types made at home then they would probably be a lot better for you. For instance,chocolate comes from South America. The original examples of chocolate are very different to what we are now used to. Our chocolate has so much sugar and fat added to it that it would be quite unpalatable (不好吃的) to someone used to the traditional version. However,because we have all been brought up on food and snacks with no subtlety (狡猾，微妙) of flavour then we cannot appreciate the more traditional examples of snacks.
So because of this way our snacks are made we have developed a love-hate relationship with them. Our taste buds (味蕾) demand the satisfaction only snacks can give but the diet industry condemns (指責(zé)) them as the road to obesity (肥胖). So there is a conflict between the advertising of snacks and promotion of the lifestyle associated with them of having a good time and the attack on them as dangerous to our health from the just as aggressive diet industry. My advice,is to ignore the propaganda of both sides and enjoy snacks for what they are,which means bearing in mind that too much is too bad.
經(jīng)典英語散文2
時(shí)光的齒輪咯吱作響，四季的腳步漸漸的，近了，又遠(yuǎn)了。雖不說四季分明，可也是有規(guī)律可尋的。
夏季的風(fēng)輕柔又活潑地奔跑在這片土地，那么肆意自在，那樣的純真無暇
溫柔的風(fēng)親吻著河岸的垂柳，劃過發(fā)絲，劃過一顆顆干凈的心。然而，清風(fēng)拂柳綠梳妝，終是有柳葉經(jīng)不起這樣的洗禮，飄零，凋落，最后與泥土歸于一處。葉的枯萎終究是辜負(fù)了一場(chǎng)情深，奈何情深緣淺，花葉永不相見。就像曲終人不見，不是消失，只是我早已隱退于千峰之后，從此，兩不相見。
古樸的柳樹沒有了昔日地流光溢彩，剩下的氣息，是歷經(jīng)歲月的沉淀，千峰百轉(zhuǎn)的摩梭。
碧綠的如同綢緞的一汪湖水，干干凈凈的，不吵也不鬧，可誰也無法忽視它的存在。河畔柳枝的末端垂到水里，飄飄灑灑，在水面劃過一道輕柔的痕跡，蕩起漣漪微微。
青石板的小路，經(jīng)歷了雨水的沖洗黑的發(fā)亮，古樸的氣息傳遞著歷史的故事，紛紛擾擾，紅塵一夢(mèng)，飄搖兮若流風(fēng)之回雪。淡青色的長(zhǎng)衫，俊拔的身姿，深邃的眼眸，透著萬水千山，映著家國天下。心懷蒼生，看天地浩大。
青石板的一旁，在水一方，一草屋，覆著茅草，簡(jiǎn)陋的屋子，里面的'陳設(shè)更是簡(jiǎn)單。一張木板床，一個(gè)燭臺(tái)，還有墻角的一些木板。雖是簡(jiǎn)單，可是很干凈，看得出主人的用心。
這里住著一位老人，不是風(fēng)燭殘年，不是健壯有力，有時(shí)候透露著一股子虛弱。一個(gè)既聾又啞的老人。滿是皺紋的臉上看不出對(duì)生活的一絲抱怨，對(duì)現(xiàn)狀的一絲哀愁
夏季的雨水正濃，晚上的雨更是在不經(jīng)意間逃出來，肆意揮灑人間。清晨的露水晶瑩剔透，掛在草尖上。一種蓬勃的生機(jī)撲面而來
老人慢悠悠的推開了那已經(jīng)是搖搖欲墜的門，走到河邊，先踏出一只腳，踩進(jìn)小船里，待踩穩(wěn)后，靠著石岸下了船。拿起木漿，輕輕的搖。小船，柳葉，湖水，在風(fēng)中搖曳成一副和諧的畫。
Time of gear creak,four feet gradually,near and far. Although the four seasons are not clear,they are also regular.
The wind of summer is running in this land gently and vividly,so it is free and pure.
The gentle wind kissed the river willow,across the hair,across a clean heart. However,breeze is always a willow Liulv dressing,can not afford this baptism,wandering,litter,and soil to a final. In the end,the blight of the leaves has failed to live up to a deep feeling. As the final song people don't see,not just disappear,I had to retire from two,Qian Feng,do not meet.
The ancient willow without former Ambilight,the rest of the atmosphere,after years of precipitation,the Mosuo hundred thousand peaks.
Green,like a silk lake of silk,clean,clean,no noise,but no one can ignore its existence. At the end of the hanging river willow in the water,durian,in the water across a gentle ripples slightly traces.
