英語經典閱讀研究
A. 經典的英文故事閱讀10篇
【 #能力訓練# 導語】英語是世界上通用的語言，而英語的學習是很枯燥的，想要學好英語不運枯妨先從閱讀英語故事開始。從英文故事中學習，提高英文水平。從故事中學習，學到人生的哲理。下面是 考 網分享的經典的英文故事閱讀10篇。歡迎閱讀參考！
1.經典的英文故事閱讀
Stolen Turkey
Ducking into confession with a turkey in his arms, Brian said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I stole this turkey to feed my family. Would you take it and settle my guilt?"
布萊恩抱著一隻火雞，非常苦惱，他說：「原諒我，神父，我有罪。我偷來這只火雞給我家人吃。你能告慰我的罪嗎」
"Certainly not," said the Priest. "As penance, you must return it to the one from whom you stole it."
「當然不行，」神父說。「你必須把它還回去，這樣才能贖罪。」
"I tried," Brian sobbed, "but he refused. Oh, Father, what should I do?"
「我試過了。」布萊恩抽泣著，「但是他拒絕了。神父，我到底該怎麼辦呢?」
"If what you say is true, then it is all right for you to keep it for your family."
「如果你說的是真的，那你就留旁中洞著它吧。」
Thanking the Priest, Brian hurried off.
謝過了神父，布萊恩跑開了。
When confession was over, the Priest returned to his residence. When he walked into the kitchen, he found that someone had stolen his turkey.
告誡會結束後 ，神父回到住處。當他走到廚房的時候，他發現火雞不見了。
2.經典的英文故事閱讀
A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.
一名車夫趕著貨車沿著一條非常泥濘的小路前行。
Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.
突然，馬車的輪子陷入了泥潭，馬無法將它們拉出來。
The waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. 「Hercules, help me,please,「 he said.
車夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出現，「大力神啊，請來幫助我。」他說。
But Hercules appeared to him, and said, 「Man, don』t kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel.「
大力神出現了，卻說：「朋友，用你的肩膀把車輪扛起來，再驅趕馬拉車出來。跪在那裡祈求我有什麼用呢?」
3.經典的英文故事閱讀
培肆A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing。 The bull jumped up in a rage and， with his head low to the ground， chased the mouse right across the yard。 The mouse was too quick for him， however， and slipped easily into a hole in the wall。
The bull charged the wall furiously again and again， but although he bruised his head and chipped his horns， the mouse stayed safely inside his hole。 After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again。
As soon as the bull was asleep， the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole， pattered across the yard， bit the bull again -- this time on the nose -- and rushed back to safety。 As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked:
"It's not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win， you know。"
老鼠和公牛
有一次，公牛躺著打盹，一隻老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒氣沖沖地跳起來，低著頭追老鼠，一向追過院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，從容地鑽到牆洞里去了。
公牛一次又一次地猛撞牆壁，盡管頭撞腫了，角撞裂了，老鼠卻安然待在洞里。過了一會兒，公牛不撞了，倒下歇著。
公牛剛睡著，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑過院子，又咬了公牛一口??這回咬了鼻子??又跑回安全的地方去。當公牛毫無辦法地吼叫時，老鼠吱吱叫道：
"大人物並不總占上風。有時小人物也會取勝。"
4.經典的英文故事閱讀
A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. It was a dreary life. Graally the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains. "Oh, I wish I could fly like that!" said the eagle. The chicken replied, "Don't give it another thought. That's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!" And the eagle didn't give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life. He died thinking he was a prairie chicken. My friends, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don』t listen to the prairie chickens!
一位小男孩發現了一隻老鷹下的蛋，把它放進了一隻山雞的窩里。鷹被孵出來了，但他以為自己是一隻山雞。漸漸的他長大了，卻做著山雞所做的事---從泥土裡尋找食物，做短距離的飛翔，翅膀還啪啪作響。生活非常沉悶，漸漸地鷹長大了，也越來越苦惱。有一天，他和他的山雞朋友看見一隻美麗的鳥在天空翱翔，飛的比山還高。 「哦，我要能飛的那麼高該多好啊！」鷹說。山雞回答說，「不要想了，那是兇猛無比的鷹，鳥中---你不可能像他一樣！」於是鷹放棄了那個念頭。他繼續咯咯地叫，不停的抱怨生活。最後他死了，依然認為自己是一隻山雞。朋友們，你們天生就是雄鷹。造物主有意把你造就成一隻雄鷹，所以不要聽信山雞的話！
5.經典的英文故事閱讀
A papaya dropped into the lake from a tree, A rabbit who lived near the tree heard it,"I must run away,or I'll be in danger." thought the rabbit, and then he began to run fast. A fox saw him and asked:"Hey, Hey ,Rabbit, What's happened?" "goo-dong, that goo-dong there." He thought, it seems that goo-dong is a terrible thing. "I must run away too." A monkey saw them running. "what happened? Why are you running so fast?","Er, Er, here comes Goo-dong." the monkey didn't know what a goo-dong was. " I'd better run away." He thought and ran quickly with the rabbit and the fox. The bear was running, the deer was running too, and more and more animals began to run. The lion was surprised, "what happened, why are you running so fast?" "Goo-dong, that goo-dong there." But where was it ? The tiger shook his head，the deer said:"I don't know either." The bear said"I don't know." The monkey said"I don't know." At last, the lion asked the rabbit about it. "that goo-dong lives near me by the river."
一隻木瓜從樹上落到湖裡，住在這棵樹附近附近的一隻兔子聽到了這個聲音，「我必須趕快逃跑，不然我就會有危險。」兔子想，然後他開始快速跑走。一隻狐狸看見了它，問：「嘿，嘿，兔子，發生了什麼事？」 「咕咚，那裡有咕咚。」它認為，咕洞似乎是一件可怕的事情。「我也必須逃走。」 猴子看到它們。「發生了什麼事？你們為什麼跑那麼快？」 「呃，呃，咕咚來了。」 猴子不知道咕咚是什麼。「我也逃走。」 它邊想邊跟著兔子和狐狸跑起來了。熊在跑，鹿也在跑，越來越多的動物跟著一起跑。獅子感到很奇怪，「發生了什麼事？為什麼你們都跑那麼快？」 「咕咚，那裡有咕咚。」但是它在哪裡？老虎搖了搖頭，鹿說：「我也不知道。」 熊說：「我不知道。」 猴子說：「我不知道。」 最後，獅子問兔子。 「咕洞就在我住的地方鍍金的河裡。」
"well then take us there，we must have a look." Then they run after the rabbit to the lake. "Where is the goo-dong?" Just then a gale blew over,another ripe papaya dropped into the lake. "My god, goo-dong is just a papaya."
「好了，然後帶我們過去，我們必須去看看。」然後，他們跟著兔子來到湖邊。「咕洞在哪裡？」 就在這時，大風吹過，一隻熟透的木瓜落入湖中。「我的上帝，咕洞只是一隻木瓜。」
6.經典的英文故事閱讀
On the third day after he was born, Little Elephant went with his mother to the banks of a stream, and there he saw a bird in the sky flying here and there. Little Elephant said: 「If I could fly, I could see even more things, it would be great!」
In order to learn to fly, Little Elephant climbed a tree and, with a yelp of 「Ai Yo!」, fell heavily to the ground.
Seeing this, the snake said: 「Little elephant, we all have our own abilities. I can』t fly, but I can sleep in a tree.」
Lion said: 「I also can』t fly, but I can jump across a wide river.」
Tiger said, 「I can』t fly, but I can swim!」
Little Elephant』s father and mother said to him, 「We elephants have great strength, incomparably greater than that little bird』s.」
Little Elephant understood. He used his long nose as a hook and moved a large branch.
