英語經(jīng)典美文15篇【通用】

　　在日常的學(xué)習(xí)、工作、生活中，說起美文，大家肯定都不陌生吧？隨著時代的發(fā)展，讀者對美文的要求也在不斷變化，因此人們對美文的要求也在不斷變化，那么問題來了，怎樣才能完成一篇優(yōu)秀的美文呢？下面是小編為大家收集的英語經(jīng)典美文，歡迎大家分享。

英語經(jīng)典美文1

　　Chinese Undergraduates in the US

　　Each year, elite American universities and liberal arts colleges, such as Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Amherst and Wellesley, offer a number of scholarships to Chinese high school graduates to study in their undergraduate programs.

　　Four years ago, I received such a scholarship from Yale.

　　What are these Chinese undergrads like? Most come from middle-class families in the big urban centers of China.

　　The geographical distribution is highly skewed, with Shanghai and Beijing heavily over-represented.

　　Outside the main pool, a number of Yale students come from Changsha and Ningbo,swhereseach year American Yale graduates are sent to teach English.

　　The overwhelming majority of Chinese undergraduates in the US major in science, engineering or economics.

　　Many were academic superstars in their high schools - gold medallists in international academic Olympiads or prize winners in national academic contests.

　　Once on US campuses, many of them decide to make research a lifelong commitment.

　　Life outside the classroom constitutes an important part of college life.

　　At American universities the average student spends less than thirteen hours a week in class.

　　Many Chinese students use their spare time to pick up some extra pocket money.

　　At Yale, one of the most common campus jobs is washing dishes in the dining halls.

　　Virtually all Chinese undergraduates at Yale work part-time in the dining halls at some point in their college years.

　　As they grow in age and sophistication, they upgrade to better-paying and less stressful positions.

　　The more popular and interesting jobs include working as a computer assistant, math homework grader, investment office assistant and lab or research assistant.

　　The latter three often lead to stimulating summer jobs.

　　Student activities are another prominent feature of American college life.

　　Each week there are countless student-organized events of all sorts - athletic, artistic, cultural, political or social (i.e.just for fun).

　　New student organizations are constantly being created, and Chinese undergrads contribute to this ferment.

　　Sport looms much larger on US campuses than in China.

　　At Yale, intramural sports from soccer to water polo take place all year long; hence athletic talent is a real social asset.

　　One of the Chinese students at Yale several years ago was a versatile sportsman.

　　His athletic talents and enthusiastic participation in sporting events, combined with his other fine qualities, made him a popular figure in his residential college.

英語經(jīng)典美文2

　　一封給我兒子的信

　　Dear Seth,

　　親愛的塞斯，

　　You're only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I'm going to try to tell you in this letter.

　　你現(xiàn)在僅僅3歲，此刻你還不識字，更不用說讓你去理解我接下來想在這封信里對你所說的話了。

　　But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years。

　　但是我已經(jīng)苦思冥想了好久，關(guān)于你即將面臨的人生以及我的生活，我反思我所學(xué)會的;思考一個父親的職責(zé)，力圖讓你為未來歲月中即將面臨的困難做好充分準(zhǔn)備。

　　You won't be able to understand this letter today, but someday, when you're ready, I hope you will find some wisdom and value in what I share with you。

　　你今天并不能理解這封信的含義，但是某一天，當(dāng)時機成熟，我希望你能在我與你分享的內(nèi)容當(dāng)中找尋到些許的智慧和價值。

　　You are young, and life has yet to take its toll on you, to throw disappointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles and pain into your path. You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life。

　　你還很年輕，生命還尚未開始摧殘你，沒有在你的人生道路上布置失望，傷心，孤獨，掙扎和苦痛。你還沒有被漫長的乏味工作，被日常生活的打擊搞得筋疲力盡。

　　For this, be thankful. You are at a wonderful stage of life. You have many wonderful stages of life still to come, but they are not without their costs and perils。

　　因此，謝天謝地吧。你正處在人生一個美妙的階段。還有很多美妙的階段會來到你面前，但是都不是唾手可得的，你都得付出代價，經(jīng)歷風(fēng)險。

　　I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I've learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of salt. What works for me might not work for you。

　　我希望通過分享一些我所學(xué)到的最好的道理能幫助你走好人生路。至于任何建議，且把它當(dāng)作佐料，因為適合我的并不一定適用于你。

　　Life Can Be Cruel

　　生活會很殘酷

　　There will be people in your life who won't be very nice. They'll tease you because you're different, or for no good reason. They might try to bully you or hurt you。

　　你的生活中一定會有并不友好的人。他們恥笑你因為你不同，而在沒有更好的理由。他們可能會欺負你或者傷害你。

　　There's not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who actually care about you, who make you feel good about yourself.

