【英语美文】经典英语文章

经典英语文章篇1:BurningYourSoulCandle

Ihaveafewcandlesstoredinadrawerinmydiningroom.They'remeantfor

romanticdinnersandspecialoccasions,butsincethearrivalofourthreechildren

theyhavelainunnoticedamongthenapkinsandotherthings.Theyarewaitingtobe

takenoutandlittosharetheirglowwithanyonewhowilltakethetimetobaskin

theirbrilliance.

Arenotoursoulslikethosecandles,patientlywaitingforsomeonetocomeandletus

beourselves?Weareallwaitingforourownmomentstoshine;weeachhavea

speciallight,unmatchedbyanyother.

Candlesaremadeupofwaxandawick;wehavebodies,butouressenceliesinour

mindsandsouls.Candlesareuniqueintheircolors,shapesanddesigns.Ourlife

historiesandexperiencesarethebackdropsofwhoweare,butourmindsarelike

candlewicks,andmakeourpassionsflame.Unlikethecandlesinmydrawer,who

getusedornotuseddependingonmywhims,wecontrolourownthoughts,andhow

brightlywewillburnordimlywewillshine.

Isyoursoulcandledimmedbycircumstanceorlackofpassionanddirection?Isit

hiddeninadrawerofstress,worryorresentment?Makeachoicetoletyourselfshine

thewayyouweremeanttoshine.

翻译：点亮心灵的蜡烛

在我餐厅的抽屉里放着几根蜡烛。它们会用于浪漫的晚餐和一些特殊的场合，

但是自从我的三个孩子出生之后，它们便被遗忘在餐巾纸和其他杂物之间了。

它们一直在等待着被拿出抽屉，被点亮，以和任何一个愿意花费时间去感受它

们温暖的人分享那些光亮。

我们的灵魂不也像蜡烛么?耐心地等待有人来发掘我们，让我们发光发亮。我们

一直等待着发光发亮的一刻;我们都有自己独特的光亮，是别人所不能匹及的。

蜡烛由蜡状物和蜡烛心组合而成;人类有肉体，而我们的本质却存在于精神和灵

魂中。蜡烛有它们独一无二的颜色、形状和图案。我们生命的历史和经历是决

定我们是谁的大背景，但是只有我们的心灵才是蜡烛心，使热情形成火焰。与

在抽屉里等着别人一时的兴致来决定是否被点燃的蜡烛不同，我们可以决定自

己的思想，决定自己能够发光发亮还是黯淡无光。

你心中的那支蜡烛是否因环境或者缺少激情，没有方向感而黯淡无光?它是否藏

匿于压力、担忧和怨恨的抽屉里?做出选择吧，以自己注定的方式去发光。

经典英语文章篇2:ABetterTomorrow

Peopleoftenwonderwhyhistoriansgotosomuchtroubletopreservemillionsof

books,documentsandrecords.

Whydowehavelibraries?Whatgoodarethesedocumentsandhistorybooks?Why

dowerecordandsavetheactionsofmen,thenegotiations1ofgovernmentofficials

andtheeventsduringwars?

Wedoitbecause,sometimes,thevoiceofexperiencecancauseustostop,lookand

listen.Sometimes,pastrecords,whenunderstoodintherightway,canhelpusdecide

whattodoandwhatnottodo.Ifweareevertocreatelastingpeace,wemustseekits

originsinhumanexperienceandintherecordsofhumanhistory.

Fromthestoriesofcourageanddevotionofmenandwomen,wecreatethe

inspirationsofyouth.Historyrecordsthesuffering,theself-denial2,thedevotion,and

theheroicdeedsofpeopleinthepast.Theserecordscanhelpuswhenweare

confusedandwhenwereallyneedpeace.

Themainpurposeofhistoryistocreateabetterworld.Historygivesawarningto

thosewhopromotewar,andinspirationtothosewhoseekpeace.

Inshort,historyhelpsuslearn.Yesterday'srecordscankeepusfromrepeating

yesterday'smistakes.Andfromthepiecesofmosaic4assembled5byhistorianscome

thegreatmurals6whichrepresenttheprogressofmankind.

