英语美文

短篇英语美文 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’戚液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

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

短篇英语美文 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 relationsUnfortunately 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 ourselvesLet widen and intensify our relations While we live, let live!

短篇英语美文 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"

短篇英语美文 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

短篇英语美文 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

短篇英语美文 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

短篇英语美文 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

时光一去不复返，这是我上学期清楚学到的教训。我浪费很多时间四处游荡，以致于我的成绩开始退步。最后我终于了解到我必须有所作为；该是痛改前非的时候了。

现在我有一个明智运用时间的新方法。我已将闹钟早拨半小时，这将使我这一天的作息提前开始。我也决定将我所做的`一切及做这些事的时间记录下来。回顾我所做的事情会启发我如何重新安排我的时间。

英语经典美文欣赏 带翻译

英美文学考研科目：有政治、二外、综合英语、英美文亏仿学。

全国硕士研究生统一招生考试（Unified National Graduate Entrance Examination，简称“考研”或“统考”）是指教育主管部门和招生机构为选拔研究生而组织的相关考试的总称，由国家考试主管部门和招生单位组织的初试和复试组成。是一项选拔性考试，所录取学历类型为普通高等教育。

普通高等教育统招硕士研销慧纤究生招生按学位类型分为学术型硕士和专业型硕士研究生两种；按学习形式分为碧嫌全日制研究生、非全日制研究生两种，均采用相同考试科目和同等分数线选拔录取。

近五年全国考研报名人数迅速增长。2017年研究生报考人数首破200万人大关，达到雀皮唯201万。2021年研究生报考人数达到377万。

2022年全国硕士研究生招生考试于12月25日至27日举行，全国报考人顷培数为457万；10月5日至25日，考生可登录“全国硕士研究生招生考试网上报名平台”进行网上正式报名，报名时间为每天9:00—22:00。

学习方法：

学习不是简单的信息积累，更重要的是它包含新旧知识经验的冲突，以及握散由此引发的认知结构的重组。学习过程不是简单的信息输入、存储和提取，而是新旧知识经验自己建的双向相互作用的过程，也就是学习者与学习环境之间互动的过程。

形成自我测验、自我矫正，自我补救的自我约束习惯。对自己进行检测，并及时地反馈评价，及时矫正和补救增加我们的信心。带着问题去看书，有利于集中注意力，目的明确，这既是有意学习的要求，也是发现学习的必要条件。

学习英语可以是一个枯燥的过程，也可以是一个有趣的过程。我在此献上经典英语美文，希望对大家喜欢。

美文欣赏：没有通往幸福的路，幸福本身就是一条路

Too many people think of happiness as the ultimate goal of life But, if you’re waiting for happiness to arrive then it’s likely that it never will!

有太多人把幸福当作人生的终极目标，但如果你只是等待幸福来敲门，幸福余改可能永远都不会到来!

You’re always wanting something more, always looking forward to a time when you’ll be “happy” And, if you fall into this trap, you’ll never reach that goal Happiness should not be your life’s goal, it should be your life! The only time to be happy is right now! It’s state of mind, not a set of accomplishments or the accumulation of material things You must accept that life will always have challenges and things will not always go your way

你总是期待得到更多，总是期待着你变“幸福”的那一刻。然而，如果你陷入这种思维陷阱，那你永远也达不到这个目的。幸福不该是生活的目标，它应该是生活本身!幸福唯一该存在的时刻，就是每时每刻弊局的现在!它是一种心态，而不是一连串的成就，或者物质财富的积累。你必须要接受的是：生活中总会有挑战，事情不会总朝着你期望的方向发展。

Instead of feeling disappointed when things don’t work out the way you’d hoped, feel grateful for the experience Instead of dreaming of a brighter, happier, richer tomorrow, make today as wonderful as you can

事情的发展不如你所愿时不要沮丧，你要对拥有这次体验心存感激。不要幻想着明天会更美好、更幸福、更富有，要尽可能精彩地过好今天。

Happiness is a conscious decision and that I can make it right now Thinking of the future and having aspirations is essential to leading a happy and fulfilled life The trick is not to let thoughts of the future overshadow your enjoyment of the present and the appreciation of the things and people you have in your life right now!

幸福是我此刻就能做出的有意识的决定。思考未来、胸怀大志是幸福美满生活的基础，关键在于不要让对未来的思考掩盖当下的快乐和对现租毁让在生活中人和事的感激!

There is no way to happiness: happiness is the way!

没有通往幸福的路：幸福本身就是一条路!

Stop waiting for happiness to arrive and simply decide to be happy! It’s not some great goal or destination, it’s a journey and a way of life

不要再等着幸福登门了，你需要做的仅仅是决定幸福地活着!这不是什么伟大的目的目标，只是生命的旅程和道路。

双语美文欣赏：善有善报，恶有恶报

A woman baked chapatti for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby She kept the extra chapatti on the window sill Every day, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”

一个女人给家人烤薄饼，还留出一个给饥肠辘辘的路人。她总是把留出的那个放在窗台上，每天都有一个驼背的人来拿走薄饼。他没说过一句“谢谢”，反而总是边走边咕哝着：“善有善报，恶有恶报!”

The woman felt irritated “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself… “Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean” One day, she decided to do away with him She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him!

