高中生英语朗读美文3篇

　　目前,随着社会经济的快速发展,英语成为了主要的国际通用语言之一,这必然引起人们对 英语学习 的兴趣日益增强。下面是我带来的高中生英语朗读美文，欢迎阅读!

　　高中生英语朗读美文篇一

　Some thoughts on building a successful marriage

　From my perspective, once you enter into the realm of marriage, building and maintaining a successful marriage is actually a big part of personal and financial success A solid marriage not only results in people sharing resources together, but a marriage also provides a lot of emotional support, cheerleading, and encouragement to succeed

　What follows are twelve little things I do quite regularly in my marriage Please, use as many of these as seem reasonable

　I tell my wife I love her every single day I usually do it in the morning before she leaves the bedroom, and on weekdays I'll also tell her when I see her in the evening for the first time I usually couple(加倍，成双) it with a kiss It's so simple, but it's a constant reminder of the fact that I do love her, no matter what

　I ask about her day, listen, and ask follow up questions I do this not only so I can keep tabs on her professional life, but also to give her a great chance to vent about her situation Everyone needs to talk about themselves sometimes to someone who is interested - I try to provide that for her as often as I can

　I try to surprise her on a regular basis I'll spend an hour preparing a really excellent supper when she doesn't expect it I'll spontaneously give the kids a bath when she's comfortable on the couch under a blanket, even if it's her turn Doing these little unexpected things not only shows her I care, but also often compels her to do similar things for me

　I hold her hand I do this all the time, whenever it crosses my mind and seems appropriate I'll just hold her hand gently while we're talking or we're riding in the car or we're waiting for an appointment or we're sitting on the couch in the evenings

　I talk about EVERYTHING with her and let her determine what's interesting If something is concerning me, I don't hide it from her I tell her about it Most of the time she's interested and we'll discuss it - sometimes she's not and I let it drop Either way, though, she gets the message that I'm making an effort to share and be open

　I work on building a positive relationship with her family Whenever I visit or see anyone in her family, I make a special effort to try to establish or build upon a strong relationship with them This accomplishes several things: it makes her more at ease in a family situation, it helps me to build stronger ties with people that are important to her, and it helps me to understand the influences that were around her as she grew up

　I send her messages during the day About once a week, during a time where my wife is really present in my thoughts, I send her a little simple note by email All it says is something along the lines of "I was thinking about you just now I can't wait until I see you this evening" It's just a very simple way of letting her know she's on my mind and in my heart

　I put careful thought into gifts I give her Sure, it's easy to just run out and get a generic gift to cover yourself during an anniversary or a birthday However, a gift with some real thought behind it means substantially more than an obviously off-the-cuff gift

　I encourage her to follow her passions and interests, even if they don't inspire or interest me If my wife chooses to spend significant time on a project, it's obviously something that's important to her That doesn't imply at all that it has to be important to me If she's involved in her own project, I give her positive encouragement and then work on my own interests instead of saying things like "that seems like a waste of time"

　If she needs me, I willingly contribute to(有助于，贡献) those passions If something genuinely excites her and she wants me to experience it, I willingly involve myself in whatever it may be: a particular type of art, a craft project, a yard project, whatever Even if I don't enjoy it, I do have the opportunity to learn more about my wife and what she's passionate about, which means that my understanding of her grows

　I look for opportunities to build mutual(共同的，相互的) friendships The idea that there is a group of people that are "my" friends and another group that is "her" friends can be a big dividing factor between us Instead, I often focus on building friendships and relationships that we share with others so that something of a community of friendship and love grows up around us

　I hold her every night, even if it's just for a moment I might be completely exhausted when I go to bed in the evening, but I take a moment to move close to her, put my arm around her, and hold her close, even if it's just for a minute or so That moment of physical contact(身体接触) to end the day is a simple sign of love

高中生英语朗读美文篇二

　致地球的公开信

　First off, allow us to apologize for the abductions(绑架，劫持)

　Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, we recognize that too often you did not find the experience as satisfying as we did We genuinely regret the way things got out of hand

　It started out as just something to do, an occasional way to blow off steam(发脾气，减压) after a long day of observation We tried not to break anybody, and we always put you back where we found you Frankly you aren't all that interesting, and we might soon have grown tired of the whole thing