翻译：一个更好的明天

英语励志短文人们常常心存疑虑，为什么历史学家要费尽周折地保存数以万计的

书籍、文献和记录。

我们为什么要有图书馆呢?这些文献和史书有何用处呢？我们为什么要记载并保

存人类的行为、政府官员的谈判和战争中的事件呢？

我们这么做的原因在于有时候经验之音能促使我们停步、观察和倾听。也因为

有时候过去的记载经过正确地诠释，能帮助我们决定何事可为、何事不可为。如

果我们想要创造永久的和平，我们就必须从人类的经验以及人类历史的记载中去

探索其渊源。

从体现男性和女性勇敢和奉献精神的故事之中，我们获得了青春的启示。英语短

文历史记载着人类的一切苦难、克己、忠诚和英勇的事迹。这些记载在我们困

惑和渴望和平时能对我们有所帮助。

历史的主要目的是创造一个更加美好的世界。历史对那些力主战争的人给以警

告，给予那些寻求和平的人以启示。

简而言之,历史帮助我们学习。昨日的记载可以使我们避免重蹈覆辙。这些历史

学家们创作的像马赛克一样色彩缤纷的历史片断汇聚成了代表人类进步的伟大

壁画。

经典英语文章篇3:NeverTooLate

Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedalittleoldladytous.

"Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoungage?"Iaskedlater.Shejokinglyreplied,"

I'mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,haveacoupleofchildren,andthen

retireandtravel."

"Noseriously,"Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingon

thischallengeatherage."Ialwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnow

I'mgettingone!"shetoldme.

Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclass

togetherandtolknonstop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis"timemachine"assheshared

herwisdomandexperiencewithme.

AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetomakeaspeechtoourfootballteam.I'll

neverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech,she

droppedhernotecardonthefloor.Alittleembarrassedshesimplysaid,"I'msorry.

Thiswhiskeyiskillingme!I'llnevergetmyspeechbackinordersoletmejusttell

youwhatIknow."Aswelaughedsheclearedherthroatandbegan:"Wedonotstop

playingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonly

foursecretstostayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaugh

andfindhumoreveryday.You'vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,

youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddon'tevenknow

it!Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyouare

nineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon'tdooneproductivething,

youwillturntwentyyearsold.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeany

talentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchange.

Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherfor

thingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets."

Attheyear'sendRosefinishedthecollegedegree.OneweekaftergraduationRose

diedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneral

tohonorthewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatit'snevertoolatetobeall

youcanpossiblybe.

翻译：梦想终有成真时

开学第一天，教授把一位小个子老太太介绍给了我们。

随后我问道，“你为什么这么“年轻”还来读大学?”她开玩笑地回答：“我来这儿是

为了认识一个有钱的丈夫，结婚，生几个孩子，然后退休去旅行。”

“不，认真点儿。“我问道。我很好奇，到底是什么东西让她在这个年纪还要接受

这样一个挑战。“我一直梦想着上大学，现在我就在读大学!”她告诉我。

我们马上成了朋友。在随后的三个月里，我们每天一起离开教室，不停地交谈。

我总是和历经了岁月沧桑的她一起分享她的智慧和经验。

期末的时候，我们邀请罗斯给我们的橄榄球队讲话。我永远都不会忘记她教给

我们的东西。就在她要开始进行她事先准备好的演讲时，她把写了要点的卡片

掉在了地上。她有点儿尴尬，但只是说，“对不起。这酒可真要命!我没办法再准

备好我的讲稿了，就让我把我知道的东西告诉你们吧。"我们笑了起来，她清了

清嗓子，开始演讲：“我们并不是因为年老就不再玩耍;我们变老是因为我们不再

玩耍。只有四个秘密可以让你保持年轻，快乐，获得成功。你必须每天都开怀

大笑，寻找幽默。你必须有一个梦想。失去了梦想，你就会虽生犹死。我们周

围有很多人，他们已经‘死了'，自己却不知道。成长和长大之间有着巨大的差距。

如果你现在19岁，躺在床上整整一年什么都不做，你也还会变成20岁。每一

个人都会长大，这不需要任何天赋和能力。要不断地在变化中寻找机遇，这样

才是成长。

不要留有遗憾。老年人通常不会为做过的事遗憾，而是为还没有做过的事情感

到遗憾。只有那些有遗憾的人才会怕死。”

年底的时候，罗斯获得了大学学位。毕业一星期后，她在梦中安详地离开了人

世。两千多名大学生参加了她的葬礼，来纪念这位通过自己的亲身经历来告诉

我们永远都可以成就自己的理想的了不起的老人。

往前一步是天堂PieintheSky

Thereisactuallyapieinthesky.Itwasmadeespeciallyforyou.Itisyourfavorite

flavor.Youcaneatasmuchofitasyouwant.Itisallyoursandyoudon'thaveto

shareitwithanyone.

