1. Youth
20 世纪初塞缪尔·厄尔曼写的这篇不足 500 字的短文《青春》一直为世人倾倒，过了这么多年它的魅力依旧。因为它给予了一种启示，教我们如何美好地生活。
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 sixty more than a boy of twenty. 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 sixty or sixteen, there is in every being’s heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing child-like appetite of what’s next, and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows
of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at twenty, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch the waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at eighty.——Samuel Ullman
[注释]：
rosy cheeks: 玫瑰花般的脸颊
supple: readily bent; pliant 柔软的
vigor : physical or mental strength, energy, or force 精力，活力temperamental : excessively sensitive or irritable; moody 心情变化快的，喜怒无常的
predominance : the state or quality of being predominant; preponderance 优势
timidity : shy 胆怯的，害羞的
appetite : 食欲，胃口，欲望，爱好
desert : 放弃，遗弃
wrinkle: to draw up into wrinkles; pucker 起皱
enthusiasm : great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause 狂热，热心，积极性
wireless : 无线的
infinite : having no limits 无限的，无穷的
aerial : 天线
cynicism: a scornful, bitterly mocking comment or act 玩世不恭，
冷嘲热讽
pessimism: a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable possible view 悲观，悲观主义
optimism: a tendency to expect the best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of
a situation 乐观，乐观主义
塞缪尔·厄尔曼，1840 年生于德国，童年时移居美国。他在古稀之年才开始写作，是一个了不起的人。（本文由于手抄流传等多种原因，存在多个版本，这里采用作者原文。）
2. Does It Make a Difference?
这个故事可以让我们反复思考并放飞心灵。
An old man was walking along the beach one evening at low tide. He noticed that thousands of starfish had been stranded on the sand by the receding waters. In the course of his walk he came upon a young man who was picking up some of the starfish and throwing them back into the sea.
“What are you doing?” the old man asked.
“Oh, just saving some starfish,” the young man replied.“Well, you’re a fool,” the old man told him.
“Really?” replied the young man, “What makes you say so?”“Well, just look at all the starfish on this beach. The re are thousands of them.”
The old man looked around and then at the young man.
“You don’t have the time nor the en ergy to save all of them. Your saving a few starfish is nice, but in the larger scheme of things it’s ridiculous. What difference could you possibly make?”
The young man looked at the old man for a moment. Then wordlessly, he bent down, picked up a starfish, and threw it far out into the water.
“Well,” he said, putting his hands on his hips in satisfaction, “I made a big difference to that one.”
And he tossed another into the ocean, “and this one”, tossed, “and this one...”
[注释]：
starfish : 海星
strand: 搁浅，使搁浅
recede: to move back or away from a limit, point, or mark 后退toss: the act of tossing or the condition of being tossed 投，掷
3. Jane Eyre (excerpt)
“..仿佛我们两人穿过坟墓，站在上帝脚下，彼此平等——本来就如此!”
——这是小说《简·爱》里面简和罗切斯特最经典的对白。“No. You must stay! I swear it —and the oath shall be kept”.“I tell you I must go!” I retorted, roused to something like passion.
“Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton? — a machine without feeling? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips，and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much soul as you, — and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities，nor even of mortal flesh —it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God’s feet, equal —as we are!”