Qingshiban Road,after rain washed black,quaint atmosphere transfer a historical story,confused,a red dream shake,if the return Liufeng snow. The pale blue gown,Jun pull posture,deep eyes,a nation reflects the trials of a long journey. With the common people,to see the vast world.
Qingshiban stood on one side of the water,a grass,covered with thatch,simple house,the inside of the display is more simple. A plank bed,a candlestick,and some boards in the corner. Although it is simple,but very clean,see the intention of the master.
There lived an old man,not frail,is not strong,sometimes revealed a lot of weakness. A deaf and dumb old man. The wrinkled face could not see a glimmer of complaint about life,a melancholy about the situation
The summer rain is strong,the night rain is escaped inadvertently,to sway the world. The early morning crystal is clear and hangs on the tip of the grass. A flourish of vigor and vitality
The old man slowly pushed away the crumbling door and walked to the river. He stepped out of a foot and stepped into the boat. After stepping steadily,he got off the boat on the stone bank. Pick up the pulp and shake it gently. The boat,the willow leaves,the lake water,swaying in the wind into a harmonious picture.
英語短篇文章
英語短文寫作是大學(xué)英語教學(xué)的重要組成部分,也是衡量學(xué)生英語綜合水平和應(yīng)用能力的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。下面是我?guī)淼挠⒄Z短篇 文章，歡迎閱讀!
英語短篇文章1
11 Body Hacks that You Should Know about
Have you got any tiny itchy issues with your body sometimes but don’t know how to deal with them? Say how to kill the brain freeze or what to do when your limbs fall asleep? The following 11 body hacks will help you get the issues fixed.
1. To lessen the pain when you have an injection from the doctor,cough!
Studies have shown that the act of a sudden cough cause less pain to a person while having the injection.
2. Push your tongue against the roof of your mouth and press a finger between your eyebrows if you want to clear a stuffy nose or relieve the sinus pressure.
This causes the vomer bone to rock and your congestion will be loosened.
3. Lay on your left side if you want to sleep after having a big full meal.
The stomach is higher than the oesophagus when you sleep on your right; thus allowing food and stomach acid to go up to your throat.
4. If you have a toothache,rub some ice on the on the webbed area between your thumb and index finger.
By numbing your hand,your pain intensity will be reduced.
5. When you have a nosebleed,put some cotton on your upper gums behind the small dent below your nose and press on it.
By giving pressure on the gums,the supply of the blood to the nose can be blocked.
6. If your throat is a little itchy,scratch your ear.
By doing so,you stimulate the nerves in the ear and create a reflex in the throat which causes a muscle spasm that kills the itchy feeling.
7. Use your right ear to listen to the phone or hear people talk at a party.
Your right ear picks up words better while your left ear picks up sounds/music better.
8. If you start to feel dizzy and drunk,put your hand on something hard and stable.
Putting your hand on a stable subject help you feel more balance.
9. Putting your tongue flat against your mouth’s roof can prevent brain freeze.
This is because brain freeze happens when the nerves in your mouth’s roof get too cold.
10. If your hand falls asleep,move your neck and head.
The compressing nerves in your neck causes your hand to fall asleep,so move it side to side can relieve that.
11. If you feel nervous,try to blow your thumb.
Blowing cool wind to your thumb can slow down its pulse and calm you down eventually.
英語短篇文章2
15 Things You Might Have Misunderstood about Introverts
Introverts are a misunderstood bunch. Compared to extroverts,they think differently,act differently,and even look differently when they interact with people. But there are a lot of misconceptions about what it means to be “introverted.” Here are 15 of them:
Misconception #1: Introverts are shy.
Being “shy” and “introverted” are two completely different things. Introverts are not necessarily shy or afraid of people. They don’t just don’t prefer talking for the sake of talking.
Misconception #2: Introverts are unemotional.
Introverts may not show emotion with their facial expressions and gestures,but this doesn’t mean they’re not interested in what you’re saying. Introverts prefer to control their emotions around others and internalize them. Although someone who’s introverted may not appear engaged,this is usually not the case.
Misconception #3: Introverts don’t like working in groups.
Introverts often do their best work alone,so co-workers may misunderstand them and think they don’t want to partake in group work. While introverts do have a tendency to shut down in larger groups of people when they feel like their voice isn’t being heard,introverts excel in small group situations and enjoy working in these types of environments,as long as their opinion is valued.
Misconception #4: Introverts don’t like talking.
