英語短文-名人家書-本杰明富蘭克林致姐姐(簡梅科姆太太)(1)

1、英語短文名人家書:本杰明富蘭克林致姐姐(簡梅科姆太太)(1)london，september16，1758dearsister，ireceivedyourfavourofjune17.iwonderyouhavehadnoletterfrommesincemybeinginengland.ihavewrittenyouatleasttwo，andithinkathirdbeforethis，andwhatwasnexttowaitingonyouinperson，sentyoumypicture.injunelastisentbennyatrunkofbooks，andwrotetohim；i

2、hopetheyhavecometohand，andthathemeetswithencouragementinhisbusiness.icongratulateyouontheconquestofcapebreton，andhopeasyourpeopletookitbypraying，thefirsttime，youwillnowpraythatitmayneverbegivenupagain，whichyouthenforgot.billyiswell，butinthecountry.ilefthimattunbridgewells，wherewespentafortnight，andh

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4、omeoldletterstohiswife，fromunclebenjamin.inoneofthem，datedboston，july4，1723，hewritesthatyourunclejosiahhasadaughterjane，abouttwelveyearsold，agood-humouredchild.sokeepuptoyourcharacter，anddon'tbeangrywhenyouhavenoletters.inalittlebookhesenther，called“nonebutchrist，”hewroteanacrostickonhername，whi

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7、shigherseemssomewhatobscure.youaretounderstand，then，thatfaith，hope，andcharityhavebeencalledthethreestepsofjacob'sladder，reachingfromearthtoheaven；ourauthorcallsthemstories，likeningreligiontoabuilding，andthesearethethreestoriesofthechristianedifice.thusimprovementinreligioniscalledbuildingupanded

8、ification.faithisthenthegroundfloor，hopeisuponepairofstairs.mydearbelovedjenny，don'tdelightsomuchtodwellinthoselowerrooms，butgetasfastasyoucanintothegarret，forintruththebestroominthehouseischarity.formypart，iwishthehousewasturnedupsidedown；'tissodifficult(whenoneisfat)togoupstairs；andnotonly

9、so，butiimaginehopeandfaithmaybemorefirmlybuiltuponcharity，thancharityuponfaithandhope.howeverthatmybe，ithinkitthebetterreadingtosay“raisefaithandhopeonestoryhigher.”correctitboldly，andi'llsupportthealteration；for，whenyouareuptwostoriesalready，ifyouraiseyourbuildingthreestorieshigheryouwillmakefi

10、veinall，whichistwomorethanthereshouldbe，youexposeyourupperroomsmoretothewindsandstorms；and，besides，iamafraidthefoundationwillhardlybearthem，unlessindeedyoubuildwithsuchlightstuffasstrawandstubble，andthat，youknow，won'tstandfire.again，wheretheauthorsays，“kindnessofheartbywordsexpress，”strikeoutwor

11、ds，andputindeeds.theworldistoofullofcomplimentsalready.theyaretherankgrowthofeverysoil，andchokethegoodplantsofbenevolence，andbeneficence；nordoipretendtobethefirstinthiscomparisonofwordsandactionstoplants；youmayrememberanancientpoet，whoseworkswehaveallstudiedandcopiedatschoollongago.“amanofwordsandno

12、tofdeedsislikeagardenfullofweeds.“itisapitythatgoodworks，amongsomesortsofpeople，aresolittlevalued，andgoodwordsadmiredintheirstead：imeanseeminglypiousdiscourses，insteadofhumanebenevolentactions.thosetheyalmostputoutofcountenance，bycallingmoralityrottenmorality，righteousnessraggedrighteousness，andeven

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