　But we got such a kick out of your cute eyewitness accounts, what with the stories of our big dark eyes and little arms and all You made us feel special, even if your tales were complete crap The books, the movies, the T-shirts—we were like celebrities And some of you took it all so seriously, with your conspiracy theories and everything It was really quite a hoot(叫嚣，嘲骂声)

　Then this guy Whitley Strieber came along, and he sort of took the joy out of it, you know What a killjoy shitbag he is Today we abduct only nerdy guys who live alone in Airstream trailers, primarily because they're nerds and, truth be told, we just like to mess with their heads

　Many of you have written asking about crop circles, so let's set the record straight

　It ain't us Really, it's not Think about it You people have trouble reaching your own moon, and even you have cell phones, satellite TV, and high-speed DSL

　We sail between stars at speeds you believe impossible—you think we have to knock down veggies(蔬菜) in order to communicate

　And why do you always assume we land in rural areas Please On a planet with New York, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, and Amsterdam, you figure we'd choose to hang out in Roswell, New Mexico Have any of you actually been there

　We would be remiss if we failed to mention the anal(肛门的，直肠的) probing For the longest time, we swear we thought those were data ports We meant no harm, and hope that you will, like us, try to forget this unfortunate chapter in our history Inretrospect(回顾往事) it was simply a bad idea

　Now we don't want to be seen as whiners(哀诉者，哭诉者), but there are a few things we wish to discuss

　For one thing, we are troubled by the way we have been portrayed in the media We represent an array of life whose richness and sheer scope would astound you Yet for the most part, on this planet we are typecast as either hairless dweebs with foreheads like watermelons, or else giant insects who want to eat you

　No offense, but this is especially hard to take from a backwater planet most beings have never heard of

　The very word “alien” is plagued(折磨，苦恼) by negative associations According to our latest focus groups, the term conjures up(使人想象出) images of slimy, parasitic(寄生的) creatures who spring onto the faces of unsuspecting beings in order to plant their young inside, or people picking cabbages

　We've discussed this among ourselves, and we no longer wish to be called aliens Henceforth, we prefer to be called “Chuck Norris®” Please do not shorten,hyphenate(用连字符连接), or alter this in any way The plural form(复数形式) is the same, as in, “Hey, there goes a Chuck Norris® Wait, there goes another one"

　Finally, some advice

　Look, from where we sit, you're all the same We appreciate that human beings come in slightly different models and colors, and to you these nearly imperceptible differences seem to cause no end of trouble But honestly, we're astounded that you can even tell yourselves apart In blind taste tests, in fact, the average Chuck Norris® cannot detect any difference whatsoever So chill, people of Earth, and try to get along

　While you're in a reflective mood, take a closer look at what you're doing to your planet You are ruining it: depleting(耗尽) your natural resources, polluting your air, sickening your oceans, and destroying unique species forever This is just plain wrong, not to mention completely irrational(不合理的，荒谬的) Everyone knows that the logical thing is to find somebody else's planet and ruin that Noobs How can you possibly expect to survive in the coming interstellar economy

　By the way, we've elected you to come up with the new shared unit of galactic currency Just pick something small and ubiquitous(到处存在的), something of nominal value that you won't miss much It's your call, but we suggest hamsters(田鼠，仓鼠)

　In closing, much of what you do befuddles us Many of your core concepts—such as guilt, selflessness, and David Hasselhoff—simply have no counterparts in non-Terran cultures You're what galactic sociologists call “a bunch of strange ducks"

　Yet for reasons not entirely clear, we have developed a certain affection for you We'd just as soon keep you around, if only for the entertainment value

　We're going away for a bit now, and when we return, we expect to find that you have made significant progress toward sitting at the adults’ table This will, of course, mean fewer senseless military conflicts, less reality television, and no more Sudoku

　Don't make us come down there

高中生英语朗读美文篇三

　Don’t Allow Your Weaknesses to Limit You

　We all have weaknesses and strengths – no matter who we are Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around Some people get sick easily Some struggle to manage their finances properly Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with relationships

　Many people leave it and that and accept it as just bad luck – but not everyone Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve tremendous things They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities

　It's Your Choice

　I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter as a child Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to to work hard to overcome it He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others regularly — where his weakness is front and center for all to see If he hadn’t worked on his speaking ability, it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects

　You can find similar people on New Zealand News channels, and I suspect the same in other countries There are a number of presenters and reporters who have a noticeably unusual manner of speaking Perhaps they have a lisp, or they have a peculiar accent or pitch of voice These people have succeeded in spite of what would be appear to be a weakness in their profession

