英语美文摘抄10篇

英语美文摘抄10篇

       非常感谢大家对英语美文摘抄10篇问题集合的贡献。我会努力给出简明扼要的回答，并根据需要提供一些具体实例来支持我的观点，希望这能给大家带来一些新的思路。

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       　美文的朗读不仅能让学生培养良好的语言表达技能,还能在更深入地理解文本的过程中受到思想品德以及审美的教育。我整理了关于英语美文，欢迎阅读!

关于英语美文篇一

       　开心的活着,犹如这是人间乐土

       　If you woke pup this morning with more health than illnessyou are more blessed than themillion who will not survive this week.

       　如果你早上醒来的时候健康无恙那么，比起活不过这一周的百万人来说，你真是幸运多了。

       　If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, theagony of torture, or the pangs of starvation?you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

       　如果你未曾经历过战争的危险、入狱的孤独、严刑的苦楚、饥饿的痛苦那么，比起世界上5亿人来，你真是幸运多了。

       　If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place tosleep? you are richer than 75% of this world.

       　如果你冰箱里有食物，身上有衣服可穿，有屋篷遮蔽，有地方睡觉那么，比起世界上75%的人来，你真是富足多了。

       　If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in dish someplace?you areamong the top 8% of the world?s wealth.

       　如果你银行中有存款，钱包中也有钱，还能到某处消费习菜你便跻身在世界上最富有的8%人口当中了。

       　If your parents are still alive and still married?you are very rare, even in the United Stated andCanada.

       　如果你的父母依然健在，而且还在一起生活的话这可是非常难得的事，即使是在美国与加拿大。

       　Someone once said: What goes around comes around.

       　有人说过：我所付出的终将会回归。

       　So?

       　所以

       　Work live you don?t need the money.

       　去工作时，犹如你不需要金钱。

       　Love like you?ve never been hurt.

       　去爱他人，犹如你从未被伤害。

       　Dance like nobody?s watching.

       　去舞蹈吧，犹如无人在一旁观看。

       　Sing like nobody?s listening.

       　去歌唱吧，犹如无人在一边谛听。

       　Live like it?s Heaven on Earth.

       　好好地生活，犹如这里是人间乐土。

关于英语美文篇二

       　一直走在阳光下

       　Greta always said, "dear, keep walking in sunshine!" no matter how terrible my day started, ialways felt sunny walking home from greta?s house-even beneath the winter starlight.

       　葛丽塔总是这样说：?亲爱的，请走在阳光里!?无论我过的每一天是如何糟糕地开始，从葛丽塔的小屋出来走回家的时候，即使是披着冬夜的星光，我都会感觉心情愉悦。

       　I arrived at greta?s house today just after sunset. an ambulance had stopped a few feet fromher door, it?s red lights flashing. when i ran into the old house, greta recognized me right away.

       　这天，我在傍晚后来到了葛丽塔的家。一辆救护停在她家门口附近，红色的灯在闪烁不停。当我冲进她家的老房子，葛丽塔立刻认出了我。

       　She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes. she was almost out of breath whenshe reached out and softly touched my arm. her last words to me were "dear, keep walking insunshine!"

       　她对我微笑，一双令人难忘的蓝眼睛闪烁着光芒。当她艰难地走出来，温柔地抚摸着我的胳膊的时候，她几乎已经奄奄一息。她对我说的最后一句话是：?亲爱的，记得一直要走在阳光下。?

关于英语美文篇三

       　我的世界观

       　How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose heknows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knowsfrom daily life that one exists for other people?first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, towhose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remindmyself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, andthat I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am stillreceiving. I am strongly drawn to a frugal life and am often oppressively aware that I amengrossing an undue amount of the labor of my fellowmen. I regard class distinctions asunjustified and, in the last resort, based on force. I also believe that a simple andunassuming life is good for everybody, physically and mentally.

       　我们这些肉体凡胎是多么奇怪啊!每个人来到这个世上都只作短暂停留，究竟为了什么目的却无从知晓，虽然有时觉得自己好像有所感悟。但是，无需深入思考，仅从日常生活就可明白，人是为他人而存在的首先是为这样一些人：他们的欢笑、健康和福祉与我们的幸福息息相关;其次是为那些为数众多的陌生人，因为同情他们，使得我们与他们的命运联系在了一起。每一天，我都上百次地提醒自己，我的精神和物质生活都是建立在他人(包括生者和死者)的劳动基础上，对于我已经得到和正在得到的一切，我必须尽力给以相同程度的回报。我深深向往一种俭朴的生活，由于经常意识到自己占用了同胞太多的劳动而心有不安。我认为阶级区分是不正当的，其最终的达成方式常常诉诸暴力。我还认为，无论是在身体上还是心理上，过一种简单而不铺张浪费的生活对每个人都有好处。

       　I do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense. Everybody acts not onlyunder external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity. Schopenhauer?ssaying, ?A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants,? has been a very realinspiration to me since my youth; it has been a continual consolation in the face of life?shardships, my own and others?, and an unfailing wellspring of tolerance. This realizationmercifully mitigates the easily paralyzing sense of responsibility and prevents us from takingourselves and other people all too seriously; it is conducive to a view of life which, inparticular, gives humor its due.

       　我完全不相信哲学意义上的人的自由。每个人的行为不仅受外在力量的约束，还要与内在需求协调一致。叔本华说：?人可以任意而为，却不能心想事成。?这句话从我年轻时起就一直深深地启发着我。在面对生活的艰辛时无论是我自己还是他人的艰辛，这句话总能不断地给我安慰，成为永不枯竭的忍耐的源泉。这一认识能够仁慈地缓和那份令人几欲崩溃的责任感，并防止我们太把自己或者他人当回事，还有助于形成一种尤其幽默的人生观。

       　To inquire after the meaning or object of one?s own existence or that of all creatures hasalways seemed to me absurd from an objective point of view. And yet everybody has certainideals which determine the direction of his endeavors and his judgments. In this sense I havenever looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves?this ethical basis I call the idealof a pigsty. The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me newcourage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. Without the sense ofkinship with men of like mind, without the occupation with the objective world, the eternallyunattainable in the field of art and scientific endeavors, life would have seemed to me empty.The trite objects of human efforts?possessions, outward success, luxury?have alwaysseemed to me contemptible.

       　客观地说，探求自己或者其他所有生命存在的意义或者目标，我一直都认为是荒.唐之举。然而，每个人多少都有自己的理想，决定着他的奋斗目标和他对事情的看法。从这个意义上说，我从来都不会把安逸和幸福看作终极目标我将这种伦理道德的基础称之为?猪圈理想?。一直以来，是对真、善、美的追求照亮了我的道路，一次又一次给我以新的勇气，让我愉快地面对生活。如果没有对志同道合者的那种亲近感，如果没有对客观世界那个艺术和科学研究永远也无法穷极的世界的孜孜以求，生命对我来说就是一场空。那些向来为世人竞相追求的目标财产、奢华和外在的成功我对此不屑一顾。

       　My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddlywith my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and humancommunities. I am truly a ?lone traveler? and have never belonged to my country, my home, myfriend, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, I havenever lost a sense of distance and a need for solitude-feelings which increase with the years.One becomes sharply aware, but without regret, of the limits of mutual understanding andconsonance with other people. No doubt, such a person loses some of his innocence andunconcern; on the other hand, he is largely independent, of the opinions, habits, andjudgments of his fellows and avoids the temptation to build his inner equilibrium upon suchinsecure foundations.

       　一方面，我有着强烈的社会正义感和社会责任感，另一方面，我的内心又明显没有与他人和社会直接接触的需求，二者形成了一个奇怪的对比。我确实是一个?孤独的旅者?，我的心从未完全地属于过我的祖国、我的家庭、我的朋友，甚至我最亲近的家人。在面对所有这些羁绊时，我从来没有失去过距离感，也没有摆脱掉孤独感这种感觉随着年岁的增长还在增加。一个人开始强烈地意识到人与人之间的相互理解与和谐一致是有限度的，但却并不为此遗憾时，此人毫无疑问已经失去了部分天真无邪、无忧无虑的童心，但另一方面，他也在很大程度上获得了独立，不再受他人观点、习惯和判断的影响，同时也能避免内心那种要将平衡建立在这种不可靠的基础之上的强烈愿望。

       　The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotionwhich stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can nolonger wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was theexperience of mystery?even if mixed with fear?that engendered religion. A knowledge of theexistence of something we cannot penetrate, our perceptions of the profoundest reason andthe most radiant beauty, which only in their most primitive forms are accessible to our minds?it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute true religiosity; in this sense, and in thisalone, I am a deeply religious man. I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes hiscreatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would Iwant to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear orabsurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of lifeand with the awareness and a glimpse of the marvelous structure of the existing world,together with the devoted striving to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of theReason that manifests itself in nature.

