2021年英語美文四級(jí)word版

1、英語美文失敗乃成功之母learning from mistakes. we all make mistakes which are inevitable.從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn) 每個(gè)人都會(huì)犯錯(cuò)誤。what is worse is failure to correct own mistakes. while making mistakes is good, repeating mistakes is definitely not.更糟糕的是，我們不能改正到自己的錯(cuò)誤。盡管犯錯(cuò)誤可能是好事，總是犯同樣的錯(cuò)誤絕是什么好事。apart from correcting your own mistakes, w

2、e should learn from the mistakes. you can only learnfrom a mistake after you admit you have made one.除了改正我們自己的錯(cuò)誤，我們應(yīng)當(dāng)從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn)。只有在承認(rèn)自己所犯的錯(cuò)誤之后你才能從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn)。as soon as you start blaming other people, you distance yourself from any possible lesson thatcould be learned from it. but if you courageously stan

3、d up and honestly say this is my mistake and i am responsible , the possibilities for learning will move towards you.一旦你開始責(zé)怪其他人，你就失去了從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn)的機(jī)會(huì)。但是如果你有勇氣站出來實(shí)地說，'這是我的錯(cuò)，我應(yīng)當(dāng)負(fù)責(zé)'，你就有可能從錯(cuò)誤中積累經(jīng)驗(yàn)。admission of a mistake, even if only privately to yourself, makes learning possible by moving the focu

4、s away from blaming yourself and towards understanding. wise people admit their mistakes easily.承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤，即使只是自己在私下承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤，也會(huì)讓你逐漸懂得自我反省，能夠從錯(cuò)誤中領(lǐng)悟知識(shí)，吸取教訓(xùn)。聰明的人很容易承認(rèn)他們的錯(cuò)誤。they know progress accelerates when they do. on the other hand, for many reasons admitting mistakes is difficult.他們知道承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤會(huì)幫助自己進(jìn)步。另一方面，出于種種原因，

5、承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤是困難的。this is why some people consider that they can learn nothing from mistakes, we are taught in school, in our families, or at work to feel guilty about failure and to do whatever we can to avoid mistakes.這就是一些人認(rèn)為他們?cè)阱e(cuò)誤中學(xué)不到任何東西的原因。我們?cè)趯W(xué)校、家庭和工作中懂得了失敗的愧疚感，于是就會(huì)盡力避免犯錯(cuò)。this sense of shame combined wi

6、th the inevitability of setbacks when attempting difficult things explains why many people give up on their goals: they are not prepared for the mistakes and failures they will face on their way to what they want.在我們嘗試?yán)щy的事情的時(shí)候，愧疚感以及無法避免的挫折，足以解釋許多人放棄目標(biāo)的原因。他們沒有準(zhǔn)備好面對(duì)成功之路上的錯(cuò)誤和失敗。in conclusion, we can an

7、d should learn good lessons from past mistakes in order to be more successful in our private and public lives.總之，為了我們?cè)趥€(gè)人生活和公共生活方面更加成功，我們不但能夠而且應(yīng)該從過去的錯(cuò)誤中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)。尊敬老人respecting the elderly is a traditional chinese virtue. the elderly have accumulated a lifetime's worth of experience,尊敬老人是中華民族的傳統(tǒng)美德 老人

8、積累了一生中最寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，however, many young people often regard them as irrelevant, embarrassing, and out of touch. as far as i am concerned, the traditional chinese virtue to respect the old people needs to be emphasized.但是，許多年輕人現(xiàn)在經(jīng)常認(rèn)為老人與自己不相干，老人會(huì)使自己難堪，甚至與老人斷絕聯(lián)系。就我而言，尊敬老人的中華傳統(tǒng)美德應(yīng)該予以重視。firstly, the elderly des

9、erve the respect due to their effort in bringing up their children and their contribution to society. we should always bear in mind that what we have and enjoy now was created by the aged people in the early days,首先，老人應(yīng)當(dāng)受到尊重，因?yàn)樗麄凁B(yǎng)育了孩子，貢獻(xiàn)了社會(huì)。我們應(yīng)該記住，我們現(xiàn)在擁有的和享受的一切都是老人在以前創(chuàng)造出來的。as the old chinese saying

10、goes, one generation plants trees under whose shade another generation rests, secondly, family is one of the best places for learning values, so every family should inspire younger members to respect the older ones.俗語有云，前人栽樹，后人乘涼。其次，家庭是學(xué)習(xí)價(jià)值觀念最好的課堂，所以每個(gè)家庭都應(yīng)當(dāng)啟發(fā)年輕的一代去尊重老人。it is important, therefore, to

