英語經典美文
① 求經典唯美的英文散文
became a searcher，wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist3 pressure to act in ways that I didn』t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can』t be.
我成了一個探尋者，想要知道自己到底是誰，又是什麼讓我變得獨一無二。我的人生觀開始改變。我需要一個堅固的基礎來發展，我忍受住壓力，不再做自己不喜歡做的事。而且我為真實的我感到高興。漸漸地我越發肯定自己無可替代。
每個人在這個世界上都佔有一個獨一無二的位置。無論別人說什麼，你自己怎麼想，你都是特別的。所以，不要擔心自己會被取代，因為你永遠是惟一的。
Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. It takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity, however. You must make use of that opportunity. That's not up to the opportunity. That's up to you. It doesn't matter what "floor" the opportunity is on. What matters is what you do with it. 正如你需要空氣來呼吸，你也需要機遇來獲得成功。但是只吸進機遇的新鮮空氣遠遠不夠。你必須好好利用機遇。這並不取決於機遇本身，而是由你自己決定。你在什麼時候得到機遇並不重要。重要的是你怎樣把握機遇。
The first snow came.
How beautiful it was, falling so silently, all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves1) of the dead!
All white save the river, that marked2) its course by a winding black line across the landscape3), and the leafless trees, that against the leaden4) sky now revealed more fully the wonderful beauty and intricacy5) of their branches!
第一場雪降臨了。
真美啊！整日整夜，悄無聲息地飄落，落在高山上，落在草地上，落在生者的房頂上，落在逝者的墳塋上！
萬物皆白，惟有河流蜿蜒成一條黑線穿過雪野，還有無葉的林木，襯映在鉛灰色的天空下，此刻更顯得枝椏交錯，儀態萬千。
What silence, too, came with the snow, and what seclusion6)! Every sound was muffled7); every noise changed to something soft and musical.
No more trampling8) hoofs9), no more rattling10) wheels!
Only the chiming11) of sleigh-bells12), beating as swift and merrily as the hearts of children.
初雪飄落時，是何等的寧謐，何等的幽靜！萬籟俱寂，所有的噪音都化做柔和的音樂。
再也聽不見得得馬蹄聲，也聽不見嘎嘎車輪聲！
只有雪橇的鈴聲如樂，似孩子們的心兒在歡快地躍動
In the entire world there's nobody like me. Since the beginning of time, there has never been another person like me. Nobody has my smile. Nobody has my eyes, my nose, my hair, my hands, or my voice.
I'm special.
大千世界，芸芸眾生，沒人與我相同。自創世伊始，從未有過像我一樣的人。沒人擁有和我一樣的笑容；沒人擁有和我一樣的眼睛、鼻子、頭發、雙手或聲音。
我就是我。
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree's life. He told them that they cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are — and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life — can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
這位父親說他們答得都對，因為他們都只看到了梨樹生命中的一個季節。他告訴他們：不應僅憑一個季節來判斷一棵樹，一段時間來看一個人；最後，到所有的季節都已終結時，才能衡量一個人的本質——以及他生命中的快樂、喜悅和愛。
如果你在寒冬時放棄，你將失去春之希望，夏之燦爛，秋之收獲。所以，不要讓一時的痛苦毀棄你所有其他的快樂。
Ignore the「yes, buts」for the time being. All I want you to do right now is open your mind to the possibility that the world is made up of a countless array of experiences from the very worst to the very best. As someone once said,「A mind is like a parachute20)—it works best when open.」And here is my promise: If you open your mind, you will enjoy a more abundant and fulfilling21)life.
從現在開始忘掉「是的，但是」。現在你做的就是認識到這樣一種可能性，即世界是由無數從最好到最壞的經歷組成的。正如有人曾說過的：「頭腦就像降落傘——在打開的時候工作得最好。」我的承諾是：如果你能夠廣開思路，就會享受到更加豐富、更加充實的人生。
We』re always on the go10)trying to accomplish so much, aren』s we? Getting groceries, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn — there』s always something. It』s so easy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how simple it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile away takes so little effort and time, let』s make sure that we』ve not the one that others have to pretend is wearing an invisible smile.
我們總是忙著去盡量完成更多的事，不是嗎？買東西，打掃屋子，割院子里的草——總有些什麼事。這就使我們很容易在日常生活中忘記：給自己和別人帶來快樂是多麼簡單的事情。綻放微笑花費的精力與時間很少，讓我們確保自己不會成為這樣的人——別人總得假裝我們有看不見的笑容。
The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, 「Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.」
A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot proce great results.