       　人类所能享有的最美妙的体验就是神秘感，这是真正的科学与艺术的根源中最基础的情感。无论是谁，如果没有感受过它的魅力，如果不再感到好奇，不再发出惊叹，他就无异于行尸走肉，瞎眼盲心。正是这种神秘的体验即使夹杂着恐惧促进了宗教的产生。我们知道有某种事物的存在我们无法参透，我们对最深刻的理性与最绚丽的美的感知，只有在它们以最原始的形式出现时才能有所理解正是这种认知和情感构成了真正的宗教信仰。在这种意义上，也只有在这种意义上，我是一个笃信宗教的人。我无法臆想出一个对自己创造出来的生命加以奖赏和惩罚的上帝，也无法想象他会拥有我们自身所拥有的意志。我无法也不愿想象一个人在肉体死去之后仍然可以活着。让那些脆弱的灵魂，出于恐惧或者可笑的私利，去拥抱这种想法吧。我满足于对生命的永恒保持神秘感，满足于对现存世界神奇结构的粗浅感知和匆匆一瞥，也满足于通过不懈的努力，对自然本身显露出的一部分?道?进行理解，哪怕只是极其微小的一部分。

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        英语励志美文：第二次生命的启示

        拉尔夫.里士满

        A New Look from Borrowed Time By Ralph Richmond

        Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a stethoscope. “Yes,” he said, “there is a lesion in the left, upper lobe. You have a moderately advanced case…” I listened, stunned, as he continued, “You’ll have to give up work at once and go to bed. Later on, we’ll see.” He gave me no assurances.

        十年前的一天，我坐在一名手持听诊器的医生对面。“你的左肺叶上部确实有一处坏损，而且病情正在恶化”——听到这里，我整个人一下懵了。“你必须停止工作卧床休息，有待观察。”医生对我的病情也是不置可否。

        Feeling like a man who in mid-career has suddenly been placed under sentence of death with an indefinite reprieve, I left the doctor’s office, walked over to the park, and sat down on a bench, perhaps, as I then told myself, for the last time. I needed to think. In the next three days, I cleared up my affairs; then I went home, got into bed, and set my watch to tick off not the minutes, but the months. two and a half years and many dashed hopes later, I left my bed and began the long climb back. It was another year before I made it.

        就这样，事业方面方兴未艾的我仿佛突然被人判了死刑，却说不准何时执刑。我离开医生的办公室，来到公园的长椅上坐下。这也许是最后一次来这儿了，我对自己说。我真得好好整理一下思绪。接下来的三天我把手头的事务全部处理完毕。我回到家，躺到床上，然后把手表从显示分钟改为显示月份。两年半的时间过去了，在无数次的失望之后，我终于可以离开病床，艰难地向从前的生活状态回归。一年之后，我做到了。

        I speak to this experience because these years that past so slowly taught me what to value and what to believe. They said to me: Take time, before time takes you. I realize now that this world I’m living in is not my oyster to be opened but my opportunity to be grasped. Each day, to me, is a precious entity. The sun comes up and presents me with 24 brand new, wonderful hours—not to pass, but to fill.

        我之所以谈起这段经历，是因为那段度日如年的岁月让我懂得应该珍惜什么，信仰什么。那段岁月让我明白一个道理：牢牢抓住时间，而不是让时间将你套牢。现在我终于明白，我生活着的这个世界不是等待我去打开的一扇牡蛎，而是需要我去抓住的一个机会。每一天我都视若珍宝，每一轮太阳带给我的崭新的二十四小时都鲜活而精彩，我绝不可将其虚度。

        I’ve learned to appreciate those little, all-important things I never thought I had the time to notice before: the play of light on running water, the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree. I seem now to see and hear and feel with some of the recovered freshness of childhood. How well, for instance, I recall the touch of the springy earth under my feet the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was almost more than I could bear. It was like regaining one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.

        从前，我终日忙碌，无暇顾及生活中某些重要的细节，诸如水波上的光影，松林间的风吟——现在，我终于学会去欣赏它们的美好。如今，我仿佛重返童年，又觉得自己所见所闻所感的一切都那么新鲜。当我卧床数年后重新将双脚踏在大地上的那一刻，脚下那久违了的松软土壤让我激动得情难自抑，仿佛重新拥有我差一点就失去的世界。

        Frequently, I sit back and say to myself, Let me make note of this moment I’m living right now, because in it I’m well, happy, hard at work doing what I like best to do. It won’t always be like this, so while it is I’ll make the most of it—and afterwards, I remember—and be grateful. All this, I owe to that long time spent on the sidelines of life. Wiser people come to this awareness without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m wiser now, a little, and happier.

        我现在时常舒舒服服地坐着，提醒自己要记住当下的每分每秒，因为现在的我健康、快乐，能努力做自己最爱做的工作。这一切如此美好，却终将消逝，在如此美好的生活消逝之前，我一定要倍加珍惜。在它逝去之后，我会记得曾经拥有的美好，并心存感激。这一切改变都得益于我在生命边缘徘徊的那几年。智者无需被逼到如此境地也能明白这些道理——可惜我从前太愚钝。现在的我比从前多了几分睿智，我也因此更加快乐。

        “Look thy last on all things lovely, every hour.” With these words, Walter de la Mare sums up for me my philosophy and my belief. God made this world—in spite of what man now and then tries to do to unmake it—a dwelling place of beauty and wonder, and He filled it with more goodness than most of us suspect. And so I say to myself, Should I not pretty often take time to absorb the beauty and the wonder, to contribute a least a little to the goodness? And should I not then, in my heart, give thanks? Truly, I do. This I believe.

        英国诗人沃尔特.德拉.梅尔曾说过：“时刻记住，最后看一眼所有美好的事物!”这句诗正好 总结 了我的人生哲学与信仰。上帝创造的这个世界——这个人类时常试图毁灭的世界——是个美丽奇妙的家园。这里充满了上帝所赐予的美好事物，超过我们大多数人的想象。我于是常常自问，难道自己不应该去细细品味这些美丽与奇迹，尽绵薄之力去创造世间的美好吗?难道我不应心存感激吗?我确实应该——这就是我的信仰。

        英语励志美文：奉献是支付租金

        李·黑斯廷斯·布里斯托尔

        Paying the Rent of Service By Lee Bristol

        In a complex society and a complex civilization, the individual is inevitably confused much of the time. But I believe that the basic solution of all world and group problems must first be solved by the individual himself. Each one of us, whether we publicly admit it or not, has a deeply spiritual side. Not one of us can conceal it—scratch the surface and it’s always there. So first of all—and underlying all my credo—I believe in God and in an orderly universe.

        人类生活在复杂的社会和文明中，总会不可避免地感到困惑。然而，我相信：人类自身才是解决全世界和群体问题的根本，无论是否公开承认，每个人的内心深处都藏着一个精神家园。揭开覆盖在它表层的东西，它永远在那里，没有人能够将其隐藏。我相信上帝和有序的宇宙，这是我所有信条中的第一个。

        As a mortal, passing through this life for just a limited period of time, I believe that happiness is a truly basic objective—happiness for one’s self and, hopefully, happiness for others. It hasn’t taken too much living on my part to discover that real happiness, which sounds so selfish and so self-centered, is never achieved merely by selfish materialism—it can only have depth and real satisfaction if it is bound up with unselfishness—with a consideration for others. Service is the very essence of it. It has been said that “service is the rent we pay for our place on earth.” That kind of service brings the true happiness that we all seek.