小象生下來的第三天，跟媽媽來到小河邊，看見一隻小鳥在天空飛來飛去。小象想：「要是我也會飛，可以看到更多的東西，多好呀！」
小象爬到樹去學飛「哎喲」一聲，摔了一個大跟頭。
蛇看見了說:「小象，我們有自己的本事。我不會飛，可是，我會在樹上睡覺。」
獅子說:「我也不會飛，可是，我能跳過寬寬的大河。」
老虎說:「我不會飛，可是我會游泳！」
爸爸媽媽對小象說:「我們象的力氣大，這是小鳥不能比的。」小象明白了。他用長鼻子一鉤，大木頭就搬走了。
7.經典的英文故事閱讀
A spider and three
After the rain， a difficult spider to the wall has been fragmented network， e to damp walls， it must climb the height， it will fall， which one to climb， repeatedly falling and… No. a person to see， and he sighed to himself： "my life as this spider is not it? busy and no income." Thus， he increasingly depressed. See the second person， he said： this spider really stupid， why do not dry place from the next to climb up to look around? I'll be as stupid as it can not. Thus， he becomes wise up. See the third person， he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched. So he has become strong.
Tip： the mentality of those who are successful can be found everywhere the power of success.
一隻蜘蛛和三個人
雨後，一隻蜘蛛艱難地向牆上已經支離破碎的網爬去，由於牆壁潮濕，它爬到一定的高度，就會掉下來，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下來……第一個人看到了，他嘆了一口氣，自言自語：「我的一生不正如這只蜘蛛嗎?忙忙碌碌而無所得。」於是，他日漸消沉。第二個人看到了，他說：這只蜘蛛真愚蠢，為什麼不從旁邊乾燥的地方繞一下爬上去?我以後可不能像它那樣愚蠢。於是，他變得聰明起來。第三個人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屢敗屢戰的精神感動了。於是，他變得堅強起來。
8.經典的英文故事閱讀
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.
有一隻青蛙住在井底，他從來沒有去過井外面。他以為天空就和井口一樣大。
One day a crow comes to the well. He sees the frog and says, 「Frog, let』s have a talk.」
一天， 一隻烏鴉飛到井邊，看見青蛙，就對它說：「青蛙，咱們聊聊吧。」
Then the frog asks, 「Where are you from?」
青蛙就問他：「你從哪裡來?」
「I fly from the sky,」 the crow says.
「我從天上上來。」烏鴉說。
The frog feels surprised and says, 「The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. How do you fly from the sky?」
青蛙驚訝地說：「天空就只有這井口這么大，你怎麼會從天上來? 」
The crow says, 「The sky is very big. You always stay in the well, so you don』t know the world is big.」
烏鴉說：「天空很大。只不過你一直呆在井裡，所有不知道世界很大。」
The frog says, 「I don』t believe.」
青蛙說：「我不相信。」
But the crow says, 「You can come out and have a look by yourself.」
烏鴉說：「你可以出來，自己看看嘛。」
So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is!
於是青蛙來到井外。他十分驚訝，原來世界這么大!
9.經典的英文故事閱讀
It』s very hot.. An old man is asleep on the chair.
A fly comes and sits on the end of the man』s nose.
The old man has a naughty monkey.
He chases the fly. The fly comes back again and sits on the old man』s nose again.
The monkey chases it away again and again. This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry.
He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone.
When the fly sits on the old man』s nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone. He kills the fly and breaks the old man』s nose.
天氣很熱。一位老人在椅子上睡著了。
一隻蒼蠅飛來落在老人的鼻子上。
老人有一隻頑皮的猴子。
猴子在追打蒼蠅。 蒼蠅再次飛落在老人的鼻子上，猴子一再追打蒼蠅。 這樣往返了五六次，猴子很生氣。
他跳著跑到花園，撿起一塊大石頭。
當蒼蠅再次落在老人的鼻子上時，猴子用石頭擊中老人的鼻子上的蒼蠅。 他砸死了蒼蠅也打破了老人的鼻子。
10.經典的英文故事閱讀
One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear,
一天，一位老人正在賣一頭大象。一位年輕人來到大象跟前慢慢的觀察著。老人上前在年輕人耳邊輕語，
「Don』t say anything about the elephant before I sell it; then I will give you some meat.」
「在我把大象賣出去之前你一句話也不要說，那麼我會給你一些肉。」
「All right.」 says the young man.
「好的。」那位年輕人說。
After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, 「How can you see the bad ears of the elephant?」
老人賣出大象之後，他給了年輕人一些肉然後說，「你是怎麼看到大象的壞耳朵的?」
「I didn』t see the bad ears,」 says the young man.
「我沒有看到壞耳朵，」年輕人說。
「Then why do you look at the elephant slowly?」 asks the old man.
「那你為什麼要慢慢地看著大象?」老人問。
The young man answers, 「Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.」
年輕人回答：「因為我之前從沒見過大象，我想知道它長什麼樣子。」
B. 英語經典閱讀文章
經典的英語文章適合我們閑時練習英語閱讀，下面我為大家帶來，希望大家喜歡!
篇一：
I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday.
'What are you doing?' she asked.
'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?'
She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'
I looked at it again. She was right! It was!
我是個學藝術的學生，畫了很多畫。有很多人裝成很懂現代藝術。他們總是告訴你一幅畫的。當然，有很多畫是什麼意思也沒有的。他們只不過是漂亮的圖案。我們喜歡它們就像我們喜歡漂亮的窗簾布。我覺得小孩子們往往比任何人都更能欣賞現代繪畫。他們觀察到的東西更多。我的妹妹只有七歲，但她總能說出我的畫是好還是不好。昨天她到我房裡來了。"你干什麼呢。她問。"我把這幅畫掛到牆上，我回答。"這是一個新的。你喜歡嗎。她用挑剔的目光一會兒。"這都是正確的，"她說，"但這不是顛倒的嗎?"我又看。她是對的!這是!
篇二：
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food *** elled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and fortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
在下午晚些時候，男孩子們把帳篷搭在一個領域中。一旦這是，他們在篝火上燒起了飯。他們都餓了，而且食物聞起來很香。一頓美餐之後，他們講故事、唱歌的篝火。但過了些時候開始下雨了。孩子們感到累了，所以他們撲滅了火，爬進了帳篷。睡袋既暖和又舒適，所以他們都睡得很香。在半夜裡，兩個男孩醒來了，開始喊。帳篷里全是水!他們全都跳出睡袋，跑到外面。雨下得很大，他們發現地上已經形成了一個流。那小溪彎彎曲曲穿過田野，然後正好從他們的帳篷!
篇三：
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once
sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams, but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram rming the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a cable in which he rmed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.
報刊雜志的編輯常常為了向讀者提供成立一些關緊要的事實和統計數字而走向極端。去年，一位記者受一家有名的雜志的委託寫一篇關於非洲某個新成立共和國總統府的文章。稿子寄來後，編輯看第一句話就拒絕予以發表。文章的開頭是這樣的："幾百級台階通向環繞總統的高牆。"編輯立即給那位記者發去傳真，要求他核實一下台階的確切數字和圍牆的高度。
記者立即出發去核實這些重要的事實，但過了好長時間不見他把數字寄來，在此期間，編輯等得不耐煩了，因為雜志馬上要付印。他給記者先後發去兩份傳真，但對方毫無反應。於是他又發了一份傳真，通知那位記者說，若再不迅速答復，將被解僱。但記者還是沒有回復。編輯無奈，勉強按原樣發稿了。一周之後，編輯終於接到記者的傳真。那個可憐的記者不僅被捕了，而且還被送進了監獄。不過，他終於獲准發回了一份傳真。在傳真中他告訴編輯，就在他數通向15英尺高的總統府圍牆的1，084級台階時，被抓了起來。
C. 速求5篇經典英語美文閱讀
YOUTH
By Samuel Ullman 塞繆爾·厄爾曼
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not amatter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of thewill, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is thefreshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often existsin a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by anumber of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles thesoul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the springback to st.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being』s heart the lure ofwonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what』s next and the joy ofthe game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is awireless
station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer,courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows ofcynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20,but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, thereis hope you may die young at 80.