　　對這種人你除了學(xué)會和其接觸無計可施，同時你也要學(xué)會擇友，選擇那些對你友善的，那些真正關(guān)心你的，那些令你對自己感到很好的人做朋友。

　　When you find friends like this, hold on to them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them, love them。

　　當(dāng)你尋找到像這樣的朋友，就一定要堅守這份友誼，珍惜他們，花些時間和他們在一起，友善的對待他們并愛他們。

　　There will be times when you are met with disappointment instead of success. Life won't always turn out the way you want. This is just another thing you'll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on. Accept disappointment and learn to persevere, to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you'll do much better in life。

　　有時你會遭遇挫折而非成功。生活并不總會如你所愿。這是另一件你需要學(xué)會處理的事情。但你要挺住向前，而不是讓這些事讓你陷入低谷。接受挫敗并學(xué)會堅持，不畏風(fēng)險地追求你的夢想。學(xué)會把消極轉(zhuǎn)化為積極，之后你就能做的好得多。

　　You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don't have to face this too much, but it happens.

　　你同樣會面臨心碎時刻以及你深愛的人的拋棄。我希望你無須經(jīng)歷太多此類事件，但如果不幸發(fā)生了

　　Again, not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you stronger。

　　再一次，除了慢慢愈合心中的創(chuàng)傷并繼續(xù)下去你的生活，你別無選擇。讓這些痛苦成為你通向更美好生活的墊腳石，并學(xué)會利用它們讓自己更堅強。

　　But Be Open to life Anyway

　　但無論如何，都要張開雙臂擁抱生活

　　Yes, you'll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life … but don't let that close you to new things. Don't retreat from life, don't hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, new people。

　　是的，在你的生命歷程中你會遇到殘酷，煎熬……但不要讓這些讓你拒絕接受新鮮事物。不要逃避生活，不要躲藏，抑或封閉自己。擁抱新鮮事物，經(jīng)歷全新體驗，接觸新的人。

　　You might get your heart broken 10 times, but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time. If you shut yourself off from love, you'll miss out on that woman, and the happiest times of your life。

　　你或許心碎了10次，但是在第十一次找到至愛。如果你把自己關(guān)在愛的門外，你就會錯過這個女子，和你生命中最快樂的時光。

　　You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet … and then after meeting dozens of jerks, find a true friend. If you close yourself off to new people, and don't open your heart to them, you'll avoid pain … but also lose out on meeting some incredible people, who will be there during the toughest times of your life and create some of the best times of your life。

　　你可能會被你遇到的人恥笑欺負傷害…而在見了一打這種稀奇古怪的人后，你會找到一個真正的朋友。如果你拒絕接觸新人群，并不向他們敞開心扉，你會避免受傷……但是同時也失去了認識這些不可思議的人的機會，他們會在你生命最困難的時刻陪伴著你，并帶給你人生當(dāng)中最美好的時光。

　　You will fail many times but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments. Failure is a stepping stone to success。

　　你會失敗多次但是如果你讓失敗打到了你，不再努力，你就會錯過那種當(dāng)你達到成就新高度的難以言喻的成就感。失敗是成功之母。

　　Love Should Be Your Rule

　　愛應(yīng)該成為你的生活準(zhǔn)則

　　If there's a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love. It might sound corny, I know … but trust me, there's no better rule in life。

　　如果讓一個詞成為你的生活支撐的話，那它應(yīng)該是愛。也許這聽來已是老生常談，我也清楚… 但是請信任我，再沒有更好的生活準(zhǔn)則了。

　　Some would live by the rule of success. Their lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow。

　　一些人以成功作為生活準(zhǔn)則。他們的生活會很緊張，不開心并且很淺薄。

　　Others would live by the rule of selfishness — putting their needs above those of others. They will live lonely lives, and will also be unhappy。

　　另一些人的生活準(zhǔn)則是個人利益---他們將個人需要置于他人需要之上。他們孤獨一生，終究也不會快樂。

　　Still others will live by the rule of righteousness — trying to show the right path, and admonishing anyone who doesn't live by that path. They are concerned with others, but in a negative way, and in the end will only have their own righteousness to live with, and that's a horrible companion。

　　還有一些人他們?yōu)檎�義而生---努力展示其道路的正確性，并試圖勸服任何一個不以正義為生活準(zhǔn)則的人。他們關(guān)心他人，卻以一種消極的方式，最終懷抱追尋一生的正義而終，而正卻是一個糟糕的伴侶。

