英语美文短篇摘抄_关于课外英语美文摘抄

1、本文格式为word版，下载可任意编辑英语美文短篇摘抄_关于课外英语美文摘抄 经典美文可以陶冶情操,丰富想象,还可以培育同学对语言文字的爱好,有益于培育他们的语文素养。我整理了关于课外英语美文，欢迎阅读! 关于课外英语美文：i never write right when i was fifteen, i announced to my english class that i was going to write and illustrate my own books. half the students sneered, the rest nearly fell out of their c

2、hairs laughing. dont be silly, only geniuses can become writers, the english teacher said smugly, and you are getting a d this semester. i was so humiliated i burst into tears. that night i wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the capris weekly newspaper. to my astonishment, t

3、hey published it and sent me two dollars. i was a published and paid writer. i showed my teacher and fellow students. they laughed. just plain dumb luck, the teacher said. i tasted success. id sold the first thing id ever written. that was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck,

4、 that was fine with me. during the next two years i sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. by the time i graduated from high school, with a c minus average, i had scrapbooks filled with my published work. i never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. they were d

5、ream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams. i had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. while the children napped, i typed on my ancient typewriter. i wrote what i felt. it took nine months, just like a baby.

6、 i chose a publisher at random and put the manuscript in an empty pampers diapers package, the only box i could find. id never heard of manuscript boxes. the letter i enclosed read, i wrote this book myself, i hope you like it. i also do the illustrations. chapter six and twelve are my favourites. t

7、hank you. i tied a string around the diaper box and mailed it without a self addressed stamped envelope and without making a copy of the manuscript. a month later i received a contract, an advance on royalties, and a request to start working on another book. crying wind, the title of my book, became

8、 a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and braille and sold worldwide. i appeared on tv talk shows during the day and changed diapers at night. i traveled from new york to california and canada on promotional tours. my first book also became required reading in native american schools

9、 in canada. the worst year i ever had as a writer i earned two dollars. i was fifteen, remember? in my best year i earned 36,000 dollars. most years i earned between five thousand and ten thousand. no, it isnt enough to live on, but its still more than id make working part time and its five thousand

10、 to ten thousand more than id make if i didnt write at all. people ask what college i attended, what degrees i had and what qualifications i have to be a writer. the answer is: none. i just write. im not a genius. im not gifted and i dont write right. im lazy, undisciplined, and spend more time with

11、 my children and friends than i do writing. i didnt own a thesaurus until four years ago and i use a small websters dictionary that id bought at k-mart for 89 cents. i use an electric typewriter that i paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago. ive never used a word processor. i do al

12、l the cooking, cleaning and laundry for a family of six and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. i write everything in longhand on yellow tablets while sitting on the sofa with my four kids eating pizza and watching tv. when the book is finished, i type it and mail it to the publisher. iv

13、e written eight books. four have been published and three are still out with the publishers. one stinks. to all those who dream of writing, im shouting at you: yes, you can. yes, you can. dont listen to them. i dont write right but ive beaten the odds. writing is easy, its fun and anyone can do it.

14、of course, a little dumb luck doesnt hurt. 关于课外英语美文：not a chance to regret a short while ago when life was simple and all that mattered was friends and having fun. there were two sisters that lived life just as gracefully as possible. there names were carlie and mary jane they were liked by everyone

15、 but something just wasnt right. carlie and mary jane were both cheerleaders and loved it with a passion. but one day the unexpected happened. the sisters that were always the best of friends werent so close and mary jane started arguing with her mom and little things like that. well one day it just

16、 got out of hand the arguing and yelling. m.j. and her mom were going to cheerleading practice and were going at it pretty bad and her mom said the most hurtful thing to her mary jane i cant believe the person youve become i want you out of my house and my life. those words pierced her heart so hard

17、 and so fast that she just plunged out of the car and down an embankment her mom stopped on a dime, yelling and praying she was okay. the car that was behind her saw the whole thing and happened to be a pastor, he got out and ran down the hill to find m.j.s mom lying there holding her daughter helpl

18、essly yelling and screaming for her daughter to wake up i love u sweetie wake up god please let her wake up i love her dont take her from me i need her god please. the pastor walked over and called 911 and he began to pray, dear lord watch over this young lady bring her back we need her here dont ta

19、ke her away just yet. well the ambulance came and so did the helicopter they knew there was something seriously wrong. m.j.s mom gabrielle called carlie from the hospital and had her rush right over. carlie arrived and didnt even recognize her dear sister, so pale and bruised and filled with aggone her eyes began to water up. then she asked is she gonna be okay. the doctor replied, carlie your sister is on life support and is unconscious the odds arent good. poor carlie dropped to her knees and begged for her sister to wa