——Charlotte Bronte
[注释]：
swear: to make a solemn promise; vow 发誓
oath: the words or formula of such a declaration or promise 誓言
retort: to present a counterargument 反驳，反击automaton: a self-operating machine or mechanism, especially a robot 机器人
morsel: a small amount; a piece (食物)一口，少量
snatch: to grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly 攫取dash: to splash; bespatter 泼溅
obscure: of undistinguished or humble station or reputation 身份卑微的
conventionality: the state, quality or character of being conventional 惯例，俗套，老一套
mortal: of or relating to humankind; human 人类的
grave: an excavation for the interment of a corpse 墓穴，坟墓
夏洛蒂·勃朗特的《简·爱》通过简·爱的自述，描绘了一个出身贫苦家庭、长相平凡、无依无靠的女家庭教师的曲折遭遇。简，成为纯洁、热情、坦率、热爱真理、敢于追求幸福的女性的象征，因而形象鲜明。作品成功之处还在于从作者对人性的描述中，我们隐约看到了自己——卑劣或美丽的人性，而觉得心有戚戚焉。
4. A Courageous Leader
下面是一段人物描写。这段文字围绕 courageous leader 这个中心展开，文中的转折连词（but，despite，though）起到了很好的衔接作用。
Koffi Annan has a tough job. As Secretary-General of the United Nations, he has made it his goal to fight against poverty, disease and war in the world. He has called upon the nations of the world to step in and try to solve these problems together. In Annan’s view, seeing a crime and failing to prevent it is as bad as committing the crime. He believes that the idea that states can do as they please within their borders is nonsense. Many people support Annan’s goals, but wonder if they are realistic. The United Nations has little power to act on its own. It has to receive permission from its member nations, but powerful countries like the United States often disagree with, and sometimes actively oppose, Annan’s ideas.Despite the difficulties, Annan has succeeded in restoring a sense of respect to the United Nations. Though he speaks with a soft voice, and is known at the United Nations for being polite and elegant, he is also often praised for his toughness and courage. Annan’s goals may be difficult to achieve, but that hasn’t kept him from trying. Courage, he believes, will win out over
cowardice in the end.
[注释]：
courageous: having or characterized by courage; valiant 勇敢的poverty: the state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts 贫
穷，贫困
step in: 走进，干涉
commit: to do, perform, or perpetrate 犯（罪）
border: the line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary
边界，国界
realistic: of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they
actually are 现实(主义)的
permission: consent, especially formal consent; authorization 许可
restore: to bring back to an original condition 恢复，使回复elegant: characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style 文雅的，
端庄的，雅致的
toughness: able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient 坚韧，韧性
cowardice: ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain 怯懦，胆小
科菲·安南1938 年4 月8 日生于加纳，先后在加纳和美国高等学府就读，获经济学学士和管理学硕士学位。1962 年进入联合国工作，先后在联合国非洲经济委员会、联合国总部、联合国日内瓦办事处、联合国难民署和世界卫生组织等部门工作。1996 年12 月17 日，第51 届联大任命安南为联合国第七任秘书长。2001 年6 月26 日，第56 届联大批准安南连任，任期至2006 年12 月31 日。
5. Learn Constantly
在这个知识爆炸的年代，我们应接受并保持“终身学习”的观念和习惯。通过不断的学
习，我们才可以更深入地了解自己、人生、大自然，也才可以获得恒久喜悦。
Learning intelligibly is one of the characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals. In other words, learning spontaneously is one of man’s unique traits. Throughout the history, human have even learned acculturation, handing down their cultural heritages from generation to generation. Therefore, we can conclude that all forms of learning, inclusive of the acquisition of skill, the shaping of views, the absorption of knowledge, take a very essential part in the course of human civilization. Once learning stops, vegetation arises. To each of us, the process of learning may be full of frustrations and boredom, yet the fruit is often sweet and satisfactory. In terms of learning, I am convinced that it’s better late than never. In this knowledge explosion era, in particular, no one should withstand the trend and concept of “lifelong learning”. The more efforts we make to learn, the more we can keep life, nature and the universe in perspective. Learning is the surest way to eternal joy.