　　Live your life by the rule of love. Love your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, with all of your heart. Give to them what they need, and show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment, but only love. Open your soul to them。

　　用愛支撐你的`生命。愛你的妻子，你的孩子，你的父母親，你的朋友，全心全意地去愛。給與他們你所需要的，不要流露出任何殘忍，不贊同，冷漠或者失望，只有愛。向他們敞開靈魂。

　　Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors … your coworkers … strangers … your brothers and sisters in humanity. Offer anyone you meet a smile, a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand。

　　不僅僅愛你深愛的人，也要愛你的鄰居.。。你的同事…甚至陌生人…他們是你廣義上的兄弟姐妹。給你遇到的任何一個人一個微笑，一句善語。一個友好的姿勢，一只援助之手。

　　Love not only neighbors and strangers … but your enemy. The person who is cruelest to you, who has been unkind to you … love him. He is a tortured soul, and most in need of your love。

　　不僅僅愛鄰居和陌生人…也要愛你的敵人。對你最殘酷的人，對曾經(jīng)對你不善的人…愛他。他是一個備受折磨的靈魂，最需要你的愛。

　　And most of all, love yourself. While others may criticize you, learn not to be so hard on yourself, to think that you’re ugly or dumb or unworthy of love … but to think instead that you are a wonderful human being, worthy of Happiness and love … and learn to love yourself for who you are。

　　最重要的是愛你自己。當(dāng)別人批評你時，學(xué)著不要強加自己，去認為自己丑，笨或者不值得去愛…而要想著自己是一個很完美的人，值得擁有幸福和真愛…并學(xué)會愛現(xiàn)在的自己。

　　Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and I will be there for you when I can. Godspeed.

　　最后，要知道我愛你并且永遠都會，你即將開啟一段有點奇怪，令人害怕，令人心悸但最終很不可思議的巧妙旅程，我永遠會支持你。祝萬事如意。

英語經(jīng)典美文3

　　As I mourn the loss of daylight hours, I relish the gain in light with each leaf that falls.1 Autumn begins my survival for winter; without the leaves decent, I would be frightened by the lack of luster that only bright light can bring.2

　　Each time I step outside, more light appears. It’s slow, but apparent. Light seems to change just when I need it to. It’s as if nature is adjusting a balance— tree canopies3 sit on the left pan of the scale, light sits on the right. Brightness is balanced as the trees’ leaves fall. If the hours in the day are to lessen, then the leaves must move to bring in brightness.

　　There’s comfort under the canopy of trees. Shielded from the light, cooled by shade, and relaxed by the regulated radiance, trees’ leaves give me contentment.4

　　I’m also equally content sitting on the ground under an open sky, particularly in the winter.

　　Even though the falling leaves of autumn are warning us of winter to come, this process is a welcome necessity to balance the light for the shorter days. When it happens, I’m reminded of how much I miss the openness of the garden.

　　Winter

　　If I can’t control the length of day, I’m happy to lend a hand in the amount of light that lands on my garden, Helen’s Haven. Deciduous5 trees have been planted so I can balance the light in my winter garden and my mood. Creating seasonal tenor with the change in flora builds a better garden through diversity,6 and a way to add seasonal interest.

　　Even with the shorter days, I welcome winter to view the open garden. My garden is exposed and bright, the branches of the trees are bare and open for inspection. As I look up in my winter garden, the framework of my summer’s cathedral-like canopy forms uncluttered lines of communication for confessions.7 I share all of my professions8 as I tend to my land. Winter is not my favorite season, but I built a garden that allows me to enjoy this time more than I ever thought possible.

　　Spring

　　Just when I need it the most, the scale begins to tip9. The days are growing longer and the trees begin to leaf10. The leaves tend to improve my mood. Life all around me stirs11 as the days lengthen. Fresh and bright, most trees have glowing12 green leaves in spring. This wonder has me looking up to slowly watch the sky close in. As days broaden the balance changes—the tree canopy on the left pan of the scale fills in, the light on the right balances out. It’s perfection at its best.

　　Summer

　　The cloak of summer’s canopy—with a cathedral-like quality—reveals greenery hovering down,13 allowing sunlight to lightly kiss my cheek. The leaves of the trees are welcomed in summer to manage heat, intensity14, and length of the season. Comfort is sought under the canopy of the trees.

　　Then the cycle begins again.