天空中真的有一块馅饼是专为你而做的，它符合你的口味,你可以随心所欲地大

吃特吃，它只属于你并且你无需与他人分享。

Now,allyouhavetodotogetyourpieisbuildasetofstairs,climb

upyourstairs,andreachoutyourhandtotakeit.

现在，你为了获得那块馅饼而必须做的所有工作仅仅是搭一个梯子而已,然后你

可以爬上你的梯子,伸手摘取那块馅饼。

First,youmustfigureoutwhatthedesignofyourstairswillbe.Ifyoudon'tknow,

findapersonwhohasmanagedtobuildasetofstairstoreachhispie,andfindout

whatneedstobedone.

首先，你要明确你的梯子应该是什么样的。如果你不知道的话，那么就去找一个曾

经成功搭建梯子获得自己的馅饼的人，问问他该做些什么准备工作。

Next,youwillneedtoprepareforyourstairs.Youneedtobuythewoodandthe

tools.Youmightneedtoreplacesomebrokentools.

接下来，你就必须为准备你的梯子而工作了。你需要买好木材和工具，英语短文或

许还可能需要替换掉那些破旧的工具。

Finally,andthisisthehardeststep,youneedtofocusyourmindonyourwork.The

actualworkrequiresconstructingthestairs.Youmayfindthatyou'veworkedreally

hardfordays,weeksorevenmonths,andthensuddenlyfindthatyourstairsarenot

goingtolineupwithyourpie.Soyouneedtomakesurethatyoustillhavemoneyto

buynewmaterialsandrebuildyourstairsintherightdirection.

最后，也是最艰难的一个步骤,你必须全神贯注于你的工作，那就是建造这个梯子。

你也许会在努力工作了几天或几个星期甚至是几个月之后,突然发现你的梯子并

不能帮你直达那块馅饼。所以你必须确保你有足够的钱来买新的材料以重新建

造通往正确方向的梯子。

Withproperplanningandcarefulpacing,youwillbeabletoreachyourpie.Yourpie

isrightthere,rightaboveyou.Allyouneedtodoisgetit.

当有了恰当的计划和准确的步骤后，你的馅饼就触手可及了。它就在那儿,就在你

的正上方,你所要做的只是伸手摘取它而已。

你知道吗?DidYouKnow?

DidyouknowthatCalvinwas26whenhepublishedhis"Institutes"?

你知道加尔文在发表他的著作《基督教教义》时才26岁吗?

DidyouknowthatNewtonhadlargelydiscoveredtheworkingofthelawof

gravitationwhenhewas23?DidyouknowthatMozartonlylived35

years?

你知道牛顿在23岁时已经发现了万有引力定律吗?你知道莫扎特在这个世界只

度过了35年的短暂岁月吗？

Ofcourse,mostofuswillneverachievethesuccessoftheseextraordinarypeople.

Norshouldwe—weareeachcutfromauniquepattern,butmanypeoplefeelasif

theyshouldbeleavingmoreofamarkontheworld.

当然,我们当中大部分人都不能像那些杰出的人物一样取得那么大的成就。我们

也不用强求自己做到——因为我们生来有着自己的特点，但是很多人却认为他们

应该在这个世界上留下更多痕迹。

Ithelpstorememberthatthereisatimeforeverythingandeverybody.Ourtimeto

beargoodfruitmaybeyettocome.Infact,wemaydoourbestwork,orfindour

uniqueplace,laterinlife.

这让我们想到万事万物都有风光得意之时，只是我们暂时还没看到成果。未来的

日子里我们会竭尽全力得到属于自己的机会或者是找到属于我们的独特位置。

Coloradoaspentreesgrowstrongly.Afterthedestructionofaforestfire,aspensare

sometimesthefirsttreestoreturn.Theyreforestanareaquickly,

providingshadeforthoseevergreentrees.Theevergreensgrowslower,butmaylive

manyyearslongerthantheaspens.Eachtreegrowsinitsowntime.

科罗拉多州的白杨树总能茁壮成长。在遭到森林大火的摧残之后，它通常是第一

个恢复生机的植物。英语短文它们会使那片森林重新生意盎然，并且为其他常青

树提供阴凉的庇护之所。不过从另一方面来说，常青树或许生长得比白杨树缓慢,

但是它们却比白杨树活得更久,只因每种树的生长期都各不相同。

Thesameappliestoeachperson.Somepeoplecometofruitquickly;others

contributemoresignificantlyintheirlateryears.Ifyouhavenotyetcomeintoyour

own,don'tworry.Takegoodcareofyourworkanddesires.Don'tgiveup,butrather

bepatient,forgrowthcanbeslow.