        生命是有限的，我相信，人类应该为自己追求幸福，同时也为他人带去幸福，这才是人类真正要追求的最基本的生活目标。回顾自己丰富的生活阅历，我明白了，真正的幸福似乎是自私和以自我为中心。但是，那些牟取私利、满足个人物质需要的人永远不会拥有真正的幸福。只有当幸福与无私、体谅他人联系在一起时，这种幸福才会是有深度、真正令人满意的幸福。幸福的本质是奉献，这种奉献带来了我们所有人所追求的真正幸福。曾经有人说过这样的话：“幸福是我们为在地球上占据的空间而支付的租金。”

        The antithesis of all this is selfishness, which is outstandingly the greatest world-wide vice. It seems though all the world had the “gimmies,” selfishly grasping for power, and more and more, at national levels, with individuals selfishly struggling for material things at their own level.

        自私自利是世界上最令人憎恶的恶行，它是一切幸福的对立面。世界的每一个角落似乎都存在着这种恶行，国家之间对于权利的贪婪追求，人与人之间为了物质财富而进行的斗争。

        Each one of us needs a sense of humor with its balancing factor of a sense of proportion. I believe a sense of humor brings poise and a start towards understanding.

        每个人都需要一种幽默感和分寸感，我相信幽默感是理解的开端，能够使人类沉着、冷静。

        My credo embraces a joyous approach for me toward my fellow man and for collective groups towards each other. I want none of that grim hellfire-and-brimstone stuff that flourished in the early days of our country—a religion of frightening fear of the hereafter. Why, even their old church pews were as uncomfortable as straitjackets! A joyous approach towards living even cheers you yourself—to say nothing of its warmth that eases the burdens of others.

        我的信条是：同胞之间、群体之间应该快乐地相处。我反对我国早期曾盛行的宣扬残酷的地狱之火及战火这样的谬论，这让人类对来世的信仰产生了巨大恐惧。为什么连教堂里靠背椅的椅背都像件瘦小的外套，令人很不舒服!快乐地面对生活不但使自己感到高兴，还能温暖他人，减轻他人的生活负担。

        I believe that brotherhood can grow from this to help destroy forever the seeds of friction and injustice that stem from group minority prejudices.

        我相信，幸福能够产生兄弟情谊，有助于消除小群体偏见产生的冲突和不公平的苗头。

        If only each one of us can develop a sound philosophy and work out a course of conduct as individuals, then I believe we can solve our world problems at the international level. Thomas Mann once gave this challenging definition: “War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.” With faith and good will in our hearts and with peace in our souls and minds, surely we can leave this world the better for our having lived in it.

        只要每个人都能确立一个正确的哲学观，制定出一套个人行为规范，我相信我们能够解决国际问题。托马斯·曼曾经提出了这样一条富有挑战性的定义：“战争只是对和平解决问题方式的逃避。”只要心中有信仰，有良好的愿望，只要思想和灵魂追求和平，我们就一定能够在有生之年让世界变得更加美好。

        英语励志美文：人像一棵果树

        埃尔默.霍姆斯.博布斯特

        Man Is Like a Fruit Tree by Elmer H. Bobst

        Once, while taking my boat down the inland waterway to Florida, I decided to tie up at Georgetown, South Carolina, for the night and visit with an old friend. As we approached the Esso dock, I saw him through my binoculars standing there awaiting us. Tall and straight as an arrow he stood, facing a cold, penetrating wind - truly a picture of a sturdy man, even though in his eighties. Yes, the man was our elder statesman, Bernard Baruch.

        有一次，我沿着内河独自驾船前往佛罗里达州。到达南卡洛来纳的乔治敦时，我决定靠岸过夜，顺便去 拜访 一位老朋友。船一进埃松港，我就从望远镜中看到他站在那里等我们。朋友高而挺拔的身影像一支箭一样，站立在刺骨的寒风中，简直一幅健壮男子汉的画面，虽然画面中人已年过八旬。没错，他就是我们的老一辈政治家，伯纳德.巴鲁克。

        He loaded us into his station wagon and we were off to his famous Hobcaw Barony for dinner. We sat and talked in the great living room where many notables and statesmen, including Roosevelt and Churchill, have sat and taken their cues. In his eighty-second year, still a human dynamo, Mr. Baruch talked not of the past but of present problems and the future, deploring our ignorance of history, economics and psychology. His only reference to the past was to tell me, with the wonderful sparkle in his eyes, that he was only able to get eight quail out of the ten shots the day before. What is the secret of this great man's value to the world? The answer is his insatiable desire to keep being productive.

        伯纳德.巴鲁克的旅行轿车载着我们，径直驶向他那著名的霍布考大庄园用餐。我们就座谈话的大客厅，曾有包括罗斯福和丘吉尔在内的许多贵客与政治家光临，与他交谈，倾听他的意见。如今，巴鲁克先生虽已82岁，却依然活力充沛。他对过去缄口不提，只谈论现在与将来的问题，并为我们对历史学、经济学和心理学知识的匮乏而深表遗憾。他告诉我，昨天他只用10发子弹就射中了8只鹌鹑，这也是他提到的唯一一件“往事”。说话时，他的双眼闪烁着令人愉快的光芒。这位伟大的人物对世界充满价值的奥秘何在?答案就是他对成就一如既往的追求。

        Another friend of mine, the head of one of our largest corporations, a great steel company, is approaching his middle seventies, and he is still a great leader. He, too, never talks of the past. Instead, he tackles the problems of each day in his stride, brims with plans for the future and, incidentally, shoots in the low seventies on any golf course. He is a happy man because he is productive.

        我的另一位朋友领导着一家最大的公司——一个大钢铁公司。年近75岁的他，依然是位优秀的领导者。他也从不谈及往昔，而是游刃有余地处理着每天的问题，头脑中想的满是对未来的计划。并且值得一提的是，70多岁的他，还会不时打打 高尔夫球 。他是个幸福的人，因为他有所成就。

        Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently, I walked into the locker room of a rather well-known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables, talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community. If material prosperity were the chief requisites for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through Scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased. When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.

        人生在世最难完成的两件事就是：用诚实的努力获得财富，以及拥有财富后，学会如何正确地运用。最近，在一个相当知名的高尔夫俱乐部，我打完一轮球后走进衣帽间。当时已近黄昏，多数俱乐部成员都已经回家。然而，六七位年过中旬的人依然坐在桌边，漫无目的地闲聊着，喝得烂醉如泥。他们每天都是如此。令我无比惊奇的是，他们个个都曾是家财万贯，事业成功，在圈内备受尊敬的人。如果幸福的首要因素是物质财富，那么他们每个人都应该很幸福。+但是，我想，对他们来说，某种非常重要的东西已经失去了，不然他们又怎会逃避现实，每天用苏打水和苏格兰威士忌将自己灌得烂醉如泥?他们明白，自己已经无法突破现有的成就。一棵果树若不再结果便会枯死，人也如此。

        What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eyes while I was thumbing through my Bible. The words were few but they became indelibly impressed on my mind: "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread."

        如何才能幸福长寿地生活在世上呢?我想，很早之前在翻阅《圣经》时，我就找到了答案。《创世纪》中有一段话引起了我的注意，它虽然简短，却在我脑海中留下了深刻的印象：“要想糊口，必要汗流满面。”

        To me that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections. In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight - have finished the course - I have kept the faith.

        对我而言，它是最初的记忆，也是始终的挑战。实际上，对每个人来说，人生之役，生存之役，都是一种挑战。圣.保罗不朽的教诲，也一直并将永远鼓舞着我。但愿，在到达生命之途的终点时，我能够认为自己打了漂亮的一仗，不仅走完了人生的旅程，而且一如既往地坚持着自己的信仰。

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高中优秀英语美文篇一

       　林肯盖茨堡演讲词

       　Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation,

       　八十七年前，我们的祖先在这块大陆上建立了个新国家，

       　conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

       　这个国家是以自由为理念，并致力于人生而平等的主张。

       　Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation，or any nation so conceived and so dedicated，can long endure.

       　现在我们投身于这场伟大的内战。这个内战在考验这个新国家或是任何一个有相同理念、致力于相同主张的国家能否长久存在。

       　We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

       　我们相会于这场战争的伟大战场上。

       　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.

       　我们来到这里，将这战场上的小块土地奉献给那些为国家生存而捐躯的人，以作为他们最后安息之地。

       　It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

       　我们这样做是十分适当的，也是应该的。

       　But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground.