成功的行動來自於那燃燒著的想要達成目的的慾望。拿破崙•希爾寫道：「成功的意念能夠到達個人的構想與信念所能到達的任何地方。」
強烈的慾望是一切成功的起點，正如小火苗不能放出大量的熱一樣，一個微小的願望也不能促成偉大的成就。
I have been through the depths of poverty and sickness. When people ask me what has kept me going through the troubles that come to all of us, I always reply: "I stood yesterday. I can stand today. And I will not permit myself to think about what might happen tomorrow."
my time.
我曾經經歷貧窮和病痛的深淵！每每人們問起我，是什麼力量讓我克服這些人人都會面臨的困難，我總是這樣回答：「我熬得過昨天，就熬得過今天。而且我決不讓自己去考慮明天將會發生什麼。」
I have drunk the cup of life down to its very dregs7). They have only sipped the bubbles on top of it. I know things they will never know. I see things to which they are blind.
It is only the women whose eyes have been washed clear with tears who get the broad vision that makes them little sisters to all the world.
我品嘗了生命之杯的每一滴，包括那些渣滓，而她們僅僅只是吮到了杯口的泡沫而已。我的所知、所見，她們永遠不會知曉，不會看到。
只有被淚水洗過眼睛的女人們，才能有更寬廣的視野，這使她們能與整個世界的人們形同姐妹。
1. The angry is that taking the other』s mistake to punish oneself.
2. The hope of tomorrow lets us forget today』s pain.
3. Shining is not the sun's patent, you also may shine.
4. The only way to obtain happiness is that, cherish what you have got and forget what you haven』t got.
5. You may obtain the world with love; you also may lose the world with hate.
1. 生氣是拿別人做錯的事來懲罰自己。
2. 明天的希望,讓我們忘了今天的痛苦。
3. 發光並非太陽的專利,你也可以發光。
4. 獲致幸福的不二法門是珍視你所擁有的、遺忘你所沒有的。
5. 你可以用愛得到全世界,你也可以用恨失去全世界。
6. The true love should surmount the length of life, the width of mind and the depth of soul
7. The strength of love is big enough to cause the person to forget all, but actually as small which cannot hold just a sand of envy.
8. No matter when you start, the more importantly is that do not stop after started. No matter when you end, the more importantly is that do not regret after ended.
6. 真正的愛,應該超越生命的長度、心靈的寬度、靈魂的深度。
7. 愛的力量大到可以使人忘記一切,卻又小到連一粒嫉妒的沙石也不能容納。
8. 不論你在什麽時候開始,重要的是開始之後就不要停止.不論你在什麽時候結束,重要的是結束之後就不要悔恨。
9. Entertains the highest hope, for the greatest endeavor, make the worst plan.
10. The place which the ideal is in, the hell maybe a heaven. The place which hope is in, the pain may becomes happiness.
11. God never complains people』s ignorance while people actually complains the unfair of God.
12. The happy life should fill the anticipation, pleasantly surprise and grateful.
9. 抱最大的希望,為最大的努力,做最壞的打算。
10. 有理想在的地方,地獄就是天堂。有希望在的地方,痛苦也成歡樂。
11. 上帝從不埋怨人們的愚昧,人們卻埋怨上帝的不公平。
12. 美好的生命應該充滿期待、驚喜和感激。
What language is thine， O sea？
The language of eternal question. What language is thy answer， O sky？
"海水呀，你說的是什麼？" "是永恆的疑問。" "天空呀，你回答的話是什麼？" "是永恆的沉默。
Thank the flame for its light， but do not forget the lamp holder standing in the shade with constancy of patience.
Tiny grass， your steps are small， but you possess the earth under your tread.
謝謝火焰給你光明，但是不要忘了那執燈的人，他是堅忍地站在黑暗當中呢。
小草呀，你的足步雖小，但是你擁有你足下的土地。
I think of other ages that floated upon the stream of life and love and death and are forgotten， and I feel the freedom of passing away.
我想起了浮泛在生與愛與死的川流上的許多別的時代，以及這些時代之被遺忘，我便感覺到離開塵世的自由了。
② 經典英語美文
LOVE
I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.
我愛你，不是因為你是一個怎樣的人，而是因為我喜歡與你在一起時的感覺。
2) No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won『t make you cry.
沒有人值得你流淚，值得讓你這么做的人不會讓你哭泣。
3) The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can『t have them.