这个道理同样适用于每一个人:有些人能够很快地成功，另外一些人却还需要在

未来的日子付出更多的努力。如果你还没有得到你的机会，也无需担忧。努力工

作，呵护你的梦想。不要放弃，耐心等待,因为成长需要过程！

Remember,stormsanddiseasesaredisturbing,buttheycanalsomakeyou

Withpropernurture,youwillintimeenjoyafullharvest.

记住，暴风雨和灾难或许会干扰你的成长但是同样它们也能够让你变得更坚强。

拥有坚强的性格，你总有一天会收获成功。

Thereisatimeforeverythingandeverybody,andthetimetobeginisnow.

万事万物都有其荣耀之时,而这个荣耀就从现在开始。

我的远大抱负MyGreatExpectations

Timeislikeasharpknife.

时间好比一把锋利的小刀。

Itcancarvehardlinesonbeautifulfacesandwearoutyouthyearafteryear,butusing

itwellcanmakeapieceofsimplestoneintoagreatstatue.St.MaryAcademyisstill

asimplepieceofwhitestonebrieflycarved,butastimemarcheson,duanwenw,.com

itmaybespoiledbydust,wornoutbyweather,orbrokenintoseparatepieces.Itmay

bealsocarefullycarvedbyknifeintowonderfulstatues.Everyoneatschool,

includingourschoolmates,controlsthisknife.

它会在美丽的面孔上刻下深深的纹路,使旺盛的青春年复一年地消磨掉;但是，使

用恰当的话，它却能将一块普通的石头雕琢成宏伟的雕像。圣玛丽亚女校仍是一

块只经过稍微雕琢的普通白石，但是随着时光的流逝,它也许会被尘埃染污，受风

雨侵蚀，或破裂成片片碎石。另一方面,它也可能被时间的小刀仔细地雕刻成一个

奇妙的雕像。这把小刀为所有在校的人持有,包括我们全体同学。

If1haveachancetolivetobeanoldwoman,Ishall,inmypeacefuldreams,seekthe

oldpathsleadingthroughthetreeswhichIusedtotraveldowninmyearlierdays.

Theoldbelltower,standinginthegoldensunlight,makesaslow,solemn1soundas

girlspourintothechurchlikeastream,Theretheywillkneel,pray

andwhispertotheirspiritualLordaboutthelittlethingsintheirlives.Theywillask

himtohelptheminreachingtheirfuturegoalsandIcanheartheoldchurchtower

whisperinreturn,"Yes,St.Marycertainlypossessesthemosthard-workinggirlsthat

shallglorify2herwiththeirbrightfutures!"

如果我能活到白发苍苍的老年,我将在宁静的睡梦中寻找早年所熟悉的穿过树林

的小径。英语短文古老的钟楼，仍将兀立在金色的阳光中，当姑娘们像小溪般涌入

教堂时发出缓慢而庄严的钟声。在那里，她们将跪下祈祷，向上帝低声细诉她们的

生活小事。她们将祈求上帝帮助自己达到目标。我还可以听到那古老的钟楼在

祈祷声中发出回响:"是的，圣玛利亚女校拥有最勤奋好学的小姑娘，她们将以其日

后辉煌的事业为母校增光!”

WhatIfeelwhenIhearthesewordsdependsonwhetherIhavedoneanything

meaningfulovertheyears,IfIhavebeensuccessful,Iwillsmile

withprideandcontentment,forIhavetakenapart,thoughaverysmallpart,in

carvingout,withtheknifeoftime,thiswonderfulmodelofschoollife.

听到这话语时，我的感受将取决于自己在毕业后的岁月里有无任何成就。英语励

志短文如果我取得成功,我可以自豪地、欣慰地微笑，因为我也做出了贡献,用时间

这把小刀雕刻出美好的学校生活的形象，虽然我的贡献是那样微不足道。

SandandStone沙子和石头【1】学会宽容，宽容是一种美德;学会感恩，

才会更懂得珍惜生命中的一切。“当有人伤害了我们，我们应该把它写进沙里，

宽恕的风会把仇恨抹去。而当有人为我们做了好事，我们应当把它刻在石头上，

没有风可以将它抹去。”沙子和石头Thestorygoesthattwofriends

werewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringsomepointofthejourneytheyhadan

argument,andonefriendslappedtheotheroneintheface.两个朋友结伴穿

越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴了对方一记耳光。Theone

whogotslappedfelthurt,butwithoutsayinganything,wroteinthesand:Todaymy

bestfriendslappedmeintheface.被打的人感到自己受了伤害，但什么也没

有说，只是在沙地上写下了这样一句话：“今天我最好的朋友掴了我耳光。”

Theykeptonwalkinguntiltheyfoundanoasis,wheretheydecidedtotakeabath.

