初中英語(yǔ)美文欣賞

1、初中英語(yǔ)美文欣賞A Simple Gesture 只是舉手之勞Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scat

2、tered articles.一天放學(xué)后，馬克正走在回家的路上，突然看到前面的小男孩絆倒了，他帶的東西撒了一地，其中有很多書、兩件羊毛衫、一個(gè)棒球拍、一只手套，還有一個(gè)小型錄音機(jī)?？吹竭@種場(chǎng)景，馬克不禁蹲下身，幫助男孩撿拾起來(lái)。Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and histor

3、y, that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend. 由于他們同路，馬克便幫男孩拿著一些東西。他們邊走邊聊。馬克了解到男孩名叫比爾，他喜歡玩電腦游戲，喜歡打棒球；他很喜歡歷史課，但其他科目卻學(xué)得一塌糊涂。馬克還了解到他剛跟女朋友分了手。They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some tel

4、evision. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contac

5、ts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came, and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. 他們先是到了比爾的家里，比爾邀請(qǐng)馬克喝可樂(lè)，并一起看電視。那個(gè)下午過(guò)得非常愉快，他們交流看法，還時(shí)不時(shí)地開(kāi)懷大笑。然后，馬克回家了。從此以后，他們繼續(xù)往來(lái)，在學(xué)校附近相見(jiàn)，一起吃過(guò)一兩次午餐，并一起初中畢業(yè)。后來(lái)，他們升入同一所高中，并始終保持著簡(jiǎn)短的接觸。最后，終于盼到中學(xué)快要結(jié)束了。就在畢業(yè)前的第三周，比爾問(wèn)馬克，他們是否可以談

6、一談。 Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills a

7、nd I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life

8、.” 比爾提到了多年前他們第一次相遇的那一天?！澳阌袥](méi)有想過(guò)為什么那天我會(huì)帶著那么多東西回家？”比爾問(wèn)道?！笆聦?shí)是，那天我把自己的櫥柜全部清理干凈了，因?yàn)槲也幌虢o任何人制造亂七八糟的場(chǎng)面。我存下了媽媽吃的很多安眠藥，本想回家自殺。但是當(dāng)跟你呆在一起又說(shuō)又笑的時(shí)候，我意識(shí)到如果我自殺了，我就會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)那些愉快的時(shí)光，也就欣賞不到以后隨之而來(lái)的許多其他的美好時(shí)光了。所以，馬克，你看，那天你幫我撿書的時(shí)候，你不只是在幫我撿書，實(shí)際上還為我做了很多。你拯救了我的生命?！?Every little hello, every little smile, every helping hand saves a h

9、urting heart. There s a miracle called Friendship that dwells in the heart. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their heart to us. Show your friends how much you care. 每一句

10、小小的問(wèn)候，每一個(gè)淺淺的笑容，每一只援助之手，都會(huì)拯救一個(gè)傷痛的心靈。友誼常駐心間會(huì)鑄就奇跡，朋友確實(shí)是稀世珍寶。他們帶給你歡笑，鼓勵(lì)你成功。他們會(huì)傾聽(tīng)我們的心聲，與我們分享每一個(gè)贊揚(yáng)，總是與我們坦誠(chéng)相待。一定要讓你的朋友知道你有多么在乎他們陽(yáng)光的聲音老師破天荒布置了一篇自由作文。 The teacher delivered a free writing amazingly. 孩子高興極了，想：終于可以擺脫討厭的命題作文，寫寫自己心里的東西了。 The child was so happy by thinking that he can finally write about his thou

11、ght in his inner heart instead of the thesis writing.他躺在柔軟的草地上，陽(yáng)光暖暖地照著，想啊想，然后一躍而起，一篇很滿意，甚至是很得意的文章便躍然紙上陽(yáng)光的聲音。 Lying on the soft grass land with the sunshine sprinkling over his body warmly, he jumped up after thinking and composed a satisfactory article-The Sound of the Sun.孩子滿懷信心地把作文交了上去，然后陷入了無(wú)盡的期待。

12、 The boy handed in the composition with his fulfilled confidence, and then, he met the endless waiting.作文本發(fā)下來(lái)了。 At last, the paper was returned. 春暖花開(kāi)的日子里，孩子竟忍不住打了一個(gè)寒戰(zhàn)。 After seeing the result, the boy was trembled in the bloomy spring days.老師在作文后面批了一個(gè)大大的“差”字。 The teacher gave him a “poor”in the last

