英语短文及翻译

2/17英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：给予Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.Youneednotworryifyoulackmoney.ThisishowIexperimentedwithgiving-away.Ifanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhoodstoreflashestome,Istepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgiving-awayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback,thoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredanimportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome,thoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation.MorethanayearlaterIneededapost-officeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft,andthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleave,thepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheardourconversation.“Wasn’tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome?”Isaidyes.“Well,youcertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.”英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：电视节目TelevisiongivestheAmericanpeopleawidevarietyofprogramsfromearlymorninguntillateatnight.Operas,orchestralperformances,chambermusicandjazzconcertsareoftenpresentedontelevision.Somostoftheleisureathomeisusedforwatchingtelevision.ManyAmericansaresofondoftheirTVprogramsthattheyoftenhavecoldluncheoninfrontoftheirreceivingsets.Televisionhasgivenpeopleneweranddeeperunderstandingofhistory,art,music,literature,theballet,thetheater,thediscoveriesofmodernscienceandthewondersoftheuniverse.Televisionviewerspaynotaxorchargesforreceivingprogramsontheirsets.Thecostoftheprogramsispaidchieflybythosewhoaregiventheopportunitytoadvertisetheirgoodsorservicesduringthecommercialbreaks.英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：篮球InterestinbasketballintheUnitedStatespeaksaroundthreebigchampionshipeventsinthespring:thecollegechampionshipsformenandwomeninlateMarchorearlyAprilandtheprofessionalplayoffsthatclimaxinJune.Butthat’sonlyorganizedbasketball.Informally,thegamehasbeenlearnedbygenerationsofAmericanyouthsoncityplaygroundsandschoolyards,onlonelybasketsputupinbackyardsofruralhomesandonthedrivewaybasketballcourtsofcountlesssuburbanhomes.Here,playingonteams,goingone-on-oneagainstasingleopponentorjustshootingtheballhourafterhouralone,someofthefinestbasketballplayershavedevelopedtheirskillstoincrediblelevels.Butasbrilliantassomeplayersmaybe,basketballrequirescoachingtoteachathletesskillstheyaredeficientinandtoblendagroupofindividualsintoateam.Stylesofcoachingvary.Somecoachesfavoranextremelydisciplinedgamewitheachplayerhavingaspecificrolewhileothersaremoreinclinedtolettheirplayersdictatethestyleofplay.英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：生命之坚持Somepeopleinsistthatonlytodayandtomorrowmatter.Buthowmuchpoorerwewouldbeifwereallylivedbythatrule!Somuchofwhatwedotodayisfrivolousandfutileandsoonforgotten.Somuchofwhatwehopetodotomorrowneverhappens.Thepastisthebankinwhichwestoreourmostvaluablepossession:thememoriesthatgivemeaninganddepthtoourlives.Thosewhotrulytreasurethepastwillnotbemoanthepassingofthegoodolddays,becausedaysenshrinedinmemoryareneverlost.Deathitselfispowerlesstostillarememberedvoiceorerasearememberedsmile.Andforoneboywhoisnowaman,thereisapondwhichneithertimenortidecanchange,wherehecanstillspendaquiethourinthesun.