高中英語課外閱讀美文欣賞(共5頁)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上高中英語課外閱讀美文欣賞惟獨(dú)你不可取代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 wasnt easy，and there were many times I didnt feel safe. One situ

2、ation 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

3、 be missed if I werent 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

4、 me realize that even with my faultsand there were many-I was a loved member of the family who couldnt 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

5、 in ways that I didnt 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 cant be.當(dāng)我還

6、是個(gè)10幾歲的少年的時(shí)候，覺得自己總是讓人失望。從外表上看，我似乎很叛逆，但是在內(nèi)心深處，我是如此地渴望被人疼愛。有一次我離開了家和我的朋友佩內(nèi)洛普搭便車去了加利福尼亞。這次旅行并不輕松，而且有很多次我感覺不安。有一次的突發(fā)狀況讓我一直慶幸自己還活著。回到家，我發(fā)覺自己變了，看上去不那么自信了。我很高興能回到家，但不久我注意到和我們一起的佩內(nèi)洛普穿著我的衣服，而且我父母看上去更喜歡她，我想知道如果我不在家的話他們是否會(huì)想念我。后來，我把我的想法告訴了母親，她說盡管佩內(nèi)洛普是個(gè)可愛的女孩，但她始終不能取代我，我說：“她比我有耐心而且無論何時(shí)看上去她都比我要整潔大方?！蹦赣H說這些都是非常好的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，

7、但我卻是惟一個(gè)能扮演好自己角色的人。母親讓我感到盡管我有缺點(diǎn)似乎還很多但是，我被家中每一個(gè)人愛著，誰也無法取代。我成了一個(gè)探尋者，想要知道自己到底是誰，又是什么讓我變得獨(dú)一無二。我的人生觀開始改變。我需要一個(gè)堅(jiān)固的基礎(chǔ)來發(fā)展，我忍受住壓力，不再做自己不喜歡做的事。而且我為真實(shí)的我感到高興。漸漸地我越發(fā)肯定自己無可替代。每個(gè)人在這個(gè)世界上都占有一個(gè)獨(dú)一無二的位置。無論別人說什么，你自己怎么想，你都是特別的。所以，不要擔(dān)心自己會(huì)被取代，因?yàn)槟阌肋h(yuǎn)是惟一的。就在正上方太多的時(shí)候，我們總認(rèn)為光明就在腳下，就在不遠(yuǎn)的前方，于是忘了去仰望頭頂?shù)哪瞧霫f you put a buzzard1) in a

8、pen2) six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt3)

9、 to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.The ordinary bat that flies around at night, who is a remarkable nimble4) creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to shuffle5) about helplessly and, no d

10、oubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation6) from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.A bumblebee7) if dropped into an open tumbler8) will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persi

11、sts9) in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations10),

12、 not realizing that the answer is right there above them.如果把一只禿鷲放在一個(gè)68平方英尺的無頂圍欄里，這只大鳥盡管會(huì)飛，也絕對(duì)會(huì)成為這欄中之囚。原因是禿鷲從地面起飛前總要先助跑1012英尺的距離。這是它的習(xí)慣，如果沒有了足夠的助跑空間，它甚至不會(huì)嘗試去飛，只會(huì)終身困囿于一個(gè)無頂?shù)男∏艋\中。晚上飛來飛去的普通的蝙蝠，本是一種在空中極其敏捷的動(dòng)物，但卻無法在平地上起飛。如果被放在地板或平坦的地面上，它就只會(huì)無助地挪動(dòng)，毫無疑問這樣很痛苦。除非它到了稍高的位置，有了落差，才可以立刻閃電般地起飛。一只大黃蜂如果掉進(jìn)了一個(gè)敞口平底玻璃杯里，除非有人把它拿出來，否則它就會(huì)一直呆在里邊直到死去。它永遠(yuǎn)不知道可以從杯口逃出，只堅(jiān)持試圖從杯底的四壁尋找出路。它會(huì)在根本不存在出口的地方尋找出路，直到徹底毀了自己