　　If you’ve lived in an area for a period of time, you become programed15 to the seasons. Just when you’re ready for a change, the scales begin to tip, and it’s always in your favor.

英語經(jīng)典美文4

　　There is a hill near my home that I often climb at night. The noise of the city is a far-off murmur. In the hush of dark I share the cheerfulness of crickets and the confidence of owls. But it is the drama of the moonrise that come to see. For that restores in me a quiet and clarity that the city spends too freely. From this hill I have watched many moons rise. Each one had its own mood. There have been broad, confident harvest moons in autumn; shy, misty moons in spring; lonely, white winter moons rising into the utter silence of an ink-black sky and smoke-smudged orange moons over the dry fields of summer. Each, like fine music, excited my heart and then calmed my soul. But we, who live indoors, have lost contact with the moon. The glare of street lights and the dust of pollution veil the night sky. Though men have walked on the moon, it grows less familiar. Few of us can say what time the moon will rise tonight. Still, it tugs at our minds. If we unexpectedly encounter the full moon, huge and yellow over the horizon, we are helpless but to stare back at its commanding presence. And the moon has gifts to bestow upon those who watch. I learned about its gifts one July evening in the mountains. My car had mysteriously stalled, and I was stranded and alone. The sun had set, and I was watching what seemed to be the bright-orange glow of a forest fire beyond a ridge to the east. Suddenly, the ridge itself seemed to burst into flame. Then, the rising moon, huge and red and grotesquely misshapen by the dust and sweat of the summer atmosphere, loomed up out of the woods. Distorted thus by the hot breath of earth, the moon seemed ill-tempered and imperfect. Dogs at nearby farmhouse barked nervously, as if this strange light had wakened evil spirits in the weeds. But as the moon lifted off the ridge it gathered firmness and authority. Its complexion changed from red, to orange, to gold, to impassive yellow. It seemed to draw light out of the darkening earth, for as it rose, the hills and valleys below grew dimmer. By the time the moon stood clear of the horizon, full-chested and round and of the colour of ivory, the valleys were deep shadows in the landscape. The dogs, reassured that this was the familiar moon, stopped barking. And all at once I felt a confidence and joy close to laughter. The drama took an hour. Moonrise is slow and serried with subtleties. To watch it, we must slip into an older, more patient sense of time. To watch the moon move inflexibly higher is to find an unusual stillness within ourselves. Our imaginations become aware of the vast distance of space, the immensity of the earth and the huge improbability of our own existence. We feel small but privileged. Moonlight shows us none of life’s harder edges. Hillsides seem silken and silvery, the oceans still and blue in its light. In moonlight we become less calculating, more drawn to our feelings.

英語經(jīng)典美文5

　　There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!

　　生活中。當(dāng)你深深地思念著某人，你會在夢中追尋他們的蹤跡，想真實地擁抱他們。

　　When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but times we look so long at the colsed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.

　　當(dāng)幸福之門掩上時，另一扇門便會敞開。但通常我們都緊盯著關(guān)上的門，而不去留意那扇為我們敞開的門。

　　Don't go for looks: they can deceive. Don't go for wealth: even that fades away. go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

　　不要一味地追求外貌，因為它們會欺騙人。不要一味地追求財富。它們終歸會消失。去追求那些使你歡笑的人，因為他們的一個微笑會使你暗淡的生活變得光彩奪目。去追尋使你

　　真正幸福快樂的人吧。

　　Dream what you want to dream: go where you want to go: be what you want to be , because you have only life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

　　做你想做的`美夢，去你想去的地方，成為你想成為的人。因為你只有一次生命和機會去做你想做的事情。

　　May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

　　希望你有足夠的幸福使自己甜蜜;希望你有足夠的磨難使自己強大，希望你有足夠的悲傷使自己有人情味，希望你有足夠的愿望使自己快樂。

　　The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything: they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

　　最幸福的人往往不是擁有一切最好事物的人。只是他們充分利用了周圍的事物。

　　Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.

　　愛始于微笑，成于親吻，終于眼淚。

　　The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past failures and heartaches.

　　最輝煌的未來建立于忘卻過去的失敗挫折和心痛的基礎(chǔ)之上。

　　When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everythone around you is crying.

　　當(dāng)你降生時，只有你一個人在哭，而周圍的每個人都在笑，當(dāng)你走完生命的歷程時。只有你一個人在笑，而你周圍的每一個人都在哭。

英語經(jīng)典美文6

　　To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most personsdo not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing.The sun illuminate only the eye of the man, but shines into theeye and the heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whoseinward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other;who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era ofmanhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth, becomes partof his daily food. In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of realsorrows. Nature says, he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad withme.