       　但就广义而言，我们却无法奉献这块土地，无法把这块土地变得神圣，

       　The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

       　因为在此奋战过的勇者，不论是生是死，都已经将这块土地变得如此神圣，以致我们薄弱的力量实不能再对它有所扬抑。

       　The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

       　我们现在在这里所说的话，世人是不太注意的，过不久都会忘记，但这些勇者在此曾有的表现世人将水远铭记在心。

       　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.

       　我们活着的人，应该在这块土地上献身于那些曾被努力推进却尚未完成的工作。

       　It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us:

       　我们实在应该献身于这些勇者所遗留给我们的眼前这个伟大任务:

       　that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion;

       　这些光荣过世的先烈们曾为国家大业奉献到底，而我们则应秉承他们的奉献精神，更加全力以赴;

       　that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain;

       　我们决意不计这些先烈白白牺牲;

       　that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom;

       　在上帝的庇佑之下，自由将在我国重生，

       　and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

       　而这个民有、民治、民享的政府将永存于世。

高中优秀英语美文篇二

       　自制

       　Self-control is essential to happiness and usefulness.

       　自制是快乐及有为不可或缺的部分。

       　It is the master of all the virtues, and has its root in self-respect.

       　它主宰所有的美德，并扎根于自尊。

       　Let a man yield to his impulses and passions, and from that moment he gives up his moralfreedom.

       　一个人若受到冲动、感情用事支配的话，从那一刻起他便放弃了他的道德自由。

       　It is the self-discipline of a man that enables him to pursue success with superior diligenceand sobriety.

       　自律使人能够更加勤奋、更加冷静地来追求成功。

       　Many of the great characters in history illustrate this trait.

       　历史上许多伟人都展现了这样的特质。

       　In ordinary life the application is the same.

       　自律亦可同样运用在日常生活中。

       　He who would lead must first command himself.

       　欲领导他人的人必须先统御自己。

       　The time of test is when everybody is excited or angry, then the well一balanced mind comes tothe front.

       　每个人激动生气时，便是考验的时刻，这时心平气和的人便会出头了。

       　There is a very special demand for the cultivation of this trait at present.

       　目前最需要培养这种特质了。

       　The young men who rush into business with no good education or drill will do poor andfeverish work.

       　没有受过良好的教育或磨练便匆匆投入商场的小伙子，做起事来一定是差劲而毛躁。

       　Endurance is a much better test of character than act of heroism.

       　忍耐要比逞英雄更能考验品德。

       　A fair amount of self-examination is good，Self-knowledge is a preface to self-control.

       　适度的自我检讨很不错。若有自知之明方能自制。

       　Too much self-inspection leads to morbidness; too little conducts to careless and hastyaction.

       　不过过度的自我检讨会成为病态，检讨不足则又导致行事粗心草率。

       　There are two things which will surely strengthen our self-control.

       　有两件事肯定会增强我们的自制力。

       　One is attention to conscience; the other is a spirit of good will.

       　其一是注重良知，其二是心怀善意。

       　The man who would succeed in any great undertaking must hold all his faculties under perfectcontrol;

       　若要实现任何伟大的抱负获得成功就必须妥善掌控自己的才能;

       　they must be disciplined and drilled until they quickly and cheerfully obey the will.

       　他必须要先加以约束、磨练这些才能，它们方能迅速而又愉快地服从他的心意。

高中优秀英语美文篇三

       　青春

       　Youth is not just a stage of life; it is a state of mind.

       　青春不只是人生的一个阶段;它是一种心境。

       　It is not a matter of rosy cheeks，red lips and supple knees;

       　它不是指红润的脸颊、红色的嘴唇和柔软弯曲的膝盖;

       　it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination，a vigor of the emotions.

       　而是指意志力、丰富的想象力、充沛的感情。

       　It is the freshness of the deep spring of life.

       　它是生命深泉之清新。

       　Youth means the predominance over of courage over timidity, of adventure over the love ofease.

       　青春意味着勇气胜过胆怯，冒险犯难胜过贪图安逸。

       　This often exists in a man of sixty more than in a boy of twenty.

       　六十岁的人往往要比二十岁的小伙子更持有这种精神。

       　Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years.

       　没有人只因活了若干年而变老。

       　We grow old by deserting our ideals.

       　我们变老是因为我们抛弃了自己的理想。

       　Years may wrinkle the skin，but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

       　岁月可以使皮肤产生皱纹，但是放弃热诚则会消蚀灵魂。

       　Worry，doubt，self-distrust，fear and despair - these bow the head and turn the growingspirit back to dust.

       　忧虑、怀疑、缺乏自信、恐惧和绝望?这些都会让我们垂头丧气，而且会让成长的精神化为乌有。

       　Whether sixty or sixteen，there is in every numan being's heart the love of wonder,

       　每个人不管是六十岁或是十六岁，心中都有一股好奇心，

       　the sweet amazement of the stars and the starlike things, the undaunted challenge ofevents，

       　对星星及星状的东西会产生一种欢喜之情，不畏任何挑战，

       　the unfailing childlike appetite for what-next and the joy of the game of living.

       　对未知的事物有着一种像孩子般永不冷却的热望，以及游戏人生的喜悦之情。

       　You are as young as your faith，as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence,

       　你有信心、自信和希望时，就会年轻;

       　as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair.

       　而你若怀疑、恐惧和绝望时，就会衰老。

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500字左右英语美文摘抄篇1

       　If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts. When we are stressed, depressed, upset, or otherwise in a negative state of mind because we perceive that "bad things" keep happening to us, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive. If we don't, we will only attract more "bad things."

       　如果你感觉生活对你来说实在是糟糕之极，你可以挑战着想些积极的东西。当我们不堪重负、沮丧、失落，抑或因为我们认为倒霉的事总是光临我们而处于消极状态时，将这些消极的思想转变为积极的至关重要。如果我们不这么做，只会招致更多的霉运。

       　It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but I can assure you that someone, somewhere is worse off than you. We can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.

       　有如此之多消极因素还要想些积极的东西，通常情况下这很难，但我可以保证，在某个地方有人比你情况还糟。我们可以换种方式，一步一步细细思考那些消极的东西。

       　If you start with one small, positive thing and repeat it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation: positive thoughts, feelings, opportunities and people will start showing up in your life. With practice, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, irregardless of the events around you.

       　从一件积极的小事情开始，并且一整天就一直重复想着，你将进入一个更加积极的状态：积极的思想、情感、机遇、人们开始装扮你的人生。这样练下去，很快你会发现你将改变你的观点，选择快乐的生活，而不在意周围那些琐事。

       　Here are a few examples for you to practice. Say them out loud and with feeling!

       　下面有一些方法供你选择练习。要有感情的把它们大声说出来。

       　1. Begin and end each day with a "Thank you for this wonderful, glorious day!"

       　在每一天开始和结束的时候，说一句?感谢这么一个愉快的一天?。

       　2. When you see the gas prices hiking, say "I am so glad that I am blessed to have a vehicle in which to get around."

       　燃气价格高涨的时候，说?我很高兴我至少还有着这辆车可以到处兜风。?

       　3. When you are late for work, say "I am so happy and grateful for my job as I know that many don't have one."

       　上班迟到时，说?我很幸福并感激我的工作，因为我知道很多人还没有工作。?

       　4. If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: "I really do appreciate my eyes that see, my ears that hear, my mouth that tastes, my legs that walk, my arms that lift, my hands that write, my mind that thinks, my knees that bend and my tongue that talks." The possibilities here are endless: insert what does work for you and feel good about it!

       　如果你的健康出了问题，对目前所拥有的要心存感激：?我真的感激我的眼睛还能看，我的耳朵还能听，我的嘴还能品味，我的双腿还能行走，我的双臂还能抬起，我的双手还能写字，我还能思考，我的双膝还能弯曲，我还能说话?。这儿有无穷尽的种种可能：珍惜你所拥有的，并善待它们!

       　5. Write down what you're grateful for each day. In moments when you're feeling really down, read what you wrote previously. This will help uplift your spirits. If you practice this regularly, you will find that your list will get longer and longer.

       　记下每天让你感激的事，每当你失落的时候，读一读你曾经写下的心情，这会让你从新振作起来。经常这样练习去，你会发现你所感激的东西越来越多。

       　The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of blissful peace. The more you practice, the happier you'll be.

