初中英语文章精选

　　英语是世界上普遍使用的语言,许多国家都在强化和改革基础教育阶段的英语教学,下面就是我给大家整理的，希望大家喜欢。

　　：Parenthood

　　Ifitwasgoingtobeeasy,itneverwouldhavestartedwithsomethingcalledlabor!

　　Shoutingtomakeyourchildrenobeyislikeusingthehorntosteeryourcar,andyougetaboutthesameresults.

　　Tobeinyourchildren'smemoriestomorrow,youhavetobeintheirlivestoday.

　　The***artestadviceonraisingchildrenistoenjoythemwhiletheyarestillonyourside.

　　Thebestwaytokeepkidsathomeistogiveitalovingatmosphere-andhidethekeystothecar.

　　Therighttemperatureinahomeismaintainedbywarmhearts,notbyhotheads.

　　Parents:Peoplewhobareinfants,boreteenagers,andboardnewlyweds.

　　Thejoyofmotherhood:Whatawomanexperienceswhenallthechildrenarefinallyinbed.

　　Life’sgoldenageiswhenthekidsaretoooldtoneedbaby-sittersandtooyoungtoborrowthefamilycar.

　　Grandparentsaresimilartoapieceofstring-handytohavearoundandeasilywrappedaroundthefingersofgrandchildren.

　　Achildoutgrowsyourlap,butneveroutgrowsyourheart.

　　Godgaveyoutwoearsandonemouth....soyoushouldlistentwiceasmuchasyoutalk.

　　Therearethreewaystogetsomethingdone:Doityourself,hiresomeonetodoit,orforbidyourchildrentodoit.

　　Adolescenceistheagewhenchildrentrytobringuptheirparents.

　　Cleaningyourhousewhileyourkidsareathomeisliketryingtoshovelthedrivewayduringasnowstorm.

　　Oh,tobeonlyhalfaswonderfulasmychildthoughtIwaswhenhewas***all,andhalfasstupidasmyteenagernowthinksIam.

　　Thereareonlytwothingsachildwillsharewillingly:municablediseasesandhismother’sage.

　　Moneyisn'teverything,butitsurekeepsthekidsintouch.

　　Adolescenceistheageatwhichchildrenstopaskingquestionsbecausetheyknowalltheanswers.

　　Aalarmclockisadeviceforawakeningpeoplewhodon'thave***allchildren.

　　Nowonderkidsareconfusedtoday.Halfthe***stellthemtofindthemselves;theotherhalftellthemtogetlost.

　　Peoplehardesttoconvincethatit'stimeforretirementarechildrenatbedtime.

　　Kidsreallybrightenahousehold;theyneverturnoffanylights.

　　：AfterALongWinter

　　Upearlierthanusual.Theairiscalling.

　　Springairisdifferentfromwinterair.

　　Treebranchesareserratedwithredbudteeth.

　　Later,theygrowchartreusefuzz,makingpalegreenaurasinthesun.

　　Summerleaveswillbedark,shading,butspringleavesletthelightthrough.

　　Springtreesglowinthedaytime,spreadingtranslucentcanopies.

　　Thebirdsareout,racketingtheirnewsfrombushtobranch.Catsarestillcurleduponfireescapes.Theyareinnohurrytogetupinthecoolmorningairandtheyknowitwillwarmuplater.Theyarewatchingthebirds.Theycanwait.

　　Theairisclear,cleancool.The***ellsaretiny***ells,littlewhiffsofgreen,aribbonofbrownmud,theblue***ellofthesky.Middayismildenoughforshortsleeves.Ieatmylunchoutsider,sittingonawarmbrickwall.Thebreezeliftsmyhairandrifflestheedgeofmyskirt.Ihavetosquint.Everythingtastesbetter.

　　UntiltodayIhadbeentoohuddledinmywintercoattonoticethequietingofflowers.Suddenly,daffodils***ileinmyface,parrottulipswavetheirbeakypetals,andfragrantwhiteblossomsarepinnedtodogwoodtreeslikebowsinayounggirl'shair.

　　Theeveningissoft.Ineedmythinjacket.

　　It'sstilllightoutwhenIwalkhomefromtheMetro.

　　Icouldwalkforhours.

　　Likeakidplayingstreetgameswithherfriends,Idon'twanttogoin.

　　WhenIwenttoworkthismorning,Ileftmywindowsopen.

　　SpringcameinthroughthescreenswhileIwasgone.

　　It'sasifIhadusedabigsliverkeyandrolledbacktherooflikealidonasardinecan.

　　Theindoors***ellliketheoutdoors.

　　Itwillbelikelyingdowninthegrasstosleep.

　　Thesheetsarecool.Thequiltiswarm.

　　Thelightfadesoutsidemywindows.Thisweekend,IthinkI'llwashmycar.

　　：NeverJudgeABookbyItsCover

　　Aladyinafadedginghamdressandherhu***and,dressedinahomespunthreadbaresuit,steppedoffthetraininBoston,andwalkedtimidlywithoutanappointmentintothepresidentofHarvard'souteroffice.ThesecretarycouldtellinamomentthatsuchbackwoodscountryfolkhadnotbusinessatHarvard,andprobablydidn'tevendeservetobeinCambridge.Shefrowned.Wewanttoseethepresident,themansaidsoftly.He'llbebusyallday,thesecretarysnapped.We'llwait,theladyreplied.

　　Forhours,thesecretaryignoredthem,hopingthatthecouplewouldfinallybeediscouragedandgoaway.Theydidn't.Andthesecretarygrewfrustratedandfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresident.Maybeiftheyjustseeyouforafewminutes,they'llleave,shetoldhim.Hesignedinexasperationandnodded.Someoneofhisimportanceobviouslydidn'thavethetimetospendwithnobodies,buthedetestedginghamandhomespunsuitsclutteringhisoffice.

　　Thepresident,stern-facedwithdignity,struttedtowardthecouple.Theladytoldhim,WehadasonthatattendedHarvardforoneyear.HelovedHarvard,andwasveryhappyhere.Buthewasaccidentallykilled.Andmyhu***andandIwouldliketoerectamemorialtohimsomewhereoncampus.Thepresidentwasn'ttouched,andshewasshocked,Madam,hesaidgruffly,wecan'tputupastatueforeverypersonwhoattendedHarvardanddied,thisplacewouldlooklikeacemetery.

　　Oh,notheladyexplainedquickly,wedon'twanttoerectastatue.WethoughtwewouldgiveabuildingtoHarvard.Thepresidentrolledhiseyes.Heglancedattheginghamdressandhomespunsuit,andthenexclaimed,Abuilding!Doyouhaveandearthlyideahowmuchabuildingcosts?WehaveoversevenandahalfmilliondollarsinthephysicalplantatHarvard.

　　Foramomenttheladywassilent.Thepresidentwaspleased.Hecouldgetridofthemnow.Theladyturnedtoherhu***andandsaidquietly.Isthatallitcoststostartauniversity?Herhu***andnodded.Thepresident'sfacewiltedinconfusionandbewilderment.Mr.andMrs.LelandStanfordwalkedaway,travelingtoPaloAlto,Californiawheretheyestablishedtheuniversitythatbearstheirname--amemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolongercaredabout.

　　Youcaneasilyjudgethecharacterofothersbyhowtheytreatthosewhocandonothingforthemortothem.