11、 set an example at home by taking good care of the elderly members, so that children learn to adopt this same practice. families should make a point of including and involving the older members in the family activities and decisions.因此，通過孝敬家里的老人來樹立榜樣，是很重要的，這樣孩子才能夠?qū)W會(huì)接受同樣的慣例。家庭應(yīng)當(dāng)特別注意一點(diǎn)，那就是讓家里的老人參與家庭活動(dòng)

12、和決定。in this way, families will exemplify the right values, and young members will learn first-hand on how to respect the elderly, perhaps the most important test of a society is the way individuals behave towards one another.這樣，家庭就能建立正確的價(jià)值觀念，年輕的家庭成員將會(huì)直接學(xué)會(huì)如何尊敬老人。或許社會(huì)中最重要的一項(xiàng)考試就是待人處事的方式。and specificall

13、y, how that society treats its elderly men and women. if young people do not respect the elderly, the whole society will be a mess without respect.具體而言，就是社會(huì)如何對(duì)待老年人。如果年輕人不尊重老人，社會(huì)將會(huì)因?yàn)闆]有尊重而混亂不堪。therefore, the elderly should be respected by all of us.因此，我們所有人都應(yīng)當(dāng)尊敬老人經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展與環(huán)境保護(hù)both economic development and

14、 environmental protection are indispensable. i am not supportive of the idea that either takes priority.經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展和保護(hù)環(huán)境都是必須的 我不同意將其中一個(gè)作為優(yōu)先選擇的觀點(diǎn)。it is necessary and absolutely possible that economic development and environmental protection co-exist, in the sense that both of them are indispensable factors

15、for the prosperity of society.經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展和環(huán)境保護(hù)理所應(yīng)當(dāng)做到兼顧，因?yàn)閮烧叨际巧鐣?huì)繁榮的重要因素。economic development is seemingly more important, due to the fact that it creates enormous job opportunities, improves living conditions and increases government revenues. yet, the above goals can only really be reached on condition tha

16、t the environment is well protected.經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展似乎更加重要，因?yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展提供了很多就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，提高了人們的生活水平，提高了政府的收入。然而，上述的目標(biāo)實(shí)際上只能在環(huán)境得到良好保護(hù)的前提之下達(dá)到。and, interestingly, it is the economic development per se that provides the money and personnel resources required for the protection of the environment. a well-preserved environment is t

17、he groundwork for the economy and in a way promotes economic growth.而且，令人感到有趣的是，經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展為環(huán)境保護(hù)提供了所需的資金和人力。得到良好保護(hù)的環(huán)境是經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的基礎(chǔ)，而且在某種程度上也促進(jìn)了經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展。a fast-developing and well-functioning economy calls for a good environment, which offers essential resources, e. g. wood, coal, water, etc. for production. once t

18、he environment deteriorates, the production process is likely to be disturbed or even halted.經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展又好又快，需要良好的環(huán)境，環(huán)境也為生產(chǎn)提供了必要的資源，例如木材，煤礦，水資源等。一旦環(huán)境惡化，生產(chǎn)過程很可能會(huì)受到阻礙，甚至停產(chǎn)。what is worse, natural disasters that come with the worsening environmental conditions might even paralyses the whole economy impose a se

19、vere threat to human life. the pursuit of short-term economic profit is the destruction of our home and that of our posterity.更糟糕的是，由于環(huán)境惡化造成的自然災(zāi)害，甚至?xí)拐麄€(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)癱瘓，威脅人類生命。追求短期的經(jīng)濟(jì)效益，會(huì)對(duì)我們的家庭和后代造成嚴(yán)重傷害。so, economic development and environmental protection are equally important. in this sense, we are actually w

20、orking on an environment-friendly economy.因此，經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展和環(huán)境保護(hù)同等重要。因此，實(shí)際上，我應(yīng)該為了了經(jīng)濟(jì)的可持續(xù)發(fā)展而努力。given the status quod, it is possible to realize the co-existence of the two as long as we are conscious and determined enough.考慮到這兩者的地位，只有當(dāng)我們足夠清醒，并且下定決心之后，才能清楚地認(rèn)識(shí)到兩者的密不可分。教師應(yīng)把學(xué)生放在首位teachers should put students first