英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：任教印象ThemainimpressiongrowingoutoftwelveyearsonthefacultyofamedicalschoolisthattheNo.1healthproblemintheU.S.today,evenmorethanAIDSorcancer,isthatAmericansdon’tknowhowtothinkabouthealthandillness.Ourreactionsareformedontheterrorlevel.Wefeartheworst,expecttheworst,thusinvitetheworst.Theresultisthatwearebecominganationofweaklingsandhypochondriacs,aself-medicatingsocietyincapableofdistinguishingbetweencasual,everydaysymptomsandthosethatrequireprofessionalattention.Earlyinlife,too,webecomeseizedwiththebizarreideathatweareconstantlyassaultedbyinvisiblemonsterscalledgerms,andthatwehavetobeonconstantalerttoprotectourselvesagainsttheirfury.Equalemphasis,however,isnotgiventothepresidingfactthatourbodiesaresuperblyequippedtodealwiththelittledemonsandthebestwayofforestallinganattackistomaintainasensiblelife-style.英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：读书之乐Readingisapleasureofthemind,whichmeansthatitisalittlelikeasport:youreagernessandknowledgeandquicknessmakeyouagoodreader.Readingisfun,notbecausethewriteristellingyousomething,butbecauseitmakesyourmindwork.Yourownimaginationworksalongwiththeauthor'sorevengoesbeyondhis.Yourexperience,comparedwithhis,bringsyoutothesameordifferentconclusions,andyourideasdevelopasyouunderstandhis.Everybookstandsbyitself,likeaone-familyhouse,butbooksinalibraryarelikehousesinacity.Althoughtheyareseparate,togethertheyalladduptosomething;theyareconnectedwitheachotherandwithothercities.Thesameideas,orrelatedones,turnupindifferentplaces;thehumanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesinliferepeatthemselvesinliterature,butwithdifferentsolutionsaccordingtodifferentwritingsatdifferenttimes.Readingcanonlybefunifyouexpectittobe.Ifyouconcentrateonbookssomebodytellsyou"ought"toread,youprobablywon'thavefun.Butifyouputdownabookyoudon'tlikeandtryanothertillyoufindonethatmeanssomethingtoyou,andthenrelaxwithit,youwillalmostcertainlyhaveagoodtime--andifyoubecomeasaresultofreading,better,wiser,kinder,ormoregentle,youwon'thavesufferedduringtheprocess.1、像大多数人，我长大看待生命是一个过程获得。直到我在30月底，我作出这一重要发现：给予，距离使我们的生活如此更令人兴奋的。您不必担心如果缺乏资金。这是我尝试让-消失。如果一个主意，可以改善窗口显示一个闪烁附近商店给我，我的步骤，并提出上述建议的仓库保管员。一发现我付出，离开是，它几乎是不可能放弃任何在这个世界上，没有得到回报，尽管返回往往在一个意想不到的形式。一个星期天上午，当地邮局作了重要特别的递送信件到我家里，但给我在我的办公室。我写了一份说明邮政的赞赏。一年多后，我需要一个后Office中的一个新的业务，我开始。我被告知的窗口，没有框的左边，我的名字将不得不在很长的等候名单。当我正准备离开，邮政出现在门口。他听到我们的交谈。“是不是你，我们该信中写道：一年前为客户提供一份特别的递送到您的家?”我说是的。“嘿，你肯定将会有一个盒子在这个邮政局如果我们要取得一个适合您。你不知道什么样的信，这意味着给我们。我们通常会只是投诉。题目的答案：ACBCD，题目不祥。2、美国人从清晨直到深夜都能看到形形色色的电视节目。电视屏幕上经常播放歌剧、管弦乐、室内音乐和爵士音乐演奏。所以家庭中大部分空闲时间都花在看电视上。许多美国人酷爱电视节目，经常在电视机前边看电视边吃冷餐。电视使人们对历史、艺术、音乐、文学、舞剧、戏剧、现代科学的新发现和宇宙的奥妙有较新和较深切的了解。电视观众看电视节目既不用缴税，也不必付款，节目费用主要是由那些借此为其商品和服务做插播广告的人支付的。3、美国人对篮球的兴趣在春季三大锦标赛期间达到高潮。这包括三月底或四月初举行的大学男篮锦标赛和大学女篮锦标赛，以及在六月份进入决赛高潮的职业篮球赛。上面说的只是有组织的正式比赛。在市内的运动场和学校的操场上，在农舍后院的简易篮球筐下，或是在无数市郊住宅的自家车道上划出的篮球场上，一代代的美国青少年的学习打篮球。一批最优秀的篮球选手，就是在这种队与队的对抗，单与单的较量，或是一个人数小时的投篮练习中，练就一身出神入化的球技的。尽管有些球员很有天赋，篮球运动还是需要有教练指导的，帮助球员学习他们掌握欠佳的技术，并把一个个球员熔合成一个队，教练的风格各异。有些教练部署严谨，队员各司其职;有的则倾向于让队员去决定比赛的打法和风格。4、一些人坚持认为只有今日与明日最重要。可要按这条规则来生活的话，我们将会变得更加可怜。今天我们所做之事有多少是琐碎无功的，很快就被人遗忘.又有多少我们明天要为之事将会成为泡影。过去是一所银行。我们将最可贵的财富——记忆珍藏其中，这些记忆赋予我们生命的意义和厚度。真正珍惜过去之人不会为美好时光逝去而哀叹。那些珍藏于记忆的时光是永远不会消失的。死亡本身也无法止住记忆中的声音，或擦除记忆中的微笑。对于已经长大成人的小男孩来说，那儿将会有