八年級英語美文
A. 初二英語美文摘抄
1There are few opportunities for me to physically go out of my city for sightseeing, and even fewer to take part in a tourist group. Such an occasion came when
I was invited to a day trip to Wujiaqu, or Five Family Creek, a new farm-turned
city 32 km away from Urumqi to which I』d never been before. Without the least
hesitation I accepted the invitation.
It was an outing organized by the local disabled persons』 federation. A 30-strong party of 「 citizens」 and their caretakers, it was a 「special group
」 consisting of people with cerebral palsy, polio, and permanent spinal cord injuries. A few sat in wheelchairs, some leaned on crutches, and still some limped around with their heads and hands turning and wringing at odd angles. They could create an attraction unique in its own! But each and every one of them wore
a happy face and talked animatedly with one another as I joined the lot on April 30, 2009.
「Disabled」 has always been a harsh word to me, however subconsciously admitted
I am to the fact that I belong to that 「lot.」 I was brought up in a world of
「normal people.」 There is literally nothing I cannot do in my parents』 loving care. The use of the Internet and the grasp of the English language have pushed me even further away from the consciousness that I am disabled. Right this
moment when I, for the second time, stood in the cool morning air with the 「lot
」 waiting for the charted bus, I became more than ever conscious of my 「nervous problems,」 and an hour of waiting seemed like an eternity.
Finally the bus arrived. I went on board with my mother and chose a seat by the
window in the second row. The engine started when everyone was seated with all
the wheelchairs secured in the aisle. From an attractive midget young lady two
seats away on my right, I retrieved my glance and focused it on the window. Past corn fields, vineyards, and vegetable plantations, the bus came to a halt one
hour later in what looked like a small parking lot of a scenic spot called 「The 4th Annual Exhibition of Tulips.」
Tulips! Tulips! Noble, graceful, attractive plants they are! Why is it that a plant looks to me almost like a gentle young lady? Ask Thumbelina from one of my picture books Mother used to read me when I was young – which depicted
a pretty girl climbing out of a tulip-like flower I have loved tulips ever since, but was never given a chance to get a real-life sight of them until now….
But it was not until the bus, with tremendous difficulty, maneuvered a few feet
closer to the entrance some 30 minutes later, did I get off to catch my first glimpse at my favorite flower.
Arranged in crescent beds are patches of red and yellow dazzling under the blazing sun. Despite the warning 「Stay where you are and we will have a group photo
taken in a moment,」 my legs take me to the nearest bed. Bending down, I fix my gaze at one particular tulip, which holds its six red petals on an upstanding
stem. Around the stem sprouted several half-folded triangular leaves like two little hands posed as if to support the stem and the flower. Inside the petals there is no little Thumbelina to be found but a tiny golden pistil standing up straight on purple and yellow star-patterned velvet, bracing itself up for the sun
』s and my glare.
「Attention. Time to take the photo!」 Comes a shout from the crowd behind. Obediently I turn around and squeeze into a pool of standers for one unified 「Cheese!」 And then a real tour of tulips begins.
Along a tree-lined road there are red, yellow, pink, orange, magenta, crimson, cream, snowy white, pearly silver, dark purple, light gold, and rosy claret – the only colors I know by their names. They, together with a wide array of color
combinations – magenta-yellow, red-white, purple-silver, pink-gold, to name a few, creates a world of colors. Tottering on the brick-wide path laid amidst the
flowers, I am turned into a clumsy butterfly in a search for the perfect patch
of tulips. This lot is charming, I yell to my mom and the companions. No, wait
, I think this one is even better…, I decide hesitantly. In the end I, dazzled
by an overwhelming effort of tulips to show off their tints and hues, haul down
my wings and come to a conclusion that it』s real hard to find one group superior to any other, for every color, every pattern they exhibit is a creation of Nature – created long before preference and prejudice were ever known to mankind.