　　Not the sun or the summer alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight; forevery hour and change corresponds to and authorizes a different state of the mind, frombreathless noon to grimmest midnight. Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or amourning piece. In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue. Crossing a bare common, insnow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence ofspecial good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. I am glad to the brink of fear. In thewoods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, isalways a child, in the woods, is perpetual youth. Within these plantations of God, a decorum andsanctity reign, a perennial festival is dressed, and the guest sees not how he should tire of them ina thousand years, In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befallme in life, no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes) which nature cannot repair. Standing onthe bare, ground, my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, all meanegotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of theUniversal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of Gods. In the tranquil landscape, andespecially in the distant line of the horizon, man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature.

　　說實話，沒有幾個成年人能真正看見自然。大多數(shù)人都看不見大陽;至少，他們眼里看出來的大陽是單一的。對于成人來說，大陽只是照亮了他的眼睛，但對孩子而言，陽光卻滲入了他的眼睛和心靈。一個熱愛自然的人，他外在的知覺和內(nèi)心的感觸是合而為一的，即使他長大成年以后，還依然保持著一顆童年的心。對他來說，與天地的交流，是日常生活中不可殘缺的一部分。面對大自然，哪怕生活中有再大的憂傷，他的內(nèi)心也會涌起莫大的喜悅。大自然說，他乃我所生，盡管他有各種無端的'憂傷，但他將和我一同快樂。

　　自然帶給我們的快樂不單單是陽光和夏日，每一個季節(jié)、每時每刻她都給我們帶來歡樂和欣喜。這是因為，每一刻、每一個變化，從沉悶的中午到漆黑的午夜，都意味著一種全新的心情。在自然這個大舞臺上，既能上演喜劇，也能烘托悲情。如果身心健康，那么，你會覺得空氣中仿佛也充滿了善意與美德。當(dāng)我在黎明陰沉的天空下踏著積雪的水坑，穿過空曠的廣場時，雖然明知道不會有什么特別的好運降臨，內(nèi)心卻分明感到了極度的興奮。我慶幸自己仿佛來到了恐懼的邊緣。在森林中也是如此，人一年一年地老去，就如同蛇蛻去了身上的皮，但不管他處在生命的哪個階段，他永遠是一個孩子。在森林里，青春是永恒的主旋律。在這些上帝掌管的田園里，禮儀與圣潔高高在上，喜慶的節(jié)日四季不斷，尊貴的客人沉醉其中、逍遙自在，千年都不醒。在森林里，我們復(fù)歸理性與信仰。在那里，生活中所遭遇到的一切一恥辱、災(zāi)難(除非我的眼睛看不見)統(tǒng)統(tǒng)都會在自然的神力作用下消遁于無形。當(dāng)我佇足曠野，頭腦陶醉在宜人的空氣中，身體只覺得飄飄然騰空而起，所有卑微的私心雜念都蕩然無存了。我變成了一顆透明的眼球。我渺小至極，卻洞悉一切。世間生靈匯成一股洪流，在我周身循環(huán)，我成了上帝或大或小的一個部分。在靜謐的風(fēng)景里，尤其在遙遠的地平線上，人們看見了某種與他本性一般美好的事物。

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　　One day, the time management expert lectured to a group of business school students.

　　He made a demonstration at the scene, which left a lasting impression on the students.

　　Standing in front of students with high iqs, he said, let's take a quiz. Take out a one-gallon jar and set it on the table in front of him. Then he took out a bunch of fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them in a jar. When the jar was over the top of the jar and no more rocks could fit in, he asked, "is the jar full?" All students should say: "full!" . The time management expert replied, "really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He poured some of the gravel in, and tapped the glass bottle wall to fill the gap between the stones. "Is the jar full now? "He asked the second time. But this time the students understood, "probably not," one student said. "Good! Experts say. He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of sand. The sand is filled with all the gaps between the rock and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "is this jar full?" "No! "Shouted the students. Once again he said, "good! Then he took a pitcher of water and poured it into the jar until it was flat. Looking up at the students, he asked, "what is the point of this illustration?" One eager student raised his hand and said, "no matter how tight your schedule is, if you work hard, you can do more!" "No!" The time management expert said, "that's not what it really means. This example tells us that if you didn't blow up the rock first, you couldn't put it in the bottle anymore. So, what are the big rocks in your life? Spend time with the people you love, your beliefs, education, dreams? Remember to deal with these big rocks first, otherwise, you can't do it all your life!

