英语美文背诵文选100篇

1、77/77*英语美文背诵文选100篇1.TheFirstSnowThefirstsnowcame.Howbeautifulitwas,fallingsosilentlyalldaylong,allnightlong,onthemountains,onthemeadows,ontheroofsontheliving,onthegravesofthedead!Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebeawindingblacklineacrossthelandscape;andtheleaflesstress,thatagainsttheleadensky

2、nowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricaciesoftheirbranches.Whatsilence,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion!Everysoundwasmuffled,everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.Nomoretrampinghoofs,nomorerattlingwheels!Onlythechimingofsleigh-bell,beatingasswiftandmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.(118

3、words)FromKavanaghByHenryWadsworthLongfellow2.TheHumming-birdOfallanimalsbeingthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantincolors.ThestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewelofNature.Shehasplaceditleastinsizeoftheorderofbirds.maximeMirandainminimis.Hermasterpieceisthislittlehummi

4、ng-bird,anduponitshehasheapedallthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness,rapidity,nimbleness,grace,andrichapparelallbelongtothislittlefavorite.Theemerald,theruby,andthetopazgleamuponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinits*aeriallifescarcelytouchestheturfaninstant.Alwaysintheair,

5、flyingfromflowertoflower,ithastheirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar,anddwellsonlyintheclimateswheretheyperenniallybloom.(149words)FromNaturalHistoryByGeorgeLouiseBuffon陈冠商英语背诵文选3.PinesThepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisorderedanddesolate,bringintothemallpossibleelementsof

6、orderandprecision.Lowlandtreesmayleantothissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadowbreezethatbendsthemorabankofcowlipsfromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.Butletstormandavalanchedotheirworst,andletthepinefindonlyaledgeofverticalprecipicetoclingto,itwillneverthelessgrowstraight.Thrustarodfromitslastshootdowntheste

7、m;itshallpointtothecenteroftheearthaslongasthetreelives.Itmaybewellalsoforlowlandbranchestoreachhitherandthitherforwhattheyneed,andtotakeallkindsofirregularshapeandextension.Butthepineistrainedtoneednothingandendureeverything.Itisresolvedlywhole,self-contained,desiringnothingbutrightness,contentwith

8、restrictedcompletion.Tallorshort,itwillbestraight.(160words)FromModernPaintersByJohnRuskin陈冠商英语背诵文选*4.ReadingGoodBooksDevotesomeofyourleisure,Irepeat,tocultivatingaloveofreadinggoodbooks.Fortunateindeedarethosewhocontrivetomakethemselvesgenuinebook-lovers.Forbooklovershavesomenoteworthyadvantagesove

9、rotherpeople.Theyneedneverknowlonelyhourssolongastheyhavebooksaroundthem,andthebetterthebooksthemoredelightfulthecompany.Fromgoodbooks,moreover,theydrawmuchbesidesentertainment.Theygainmentalfoodsuchasfewcompanionscansupply.Evenwhilerestingfromtheirlaborstheyare,throughthebookstheyread,equippingthem

10、selvestoperformthoselaborsmoreefficiently.Thisalbeittheymaynotbedeliberatelyreadingtoimprovetheirmind.Allunconsciouslytheideastheyderivefromtheprintedpagedarestoredup,tobeworkedoverbytheimaginationforfutureprofit.(135words)FromSelf-DevelopmentByHenryAddingtonBruce陈冠商英语背诵文选5.OnEtiquetteEtiquettetosoc

11、ietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Withoutapparelmenwouldgoinshamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothecorruptionofmorals;andwithoutetiquettesocietywouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessaryintercoursebetweenitsmemberswouldbeinterferedwithbyneedlessoffencesandtroubles.Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldb

12、etherailsalongwhichonlythetrain*couldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewouldbethewheelsandaxisonwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.Thelackofproprietieswouldmakethemostintimatefriendsturnstobethemostdecidedenemiesandthefriendlyoralliedcountriesdeclarewaragainsteachother.Wecanfindmanyexa