       　转为积极情绪并长久保持着这种状态的关键在于为自己创造幸福、宁静的一刻。练的越多，你就越幸福。

500字左右英语美文摘抄篇2

       　Home on the Way

       　旅人的家

       　People need homes: children assume their parents' place as home; boarders call school "home" on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers ? have no place to call "home", at least for a few nights.

       　人人都需要家：小孩子把父母的住所当做自己的家;寄宿生在平日把学校称为?家?;结了婚的夫妻要共同营造自己的新家;至于旅者呢?至少有几晚他们要住在不能称为?家?的地方!

       　So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time? Don?t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.

       　那么那些不得不长期出门在外的人怎么办?难道他们无权拥有一个家吗?他们当然有!

       　Some regular travelers take their own belongings: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants; others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely. Furthermore, driving a camping car during one?s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home -- only mobile!

       　有些经常出门的旅者会随身携带些属于自己的日用品，像床单、枕套或全家福相片等，无论走到哪里，这些东西都能带给他们家的感觉;有些人在长驻时会待在同一家旅馆里，使他们对店里的服务和人员都非常熟稔;再有的就可能只是在旅馆的窗边摆些花，使房间更像个家。此外，一路开着露营车旅行，晚上就住在车里，这就更像是真正的家了――只不过能移动而已!

       　And how about maintaining relationships while in transit? Some keep contact with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they're still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings.

       　那人们在旅程穿梭时，又是如何维系关系的呢?有些人通过互联网跟朋友联络;有些人寄信、明信片，甚至照片;还有些人可能只是打个电话问声好，目的仅是让朋友们知道他们还活着，而且活得不错。人们发现了各种各样的联络方式。在旅途中交朋友能帮旅者或多或少地找到一点家的感觉。青年旅店里的背包客也许会成为非常要好的朋友，甚至比手足还要亲!

       　Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another "home" waiting to be found. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination, we can make the place we stay "home".

       　如今，大多数人都是离乡在外工作，那么人们又如何能有归属感呢?一旦我们走出家门，就总有另一个?家?在等着我们去寻找。不论身处何处，只要稍加努力和想像，我们就能把栖身之地营造成一个?家?!

500字左右英语美文摘抄篇3

       　According to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he filled his leather canteen so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

       　据传说，一个年轻的男子在漫游沙漠途中看到一泉如水晶般清澈而可口的水。水的味道非常甜美，于是他灌满了他的皮水壶，这样就可以带一些回去，送给曾经是他老师的部落长老。

       　After a four-day journey he presented the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.

       　经过四天的旅程，他把水呈献给老人。老人深饮一口，和蔼地笑了笑，并深切感激学生赠予他甜美的水。年轻人怀着愉快的心情回到了村庄。

       　Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It apparently had become stale because of the old leather container.

       　后来，老师让他的另一个学生品尝水。学生吐了出来，说水太难喝了。它显然已经因为陈旧的皮革容器而变得不再新鲜。

       　The student challenged his teacher: "Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?"

       　学生质疑他的老师：?师父，水是臭的，你为什么要假装喜欢它?

       　The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter."

       　老师回答说，?你只品尝了水的味道，我却是在品尝礼物的味道。水仅仅是装载善与爱之行为的容器，而没有什么东西比善与爱更甜美了。?

       　I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of love from young children. Whether it's a ceramic tray or a macaroni bracelet, the natural and proper response is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

       　我认为当我们从天真的孩子们那里收到爱的礼物时，能够最透彻地明白这个道理。无论它是一个陶瓷托盘或通心粉手镯，我们自然而恰当的反应是欣赏，并表示感激，因为我们喜欢礼物所包含的心意。

       　Gratitude doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather than the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

       　感恩并不总是自然而来的。不幸的是，大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身，而不是它体现的情谊。我们应该提醒自己，并教导我们的孩子，感情和对感激之情的表达是美丽而纯洁的。毕竟，发自内心给与的礼物才是真正的礼物。

励志短篇英语美文摘抄

       　利用英语经典美文开展阅读教学,是培养学生阅读能力的有效形式。下面是我带来的高中英语美文摘抄，欢迎阅读!

       

高中英语美文摘抄篇一

       　Enjoy Life Now, AND Save for Later

       　Often we're told that we have to suffer now ? give up what we want ? in order to succeed later, that in order to save we must sacrifice. Give up instant gratification to get delayed gratification.

       　But you can do both.

       　For years, I was confused about this, as I read books and websites that sent me two different messages:

       　Pleasure later. The first message was that in order to be successful, in order to build wealth, you have to delay gratification. You can't have instant gratification and be successful.

       　Pleasure now. The second message was usually from other sources on Happiness, but sometimes from the same source: enjoy life now, while you can, because it's short and you never know when your last day will come. Live every day like it's your last. Trouble is, I agree with both messages. And if you read this site often, you?ll see that I send both messages: Live frugally and simply! But also enjoy life!

       　That's because I've reconciled the two philosophies into one: Live life now and enjoy it to the fullest ? without destroying your future. The key to doing that? Find ways to enjoy life completely, utterly, maximally ? that don?t cost your future very much.

       　Here are some tips for actually living that philosophy:

       　Find free or cheap pleasures. Frugality does not have to be boring or restrictive ? if you use your imagination. Be creative and find ways to have fun ? loads of it ? without spending much money. Have a picnic at the park, go to the beach, do crafts, board games, fly a kite, make art, bake cookies ? I could list a hundred things, and you could come up with a few hundred more. Make a list of simple pleasures, and enjoy them to the maximum. This is the key to the whole idea of enjoying life now without spending tomorrow's dollar. See Savor the Little Things .

       　Make simplifying fun. I'm a big fan of simplifying my life, from decluttering to creating a simple lifestyle in every way. And to me, this is great fun. I get rid of stuff (and possibly make money selling it) and have a blast doing it. That?s good math.

       　Rediscover what?s important. Oftentimes we spend tons of money, shopping, going out, watching movies, eating out ? without really enjoying life. And when we stop to think about it, we never have time for the things we really want to do. Well, that's probably because your life is filled with things that aren't very important to you. Instead, step back and really think about what?s important to you. Then get rid of the other (expensive) stuff, and focus on what's important. Listen to some stuff on my list: my wife and kids, other friends and family, reading, writing, exercising, volunteering, spending quiet time in contemplation. Guess how many of those things cost a lot of money? Read more here .

       　Make people a priority. This is related to the above point, but I thought I'd give it a little more emphasis. If you give "stuff" a priority ? stuff like gadgets, nice furnishings, nice clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc. ? then you will spend a lot of money. But if you make people a priority ? the people you love most, you close friends and family ? you don't need to spend a dime to enjoy life. Make some time to visit with friends, or your parents ? and have a conversation with them that doesn't involve eating out or going to the movies. Just sit, have some iced tea or hot cocoa (depending on the weather), and talk. Tell jokes and laugh your heads off. Talk about books you've read, movies you?ve watched, new things going on in your life, your hopes and dreams. And make time for your kids or your significant other ? really spend time with them, doing things that don't cost money. (See Spend Time with Family and Loved Ones , 100 Ways to Have Fun With Your Kids and 50 Ways to Be Romantic on the Cheap .)

       　Find time for yourself. Make time every day, and every week, to spend time alone. It really gives more meaning and enjoyment to your life, rather than rushing through life with no time to think, to breathe. For ideas on how to make this time, see these ways to create time for solitude .

       　Sometimes, splurge. You shouldn't restrict yourself from expensive pleasures all the time ? it's not good to develop the feeling of deprivation. To prevent that, once in awhile, buy yourself something ? or better yet, give yourself a decadent treat. I love things with dark chocolate or berries. Crepes with ice cream and berries are one of my favorites. Just don't go overboard ? and learn to enjoy the splurge to the fullest. If you truly take the time to enjoy a treat, you don't need a lot of it.

       　Track your successes. It doesn't really matter how you track your success ? you can use gold stars for creating a new simplifying or frugalfying habit, or a spreadsheet chart to track your decreasing debt and increasing savings or investments. Tracking is a great way to not only provide motivation, but make the process of changing fun.

       　Reward yourself. And in order to make it more fun, celebrate every little success! Set rewards for yourself (hopefully not too expensive!) along your path to success ? celebrate one day, two days, three days, a week, two weeks, three, a month ? you get the idea.