　　So tonight, perhaps this morning, you are reading this essay, and you have tried to ask yourself this question: what is the "big rock" in my life? Then, please put them in the bottle of your life first. It is better to be busy with dreams than to lose your dreams by being busy!

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　　While popular in the U.S., the April Fool's Day tradition is even more prevalent in European countries, such as France and Great Britain. Although the roots of the traditional trickings are unclear, the French and the British both have claims on the origin of the celebration.

　　One theory holds that the first April Fool's Day was on April 1 of the year when King of France instituted the new calendar. This new system placed the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on April 1. Many people were reluctant to adjust to the new calendar and continued to celebrate New Year's Day on what had become the first day of April. Thus, they become the first April fools. Others began to give gag gifts on the day to mock the foolishness of those who continued to celebrate the new year on April 1.

　　An English story about the day, however, holds that it began sometime during the 1200s. At the time, King John of England was in the habit of making a road out of nearly every path he walked regularly. The citizens of one particular farm village were aware of this. To avoid having their green meadows and pastures disturbed with one of the king's roads, they built a fence that prevented the king from walking through their countryside. The king sent a group of messengers to inform the villagers that they must remove the barrier. Upon hearing that the king was planning to do this, however, the villagers developed a plan of their own. When community of lunatics, with people behaving in a bizarre manner, throwing things and running around wildly. The messengers, alarmed at what they had found, reported to King John that these people were so mad as to be beyond punishment. So, the villagers saved their farmland by tricking the King.In Great Britain, tradition only allows April Fool's tricks from midnight to noon on April 1. Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves.

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　　Er 8230; the loveliest house that I’ve ever lived in was one that I lived in with my grandparents when I was a child. And the name of the house was Crosslands. And I have some very happy memories of Crosslands.

　　It was, it seemed so huge to me as a child. And it had a lovely living room with a piano in it and a lovely sort of hall with lots of carpets and chests and antiques and so on. And there was a mysterious room, it was the drawing room, and we only used it on Sundays, or when the vicar came for tea, or Christmas Day or Easter Day, and I was 8211; used to be amazed about this room because it had the best furniture in it but it was covered up with sheets 8211; it was as if all the furniture was wearing clothes 8211; and it seemed to me ridiculous that we couldn’t en- joy this beautiful furniture all the week through really.

　　And probably my favorite room was the kitchen. It had a lovely red flagstone floor, which was always highly polished, and an Aga, you know one of those big cookers that heats the whole room so it was always warm there, and there was a kind of clothes-horse above it that we used to hang all our clothes on, and it was just 8211; it was lovely. It was a very warm room with baked bread and 8211; my grandmother used to make ice cream and we’d eat it in there and 8230; there was a vegetable garden leading from there so I spent a lot of time in the vegetable garden picking peas and eating them 8211; my grandmother used to get really cross with me because I used to pick all the vegetables and the fruit for our meals and then I’d eat half of them, because they tasted so delicious coming fresh from the garden.

　　Now, I went back to it a few years ago and it was a big mistake. They’ve modernized it inside, they’ve got rid of those lovely old fire- places 8230; have just gone. And they’ve knocked a wall down so the drawing room and the living room have become one big modern plastic kind of room.

　　But I think what upset me most about it was the feeling that the house had shrunk, it had become smaller and that my memory of this lovely large warm comfortable house had turned into an old house with modernized rooms inside it. And it taught me a lesson really, that you can’t go back on the past and recapture it. But there’s a beautiful memory there.

　　呃……我住過的最可愛的房子，就是小時侯和爺爺奶奶一起住的房屋了。房子的名字叫“十字地帶”，它留給我一些令人非常愉快的回憶。

　　房子，在兒時的我眼里，感覺真是好大啊!可愛的起居室里擺放著一架鋼琴，漂亮的大廳里有各種各樣的地毯、柜子、古董等東西。還有一間很神秘的.房間，就是會客廳，我們只在周日，以及牧師來喝茶、圣誕節(jié)或者復(fù)活節(jié)的時候才用它。里面有最好家具，卻總是覆蓋著東西―― 就好像所有的家具都穿上了外衣，因此，那時候我一直對這間房子很好奇。不過，令我感到荒謬的是，這么漂亮的家具我們卻一個星期都不能連續(xù)享用。

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　　Catch the star that holds your destiny, the one that forever twinkles within your heart. Take advantage of precious opportunities while they still sparkle before you. Always believe that your ultimate goal is attainable as long as you commit yourself to it.