13、mplesinthehistoryofmankind.ThereforeIadviseyoutostandonceremonybeforeanyoneelseandtotakepainsnottodoanythingagainstetiquettelestyougiveoffencesormakeenemies.(160words)byWilliamHazlitt陈冠商英语背诵文选6.AnHourBeforeSunriseAnhourbeforesunriseinthecitythereisanairofcold.Solitarydesolationaboutthenoiselessstree

14、ts,whichweareaccustomedtoseethrongedatothertimesbyabusy,eagercrowd,andoverthequiet,closelyshutbuildingswhichthroughoutthedayarewarmingwithlife.Thedrunken,thedissipated,andthecriminalhavedisappeared;themoresoberandorderlypartofthepopulationhavenotyetawakenedtothelaborsoftheday,andthestillnessofdeathi

15、soverstreets;itsveryhueseemstobeimpartedtothem,coldandlifelessastheylookinthegray,somberlightofdaybreak.Apartiallyopenedbedroomwindowhereandtherebespeakstheheatoftheweatherandtheuneasyslumbersofitsoccupant;andthedimscantyflickerofalightthroughtheblindsofyonderwindowsdenotesthechamberofwatchingandsic

16、kness.Saveforthatsadlight,thestreetspresentnosignsoflife,northehousesofhabitation.(166words)*FromBozByCharlesDickens陈冠商英语背诵文选7.TheImportanceofScientificExperimentsTheriseofmodernsciencemayperhapsbeconsideredtodateasfarasthetimeofRogerBacon,thewonderfulmonkandphilosopherofOxford,wholivedbetweentheyea

17、rs1214and1292.Hewasprobablethefirstinthemiddleagestoassertthatwemustlearnsciencebyobservingandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,andhehimselfmademanyremarkablediscoveries.Galileo,howeverwholivedmorethan300yearslater(1564to1642),wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmen,whoinItaly,France,GermanyorEngland,beganby

18、degreestoshowhowmanyimportanttruthscouldbediscoveredbywell-directedobservation.BeforethetimeofGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfallmorerapidlytowardstheearththansmallones,becauseAristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothetopoftheLeaningTowerofPisa,letfalltwounequalstones,andprovedtosomefriends,who

19、mhehadbroughttheretoseehisexperiment,thatAristotlewasinerror.ItisGalileosspritofgoingdirecttoNature,andverifyingouropinionsandtheoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthegreatdiscoveriesofmodernscience.(196words)FromLogicByWilliamStanleyJevons陈冠商英语背诵文选*8.AddressatGettysburgFourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfat

20、hersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnationinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.Wearemetonagreatbattlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfieldasafinalres

21、tingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.But,inalargersense,wecannotdedicate-wecannotconsecrate-wecannothallow-thisground.Thebravemen,livinganddead,whostruggledhere,heaveconsecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwill

22、littlenotenorlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforus,theliving,rather,tobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichtheywhofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvanced.Itisratherforustobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus-thatformthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontot

23、hatcauseforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion;thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain;thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom;andthatgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.(268words)ByAbrahamLincoln9.ALittleGirl(1)*Sittingonagr

24、assygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,wasalittlegirl.Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloudthathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossyhair,gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficu

25、lttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.Socompletelyabsorbedwasshiinwatchingthecloudtowhichherstrangesongorincantationandwenttowardsher.Overherhead,highupintheblue,alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycouldwassinging,asifinrivalry.AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshi

26、neseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.(159words)陈冠商英语背诵文选10.ALittleGirl(2)Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,andthetressesthatweretossedabouther

27、tenderthroatandwerequiveringinthesunlight.AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedupintomyface.Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercom

28、etomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.Yetitwasnotherbeautyso*muchasthelookshegavemethatfascinatedme,meltedme.(129words)(302words)FromAylwinbyTheodoreWatts-Dunton陈冠商英语背诵文选ChoosinganOccupationHodeslea,Eastbourne,November5,1892DearSir,Iamverysorrythatthepressureofotheroccupationshaspreventedmeformsendingane