13、 as the evaluation.老師說(shuō)：“可笑！陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢！以后再也不能這樣寫了，要扣分的！” 孩子覺(jué)得很委屈，也很難過(guò)。 The teacher said, “How amuse you are! How can the sun make any noise! You are not allowed to write the composition in this way any more. The marks you get will be very low in this way.那個(gè)“差”字像一個(gè)張牙舞爪的魔鬼，時(shí)時(shí)出現(xiàn)在他的夢(mèng)里。 Thepoorevaluation i

14、s like a clewing devils, which will appear in his dreams sometimes. 幾年以后，老師還是老師，孩子還是學(xué)生。只不過(guò)孩子長(zhǎng)大了一些，成了老師家長(zhǎng)眼中公認(rèn)的好孩子，再也不會(huì)想一些不著邊際的事，說(shuō)一些莫名其妙的話了。 Several years passed, the teacher is still who he is, and the student is himself the same but grows older. Meanwhile, he has been regarded as a good boy who will

15、 not talk about the ill-advised things or say the strange words. 一天的閱讀欣賞課，老師講解的一位著名作家的文章里有一句：我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了陽(yáng)光的聲音。 老師滔滔不絕地分析著這句話多么的優(yōu)美，多么的富有哲理，可孩子一句也聽(tīng)不進(jìn)去。But one day in an reading appreciation course, the teacher interpreted the sentence “I have heard the call of the sun” written by a famous author. His teacher

16、 spouted how graceful this sentence was, and how sensible it was, but he can hardly focus himself on even a word of it.孩子望了一眼窗外刺眼的陽(yáng)光，想：陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢 想到這，他冷冷地笑了。 Then, the boy faced the dazzling sunshine thinking that: how can the sun make the sound And then, he made a smile coldly."You are the only

17、 one who can make you happy." We have all heard that so many times in our lives. There are times it is a pretty tough pill to swallow. In reality, the people that surround you have a huge impact on your current mood. When your children are grumpy in the morning, you find a nice pile the dog lef

18、t you over night, you hit the road and the traffic wont allow you your normal speed, then when you get to work and your co-worker called in sick. these are all things that might contribute to your overall Happiness of the day. However, moods and temporary emotions are not the same as happiness. Happ

19、iness exists when you look at the overall picture of your life and you smile, that is happiness. You know those times when you cant wait for your children to go to bed, then later you check on the kids and you almost cry because they look exactly like angels. YOUR ANGELS, sleeping so sweetly and sou

20、ndly. You can hardly remember a time of irritation with them. That is Happiness. As life progresses and changes, we realize that who we are, (what makes us, us). that is what we are responsible for. We know that immediate gratification or irritation only pacifies or deteriorates our emotional stimul

21、i short term. Our global view of how we see ourselves determines our state of mind. Our state of mind determines our Happiness. So, how do we take control of our emotions and find the path of Happiness This seems to be the million dollar question. There are tons of books on or related to the subject

22、. You could read and practice until you are completely confused. Or, we could spend the rest of our life introspectively evaluating what makes us happy. Which might take more time and energy and actually frustrate us more. How about this What if we looked at ourselves and decided what we liked and d

23、idnt like and set about making changes. It doesnt have to be major alterations. Maybe you are tired of your house but cant afford to move. Try painting the living room or buying flowers to set on the kitchen table. If you havent had a vacation for awhile and just cant afford to take that cruise, go

24、camping instead. Maybe the issues are more personal or internal. Do you get mad too easily Learn yoga or meditation. Are you having marital problems Visit a counselor. Are the kids having discipline issues Determine the major issues, establish guidelines on how you are going to correct the problem a

25、nd stick to it. You may be saying, Sure, that sounds so easy but. Of course it sounds easy. Problems are always easier to talk about than to take the obvious actions to fix them. But, for the most part, things are as difficult or as easy as we determine them to be. Sometimes we just make things hard

26、er than necessary. If your unHappiness stems from a situation beyond your control then find other ways to compensate. If, for example, money is so tight and no apparent windfall is coming your way any time soon, find inexpensive entertainment. Backyard ballgames, picnics in the park, movie night wit

27、h popcorn and snacks in your bedroom are a few alternatives to an expensive night out. If the issues are more serious and you feel powerless, that is the time to seek professional help. Otherwise, look in the mirror and be glad. If you dont like what you see, change it. Make the solution that simple