To share something good with your friends doubles your happiness. I find this saying quite weak when I see one of my wheelchair-bound friends shooting flowers
with a DV. He is a handsome man in his late thirties. Ten years ago he broke his neck in a terrible work accident and has been left paralyzed since.
「Wow, I wish I could have a camera like this.」 I walk over and ask, 「Is this
a disc-type?」
「Yep, 40GB.」 He replies with a smile.
His smile makes my happiness grow by at least five times.
「You』d like to take a picture of yourself?」 Mother good-naturedly asks one of the teammates with severe polio. To my surprise, he replies with an enthusiastic nod. His next move makes me gasp. In a struggle he stands up with one crooked leg and pushes his wheelchair away. One hand in the pocket and the other hand holding a bottle of water, he croaks, 「I』m ready.」
It was nearly 3 o』clock that we finally reached the other end of the road, where all the members had a nice meal of fish. By 4:30, we hopped on the bus ready
to go back home.
Every one was tired and sleepy on the return trip – except me. In silence I stared at the running landscape through the window. Everything returned to the 「
normal」 color – unattractive green and gray. A strange thought flashed through my mind. Could all those tulips be seen as 「strange」, 「abnormal」, or 「disabled?」 They could, in fact, as long as they kept their natural differences.
Would they ever feel ashamed of their unique appearances had they been given a
thinking mind?
「This is all your fault! I should have been much taller and would not have had
all this misery!」 Suddenly, this exchange of a parent-daughter conversation rang in my ears, as I looked over to the midget young lady, who had her MP3 player plugged into her ears and apparently enjoyed music she loved.
「No, Tulip,」 I would say to any tulip who felt sad about being abnormal, 「You
are just being attractively different, not disabled. For every Thumbelina, there is one special tulip to sleep in. It』s nothing wrong to be special, but it』
d be all wrong to be perfectly normal.」
2I 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。
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。
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。
Never frown,even when you are sad,because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
縱然傷心，也不要悉眉不展，因為你不知是誰會愛上你的笑容。
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；但是對於某人，你是他的整個世界。
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。
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愛你，那並不代表他們沒有全心全意地愛你。
Don't try to 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。
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人；在我們終於遇見心儀的人時，便應當心存感激。
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。
Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible sun within us.
-------Sir Thomas Browne
「生命是束純凈的火焰，我們依靠自己內心看不見的太陽而存在。」
--------托馬斯。布朗爵士
採納哦
B. 初中英語美文欣賞，初二，最好是勵志的
If the past has taught us anything, it is that every cause brings effect -- every actionhas a consequence. This thought, in my opinion, is the moral foundation of the universe; it applies equally in this world and the next. We Chinese have a saying: "If a man plants melons, he will reap melons; if he sows beans, he will reap beans." And this is true of every man's life: good begets good, and evil leads to evil. True enough, the sun shines on the saint and sinner alike, and too often it seems that the wicked wax and prosper. But we can say with certitude that, with the indivial as with the nation, the flourishing of the wicked is an illusion, for, unceasingly, life keeps books on us all. In the end, we are all the sum total of our actions. Character cannot be counterfeited, nor can it be put on and cast off as if it were a garment to meet the whim of the moment. Like the markings on wood which are ingrained in the very heart of the tree, character requires time and nurture for growth and development. Thus also, day by day, we write our own destiny, for inexorably we become what we do. This, I believe, is the supreme logic and the law of life.
