英語美文欣賞【三篇】

1、英語美文欣賞【三篇】導(dǎo)讀： 本文 英語美文欣賞【三篇】，僅供參考，如果覺得很不錯，歡迎點評和分享。英語美文欣賞【一】It was a bitter cold evening in northern Virginia manyyearsago. The old man s beard was glazed bywinter s frost whilehe waited for a ride across theriver. The wait seemed endless.His body becamenumb and stiff from the frigid north wind.多年前， 在

2、北弗吉尼亞的一個寒冷夜晚，一位老人正等著有人把他帶過河， 他的胡子已經(jīng)被這冬日的嚴(yán)寒凍得像塊玻璃了。這種等待好像遙遙無期。他的身體在這寒冷的北風(fēng)中被凍得麻木而僵硬。Heheard the faint,steadyrhythm of approachinghoovesgalloping along the frozen path. Anxiously,he watched as several horsemenroundedthe bend. He let the first onepassed by without anyeffort to get his attention, then an

3、other passed by, and another. Finally, the last rider nearedthe spot where the old man sat like a snow statue. As this one draw near, the old man caughtthe rider s eye and said,“ sir, wyou mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?Theredoesn t appear to be a passage way by foot.他聽 ”到了一陣模糊而又持續(xù)的

4、、有節(jié)奏的馬蹄聲正從上凍的小路上緩緩傳來。他焦慮地注視著幾個騎馬者轉(zhuǎn)過路彎。當(dāng)他們一個一個過去時，老人沒有做任何努力來引起他們的注意。最終， 最后一個騎馬者駛近，老人站在那里已經(jīng)成了一個雪雕。當(dāng)騎手慢慢接近時，老人看到了騎馬人的眼神，他說：“先生，你能把我?guī)н^河嗎？這里沒有可以步行的路了。 ” Reining his horse, the rider replied,“ sure thiHop aboard. ” Seeing the old man was unable tolift hishalf-frozen body from the ground, the horseman dism

5、ountedand helped the old manonto the horse. The horseman tookthe old man not just across the river, but to hisdestination,which was just a few miles away.騎馬人拉住韁繩，回答說：“可以，上來吧?！笨吹嚼先瞬荒芤苿铀麅鼋┑纳眢w，騎馬人下馬幫老人騎上馬。騎馬者不但把老人帶過了河，還把他送到了幾英里以外的目的地。As they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, thehorseman s curiosity cau

6、sed him to inquire,“ sir, I notice yolet several other riders pass by without making an effort tosecure a ride.Then I came up and you immediately asked mefor a ride. I am curious why, on such a bitternight, you wouldwait and ask the last rider. What if I had refused and left youhere? ” 當(dāng)他們接近了一個很小、但很

7、舒適的村舍時，騎馬者好奇地問老人：“先生，我注意到您讓那幾個騎馬者過去了，卻沒有請他們帶你過河。而我來到時，您立刻向我尋求幫助。我很好奇這是為什么，在這個寒冷的夜晚，您寧愿等待著去向最后一個尋求幫助。如果我拒絕了，把您留在那里，您怎么辦？”The old manlowered himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes,and replied, “ I have been around these here parts for some time. I reckon I know peopl

8、e prettygood.The old- timer continued,“ I looked into the eyes of the otherriders and immediately sawthere was no concern for my situation. It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride.But when I looked into your eyes, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity togive me assista

9、nce in my time of need. ” 老人緩慢地下了馬，目光直視著騎馬人，回答 道：“我徘徊在那里很久了。我看人是很準(zhǔn)的。”老人又繼續(xù)說道， “我望著他們的眼睛， 立刻看出他們對我的處境沒有絲毫關(guān)心。就算尋求他們的幫助，也只是徒勞。但望著你的眼睛，我看到了明顯的善 良和憐憫。當(dāng)時我就知道，你仁慈的心靈會給予我所需要的幫助。”Those heart-warming commentstouched the horsemandeeply. “ I ms o grateful for what youhave said, ” he told the old man. Ma“y I nev

10、er get too busy in my own affairs that I fail torespond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion. ” 這些感人肺腑的話深深觸動了騎馬人的心。“我很感謝您所說的話。 ”他告訴老人， “我絕不會再因為事務(wù)繁忙而放棄給別人提供善良和憐憫的幫助?！盬ith that, ThomasJefferson turned his horse around and made his way back tothe WhiteHouse. 隨即，托馬斯杰斐遜調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)馬頭，奔向白宮。英語美文欣賞【二】T