失去某人，最糟糕的莫過於，他近在身旁，卻猶如遠在天邊。
4) Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
縱然傷心，也不要愁眉不展，因為你不知是誰會愛上你的笑容。
5) To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
對於世界而言，你是一個人；但是對於某個人，你是他的整個世界。
6) Don『t waste your time on a man/woman, who isn『t willing to waste their time on you. 不要為那些不願在你身上花費時間的人而浪費你的時間。
7) Just because someone doesn『t love you the way you want them to, doesn『t mean they don『t love you with all they have.
愛你的人如果沒有按你所希望的方式來愛你，那並不代表他們沒有全心全意地愛你。
8) Don『t try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.
不要著急，最好的總會在最不經意的時候出現。
9) Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
在遇到夢中人之前，上天也許會安排我們先遇到別的人；在我們終於遇見心儀的人時，便應當心存感激。
10) Don『t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
不要因為結束而哭泣，微笑吧，為你的曾經擁有。
③ 經典英語短文
However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.it is not so bad as you are.it looks poorest when you are richest.the fault-finder will find faults in paradise.love your life,poor as it is.you may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.the setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.i do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.the town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.may be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which should be more disreputable.cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,turn the old,return to them.things do not change;we change.sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
不論你的生活如何卑賤，你要面對它生活，不要躲避它，更別用惡語咒罵它。它不像你那樣。你最富有的時候，倒似看似最窮。愛找缺點的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺點。你要愛你的生活，盡管它貧窮。甚至在一個貧民收容所里，你也還有愉快、高興、光榮的時候。夕陽反射在濟貧院的窗上，像身在富戶人家窗上一樣光亮：在那門前，積雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一個從容的人，在那裡也像在皇宮一樣，生活得心滿意足而富有愉快的思想。城鎮中的窮人，我看，倒是往往過著最獨立不羈的生活。也許因為他們很偉大，所以受之無愧。大多數人以為他們是超然的，不靠城鎮來支援他們：可是事實上他們往往是利用了不正當的手段來對付生活，他們是毫不超脫的，毋寧是不體面的。視貧窮如園中之花而像聖人一樣耕植它吧！不要找新的花樣，無論是新的朋友或新的衣服，來麻煩你自己。找舊的，回到那裡去。萬物不變，是我們在變。你的衣服可以賣掉，但要保留你的思想。
④ 求經典英文文章30篇
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⑤ 英語經典美文誦讀
這篇美文的名稱是《Angel》。
【原文】
Once upon a time, a child was ready to be born. So he askedGod, "How am I going to live there? I am so small and helpless."
Godanswered, "Among many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child asked, "Here I am in Heaven, I don't do anything else but sing and smile. That's enough for me to be happy."
Godanswered, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. You will feel your angel's love and be happy."
The child asked, "How will I learn? I don't know the language that human beings speak."
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweetest words you will ever hear. With much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to live."
The child asked, "What am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God smiled, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
The child asked, "Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will protect you even if it means risking her own life."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from the earth could already be heard, and the child in a hurry asked softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leavenow, please tell me my angel's name."
"Your angel's name is of no importance. You will simply call your angel 'Mom'. "
【譯文】《天使》
從前，一個孩子正准備出生。所以他問上帝，「我怎麼在那裡生活？我是如此的渺小和無助。」
上帝回答說：「在眾多天使中，我為你選擇了一個。她會等你，會照顧你的。」
孩子問：「我在天堂，除了唱歌和微笑，我什麼也不做。這就足夠讓我開心了。」
上帝回答說：「你的天使會為你歌唱，也會每天為你微笑。你會感受到天使的愛，並感到幸福。」
孩子問：「我要怎麼學？」？我不懂人類的語言。」
上帝說：「你的天使會告訴你你所聽到的最美麗、最甜蜜的話語。你的天使會以極大的耐心和細心教導你如何生活。」
孩子問：「當我想和你說話的時候，我該怎麼辦？」
上帝微笑著說：「你的天使會把你的手放在一起，教你如何祈禱。」
孩子問：「誰來保護我？」
上帝說：「你的天使會保護你，即使這意味著冒著生命危險。」
那一刻，天堂里非常平靜，但是已經可以聽到來自大地的聲音，急急忙忙的孩子輕聲問道：「哦，上帝，如果我現在就要離開，請告訴我我的天使的名字。」
「你天使的名字不重要。你只要叫你的天使『媽媽』。」
⑥ 英語經典文章
飛鳥集
1.終止於衰竭是「死亡」，但「圓滿」卻終止於無窮。
That which ends in exhaustion is death, but the perfect ending is in the endless.