It’s not that introverts don’t like to talk,it’s that they prefer to listen before they talk. Introverts choose their words carefully and they think small talk is a waste of time. But,they’re more than willing to engage you in a deep conversation about topics they’re passionate about.
Misconception #5: Introverts are scared to look you in the eye.
In general,introverts may not make eye contact with you as much as extroverts. This is because they don’t feel the need to partake in social norms and rituals as much as extroverts,not because they’re “scared.”
Misconception #6: All introverts are poor public speakers.
Some introverts may not like speaking in large group settings; however,many introverts are naturally gifted speakers. And,introverts generally spend more time preparing for speeches and presentations rather than “flying by the seat of their pants.”
Misconception #7: Introverts just want to be left alone.
While it’s true that introverts prefer to “re-charge” with some quiet time reading or reflecting,they also crave human interaction and enjoy the company of others.
Misconception #8: Introverts over-analyze everything.
Introverts like to analyze situations and consider all possible scenarios before making decisions. Sometimes this can lead to “analysis paralysis,” but in general,it’s a positive trait that allows them to make tough decisions with a rational stream of thought.
Misconception #8: Introverts don’t like to go out in public.
False. Introverts may not be comfortable in crowded spaces,but they love experiencing new places,people,and things.
Misconception #9: Introverts are high strung.
The opposite is actually true. Introverts tend to be much more even-keeled and level than extroverts. They are able to objectively view all scenarios,even during times of stress.
Misconception #10: Introverts are underachievers.
Because we have such an affinity for the charismatic,personable,extroverted leader,some people assume that introverts are underachievers compared to extroverts. However,there are millions of successful introverted scientists,artists,physicians,writers,and philosophers. Achievement is not necessarily related to personality type.
Misconception #11: Introverts can “break out of their shell” and become extroverts.
Introversion is an inborn personality type that you can’t change. Many people falsely believe that introverts can (or want to) “unlearn” their quiet,passive tendencies.
Misconception #12: Introverts are rude.
Introverts get a bad rap because they don’t show emotion like extroverts do. This causes people to misunderstand them and mistake their stone-face demeanor for rudeness,which isn’t the case.
Misconception #13: Introverts are no fun.
Introverts are all about having a good time–they just prefer environments that are quieter and more low-key. They don’t mind going to parties,but they prefer to spend time socializing in their inner circle of friends.
Misconception #14: Introverts don’t make good leaders.
Introverts can be quiet but confident leaders. They are particularly effective at managing extroverts because they’re good listeners and don’t compete with them.
Misconception #15: Extroverts are happier than introverts.
Happiness has nothing to do with one’s personality type. There are happy and unhappy extroverts just like introverts. Personality type does not pre-dispose you to be unhappy.
Have you ever been misunderstood because of your personality type? If so,I’d love to hear from you below!
英語短篇文章3
Introverts are a misunderstood bunch. Compared to extroverts,they think differently,act differently,and even look differently when they interact with people. But there are a lot of misconceptions about what it means to be “introverted.” Here are 15 of them:
Misconception #1: Introverts are shy.
Being “shy” and “introverted” are two completely different things. Introverts are not necessarily shy or afraid of people. They don’t just don’t prefer talking for the sake of talking.
Misconception #2: Introverts are unemotional.
Introverts may not show emotion with their facial expressions and gestures,but this doesn’t mean they’re not interested in what you’re saying. Introverts prefer to control their emotions around others and internalize them. Although someone who’s introverted may not appear engaged,this is usually not the case.
Misconception #3: Introverts don’t like working in groups.
Introverts often do their best work alone,so co-workers may misunderstand them and think they don’t want to partake in group work. While introverts do have a tendency to shut down in larger groups of people when they feel like their voice isn’t being heard,introverts excel in small group situations and enjoy working in these types of environments,as long as their opinion is valued.
Misconception #4: Introverts don’t like talking.
It’s not that introverts don’t like to talk,it’s that they prefer to listen before they talk. Introverts choose their words carefully and they think small talk is a waste of time. But,they’re more than willing to engage you in a deep conversation about topics they’re passionate about.
Misconception #5: Introverts are scared to look you in the eye.
In general,introverts may not make eye contact with you as much as extroverts. This is because they don’t feel the need to partake in social norms and rituals as much as extroverts,not because they’re “scared.”
Misconception #6: All introverts are poor public speakers.
Some introverts may not like speaking in large group settings; however,many introverts are naturally gifted speakers. And,introverts generally spend more time preparing for speeches and presentations rather than “flying by the seat of their pants.”