如果過去的日子曾經教過我們一些什麼的話，那便是有因必有果──每一個行為都有一種結果。依我之見，這種觀念是宇宙的道德基礎；它也同樣適用於今生和來世。 我們中國人有句諺語說：「種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。」這也適用於每個人的生活：善有善報，惡有惡報。 的確，聖人與罪人皆會受到陽光的披澤，而且常常似乎是惡者大行其道。但是我們可以確信地說，不管是對個人或是對國家而言，惡人猖獗只是一種幻象，因為生命無時無刻不將我們的所作所為一筆一筆記錄下來。 最終，我們就是我們行為的總和。品德是無法偽造的，也無法像衣服一樣隨興地穿上或脫下來丟在一旁。就像木頭紋路源自樹木的中心，品德的成長與發育也需要時間和滋養。 也因此，我們日復一日地寫下自身的命運，因為我們的所為毫不留情地決定我們的命運。我相信這就是人生的最高邏輯和法則。
"Thank you for your application. We would like to congratulate you," the letter read. Those words can make your heart skip a beat and bring tears to your eyes. The feeling of following your dreams is inexplicable and proof that all your hard work was worth it. It is a signpost in life, a trail marker. It is a day you will never forget, the day you opened that envelope and your future was revealed. But what about all those days in-between - the ones that make and break you, the days that are nothing special. Would you have received that acceptance letter had you not attended the college fair at your school? What if you had forgotten to send an essay with your application, would you have been rejected? In life, one step creates the next. Each day is of equal importance, no matter how good or bad. There is no moment in life that does not matter. Regardless of how insignificant, each choice, each day, each idea, is the birth of the next. Something simple can completely reshape your life. It's just like the Butterfly Effect and you never know what is at the end. To go back in time and change one moment in the many that create your life could change everything that follows. If I've learned anything, it is that everything matters. You can struggle through life in an attempt to create the perfect path, but the truth is you will always wonder if it could have been better. Everything is important and nothing need be changed - to climb up the hill may be difficult, but you'll reach the top no matter which path you choose.
「感謝你的申請。我們要恭喜你，」信上寫道。那些話能使你的心為之一顫，讓你熱淚盈眶。追隨夢想的感受是難以言喻的，並且證明你所有的努力都是值得的。那是人生中的一個標記，人生路上的里程碑。那是你永遠不會忘記的日子，那天你打開那個信封，你的未來就隨之展現。但是在你獲得錄取信之前的所有日子呢？那些使你成功也使你崩潰的日子，那些平平淡淡的日子。要是你那時沒有參加學校的學院展，你還會收到錄取信嗎？如果當時在寄申請書的時候，你忘記附上一篇個人陳述，你會被拒絕嗎？人生中，步步相隨。無論好與壞，每一天都一樣的重要。人生中沒有一個時刻是無關緊要的。不管如何不值一提，每個選擇、每一天、每個想法，都會引出下一步。簡單的事情可以完全重塑你的人生。那就像是「蝴蝶效應」，你永遠不知道最後的結果是什麼。若回顧從前並改變創造你人生的眾多時刻中的一個，隨後的一切也會被改變。要是說我悟出什麼道理，那就是任何事情都是重要的。你可以奮斗一生，試圖創造完美的人生之路，但事實是你總是懷疑是否原本有更好的路可以走。每件事情都是重要的，任何事情都無需改變——攀山的過程可能是艱辛的，但無論你選擇哪條道路，你終會到達頂峰。
C. 適合初二學生朗誦的英語美文。
英語美文 - All that is beautiful （上） 第一篇：a grain of sand 一粒沙子 william blake/威廉.布萊克 to see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild fllower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. 從一粒沙子看到一個世界， 從一朵野花看到一個天堂， 把握在你手心裡的就是無限， 永恆也就消融於一個時辰。 第二篇：love your life 熱愛生活 henry david thoreau/享利.大衛.梭羅 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，更別用惡言咒罵它。它不像你那樣壞。你最富有的時候，倒是看似最窮。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。甚至在一個濟貧院里，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，在哪裡也像在皇宮中一樣，生活得心滿意足而富有愉快的思想。城鎮中的窮人，我看，倒往往是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；可是事實上他們是往往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
D. 有翻譯的初二英語美文
附上中文就太長了
奧巴馬的就職演講配注釋，中文網上應該能搜到哦，給初二學生讀還不錯
Hello Chicago!
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled -- Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
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But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to: It belongs to you.