21、. runner fan , nickname of fan meizhong, who ran out of the classroom leaving his students behind during the may 12 earthquake, has caused a controversy concerning traditional chinese values.老師應(yīng)當(dāng)把學(xué)生放在第一位 范美鐘，被稱作'范跑跑'，在512地震發(fā)生的時(shí)候，他自己跑出教室，丟下了自己的學(xué)生，這引發(fā)了人們對(duì)于傳統(tǒng)價(jià)值觀的擔(dān)憂。many people regard his acti

22、on as wrong and a direct violation of teachers' responsibility and i would have to agree with them. firstly, it is the responsibility of a teacher to protect his students' safety by law.許多人認(rèn)為他的做法是錯(cuò)誤的，嚴(yán)重違背了老師的責(zé)任，我也非常贊同這一點(diǎn)。首先，法律上規(guī)定，老師有責(zé)任保護(hù)自己學(xué)生的安全。being concerned solely for his own life and l

23、eaving his students behind while fleeing violates the spirit of the law. in an emergency, each teacher is responsible for the direct supervision of his students.只在乎自己的生命安全而拋下自己的學(xué)生不管，自己跑出教室，違背了法律精神。在緊急狀況中，每位老師都有責(zé)任直接監(jiān)督領(lǐng)導(dǎo)自己的學(xué)生。furthermore, it will be of great help if they can direct the evacuation of t

24、heir students to designated assembly areas in accordance with warning signals and written notification. it is out of the question that they should not remain with their students until rescue crews arrive.此外，如果老師能夠按照警告信號(hào)和書面通知，指引自己的學(xué)生疏散到指定區(qū)域，那會(huì)起到重要作用。毫無疑問，他們應(yīng)當(dāng)在救援人員到來之前，一直陪在學(xué)生身邊。secondly, teachers act

25、as a role model for their students. the compulsory education law does stipulate that a teacher should be a model of virtue for others and should be devoted to the education of the people. 其次，老師的行為是學(xué)生的榜樣。義務(wù)教育法規(guī)定，教師應(yīng)當(dāng)是其他人在道德情操方面的榜樣，應(yīng)該致力于教育他人。teachers not only teach students how to think, but also how

26、to behave to support others in society. fleeing the classroom and leaving the students behind in an emergency sets a bad example for students.老師不僅要教會(huì)學(xué)生如何思考，而且要教學(xué)生如何在社會(huì)中幫助支持他人。在緊急情況下，跑出教室，拋下自己的學(xué)生于不顧，為學(xué)生樹立了不良范例。to conclude, teachers are responsible for students' safety in an emergency. teachers a

27、re expected to demonstrate responsible behaviour and they ought to be specifically trained to deal with emergency situations.總之，在緊急狀況中，老師有責(zé)任保護(hù)學(xué)生的安全。老師應(yīng)當(dāng)履行自己的職責(zé)，他們應(yīng)當(dāng)接受專業(yè)的訓(xùn)練來應(yīng)對(duì)緊急狀況。環(huán)境倫理we should reduce our dependency on coal. accounting for 7 percent of china's energy supply, coal has fueled chin

28、a's economy.我們應(yīng)當(dāng)減少對(duì)煤礦的依賴 中國能源供應(yīng)的7%是煤礦，煤礦為中國的整個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)提供了能源。however, as an extremely dirty source of power, coal imposes huge costs on people's health and general environment. as far as i am concerned, the cost is too high.然而，煤礦作為一種污染極其嚴(yán)重的能源，煤礦對(duì)人們的健康和整個(gè)環(huán)境都造成了很大的傷害。就我而言，使用煤礦的代價(jià)太大了。firstly, deteri

29、oration of the environment and people's health will in turn halt economic growth. the environment, as a resource-provider, exerts direct influence on economic production, and is closely related to the living standards, health condition and longevity of people.首先，環(huán)境惡化，人們身體健康狀況下降，最終反而會(huì)致使經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展中斷。環(huán)境

30、是提供資源的供給者，直接影響經(jīng)濟(jì)生產(chǎn)，而且與人們的生活水平、健康狀況和壽命息息相關(guān)。once certain damage is done, we will have to suffer from the horrendous consequences. the retaliation of nature comes in forms of resource exhaustion, water and soil erosion, natural disasters and so forth.一旦造成傷害，我們就不得不承受可怕的后果。自然會(huì)以資源枯竭，水土流失、自然災(zāi)害等形式報(bào)復(fù)人類。in th