Transforming Obstacles into Benefits
By Richard Stewart,Los Angeles, U.S.A. (Originally in English)
美國洛杉磯 理查德．史都華德（原文為英文）
A group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of themfell into a deep pit. Immediately, all the other frogs in the groupgathered around the pit and watched as the imprisoned frogs tried tojump out. The frogs on top could see that the pit was very deep and itlooked as if there was no way out, so they started yelling at the twofrogs in the pit to give up. "The pit is too deep. You're as good asdead," the chorus of frogs said. When the trapped frogs kept trying,the crowd yelled louder, "Give up. You're as good as dead." After awhile, one of the exhausted frogs took heed to what the others weresaying, and fell down and died.
But amazingly, the second frog kept jumping as hard as she coulddespite the negative remarks of those that kept yelling at her toaccept the inevitable and just die. Finally, with one valiant leap, shemade it out of the pit!
This amazing result occurred because the second frog was deaf annable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they hadbeen cheering her on the entire time they were yelling! What she hadmistakenly perceived as encouragement inspired her to try harder andsucceed against all odds. And that made all the difference!
With a positive mindset, and being deaf to others' opinions, thesecond frog made use of such negativity to overcome obstacles and reachher goals by using it as encouragement, instead of being influenced byothers like the first frog, who failed to develop her potential tostrive for survival. Thus, when we surmount others' criticism, ridiculeor cynical comments, we can do anything we set our minds to, just asthe second frog did. But, if we are not deaf like this frog, who couldnot be influenced by others e to a physical condition, we need the Wisdom to guide us to the proper way, so as not to be blindly guided byworldly opinion.
Transforming Obstacles into Benefits
By Richard Stewart,Los Angeles, U.S.A. (Originally in English)
美國洛杉磯 理查德．史都華德（原文為英文）
A group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of themfell into a deep pit. Immediately, all the other frogs in the groupgathered around the pit and watched as the imprisoned frogs tried tojump out. The frogs on top could see that the pit was very deep and itlooked as if there was no way out, so they started yelling at the twofrogs in the pit to give up. "The pit is too deep. You're as good asdead," the chorus of frogs said. When the trapped frogs kept trying,the crowd yelled louder, "Give up. You're as good as dead." After awhile, one of the exhausted frogs took heed to what the others weresaying, and fell down and died.
But amazingly, the second frog kept jumping as hard as she coulddespite the negative remarks of those that kept yelling at her toaccept the inevitable and just die. Finally, with one valiant leap, shemade it out of the pit!
This amazing result occurred because the second frog was deaf annable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they hadbeen cheering her on the entire time they were yelling! What she hadmistakenly perceived as encouragement inspired her to try harder andsucceed against all odds. And that made all the difference!
With a positive mindset, and being deaf to others' opinions, thesecond frog made use of such negativity to overcome obstacles and reachher goals by using it as encouragement, instead of being influenced byothers like the first frog, who failed to develop her potential tostrive for survival. Thus, when we surmount others' criticism, ridiculeor cynical comments, we can do anything we set our minds to, just asthe second frog did. But, if we are not deaf like this frog, who couldnot be influenced by others e to a physical condition, we need the Wisdom to guide us to the proper way, so as not to be blindly guided byworldly opinion.
D. 經典英語美文小短文閱讀
英語閱讀 作為英語語言技能的重要組成部分,作為英語書面輸入的重要環節,在英語教學中占重要地位。下面是我帶來的經典英語美文小短文閱讀，歡迎閱讀!
經典英語美文小短文閱讀篇一
決定是種抉擇Decisions Are Choices
Life is full of decisions and most people take their lifetime to master the ability to make one.
生活中,許多事情需要我們做出決定,因此,許多人用一生的時間去學習掌握做決定的能力。
Each of us makes decisions daily, such as what clothes to wear, what to eat, and what to drink. We’re all excellent at judging other people’s decisions. But what about our own decisions? What about the decisions each of us makes, such as going to college, quitting college, anwenw.com quitting a job for another one and so on? These are life-defining moments that create two different life paths. None of these decisions should be taken lightly.
每個人每天都要做決定,如決定穿什麼、吃什麼、喝什麼。我們都擅長判斷別人的決定,但你擅長判斷自己的決定嗎?我們自己做的決定怎麼樣?如上學、退學、辭職另謀新生等等。這些都是對人生有界定意義、會創造兩種不同人生道路的時刻,每一個都不能怠慢。
Although we are all skillful at judging others, we should spend some time to get comfortable with ourselves to make decisions without the fear of judgment. Judgment comes from insecurity3. Each insecurity that we have moves us further and further to make a good decision. In order to control our insecurities we need to identify them and be comfortable with ourselves. To accomplish that we can all use some help. You may get it from a friend or a family member.
即使擅長判斷別人的決定,我們也應該花些時間讓自己應付自如地做決定,而且不必害怕做出判斷。判斷力來自於不安全感。我們的每一個不安全感都會推動我們去做出正確的決定。為了控制我們的不安全感,我們需要辨別它們,讓自己能無所顧忌。為了達到這個目標,我們可以尋求別人的幫助。你可以從朋友或者家人那裡得到你需要的幫助。
The best part about decision-making is that there is no right or wrong answer. Decisions are choices, and choices are indivial. Try to put some more effort into your own decisions and leave the judgment at the door.
關於做決定,其最美好之處在於答案沒有對錯之分。做決定是種抉擇,而且抉擇是仁者見仁、智者見智。盡力做出自己的選擇,不必介意你的選擇是對或是錯。
Perhaps your idea is a business venture, a travel adventure, or a career that you would like to pursue. anwenw.com When you get an idea that excites you, don’t push the idea away. Remember to follow your dream, because you have the power to make it come true.
或許你想去投資經商、旅遊歷險或是致力於你喜愛的事業。當你有了讓自己激動的想法,那就堅持這個想法。記得堅持自己的夢想,因為你有能力讓夢想成真。
經典英語美文小短文閱讀篇二
垂釣Angling
On warm evenings I often sat in the boat playing the flute, and saw the perch swimming around me. I saw the moon traveling over the bottom of the lake, which was strewn1 with the fallen leaves and branches.
天氣晴和的夜晚,我也常獨駕一舟,弄笛湖上,看水中的鱸魚饒舟不去。俯視湖底,落木墜枝,橫斜交錯,皓月一輪,行徑其上。
Once, I used to come to this pond in dark summer nights with a friend. We would make a fire there, which we thought attracted the fishes. Late in the night, we threw the burning firewood high into the air, which, when it came down into the pond, went out with a loud hissing. And we were suddenly in total darkness. anwenw.com Then, whistling a tune, we made our way to the village again. But now I had made my home by the shore.
以前,在那些深黝的夏日夜晚,我曾不止一次與友人尋勝至此。我們總是先在岸邊燃起一堆篝火,我們認為此法最能把魚招來。待到夜色漸深,我們便把那尚未燃盡的木柴像煙火似地拋入暗空,一陣閃亮之後,綴湖澌滅,嗤然有聲。然後長嘯一曲,摸黑尋回村落。不過我最近索性就遷居到那裡,傍湖而居了。
Sometimes, after the family had all gone to bed, I returned to the woods. Partly for the next day’s dinner, I spent the hours of midnight fishing from a boat by moonlight. At this time, I heard owls and foxes serenade, along with the singing of some unknown birds. These experiences were very memorable and valuable to me. In the center of the water, there were sometimes thousands of small perch and shiners, breaking the surface with their tails. I sometimes threw a line into the pond as I drifted in the gentle night breeze, now and then feeling a slight shaking along it. Pulling the line out of the pond, I saw a perch wriggling in the air.(excerpt)
有時,待家人睡去,我又重新返回林中。半為明日的食物籌措,我於夜半自操一舟,趁著月色,獨釣湖上。這時鴟鳴狐嘯,伴著一兩聲怪鳥的戛鳴。回想這些夜遊,至今歷歷難忘。在水中央,鱸魚銀魚成群,不啻千百,翻舞嬉戲,不時在湖面翻起層層漣漪。有時,於夜風習習之中,我將釣絲投入湖裡,但不時忽覺手下一絲微顫。輕輕將線一扯,只見一隻鱸魚在半空中活蹦亂跳。
經典英語美文小短文閱讀篇三
寬恕的藝術 Forgiveness
To forgive may be divine, but no one ever said it was easy, When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your grudge. But forgiveness is possible- and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health.