28、! “你是唯一一個(gè)可以讓自己幸福的人。”我們總是聽(tīng)到有人說(shuō)我們還有很多的時(shí)間。 那些時(shí)間就像在吞咽一顆苦澀的藥片讓人無(wú)奈。事實(shí)上，你圍繞在你周圍的人會(huì)對(duì)你的心情會(huì)有相當(dāng)大的影響。例如，早晨你的孩子很不聽(tīng)話，一夜過(guò)后你的夠給你留下一堆特別的東西，你撞到墻上然后交通又限制你正常速度，當(dāng)你開(kāi)始工作時(shí)你的同事打電話說(shuō)他身體不適等等，這些事情都將會(huì)影響你一整天的幸福感覺(jué)。 然而，心情和暫時(shí)的情感都是不能和幸福相提并論的。幸福存在于你看到你生活的整個(gè)畫面時(shí)，你面帶微笑。是的，這才是幸福。你知道的，你沒(méi)能等到你孩子去睡覺(jué)，但是當(dāng)去檢查他們睡得是否安好時(shí)，你幾乎能流淚，因?yàn)樗麄兯檬侨绱说南闾?，就像是天使你?/p>

29、天使。你似乎不記得他們?cè)凶屔鷼獾臅r(shí)候了。這才是幸福。 隨著生活的變化和提高，我們開(kāi)始認(rèn)識(shí)到我們是誰(shuí)，（是什么早就了現(xiàn)在的我們，我們）我們的責(zé)任是什么。我們知道一時(shí)的滿足和煩惱只是使我們使情緒得到短暫安慰或惡化。我們對(duì)我們自己的整體看法才會(huì)決定我們精神狀態(tài)，而我們的精神狀態(tài)又決定我們的幸福。 于是，我們要如何來(lái)控制我們的情緒，進(jìn)而發(fā)現(xiàn)通往幸福的捷徑呢？這似乎是一個(gè)價(jià)值連城的問(wèn)題。已經(jīng)有成噸重的書對(duì)這個(gè)主題進(jìn)行了闡述或涉及。你可以讀讀這些書并依此付諸實(shí)踐，知道你徹底迷茫；或者，我們可以用我們余下的時(shí)間來(lái)反思和評(píng)估是什么讓我們幸福。這些可能占有我們更多的時(shí)間和精力和帶給我們更多的挫敗。 那么如果我

30、們這樣做呢？我們?nèi)绻茸晕覍徱曇环缓鬀Q定什么是我們喜歡的，什么是我們不喜歡的，接著開(kāi)始改變。沒(méi)有必要一定是大的變化。例如，可能你已經(jīng)厭倦了你現(xiàn)在的房子，但是你又沒(méi)有錢新買房搬家。那么你可以試著給你的房間刷上新的油漆，或者買一些花放到你的餐桌上?？赡苣銢](méi)有一個(gè)完整的長(zhǎng)假去做長(zhǎng)途旅行，那么你可以嘗試去露營(yíng)。 這些話題可能太個(gè)人化或者內(nèi)心化。你太容易發(fā)火嗎那就學(xué)習(xí)瑜伽或者嘗試沉思吧！你有婚姻問(wèn)題嗎那就去咨詢一下婚姻顧問(wèn)吧！你的孩子存在一些紀(jì)律問(wèn)題嗎那你可以找出主要問(wèn)題，然后列出你打算改正這個(gè)問(wèn)題的綱領(lǐng)并持之以恒。 你可能會(huì)說(shuō)，“是的，這些聽(tīng)起來(lái)很簡(jiǎn)單，但是”這聽(tīng)起來(lái)當(dāng)然簡(jiǎn)單。談?wù)搯?wèn)題總是比付諸行

31、動(dòng)去解決問(wèn)題要簡(jiǎn)單的多。然而，問(wèn)題是困難的還是簡(jiǎn)單的全憑我們解決的決心的大小。有時(shí)我們可能把問(wèn)題復(fù)雜化了。 如果你不幸福的原因是來(lái)源于一種你無(wú)法控制的情形，那你可以尋找其他方法來(lái)加以彌補(bǔ)。譬如，如果你生活拮據(jù)并且不太有可能會(huì)突然大發(fā)橫財(cái)，那就找比較便宜的娛樂(lè)方式。比如，后院足球，公園野餐，看電影吃爆米花或者在臥室享受零食，做一些選擇來(lái)期待一次昂貴的外出。如果問(wèn)題比較嚴(yán)重而你有感到無(wú)力，這時(shí)你就應(yīng)該向?qū)I(yè)人士來(lái)尋求幫助。 然而，看著鏡子中的你很快樂(lè)。如果你不喜歡你所看到的，那就改變它。解決的方法很簡(jiǎn)單。英語(yǔ)美文賞析：呼喚自由的鸚鵡A man, a great man, a fighter for