[注释]：
intelligibly: capable of being understood 易理解地distinguish: to perceive as being different or distinct 区别，辨别
spontaneously: happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated 自然地，本
能地
acculturation: the modification of the culture of a group or an individual as a result of contact
with a different culture 文化适应，文化传入
heritage: something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition 传统
acquisition: the act of acquiring 获得
absorption: a state of mental concentration 吸收civilization: cultural or intellectual refinement; good taste 文明，文化，文明社会
frustration: the act of frustrating or an instance of being frustrated 挫败，挫折，受挫
boredom: the condition of being bored; ennui 厌倦convince: to bring by the use of argument or evidence to firm belief or a course of action (使)确
信，深信
explosion: a violent bursting as a result of internal pressure 爆发，发出，爆炸
withstand: to resist or endure successfully 抵挡，经受住surest ：sure 的最高级
eternal: being without beginning or end; existing outside of time 永恒的，永远的
6. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
盖茨堡位于美国宾夕法尼亚州。1863 年 7 月 1 日至 3 日，北军在此重创了南军，扭转了战争局势。此战役后这里修建了一个战争牺牲者的公墓。本篇是 1863 年在公墓落成典礼上林肯的演说词。Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us— that from these honored dead
we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom —and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
[注释]：
Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln (1809—1865), 16th president of the United States (1861—1865)
林肯，美国第十六任总统
fourscore and seven years ago: eighty-seven years ago, here referring to the year 1776, when
the United States of America declared its independence 87 年前，指1776 年美国宣布独立时
father: forefather 祖先
brought forth: gave birth to 缔造
conceived in liberty: having liberty as an ideal of the nation 以自由为理想
dedicated to: devoted to 献身于
proposition : statement; assertion 主张；信条
that all men are created equal: that all men are born equal, one
of the self-evident truths
mentioned in the Declaration of Independence 美国独立宣言明白揭示的真理：人类生而平等
endure :exist; last 存续
a portion of that field: a part of that battlefield 那个战场的一部分
final resting-place: burial-place; cemetery 葬地；墓地
in a larger sense: broadly speaking 从广义上说
consecrate : set apart as sacred 奉为神圣
hallow : regard as holy 尊为神圣
detract : reduce in degree 减损
thus far: to this extent 到如此地步
gave the last full measure of devotion: gave the last, largest extent of devoutness 鞠躬尽瘁
perish : be destroyed or ruined 毁灭
7. Hip-hop World
饶舌歌曲方兴未艾，布袋挎裤、运动鞋、闪亮配件样样齐全！没有跳过街舞也必定看过打扮一身行头的帅哥酷妹吧？！一探劲爆的hip-hop 文化如何攻占你的心！
Every age has its music. Jazz was once king. Rock had its day. Now rap is in the house, and the party is just getting started. Like other musical forms—such as jazz and rock—that have their roots in the black community, rap has faced its share of criticism. Rap music was once called a fad, but it’s been around for more than two decades, and it’s more popular than ever. Rap is a way of speaking or singing rhythmically, in rhyme. Hip-hop first refers to the backing music for rap. It also refers to rap culture. Hip-hop is not just music; it’s a way of life, a culture. Look around you: wherever there are young kids hanging out, you’re sure to see the signs. Baggy jeans, sports jerseys, and baseball hats worn sideways are just a few of hip-hop trademarks that have begun appearing on the streets of somewhere.
Technically there are four elements that make up hip-hop: graffiti, break-dancing, rap music, and mixing. Most agree that the culture of hip-hop started in New York’s Bronx in the late 1970s. Early hip-hop music focused on the difficulties of living
in the poor urban ghettoes. It talked to African-Americans directly about their problems. It was a way for inner-city youths to publicize the problems they faced.
The music of hip-hop is rap. It’s a style based on rhythm and spoken words. The music went hand-in-hand with break-dancing, a dance style that took off around the same time. Mixing records started as a way to produce new music cheaply. The other element, graffiti, has long been a part of urban culture. Originally used by gangs as a way to mark their territory, graffiti eventually developed into an independent form of street art.
That’s how it started, so then where di d hip-hop go? Everywhere, man, it went everywhere. From England to Brazil to Japan, hip-hop spread everywhere and it spread fast. Now even the Eskimos have hip-hop!
[注释]：
Jazz : 爵士乐
Rock:to move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically 摇滚乐
label :to attach a label to 标签
rapper :one that raps or strikes, especially a door knocker 叩击者(物), 敲门者
rap :a quick, light blow or knock 叩击，轻拍
criticism :a critical comment or judgment 批评，批判
fad :a fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze 时尚，一时
流行的狂热
rhythmically :of, relating to, or having rhythm; recurring with measured regularity 有节奏地
rhyme :to compose rhymes or verse 韵，押韵
backing :approval or endorsement 支持者，赞助者
graffiti :涂鸦
jersey :运动衫
ghetto :犹太人区
8. New Pictures of an Old Universe 这段科技文章看似复杂难懂，其实不难。读的同时不妨仔细分析这类文章的特点，这对于在考试中阅读理解同类文章一定有帮助。
For thousands of years humans have wondered how and when the universe first began. Now, thanks to some photographs taken by Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), scientists are much closer to understanding, even seeing, the universe in its beginning years. This is all possible thanks to the WMAP satellite in orbit about one million miles above Earth. The satellite is specially designed to record one kind of cosmic energy: microwave radiation. It can use this radiation to show us what the universe looked like 13.3 billion years ago!