寬恕是神聖的，但是人們都知道做到寬恕並不容易。當你被深深傷害的時候，心中無恨是很難做到的。但是寬恕是可以存在的—而且這會給你的身心健康帶來出乎意料的益處。
“People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic, Ph. D., author of Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the wear and tear on our organs, rece the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more vital.”
《寬恕的好處》一書的作者弗雷德里克博士說：“懂得寬恕的人不會感到沮喪、憤怒和緊張，他們總是充滿希望。所以寬恕有助於人體各種器官的損耗，降低免疫系統的疲勞程度並使人精力更加充沛。”
So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:
那麼，如何平定自己的情緒呢?試試下面的一些步驟吧：
Calm yourself. To defuse your anger, anwenw.com try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love,” Frederic says.
讓自己冷靜下來。嘗試一種簡單的減壓技巧來緩解你憤怒的情緒。弗雷德里克建議：“做幾次深呼吸，然後想想那些令你快樂的事情，比如自然界的美麗景色，或者你愛的人。”
Don’t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you has no intention of apologizing,” Frederic says. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation with the person who upset you or condoning of his or her action.
不要等待別人的道歉。弗雷德里克說：“許多時候，傷害你的人沒有想過要道歉。他們可能是故意的，也可能只是和你看待事物的方式不一樣。所以如果你等著別人來道歉，你可能會等相當長的時間。“你要牢記，寬恕並不一定意味著盲從那些讓你心煩意亂的人，也不意味著縱容他或她的行為。”
E. 關於經典的英文短文閱讀
隨著世界全球化、一體化趨勢的發展，英語教學和學習變得越來越重要。我精心收集了關於經典的英文短文，供大蔽告家欣賞學習!
關於經典的英文短文：考研熱降溫了
The Decreasing Number of Postgraate Candidates
When college students e to the graate season, most of them are in favor of being public servants and getting further study, these two choices are most weled. The number of postgraate candidates has been increasing these years, while in this year, the number finally gets down, the reasons are various.
當大學生來到畢業季，大部分人會熱衷於成為公務員和深造，這兩個也是最受歡迎的抉擇。考研的人數這些年都在上漲，然而在今年，人數終於下降了，原因是多樣的。
First, the government made some changes in treating postgraates. Before, for most postgraates, they didn』t need to pay for the tuition fee, the government paid for them, but now, the government is no longer pay for them because of the great amount. The postgraates have to pay a lot of money, as they are grow up enough, some thinks they should not spend parents』 money, so they decide not to study further.
第一， *** 在對待研究生方面的待遇做了改變。之前，對於大部分研究生來說，他們不需要支付教育費用， *** 會幫他們出，但是如今， *** 不再支付他們的學費，因為研究生太多。研究生得自己支付大量慎前的學費，由於他們已經足夠大，一些人覺得不應該花費父母的錢，所以他們決定不進行深造。
Second, as finding the job is being more and more fierce, some students think it is better to find their own position in the society, if they take more time to study, some good jobs will be taken by other people. They would rather to spend the time to gain working experience, because that is what jobs need.
第二，由於工作的競爭變得越來越激烈，一些學生覺得寬並清還是在社會上找到他們的位置比較好，如果他們花多時間來學習，一些好的工作就會被別人占據。他們更加願意花時間來獲得工作經驗，因為那是一份工作需要的。
Though some people bee less passionate on further study, it doesn』t mean study is not important, it means people have more choices.
雖然一些人們不再對深造那麼熱情，但是這並不意味著學習不重要，這意味著人們有更多的選擇。
關於經典的英文短文：社會實踐 Social Practice
College students need to take part in the social practice before they graate, many universities encourage students to do it, they have some policies to support students to carry on social practice. It is obvious that social practice is very important for college students, students can gain a lot from it.
大學生需要在畢業前參加社會實踐，很多大學鼓勵學生進行社會實踐，他們有一些政策來支援學生實行它。很明顯，社會實踐對大學生來說是很重要的，學生可以從社會實踐收獲很多。
First, students can contact to the real world, they can learn to deal with the things which they will meet in the future. Students always keep their study in the campus, what they have learned is from the book, but they don』t have the chance to practice it, social practice provides them the chance. Students can make their knowledge useful.
第一，學生可以接觸到真實的世界，他們可以學著去處理將來會遇到的問題。學生總是在校園裡面學習，所學的都是書本上的知識，但是沒有機會來實踐，社會實踐就給他們提供了機會。學生可以讓他們學的知識變得有用。
Second, social practice is very helpful in finding jobs for students. When students e to the job market, the employers pay special attention to the working experience, social practice belongs to it, it helps students stand out and win the chance to take the job interview. The employers think you can handle some situations because of your social practice.
第二，社會實踐在幫助學生找工作方面是非常有用的。當學生來到人才市場，僱主很注重工作經驗，社會實踐就屬於工作經驗，它能幫助學生脫穎而出，贏得面試的機會。僱主覺得你可以應對一些狀況，因為你有社會經驗。
There is no doubt that students should join the social practice, it is very useful to help students in improving their ability and gaining the job interview.
毫無疑問，學生應該參加社會實踐，它在提高學生能力和贏得工作面試方面很有用。
關於經典的英文短文：如何定義幸福 How to Define Happiness
When I was *** all, my parents always told me that I must study hard, so that I would make a lot of money and could live a happy life. To my parents, they think happiness means the bright future and money. But now as I grow up, I keep thinking about what is happiness, my recognition about happiness is very different from my parents』.
在我還小的時候，我的父母總是告訴我要努力學習，這樣才能掙很多錢，過上幸福的生活。對於我的父母來說，他們認為幸福意味著美好的未來和擁有錢。但是如今隨著我長大，我一直在思索著什麼是幸福，我對幸福的認識和父母的很不一樣。
In my eye, the meaning of happiness is very simple, it could be the *** all things which makes me satisfied. When I make programs in my study, I make my goal e true, I am so proud of myself, it is a happy moment for me. When I stay with my family, I talk to them and they are willing to listen to my words, we municate happily, I am so happy about it. Well, happiness is such easy for me to touch, because I am so easy to be satisfied.
在我的眼裡，幸福的意義是很簡單的，它可以是讓我感到滿足的很小事情。當我在學習上進步了，我讓自己的目標實現了，為自己感到自豪，這對於我來說也是幸福的時刻。當我和家人在一起，和他們聊天，他們也在聆聽我的話，我們愉快地交流著，我為此感到幸福。是的，幸福對於我來說是如此簡單就可以觸控到，因為我很容易就感到滿足。
If people tell me that they don』t feel happy, I would say that they want too many things and never satisfied with the things they have. The true happiness is to have less desire.
如果人們告訴我他們不幸福，我會說他們想要的東西太多了，從來不對自己擁有的東西感到滿足。真正的幸福就是少點慾望。
F. 英語短文閱讀經典美文
英語短文閱讀經典美文閱讀能夠提高我們的知識水平,對於英語這門語言同樣也是如此,也是需要我們多去閱讀!下面請看小編帶來的英語短文閱讀經典美文!
G. 經典英語美文閱讀
下面是我為大家帶來經典英語美文閱讀，希望大家喜歡!
經典英語美文閱讀：英國史前巨石陣為病人朝拜地
Archaeologists probing the secrets of Stonehenge, Britain's most famous prehistoric monument said on Monday, it may have been an ancient pilgrimage site for the sick who believed its stones had healing qualities.
考古學家們於本周一公布，英國最著名的史前遺址巨石陣可能是古代病人的朝聖地。據推測，巨石陣的石頭可能被史前人類當作是具有治療功效的幸運石。
It has always been a mystery why bluestones, the smaller stones that form part of the circle, were transported around 155 miles from Preseli Hills in Wales to WiltshIre in southem England. Archaeologists from Boumemouth Ur:uversity, who carried out the dig in April the first at Stonehenge since 1964-believe the bluestones were revered as healing stones. "It was the magical qualities these stones which.., transformed the monument and made it a place of pilgrimage for the sick and injured of the Neolithic world," a statement from the archaeologist team said.Geoffrey Wainwright, president of the Society of Antiquaries of London and one of the experts leading the work, told BBC radio that one reason which lead to the conclusion was because anumber of the burials around Stonehenge showed signs of trauma and deformity.