32、 freedom was traveling in the mountains. He stayed in a caravans for the night. He was amazed that in the caravans there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually repeating “Freedom! Freedom!”. And it was such a place that when the parrot repeated the word “Freedom!” it would go on echoin

33、g in the valleys, in the mountains. 一個(gè)人，一個(gè)了不起的人，一個(gè)為了自由而戰(zhàn)的斗士，正在山巒間穿行。今晚他留在一個(gè)大旅店里過(guò)夜。旅店里有一個(gè)金鳥(niǎo)籠，里面有一只漂亮的鸚鵡在不停地反復(fù)呼喊著“自由！自由！”，這讓他很震驚。那里是這樣的一種地方，當(dāng)這只鸚鵡不斷地反復(fù)呼喊“自由！”的時(shí)候，這個(gè)詞便會(huì)在山巒間、在深谷中久久回蕩。 The man thought: “I have seen many parrots, and I have thought they must want to be free from those cages but I have neve

34、r seen such a parrot whose whole day, from the morning to the evening when he goes to sleep, is spent in calling out for freedom.” He had an idea. In the middle of the night, when the owner was fast asleep, he got up and opened the door of the cage. He whispered to the parrot, “Now get out.” 這個(gè)人想：“我

35、看到過(guò)很多鸚鵡，也曾想過(guò)他們一定想從這些籠子里飛出去獲得自由但是，我從沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)這樣的鸚鵡，從早到晚，直到入睡，一整天都在呼喊著自由?！彼辛艘粋€(gè)想法午夜，當(dāng)?shù)曛魇焖臅r(shí)候，他悄悄起身，打開(kāi)了鳥(niǎo)籠門，小聲地對(duì)鸚鵡說(shuō)：“現(xiàn)在，出去吧?！?But he was very surprised that the parrot was clinging to the bars of the cage. He said to him again and again, “Have you forgotten about freedom Just get out! The door is open and th

36、e owner is fast asleep; nobody will ever know. You just fly into the sky; the whole sky is yours.” 但是令他吃驚的是這只鸚鵡竟抓著鳥(niǎo)籠的橫木不放。他對(duì)它一遍又一遍地說(shuō)：“你忘了自由了嗎？快出去！門開(kāi)著，店主熟睡著，沒(méi)有人會(huì)看到。你只要飛向天空，整片天空就是你的了?！盉ut the parrot was clinging so deeply, so hard, that the man said, “What is the matter Are you mad” He tried to take t

37、he parrot out with his own hands, but the parrot started pecking at him, and at the same time he was shouting, “Freedom! Freedom!” The valleys in the night echoed and re-echoed, but the man was also stubborn；he was a freedom fighter. 但是鸚鵡仍然牢牢地用力抓著橫木不放，于是他說(shuō)：“怎么了你瘋了嗎”他試圖用手把鸚鵡弄出來(lái)，但是鸚鵡卻開(kāi)始啄他，同時(shí)大喊：“自由！自由！

38、”深夜的山谷里蕩起了一聲又一聲的回音，可是這個(gè)人也一樣地頑固，誰(shuí)讓他是個(gè)自由之士呢。 He pulled the parrot out and threw him into the sky; and he was very satisfied, although his hand was hurt. The parrot had attacked him as forcefully as he could, but the man was immensely satisfied that he had made a soul free. He went to sleep. 他把鸚鵡拽出來(lái)，扔向空中。他很滿意，盡管他的手受傷了。雖然鸚鵡全力地攻擊他，但是他卻心滿意足，因?yàn)樗沟靡粋€(gè)靈魂自由了。他便回去繼續(xù)睡他的覺(jué)。 In the morning, as the man was waking up, he heard the parrot shouting, “Freedom! Freedom!” He thought perhaps the parrot must be sitting on a tree or on a rock. But when he came out, the parrot was sit