Theonewhohadbeenslappedgotstuckinthemireandstarteddrowning,butthe

friendsavedhim.他们继续前行，看见到处绿洲，他们正打算在那里洗澡时,

刚才被打的人不小心陷入了泥潭，开始深陷，他的朋友救了他。Afterhe

recoveredfromtheneardrowning,hewroteonastone:quot;Todaymybestfriend

savedmylife.等他从几近淹死的边缘苏醒过来后，他在石头上刻下：“今天

我最好的朋友救了我的命。"Thefriendwhohadslappedandsavedhisbest

friendaskedhim,AfterIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteona

stone.Why?他的朋友问：“为什么我伤你之后，你在沙子上写字，现在却

把字亥ij在石头上？“Theotherfriendreplied:quot;Whensomeonehurtsuswe

shouldwriteitdowninsandwherewindsofforgivenesscaneraseitaway.Butwhen

someonedoessomethinggoodforus,wemustengraveitinstonewherenowind

canevereraseit.他回答道：“当有人伤害了我们，我们应该把它写进沙里，

宽恕的风会把仇恨抹去。而当有人为我们做了好事，我们应当把它刻在石头上，

没有风可以将它抹去。”美文欣赏:Holdingthehandsoftime牵着时光的手

【2】有人说，一旦开始喜欢回忆，那人便老去了。你觉得呢？！时光如流

水，别把太多的时间用在回忆过去，牵着时光的手，一起勇敢前进吧，因为路

在前方！Holdingthehandsoftime牵着时光的手Blow-offvision

oftherain,sothatyouareleftwithabrilliantrainbow.Shuttletimeinmyfingers,

withoutanyregrets,openstemmedbloomripples.Bluntrollingthickliquideternal,

butyouandI,weredispersedinwhichperiodofAcacialeaves.吹断目光的雨，

让虹的光辉带你离去。时光穿梭在我指间，无悔地绽放开朵朵涟漪。钝厚的流

质绵延永恒，而你我，被冲散在其中，相思无绝期。Inexplicablealwaysfeel

likethetimewithinthenextfewpreciousmemorieswillbestrippedfromme,more

thanoncedreamedthathisstandinginadarkemptyspace,onlyonetrackatthe

footstretchintothedistance,suchasthelongpastyourtimeandultimately

disappearInmyfieldofvisionattheend.总是会莫名地感到时间在抽丝剥茧

般的将宝贵的回忆从我身上剥离，不止一次梦见自己站在一片空旷黑暗的空间

里，脚下只有一条铁轨伸向远方，冗长如过往的光阴，最终消失在我的视野尽

头。Iamafraidtolose,Ifearthistime,andIloveitbutmemories.Icouldnot

forgetthesweatonthepitchwiththeswayofthebrothers,forgetaccompanyme

cryclosefriend,andforgetthebrightStarofthateverynight,andthosewordshave

touchedmedeeply.我害怕失去，我对时间如此的恐惧，而我却又那么的热

爱回忆。我忘不了球场上一起挥洒汗水的兄弟，忘不了陪我一起哭泣的知己，

忘不了那一夜夜璀璨的星空，和那些令我感动至今的话语。Thosepeople,

thosethings,suchasburstsoflightraininthelakeleftringWatermarkfour

dispersedtoeachothertomelteachother'simpact;ifthehorizonisstill

experiencingQianwanyinianquietshiningstar,notverybright,butclearlymade.-

Theydonotknowhowmuchtospendwithmeduringthedaybrightandsilentnight.