長期以來，人們—直很困惑，為什麼人們要把巨石陣里的一種藍色小石頭從155英里以外的威爾士普利斯里山運到英格蘭南部威爾特郡這里昵?伯恩茅斯大學的考古學家們推測，可能當時的人們信奉這些藍色的石頭具有神奇療效。考古學家於今年4月對史前巨石陣進行了自1964年以來的首次發掘。該考古小組在一份聲明中說：“巨石陣曾經可能只是個紀念碑，但這些具有魔力的石頭被搬來之後，這里就變成了新時器時代傷病者的朝聖地。 ” 倫敦古文物學會主席、考古小組專家傑弗里‘韋恩萊特在接受BBC廣播的采訪時說，得出這一結論的其中一個根據就是，巨石陣附近埋葬了很多傷殘者。
The archaeologists said in the statement that radio-carbon dating put the construction of the circle of bluestones at between 2,400 B.C. and 2,200 B.C.,afew centuries later than originally thought, But they found fragments of charcoal dating from before 7,000 B.C., showing humans were active in the area much earlier than previously thought.
考古學家在一份聲明中說，經放射性碳測年法鑒定，環形巨石陣應該建造於公元前2400年至公元前2200年之間，比之前的推測晚了幾百年。但考古學家還在此發現了公元前7000年前的木炭碎片，這說明在更早的時期已有人類活躍在這一地帶。
During the excavation at the World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain,the researchers also fourtd a beiker pottery fragment, Roman ceramics and ancient stone hammers. "We now know, mucb to our surprise and delight, that Stonehenge was not just prehistoric monument, it was a Roman and mediaeval monument," said Wainwright, Another of the team leaders, Tim Darvill of Boumemouth University , said the bluestones appeared central to the purpose of Stonehenge although it may have had more than one function. Other theories about Stonehenge are that it was a religious site or that it acted as a calendar.
考古人員還在發掘過程中發現了大口陶器杯的碎片、古羅馬陶器以及古石錘，位於索爾茲伯里平原的史前巨石陣現在已被列入世界文化遺址。韋恩萊特說："現在我們知道了'巨石陣不僅是史前的紀念碑，也是古羅馬和中世紀時期的祭壇，這個發現讓我們十分驚喜。"考古小組的另一位專家、伯恩茅斯大學的蒂姆·達維爾說，巨石陣可能有多種功能，但藍色小石頭應該是其功能的一個重要體現。其他理論認為，巨石陣曾是個宗教場所或是一個日歷等等。
經典英語美文閱讀：絲綢之路話從頭
One of the world's most ancient and historically important trade routes, the Silk Road conjures up exotic images of camel caravans, windswept deserts and such legendary figures as Genghis Khan and Marco Polo. Extending from as far as the Indian kingdoms in the west to present day Xi'an in China in the east, the Silk Road had, by the third centry B.C.,already became a cross roads of Asia.
世界上最古老、歷史上最重要的貿易路線之一_絲綢之路，總給人.種富有異國情調的印象：駱駝商隊、狂風肆虐的沙漠，還有諸如成吉思汗和馬可波羅等傳奇人物。絲綢之路綿亘遠長，西至印度王國，東到中國現在的西安，早在公元前3世紀，絲綢之路就已經成為了亞洲交通的十字路口。
Skirting the edges of the harsh and inhospitable Taklimakan desert, the Silk Road actually had several different branches, each passing through different oasis. All roads began in Chang'an (Xi'an). The northem route wound its way through places such as Turfan and Kuqa before finally ending at Kashgar. Them route followed the lower thnges of the Taklimakan eventually reaching the same destination. Numerous other routes were also plied through out the years, reaching all the way to
Samarkand, Tashkent, India, and the Caspian Sea.
絲綢之路其實有數條支線，它們分別沿著環境惡劣、不適合人類居住的塔克拉瑪干沙漠外緣，穿越不同的綠洲。所有的路線都是始於長安(西安)，北線蜿蜒經過了吐魯番、庫車，最後到達喀什格爾，南線沿著塔克拉瑪干下緣前行，並到達同一終點。其他的許多支線也是歷代都通行的，通往撒瑪爾罕、塔什干、印度，及裏海等地。
Silk was not the only commodity traveling the Silk Road. Other goods such as exotic animals, ivory and gold were also transported along the route. It was silk, though, which fascinated the Romans. Agents were sent from Rome to explore the route and to obtain the material at a lower price. The Romans, however, did not give the Silk Road its name. The term was actuallycoined by the 19th-centuryGerman scholar Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen.
絲綢並不是絲綢之路上運送的唯一商品。其他貨物如奇珍異獸、象牙，及黃金等也通過絲綢之路運輸。不過格外令羅馬人著迷的還是絲綢。羅馬派遣代理商探測這條路線，並以較低的價格購得絲綢。然而，“絲綢之路”的名稱並不是羅馬人起的。這個名稱是19世紀時一名叫Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen的德國學者首創的。
Not long after the Tang dynasty era (618-907), when trade along the Silk Road had reached its zenith, the fearsomeGenghis Khan and his Mongol armies conquered a vast area spanning much of Central Asia. Accordingly, the Silk Road became an important communication route between different parts of the Mongol Empire. During the ruleof Kublai,more Europeans began venturing towards China along the Silk Road.The most famous of these travelers was Marco Polo, whose thoughts and
adventures were later recorded and embellished by an Italian romance writer.
唐代是絲綢之路沿途貿易活動的鼎盛時期，在唐代王朝滅亡後不久，令人聞風喪膽的成吉思汗及其蒙古大軍征服了橫跨中亞大部分地區的廣闊領土。絲綢之路於是成為蒙古帝國各部落間重要的交通線路。忽必烈統治期間，更多的歐洲人冒險沿著絲綢之路來到中國。這些旅行者中最出名的就是馬可波羅，他的所見所聞後來被一位義大利傳奇小 說家記載下來，並加以潤色。
During the 14th century , with the disintegration of the Mongol Empire, the isolationist policies of the Ming Dynasty and the development of the silk route by sea, the Silk Road was forced into decline. Renewed interest in it emerged among Westem scholars only near the end of the 19th century . The existence of ancient cities excited them, and an archaeological free-for-all began. These days, those seeking out treasures of the Silk Road can find them in such far-flung places as London, Delhi, and Berlin.
14世紀時，蒙古帝國瓦解、明朝實行閉關政策，加“海上絲路”的發展，絲綢之路被迫走向沒落。直到近19世紀末，才有西方學者重新燃起了對絲綢之路的興趣。古城的存在讓他們興奮不已於是掀起了一陣考古熱潮。現在，想在絲綢之路尋寶的人們，在倫敦、德里、柏林等許多地方，都可以找到他們想要的東西。
H. 英語文章大全
教育 的進步是在改變的基礎上實現的,改變的第一步就是摒棄墨守成規的教學思維,英語作為國際溝通交流的語言工具,其在全球化進程中扮演著重要的角色。下面是我帶來的經典英語 文章 閱讀，歡迎閱讀!
經典英語文章閱讀篇一
十二月的玫瑰
Roses in December
Coaches more times than not use their hearts instead of their heads to make tough decisions. Unfortunately, this wasn』t the case when I realized we had a baseball conference game scheled when our seniors would be in Washington, D.C. for the annual senior field trip. We were a team dominated by seniors, and for the first time in many years, we were in the conference race for first place. I knew we couldn』t win without our seniors, so I called the rival coach and asked to reschele the game when everyone was available to play.
「No way,」 he replied. The seniors were crushed and offered to skip the much-awaited traditional trip. I assured them they needed to go on the trip as part of their ecational experience, though I really wanted to accept their offer and win and go on to the conference championship. But I did not, and on that fateful Tuesday, I wished they were there to play.