29、arlierreplytoyourletter.Inmyopinionamansfirstdutyistofindawayofsupportinghimself,therebyrelievingotherpeopleofthenecessityofsupportinghim.Moreover,thelearningtosoworkofpracticalvalueintheworld,inanexactandcarefulmanner,isofitself,averyimportanteducationtheeffectsofwhichmakethemselvesfeltinallotherpu

30、rsuits.Thehabitofdoingthatwhichyoudonotdareaboutwhenyouwouldmuchratherbedoingsomethingelse,isinvaluable.ItwouldhavesavedmeafrightfulwasteoftimeifIhadeverhaditdrilledintomeinyouth.Successinanyscientificcareerrequiresanunusualequipmentofcapacity,industry,andenergy.Ifyoupossessthatequipment,youwillfind

31、leisureenoughafteryourdailycommercialworkisover,tomakeanopeninginthescientificranksforyourself.Ifyoudonot,youhadbettersticktocommerce.Nothingislesstobe*desiredthanthefateofayoungmanwho,astheScotchproverbsays,intryingtomakeaspoonspoilsahorn,andbecomesamerehanger-oninliteratureorinscience,whenhemighth

32、avebeenausefulandavaluablememberofSocietyinotheroccupations.Ithinkthatyourfatheroughttoseethisletter.(244words)YoursfaithfullyT.H.HuxleyFromLifeandLettersofThomasHenryHuxleyByLeonardHuxley陈冠商英语背诵文选12.AnImportantAspectofCollegeLifeItisperfectlypossibletoorganizethelifeofourcollegesinsuchawaythatstude

33、ntsandteachersalikewilltakepartinit;insuchawaythataperfectlynaturaldailyintercoursewillbeestablishedbetweenthem;anditisonlybysuchanorganizationthattheycanbegivenrealvitalityasplacesofserioustraining,bemadecommunitiesinwhichyoungsterswillcomefullytorealizehowinterestingintellectualworkis,howvital,how

34、important,howcloselyassociatedwithallmodernachievement-onlybysuchanorganizationthatstudycanbemadetoseempartoflifeitself.Lecturesoftenseemveryformalandemptythings;recitationsgenerallyprovedverydullandunrewarding.Itisinconversationandnaturalintercoursewithscholarschieflythatyoufindhowlivelyknowledgeis

35、,howittiesintoeverythingthatisinterestingandimportant,howintimateapartitisofevery*thingthatisinterestingandimportant,howintimateapartitisofeverythingthatispracticalandconnectedwiththeworld.Menarenotalwaysmadethoughtfulbybooks;buttheyaregenerallymadethoughtfulbyassociationwithmenwhothink.(195words)By

36、WoodrowWilson陈冠商英语背诵文选13.Night(1)Nighthasfallenoverthecountry.Throughthetreesrisestheredmoon,andthestarsarescarcelyseen.Inthevastshadowofnightthecoolnessandthedewsdescend.Isitattheopenwindowtoenjoythem;andhearonlythevoiceofthesummerwind.Likeblackhulks,theshadowsofthegreattreesrideatanchoronthebillow

37、yseaofgrass.Icannotseetheredandblueflowers,butIknowthattheyarethere.FarawayinthemeadowgleamsthesilverCharles.Thetrampofhorseshoofssoundsfromthewoodenbridge.Thenallisstillsavethecontinuouswindorthesoundoftheneighboringsea.Thevillageclockstrikes;andIfeelthatIamnotalone.(128words)陈冠商英语背诵文选14.Night(2)Ho

38、wdifferentitisinthecity!Itislate,andthecrowdisgone.Youstepoutuponthebalcony,andlieintheverybosomofthecool,dewynightasifyoufoldedhergarmentsaboutyou.Beneathliesthepublicwalkwithtrees,likeafathomless,black*gulf,intowhosesilentbelovedspiritclaspedinitsembrace.Thelampsarestillburningupanddownthelongstre

39、et.Peoplegobywithgrotesqueshadows,nowforeshortened,andnowlengtheningawayintothedarknessandvanishing,whileanewonespringsupbehindthewalker,andseemstopasshimrevolvinglikethesailofawindmill.Theirongatesoftheparkshutwithajanglingclang.Therearefootstepsandloudvoices;-atumult;-adrunkenbrawl;-analarmoffire;