那些人，那些事，如细雨在湖面留下的阵阵环型水纹四散开来彼此消融，彼此

撞击;如经历千万亿年仍在天边寂静闪光的星，不甚明亮，却又清晰无比。一一

它们陪我度过不知多少明媚的白天与沉默的夜。Inmymemory,thethird

yearisnotgray,becauseIrememberthoseblessingsarenotwhatloveisbearing

fruit,IstillrememberholdingalotofmyfriendsandIhopetoseesunriseand

sunset,finallyitisyelloweverywhere.在我的记忆中，高三不是灰色的，因为

我记得那些不被祝福的爱情是怎样的开花结果，还记得我与朋友抱着一大堆的

希望看日出日落，最后却是黄花遍地。Youthistheeyelotusspring,thirdyear

isthatthiseyeexpansionofbubblingspringseason.I,however,astrongsmellinthe

bubbleyearsoftheProblemtaste.Idonotexcludethese,buttoomuchpressureto

doawaymuchfun.Unfortunately,afterthecollegeentranceexamination,eventhe

pressurewouldbecomethememories,bemythirdyearlivingmemoryofthedead

evidence.Inthetimebeforewearesopowerless,theonlyleftonjusttheeye

springs,andwehavenoregretsoftheoath,Ihopedayafterday,yearafteryear,

whenIre-turntothispage,peoplestill.青春是眼忘忧泉，高三是这眼泉水膨

胀冒泡的季节。而我却在泡泡里嗅到了浓厚的习题的味道。我并不是排斥这些，

但过大的压力确实带走了不多的乐趣。只可惜，高考过后，连压力也会成为回

忆，成为我缅怀逝去的高三生活的证据。在时间面前我们是如此的无力，唯一

能留下的，就只是那眼泉水和我们曾经无悔的誓言，但愿日复一日，年复一年，

当我重新翻到这一页时，人心依旧。Ihaveseenoneanotherchillingwords:

Somepeoplesaythatonceyoustartlikethememoriesofthosepeoplewillgetold.I

onlyadmitmature,donotbelievetheyhavebeengrowingold.Myfriendsare

growingupdaybyday,andwasyoungandthemature,howcanInothadtimeto

growontheoutlineofthefirsttohoary?曾经看过一句另我毛骨悚然的话：

有人说，一旦开始喜欢回忆，那人便老去了。我只承认自己的成熟，不相信自

己已经老去。我的朋友们正在一天天地长大，成熟并且风华正茂着，我怎么可

以没来得及成长就率先苍老了轮廓？"HeavenRainingreenandsoon,andI

amwaitingforyou,themoonlightwasrecovered,thefaintopenedtheoutcome."

Jaymelancholyvoicehasbeencompletelydifferentfromthebusinessforthetime

Sentimental,Bardwillbetheyearsthepaceofacamelinscribedintotheblueand

whiteporcelaininthatrespect.“天青色等烟雨，而我在等你，月色被打捞

起，晕开了结局。”杰伦忧郁的嗓音已经完全不同与刚出道时的青涩，吟游诗人

般地将岁月的脚步镌刻进那一尊青花瓷器。Ourfuture?Friendsah,Iwill

timetheotherend,waitingforyou.我们的未来呢?朋友啊，我会在时间的另

一头，等你。英语美文Astoryhappenedonanisland孤岛上的故事【3】

AStoryHappenedonAnUninhabitedIslandTheonlysurvivorofashipwreck

waswasheduponasmall,uninhabitedisland.HeprayedfeverishlyforGodto

rescuehim,andeverydayhescannedthehorizonforhelp,butnoneseemed

forthcoming.Exhausted,heeventuallymanagedtobuildalittlehutoutof

driftwoodtoprotecthimfromtheelements,andtostorehisfewpossessions.But

thenoneday,afterscavengingforfood,hearrivedhometofindhislittlehutin

flames,thesmokerollinguptothesky.Theworsthadhappened;everything

waslost.Hewasstunnedwithgriefandanger,"Godhowcouldyoudothisto

me!"hecried.Earlythenextday,however,hewasawakenedbythesoundofa

shipthatwasapproachingtheisland.Ithadcometorescuehim."Howdidyouknow

Iwashere?"askedthewearymanofhisrescuers."Wesawyoursmokesignal,"they

replied.Itiseasytogetdiscouragedwhenthingsaregoingbad.Butwe

shouldn'tloseheart,becauseGodisatworkinourlives,eveninthemidstofpain

andsuffering.Remember,nexttimeyourlittlehutisburningtothegroundit

justmaybeasmokesignalthatsummonsthegraceofGod.Forallthenegative

thingswehavetosaytoourselves,Godhasapositiveanswerforit.英语美文

Aboyandhisappletree男孩和苹果树Longago,therewasahugeapple

tree.Alittleboylovetocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,

atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow-helovedthetreeandthetreeloved

toplaywithhim.Timewentbythelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolonger

playedaroundthetreeeveryday.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeand

helooked."Comeandplaywithmethetreeaskedtheboy,"Iamnolongerakid,I

don'tplayaroundtreesanymore."Theboyreplied,"Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuy

them.""Sorry,butldon'thavemoney…butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsell

them.So,youwillhavemoney."Theboywassoexcited.Hegrabbedalltheapples

onthetreeandlefthappily.Theboynevercamebackafterhepickedtheapples.