　Lots of people face far more significant limitations than you do They may be missing limbs or are born into extreme poverty But no matter what the limitation, you will always find people who have overcome it

　Here are some more examples:

　Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is an inspirational speaker and and also a very good wrestler He shares his story in a brief video on his site

　Lance Armstrong’s bout with cancer meant he lost one testicle and had to go through chemotherapy which has a horrific effect on the body Yet he went on to win the Tour de France, one of the most grueling sports events there is, a record 7 times

　Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, came from a very poor background He was constantly plagued with illness as a child and spent large amounts of time in hospital

　At 19 months old, Helen Keller became ill and lost her sight and hearing She went on to become a world famous author and speaker, and an advocate of many social causes

　Grant Calder is a tetraplegic and yet he still works outdoors on a large sheep farm in New Zealand’s rugged South Island Here is his inspiring story

　Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children As a child she suffered measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox, double pneumonia and eventually polio, leaving her left leg and foot weak and deformed Doctors said she would never walk again She went on to win 3 gold medals in track during the 1960 Olympic games

　Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountaineering accident, but has since climbed Mt Everest

　Bill Wilson was an alcoholic who wanted to help other alcoholics and founded what was to become Alcoholics Anonymous, a movement that has helped millions of people

　No One Would Have Predicted These Successes

　These above are cases involving individuals with significant limitations, and it can be easy to write them off as exceptions to the rule, but that’s not the case They were just people with problems If one of these people had told you what they hoped to achieve you would have nodded kindly while quietly thinking to yourself that they had no chance And yet the results speak for themselves

　We All Face Challenges in Life

　Most of us will never have to face the kinds of challenges these people faced Yet most of us will never achieve to the degree that these people have either

　Unless we choose to

　If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs, what can you do

　伤感是指人的一种感情思绪，通常当人受到打击或者遇到很难过的事时容易产生这种感觉。伤感，往往是最美的情感，也是最痛的伤害。英语伤感的情感美文，我们来看看。

英语伤感的情感美文1：哥哥的心愿

　A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it

　"Is this your car, Mister" he said

　Paul nodded "My brother gave it to me for Christmas" The boy was astounded "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing Boy, I wish " He hesitated

　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for He was going to wish he had a brother like that But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels

　"I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother like that"

　Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car"

　"Oh yes, I’d love that"

　After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house"

　Paul smiled a little He thought he knew what the lad wanted He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile But Paul was wrong again

 "Will you stop where those two steps are" the boy asked

　He ran up the steps Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast He was carrying his little crippled brother 

He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car

　"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs

　His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent And some day I’m gonna give you one just like it then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about"

　Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said: "It is more blessed to give "

　圣诞节时，保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车。圣诞节当天，保罗离开办公室时，一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，十分赞叹地问：

　"先生，这是你的车"

　保罗点点头："这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。"男孩满脸惊讶，支支吾吾地说："你是说这是你哥送的礼物，没花你一分钱天哪，我真希望也能……"

　保罗当然知道男孩他真想希望什么。他希望能有一个象那样的哥哥。但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。

　"我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。"男孩继续说。

　保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，冲口而出地说："你要不要坐我的车去兜风"

　"哦，当然好了，我太想坐了!"

　车开了一小段路后，那孩子转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮，对我说："先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前"

　保罗微笑，他知道孩子想干什么。那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀，让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。"你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前"男孩要求道。

　男孩跑上了阶梯，过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了，但动作似乎有些缓慢。原来把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了，将他安置在第一个台阶上，紧紧地抱着他，指着那辆新车。

　只听那男孩告诉弟弟："你看，这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车。这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦!将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车，到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时，挂窗口上的漂亮饰品了，就象我告诉过你的那样。"

　保罗走下车子，把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风。

　那个圣诞夜，保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的"施比受更有福"的道理。

英语伤感的情感美文2：美丽的微笑与爱心

　 Beautiful Smile and Love

　作者介绍: 特蕾莎修女(Mother Teresa,1910-1997)，印度著名的慈善家，印度天主教仁爱传教会创始人，在世界范围内建立了一个庞大的慈善机构网，赢得了国际社会的广泛尊敬。1979年被授予诺贝尔和平奖。本文所选即好在领取该奖项时的演讲辞，语言简洁质朴而感人至深。诺贝尔奖领奖台上响起的声音往往都是文采飞扬、热烈、激昂。而特雷莎修女的演说朴实无华，其所举事例听来似平凡之至，然而其中所蕴含的伟大而神圣的爱感人至深。平凡中孕育伟大，真情才能动人。我们作文时，要善于从自己所熟知的平凡中发掘伟大，以真情来打动读者。

　the poor are very wonderful people One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street And one of them was in a most terrible condition，and I told the sisters:

　You take care of the other three I take care of this one who looked worse

　So I did for her all that my love can do I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face

　She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “thank you” and she died I could not help but examine my conscience[良心]before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her place And my answer was very simple I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more-she gave me her grateful love And she died with a smile on her face As did that man whom we picked up from the drain[阴沟、下水道], half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home

　“I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for”

　And it was so wonderful to see the GREatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything Like an angel-this is the greatness of our people And that is why we believe what Jesus had said:

　I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me

　穷人是非常了不起的人。一天晚上，我们外出，从街上带回了四个人，其中一个生命岌岌可危。于是我告诉修女们说：“你们照料其他三个，这个濒危的人就由我来照顾了。”就这样，我为她做了我的爱所能做的一切。我将她放在床上，看到她的脸上绽露出如此美丽的微笑。她握着我的手，只说了句“谢谢您”就死了。我情不自禁地在她面前审视起自己的良知来。我问自己，如果我是她的话，会说些什么呢答案很简单，我会尽量引起旁人对我的关注，我会说我饥饿难忍，冷得发抖，奄奄一息，痛苦不堪，诸如此类的话。但是她给我的却更多更多――她给了我她的`感激之情。她死时脸上却带着微笑。我们从排水道带回的那个男子也是如此。当时，他几乎全身都快被虫子吃掉了，我们把他带回了家。“在街上，我一直像个动物一样地活着，但我将像个天使一样地死去，有人爱，有人关心。”真是太好了，我看到了他的伟大之处，他竟能说出那样的话。他那样地死去，不责怪任何人，不诅咒任何人，无欲无求。像天使一样――这便是我们的人民的伟大之所在。因此我们相信耶稣所说的话――我饥肠辘辘――我衣不蔽体――我无家可归――我不为人所要，不为人所爱，也不为人所关心――然而，你却为我做了这一切。

　I believe that we are not real social workers We may be doing social work in the eyes of the people, but we are really contemplatives[修行者、沉思冥想的人] in the heart of the world For we are touching the body of Christ twenty-four hours…And I think that in our family we don’t need bombs and guns, to destroy, to bring peace, just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world

　我想，我们算不上真正的社会工作者。在人们的眼中，或许我们是在做社会工作，但实际上，我们真的只是世界中心的修行者。因为，一天24小时，我们都在触摸基督的圣体。我想，在我们的大家庭时，我们不需要和炮弹来破坏和平，或带来和平――我们只需要团结起来，彼此相爱，将和平、欢乐以及每一个家庭成员灵魂的活力都带回世界。这样，我们就能战胜世界上现存的一切邪恶。

　And with this prize that I have received as a Prize of Peace, I am going to try to make the home for many people who have no home

　Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor I think that more and more love will spread

　And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace be the good news to the poor

　The poor in our own family first, in our country and in the world To be able to do this, our Sisters, our lives have to be wove with prayer They have to be woven with Christ to be able to understand, to be able to share

　Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand, to be able to share

　Because today there is so much suffering…When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied I have removed that hunger But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out from society-that poverty is so full of hurt and so unbearable…And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something

　我准备以我所获得的诺贝尔和平奖奖金为那些无家可归的人们建立自己的家园。

　因为我相信，爱源自家庭，如果我们能为穷人建立家园，我想爱便会传播得更广。

　而且，我们将通过这种宽容博大的爱而带来和平，成为穷人的福音。首先为我们自己家里的穷人，其次为我们国家，为全世界的穷人。

　为了做到这一点，姐妹们，我们的生活就必须与祷告紧紧相连，必须同基督结结一体才能互相体谅，共同分享，因为同基督结合一体就意味着互相体谅，共同分享。因为，今天的世界上仍有如此多的苦难存在……当我从街上带回一个饥肠辘辘的人时，给他一盘饭，一片面包，我就能使他心满意足了，我就能躯除他的饥饿。但是，如果一个人露宿街头，感到不为人所要，不为人所爱，惶恐不安，被社会抛弃――这样的贫困让人心痛，如此令人无法忍受。因此，让我们总是微笑想见，因为微笑就是爱的开端，一旦我们开始彼此自然地相爱，我们就会想着为对方做点什么了。

　　随着英语的国际化越来越广泛,我国的 英语学习 者也逐年激增,各大英语学习网站也推出英语美文的赏析和阅读。下面是我带来的中学经典英语美文，欢迎阅读!