　　Though barriers may sometimes stand in the way of your dreams, remember that your destiny is hiding behind them. Accept the fact that not everyone is going to approve of the choices you’ve made. Have faith in your judgment. Catch the star that twinkles in your heart and it will lead you to your destiny’s path. Follow that pathway and uncover the sweet sunrises that await you.

　　Take pride in your accomplishments, as they are stepping stones to your dreams. Understand that you may make mistakes, but don’t let them discourage you. Value your capabilities and talents for they are what make you truly unique. The greatest gifts in life are not purchased, but acquired through hard work and determination. Find the star that twinkles in your heart—for you alone are capable of making your brightest dreams come true. Give your hopes everything you’ve got and you will catch the star that holds your destiny.

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　　It says poison, passion and stop right there. It is the most powerful colour on the planet and it is rife with contradictions. Its universal meanings are heat, blood, danger and emotion.

　　紅色意味著毒藥、激情和立即停止。紅色是世界上最有力的顏色，總是與矛盾聯(lián)系在一起。紅色最普遍的意思是灼熱、鮮血、危險和感情。

　　A red light means that the doctor is in. Red cars are sexual status symbols. Red heads are supposed to be firebrands. The devil wears red and so do scarlet women. Those with heart problems are advised to avoid the colour because it is so stimulating. Red light has been known to accelerate plant growth.

　　紅燈意味著 “手術(shù)中”。紅色的車是性感的象征。紅頭發(fā)的人易怒。魔鬼就穿紅色，朝三暮四的女人也是這樣。心臟病患者最好避開紅色，因為太刺激了。眾所周知，紅光可以使植物加速生長。

　　In China, it is a wedding colour denoting luck and happiness. According to Hebrew tradition the name Adam, the first man means both red and alive. Advertisers love red because it’s a high energy, high impact color; those attracted to it demand to be noticed.

　　在中國，紅色是喜慶的顏色，也是婚禮的顏色。而根據(jù)希伯來人的傳統(tǒng)，世界上第一個男人的名字“亞當(dāng)”，就是“紅色”和“生命”的'意思。廣告客戶都喜歡紅色，因為這是一種精力旺盛、頗具感染力的顏色，喜歡紅色的人喜歡引起別人的注意。

　　In the past, red dyes were expensive, so red walls and fabrics suggested either luxurious wealth, importance or ill repute. Today careful use can easily suggest an Asian influence. Red’s connection with heat is so strong that it can make you feel warmer even when the temperature hasn’t changed. Too much brings associations with violent emotions leading to impatience, confusion and irritability. Used with caution it can enrich although it does tend to make small rooms even smaller.

　　過去，紅色的染料都很昂貴，因此，紅色的墻和織物意味著奢華、財富、重要性或壞名聲�，F(xiàn)在，謹慎地使用紅色很容易讓人想到亞洲的影響。紅色與熱的聯(lián)系是如此緊密，即使氣溫沒有改變，紅色也可以使你感到更溫暖。過多的紅色會使人情緒浮躁，以至失去耐心，引起混亂和易怒。小心使用紅色，它能使你的房間更富有情趣，盡管它會使小房間看起來顯得更小。

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　　As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious1 out－side，but I wanted to be liked inside.

　　Once I left home to hitch-hike2 to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn?t easy，and there were many times I didn?t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home，I was different，not so outwardly sure of myself.

　　I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope，who was staying with us，was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be missed if I weren?t there. I told my mom，and she explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could replace me. I pointed out，“Ｓhe is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were

　　wonderful qualities，but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my faults—and there were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn?t be replaced.

　　I became a searcher，wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist3 pressure to act in ways that I didn?t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place.

　　Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can?t be.

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　　Where we live, on the Eastern shore of Maryland, the gentle waters run in and out like fingers slimming at the tips. They curl into the coves like tender palms.

　　The Canada geese know this place, as do the white swans and the ducks who ride an inch above the waves of Chesapeake Bay as they skim their way into harbor. In the autumn, by the thousands, they come home for the winter.

　　The swans move toward the shores in a stately glide, their tall heads proud and unafraid. They lower their long necks deep into the water, where their strong beaks dig through the river bottoms for food. And there is, between the arrogant swans and the prolific geese, an indifference, almost a disdain.

　　Once or twice each year, snow and sleet move into the area. When this happens, if the river is at its narrowest or the creek shallow there is a freeze which hardens the water to ice.

　　It was on such a morning, near Oxford, Maryland, that a friend of mine set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the Tred Avon River. Across the river, beyond the dock, the snow laced the rim of the shore in white. For a moment she stood quietly, looking at what the night’s storm had painted.