I had nine underclass players eager and excited that they finally had a chance to play. The most excited player was a young mentally challenged boy we will call Billy. Billy was, I believe, overage, but because he loved sports so much, an understanding principal had given him permission to be on the football and baseball teams. Billy lived and breathed sports and now he would finally get his chance to play. I think his happiness captured the imagination of the eight other substitute players. Billy was very small in size, but he had a big heart and had earned the respect of his teammates with his effort and enthusiasm. He was a left-handed hitter and had good baseball skills. His favorite pastime, except for the time he practiced sports, was to sit with the men at a local rural store talking about sports. On this day, I began to feel that a loss might even be worth Billy』s chance to play.
Our opponents jumped off to a four-run lead early in the game, just as expected. Somehow we came back to within one run, and that was the situation when we went to bat in the bottom of the ninth. I was pleased with our team』s effort and the constant grin on Billy』s face. If only we could win..., I thought, but that』s asking too much. If we lose by one run, it will be a victory in itself. The weakest part of our lineup was scheled to hit, and the opposing coach put his ace pitcher in to seal the victory.
To our surprise, with two outs, a batter walked, and the tying run was on first base. Our next hitter was Billy. The crowd cheered as if this were the final inning of the conference championship, and Billy waved jubilantly. I knew he would be unable to hit this pitcher, but what a day it had been for all of us. Strike one. Strike two. A fastball. Billy hit it down the middle over the right fielder』s head for a triple to tie the score. Billy was beside himself, and the crowd went wild.
Ben, our next hitter, however, hadn』t hit the ball even once in batting practice or intrasquad games. I knew there was absolutely no way for the impossible dream to continue. Besides, our opponents had the top of their lineup if we went into overtime. It was a crazy situation and one that needed reckless strategy.
I called a time-out, and everyone seemed confused when I walked to third base and whispered something to Billy. As expected, Ben swung on the first two pitches, not coming close to either. When the catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher Billy broke from third base sprinting as hard as he could. The pitcher didn』t see him break, and when he did he whirled around wildly and fired the ball home. Billy dove in head first, beat the throw, and scored the winning run. This was not the World Series, but don』t tell that to anyone present that day. Tears were shed as Billy, the hero, was lifted on the shoulders of all eight team members.
If you go through town today, forty-two years later, you』ll likely see Billy at that same country store relating to an admiring group the story of the day he won the game that no one expected to win. Of all the spectacular events in my sports career, this memory is the highlight. It exemplified what sports can do for people, and Billy』s great day proved that to everyone who saw the game.
J. M. Barrie, the playwright, may have said it best when he wrote, 「God gave us memories so that we might have roses in December.」 Billy gave all of us a rose garden.
經典英語文章閱讀篇二
Big Red
The first time we set eyes on "Big Red," father, mother and I were trudging through the freshly fallen snow on our way to Hubble's Hardware store on Main Street in Huntsville, Ontario. We planned to enter our name in the annual Christmas drawing for a chance to win a hamper filled with fancy tinned cookies, tea, fruit and candy. As we passed the Eaton's department store's window, we stopped as usual to gaze and do a bit of dreaming.
The gaily decorated window display held the best toys ever. I took an instant hankering for a huge green wagon. It was big enough to haul three armloads of firewood, two buckets of swill or a whole summer's worth of pop bottles picked from along the highway. There were skates that would make Millar's Pond well worth shovelling and dolls much too pretty to play with. And they were all nestled snugly beneath the breathtakingly flounced skirt of Big Red.
Mother's eyes were glued to the massive flare of red shimmering satin, dotted with twinkling sequin-centred black velvet stars. "My goodness," she managed to say in trancelike wonder. "Would you just look at that dress!" Then, totally out of character, mother twirled one spin of a waltz on the slippery sidewalk. Beneath the heavy, wooden-buttoned, grey wool coat she had worn every winter for as long as I could remember, mother lost her balance and tumbled. Father quickly caught her.
Her cheeks redder than usual, mother swatted dad for laughing. "Oh, stop that!" she ordered, shooing his fluttering hands as he swept the snow from her coat. "What a silly dress to be perched up there in the window of Eaton's!" She shook her head in disgust. "Who on earth would want such a splashy dress?"
As we continued down the street, mother turned back for one more look. "My goodness! You'd think they'd display something a person could use!"
Christmas was nearing, and the red dress was soon forgotten. Mother, of all people, was not one to wish for, or spend money on, items that were not practical. "There are things we need more than this," she'd always say, or, "There are things we need more than that."
Father, on the other hand, liked to inlge whenever the budget allowed. Of course, he'd get a scolding for his occasional splurging, but it was all done with the best intention.
Like the time he brought home the electric range. In our old Muskoka farmhouse on Oxtongue Lake, Mother was still cooking year-round on a wood stove. In the summer, the kitchen would be so hot even the houseflies wouldn't come inside. Yet, there would be Mother – roasting - right along with the pork and turnips.
One day, Dad surprised her with a fancy new electric range. She protested, of course, saying that the wood stove cooked just dandy, that the electric stove was too dear and that it would cost too much hydro to run it. All the while, however, she was polishing its already shiny chrome knobs. In spite of her objections, Dad and I knew that she cherished that new stove.
There were many other modern things that old farm needed, like indoor plumbing and a clothes dryer, but Mom insisted that those things would have to wait until we could afford them. Mom was forever doing chores - washing laundry by hand, tending the pigs and working in our huge garden - so she always wore mended, cotton-print housedresses and an apron to protect the front. She did have one or two "special" dresses saved for church on Sundays. And with everything else she did, she still managed to make almost all of our clothes. They weren't fancy, but they did wear well.
That Christmas I bought Dad a handful of fishing lures from the Five to a Dollar store, and wrapped them indivially in matchboxes so he'd have plenty of gifts to open from me. Choosing something for Mother was much harder. When Dad and I asked, she thought carefully then hinted modestly for some tea towels, face cloths or a new dishpan.
On our last trip to town before Christmas, we were driving up Main Street when Mother suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Would you just look at that!" She pointed excitedly as Dad drove past Eaton's.
"That big red dress is gone," she said in disbelief. "It's actually gone."
"Well . . . I'll be!" Dad chuckled. "By golly, it is!"
"Who'd be fool enough to buy such a frivolous dress?" Mother questioned, shaking her head. I quickly stole a glance at Dad. His blue eyes were twinkling as he nudged me with his elbow. Mother craned her neck for another glimpse out the rear window as we rode on up the street. "It's gone . . ." she whispered. I was almost certain that I detected a trace of yearning in her voice.
I'll never forget that Christmas morning. I watched as Mother peeled the tissue paper off a large box that read "Eaton's Finest Enamel Dishpan" on its lid.
"Oh Frank," she praised, "just what I wanted!" Dad was sitting in his rocker, a huge grin on his face.
"Only a fool wouldn't give a priceless wife like mine exactly what she wants for Christmas," he laughed. "Go ahead, open it up and make sure there are no chips." Dad winked at me, confirming his secret, and my heart filled with more love for my father than I thought it could hold!
Mother opened the box to find a big white enamel dishpan - overflowing with crimson satin that spilled out across her lap. With trembling hands she touched the elegant material of Big Red.
"Oh my goodness!" she managed to utter, her eyes filled with tears. "Oh Frank . . ." Her face was as bright as the star that twinkled on our tree in the corner of the small room. "You shouldn't have . . ." came her faint attempt at scolding.
"Oh now, never mind that!" Dad said. "Let's see if it fits," he laughed, helping her slip the marvellous dress over her shoulders. As the shimmering red satin fell around her, it gracefully hid the patched and faded floral housedress underneath.
I watched, my mouth agape, captivated by a radiance in my parents I had never noticed before. As they waltzed around the room, Big Red swirled its magic deep into my heart.
"You look beautiful," my dad whispered to my mom - and she surely did!
經典英語文章閱讀篇三
你才是我的幸福
She was dancing. My crippled grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway absolutely stunned. I glanced at the kitchen table and sure enough-right under a small, framed drawing on the wall-was a freshly baked peach pie.