女人很生气，她自言自语地说：“这个驼背人从没说过谢谢，却每天都重复这句话，是什么意思呀”一天，她决定弄死他，就在为他准备的薄饼上下了毒。

As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled “What is this I am doing” she said Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words: “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”

她正要把饼放在窗台上，手就开始颤抖了，她说：“我在做什么”她马上把饼扔进了火里，重新做了一张。一切照旧，驼背人来了，拿起薄饼，咕哝着：“善有善报，恶有恶报!”

Every day, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune

每天女人把饼放窗台上时都为去远方赚钱的儿子祈祷。

That evening, there was a knock on the door As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway He was hungry and weak As he saw his mother, he said, “Mom, it’s a miracle I’m here While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by He was kind enough to give me a whole chapatti He said, “Your need is greater than mine!”

那天晚上，有人敲门，她打开门惊讶地发现儿子站在门口，他很饿很虚弱。一看见妈妈他就说：“妈妈，我能回来真是奇迹。离家还有一英里远的时候，我太饿了走不动了。我差点儿就死了，但就在那时一个老驼背人路过，他很善良给了我一整张饼。他说：‘你比我更需要它’。”

She remembered the poisoned chapatti that she had made that morning Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son!

她想起了那天早上做的有毒的饼，要不是她把饼烧了，就会被她儿子吃了!

It was then that she realized the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” Do good and don’t ever stop doing good, even if it is not appreciated at that time

那时她才意识到这句话的重要性：“善有善报，恶有恶报!”多行善举，即使当时不被人感激也要坚持下去。

双语美文：妈，我可能不听话，但这并非坏事

Mom, I Got My Attitude From You, And That’s Not A Bad Thing!

妈妈，这倔劲儿随你，而这不是一件坏事!

Dear Mom,

亲爱的妈咪，

The big question appalled and surprised parents often ask their child after a confrontational or revelatory moment is, "Where did you get this attitude from" I know you hate to admit it, but I get much of my determined and strong-willed nature from you

经过一阵对抗和宣泄之后，震惊的父母通常会问：“你的这种态度是哪里来的”我知道你不乐意承认这些，但我这坚持不懈的性格，大多都是从你那里学来的。

Mom, I know it’s hard dealing with the teenage angst and the ever-changing moods that come with raising a child But you should also marvel at the fact that I’ve made it this far, that I’m healthy and happy

妈妈，我知道对为青春期的孩子担忧的感受不好受，也知道你的心情因为养育孩子而跌宕起伏。但你也应该惊叹于我已经成长到了这一步，而我现在健康又快乐。

When I was small, I would attend barbecues and family events and wander away from my parents It wouldn’t be long before someone would stop me to ask whether I was my mother’s daughter

小时候，我会在烧烤派对和家庭活动中离开父母自己到处跑。不久，总会有人拦住我问我是不是我母亲的女儿。

"Your mom is Melissa," they’d say, a warm smile on their faces "Is that right" I would nod, I assume, parents feel when their child talks back or defies them, I was appalled at this statement To me, I acted nothing like you, Mom

“你妈妈是梅丽莎，”他们会带着温暖的微笑问，“对吧”我会点头，我想，当孩子顶撞父母的时候，父母在感情上肯定很受伤吧，我当时被这个想法震惊到了。在我看来，我和你一点都不像啊，妈妈。

No one says, "I know you’re Melissa’s daughter because of your eyes and nose" it’s the character traits that seal the deal Dry wit, intelligence, and yes, maybe a little bit of attitude—these are the things I am grateful I have received from you There’s nothing wrong with having attitude

没有人会说：“我知道你是梅利莎的女儿，是因为你的眼睛和鼻子和你妈妈很像”其实，性格特点的相似才是背后的原因。我很高兴我从你那遗传了我的机智、聪明，可能还有一点倔劲儿。这样的性格没有什么不对的。

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Like for most black individuals, attitude is what defines you and me, and it’s what keeps us from being mentally oppressed and defeated Attitude is a non-violent form of protection and confrontation -- where would we be in the world without this tool Surely not where we are

像对大多数黑人一样，这倔劲儿是我们的标志，它使我们免于在精神上受到压迫和击败。态度是一种非暴力的自保与对抗，如果没有这个工具，我们的生活将是怎样肯定没有现在这么好。

Mom, when people ask me where I get my attitude from, I tell them: you And when they ask me where I got my drive, my work ethic, my good hair, and my sense of humor, I say you as well I will always say this

妈妈，当人们问我这倔劲儿是从哪来的，我会告诉他们，是从你那来的。当他们问我在哪里获得动力、职业道德、我的好发质和幽默感，我也会说是你。我会永远这样说。

When I’m asked why I am the way I am -- why I refuse to allow others to hurt me with their words or actions, why I think and speak about things openly and without fear—I’ll tell them it's because of you

当别人问起我为什么会这样处事——我为什么不许别人用言语或者言行伤害我，为什么我可以毫无恐惧的坦然的说出我所想的事——我会告诉他们，是因为你。

I’ll complain to you about the arguments between us that leave me wondering about how God made us so much alike that we hardly even noticed

我要跟你谈谈我们的那些冲突，它们让我很好奇上帝是如何使我们如此相像，以至于我们几乎没有注意到。

But I’ll tell them about you

但我会跟别人说，我的优点都来自你。

Love,

爱你的

Malahni

马拉尼

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