Thetreewassad.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.

"Comeandplaywithme,"thetreesaid."Idon'thavetimetoplay.Ihaveto

workformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?""Sorry,butl

don'thaveahouse,butyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse."Sothe

boycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily."Thetreewasgladtosee

himhappybuttheboynevercamebacksincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyand

sad.Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted."Come

andplaywithme,"thetreesaid."Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailing

torelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?""Usemytrunktobuildyourboat.Youcan

sailfarawayandbehappy."Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.He

wentsailingandnevershowedupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturned

afterheIe代forsomanyyears,"Sorry,myboy.Butldon'thaveanythingforyou

anymore.Nomoreapplesforyou…"thetreesaid,"Idon'thaveteethtobite,"

theboyreplied,"Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon.""Iamtoooldforthat

now."theboysaid."Ireallywanttogiveyousomething…theonlythingleftis

mydyingroots,"thetreesaidwithtears."Idon'tneedmuchnowjustaplacetorest.

Iamtiredafteralltheseyear,"theboyreplied."Good!Oldtreerootsisthe

bestplacetoleanonandrest.Come,comesitdownwithmeandrest,"theboysat

downandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears...

英语优美散文欣赏:真爱

AnancientHebraictextsays:*'loveisasstrongasdeath".Itseemsthatnoteveryoneexperiencesthiskindof

stronglove.Theincreasingprobably,crimeandwartellsusthattheworldisinindispensableneedoftruelove.

Butwhatistruelove?

Loveissomethingweallneed.Buthowdoweknowwhenweexperienceit?

Trueloveisbestseenasthepromotionandaction,notanemotion.Loveisnotexclusivelybasedhowwe

feeLCertainlyouremotionsareinvolved.Buttheycannotbeouronlycriteriaforlove.Trueloveiswhenyoucare

enoughaboutanotherpersonthatyouwilllaydownyourlifefbrthem.Whenthishappens,thenlovetrulyisas

strongasdeath.Howmanyofyouhaveamother,orfather,husbandorwife,sonordaughterorfriendwhowould

sacrificehisorherownlifeonyours?Thoseofyouwhotrulyloveyourspellsbutunchildren,wouldunselfishly

layyourlifeonthelinetosavethemfromdeath?Manypeopleinanemergencyroomwiththeirlovedonesand

prayed"please,God,takemeinsteadofthem*'.Findtrueloveandbeatrueloveraswell.Mayyoufindalovewhich

isnotonlystrongasdeath,buttoleavetoatrulyforfeelinglife.

一篇古代希伯来文说到:“爱和死一样强烈”好像不是每个人都经历了这种强烈的爱。日益增加的贫穷，犯

罪和战争告诉我们这个世界极度需要真爱。但是，真爱是什么？

爱是我们都需要的东西，但是我们怎么知道什么时候经历了爱？真爱最好被看成是奉献和行动,而不是情感.

爱不完全是基于我们的感觉.当然我们的情感也涉及到了，但是情感不能成为我们对爱的唯一标准.真爱是

当你们足够关心在乎另一个人,你们愿意为他们放弃自己的生命.当这种事发生了,那么爱的确是"和死亡同

样强烈”

你们当中有多少人的父亲母亲，丈夫妻子,儿子女儿或朋友愿意为你而牺牲他（她）自己的生命？你愿意无私

地放弃自己的生命来拯救你真正爱着的配偶和孩子免于死亡.许多人在急救室为他们所爱的人祈祷，"上帝,

请让我来代替他们”.

找到真爱并成为一个真正的爱人.祝愿你们找到一个不但比死亡还要强烈，而且带给你们真正幸福生活的

爱。

英语优美散文欣赏:圣诞前的快乐

AlightdrizzlewasfallingasmysisterJillandIranoutoftheMethodistChurch,eagertogethomeandplaywith

thepresentsthatSantahadleftforusandourbabysister,Sharon.AcrossthestreetfromthechurchwasaPan

AmericangasstationwheretheGreyhoundbusstopped.ItwasclosedforChristmas,butInoticedafamily

standingoutsidethelockeddoor,huddledunderthenarrowoverhanginanattempttokeepdry.Iwondered

brieflywhytheyweretherebutthenforgotaboutthemasIracedtokeepupwithJill.