Wait a minute ... how can this satellite show us a picture of the universe billions of years ago? The Big Bang created the universe in a huge explosion, and at the same time it created a specific field of radiation—called the cosmic microwave background, or CMB. This CMB still lingers in the universe today. What the satellite actually does is take pictures of the CMB. So what did scientists learn from these new pictures? First, they learned that stars formed very soon— merely 200 million years—after the Big Bang. And they were able to confirm estimates of the universe’s age: it was born about 13.7 billion
生而为赢（中文翻译） ——新东方英语背诵美文30篇 目录： ·第一篇：Y outh 青春 ·第二篇：Three Days to See(Excerpts)假如给我三天光明（节选） ·第三篇：Companionship of Books 以书为伴（节选） ·第四篇：If I Rest, I Rust 如果我休息，我就会生锈 ·第五篇：Ambition 抱负 ·第六篇：What I have Lived for 我为何而生 ·第七篇：When Love Beckons Y ou 爱的召唤 ·第八篇：The Road to Success 成功之道 ·第九篇：On Meeting the Celebrated 论见名人 ·第十篇：The 50-Percent Theory of Life 生活理论半对半 ·第十一篇What is Y our Recovery Rate? 你的恢复速率是多少？ ·第十二篇：Clear Y our Mental Space 清理心灵的空间 ·第十三篇：Be Happy 快乐 ·第十四篇：The Goodness of life 生命的美好 ·第十五篇：Facing the Enemies Within 直面内在的敌人 ·第十六篇：Abundance is a Life Style 富足的生活方式 ·第十七篇：Human Life a Poem 人生如诗 ·第十八篇：Solitude 独处 ·第十九篇：Giving Life Meaning 给生命以意义 ·第二十篇：Relish the Moment 品位现在 ·第二十一篇：The Love of Beauty 爱美 ·第二十二篇：The Happy Door 快乐之门 ·第二十三篇：Born to Win 生而为赢 ·第二十四篇：W ork and Pleasure 工作和娱乐 ·第二十五篇：Mirror, Mirror--What do I see镜子,镜子,告诉我 ·第二十六篇：On Motes and Beams 微尘与栋梁 ·第二十七篇：An October Sunrise 十月的日出 ·第二十八篇：To Be or Not to Be 生存还是毁灭 ·第二十九篇：Gettysburg Address 葛底斯堡演说 ·第三十篇：First Inaugural Address(Excerpts) 就职演讲（节选） 1．青春-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 青春不是人生的一个阶段，而是一种心境；青春不是指粉红的面颊、鲜艳的嘴唇、富有弹性的膝盖，而是指坚定的意志、丰富的想象、充沛的情感；青春，它是清新的生命之泉。 青春是一种气质，勇敢胜过怯弱，渴求冒险而不贪图安逸。这样的气息60老者常常有，20青年恰恰无。年岁增添，未必使人垂老；理想不再，终于步入暮年。 岁月悠悠，衰微只及肌肤；热忱抛却，颓废必致灵魂。忧烦、惶恐、自卑，使人心灵扭曲，心灰意冷。 无论60还是16岁，人人心中都怀着对新奇事物的向往，象孩童般对未来充满憧憬，此情永不消退，在生活的游戏中汲取快乐。在你我的内心深处都有一座无线电台，只要它接收到人间和上帝发出的美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号，你就会青春永驻。
Passage One What Life is About What is life about? We push very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love to do. One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed. Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life. Life is a balance of work and play, family and personal time. You have to decide how you want to balance your life. Define your priorities, realize what you are able to compromise （妥协）but always let some of your decisions be based on your instincts （本能）. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim of human existence. So, take it easy, do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life is fragile（脆弱的）. Life is short. Do not take life for granted. Live a balanced lifestyle and enjoy life! Chasing after your dreams Dreams! How nice do they sound? I am not talking about the dreams we have when we are asleep but about the lifelong aspirations (愿望，抱负) in each one of us. I am sure many or rather should I say all of us have goals in our lives. Even if your goal is something small, you should be proud that you do have a goal. Some never tend to think about goals in life. Although this may come as a surprise it is true. These people take life as it comes without planning and go with the flow of events in their life. In fact, having a goal in life would make anyone more focused and determined in reaching that target. I have heard some grumble （怨言）that their dreams are just dreams and can never become true. Well, it all depends on what kind of goals you're aiming at. If you're very determined to make something and take pains, you can be pretty sure that you're already half-way there to make your dream into a reality. So never say that your dream will forever be a dream. Go ahead, plan on making that dream a reality and watch how easily you can attain that target（目标）.