40、-thensilenceagain.Andnowatlengththecityisasleep,andwecanseethenight.Thebelatedmoonlooksovertheroofs,andfindsnoonetowelcomeher.Themoonlightisbroken.Itlieshereandthereinthesquares,andtheopeningofthestreets-angularlikeblocksofwhitemarble.(195words)(323words)ByNathanialHawthorne陈冠商英语背诵文选15.AnOctoberSunr

41、ise(1)IwasupthenextmorningbeforetheOctobersunrise,andawaythroughthewildandthewoodland.Therisingofthesunwasnobleinthecoldandwarmthofit;peepingdownthespreadoflight,heraisedhisshoulderheavilyovertheedgeofgraymountainandwaveringlengthofupland.Beneathhisgazethedew-fogsdippedandcrepttothehollowplaces,then

42、stoleawayinlineandcolumn,holdingskirtsandclingsubtlyattheshelteringcornerswhererockhungovergrass-land,whilethebravelinesofthehillscameforth,onebeyondothergliding.Thewoodsaroseinfolds,likedraperyofawakenedmountains,statelywithadepth*ofawe,andmemoryofthetempests.Autumnsmellowhandwasuponthem,astheyowne

43、dalready,touchedwithgoldandredandolive,andtheirjoytowardsthesunwaslesstoabridegroomthanafather.(152words)陈冠商英语背诵文选16.AnOctoberSunrise(2)Yetbeforethefloatingimpressofthewoodscouldclearitself,suddenlythegladsomelightleapedoverhillandvalley,castingamber,blue,andpurple,andatintofrichredrose,accordingtot

44、hescenetheyliton,andthecurtainflungaround;yetallalikedispellingfearandthecovenhoofofdarkness,allonthewingsofhopeadvancing,andproclaiming,Godishere!Thenlifeandjoysprangreassuredfromeverycrouchinghollow;everyflowerandbudandbirdhadaflutteringsenseofthem,andalltheflashingofGodsgazemergedintosoftbenefice

45、nce.So,perhaps,shallbreakuponusthateternalmorning,whencragandchasmshallbenomore,neitherhillandvalley,norgreatunvintagedocean;whengloryshallnotscarehappiness,neitherhappinessenvyglory;butallthingsshallarise,andshineinthelightoftheFatherscountenance,becauseitselfisrisen.(153words)(305words)ByRichardD.

46、Blackmore陈冠商英语背诵文选17.OfStudies(1)Studiesservefordelight,forornamental,andforability.Theirchiefusefordelight,inprivatenessandretiring;forornament,isindiscourse;andforability,isinthe*judgmentanddispositionofbusiness.Forexpertmencanexecute,andperhapsjudgeofparticulars,onebyone;butthegeneralcounsels,and

47、theplotsandmarshallingofaffairs,comebestfromthosethatarelearned.Tospendtoomuchtimeinstudiesissloth;tousethemtoomuchforornament,isaffectation;tomakejudgmentwhollybytheirrules,isthehumourofascholar.Theyperfectnature,naturalplants,thatneedproyningbystudy;andstudiesthemselvesdogiveforthdirectionstoomuch

48、atlarge,excepttheybeboundedinbyexperience.Craftymencontemnstudies,simplemenadmirethem,andwisemenusethem;fortheyteachnottheirownuse;butthatisawisdomwithoutthem,andabovethem,wonbyobservation.(157words)陈冠商英语背诵文选18.OfStudies(2)Readnottocontradictandconfute;nortobelieveandtakeforgranted;nortofindtalkandd

49、iscourse;buttoweighandconsider.Somebooksaretobetasted;otherstoswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested;thatis,somebooksaretobereadonlyinparts;otherstoberead,butnotcuriously;andsomefewtobereadwholly,andwithdiligenceandattention.Somebooksalsomaybereadbydeputy,andextractsmadeofthembyothers;butthatwoul