       　Volunteer. One of the most rewarding things for my family has been when we have managed to volunteer. It's actually something we only started doing last year, but since then, we've done it a bunch of times in a number of different ways. And while it doesn't cost a dime, it is tremendously satisfying in ways that money could never buy. Read more .

       　Live in the moment. Learn to think not so much about the past or future, but about what you are going through right now. Be present. It may seem trite, but it's the key to enjoying life to the fullest ? without having to spend money. Think about it ? you can spend money on eating out, but if you are not really thinking about what you're eating, you may not enjoy it much at all. But if you cook a simple but delicious meal, and really taste every bite, it can be tremendously enjoyable without costing a lot. Read more .

       　Slow down. In the same way, you can't really enjoy life to the fullest if it's rushing past you like it's on fast forward. Ever think about how quickly a week, a month, or a year goes by? Perhaps you're in the fast lane too much. Try slowing down, and things will be less stressful and more enjoyable. Drive slower , eat slower , live slower .

       　Learn to find cheap, cool stuff. Call me crazy, but I love shopping at thrift stores. You can find so many cool things there, and it costs so little. Garage sales are the same way. Or check out Freecycle , or read 20 Ways to Find Free or Cheap Books .

高中英语美文摘抄篇二

       　Happiness is a Choice

       　"Happiness, like unHappiness, is a proactive choice." - Stephen Covey

       　We want it. We strive for it. We envy others who have it. We can see it just beyond the horizon ?as soon as we get richer, thinner, married, divorced, younger, older, find a dream job, or quit a lousy one.

       　Yet, how many people do you know who ?have everything? and still yearn for true happiness? The kind of happiness I'm talking about is that kind that comes from within and is not based on status, position, wealth, or possessions. It's a natural resource that is readily available to all. Happiness is a choice.

       　It had previously been thought that the brain is unchanged by life experiences. Recent breakthroughs in psychology, neurology, and chemistry have revealed that Happiness is attainable, and the brain can actually change as a result of conscious selection of thoughts.

       　Experts in the field have given Happiness a nickname -- ?subjective well-being.? One person's Hell may be Paradise for another. For example, bungee jumping would be sheer torture for me to endure. For a thrill-seeker friend of mine, this activity represents ultimate joy. Clearly our set points are based on different subjective criteria.

       　Each of us is born with a genetically coded happiness ?set point? which is not based entirely on what happens to us. This explains why some people are naturally cheerful most of the time, while others walk around with a permanent scowl on their faces ? determined in part by their genetic predisposition. However, according to University of Minnesota professor emeritus of psychology David Lykken, ?Happiness is genetically influenced, although it is not genetically fixed. The brain's structure can be modified through practice. If you really want to be happier than your grandparents provided for in your genes, you have to learn the kinds of things you can do, day by day, to bounce your set point up and avoid the things that bounce it down.?

       　A study conducted with identical twins raised in different environments suggests that an individual's set point determines about 50% of their disposition to Happiness. In other words, some people are happy , regardless of their less-than-ideal circumstances, while others are unhappy , even when they seem to ?have it all.?

       　According to Ed Diener, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois and coeditor of the Journal of Happiness Studies , a number of tools can be used to raise subjective well-being. Here are some examples:

       　Getting enough sleep

       　Getting enough exercise

       　Nurturing close relationships -- connection, physical touch

       　Maintaining an optimistic outlook ? choosing positive thoughts

       　Keeping a gratitude journal

       　Forgiving others and letting go

       　Utilizing signature strengths (honesty, kindness, ingenuity, love of learning, etc.) in service of something larger than yourself

       　Acting happy by changing your physiology -- Put on a happy smile!

       　meditation*

       　*meditation is a very effective way to change subjective well-being. Richard Davidson, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, found in his research that high levels of activity at the left frontal area of the cerebral cortex coincided with feelings of Happiness, joy, and alertness. Activity on the right frontal area corresponded to feelings of sadness, anxiety, and worry. Since meditation generates more left-brain activity, studies have concluded that it offers a way to produce more positive emotion.

       　Even in the midst of hardship, one can experience simple pleasures by using some of the tools listed above.

高中英语美文摘抄篇三

       　14 Timeless Ways to Live a Happy Life

       　How we achieve Happiness can be different for each one of us. Our passions, expectations, life experiences, and even our personalities all contribute to the level of happiness we experience in our lives. Some find Happiness in their careers while others prefer the bliss found in their marriages or other intimate relationship.

       　No matter how you define happiness for yourself, there are certain universal and time-proven strategies to bring, and sustain, more happiness into your life. The following 14 ways to live a happy life can be adapted and even customized to fit your needs. Over time, these strategies will become positive and life-changing habits that will begin to bring more Happiness, joy and peace into your life.

       　1. Notice What?s Right

       　Some of us see the glass as being half-full, while others see the glass as half-empty. The next time you are caught in traffic, begin thinking how nice it is to have a few moments to reflect on the day, focus on a problem you have been trying to solve, or brainstorm on your next big idea. The next time you get in the slow line at the grocery store, take the opportunity to pick up a tabloid magazine and do some ?guilty pleasure? reading. Take all that life throws out you and reframe it with what?s right about the situation. At the end of the day, you will more content, at peace and happy. Take the time to begin to notice what?s right and see the world change in front of your eyes.

       　2. Be Grateful

       　How many times do you say the words ?thank you,? in a day? How many times do you hear these same words? If you are doing the first thing, saying the ?thank yous,? the latter will naturally happen. Learn to be grateful and you will be open to receive an abundance of joy and Happiness.

       　3. Remember the Kid You Were

       　Do you remember how to play? I?m not referring to playing a round of golf or a set of tennis. I?m talking about playing like you did when you were a child ? a game of tag; leap frog, or street baseball when the bat is a broken broom handle and the bases are the parked cars. One way to find or maintain your Happiness is to remember the kid you were and play!

       　4. Be Kind

       　There is no question that by merely watching acts of kindness creates a significant elevation in our moods and increases the desire for us to perform good deeds as well. Kindness is indeed contagious and when we make a commitment to be kind to ourselves and to others we can experience new heights of joy, Happiness and enthusiasm for our lives.

       　5. Spend Time with Your Friends

       　Although an abundant social and romantic life does not itself guarantee joy, it does have a huge impact on our Happiness. Learn to spend time with your friends and make the friendships a priority in your life.

       　6. Savor Every Moment

       　To be in the moment is to live in the moment. Too often we are thinking ahead or looking ahead to the next event or circumstance in our lives, not appreciating the ?here and now.? When we savor every moment, we are savoring the Happiness in our lives.

       　7. Rest

       　There are times when we need the time to unwind, decompress, or to put it simply, just ?to chill.? life comes at all of us hard and fast. Time, as do the days on the calendar, keeps going forward at its own natural pace, which is not always the pace we would choose. Fatigue, stress and exhaustion may begin to settle in on us faster than we may think, or notice. The best remedy for this is indeed rest.

       　8. Move!

       　The expression a ?runner?s high? does not infer an addiction, but a feeling or a state of mind - a state of euphoria. There is no question exercise, or any physical exertion, elevates your mood and enhances a more positive attitude as well as fosters better personal self-esteem and confidence. Indeed, one way to increase your Happiness is to move!

       　9. Put on a Happy Face

       　Sometimes we have to fake it until we make it. I?m not suggesting that we not be honest, real or authentic, but I?m suggesting, sometimes, we just need to put on a happy face and keep moving forward. Researchers claim that smiling and looking like we are happy will indeed make us happier. Studies further show that if we act like we are happy then we can experience greater joy and Happiness in our lives.

       　10. Pursue Your goals

       　The absence of goals in our lives, or more specifically avoiding to pursue our goals, makes us feel like we are stuck and ineffective. The pursuit of goals in our personal lives, in our relationships, or with our careers, is the difference between having a mediocre life or a life full of passion and enthusiasm. pursue your goals and watch your Happiness soar.