　　中学经典英语美文篇一

　Smile

　When you smile, I smile, that’s the deal

　I will not walk past you and not look you in the eyes and not acknowledge you

　Instead we will pass each other and say hello

　Not with our words, for they are not the same; but with our faces

　I meet you and I see there is good in your eyes, there's passion in your heart and there's a friendly hello in your smile

　And for the first time we can relate and appreciate each other

　That’s all it takes, that’s where it starts

　Because I know that you will smile and I will smile and the rest is easy

　参考译文

　微笑

　当你微笑，我也微笑，我们一言为定。

　我不会从你身边走过并且不看着你的双眼，不会给你任何回应。

　相反，我们互相走过时会对对方说：“你好”。

　不是我们的语言，因为它们是不一样的;而是用我们的脸。

　我遇到你，我从你的眼睛中看到美好，你心中拥有热情，还有从你的笑容中听到你说“你好”。

　这是我们第一次建立关系，第一次相互欣赏。

　就是这么简单，一切从这一刻开始。

　因为我知道你会微笑，我会微笑，其余一切都会很容易。

中学经典英语美文篇二

　Why Failure Can Be Your FriendI believe it is important to separate good failures from bad failures Good failures happen when, even though you made the correct decision, you still lost Bad failures happen because you made bad decisions, or worse, didn’t make a decision at all Although the two feel the same, they have a completely different long-term impact

　I’m a novice poker player One of the first things I learned was that there were good wins and bad wins Good wins were because you had a sound strategy of betting where the odds were in your favor Bad wins happened when you just got lucky Going all-in on a 2-7 off-suit might win the hand But it doesn’t mean you’re a good poker player

　Good Failures

　Mentally separating good failures from bad failures takes work Poker is a simple game where the laws of probability are cleanly defined Real life is a lot messier It takes more effort to decide which failures were because of a bad decision and which were just the unintended side-effects of the best choice available

　Although it can be difficult to separate the two, there are benefits to making two piles instead of just one By separating the two types of failures, it is easier to persevere through good failures It may hurt to have your Business proposal shut down for the fifteenth time, but it isn’t necessarily a bad failure

　By separating the two, you can also avoid more bad failures If you fail because of laziness, indecision or poor planning, you can quickly correct those in the future Knowing the difference between good and bad failures keeps you from repeating stupid mistakes

　Types of Good Failures

　I’ve found that there are several categories of good failures These are the kinds of failures you might actually seek out Since they come from good, not bad, decisions, they are the best way to fail

　1 High Upside, Low Downside

　There are many areas of life where the upside is far greater than the downside When I write an article, it takes about 90 minutes of work If nobody comments or responds to that post, then I’ve just wasted 90 minutes

　However, if the article becomes popular, it can bring in thousands of visitors to my website Those thousands of visitors translate into new readers who can get value from the website In addition, the extra traffic often results in a higher monthly income for me

　Writing blog entries is an example where failure is cheap and winning can be huge I’d gladly take a dozen or two dozen failures for a big hit A post that doesn’t get attention is a good failure

　2 Breaking Through Your Limits

　The only way you can know your limits are to go past them Occasionally I’ve committed myself to more work than I can handle The result is stress and, in extreme cases, complete burnout Doing more than you can handle on a regular basis is a recipe for a nervous breakdown

　However, if you don’t test those limits and occasionally go past them, you can never improve You’ll always go slightly below your capacity, never reaching your possible potential I don’t enjoy an exhausting schedule, but occasionally facing one ensures my productivity muscles stay strong

　3 Embarrassment and Smart Risk-Taking

　There are some situations where failures and successes can’t be separated There is no action that will guarantee you only get success In these cases, it can be useful to ignore the losses since the wins will make up for it

　Public Speaking is a great example Any chance you get to speak in public runs you the risk of embarrassment You might say something stupid The audience might not like your speech But if you don’t face those failures, it’s impossible to deliver a fantastic speech

　4 Staying Inside Your Comfort Zone

　The only way to have a bad failure is to stay put If you are constantly experimenting and pushing beyond your daily routine, any result is a good result Avoiding the things that scare you doesn’t make you safe, it makes you weaker