11、HE SIGNIFICANCE OF FAILURERobert H. Schuller Failure doesn t mean you are a failure,It doesmean you haven t succeeded yet.Failure doesn t mean you have accomplished nothing,Itdoes mean you have learned something.Failure doesn tmean you have been a fool,It does mean you had a lot offaith. Failure doe

12、sn t mean you ve been disgraced,Itdoes mean you were willing to try.Failure doesn t meanyou don t have it, It does mean you have to do something in a different way.Failure doesn t mean you are inferior,It does mean you are not perfect. Failure doesn t mean you ve wasted your life,It does mean you ha

13、ve a reasonto start afresh. Failure doesn t mean you should give up, It does mean you must try harder.Failure doesn t meanyou ll never make it, It does mean it will take a little longer. Failure doesn t mean God has abandoned you, It does mean God has a better idea.失敗的意義失敗并不代表你一無所獲，失敗并不代表你是個失敗者，它只表明

14、你尚未成功。失敗并不代表你很愚蠢，它只表明你信心百倍。失敗并不代表你無臉見人，它只表明你百折不回。失敗并不代表你工夫白費，它只表明你的做事方法尚待改進(jìn)。失敗并不代表你低人一等。它只表明你并非完人。失敗并不代表你浪費生命，它只表明你有理由重新開始。失敗并不代表你應(yīng)該放棄，它只表明你要加倍努力。失敗并不代表成功永不屬于你，它只表明你要付出更多的時間。失敗并不代表上帝已經(jīng)拋棄你，它只表明上帝還有更好的主意。英語美文欣賞【三】“ Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”Da lai Lama “幸福并

15、非那種已經(jīng)擁有的東西，她源自于你自己的行動?！?達(dá)賴?yán)颒aving ahappier life is something we all always strive for, and being happy encompasses so many aspects mental, physical and spiritual of our lives. 幸福是我們一直都在追求的東西，但是幸福也包括很多方面 我們生活的心理、身理、和精神方面。What I ve learned from being happy is that no matter how bad our days get, happ

16、iness can be found, especially when we consistently try to consciously be happy.在追求幸福的過程中我學(xué)到的就是不管生活多糟糕，幸福一直都在，特別是當(dāng)我們一直堅 持 著 想 要 幸 福 的 時 候 。1.Learn how to relax whensetbacks arise.在遇到困難的時候要學(xué)會放松We donot live in a perfect world. Some days are great; some days arenot. Some days, the buses run extremely

17、late, and you swear you ll never take the public transport ever again. Accept the fact that that things may not go as planned. Instead of trying to change something you can t, focus your energy on changing something that is within your control.我們生活的環(huán)境并不會一直如意。有些天還不錯，有些天卻很糟糕。有些天連 公交車也走得出奇的慢，你發(fā)誓再也不會乘坐公

18、共交通工具。要學(xué)著接受生活有時候不如您所愿的這一事實，與其試著去改變一些不可能的事情還不如將你的精力放在你能掌控的事情上。2.Laugh inthe middle of a busy day. 最忙的時候也要對自己微笑It s3 PM on a Friday afternoon and you re desperate to leave the office. On top of the work you have, you re running close to a super important deadline. Instead of blaming everything not goi

19、ng your way, take a moment to laugh. 現(xiàn)在是周五下午的3 點， 你是拼了命的想要離開。但是你還有一堆的工作要做，有些很重要的事項眼看就要到截止日期了。與其抱怨一些不如你所愿的事情還不如忙里偷閑笑一笑。3.Do not compareyourself to others. 不要拿自己和別人相比Measureyour own successes based on your progress, and only yours.All of our lives are unique, and no one is better than any one else. Tr

20、y not to think that you are better than anyone else as itpromotes unhealthy superiority and can be detrimental to your happiness. 基于你自己的努力來衡量一下你的成功，只是你自己的。我們都是獨一無二的，沒有人比其他任何人都要好很多的。不要覺得自己就比別人好，因為那樣的想法會促成不良的優(yōu)差意識，然后來影響你的幸福。4.See that colleague in the beautifulnew dress? Compliment her. 看見同事穿了一件漂亮的新裙子？

21、贊美她一下。Everyone loves compliments, includingthat colleague who just walked in on a Monday morning in abeautiful dress. Being kind to others, like passing random compliments, it makes people happy, boosting self-esteem and confidence. Don t be afraid to tell people how great they look, or how awesome their smile i s. It ll do good for them, and you! 每個人都喜歡被贊