天上下着毛毛细雨，我和姐姐吉尔跑出卫理公会教堂，满心只想着快点回到家玩圣诞老人给我们和小妹妹

莎伦准备的礼物玩具。教堂的对面是泛美油站，灰狗长途汽车会在那里中途停站。因为是圣诞节，那天油

站没开，不过我发现在紧锁的站门外站着一家人，他们挤在狭小的檐篷下，想尽量不被雨淋湿。我闪过一

个疑问，他们为什么站在那里呢?但在我赶上吉尔的时候也就把这个疑团抛诸脑后了。

Oncewegothome,therewasbarelytimetoenjoyourpresents.Wehadtogoofftoourgrandparents'housefor

ourannualChristmasdinner.Aswedrovedownthehighwaythroughtown,Inoticedthatthefamilywasstill

there,standingoutsidetheclosedgasstation.

回到家后其实根本没时间让我们尽情把玩礼物，因为我们马上又得去爷爷奶奶家共进一年一度的圣诞大餐。

在开车经过刚才那条大路时，我看到那一家人仍然站在紧闭的油站门外。

Myfatherwasdrivingveryslowlydownthehighway.Thecloserwegottotheturnoffformygrandparents'house,

theslowerthecarwent.Suddenly,myfatherU-turnedinthemiddleoftheroadandsaid,nIcan'tstandit!"

在那主干道上爸爸的车开得很慢。越接近去爷爷奶奶家的分岔路口，车子就越慢。突然，爸爸在半路中途

来了个180度转弯，把车子原路驶回，他说:“我实在不忍心！

"What?naskedmymother.

”什么?”妈妈问他。

"It'sthosepeoplebackthereatthePanAm,standingintherain.They'vegotchildren.It'sChristmas.Ican'tstand

it."

”那几个在雨中站在泛美油站外的人。他们还带着小孩呢。圣诞节当前，我真的不忍心啊。”

Whenmyfatherpulledintotheservicestation,Isawthattherewerefiveofthem:theparentsandthreechildren-

twogirlsandasmallboy.

爸爸把车开到油站旁停下，我看见那一家总共有5个人:父母俩和三个孩子-两个女孩跟一个小男孩。

Myfatherrolleddownhiswindow."MerryChristmas,0hesaid.

爸爸摇下车窗对他们说:“圣诞快乐!"

“Howdy,“themanreplied.Hewasverytallandhadtostoopslightlytopeerintothecar.Jill,Sharon,andIstared

atthechildren,andtheystaredbackatus.

"你好，"那个男人回了一句。他长得很高，要稍微弯下腰来往我们车里瞧。我和吉尔、莎伦盯着那几个小

孩，他们也瞪眼看着我们。

"Youwaitingonthebus?"myfatherasked.

”你们在等汽车吗?”爸爸问他们。

英语优美散文欣赏:父爰无边

Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolinplayer.Hewasoneofthebeststringinstrumentplayersinourtown.He

couldnotreadmusic,butifheheardatuneafewtimes,hecouldplayit.Whenhewasyounger,hewasamember

ofasmallcountrymusicband.Theywouldplayatlocaldancesandonafewoccasionswouldplayforthelocal

radiostation.HeoftentoldushowhehadauditionedandearnedapositioninabandthatfeaturedPatsyClineas

theirleadsinger.Hetoldthefamilythatafterhewashiredheneverwentback.Dadwasaveryreligiousman.He

statedthattherewasalotofdrinkingandcursingthedayofhisauditionandhedidnotwanttobearoundthat

typeofenvironment.

Occasionally,Dadwouldgetouthismandolinandplayforthefamily.Wethreechildren:Trisha,MonteandI,

GeorgeJr.,wouldoftensingalong.SongssuchastheTennesseeWaltz,HarborLightsandaroundChristmastime,

thewell-knownrenditionofSilverBells."SilverBells,SilverBells,itsChristmastimeinthecity"wouldring

throughoutthehouse.OneofDad'sfavoritehymnswas"TheOldRuggedCross1,.Welearnedthewordstothe

hymnwhenwewereveryyoung,andwouldsingitwithDadwhenhewouldplayandsing.Anothersongthatwas

o