英语经典欣赏
英语经典美文欣赏（精选16篇）
在平日的学习、工作和生活里，大家都经常接触美文吧？什么是美文？就像一千个人心中就有一千个哈姆雷特一样，每个人心目中都有自己衡量美文的标准。那么，你知道一篇好的美文要怎么写吗？下面是小编精心整理的英语经典美文欣赏，希望能够帮助到大家。
英语经典美文欣赏 1As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal(肠的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously . But the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol for help. In time Al became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, AL began to lose everything he possessed -- his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Als death, I thought, "What a totally wasted life! What a complete failure! "
As time went by , I began to revalue my earlier rough judgement . I knew Als now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring , most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere .
I hadnt heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, "As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, "love you, son."
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what I had been a fool to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.
英语经典美文欣赏 2There is a third consideration which will also tend to warn us against loss of time. Our life is a brief span measuring some sixty or seventy years in all, but nearly one half of this has to be spent in sleep; some years have to be spent over our meals; some over dressing and undressing; some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea; some in merry-making, either on our own account or for the sake of others; some in celebrating religious and social festivities; some in watching over the sick-beds of our nearest and dearest relatives.
Now if all these years were to be deducted from the tern over which our life extends we shall find about fifteen or twenty years at our disposal for active work. Whoever remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life. "It is astonishing" says Lord Chesterfield "that anyone can squander away in absolute idleness one single moment of that portion of time which is allotted to us in this world. Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it!" (187 words)
英语经典美文欣赏 3I remember quite clearly now when the story happened. The autumn leaves were floating in 1)measure down to the ground, recovering the lake, where we used to swim like children, under the sun was there to shine. That time we used to be happy. Well, I thought we were. But the truth was that you had been 2)longing to leave me, not daring to tell me. On that precious night, watching the lake, vaguely 3)conscious, you said: “Our story is ending.”
The rain was killing the last days of summer. You had been killing my last breath of love, since a long time ago. I still don’t think I’m gonna make it through another love story. You took it all away from me. And there I stand, I knew I was going to be the one left behind. But still I’m watching the lake, vaguely conscious, and I know my life is ending.
我仍清晰地记得故事发生的时候。秋叶翻飞，飘落一地。我们曾经孩子般戏水畅游过的小湖盖满落叶，在太阳下闪着光。那时我们幸福过。哦，我是这样认为的。可事实上你早就想离开我，你只是不敢告诉我罢了。在那美丽的.夜晚，眼望湖水，恍惚中听见你说：我们的故事已到尽头。
雨水扼杀着所剩无几的夏日，而你很久以来也在扼杀我奄奄一息的爱。但我仍不认为自己会再去经历另一段爱情故事。你把一切都带走了。我只有悄然伫立，早已明白自己将会是那个被遗弃的人。而我依然凝望着湖水，恍惚中，我知道生命正离我而去。
英语经典美文欣赏 4The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. It is a moral quality. The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart. In proportion to the degree in which it is felt will probably be the degree in which nobleness and beauty of character will be attained.
Natural beauty is an all-pervading presence. The universe is its temple. It
unfolds into the numberless flowers of spring. It waves in the branches of trees and the green blades of grass. It haunts the depths of the earth and the sea. It gleams from the hues of the shell and the precious stone. And not only these minute objects but the oceans, the mountains, the clouds, the stars, the rising and the setting sun---all overflow with beauty. This beauty is so precious, and so congenial to our tenderest and noblest feelings, that it is painful to think of the multitude of people living in the midst of it and yet remaining almost blind to it.
英语经典美文欣赏 5Excessive daytime drowsiness in older adults may predict a significantly increased risk of stroke, said researchers reporting data on Thursday at the International Stroke Conference in New Orleans.
Most people have, from time to time, unintentionally dozed off on the couch watching television or reading a book or even stopped in traffic while driving. But persistent drowsiness during the day usually signals a chronic sleep deficit, and bigger problems. The new study found that people who suffered from "significant dozing" — those who almost always fell asleep involuntarily during the day — were 4.5 times more likely to have a stroke than people in the "no dozing" group. The association between sleepiness and stroke was: the sleepier the person, the higher the risk of stroke.
星期四在新奥尔良召开的国际中风大会上，研究人员在报告数据时指出，老年人白天过多小睡可能意味着中风的风险大大增加。
大多数人有时坐在沙发上看电视或者看书时不自觉地打盹，甚至开车遇堵时也打盹。但是，白天持续小睡通常是慢性睡眠缺乏的信号。这个问题更大。新的研究发现，“瞌睡频频”的人——那些白天总是不自觉打盹的人得中风的几率可能是白天“不瞌睡”的人的.4.5倍。睡眠与中风之间的关系：瞌睡越多的人，得中风的可能性越大。
英语经典美文欣赏 6When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial. When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved through perseverance and by struggling to the end.