2.道路雖然擁擠，卻是寂寞的，因為它是不被愛的。
The road is lonely in its crowd for it is not loved.
3.權勢以它的惡行自誇，落下的黃葉與浮游的雲片卻在笑它。
The power that boasts of its mischiefs is laughed at by the yellow leaves that fall, and clouds that pass by.
4與逝去的日子接吻，輕輕地在他耳旁說道：「我是死，是你的母親。我就要給你以新的生命。
The night kisses the fading day whispering to his ear, I am death,your mother. I am to give you fresh birth.
5.我把在那些已逝去的世界上的繁榮帶到我的世界上來。
I carry in my world that flourishes the worlds that have failed.
6.鳥以為把魚舉在空中是一種慈善的舉動。
The bird thinks it is an act of kindness to give the fish a life in the air.
7.偉人是一個天生的孩子，當他死時，他把他的偉大的孩提時代給了世界。
The great is a born child; when he dies he gives his great childhood to the world.
8.不是槌的打擊，乃是水的載歌載舞，使鵝卵石臻於完美。
Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water sings the pebbles into perfection.
9..蜜蜂從花中啜蜜，離開時營營地道謝。浮華的蝴蝶卻相信花是應該向它道謝的。
Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.
The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.
10.「可能」問「不可能」道：「你住在什麼地方呢？」它回答道：「在那無能為力者的夢境里。」
Asks the Possible to the Impossible,
Where is your dwelling-place?
In the dreams of the impotent, comes the answer.
11.如果你把所有的錯誤都關在門外時，真理也要被關在門外面了。
If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out.
12.閑暇在動作時便是工作。靜止的海水盪動時便成波濤。
Leisure in its activity is work.
The stillness of the sea stirs in waves.
13.綠葉戀愛時便成了花。花崇拜時便成了果實。
The leaf becomes flower when it loves.
The flower becomes fruit when it worships.
14.埋在地下的樹根使樹枝產生果實，卻不要什麼報酬。
The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.
15.子夜的風雨，如一個巨大的孩子，在不合時宜的黑夜裡醒來，開始游戲和喧鬧。
Storm of midnight, like a giant child awakened in the untimely dark,has begun to play and shout.
16.海呀，你這暴風雨的孤寂的新婦呀，你雖掀起波浪追隨你的情人，但是無用呀。
Thou raisest thy waves vainly to follow thy lover, O sea, thou
lonely bride of the storm.
17.生命里留了許多罅隙，從中送來了死之憂郁的音樂。
Gaps are left in life through which comes the sad music of death.
18.我有群星在天上，
但是，唉，我屋裡的小燈卻沒有點亮。
I have my stars in the sky.
But oh for my little lamp unlit in my house.
19.一個憂郁的聲音，築巢於逝水似的年華中。
它在夜裡向我唱道：「我愛你。」
One sad voice has its nest among the ruins of the years.
It sings to me in the night, ---I loved you.
20.讓我設想，在群星之中，有一顆星是指導著我的生命通過不可知的黑暗的。
Let me think that there is one among those stars that guides my life through the dark unknown
⑦ 求4篇英語的經典美文
第一篇
Right Beside You
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the young woman with the white cane made her way1 carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, settled in to one. She placed her briefcase on her lap and rested her cane against her leg.
It had been a year since Susan, thirty-four, became blind. As the result of a medical accident she was sightless, suddenly thrown into a world of darkness, anger, frustration and self-pity. All she had to cling to2 was her husband Mark.
Mark was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. When she first lost her sight, he watched her sink into despair and he became determined to use every means possible to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too frightened to get around the city by herself. Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she got the hang of3 it. And that is exactly what happened.
For two weeks, Mark, military uniform and all, accompanied Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other senses, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to4 her new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could watch out for her, and save her a seat.
Each morning they made the journey together, and Mark would take a taxi back to his office. Although that meant he had to travel through the city and the routine was costly and exhausting, Mark knew it was only a matter of① time before Susan would be able to ride the bus on her own. He believed in her.
Finally, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she embraced her husband tightly. Her eyes filled with tears of gratitude for his loyalty, his patience, and his love. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their separate ways. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday... Each day on her own went perfectly, and a wild gaiety5 took hold of Susan. She was doing it! She was going to work all by herself!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was exiting the bus, the driver said, 「Miss, I sure envy you.」 Curious, Susan asked the driver why.