I heard her sing when I opened the door but did not want to interrupt the beautiful song by yelling I had arrived, so I just tiptoed to the living room. I looked at how her still-lean body bent beautifully, her arms greeting the sunlight that was pouring through the window. And her legs... Those legs that had stiffly walked, aided with a cane, insensible shoes as long as I could remember. Now she was wearing beautiful dancing shoes and her legs obeyed her perfectly. No limping. No stiffness. Just beautiful, fluid motion. She was the pet of the dancing world. And then she』d had her accident and it was all over. I had read that in an old newspaper clipping.
She turned around in a slow pirouette and saw me standing in the doorway. Her song ended, and her beautiful movements with it, so abruptly that it felt like being shaken awake from a beautiful dream. The sudden silence rang in my ears. Grandma looked so much like a kid caught with her hand in a cookie jar that I couldn』t help myself, and a slightly nervous laughter escaped. Grandma sighed and turned towards the kitchen. I followed her, not believing my eyes. She was walking with no difficulties in her beautiful shoes. We sat down by the table and cut ourselves big pieces of her delicious peach pie.
"So...」 I blurted, 「How did your leg heal?"
"To tell you the truth—my legs have been well all my life," she said.
"But I don』t understand!" I said, "Your dancing career... I mean... You pretended all these years?
"Very much so," Grandmother closed her eyes and savored the peach pie, "And for a very good reason."
"What reason?"
"Your grandfather."
"You mean he told you not to dance?"
"No, this was my choice. I am sure I would have lost him if I had continued dancing. I weighed fame and love against each other and love won."
She thought for a while and then continued. 「We were talking about engagement when your grandfather had to go to war. It was the most horrible day of my life when he left. I was so afraid of losing him, the only way I could stay sane was to dance. I put all my energy and time into practicing—and I became very good. Critics praised me, the public loved me, but all I could feel was the ache in my heart, not knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. Then I went home and read and re-read his letters until I fell asleep. He always ended his letters with 『You are my Joy. I love you with my life』 and after that he wrote his name. And then one day a letter came. There were only three sentences: 『I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.』」
"I made my decision there and then. I took my leave, and traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought myself a cane and wrapped my leg tightly with bandages. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. My dancing days were over. No one suspected the story—I had learned to limp convincingly before I returned home. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter I knew well. Then I traveled to the hospital. They had pushed your grandfather outside in his wheelchair. There was a cane on the ground by his wheelchair. I took a deep breath, leaned on my cane and limped to him. "
By now I had forgotten about the pie and listened to grandma, mesmerized. 「What happened then?」 I hurried her when she took her time eating some pie.
"I told him he was not the only one who had lost a leg, even if mine was still attached to me. I showed him newspaper clippings of my accident. 『So if you think I』m going to let you feel sorry for yourself for the rest of your life, think again. There is a whole life waiting for us out there! I don』t intend to be sorry for myself. But I have enough on my plate as it is, so you』d better snap out of it too. And I am not going to carry you-you are going to walk yourself.』" Grandma giggled, a surprisingly girlish sound coming from an old lady with white hair.
"I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I』d taken out of my pocket. 『Now show me you are still a man,』 I said, 『I won』t ask again.』 He bent to take his cane from the ground and struggled out of that wheelchair. I could see he had not done it before, because he almost fell on his face, having only one leg. But I was not going to help. And so he managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life."
"What did you show him?" I had to know. Grandma looked at me and grinned. "Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day after he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man."
I looked at the drawing on the kitchen wall, sketched by my grandfather』s hand so many years before. The picture became distorted as tears filled my eyes. 「You are my Joy. I love you with my life.」 I murmured quietly. The young woman in the drawing sat on her park bench and with twinkling eyes smiled broadly at me, an engagement ring carefully drawn on her finger.
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I. 英語短文閱讀經典美文【關於讀書的英語美文閱讀】
讀書是較易的事，思索是很難的事。但如果兩者缺一，便會全無用處。我精心收集了關於讀書的英語美文，供大家欣賞學習!
關於讀書的英語美文篇1
As the development of the world, there is more and more entertainment for people to kill time. Reading used to be an important amusement. But now there are less and less people fond of reading. But there are still a large number of people stand on the side of reading. For me, I think reading is very important. The reasons are as following.
隨著世界的發展，越來越多娛樂供人們消磨時光。閱讀在過去常常就是一種重要的娛樂。但現在卻越來越少人喜歡閱讀了。但仍然還有很多人是喜歡看書的。對我來說，我認為閱讀是很重要的。理由如下。
First of all, reading can broaden our vision. The main way we learn the things happen long time ago is according to the book. People will try their best to write the things in their stage in their way. When we read books, we have the opportunity to learn everything. The content in the books contains the knowledge all over the world and every aspect. We can read the knowledge about biography, science, technology, culture, economic and so on from the book. It is hard not to broaden vision from reading.
首先，閱讀可以開闊我們的視野。我們了解很久以前發生的事情的主要方式是通過閱讀。人們用他們自己的方式盡自己最大的努力寫關於他們那個年代的事情。我們看書的時候，我們才有機會了解到一切。書中的內容包含知識的方方面褲唯面。通過書籍我們可以了解到關於傳記，科學，技術，文化，經濟等方面的知識。從閱讀中，我們的視野很難不被拓寬。
Secondly, reading can cultivate our taste. I am sure that reading some elegant sentence or the beautiful things described in the book will make us feel relax and comfortable. And we all know that the more knowledge a person has, the better-behaved he will be. I think this is the charming of reading. If there are more people like reading, the world will become more civilized.
其次，閱讀可以陶冶我們的情操。我相信閱讀一些優美的句子或者書中描述的美麗東西會旁沒使我們感到放鬆和舒適。我們都知道一個人擁有的知識越多，那個人就會表現得越好。我覺得這就是閱讀的魅力。如果有更多的人喜歡閱讀，這個世界會變得更胡啟培加文明。
The importance mentioned above just a part of reading. It has so many advantages that I can’t list all in a short time. It is irreplaceable in human beings’ life.
上面所提到的重要性只是其中一部分。閱讀有很多的優點，在短時間內我都不能一一列舉我不能列舉。它在人類的生活中是不可替代的。
關於讀書的英語美文篇2
Reading Makes a Full Man。
Reading is very important in our life. We can get knowledge through reading. It can not only open our minds but also make us more intelligent. Besides, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.
Textbooks, newspapers, magazines and other kinds of reading materials can help us know more about the outside world and help us grow into an excellent person.
I’m planning to read at least 5 books in the coming holiday. And I’ll spend more time reading every day in my senior high school life. Reading makes a full man! Let’s start reading now.
讀書使人充實,閱讀是我們生活中非常重要的一部分。我們可以通過讀書獲得知識。它不僅可以打開我們的心靈，也讓我們更加聰明。此外，閱讀也是學習外語中最重要的途徑之一， 如學習英語。 課本，報紙，雜志等各類閱讀材料可以幫助我們更多地了解外面的世界，並幫助我們成長為一個優秀的人。 我打算在即將到來的假日至少要讀5 本書。我會花更多的時間閱讀在我的高中生活期間。讀書使人充實!讓我們立即開始閱讀。
關於讀書的英語美文篇3
There is no denying that people can get a lot benefits from reading classics. On the one hand, it is a good way for readers to broaden their horizon and increase their knowledge in many aspects. For instance, they can learn the society characters by reading classic literature novels about history or culture. On the other hand, it also provides a chance for them to enhance their aesthetic taste in that most of classics has a very beautiful or unique language style and arts, which gives readers more enjoyment and interest.
不可否認的是人們從閱讀經典中可以獲益匪淺。另一方面，閱讀經典也是讓讀者開闊視野、多方面增加知識的好方式。例如，他們可以通過閱讀關於歷史和文化的文學經典小說來了解社會人物。另一方面，閱讀經典還為他們提供增強審美觀的機會，因為大部分的經典都有著美麗而獨特的語言風格和藝術，這可以給讀者更多的享受和興趣。
However, nowadays a large number of people, especially the young, are unwilling to or cannot spend their times in reading classics. There are some reasons accounting for the phenomenon and I would like to state two of them. For one thing, people are distracted by other things increasingly, which can give their more joy and fun and have no requirement in thinking, such as all kinds of entertainment activities. For another, some people think that it is no use of reading classics because these classics are outdated and useless to our society and lives.