In doing so, youll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way. When you find yourself drained and depleted of energy, remember to find a place of sanctuary and rest. Take the neccessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so youll be ready to face each new day. When you feel tension building, find something fun to do.
Youll find that the stress you feel will dissipate and your thoughts will become clearer. When youre faced with so many negative and draining situations, realize how minuscule problems will seem when you view your life as a whole--and remember the positive things.
英语经典美文欣赏 7Where do you like to live, in the city or in the country?
Most cities are centers of economy, trade, transportation or culture. With the development of economy and society, more and more people have flooded into the cities, which make the scale of the cities larger and larger. Surely, it is very convenient for shopping, education, business and so on. But it also has many disadvantages: the large population makes it crowded in each corner of the city; the big factories, too many cars, buses and trucks pollute the clean air; too much noise can make people mad. To live in the city, one even can’t get enough room for living.
To live in the country is another thing. You can breathe the fresh air cheerfully, own a spacious house with a big backyard, and relax yourself in quietness. But when you want to go shopping, or take your child to school, perhaps you will complain about its inconvenient transportation, its remoteness…I am an ordinary person. I am always longing for the peaceful idyllic（田园诗般的） life of the countryside.
英语经典美文欣赏 8There is so much I have not been, so much I have not seen.
生命中，有那么多我未曾经历过，有那么多我未曾见识过。
I have not thought and have not done or felt enough—the early sun, rain and the seasonal delight of flocks of ducks and geese in flight, the mysteries of late-at-night. I still need time to read a book, write poems, paint a picture, look at scenes and faces dear to me. There is something more to be of value—something I should find within myself—as peace of mind, patience, grace and being kind. I shall take and I shall give, while yet, there is so much to live for—rainbows, stars that gleam, the fields,the hills, the hope, the dream the truth that one must seek.
有很多事情，我未曾想够、做够或体会够——朝阳、雨水、由成群飞翔的鸭鹅带来的季节性喜悦以及那些午夜的神秘。我还需要时间读书、写诗、作画、观赏景色以及我所爱的'脸庞。还有更多具有价 值的东西——那些我应该在自己内心发现的东西——心灵的宁静、耐心、优雅与仁慈。我要获取，我也要施予，然而还有许多值得为之而活——彩虹、闪烁的星星、 田野、山丘、希望、梦想以及人必须追求的真理。
I’ll stay here—treasure every day and love the world in my own way!
我会在此——珍惜每一个时日并且用自己的方式惜爱这个世界！
英语经典美文欣赏 9Joy in living comes from having fine emotions，trusting them，giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask. People who have this joy do not need to talk about it. They radiate it. They just live out their joy, and let it splash its sunlight and glow into other lives as naturally as a bird sings. And those who have and exhibit the joy of living are never those who have been without care, sorrow, failure，disappointment, and
discouragement. They are rather those who have suffered and conquered，and are willing to bear their share of the vicissitude of life uncomplainingly.
The joy of living never comes to the frivolous, the superficial, the selfish. We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes，like happiness，
to those who are aiming at something higher. It is a byproduct of great，
simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into living，not from what we seek to get from it.
英语经典美文欣赏 10Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen，a wheel—barrow or a set of books, you must work. If you look around，you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days withoutwork are the men who work the hardest. Don’t be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening，and do not go home until two in the morning. It is the interval that kills，my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers; it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.
There are young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them.
It does not know their names，even. Nobody likes them; the great, busy world does not know that they are there.
So find out what you want to be and do，and take off your coat and make a
dust in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you will be apt to get
into，the sweeter will be your sleep，the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satisfied will the world be with you.
英语经典美文欣赏 11student perfect. Upon these, and upon these only, mayhe rely as the sure foundation for future eminence. Think what tedious years of study, thought, practice, and experience ,went to the equipment of the peerless old master who was able to impose upon the whole world with the lofty and sounding maxim that "Truth is mighty and will prevail."- The most majestic compound feature of fact which any of woman born has yet achieved.
For the history of our race and every individuals experience,are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal. There is in Bostain a monument of the man who discover the anesthesia. Many people are aware, in these later days, that he didnt discover it at all, but stole the discovery from another man.
Is the truth mighty, and will it prevail? No, My hearers, the monument is made of hard materials, but the lie it tells will outlast a millon years. An awkward, feeble, leaky lie is a thing which you ought to make it your unceasing study to avoid. Why, you might as well tell the truth at once and be done with it.