「You know, every morning for the past week, a fine looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you when you get off the bus. He makes sure you cross the street safely and he watches you until you enter your office building. Then he blows you a kiss, gives you a salute6 and walks away. You are one lucky lady,」 the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than sight, a gift she didn't need to see to believe—the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
第二篇
True Happiness
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The authors of the American Declaration proclaimed happiness to be one of the essential rights that make life worth living. William James, the first American psychologist, echoed this emphasis on happiness: "If we were to ask the question: 'What is human life's chief concern? One of the answers we should receive would be: 'It is happiness.'" Every philosophical and religious system has offered its pathway to happiness for the indivial and the group. Happiness has been related to pleasure, refuge from pain, intellectual contemplation, union with God, friendship, children, wealth, honor, successful activity, and even state burial with statues! Today, scientists have joined the dialogue to seek answers about what contributes to happiness or, as they call it, "subjective well-being".
If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence. – Aristotle The concept of happiness--while difficult to define-- is obviously here to stay. But the desire for happiness can set up expectations that are often hard to fulfill. The right to pursue happiness was conceived of as an inalienable right; the entitlement that everyone be happy was never promised. As captured by Eric Hoffer, a misguided search we hope to provide a framework that will guide you in your personal pursuit of happiness.
第三篇
The trend in everyday conversation is to use grandiose words. "Outstanding" is new "good," "amazing" is the new "OK," and "huge" is the new "big."
I was in a restaurant in D.C. last weekend and everything I asked was answered in superlatives.
Me: How s the salmon?
Server: Fantastic!
Me: Does it come with rice?
Server: Absolutely!
Would a "good" and a "yes" have been sufficient? Undeniably!
At Starbucks, the smallest coffee you can order is a Tall. Tall would seem to indicate that there was also a short and medium, with Tall being the largest. But at Starbucks, Tall is small. Grande, which is both Italian and Spanish for large, is medium.
Likewise, at your local 7-Eleven you cannot buy a small: Your choices are Big Gulp, Super Gulp and Extremely Big Gulp. OldBananaNavyGap also did away with the small. You cannot buy anything from the chain stores that is really a "small." My father is an average-sized man. He hasn t gained weight (or height, for that matter) for the past 30 years. Ergo, his size remains the same. But in the same amount of time, his T-shirt size has gone from small/medium to medium to large to extra large.
Upon reflection, the reason for all this colossal-speak is clear: We are bored with our fantastic, wonderful lives. We want the next-next thing now. Now!
And we also want others to think that we still care, that we can still be delighted, that we know that everything is just great. Even when deep inside we know it can t be. Everything can t be great. Hence, we live in a world where extreme is ordinary, where radical is quotidian; exceptional is pedestrian. And to not be overly delighted by the mundane is appalling. It s horrific. And, Dude, that s heinous.
I m not scientist, and my methods of proof leave a little to be desired, or a lot to be desired, or an immensity. An to be honest, I guess I d rather live in a world where people were overly excited than depressed.
But listen to the voices around you. Listen to your own voices. There is nothing on the news that is good or bad, only things that are wonderful or devastating. Even the weather is either beautiful or horrible.
Listen the next time when someone asks you something and you agree, because when you could simply say "yes," instead you will say "absolutely" or "without doubt" or "Oh, yeah, unquestionably - absolutely without doubt."
Have people forgotten what it is like to be OK? Simply OK with what they have and who they are?
If everything is outstanding, if everything is the most amazing thing ever, is anything ever amazing at all?
第四篇
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.
All claimed that they were the best.
The most important.
The most useful.
The favorite.
Green said:
"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."
Blue interrupted:
"You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."
Yellow chuckled:
"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."
Orange started next to blow her trumpet:
"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you."
Red could stand it no longer he shouted out:
"I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy."
Purple rose up to his full height:
He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey."
Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination:
"Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."
And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak:
"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.
The rain continued:
"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another.
⑧ 英語優美短文(五篇）
Love is more thicker than forget
More thinner than recall
More seldom than a wave is wet
More frequent than to fail
It is most mad and moonly
And less it shall unbe
Than all the sea which only
Is deeper than the sea
Love is less always than to win
Less never than alive
Less bigger than the least begin
Less littler than forgive
It is most sane and sunly
And more it cannot die
Than all the sky which only
Is higher than the sky
愛情比忘卻厚
比回憶薄
比潮濕的波浪少
比失敗多
它最痴癲最瘋狂
但比起所有
比海洋更深的海洋
它更為長久
愛情總比勝利少見
卻比活著多些
不大於無法開始
不小於諒解
他最明朗最清晰
而比起所有
比天空更高的天空
他更為不朽
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There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking…… It was growing by itself…… enjoying every day…… and saying to the sun "When shall I be grown up？" And the sun would say "Be patient - Each time I touch you， you grow a little……" She was so pleased. Because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand…… And this is all she wanted to do - bring a little bit of beauty to this world.