　　Suddenly she leaned forward and peered close to the frosted window. “It really is,” she cried out loud. “There is a goose out there.” She reached to the bookcase and pulled out a pair of binoculars. Into their sights came the figure of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its feet frozen to the ice.

　　Then from the dark skies, she saw a line of swans. They moved in their own singular formation graceful, intrepid, and free. They crossed from the west of the broad creek high above the house moving steadily to the east.

　　As my friend watched, the leader swung to the right, then the white string of birds became a white circle. It floated from the top of the sky downward. At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle landed on the ice. My friend was on her feet now, with one unbelieving hand against her mouth. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared what life it still had might be pecked out by those great swan bills.

　　Instead, amazingly instead, those bills began to work on the ice. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again, it went on for a long time. At last, the goose was rimmed by a narrow margin of ice instead of the entire creek. The swans rose again, following the leader, and hovered in that circle, awaiting the results of their labors.

　　The goose’s head lifted. Its body pulled. Then the goose was free and standing on the ice. It was moving its big webbed feet slowly. And the swans stood in the air watching. Then as if it had cried, “I cannot fly,” four of the swans came down around it. Their powerful beaks scraped the goose’s wings from top to bottom, scuttled under its wings and rode up its body, chipping off the ice held in the feathers.

　　The goose spread its wings as far as they would go. When at last the wings reached their fullest the four swans took off and joined the hovering group. They resumed their eastward journey, in perfect formation, to their secret destination.

　　Behind them, rising with incredible speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky. It followed them, flapping double time, until it caught up, until it joined the last end of the elegant line.

　　My friend watched them until they disappeared over the tips of the farthest trees. Only then did she realize that tears were running down her cheeks and had been for how long she didn’t know. This is a true story. I do not try to interpret it here. I just often think of it in the bad moments and tell myself “If so for birds, why not for man﹖”

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　　I wanted to stop,and one day I did,just like that.Told myself I would focus on building and improving myself.I began to take pride in hygiene,exercising,and building hobbies (mainly playing the piano) It's been almost exactly a month since that day and I'd just like to share where I've gotten since then. 短篇英語美文摘抄 篇20

　　I've been as active as I can,landing a job that promotes activity,hiking whenever possible,and going on runs around parks.I can honestly say it's the happiest I've been in a while,if not ever,and to think that it's only been a month makes me even happier.Who knows what the next few years will bring. 短篇英語美文摘抄 篇21

　　I'm hoping that this post will convince someone who is in the same boat that I was in that moving out of unhealthy habits is easier than you think.The body and mind is extremely resilient and wants to be active,so get out there and live life! 短篇英語美文摘抄 篇22

　　Gratitude grounds plentitude in the now.When you honor who you are,what you do,and what you have,your energy will change.You will start to glow.People will be drawn to you because that gratitude glow is rare in our current culture.I'm hoping to bring it back. 短篇英語美文摘抄 篇23

　　Death.old age.are words without a meaning.that pass by us like the idea air which we regard not.Others may have undergone,or may still be liable to them-we "bear a charmed life“,which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies.As in setting out on delightful journey,we strain our eager gaze forward-

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　　If you ask me something about my happiest time, I'll answer like this.

　　如果你問我什么時候最快樂，我會說這樣回答。

　　I don't know exactly about my happiest time, because every day I'm living is the happiest time for me. I always keep a good mood. Every day I'm happy at work. When I'm at work, I always do my best, so my boss is satisfied with me. I get on well with my colleagues as well, since I'm always willing to help them. No wonder I have so many friends. That is to say, I am happy when I am working.

　　我不知道確切的最快樂的時光，因為我活著的每一天都是我最快樂的時光。我總是保持一個好心情。我每天都很快樂的工作。在我工作的時候，我總是努力做到最好，所以我的老板對我很滿意。我和同事相處得很好，因為我總是愿意幫助他們。難怪我有很多的朋友。也就是說，當(dāng)我工作的時候我很高興。

　　What's more, my best friends Phillip and Oscar always speak English with me. Every time, they bring me a very big surprise. They help me a lot. Thanks to their help, my oral English is getting better and better. I don't know how to appreciate them. Keeping learning makes me happy, too.

　　而且，我最好的朋友菲利普和奧斯卡總是和我說英語。每次他們都讓我大吃一驚。他們幫了我很多。由于他們的'幫助，我的英語口語變得越來越好了。我不知道如何感謝他們。不斷的學(xué)習(xí)也讓我很開心。

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