　Over a year ago I took dance classes For a self-proclaimed geek, this was definitely a step outside my comfort zone I loved the class Even though it was outside of my comfort zone, I had a great time and learned something valuable This wasn’t a failure, but it just as easily could have been It’s better to discourage laziness than occasionally stumbling

　5 Taking on Too Big a Challenge

　More than a few times I’ve set goals that were nearly impossible to accomplish I didn’t have enough time to reach the deadline and I had no idea what I was doing Although setting extremely difficult challenges results in a lot of failures, it keeps you sharp

　The ideal challenge level is where success is possible, but only if you work incredibly hard Unfortunately, finding this sweet spot means you’ll end up making some goals too hard and others too easy If you never fail at a big challenge it probably means most of your goals have been set too easy

　Just as there are good and bad failures, there are good and bad wins I’d rather have a good failure than a bad win A bad win might feel nice in the short term, but it is damaging over the big picture

　Do you have a personal example of a good failure Please share it in the comments below

中学经典英语美文篇三

　I Love You, Mom

　I Love You, Mom

　 and I Want You to Know Why

　I Feel So Proud to Be Your Daughter

　You are a remarkable woman

　who accomplishes so much as a

　strong woman

　in a man's world

　You are strong but soft

　You are strong but caring

　You are strong but compassionate

　You are a remarkable woman

　who accomplishes so much as a

　giving woman

　in a selfish world

　You give to your friends

　You give to your family

　You give to everyone

　You are a remarkable woman

　who is also a remarkable mother

　And you are loved by so many people

　whose lives you have touched -

　especially me

　[中文大意]

　我爱你，妈妈，并且想让您知道我为什么以做您的女儿而自豪!

　您是一位不平凡的女人：作为一个坚强的女人，在男性世界里取得了许多成绩。您坚强但是温柔，您坚强但是慈爱，您坚强但是富有同情心;

　您是一位不平凡的女人：在这样一个自私的世界里，您却给予别人许多。您帮助您的朋友，家人，每一个人;

　您是一位不平凡的女人，也是一个不平凡的母亲。您被许多人(特别是我)热爱着，您影响了他们的生活。

以下是 为大家整理的关于《英语美文朗读：一份爱的礼物》文章，供大家学习参考！

　为了不损坏包装纸，她小心翼翼地把它拆开，一个蓝色天鹅绒的首饰盒映入眼帘。多拉打开盒盖，泪水顿时模糊了她的双眼。在一个小巧的心状胸针上刻着金字：母亲。

　那是1946年的母亲节。多拉从未收到过这样的礼物；除了结婚戒指外，她没有别的饰物。哽咽无语，她把儿子一把揽入怀中，脸上洋溢着动人的光彩。

　In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle's means Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries for his family

　Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money Everything Mark Earle made through fishing in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada Reuben's mother, Dora, stretched like elastic to feed and clothe their five children

　Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, "But I don't have the money right now Can you please hold it for me for some time"

　"I'll try," the shopkeeper smiled " Folks around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things It should keep for a while"

　Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out into the sunlight with the bay rippling in a freshening wind There was purpose in his loping stride He would raise the five dollars and not tell anybody

　Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea

　He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails purchased in Hessian sacks from a local factory Sometimes the sacks were discarded in the flurry of building, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece

　That day he found two sacks, which he took to the rambling wooden factory and sold to the man in charge of packing nails

　The boy's hand tightly clutched the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home

　Near his house stood the ancient barn that housed the family's goats and chickens Reuben found a rusty soda tin and dropped his coins inside Then he climbed into the loft of the barn and hid the tin beneath a pile of sweet smelling hay

　It was dinner time when Reuben got home His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishing net Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve dinner as Reuben took his place at the table

　He looked at his mother and smiled Sunlight from the window gilded her shoulder-length blonde hair Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together

　Her chores were never-ending Sewing clothes for her family on the old Singer treadle machine, cooking meals and baking bread, planting and tending a vegetable garden, milking the goats and scrubbing soiled clothes on a washboard But she was happy Her family and their well-being were her highest priority

　Every day after chores and school, Reuben scoured the town, collecting the hessian nail bags On the day the two-room school closed for the summer, no student was more delighted than Reuben Now he would have more time for his mission

