英语美文欣赏【三篇】

1、英语美文欣赏【三篇】导读： 本文 英语美文欣赏【三篇】，仅供参考，如果觉得很不错，欢迎点评和分享。英语美文欣赏【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、北弗吉尼亚的一个寒冷夜晚，一位老人正等着有人把他带过河， 他的胡子已经被这冬日的严寒冻得像块玻璃了。这种等待好像遥遥无期。他的身体在这寒冷的北风中被冻得麻木而僵硬。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.他听 ”到了一阵模糊而又持续的

4、、有节奏的马蹄声正从上冻的小路上缓缓传来。他焦虑地注视着几个骑马者转过路弯。当他们一个一个过去时，老人没有做任何努力来引起他们的注意。最终， 最后一个骑马者驶近，老人站在那里已经成了一个雪雕。当骑手慢慢接近时，老人看到了骑马人的眼神，他说：“先生，你能把我带过河吗？这里没有可以步行的路了。 ” 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.骑马人拉住缰绳，回答说：“可以，上来吧。”看到老人不能移动他冻僵的身体，骑马人下马帮老人骑上马。骑马者不但把老人带过了河，还把他送到了几英里以外的目的地。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? ” 当他们接近了一个很小、但很

7、舒适的村舍时，骑马者好奇地问老人：“先生，我注意到您让那几个骑马者过去了，却没有请他们带你过河。而我来到时，您立刻向我寻求帮助。我很好奇这是为什么，在这个寒冷的夜晚，您宁愿等待着去向最后一个寻求帮助。如果我拒绝了，把您留在那里，您怎么办？”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. ” 老人缓慢地下了马，目光直视着骑马人，回答 道：“我徘徊在那里很久了。我看人是很准的。”老人又继续说道， “我望着他们的眼睛， 立刻看出他们对我的处境没有丝毫关心。就算寻求他们的帮助，也只是徒劳。但望着你的眼睛，我看到了明显的善 良和怜悯。当时我就知道，你仁慈的心灵会给予我所需要的帮助。”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. ” 这些感人肺腑的话深深触动了骑马人的心。“我很感谢您所说的话。 ”他告诉老人， “我绝不会再因为事务繁忙而放弃给别人提供善良和怜悯的帮助。”With that, ThomasJefferson turned his horse around and made his way back tothe WhiteHouse. 随即，托马斯杰斐逊调转马头，奔向白宫。英语美文欣赏【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.失败的意义失败并不代表你一无所获，失败并不代表你是个失败者，它只表明

14、你尚未成功。失败并不代表你很愚蠢，它只表明你信心百倍。失败并不代表你无脸见人，它只表明你百折不回。失败并不代表你工夫白费，它只表明你的做事方法尚待改进。失败并不代表你低人一等。它只表明你并非完人。失败并不代表你浪费生命，它只表明你有理由重新开始。失败并不代表你应该放弃，它只表明你要加倍努力。失败并不代表成功永不属于你，它只表明你要付出更多的时间。失败并不代表上帝已经抛弃你，它只表明上帝还有更好的主意。英语美文欣赏【三】“ Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”Da lai Lama “幸福并

15、非那种已经拥有的东西，她源自于你自己的行动。” 达赖喇嘛Having ahappier life is something we all always strive for, and being happy encompasses so many aspects mental, physical and spiritual of our lives. 幸福是我们一直都在追求的东西，但是幸福也包括很多方面 我们生活的心理、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.在追求幸福的过程中我学到的就是不管生活多糟糕，幸福一直都在，特别是当我们一直坚 持 着 想 要 幸 福 的 时 候 。1.Learn how to relax whensetbacks arise.在遇到困难的时候要学会放松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.我们生活的环境并不会一直如意。有些天还不错，有些天却很糟糕。有些天连 公交车也走得出奇的慢，你发誓再也不会乘坐公

18、共交通工具。要学着接受生活有时候不如您所愿的这一事实，与其试着去改变一些不可能的事情还不如将你的精力放在你能掌控的事情上。2.Laugh inthe middle of a busy day. 最忙的时候也要对自己微笑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. 现在是周五下午的3 点， 你是拼了命的想要离开。但是你还有一堆的工作要做，有些很重要的事项眼看就要到截止日期了。与其抱怨一些不如你所愿的事情还不如忙里偷闲笑一笑。3.Do not compareyourself to others. 不要拿自己和别人相比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. 基于你自己的努力来衡量一下你的成功，只是你自己的。我们都是独一无二的，没有人比其他任何人都要好很多的。不要觉得自己就比别人好，因为那样的想法会促成不良的优差意识，然后来影响你的幸福。4.See that colleague in the beautifulnew dress? Compliment her. 看见同事穿了一件漂亮的新裙子？

21、赞美她一下。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! 每个人都喜欢被赞