大学英语每日美文

大学英语每日美文大学英语每日美文阅读篇一Lettersofyesteryears Whendidyoulastwrite-Imeanintherealsense,i.e.ahandwrittenletter-toyourparents,brothers,sisters,otherrelativesorfriendswholiveapartfromyou?Tothisquestion,mostpeoplewouldansweryearsago. IknowIwouldbejeeredbyanumberofmyregularcritics,whowouldsay:Listen,thisoldfoggyisharpingonthegoodolddaysagain. Waitaminute.Don'tgetmewrong.I'mnotblamingmoderntechnologyforthedisappearanceofhandwrittenletters;instead,I'mblamingmodernmenofbecominglazyandlessattachedtokinshipwhileenjoyingtheeaseandconvenienceaffordedbymoderntechnology. Takegreetingsbetweenfamilymembersandfriendsatfestivals.Chinesepeoplewroteletterstotheirkinfolkandfriendstoexpressgoodwishesduringtraditionalfestivalsbeforethetelephonebecamepopularintheearly1990sincitiesandaboutadecadelaterinruralareas. E-mailsweresoonbypassedasmobilephonetextmessagingbegantosweepacrossthenationasthedominantcarrieroffestivalcorrespondenceintheearly2000s.Thefast,ubiquitous,low-costmessengerprevailsoveranyotherformofcommunicationwherespeedisconcerned.Andthebroadcastingfunctionofacellphonemakesiteasytosendonemessagetoanumberofreceiverswithjustaclick. Thenewtechnologyevencreatedanewoccupation.In2002,professionalwritersofshortmessages,appearedproducingreadytextpassagesforvariousoccasions:NewYeargreetings,marriagecongratulations,sicknesscondolences,andsoon. Atfirst,peoplewereattractedbythewitty,metaphoricalandphilosophicalmessageswrittenbytheprofessionalwriters.Buttheysoongotboredbecausetheyoftenreceivedthesamemessagefromtheircolleagues,friendsandfamilymembers.Theidenticaltextsruinedthesincerityofthegreetings.Nowpeoplehaveresumedwritingtheirownmessages-withastatementthatitistheirowncreation. However,forpeoplewhousedtocommunicatethroughhandwrittenletters,neitherane-mailnoracellphonemessagecanmatchatraditionalletter.ThelifelessprintcharactersonthescreenofacomputerorcellphoneneverconveysanaffectionateassociationasisdescribedbyatraditionalChinesesaying:Theseeingofthehandwritingislikeseeingthewriterhim/herself.Themodernlettersmayevencauseasenseofunrealityonthepartofthereceiver:Isthisreallywrittenbyhim/her? InthejustpastMid-AutumnFestival,theNanjingNormalUniversityurgeditsstudentstohandwritealettertotheirparents.Itwasthefirsteverhandwrittenletterthestudentshadsenttotheirparents.Theyfeltgreatpleasureindoingsoandtheirparentsweregreatlymoved.Amotherwrotebacktoherdaughtersayingthatthedayshereceivedtheletterwasthehappiestdayinmylife. AllChinesewhohavereadTangDynastyversesrememberthislineofthegreatpoetDuFu:Aletterfromhomeisworth10,000liangingold Aletterfromhomehasservedasanemotionalbondbetweenfamilymembersandfriends.ItisalsopartofChinesecultureforitisacarrierofetiquette,calligraphyandliterature.Weshouldnotabandonthispartofourculture.AtleastwecanurgeyoungpeopletoregularlywritetotheirparentslikewhattheNanjinguniversitydid. 大学英语每日美文阅读篇二HappyFather'sDay InaclassIteachforadults,Irecentlydidthe“unpardonable.”Igavetheclasshomework!Theassignmentwasto“gotosomeoneyoulovewithinthenextweekandtellthemyoulovethem.Ithastobesomeoneyouhaveneversaidthosewordstobeforeoratleasthaven'tsharedthosewordswithforalongtime.”Nowthatdoesn'tsoundlikeaverytoughassignment,untilyoustoptorealizethatmostofthemenwereover35andwereraisedinthegenerationofmenthatweretaughtthatexpressingemotionsisnot“macho.”Showingfeelingsorcryingwasjustnotdone.Sothiswasaverythreateningassignmentforsome. Atthebeginningofournextclass,Iaskedifsomeonewantedtosharewhathappenedwhentheytoldsomeonetheylovedthem.Ifullyexpectedoneofthewomentovolunteer,aswasusuallythecase,butonthiseveningoneofthemenraisedhishand.Heappearedquitemovedandabitshaken.Asheunfoldedoutofhischair,hebeganbysaying,Dennis,Iwasquiteangrywithyoulastweekwhenyougaveusthisassignment.Ididn'tfeelthatIhadanyonetosaythosewordsto,andbesides,whowereyoutotellmetodosomethingthatpersonal?ButasIbegandrivinghomemyconsciencestartedtalkingtome.ItwastellingmethatIknewexactlywhoIneededtosayIloveyouto. Yousee,fiveyearsago,myfatherandIhadaviciousdisagreementandreallyneverresolveditsincethattime.WeavoidedseeingeachotherunlessweabsolutelyhadtoatChristmasorotherfamilygatherings.Buteventhen,wehardlyspoketoeachother.SolastTuesdaybythetimeIgothomeIhadconvincedmyselfIwasgoingtotellmyfatherIlovedhim.It’sweird,butjustmakingthatdecisionseemedtoliftaheavyloadoffmychest.'' ''WhenIgothome,IrushedintothehousetotellmywifewhatIwasgoingtodo.Shewasalreadyinbed,butIwokeherupanyway.WhenItoldher,shedidn’tjustgetoutofbed,shecatapultedoutandhuggedme,andforthefirsttimeinourmarriedlifeshesawmecry.Westayeduphalfthenightdrinkingcoffeeandtalking.Itwasgreat! “ThenextmorningIwasupbrightandearly.IwassoexcitedIcouldhardlysleep.IgottotheofficeearlyandaccomplishedmoreintwohoursthanIhadthewholedaybefore. “At9:00Icalledmydadtoseeifcouldcomeoverafterwork.Whenheansweredthephone,Ijustsaid,‘Dad,canIcomeoverafterworktonight?Ihavesomethingtotellyou.’Mydadrespondedwithagrumpy,‘Nowwhat?’Iassuredhimitwouldn’ttakelong,sohefinallyagreed. “At5:30,Iwasatmyparents’houseringingthedoorbell,prayingthatDadwouldanswerthedoor.IwasafraidifMomansweredthatIwouldchickenoutandtellherinstead.Butasluckwouldhaveit,Daddidanswerthedoor. “Ididn’twasteanytime–Itookonestepinthedoorandsaid,‘Dad,IjustcameovertotellyouthatIloveyou.’ “Itwasasifatransformationcameovermydad.Beforemyeyeshisfacesoftened,thewrinklesseemedtodisappearandhebegantocry.Hereachedoutandhuggedmeandsaid,‘Iloveyoutoo,son,butI’veneverbeenabletosayit.’ “ItwassuchapreciousmomentIdidn’twanttomove.Momwalkedbywithtearsinhereyes.Ijustwavedandblewherakiss.DadandIhuggedforamomentlongerandthenIleft.Ihadn’tfeltthatgreatinalongtime. “Butthat’snotevenmypoint.Twodaysafterthatvisit,mydad,whohadheartproblems,butdidn’ttellme,hadanattackandendedupinthehospital,unconscious.Idon’tknowifhe'llmakeit. “Somymessagetoallofyouinthisis:Don’twaittodothethingsyouknowneedtobedone.WhatifIhadwaitedtotellmydad–maybeIwillnevergetthechanceagain!Takethetimetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!” 大学英语每日美文阅读篇三Trytobecomeaquitter I'moneofthosepeoplewho'sterribleatsayingno.Itakeontoomanyprojectsatonce,andspendtoomuchofmytimedoingthingsI'drathernotbe.Igetstuffdone,butit'snotalwaysthebestIcando,orthebestwayIcanspendmytime. That'swhymynewestgoal,bothasaprofessionalandaperson,istobeaquitter. Beingaquitterisn'tbeingsomeonewhogivesup,whodoesn'tseeimportantthingsthroughtotheend.Iaspiretobetheoppositeofthosethings,andthinkweallshould.ThequitterIwanttobeissomeonewhogetsoutwhenthere'snovaluetobeadded,orwhenthatvaluecomesattheexpenseofsomethingmoreimportant. IwanttoquitdoingthingsthatI'maskedtodo,fornootherreasonthanI'maskedtodoit.Iwanttobeabletoquitsomethinginmid-stream,becauseIrealizethere’snothinggoodcomingfromit. AfriendofmineoncetoldmethatIknewIwasanadultwhenIcouldstopreadingabook,evenaftergetting500pagesintoit.Oddthoughitsounds,wealltendtodothis.Wegetinvolvedinsomething,realizewedon'twanttobeapartofit,butkeeptruckingthrough.Wesaywell,I'vealreadyinvestedsomuchtimeinthis,Imightaswellstickitout. Iproposetheopposite:quitasoftenaspossible,regardlessofprojectstatusortimeinvested.Ifyou'rereadingabook,anddon'tlikeit,stopreading.Cutyourlosses,realizethatthesmartestthingtodoisstopbeforeyourlossesgrowevenmore,andquit.Ifyou'reworkingonaprojectatworkthatisn'tgoinganywhere,butyou'vealreadyinvestedtonsoftimeonit,quit.Takethetimegainedbyquittingthepointlessproject,andputittowardsomethingofvalue.Insteadofreadinganentirebookyouhate,read1/2abadoneand1/2agoodone.Isn'tthatabetteruseofyourtime? Ifyou'restuckdoingsomething,anddon'treallywanttodoitanymore,stepbackforasecond.Askifyoureallyhavetodothis,andwhatvalueisbeingproducedfromyourdoingit.Don'tthinkaboutthetimeyou'veputintoit,orhowmuchit'stakenoveryourlife.Ifyoudon'tw