　All summer long, despite chores at home weeding and watering the garden, cutting wood and fetching water—Reuben kept to his secret task

　Then all too soon the garden was harvested, the vegetables canned and stored, and the school reopened Soon the leaves fell and the winds blew cold and gusty from the bay Reuben wandered the streets, diligently searching for his hessian treasures

　Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window sustained him Sometimes his mother would ask: "Reuben, where were you We were waiting for you to have dinner"

　"Playing, Mum Sorry"

　Dora would look at his face and shake her head Boys

　Finally spring burst into glorious green and Reuben's spirits erupted The time had come! He ran into the barn, climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can He poured the coins out and began to count

　Then he counted again He needed 20 cents more Could there be any sacks left any where in town He had to find four and sell them before the day ended

　Reuben ran down Water Street

　The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory The sack buyer was about to lock up

　"Mister! Please don't close up yet"

　The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and sweat stained

　"Come back tomorrow, boy"

　"Please, Mister I have to sell the sacks now—please"The man heard a tremor in Reuben's voice and could tell he was close to tears

　"Why do you need this money so badly"

　"It's a secret"

　The man took the sacks, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand Reuben murmured a thank you and ran home

　Then, clutching the tin can, he headed for the shop

　"I have the money," he solemnly told the owner

　The man went to the window and retrieved Reuben's treasure

　He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paper Then he placed the parcel in Reuben's hands

　Racing home, Reuben burst through the front door His mother was scrubbing the kitchen stove "Here, Mum! Here!" Reuben exclaimed as he ran to her side He placed a small box in her work roughened hand

　She unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper A blue-velvet jewel box appeared Dora lifted the lid, tears beginning to blur her vision

　In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch was the word Mother

　It was Mother's Day, 1946

　Dora had never received such a gift; she had no finery except her wedding ring Speechless, she smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms

　美文,不禁浮现出一个美丽的情境,赋予优美的语境和丰富的情感;美文,不禁联想到一种美幻的意境,充满情感的体验和丰富的表达。我精心收集了经典英语美文，供大家欣赏学习!

经典英语美文篇1

　眼睛会说话

　Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak

　Do you have such kind of experience In a bus you may look at stranger, but not too long And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable

　The same in daily life If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s stare with you that way Eyes do speak, right

　Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her

　However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, As for the listener, he will,to a certain extent,look continously at the speaker to tell him that he is attentive

　If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication Quite the contrary

　In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express

　Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation

　我们的眼睛能准确地传达一些信息，所以人们常说，眼睛会说话。

　你有过类似的体验吗在公共汽车上，你可能会看着一个陌生人，但时间不会太长。而且，如果他能感觉到有人盯着他，会觉得浑身不自在。

　日常生活中亦如此。如果别人一直盯着你看，你就会不由自主地审视自己，看看是不是有什么地方弄错了。如果一切正常，你就会对别人的这种盯梢很气愤。眼睛确实能说话，不是吗

　过久的盯着别人看会给人一种粗鲁和侵犯的感觉。但异性之间的凝视就不同了。如果一个男人盯着一个女人超过10秒钟，还不想挪开视线的话，他的意思就十分明显了，他想引起她的注意，想让她知道他爱慕她。

　正常情况下，两人交谈时，目光接触能传达这样的意思：说者偶尔看看听者，以此确认听着是否在认真倾听。而对于听者来说，他会一直看着说话的人，以此告诉他，自己正专心致志的听着。

　假如与你说话的那个人直直的盯着你，好像要镇住你似的，你便会感到惶恐不安。一般地，说谎者往往就是看别人的时间过长，而令人起疑。因为他们以为直视别人的眼睛是诚实沟通的表现，结果恰恰相反。

　实际上，长时间的相互凝视仅适合情人之间，他们喜欢温柔的对视，用目光来传达言语无法表达的爱意。

　显然，目光交流应该根据双方的关系和特定场合来进行。

经典英语美文篇2

　论说谎

　Now as to the matter of lying You want to be very careful about lying, otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught, once caught, you can never again be, in the eyes of the pure and the good, what you were beforeMany a young person has injured himself permenently throuth a single clumsy and ill-finished lie, the result of carelessness born of incomplete training Some authorities hold that the young ought not to lie at all That, of course, is putting it rather stronger than necessary Still, while I can't go quite so far as that, I do maintain, and I believe I am right, that the young ought to be temperate in the use of this great art until practice and experience shall give them that confidence, elegance, precision which alone make the accomplishment graceful and profitable Patience, diligence, painstaking attention to detail - these are the requirments These, in time ,will make the student perfect Upon these, and upon these only, mayhe rely as the sure foundation for future eminence