       　11. Finding Your Calling

       　Some find meaning in religion or spirituality while others find purpose in their work or relationships. Finding your calling may be much more than accomplishing one simple strategy for increasing your Happiness, but having a sense of purpose ? of feeling like you are here for a reason ? can perhaps bring the greatest joy of all

       　12. Get into the Flow

       　Flow is the form of joy, excitement and happiness that occurs when we are so absorbed in an activity we love that we can loose ourselves and time seems to stand still. What creates flow is unique to each one of us. To find and sustain true Happiness in our lives, we must get off the sidelines and get into the flow.

       　13. Play to Your Strengths

       　One way to achieve flow is by understanding and identifying our strengths and core values, and then begin to use these every day. Once we aware of our strengths and we begin to play to your strengths we can better incorporate them in all aspects of our lives.

       　14. Don?t Overdo It

       　Know when to say when. What gives you joy and Happiness the first time may not work the second time. Too much of a good thing may begin not to feel as good if the ?thing? becomes more of a routine, or an expectation. Set healthy and reasonable boundaries for yourself and don?t overdo it.

经典七年级英语美文摘抄

       学生通过大量的经典英语美文阅读能够开阔自己的视野，对于英语水平的提高也有很大的帮助。几天奶奶我精心收集了短篇励志英语美文，供大家欣赏学习!

       短篇励志英语美文篇1

       找寻自己Find Yourself

       Who are we? That is the first question. It’s a question that’s almost impossible to answer.

       我们到底是谁?这是我们要解答的第一个问题，是一个几乎回答不了的问题

       But we all agree that one’s busy or daily self is not quite one’s real self. We’re quite sure that we’ve lost something in the course of just making our living.。

       但是我们都同意这一点，那个每天在日常生活中奔忙的自己，并不是我们真实的自己。我们都很清楚，我们在为生计奔波的过程中失去了某些东西。

       A crowd is watching a person running about looking for something in a field, and a wise man asks, “What has that person lost?” Someone may guess a watch, another a diamond ring. When everyone has guessed, the wise man who like everyone else there has no idea, says, “I’ll tell you one thing for sure. He’s lost some breath.”

       当一群人看着一个人在田野中奔跑着寻找某个东西时，智者向他们出了一个谜题：“那个人到底丢失了什么?”有个人认为是一块手表，另一个人认为是一枚钻石戒指。其他人也有不同的答案，智者也不知道那个人丢失了什么，但他却说：“我可以明确地告诉你们一件事，他丢失了一些生命力。”

       And no one can deny that he’s right. The point is that we often forget our true selves in pursuit of things that are external1 to us, like a bird forgetting its own danger in pursuit of a mantis, which in turn forgets its own danger in pursuit of some other prey.

       没有人认为智者所言是错的。其实我们经常在为生计奔波时忘记了我们自己，就像一只鸟在捕捉螳螂时忘记了自己的安危，相应地，螳螂在捕捉它的猎物时也忘记了自己的安危。

        短篇励志英语美文篇2

       停止Just Quit

       Quit making excuses! Making excuses or blaming others for any situation in your life is nothing more than playing the victim.

       停止编造借口!无论生活中发生何种情况，编造借口或责怪他人无非是一种假扮受害者的行为。

       Take responsibility! Make your life decisions, and if you don’t, then it’s your fault. You are a spiritual being in a physical body, and your spirit should run your life. Take it back! Make today the day you quit playing the victim by making excuses and blaming others for what happens to you.

       承担起责任!你应自己做决定，如果没有，那么这是你的失误。你的思想存在于你的身体里，而你的思想左右你的生活。取回你的思想!从今天开始，当面对发生在你身上的事时，停止编造借口或责怪他人。

       Quit procrastinating! Cancer is not the most deadly killer; procrastination is. It kills dreams. It kills your future. Never use the phrase “I’ll try”. There is no such thing as trying. Pay attention when others use this phrase: ninety-nine percent of the time they do nothing. The words are just an easy way to fort oneself.

       不要拖延!癌症并非最可怕的杀手，拖延才是。它扼杀梦想;它断送未来。绝不说“我试试!”这样的话，并没有尝试一说。当其他人这么说时你应注意到，99%的可能是他们并未尝试。这些词不过是种简单的自我安慰。

       Quit thinking self-defeating thoughts! Quit thinking that you can’t do what you want to do. It’s not what you are that’s holding you back; it’s what you think you are. You were given all the equipment you need to acplish anything you desire. Use that power today.

       拒绝那些会让你受到打击的想法!不要认为你无法完成你想做的事。让你退却的不是你的现状如何，而是你怎样评价自己。你具备那些能够使你达成梦想的条件，从今天起，让它们发挥作用。

       As for bad habits: just quit! Take the challenge. Pick one, and quit it this week. Next week pick another, and so on. Improve your life by being a “quitter” now.

       戒掉不良习惯!接受这项挑战。选一个坏习惯，从这个星期开始，戒掉它!下周开始另一个，以此类推。做一个“终结者”，让你的生活越来越好。

        短篇励志英语美文篇3

       决定过你的理想生活

       What is your most ideal day? Do you know exactly how you want to live your life for the next five days, five weeks, five months or five years? When was the last best day of your life? When is the next?

       你最理想的一天生活是怎样的?你知道你想怎样度过接下来的五天、五周、五个月甚至五年吗?你度过的最后一个美好的一天是什么时候?下一个美好的一天又将何时到来?

       The best day of our lives is today. The past is no longer here. We cannot enjoy it any longer. To dwell on the past is to waste the opportunity to enjoy the present. The future is a promise, a time that will not e because what we have is only today. When tomorrow es, it will not be tomorrow any more; it bees your today. You cannot enjoy tomorrow unless you know how to enjoy your today. If you are to live thirty more years, you are going to experience 10,950 todays. But every day that passes without your notice is a day cut off from your life. Your life is a day shorter every new day.

       在我们的生活中,今天是最美好的。过去已经消逝,我们无法再享受它。沉溺于过去只会糟蹋了享受现在的机会。未来是一句承诺,一段尚未来到的时光,因为我们拥有的只是现在。当明天到来,它也即将不再是明天,而变成你的今天。只有当你懂得如何珍视今天,你才能学会如何享受明天。如果你还有三十年的光阴,你将经历10950个今天。但每一个逝去却得不到你注意的日子都是生命的一天损失。每一个崭新的一天都意味着生命随之减少一天。

       Each day is a decision to live. Today is a gift; this is why it is called the "present". How you use this day is up to you. At each new day, you decide whether to unwrap that gift, or let it stay in the corner and spoil. Each day is a decision to live your ideal life.

       每天都是一次生活的选择。今天是一份礼物,这也正是为什么它被称作"礼物"英文中,"现在"一词也有"礼物"的意思。你将如何利用这一天是你的选择。每天,你都要作出选择:是拆开这份礼物,还是把它留在墙角,毁掉它。每天都是一次通往理想生活的抉择。

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       文 ,一见这词,就有一种优雅的、美好的感觉。对它的理解,有两种解释:一是就文体说,指的是艺术性的 散文 ,或者叙事,或者写景,或者两者兼而有之。下面是我带来的 七年级英语 美文，欢迎阅读!

       七年级英语美文篇一

       　Love Your Mother 爱你的母亲

       　When you came into the world, she held you in her arms. You thanked her by wailing like abanshee.

       　你来到人世时，她把你抱在怀里。而你对她的感恩回报，就是像报丧女妖一样哭得天昏地暗。

       　When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked her by crying all nightlong.

       　你1岁时，她为你哺乳，为你沐浴。而你对她的感恩回报，就是啼哭闹腾，彻夜不休。

       　When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love. You thanked her by tossingyour plate on the floor.

       　你3岁时，她满怀爱心为你准备三餐。而你对她的感恩回报，就是把盘子扔到地上。

       　When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays. You thanked her by plopping intothe nearest pile of mud.

       　你5岁时，她在节日里为你精心打扮。而你对她的感恩回报，就是扑通一声摔进旁边一堆泥巴里。

       　When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball. You thanked her by throwing itthrough the next-door-neighbor's window.

       　你7岁时，她给你买来个 棒球 。而你对她的感恩回报，就是把隔壁邻居家的窗户砸破。

       　When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons. You thanked her by never evenbothering to practice.

       　你9岁时，她掏钱让你 学钢琴 。而你对她的感恩回报，就是从来都懒得练一下。

       　When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the movies. You thanked her byasking to sit in a different row.