古人云“熟读唐诗三百首，不会作诗也会吟”，读是要朗声吟诵，诵出韵味来。熟读甚至背诵（英语）文章主要在于培养语感。 1 English in the World Some people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is close to one billion. English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies. 世界上的英语 有人说英语已不再属于英国人了，它属于全世界。据估计，使用英语的人超过七亿五千万，其中大约有三亿五千万是以英语为母语的人，而其余的人将英语作为官方语言使用。如果我们再加上已经掌握英语到一定程度的人，这个总数将接近十亿。 英语，作为进行国际业务和外交的工具，在世界上起着越来越重要的作用。它还在科学、医药、互联网、空中及海洋通信、国际体育赛事、电台电视节目、流行歌曲及电影中发挥着越来越重要的作用。 estimate 估计 exceed 超过 native 本族的，本国的official 官方的 acquire 掌握 to some extent 达到某种程度 billion 千万 increasingly 越来越多地 medium 工具，手段conduct 实行，执行 international 国际的 diplomacy 外交 medicine 医药 communication 通信 event 事件
竭诚为您提供优质文档/双击可除初中经典英语短文散文背诵 篇一：背诵英语美文8篇(带翻译) 第一篇我们正在起跑点 we’reJustbeginning charlesFKettering “wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabook whosepagesareinfinite…” Idonotknowwhowrotethesewords,butIhavealwayslikedthe masareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakei t.wecantaketheoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justa sacarvesafromashapelessstone. weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed ,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,w ereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestno
thingatall. Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon’twantitwherewewillspendtheThepastisgoneandinourbusi nesses,ifwewillonlyrecognizethem.wearejustatthebegi nningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhuman “我们正在阅读一本页数无限的书的第一章的第一节??。” 我不知道这段文字是谁写的，我一直很喜欢这段文字并用它们来提醒自己，那就是未来操之在我。我们可以掌握神秘而不可知的未来，从中创出我们所能想象的任何东西，一如雕刻家可以将未成型的石头刻出雕像一样。 我们每个人都是农夫。我们若种下好种子，就会有丰收。倘若种子长的不良且长满杂草，我们就会徒劳无获。如果我们什么也不种，就根本不会有什么收获。 我希望未来会比过去更好。我不希望未来会被那些充斥在历史中的错误所污染。我们应关心未来，因为往后的余生都要在未来中度过。 往昔已一去不复返而且是静止的。任凭我们怎么努力都不能改变过去。未来就在我们眼前而且是动态的。我们的所作所为都会影响未来。只要我们体会的出来，每天都可以发现新的知识领域伴随而生，可能是在家里，也可能是在我们的事业中。我们正处在人类所努力钻研的每个领域中进步的
英语美文背诵文选100篇 1. The First Snow The first snow came. How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day long, all ni ght long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs on the livi ng, on the graves of the dead! All white save the river, that marked its course be a winding black line across the Ian dscape; and the leafless tress, that aga inst the leade n sky now revealed more fully the wonderful beauty and intricacies of their branches. What silenee, too, came with the snow, and what seclusion! Every sound was muffled, every no ise cha nged to someth ing soft and musical. No more tramp ing hoofs, no more rattling wheels! Only the chiming of sleigh-bell, beating as swift and merrily as the hearts of childre n. (118 words) From Kava nagh By Henry Wadsworth Lon gfellow 2. The Hummin g-bird Of all animals being this is the most elegant in form and the most brilliant in colors. The stones and metals polished by our arts are not comparable to this jewel of Nature. She has placed it least in size of the order of birds. "maxime Mira nda in mini mis." Her masterpiece is this little hum min g-bird, and upon it she has heaped all the gifts which the other birds may only share. Light ness, rapidity, ni mble ness, grace, and rich apparel all belong to this little favorite. The emerald, the ruby, and the topaz gleam upon its dress. It never soils them with the dust of earth, and in its aerial life scarcely touches the turf an instant. Always in the air, flying from flower to flower, it has their freshness as well as their brightness. It lives upon their n ectar, and dwells only in the climates where they pere nn ially bloom. (149 words) From Natural History By George Louise Buffo n
·第一篇：Youth 青春 Youth Youth is not a time of life; it's a state of mind; it's not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it's a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it's the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for the adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than of 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 spring back to dust. Whether 60 or 16 ,there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and
