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英语美文题材丰富,涉及面广,大多蕴涵人生哲理。引导学生欣赏美文,不仅能提高他们的阅读理解能力,而且能使他们得到美的熏陶,从而提高学生对周围事物的认识。本文是关于优秀英语美文,希望对大家有帮助!
关于优秀英语美文:Thebeautifulsoundofviolin WhenDadplayedhisfiddle(小提琴),theworldbecameabrightstar.Tohimviolinwasaninstrumentoffaith,hopeandcharity.Atleastathousandtimes,mymothersaid,Yourpapawouldplayhisfiddleiftheworldwasabouttoblowup.
AndonceDadcameaboutasclosetothatascouldeverbepossible.
EverythingonNubbinRidgeandonamajorityofthesmallfarmsinTexaswasbuiltaroundcottonasthemoneycrop.Butintheearlyyearsofthecentury,thebollweevil(棉子橡皮虫)begandevastatingthecottonfarmsinthesouth.
AndinMayof1910folksalloverthenationwereinaspace-agestateofturmoiloverHalley'sComet.Therewereallsortsoffrighteningstoriesaboutthecomet,themainonebeingthattheworldwouldpassthroughitstail,saidtobemillionsofmileslong.
Betweenthethreatsofcometandweevils,thefarmerswererunninglowonoptimism.Onenight,thefarmersgatheredatourfarmtodiscusswhattodo.Wheneveryonehadfoundseats,WillBowensuggested,Charley,howaboutgettingdownyourfiddleandbowandgivingusalittlemusic?
Aw,Idon'tthinkanybody'dwanttohearmesawthegourd(葫芦)tonight,Dadreplied.
Comeon,MrNordyke,oneoftheyoungerwomenurged,whydon'tyouplayforus.
Dadhadaknackforgettingpeopleinthemoodforhismusic.Knowingofthescatteredprejudiceagainstthefiddle,heeasedintoasongtitledGloryland.Itwasachurchsongwithchurchtones,butitwasfairlyfastwithsomegoodruns.HeshiftedfromGlorylandtoTheBonnieBlueFlag,aConfederatewarsong,whichcreatedabigstirfootstamping,handclappingandafewrebelyells.
WillBowen,apparentlyhavingforgottenHalley'sComet,shouted,HowaboutgivingusSallyGoodin?Dadplayedtheoldbreakdownwithvigor.Severalmenjumpedupandjiggedaund.Childrengatheredaroundandgazedwide-eyedattheperformance.
Allourneighborswenthomewhistlingorhumming.Veryfewrememberedtolooktowardthenorthwesttoseewhetherthecometanditswickedtailwerestillaround...
Oneevening,WillBowencalleddadonthetelephoneandsaid,Charley,I'mdownhearted(无精打采的)andblue.Everytimeasquareforms,therearefourbollweevilswaitingtheretopunctureitwiththeirsnouts.Justwonderedifyoucouldplayatuneortwoforme?
Isurecould,Will,Dadsaid.Couldyoucomeover?
No.Imeanplayonthephonebox.
Thephonebox?
Sure,MrBowensaid.Icanhearyoutalk.Whycouldn'tIhearthefiddle?
Dadtookthefiddletothetelephoneandthumpedthestrings.Puttingthereceivertohisear,hesaid,Hearanything.Will?
Surecan,MrBowensaid.CouldyoutrySallyGoodinandplayitjustlikeyoudidtheothernight?Dadhandedthereceivertome.HesteppeduptothemouthpieceonthewallboxandcutlooseonSallyGoodin.IcouldbearMrBowenwhistlingandyelling.
Bythetimethetunewasfinishedtherewerehalfadozenneighborsontheline,andtheytalkedabouthowwonderfulthemusicsoundedoverthetelephone.Theymadenumerousrequests;IrelayedthemtoDadandheplayedthenumbers.
Ourpartylinebroadcastsbecameregularfeaturesofcommunitylife.Onrough-weatherdaysofwinterwhenfarmfolkswereforcedtoremaininthehouse,someonewouldringusandaskDadtoplay,andusuallyitdevelopedintoanetworkaffair.Ourphonekeptringingwithrequestsformusicuntilradiocamein.
关于优秀英语美文:ALettertomyFutureSelf In1994Iwrotealetter.Istuckitinanenvelope,putitawayandcompletelyforgotaboutit.
Itwasn'tuntilwemovedintoournewhomein2006thatIfounditagain.Itwasaddressedtomewithexplicit(明确的)instructionsnottoopenuntilmybirthday2005.Itwasnow2006soIdecidedtoopenit.Thisiswhatitsaid:
DearSherri
Bythetimeyoureadthisyouwillbe30.Attheageof18Ihadsomanyhopesanddreamsaboutwhereyou'dbe,whatyou'dbedoingandwithwhomyou'dspendyourlifewith.