然而，如今許多人，尤其是年輕人，不願意或不能花時間去閱讀經典。對於這一現象有很多原因，這里我只想列出兩點。一方面，越來越多的人被由其他的東西分散了注意力，它們可以給他們更多的樂趣也不用思考，如各種娛樂活動。另一方面，有些人認為閱讀經典是沒有用的，因為這些經典著作在我們的社會和生活中已經過時了而且也沒有用。
In my opinion, it is wrong to consider classics as an outdated matter because it still has many important functions and influence on our society and our lives. Classics are a kind of treasure in a nation. Therefore, we should give enough attention to them. And I advocate that all of us should try our best to read some of them.
在我看來，把經典著作看作是過時的東西是錯誤的，因為它在我們的社會和生活中仍然有重要的作用和影響。經典是一個國家的一種財富。因此，我們應該給予足夠的重視。我認為我們都應該盡量去讀一些書。
J. [高中英語文學名著閱讀教學的探究] 高中英語閱讀材料
摘 要：《普通高中英語課程標准（實驗）》要求高中學生課外閱讀量要達到30萬詞以上，並且能在教師的幫助下欣賞淺顯的英語文學作品。為了達到這一要求，教師有必要引導學生開展英語文學名著閱讀。本文結合筆者對英語文學名著閱讀教學的嘗試與實踐，闡述了開展高中英語名著課外閱讀的意義、實施名著閱讀的教學策略以及教學中需要注意的問題。
關鍵詞：英語文學名著閱讀；教學策略；閱讀技能；語言運用能力
中圖分類號：G632 文獻標識碼：A 文章編號：1002-7661（2012）17-171-03
一、引言
近幾年全國各地的高考試卷中的閱讀理解、完形填空經常節選自名篇名著。2012年福建高考閱讀題中也出現名著節選。這引起許多一線英語教師對名著閱讀的熱議和探究。
《普通高中英語課程標准（實驗稿）》（以下簡稱「《新課標》」）在閱讀語言技能目標中明確的要求：除教材外，六級課外閱讀量應累計達到18萬詞以上；七級23萬詞以上；八級30萬詞以上。並且能在教師的幫助下欣賞淺顯的英語文學作品。要達到新課標的要求，僅靠課本學習是難以實現的，必須進行大量的課外閱讀。然而，在多年的教學實踐中，筆者發現大部分學生的英語課外閱讀非常有限。大多集中在英語課堂教學上和部分家庭作業中，除此以外，他們幾乎很少接觸課外閱讀，更不談英語文學作品的閱讀與欣賞。因此，為實施《課標》，擴大學生的閱讀量，提高學生閱讀技能，探索一條新的更有利的課外閱讀途徑----開展英語文學名著閱讀成為高中英語教師需要探究和解決的問題。
二、開展英語文學名著閱讀的意義
文學名著是人類文化的精粹，是人類寶貴的精神財富，它歷經風雨滄桑的考驗，承載著人類的文化和歷史。它的價值在於典範語言的熏陶，在於心靈的滋養，在於對人類精神的終極關懷。當然，英語文學名著亦是如此。因此，開展英語文學名著閱讀不僅對《新課標》的實施，而且對學生個人的發展都具有積極的意義。
1．有助於拓寬學生的視野，激發學生的閱讀慾望，提升學生的英文素養
大部分現行教材所選擇的語言材料和所設計的語言情景，力求真實，盡可能反映學生的實際生活並且要兼顧教學的可操作性和承載語言的基穗升本知識，因此英語名著極少被選入教材，形成了一個課堂教學無法彌補的空白，因而學生也喪失了真實閱讀的機會。所以，英語名著閱讀是對現行教材的有益補充，它擴大了學生的閱讀范圍，增加了閱讀量，拓寬了學生的視野。
英語名著的題材廣泛，故事引人人勝，語言流暢生動，意味深長，引人深思，給人啟迪，有助於打開學生興趣的大門。
英語名著具體綜合而且真實地反映了英語國家的文化傳統、風土人情、歷史發展、哲學思想等。因此，閱讀英語文學名著還有助於學生更好地了解英美國家的語言和文化，從而培養學生跨文化意識和文化交際能力，提升學生的英文素養。
2、有助於鞏固學生的語言基本知識，提高學生的讀寫能力，增強學生的語言運用能力
首先，開展英語原著閱讀可以鞏固學生語言基本知識。在閱讀英語原著過程中學生夠頻繁的接觸各種詞彙、句型和語言現象，文學作品所提供的語境也使得單詞、片語以跡族沖及句法更容易理解、記憶。學生在不知不覺中不僅可以記住這些詞彙而且熟悉了它們的用法，還能熟練地掌握英語句型的變化。一些學生自發也發出「在文章中背單詞效率更高，記得更牢，更清楚用法」的感姿殲慨。
其次，開展英語原著閱讀提高學生的閱讀技能。筆者發現很多學生在平常的高考閱讀訓練中喜歡逐字逐句通讀全文，過分關注生詞，甚至一遇到生詞就拿起手機開始翻資料；一遇到長句難句，就回讀。這樣不但浪費時間，降低了閱讀速度，還有可能間斷了對整篇閱讀內容的理解，甚至失去了繼續讀下去的興趣。可是他們在閱讀名著的過程中，尤其是在閱讀長篇名著時，往往急於了解故事發展的情節，遇到不熟悉的單詞，懶得翻資料找，也不再回讀 ，有的時候根據上下文語境特別是作品的情節線索，進行推理判斷，猜測詞義，有的時候他們乾脆「不理它」，久而久之他們在無形中學會了「學會猜詞」、「略讀」和「跳讀」等重要的閱讀技能。筆者還發現學生還會根據書本中的插圖和章節的小標題預測故事的結局，這正是我們要求學生掌握的「預測」的閱讀技能。
再次，開展名著閱讀豐富學生的寫作技巧，提高寫作能力。古今中外名著都是語言巨匠用提煉加工而成的規范化的語言寫成的，閱讀名著可以幫助我們更好地豐富語匯，了解更多的句式和修辭手法，如明喻、暗喻、排比、誇張等。在小說《紅字》中，霍桑就運用了他所擅長的象徵手法。一個紅字「A 」就有各種各樣的象徵意義，如「私通（Altery） 」「天使（ Ange1）」 「才幹 （Ability）」等。名著中還有很多成語、俗語、諺語和歇後語有著經久不衰的魅力，閱讀後如果能靈活地運用於自己的寫作中，顯然能提高文章的語言表達能力，讓人耳目一新。正所謂「腹有詩書氣自華」，閱讀積累到了一定階段，自然會厚積薄發，寫作水平也會隨之出現質的飛躍。
3．有助於促進高中學生正確的人生觀世界觀的形成，提高學生的人文素養
高中三年正是學生形成基本的世界觀、人生觀的階段。面對普遍浮躁的社會，面對魚目混珠的網路文化和影視文化，承載著人類最基本的價值觀念和文化取向的經典名著無疑在引導學生明辨是非、揚善懲惡，提倡健康向上，奮斗不息，宣揚文明道德，提倡人文關懷等方面起著獨樹一幟的積極作用。英語文學名著讓學生親身感受和直接體驗原生態的英語語言同時，又潛移默化的熏陶著學生，感染著學生，使學生產生情感上的共鳴、心靈上的震撼，思想上的碰撞、精神上的對話。在這種獨特的心靈體驗中，學生的性情得以陶冶，人格得以塑造，精神得以升華，道德品質得以提高，正確的人生觀世界觀得以形成，進而學生的人文素養得到了提高。比如他們在閱讀《簡愛》時，能明白「人生的價值等於尊嚴和真愛」；他們閱讀《魯濱遜漂流記》時，能體會到魯濱遜的勇於進取，頑強堅毅和不屈不撓的進取精神；他們讀《老人與海》時，能感受「人可以失敗，但不可以被擊敗，外在的肉體可以接受折磨，但是內在的意志卻是神聖不可侵犯的」的硬漢精神。