50、dbeonlyinthelessimportantarguments,andthemeanersortofbooks;elsedistilledbooksarelikecommondistilledwaters,flashythings.Readingmakethafullman;conferenceareadyman;andwritinganexactman.Andtherefore,ifamanwritelittle,hehadneedhaveagreatmemory;ifheconferlittle,hehadneedhaveapresentwit;anifhereadlittle,*h

51、ehadneedhavemuchcunning,toseemtoknowthathedothnot.(170words)陈冠商英语背诵文选19.OfStudies(3)Historiesmakemenwise;poetswitty;themathematicssubtile;naturalphilosophydeep;moralgrave;logicandrhetoricabletocontend.Abeuntstudiainmores.Naythereisnostondorimpedimentinthewit,butmaybewroughtoutbyfitstudies:likeasdise

52、asesofthebodymayhaveappropriateexercises.Bowlingisgoodforthestoneandreins;shootingforthelungsandbreast;gentlewalkingforthestomach;ridingforthehead;andthelike.Soifamanswitbewandering,lethimstudythemathematics;fordemonstrations,ifhiswitbecalledawayneversolittle,hemustbeginagain.Ifhiswitbenotapttodisti

53、nguishorfinddifferences,lethimstudytheschoolmen;fortheyarecyminisectores.Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,andtocalluponethingtoproveandillustrateanother,lethimstudythelawyerscases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspecialreceipt.(163words)(490words)ByFrancisBacon陈冠商英语背诵文选20.Books(1)Thegoodbooksofthehour,th

54、en,-Idonotspeakofthebadonesusefulorpleasanttalkofsomepersonwhomyoucannototherwiseconversewith,printedforyou.Veryusefuloften,tellingyouwhatyouneedtoknow;verypleasantissimplytheoften,asasensiblefriendspresenttalkwouldbe.Thesebrightaccountsoftravels;*good-humouredandwittydiscussionofquestions;livelyorp

55、atheticstory-tellingintheformofnovel;firmfact-telling,bytherealagentsconcernedintheeventsofpassinghistory;-allthesebooksofthehour,multiplyingamongusaseducationbecomesmoregeneral,areapeculiarcharacteristicandpossessionofthepresentage:weoughttobeentirelythankfulforthem,andentirelyashamedofourselvesifw

56、emakenogooduseofthem.Butwemaketheworsepossibleuse,ifweallowthemtousurptheplaceoftruebooks:for,strictlyspeaking,theyarenotbooksatall,butmerelylettersornewspapersingoodprint.Ourfriendslettermaybedelightful,ornecessary,today:whetherworthkeepingornot,istobeconsidered.(189words)陈冠商英语背诵文选21.Books(2)Thenew

57、spapermaybeentirelyproperatbreakfasttime,butassuredlyitisnotreadingforallday.Sothoughboundupinavolume,thelongletterwhichgivesyousopleasantanaccountoftheinns,theroads,andweatherlastyearatsuchaplace,orwhichtellsyouthatamusingstory,orgivesyoutherealcircumstancesofsuchandsuchevents,howevervaluableforocc

58、asionalreference,maynotbe,intherealsenseoftheword,abookatall,nor,intherealsense,toberead.Abookisessentiallynotatalkedthing,butawrittenthing;andwritten,notwiththeviewofmerecommunication,butofpermanence.Thebookoftalkisprintedonlybecauseitsauthorcannotspeaktothousandsofpeopleatonce;ifhecould,hewould-th

59、evolumeismeremultiplicationofhisvoice.YoucannottalktoyourfriendinIndia;if*youcould,youwould;youwriteinstead:thatismereconveyanceofvoice.Butabookiswritten,nottomultiplythevoicemerely,nottocarryitmerely,buttopreserveit.(190words)陈冠商英语背诵文选22.Books(3)Theauthorhassomethingtosaywhichheperceivestobetrueand

60、useful,orhelpfullybeautiful.Sofarasheknows,noonehasyetsaidit;sofarasheknows,nooneelsecansayit.Heisboundtosayit,clearlyandmelodiouslyifhemay;clearly,atallevents.Inthesumofhislifehefindsthistobethething,orgroupofthings,manifesttohim;-thisthepieceoftrueknowledge,orsight,whichhisshareofsunshineandearthh