学好英语，多背诵，多积累是最好的办法之一。努力试试吧！ 第一天：THE NEWSPAPER 报纸 Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value .Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances. 现今报纸拥有极大的价值，人人都应该看它。它每天提供我们各种各样的消息。它告诉我们世界政治局势。如果我们养成看报的习惯，我们就能得到足够的知识来适应我们的环境。 第二天：MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活 Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country. I get up at six o’clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o’clock. After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o’clock. Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed. 虽然，我的日常生活十分单调，但我却竭力设法去适应它。为什么？因为，我打算做一个好学生，希望将来为国家服务。我每天六点起床、洗脸刷牙后，就开始复习功课，七点钟我就去上学。放学后，我就回家了。我们通常在七点钟吃晚餐，之后我就开始做家庭作业，希望在睡觉前把它做完。 第三天：A MODEL STUDENT 模范学生 Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student.However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge.A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do great tasks. Thirdly, he should receive moral education. If his conduct is not good, no one will consider making friends with him. 你介意被称为坏学生吗？当然不。就我所知，每个人都打算做模范学生。然而，做模范学生却不容易。第一，他必须尽力获得知识。一个没有足够知识的人是不会成功的。第二，他必须记住促进健康。只有强壮的人才能做大事。第三，他应该接受道德教育。如果他品行不好，没有人会考虑与他交朋友的。 第四天：HOW TO GET HAPPINESS 如何获得快乐 There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points. First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life. Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress. 无疑，快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。没有它，人生将是空虚而毫无意义的。如果你希望知道如何获得快乐，你必须注意下面两点：1.健康是快乐的要诀。唯有身体强壮的人才能享受人生的乐趣。2.快乐在于知足。一个不满于现状的人总是处在痛苦之中。
.小学英语必背美文100篇 Passage 1.Woodpecker There are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green. Passage 2.A Busy Day Today is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute.My father usually reads the newspaper. My motherusuallycleansthe house. Buttoday my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?”“Yes, Dad!”Now, we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl! Passage 3.The dog and his reflection One day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along,helookedintowater,andhesawhis reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly. Passage 4.An honest boy Tony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted to eat one. His mother gave him four and said, “Let’s sharethem.”“Whichpeardo youwant, Tony?”asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.”“What?”said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”“Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?” Passage 5.A birthday party Today is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is .
01 The Language of Music A painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arduous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm—two entirely different movements. Singers and instruments have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner’s responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion, and each overlapping tone has to sound clear. This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conductors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sound with fanatical but selfless authority. Technique is of no use unless it is combined with musical knowledge and understanding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at home in the language of music that they can enjoy performing works written in any century. 02 Schooling and Education It is commonly believed in United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important. Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or in the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that st arts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one’s entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern
一、国学篇 1.学而时习之 学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦说乎？人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？ 2.吾日三省吾身 吾日三省吾身：为人谋而不忠乎？与朋友交而不信乎？传不习乎？ 3.吾十有五志于学 吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。 4.敏而好学 敏而好学，不耻下问，是以谓之“文”也。 5.知者乐水，仁者乐山 知者乐水，仁者乐山。知者动，仁者静。知者乐，仁者寿。 6.富贵不能淫 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大丈夫。 7.推恩及人 老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。天下可运于掌。 8.天将降大任于是人 天将降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。 9.在正其心 心不在焉，视而不见，听而不闻，食而不知其味。此谓修身在正其心。
10.人一己百 人一能之，己百之；人十能之，己千之。果能此道矣，虽愚必明，虽柔必强。 二、古诗词篇 峨眉山月歌 （唐）李白 峨眉山月半轮秋，影入平羌江水流。 夜发清溪向三峡，思君不见下渝州。 枫桥夜泊（张继） 月落乌啼霜满天，江枫渔火对愁眠。 姑苏城外寒山寺，夜半钟声到客船。 晓出净慈寺送林子方（杨万里） 毕竟西湖六月中，风光不与四时同。 接天莲叶无穷碧，映日荷花别样红。 夜书所见（叶绍翁） 萧萧梧叶送寒声，江上秋风动客情。
知有儿童挑促织，夜深篱落一灯明。 望岳杜甫 岱宗夫如何，齐鲁青未了。 造化钟神秀，阴阳割昏晓。 荡胸生层云，决眦入归鸟。 会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。 江畔独步寻花·其一 唐杜甫 黄四娘家花满蹊，千朵万朵压枝低。留连戏蝶时时舞，自在娇莺恰恰啼。 江畔独步寻花·其二 唐杜甫 黄师塔前江水东，春光懒困倚微风。桃花一簇开无主，可爱深红爱浅红？ 游园不值 宋叶绍翁
[值得背诵的英语短文阅读] 英语口语背诵短文 英语写作不仅是一种沟通与交流的渠道，更是衡量学生英语学习综合能力的重要指标。小编精心收集了值得背诵的英语短文，供大家欣赏学习!值得背诵的英语短文篇1 There is a famous saying that it is better to be famous at the early age. With the development of the mass media, people can get fame much easier than before, so there are more and more children get famous. Early in the 1990s, the girl twins became the most young person to be famous, they took the ads when they were two. Since then, they played the role in the comedy. They are Olsen twins, who are the most popular twins in the world. The amazing thing is that they became the smallest producers when they were only six. What’s more, before they went to college, they started to run their clother brand. The Olsen twins get a so successful career, they are still very young now and they become the one of the power women in the world. 有句著名的话叫做出名要趁早。随着多媒体的发展，人们比以前要更容易得到名声，因此越来越多的儿童变得出名。早在1990年，双胞胎女生成为最小的名人，她们在两岁的时候就拍广告。从此以后，他们在情景喜剧中扮演了角色。她们就是奥尔森姐妹，也是世界上最受欢迎的双胞胎。最神奇的就是他们在六岁的时候就成为了最年轻的制片人。而且，在她们上大学前，经营起了自己的服装品牌。奥尔森姐妹有着非常成功的事业，她们还很年轻，成为了世界上最有权力的女人之一。值得背诵的英语短文篇2 Before I moved to the city, I stayed with my grandma at my hometown. In my eyes, grandma is a diligent woman, she likes to plant fruit and vegetable by her own. Though my father has told her many time to take a rest, my grandma just does her things. With the time goes by, every time when I went back to hometown, I found my grandma grows older, but her still looks good. Last week, when I visited her, I found there were so many wrinkles in her face, which I never noticed before. Suddenly, I felt so sorry to not accompany her all the time. Since then, I tell myself to visit her as possible as I can. 在我搬到城市之前,我和奶奶呆在我的家乡。在我看来,奶奶是一个勤奋的女人,她喜欢自己种植水果和蔬菜。虽然我的父亲已经告诉她很多次要她休息,但是奶奶还是做她的事情。随着时间的流逝,每次当我回到家乡,我发现奶奶逐渐变老了,但是她依然看起来不错。上周,我去看她时,我发现她的脸上有很多皱纹,这是我以前从来没有注意到的。突然,我为自己没有经常陪在她身边感到抱歉。从那时起,我告诉自己尽可能的去看望她。值得背诵的英语短文篇3 Before I went to middle school, my parents changed their job, they found a good job in the big city, so I needed to leave with them. Moving to another city means I have to say goodbye to my friends and this beautiful place. It is hard for me to say goodbye, my memories are around here, the water, the mountain and the people are so familiar to me. I have to face the new people and new environment, there are so many challenges waiting for me. But it is time to say goodbye, I need to grow up and be a strong person. I believe that I can conquer the difficulties. 我去中学之前,我的父母换了他们的工作,他们在大城市找到一份好工作,所以我需要离开。搬到另一个城市意味着我必须得跟我的朋友和这个美丽的地方说再见。说再见对于我来说是很困难的,我记忆的一切围绕着这里, 这里的水,山和人，我是如此的熟悉。我不得不面对新的人,新的环境,有很多挑战等着我。但是是时候说再见了,我需要长大,做个坚强的人。我相信我能克服困难。值得背诵的英语短文篇4 When I was very small, I wanted to do some things as the boys did, then the elder told me that I wouldn’t succeed, because I was a girl, I should do the girl things. I was very angry, though