       　你11岁时，她带你和朋友去看**。而你对她的感恩回报，就是请她坐到另一排去。

       　When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming. You thanked her by telling hershe had no taste.

       　你13岁时，她建议你把发型修剪得体。而你对她的感恩回报，就是说她一点品味都没有。

       　When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug. You thanked her by havingyour bedroom door locked.

       　你15岁时，她下班回到家，期望你能给她一个拥抱。而你对她的感恩回报，就是呆在卧室中将房门紧锁。

       　When you were 18, she cried at your high school graduation. You thanked her by staying outpartying until dawn.

       　你18岁时，她为你高中 毕业 喜极而泣。而你对她的感恩回报，就是在外面参加聚会通宵达旦不回家。

       　When you were 19, she paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus, carried your bags.You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed infront of your friends.

       　你19岁时，她为你支付大学的学费，开车送你去学校，帮你提包裹行李。而你对她的感恩回报，就是在宿舍门外匆匆说再见，为的是你不致于在朋友面前感到丢人。

       　When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future. You thanked her by saying, "I don't want to be like you."

       　你21岁时，她为你将来从事什么职业提出一些建议。而你对她的感恩回报，就是对她说：?我才不愿像你那样!?

       　When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first apartment. You thanked her by tellingyour friends it was ugly.

       　你23岁时，她为你的第一套公寓置办家具。而你对她的感恩回报，就是告诉朋友说这些家具非常难看。

       　When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told you how deeplyshe loved you. You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.

       　你25岁时，她花钱帮你筹办婚礼，对你哭诉着说她是多么地深爱着你。而你对她的感恩回报，就是把家安得离她远远的。

       　When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby. You thanked her by telling her, "Things are different now."

       　你30岁时，她打来电话为宝宝抚养提出忠告。而你对她的感恩回报，就是告诉她：?现在情况和以前不同了!?

       　When you were 40, she called to remind you of an relative's birthday. You thanked her bysaying you were "really busy right now".

       　你40岁时，她打电话提醒你别忘了一个亲戚的生日。而你对她的感恩回报，就是说你?现在忙得不可开交?。

       　When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her. You thanked her by talkingabout the burden parents become to their children.

       　你50岁时，她生病了需要你照顾。而你对她的感恩回报，就是念叨着父母成为了子女的负担。

       　And then, one day, she quietly died. And everything you never did came crashing down likethunder.

       　后来，有一天，她静悄悄地去了。所有那些你该做而未做的事，仿佛炸雷般在你耳边轰隆而过。

       　Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the personcalled MOM though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her.Cherish every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best of friends, may notagree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!

       　让我们花一点点时间，对那个被我们叫做?妈?的人表达敬意和感激之情，虽然有些人当着面说不出口。她是不可替代的。珍惜与她在一起的每一时刻吧。虽然有时候，她可能不是我们最好的朋友，可能不同意我们的想法，但她依然是你的妈妈!

       　Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart. Love her more than you love yourself.Life is meaningless without her.

       　不要以为，与你心最近，你就理所应得。爱她要甚于爱你自己。没有了她，生命将毫无意义。

        七年级英语美文篇二

       　辛波丝卡《一见钟情 Love at First Sight》

       　They're both convinced

       　他们彼此深信

       　that a sudden passion joined them.

       　是瞬间迸发的热情让他们相遇。

       　Such certainty is beautiful,

       　这样的笃定是美丽的，

       　but uncertainty is more beautiful still

       　但变化无常更是美丽。

       　Since they'd never met before, they're sure

       　既然从未见过面，所以他们确定

       　that there'd been nothing between them.

       　彼此并无任何瓜葛。

       　But what's the word from the streets, staircases, hallways?

       　但是听听自街道、楼梯、走廊传出的话语?

       　perhaps they've passed each other a million times?

       　他俩或许擦肩而过一百万次了吧?

       　I want to ask them

       　我想问他们

       　if they don't remember?

       　是否记不得了?

       　a moment face to face

       　在旋转门

       　in some revolving door.

       　面对面那一刻?

       　Perhaps a "sorry" muttered in a crowd?

       　或者在人群中喃喃说出的?对不起?

       　A curt "wrong number" caught in the receiver?

       　或者在听筒截获的唐突的?打错了?

       　But I know the answer.

       　然而我早知他们的答案。

       　No, they don't remember

       　是的，他们记不得了。

       　They'd be amazed to hear

       　他们会感到诧异，倘若得知

       　that chance has been toying with them

       　缘分已玩弄他们

       　now for years.

       　多年。

       　Not quite ready yet

       　时机尚未成熟

       　to become their destiny,

       　还不能成为他们命运，

       　it pushed them close, drove them apart,

       　缘分将他们推近又驱离，

       　it barred their path,

       　憋住笑声

       　stifling a laugh,

       　阻挡他们的去路，

       　and then leaped aside.

       　然后闪到一边。

       　There were signs and signals,

       　有一些迹象和信号存在，

       　even if they couldn't read them yet.

       　即使他们尚无法解读。

       　Perhaps three years ago

       　也许在三年前

       　or just last Tuesday

       　又或者就在上个星期二

       　a certain leaf fluttered

       　有某片叶子飘舞于

       　from one shoulder to another?

       　肩与肩之间?

       　Something was dropped and then picked up.

       　有东西掉了又捡了起来?

       　Who knows, maybe the ball that vanished

       　天晓得，也许是那个

       　into childhood's thicket?

       　消失于童年灌木丛中的球?

       　There were doorknobs and doorbells

       　还有已被触摸

       　where one touch had covered another

       　千百遍的

       　beforehand.

       　门把和门铃。

       　Suitcases checked and standing side by side.

       　检查完毕後并排放置的手提箱。

       　One night, perhaps, the same dream,

       　有一晚，也许做了同样的梦，

       　grown hazy by morning.

       　到了早晨又都变得模糊。

       　Every beginning

       　每个开始

       　is only a sequel, after all,

       　毕竟都只是续篇，

       　and the book of events

       　而充满情节的书本

       　is always open halfway through.

       　总是从一半开始看起。

        七年级英语美文篇三

       　聂鲁达《我喜欢你是寂静的 I Like for You to Be Still》

       　I like for you to be still: it is as though you are absent

       　我喜欢你是寂静的，仿佛你消失了一样，

       　and you hear me from far away and my voice does not touch you

       　你从远处聆听我，我的声音却无法触及你。

       　It seems as though your eyes had flown away

       　好像你的双眼已经飞离去，如同一个吻，封缄了你的嘴。

       　and it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth

       　如同所有的事物充满了我的灵魂，

       　As all things are filled with my soul

       　你从所有的事物中浮现，充满了我的灵魂。

       　you emerge from the things, filled with my soul

       　你像我的灵魂，

       　You are like my soul, a butterfly of dreams

       　一只梦的蝴蝶。

       　and you are like the word Melancholy

       　你如同忧郁这个词。

       　I like for you to be still, and you seem far away

       　我喜欢你是寂静的，好像你已远去。

       　It sounds as though you are lamenting, a butterfly cooing like a dove

       　你听起来像在悲叹，一只如鸽悲鸣的蝴蝶。

       　And you hear me from far away, and my voice does not reach you

       　你从远处听见我，我的声音无法触及你：

       　Let me come to be still in your silence

       　让我在你的沉默中安静无声。

       　And let me talk to you with your silence

       　并且让我借你的沉默与你说话，

       　that is bright as a lamp, simple as a ring

       　你的沉默明亮如灯，简单如指环，

       　You are like the night, with its stillness and constellations

       　你就像黑夜，拥有寂寞与群星。

       　Your silence is that of a star, as remote and candid

       　你的沉默就是星星的沉默，遥远而明亮。

       　I like for you to be still: it is as though you are absent

       　我喜欢你是寂静的，仿佛你消失了一样，

       　distant and full of sorrow, as though you had died

       　遥远而且哀伤，仿佛你已经死了。

       　One word then, one smile, is enough

       　彼时，一个字，一个微笑，已经足够。

       　And I'm happy, happy that it's not true

       　而我会觉得幸福，因那不是真的而觉得幸福。

       好了，今天关于“英语美文摘抄10篇”的话题就讲到这里了。希望大家能够对“英语美文摘抄10篇”有更深入的认识，并从我的回答中得到一些启示。如果您有任何问题或需要进一步的信息，请随时告诉我。