31、is situation, the economy is certain to be affected, the overuse of coal, which will finally yield severe results, is a perfect example. secondly, economic development should not sacrifice people's health and the environment.在這種情況下，經(jīng)濟(jì)肯定會(huì)受到影響。過度使用煤礦就是最好的例證，最終后果不堪設(shè)想。其次，經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展不應(yīng)當(dāng)以犧牲人們的健康和環(huán)境為代價(jià)。it is

32、 the government's responsibility to ensure a good environment for the sake of people's health. unfortunately, coal induces considerable environmental hazards which can be noticed at local and global level.政府有責(zé)任考慮人們的身體健康來保證良好的環(huán)境。不幸的是，煤礦已經(jīng)造成了相當(dāng)嚴(yán)重的環(huán)境公害，可以在一些地區(qū)和全球范圍內(nèi)觀察到。 prosperity is a state

33、when a society is socially and environmentally thriving, not just confined to economic growth. therefore, we should reduce coal dependency and move towards a future where energy supply is both environmentally friendly and sustainable.國家的繁榮意味著社會(huì)與環(huán)境共同發(fā)展，而不僅僅限于經(jīng)濟(jì)增長。因此，我們應(yīng)當(dāng)減少對(duì)煤礦的依賴，將來逐步開始利用環(huán)境友好型、可持續(xù)利用的再

34、生能源。樂觀心態(tài)讓你充滿希望optimism helps to increase your hope. modern life can be sometimes very stressful.樂觀心態(tài)讓你充滿希望 現(xiàn)代生活有時(shí)會(huì)讓你感到非常有壓力。one may get overwhelmed by what's going on. there is a feeling of helplessness and the world's spinning out of control.人們會(huì)因?yàn)樗l(fā)生的事情而受到影響。有時(shí)你會(huì)感到無助，世界失去了控制。it's eas

35、y to lose hope. actually hope is something we create with an optimistic state of mind.人們很容易失去希望。實(shí)際上，希望是人們所產(chǎn)生的樂觀心態(tài)。optimism helps to increase hope for several reasons. to begin with, hope is not something that magically appears from an outside source.樂觀主義能夠讓我們充滿希望，有以下幾個(gè)原因。第一，希望不是從外界神奇出現(xiàn)的物質(zhì)。we each ha

36、ve within us the capacity to generate hope. this capacity is closely related to optimism.我們本身就有能力來產(chǎn)生希望。這種能力與樂觀主義有直接的關(guān)系。optimism helps overcome fear and in turn, allows us to hold on to hope. no matter what we do or what's done to us, it is always constructive to adopt an optimistic attitude.樂觀主

37、義幫助我們克服恐懼，反過來也能夠讓我們擁有希望。不管我們做了什么，也無論他人對(duì)我們做了什么，人們應(yīng)該擁有樂觀的態(tài)度。as the saying goes, smile and the world smiles with you, weep and you weep alone. furthermore, it is true that life may have its ups and downs.俗話說的好，你微笑，世界與你一起微笑，如果你悲傷，那只能自己承受。此外，人生是起起伏伏的。it's easy to lose hope sometimes. if you let your

38、self down, the situation could only go from bad to worse.有時(shí)我們很容易失去希望。如果你讓自己失望了，那么這樣的情況將會(huì)越來越糟。but so long as you have an optimistic state of mind, you can have everything under control and therefore be more hopeful. last but not least, god help those who help themselves.但是，只要你保持樂觀的心態(tài)，那么所有事情將在你的掌控之下，這

39、將更有幫助。最后，天道酬勤。optimism itself is like god in the depth of our soul. it invites help from people around you, which will eventually increase hope.樂觀主義就像是上帝深處的靈魂。它將給予你希望，并將最終讓你充滿希望。in short, optimism is a positive attitude toward life, and it helps to increase hope.總之，樂觀主義是一種積極的生活態(tài)度，它將幫助你充滿希望。能源危機(jī)renew

40、able energy is the way to go. with the skyrocketing demand of oil, coal and natural gas, we are confronted with an energy crisis since energy resources such as gas and oil are fast diminishing this century,利用再生能源 隨著人們對(duì)石油、天然氣以及煤炭的迅猛需求，人類遇到了能源危機(jī)，例如石油、天然氣等能源正在本世紀(jì)里迅速減少，one remedy fo a this problem is th