英语经典美文欣赏 12No young man starting life could have better capital than plenty of friends.
They will strengthen his credit，support him in every great effort，and make him what, unaided，he could never be. Friends of the right sort will help him more—--to be happy and successful—--than much money or great learning.
Friendship is no one—sided affair. There can be no friendship without reciprocity. One cannot receive all and give nothing，or give all and receive nothing, and expect to experience the joy and fullness of true companionship.
Those who would make friends must cultivate the qualities which are admired and which attract. If you are mean, stingy and selfish, nobody will admire you. You must cultivate generosity and large—heartedness；you must be magnanimous and tolerant; you must have positive qualities, for a negative, shrinking, apologizing, roundabout man is despised. You must believe in yourself. If you do not，others will not believe in you. You must look upward and be hopeful, cheery, and optimistic. No one will be attracted to a gloomy pessimist.
英语经典美文欣赏 13If one realizes that our time on this earth is but a tiny fraction of that within the cosmos, then life calculation in years may not be as important as we think. Why measure life in heartbeats When life is so dependent on such an unreliable function as the beating f the heart, then it is fragile indeed. The only thing that one can depend upon with absolute certainty is death.
I believe that death may be the most important part of life. I believe that life is infinitesimally brief in relation to the immensity of eternity. I believe, because of my religious faith, that I shall "return to the Father" in an afterlife that is beyond description. I believe that though my life was short in years, it was full in experience, joy, love and accomplishment; that my own immortality will reside in the memories of my loved ones left behind, mother, brother, wife, children, dear friends. I believe that I will die with loved ones close by and, one hopes, achieve that great gift of God-death in peace, and with dignity. (184 words)
by John A. Macdonald
英语经典美文欣赏 14When one mentions Italian cooking to most foreigners they almost automatically think of pizza and spaghetti. This is a sad oversimplification, because Italian cooking is as diversified as it is delicious.
The centuries during which Italy was a collection of separate kingdoms, duchies, and republics has given the modern Italians a cuisine with as many subtle variations as their language. Pizza, for example, is a south Italian regional dish that was once served because it combined all the virtues a thrifty cook looks for - it was inexpensive, simple to make, nourishing, and tasty.
The popularity of pizza as a meal or a snack in America is probably greater than in Italy where it is safe to guess that many people have never even tasted one of their best-known exports.
如果有人对外国人提起意大利烹饪，大部分人总是想到意大利馅饼和意大利细面条。这是一种可悲的过分简单的想法，因为意大利饭菜不仅美味可口，而且丰富多彩。
几个世纪以来，意大利经历了独立的王国、公爵领地以及共和国等许多时期，这使得当代意大利人的食谱犹如他们的语言一样绚丽多姿。例如，馅饼(Pizza)是意大利南部的`一种地方食品，它集中了勤俭厨师所追求的一切优点--价格不贵，制作方便，营养丰富，而且美味可口。
在美国,Pizza被当成主食或零食。而且美国人比意大利人更喜欢Pizza。你可以这么认为意大利人甚至从未尝过他们那早已流传在外国的馅饼。
英语经典美文欣赏 15How often do you hear people say“I will be happy when…”sucha s“When I get that thing，I will be happy .”“I will be happy when I pass the exam”and“I would be happy if I had more money”.I have heard these things before and I am sure that I will hear the magain.
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To breakth is vicious cycle，we must find our happiness somewhereelse—with other words，happiness is pletely an inside key to finding happiness is to understand that happiness is achoice rather than the resul to fan have be engiven everything
We need to be w yourself to choose l few asperfect，would you behappy?Life is perfect because we create it withour
e we can create life，we can create happiness and choose how much better our lives can get!
Only when we can accept that life is perfect as it is，and that our lives are the sum total of everything that has happened up to this moment，can we accept the joy and the happiness we deserve.
英语经典美文欣赏 16A son and his father are walking in the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams, “AAAhhhhhh!”
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhh!”
Curious, he yells, “Who are you?”he receives the answer, “Who are you?” Angered at the response, he screams, “Coward!”and he receives the answer, “Coward!”
He looks to his father and asks, “What’s going on?” The father smiles and says, “My son, pay attention.” And he then screams to the mountain, “I admire you!” The voice answers, “I admire you!” Again the man screams, “You are a champion!” The voice answers, “You are a champion!”
The boy is amazed, but does not understand. Then the father explains, “People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE. It gives youback everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.”
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence. This relationship applies to everything,in all aspects of life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it. Your life is not a coincidence. It is a reflection of you.
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