Misconception #7: Introverts just want to be left alone.
While it’s true that introverts prefer to “re-charge” with some quiet time reading or reflecting,they also crave human interaction and enjoy the company of others.
Misconception #8: Introverts over-analyze everything.
Introverts like to analyze situations and consider all possible scenarios before making decisions. Sometimes this can lead to “analysis paralysis,” but in general,it’s a positive trait that allows them to make tough decisions with a rational stream of thought.
Misconception #8: Introverts don’t like to go out in public.
False. Introverts may not be comfortable in crowded spaces,but they love experiencing new places,people,and things.
Misconception #9: Introverts are high strung.
The opposite is actually true. Introverts tend to be much more even-keeled and level than extroverts. They are able to objectively view all scenarios,even during times of stress.
Misconception #10: Introverts are underachievers.
Because we have such an affinity for the charismatic,personable,extroverted leader,some people assume that introverts are underachievers compared to extroverts. However,there are millions of successful introverted scientists,artists,physicians,writers,and philosophers. Achievement is not necessarily related to personality type.
Misconception #11: Introverts can “break out of their shell” and become extroverts.
Introversion is an inborn personality type that you can’t change. Many people falsely believe that introverts can (or want to) “unlearn” their quiet,passive tendencies.
Misconception #12: Introverts are rude.
Introverts get a bad rap because they don’t show emotion like extroverts do. This causes people to misunderstand them and mistake their stone-face demeanor for rudeness,which isn’t the case.
Misconception #13: Introverts are no fun.
Introverts are all about having a good time–they just prefer environments that are quieter and more low-key. They don’t mind going to parties,but they prefer to spend time socializing in their inner circle of friends.
Misconception #14: Introverts don’t make good leaders.
Introverts can be quiet but confident leaders. They are particularly effective at managing extroverts because they’re good listeners and don’t compete with them.
Misconception #15: Extroverts are happier than introverts.
Happiness has nothing to do with one’s personality type. There are happy and unhappy extroverts just like introverts. Personality type does not pre-dispose you to be unhappy.
Have you ever been misunderstood because of your personality type? If so,I’d love to hear from you below!
經(jīng)典的英文文章
利用英語經(jīng)典美文開展閱讀教學(xué),是培養(yǎng)學(xué)生閱讀能力的有效形式。下面是我?guī)淼慕?jīng)典的英文 文章，歡迎閱讀!
經(jīng)典的英文文章1
True nobility
真實(shí)的高貴
In a calm sea every man is a pilot.
在風(fēng)平浪靜的大海上,每個(gè)人都是領(lǐng)航員。
But all sunshine without shade,all pleasure without pain,is not life at all.Take the lot of the happiest - it is a tangled yarn.Bereavements and blessings,one following another,make us sad and blessed by turns. Even death itself makes life more loving. Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life,under the shadows of sorrow and loss.
但只有陽光沒有陰影,只有快樂沒有痛苦,根本不是真正的生活.就拿最幸福的人來說,他的生活也是一團(tuán)纏結(jié)在一起的亂麻。痛苦與幸福交替出現(xiàn),使得我們一會(huì)悲傷一會(huì)高興。甚至死亡本身都使得生命更加可愛。在人生清醒的時(shí)刻,在悲傷與失落的陰影之下,人們與真實(shí)的自我最為接近。
In the affairs of life or of business,it is not intellect that tells so much as character,not brains so much as heart,not genius so much as self-control,patience,and discipline,regulated by judgment.
在生活和事業(yè)的種種事務(wù)之中，性格比才智更能指導(dǎo)我們，心靈比頭腦更能引導(dǎo)我們，而由判斷獲得的克制、耐心和教養(yǎng)比天分更能讓我們受益。
I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste,I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are.
我一向認(rèn)為，內(nèi)心生活開始更為嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)娜?，他的外在生活也?huì)變得更為簡(jiǎn)樸。在物欲橫流的年代，但愿我能向世人表明：人類的真正需求少得多么可憐。
To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance.There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
反思 自己的過錯(cuò)不至于重蹈覆轍才是真正的悔悟。高人一等并沒有什么值得夸耀的。真正的高貴是優(yōu)于過去的自已。
經(jīng)典的英文文章2
Be grateful to life
感恩生活
once President Roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. Hearing this,one of Roosevelt’s friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his heart so much.
