高一英語作文美文

1、第 PAGE9 頁 共 NUMPAGES9 頁高一英語作文美文高一英語作文美文 英語作文的寫作是每個學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)英語最頭痛的，分享了英語作文的美文，歡迎來參考！Both my parents came from towns in Me_ico.I was born in El Paso, Te_as, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed1) to me

2、 and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.They imbued2) in us the concepts of family, faith and patriotism. I got my first real job when I was ten.My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in acardboard-bo_ factory and was retrai

3、ned as a hairstylist.He rented space in a little mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr.Benapos;s Coiffure3). The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m.To pick up trash, Dad used a little ma

4、chine that looked like a lawn mower.Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter4) by hand.It took two to three hours to clean the lot.Iapos;d sleep in the car on the way home. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime.I acquired5) discipline and a strong work

5、 ethic6), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing lifeapos;s competing interests7) in my case8), school, homework and a job.This really helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping9) burgers at a fast-food joint10) while taking a full load of pe

6、rcolate courses. The hard work paid off11).I attended12) the U.S.Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard.Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly.In these jobs and in everything else Iapos;ve done, I

7、 have never forgotten those days in the parking lot.The e_perience taught me that there is dignity13) in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor. 我的父母都來自墨西哥的小鎮(zhèn)。我出生于得克薩斯州的埃爾帕索城。我四歲時(shí)，全家搬到了東洛杉磯的一處低收入住宅區(qū)。盡管我們當(dāng)時(shí)要做到收支平衡都很困難，但父母

8、仍對我和四個兄弟姐妹強(qiáng)調(diào)說，能在這樣一個充滿無限機(jī)遇的國家里落戶，我們是多么幸運(yùn)啊！他們給我們灌輸了家庭、信仰以及愛國主義的觀念。十歲的時(shí)候，我得到了人生第一份真正的工作。我的爸爸本杰明在紙箱廠工作時(shí)背部受了傷。經(jīng)過再培訓(xùn)，他成了一名發(fā)型師。他在一個規(guī)模不大的商業(yè)區(qū)租下了一個攤位，并給他的店取了個奇妙的名字：“本先生的發(fā)型”。商業(yè)中心的老板在租金上給爸爸打了個折扣，但條件是每周打掃三次停車場，這意味著凌晨三點(diǎn)就要起床干活。爸爸用一個看起來像除草機(jī)的小機(jī)器來收撿垃圾，而我和媽媽則要清空垃圾桶并用手拾撿散落的垃圾。打掃這個停車場要用兩到三個小時(shí)。我總是在回家時(shí)的車?yán)锞退恕＿@份工作我干了兩年，但

9、從中學(xué)到的東西卻讓我受用終生。我學(xué)會了自律，建立了很強(qiáng)的職業(yè)道德。從小我就懂得了平衡生活中各種利益沖突的重要性對我而言，就是上學(xué)、作業(yè)和工作。這在我高二那年真是很有用處。那時(shí)，我在一家快餐連鎖店制作漢堡包，每周工作四十個小時(shí)，同時(shí)還肩負(fù)著沉重的大學(xué)預(yù)科課程的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)。辛勤的工作終見回報(bào)。我考入了美國軍事學(xué)院，接著又獲得了哈佛大學(xué)的法律和商業(yè)碩士學(xué)位。后來，我進(jìn)入洛杉磯一家著名的律師事務(wù)所并被選為加州議會參議員。在做這些工作和其他所有事情的過程中，我從未忘記過在停車場辛勤工作的那些日子。那段經(jīng)歷使我懂得工作無貴賤, 靠自食其力來供養(yǎng)自己和家人就值得人們敬佩。As a teenager，I fel

10、t I was always letting people down.I was rebellious1 outside，but I wanted to be liked inside. Once I left home to hitch-hike2 to California with my friend Penelope.The trip wasn?t easy，and there were many times I didn?t feel safe.One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive.When I

11、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 be missed if I weren?t there.I told my mom，and she e_plained tha

12、t though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could replace me.I pointed out，“he is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these werewonderful qualities，but I was the only person who could fill my role.She made me realize that even with my faultsand there were manyI was a loved

13、member of the family who couldn?t 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 in ways that I didn?t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was

14、.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 can?t be. 當(dāng)我還是個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

15、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?；氐郊?，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)，但我卻是惟一個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，我被家中每一個人愛著，誰也無法取代。我成了一個探尋者，想要知道自己到底是誰，

16、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。每個人在這個世界上都占有一個獨(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)心自己會被取代，因?yàn)槟阌肋h(yuǎn)是惟一的。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 pen2) si_ to eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite o

17、f 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) to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top. The ordinary b

18、at 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 doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation6) from which it can throw i

19、tself 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 persists9) in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom.It will seek a way where none e_i