遍地乾旱、滿目悲涼的沙漠中有朵小花，她獨自生長在那裡，享受著每一天……她問太陽公公「我什麼時候才能長大？」太陽公公總是說「要有耐心—— 我每次撫摸你，你都會長大一點……」小花好開心啊，因為她也有機會為沙漠的一隅增添美麗了……這是她畢生的心願—— 為這個世界增添一絲美麗。
One day the hunter came by - and stepped on her. - She was going to die - and she felt so sad. Not because she was dying - but because she would not have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.
一天，一位獵人經過——正好踩在她身上―― 她快要死了—— 她感到如此悲傷。並不是因為她即將死去，而是因為再沒有機會為沙漠增添一絲美麗了。
The great spirit saw her， and was listening. - Indeed， he said…… She should be living…… And he reached down and touched her - and gave her life.
偉大的精神看到了她，並且聽到了她的心裡話。……事實上，他在說……她應該活著……他俯下身，撫摸著她—— 給了她生命。
And she grew up to be a beautiful flower…… and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her.
她長成一朵美麗的花……由於她的存在，這沙漠的一隅變得如此美麗。
3
Spirit is a monument, is a cornerstone, is on the way of life is brilliant, ruler. A modest, being the Confucius YinChu hits, "two heads are better than one, slowly," fools, generation Confucianism masters, With tolerance, ambitious, daring JiHuanGong devoid of nay, appoint people by abilities, achievement, generation vista dominance, With firmness, lonely lonely YuFen SuWu of sorrow, always don't throw away the hand that race day, the heart of han motherland, patriotic model; the cadre A dedication, kindness and plain, the ordinary XuHuCai can years like one day, warm feeling, sprinkle the people, to today's "living lei feng." ... Through history, tunnel, through history, forever will hold the grand mansion lofty life.
精神是一座豐碑，是一塊基石，是前進道路上的燈塔，是燦爛人生的標尺。有了謙虛，學富五車、才高八斗的孔子緩緩吟出「三人行，必有我師」，不恥下問，終成一代儒學大師；有了寬容，雄心勃勃、意氣風發的齊桓公擯棄私仇，任人唯賢，成就千秋偉業，終成一代霸主；有了堅貞，寂寞憂愁、孤寂郁憤的蘇武始終不扔掉手中的漢使族節，心繫祖國，終成千秋愛國楷模；有了奉獻，善良質朴、平凡無聞的徐虎才能夠十年如一日，情灑百姓，溫暖萬家，終成當今的「活雷鋒」。……精神，穿越歷史隧道，趟過歷史長河，將永遠撐起人生巍峨壯觀的大廈。
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a wild guess
Our physics professor was sruggling to draw the class into discussion of Archiimede's principe of water displacement. He told us that Archimede noticed that when he got into a pool at the public bathhouse, the water rose spilling over the edge. Excited at his discovery ,he ran down the street yelling ,"Eureka,eureka!" The instructor asked if anyone knew what that meant.
One student stood up and answered ,I'm naked! l'm naked!"
一個胡亂的猜測
我們的物理教授正在努力嘗試把學生引入關於排水量的阿基米德原理的討論。他告訴我們當阿基米德進入公共浴室的池子中時他注意到水漫出了浴缸邊。由於這個發現，他興奮的跑到街上並大叫道：」我找到了！我找到了！「教授問道是否有人知道這代表什麼。
一個學生站起來回答道「我裸（奔）了，我裸（奔）了」
5
TO borrow an ox
Once upon a time ,there lived a rich man,but he didn't know any words.
One day,one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him ,so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man.
After the servant gave the note to the rich man,pretended to be reading it and after a while ,he said ,"OK,l know,Go and tell your master,"l'll go myself shortly.
借牛
很久很久以前，住著一個有錢人，但是他不識字。有一天，他的一個朋友想從他那裡借一頭牛，所以寫了一個信條讓他的僕人帶去給那個有錢人。
在僕人把信條交給有錢人之後，他假裝讀了一會，然後說道：好的，我知道了，回去告訴你的主人，我馬上親自過去」