RightnowIhopethatyouhavetraveledandseeneverythingyou'vealwayswantedto,bothinCanadaandoverseas,andmaybeevensettleddownsomewhereinAustraliadoingsomeresearchinthefieldofbiology(genetics).
Ihopeyou'remarriedtothemanofyourdreams.ThemanofmineisGwynn.HeisoriginallyfromSouthAfrica(anotherplaceIwishtovisit).
You'llprobablyhavetwochildrenofyourownagirl(MichaelaAnne)andaboy(nameyettobedecided).
Ifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplanyou'llbelivinginAustraliainabighouseinasmalltownoutsideofabigcitywithalotofland,adog,Gwynnandyourtwobeautifulchildren.Hopefullyyouhaveacareerinthemedicalfield,maybedoingresearchingenetics.Gwynnwillbeacomputerprogrammerandyouwillbedoingalrightforyourselves.
However,ifthingsdon'tgoaccordingtoplanforyou,Iwishyouallthelove,happinessandjoyintheworldanddon'tsettleforanythinglessthanthebestsincethatisabsolutelywhatyoudeserve.
Livelong,behappyandlivelifetoit'sfullest.
LoveSherri18
WhenIreadthisforthefirsttimesincewritingitIwasfloored.Evennowhavingdugthisupagainanother4yearslaterIstillcan'thelpbutthinkthisisreallycool.
SomuchofwhatIwantedformyselfhasmaterialized.
AfterwritingthisIquicklyforgotaboutwhatIhadputinhereactually.Thethingsthatmaterializedwereallmetwithquiteabitofresistance(allinternal)butIsupposethesewerethingsthatIreallydidwant.Havingneverstrayedtoofarfromhomeoverseastravelwasahugedeal.HavingneverbeenawayfrommyfamilymovingtoAustraliaforseveralyearswasanincrediblyhugedecision.
Ifinditfascinatinghowthedreamsofayoungandnaivelittlegirlcanbecomeagrownwoman'sreality.
I'mcuriousifyouguyshaveeverwrittenanythingtoyourfutureselfandhowitstacksuptoyourcurrentreality.Ifyouhaven't,willyoujoinmeinwritingaletternowtoyourselfinsay10yearsfromnow?It'saninterestinglittleexperiment.
关于优秀英语美文:从现在开始,多想想你拥有的 Oneofthemorepervasive(普遍的)anddestructivementaltendenciesI'veseenisthatoffocusingonwhatwewantinsteadofwhatwehave.Itdoesn'tseemtomakemydifferencehowmuchwehave,wejustkeepexpandingourlistofdesires,whichguaranteeswewillremaindissatisfied.Themind-setthatsaysI'llbehappywhenthisdesireisfulfilledisthesamemind-setthatwillrepeatitselfoncethatdesireismet.
Wewantthisorthat.Ifwedon'tgetwhatwewant,wekeepthinkingaboutallthatwedon'thaveandweremaindissatisfied.Ifwedogetwhatwewant,wesimplyrecreatethesamethinkinginournewcircumstances.So,despitegettingwhatwewant,westillremainunhappy.Happinesscan'tbefoundwhenweareyearningfornewdesires.
Luckily,thereisawaytobehappy.Itinvolveschangingtheemphasisofourthinkingfromwhatwewanttowhatwehave.RatherthanwishingyouwereabletotakeavacationtoHawaii,thinkofhowmuchfunyouhavehadclosetohome.Thelistofpossibilitiesisendless!EachtimeyounoticeyourselffallingintotheIwishlifeweredifferenttrap,backoffandstartover.Takeabreathandrememberallthatyouhavetobegrateful.Whenyoufocusnotonwhatyouwant,butonwhatyouhave,youendupgettingmoreofwhatyouwantanyway.Ifyoufocusonthegoodqualitiesofyourspouse,she'llbemoreloving.Ifyouaregratefulforyourjobratherthancomplainingaboutit,you'lldoabetterjob,bemoreproductive,andprobablyendupgettingaraiseany-way.IfyoufocusonwaystoenjoyyourselfaroundhomeratherthanwaitingtoenjoyyourselfinHawaii,you'llenduphavingmorefun.IfyoueverdogettoHawaii,you'llbeinthehabitofenjoyingyourself.And,ifbysomechanceyoudon't,youhaveagreatlifeanyway.
Makeanoteofyourselftostartthinkingmoreaboutwhatyouhavethanwhatyouwant.Ifyoudo,yourlifewillstartappearingmuchbetterthanbefore.Forperhapsthefirsttimeinyourlife,you'llknowwhatitmeanstofeelsatisfied.
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