美國總統(tǒng)羅斯福的家曾經(jīng)失竊，財(cái)物損失嚴(yán)重。朋友聞此消息，就寫信來安慰他，勸他不必把這件事放在心上。
President Roosevelt wrote back immediately,saying,”Dear friend,thank you for your letter to comfort me. I’m all right now. I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly,the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly,the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly,most luckily for me,it was the man rather than me who became a thief…”
羅斯?？偨y(tǒng)很快回信說：“親愛的朋友，謝謝你來信安慰我，我一切都很好。我想我應(yīng)該感謝上帝，因?yàn)椋旱谝?，我損失的只是財(cái)物，而人卻毫發(fā)未損;第二，我只損失了部分財(cái)物，而非所有財(cái)產(chǎn);第三，最幸運(yùn)的是，做小偷的是那個(gè)人，而不是我……”
It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from.. However,President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so grateful. This story tells us how we can learn to be grateful in our life.
對(duì)任何人來說，家中失竊絕非幸事。但是，羅斯?？偨y(tǒng)卻能找到三個(gè)感恩的理由。這個(gè) 故事 告訴我們，生活中，我們應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)感恩。
Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a GREat wisdom. . It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time so long as he lives in the world. smile and so will it when you cry to it. ” If you are grateful to life,it will bring you shining sunlight.
感恩是一項(xiàng)重要的處世哲學(xué)，是生活的大智慧。人生在世，不可能事事順通。對(duì)于各種失敗和不幸，我們要豁達(dá)大度，勇敢地面對(duì)，并想辦法解決。
We should learn how to face failure or misfortune bravely and generously and to try to deal with it. If so,should we complain about our life and become frustrated and disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life,rise again ourselves after a fall? William Thackeray,a famous British writer,said,“Life is a mirror. When you smile in front of it ,it will also
面對(duì)困難，我們是懊惱抱怨、沮喪氣餒，陷入絕望，還是對(duì)生活滿懷感恩之心，跌倒后再爬起來呢?英國著名作家威廉·薩克雷說過，“生活是一面鏡子，你對(duì)它笑，它也會(huì)對(duì)你笑;你對(duì)他哭，它也會(huì)對(duì)你哭?！?/p>
If you always complain about everything,you may own nothing in the end. When we are successful,we can surely have many reasons for being grateful,but we have only one excuse to show ungratefulness if we fail.
如果對(duì)生活感恩，你的生命將充滿燦爛的陽光;如果一味怨恨，終將一無所獲。我們成功時(shí)，有千萬個(gè)理由感恩生活，而失敗時(shí)，只要一個(gè)借口就會(huì)表現(xiàn)出忘恩負(fù)義。
I think we should even be grateful to life whenever we are unsuccessful or unlucky. only by doing this can we find our weakness and shortcomings when we fail. We can also get relief and warmth when we are unlucky. This can help us find our courage to overcome the difficulties we may face,and receive great impetus to move on. We should treat our frustration and misfortune in our life in the other way just as President Roosevelt did. We should be grateful all the time and keep having a healthy attitude to our life forever,keep having perfect characters and enterprising spirit. Being grateful is not only a kind of comfort,not an escape from life and nor thinking of winning in spirit like Ah Q. Being grateful is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and hope.
我想，不論是遭遇失敗還是不幸，我們都應(yīng)該感謝生活。只有這樣，失敗后，我們才能發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的缺點(diǎn)和不足，不幸時(shí)，我們還能感受到安慰和溫暖。這些就能幫我們找回勇氣，戰(zhàn)勝困難，并獲取前進(jìn)的強(qiáng)大推動(dòng)力。我們應(yīng)像羅斯福總統(tǒng)那樣，換一個(gè)角度去看待生活中的失敗和挫折，永遠(yuǎn)對(duì)生活充滿感恩，才能時(shí)刻保持健康的心態(tài)，積極地生活，并能保持完美的人格和不斷進(jìn)取的精神。感恩不僅僅是一種精神慰藉，也不是對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的規(guī)避，更不是阿Q的精神勝利法。感恩源于我們對(duì)生活的熱愛和希望，它是我們歌頌生活的一種方式。
When we put a small piece of alum into muddy water,we can see the alum can soon make the water clear. If each of us has an attitude of being grateful,we’ll be able to get rid of impulse,upset,dissatisfaction and misfortune. Being grateful can bring us a better and more beautiful life.
把一小塊明礬放入混沌的水中，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，水很快就澄清了。如果人人都有一顆感恩的心，就能沉淀許多的浮躁和不安，消融許多的不滿和不幸。感恩能讓我們的生活變得更加美好。
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