41、e implementation of a renewable energy policy. as far as i am concerned, renewable energy can serve as an effective way of solving the energy crisis.解決這一問題的方法就是利用可再生能源。我認(rèn)為，可再生能源是解決能源危機(jī)的有效途徑。firstly, renewable energy has unlimited availability. traditional energy resources, such as coal, oil and natu

42、ral gas are non-renewable,首先，可再生能源的儲(chǔ)量是無限的。例如煤炭、石油和天然氣等傳統(tǒng)能源是不可再生的，which means that the world will eventually run out of them, constituting the main threat to energy resources. however, generated from natural resources-such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat, renewable energy is contin

43、uously being replenished by nature on a time scale appropriate to human use.這就意味著世界的這些能源將最終消失，這主要威脅了世界的能源資源。但是，像太陽光、風(fēng)、雨、潮汐或是地?zé)岬瓤稍偕淖匀毁Y源正在源源不斷地得到補(bǔ)充，從時(shí)間上說，這很適宜人類的使用。furthermore, with advancing technologies, renewable energy will be able to supply a significant proportion of the world's energy nee

44、ds, making it possible to overcome the energy crisis.此外，隨著技術(shù)的不斷發(fā)展，可再生資源將能夠供給人類對(duì)資源的大部分需求，這讓人們戰(zhàn)勝能源危機(jī)成為了可能。secondly, renewable energy has many immediate environmental benefits. the use of fossil fuels-coal, oil and natural gas has affected the environment by polluting the air and water, creating toxic

45、wastes, and causing global warming.第二，可再生資源會(huì)帶來立竿見影的環(huán)境效益?；剂?、石油、天然氣已經(jīng)污染了空氣和水資源，并排放了有毒廢料，造成了全球變暖，這些資源的使用已經(jīng)影響了環(huán)境。however, renewable energy resources are clean. their use can avoid these negative environmental impacts and risks, and moreover, it can help conserve fossil resources for generations to com

46、e.但是，可再生能源是清潔的。使用再生能源可以避免對(duì)環(huán)境造成的影響和危害，此外，它也能夠幫助保護(hù)未來的化石燃料。concerning the two main advantages of renewable energy, i personally hold that they are a feasible way to solve the energy problem.以上是再生能源的兩點(diǎn)好處，我個(gè)人認(rèn)為這是解決能問題的可行性方法。所有的公共場合都應(yīng)該禁止吸煙嗎smoking should be banned in all public places. shocked by the fact

47、 that' nearly half of the country's 3 billion population are suffering from passive smoking,公共場所應(yīng)該禁止吸煙。讓人們所震驚的是，全國13億人中，有近一半的人口遭受二手煙的威脅，a chinese lawmaker has called for national legislation to ban smoking in public places. given the harmful effects of smoking,法律制定者已經(jīng)呼吁建立法律，禁止在公共場所吸煙。由于吸煙的

48、許多危害，i hold that smoking should be banned in all public places. firstly, smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the world health organization.我認(rèn)為公共場所應(yīng)該禁止吸煙。首先，世界衛(wèi)生組織聲稱，吸煙會(huì)引起死亡或殘疾。tobacco smoking is a known or probable cause of approximately 25 diseases. besi

49、des, second-hand smoke puts people's health at risk too.吸煙會(huì)引發(fā)大約25種疾病。除此之外，二手煙也會(huì)對(duì)人們的生命造成威脅。according to a survey, nearly 6 million chinese suffer from passive smoking, which occurs in 3 5 per cent of public spaces,根據(jù)調(diào)查顯示，中國有將近6億人遭受著二手煙的威脅，有35%發(fā)生在公共場合。people visiting smoky public places two or th

50、ree times a week. and those working in the hospitality industry are at high risk of smoking-related diseases,如果每周前往公共場所2-3次，那些在服務(wù)行業(yè)工作的人很有可能會(huì)患有與吸煙相關(guān)的疾病，這樣的幾率是很高的，such as cancer, heart disease and amputated limbs arising from vein clogging, therefore, except for increasing their own risk of smoking-re

51、lated diseases,這些疾病例如癌癥、心臟病、血管堵塞引發(fā)的截肢。所以，吸煙者除了會(huì)增加自己患有這些疾病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)以外，smokers also pose a danger to non-smokers' health due to second-hand smoke. it is a non-smoker's right not to have to breathe in smoke in public places.由于二手煙，他們還會(huì)給非吸煙者帶來身體上的危害。非吸煙者有權(quán)利不在公共場合接受二手煙。there is nothing worse than someone smoking at the table next to you while you're trying to enjoy your meal. the government should get tough on