　Think what tedious years of study, thought, practice, and experience ,went to the equipment of the peerless old master who was able to impose upon the whole world with the lofty and sounding maxim that "Truth is mighty and will prevail"- The most majestic compound feature of fact which any of woman born has yet achieved

　For the history of our race and every individual's experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal There is in Bostain a monument of the man who discover the anesthesia Many people are aware, in these later days, that he didn't discover it at all, but stole the discovery from another man Is the truth mighty, and will it prevail No, My hearers, the monument is made of hard materials, but the lie it tells will outlast a millon years An awkward, feeble, leaky lie is a thing which you ought to make it your unceasing study to avoid Why, you might as well tell the truth at once and be done with it

　现在来谈一谈说谎。你们可要特别谨慎地看待说谎;否则十有八九会被揭穿。一旦被揭穿，在善良和淳朴的人们眼中，你就再也不可能是以前的你了。许多年轻人，仅仅由于一次拙劣难圆的谎言，由于不完备的教育而导致轻率的后果-而使自己长期蒙受损失。一些权威人士认为年轻人根本不该说谎。当然，这种说法言之过甚，其实未必如此。不过，虽然我不能把话讲的太过分，我却坚信-我认为确乎如此，在实践和阅历使人获得信心，文雅，严谨之前，年轻人运用这门伟大的艺术时应当把握好分寸，因为只有这三点才能使说谎的本领无伤大雅甚至带来益处。耐心，勤奋，细致入微则是必备素质，经年累月，这些素质便会使学生变得完善起来。凭借这些，也只有凭借这些，他才可能为将来的出类拔萃打下牢固的基础。

　试想，要经过学习，思考，实践，经验等多么漫长的岁月，那举世无双的大师才具备如此的素养，他使得整个世界接受了“真理是强大的，并且终将战胜一切”这句崇高而响彻云霄的格言，这是关于事实的复杂性所道出的最豪迈的一句话，至今任何一个出自娘胎的人都未有此成就。

　原因是我们人类的历史以及每个人的经历都深深地印证了这样的事实:一个真理不难抹杀，一个说的巧妙的谎言则经久不衰。在波士顿，人们为纪念发现麻醉法的人而立了一座纪念碑：很多人到近期才知道,那个人根本没有发现麻醉法，而是窃取了另一个人的发现。这个真理强大吗它终会取胜吗唉，非也，听众们，虽然纪念碑是用坚硬的材料建造的，而它所散布的谎言却将比它持久百万年。你们应该不断研究如果避免制造那些拙劣，无力而又破绽百出的谎言;诸如此类的谎言比起一个普通事实来，决不具有更加真实的永久性。嗨，你们倒不如既讲真话又同真理打交道。

经典英语美文篇3

　爱的礼物

　If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing

　Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things

　Love never ends But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end When I was a child, I thought like a child; when I became and adult, I put an end to childish ways For now we see in mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love

　就算我能说万人的方言和天使的话语，但如果没有爱，我不过就如鸣锣一般;就算我有预知未来的能力，就算我精通各种知识和奥秘，就算我有坚定的信念，但如果没有爱，我就什么都算不上;就算我拿所有的财物周济穷人，就算我能做出舍己为人的壮举，但如果没有爱，我仍将一无所有。

　爱是一种忍耐，爱是一种友善;爱不是嫉妒，不是自大，不是鲁莽，不是固执己见，不是轻易发怒。爱意味着憎恶不义，赞赏真理;爱意味着包容一切，相信一切，对生活充满希望，并能忍受生活中的一切。

　爱是永无止境的，但又是有尽头的;就像知识一样，必将归于乌有。我们现在搜掌握的知识很有限，当我们掌握了完整的知识时，有限的知识必将归于乌有。当我还是一个孩子的时候，我像孩子一样说话，像孩子一样思考问题，像孩子一样推理;但我一旦成年，就不再像孩子一样了。现阶段，我们很多时候好像是从镜子里观看事物，对很多事物都看不清，但有朝一日我们会直面这些事物。现阶段，我知道的东西很有限，但有朝一日我会懂得一切。如今，常存在人们心中的东西有三样：信念、希望和爱，而其中爱是最重要的!