……
I know you didn't do this just to win an election and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity （being huge）of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a planet in peril（danger）, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage（抵押）, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness （create）and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances（聯盟） to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep（陡峭的）. We may not get there in one year or even one term（任期）, but America -- I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people（民族） will get there.
There will be setbacks（挫折） and false starts（不成功的開端）. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy （政策）I make as President, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking（重塑） this nation the only way it's been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused（變硬的） hand by calloused hand.
What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek（尋求）. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon（鼓起） a new spirit of patriotism（愛國主義）; of service and responsibility （責任）where each of us resolves（決心） to pitch（投入） in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving（興旺的） Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation（抵制誘惑） to fall back on（退回） the same partisanship（黨派偏見） and pettiness（小氣） and immaturity（不成熟） that has poisoned（毒化） our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner（旗幟） of the Republican Party to the White House -- a party founded（建立） on the values of（建立在。。。價值觀上） self-reliance（自立）, indivial liberty（個人自由）, and national unity（國家團結）. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility（適度的謙卑） and determination（決心） to heal the divides（彌和分歧） that have held back（阻礙） our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends...though passion（熱情） may have strained（乾涸） it must not break our bonds of affection（愛的紐帶）." And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn（還未贏得） -- I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled（擁擠） around radios in the forgotten corners of our world -- our stories are singular（單數）, but our destiny（命運） is shared, and a new dawn（黎明） of American leadership is at hand（到來）. To those who would tear（撕） this world down -- we will defeat you. To those who seek（尋求） peace and security（安全） -- we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon（燈塔） still burns as bright -- tonight we proved（證明） once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might（力量） of our arms（武器） or the scale（等級） of our wealth, but from the enring（不朽的） power of our ideals（理想）: democracy（民主）, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding（不屈的） hope.
For that is the true genius（天才） of America -- that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
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She was born just a generation past slavery（奴隸制）; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America -- the heartache and the hope; the struggle（掙扎） and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with（決心繼續） that American creed（信條）: Yes we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed（消失）, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
When there was despair（絕望） in the st bowl and depression（沮喪） across the land, she saw a nation conquer（征服） fear itself with a New Deal（羅斯福新政）, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor （港口）and tyranny（暴政） threatened（威脅） the world, she was there to witness（見證） a generation rise（崛起） to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses（水龍帶？） in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher（傳教士） from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome（克服）." Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time -- to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity（恢復繁榮） and promote（促進） the cause（事業） of peace; to reclaim（開墾） the American Dream and reaffirm（重申） that fundamental truth（基本的真理） -- that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism（遭遇玩世不恭）, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed（信條） that sums up（ 鼓起）the spirit of a people:
E. 初二英語美文20篇【外帶翻譯】
英語美文 信念的力量
信心之所以有著不可思議的強大力量,因為它們對我們的生命就像方向舵對輪船一樣,控制著我們的方向和命運。我們並不總是像自己表白的那樣去生活,而是一直都生活在我們的信念里。簡單地說,如果我相信我是一個失敗者,我就註定會是一個失敗者。如果我相信我會成功,我就會成功。
Born in 1758, Horatio nelson, the son of a pastor, was a small, frail1 child who loved sailing. As a young teenager he joined the British Navy and, while journeying to the East Indies, caught a fever that seriously damaged his health. But he never allowed this to hold him back. At age 18, he was appointed a lieutenant2 in the Royal Navy and by the year 1802 was made commander-in-chief.
Two years later, at the battle of Trafalgar, Nelson defeated the combined3 French and Spanish fleets4. This was the greatest naval victory in British history and left British in control of the seas for the rest of the 1800's. Unfortunately, Nelson was mortally injured but lived long enough to know that his fleet had won the battle. His last words were, "Thank God I have done my ty."
Nelson was a man of fearless courage and devotion. He believed in his country, in his cause, and in himself. He once said, "I am of the opinion5 that the boldest measures are the safest." Nelson was a man greatly admired by others who said about him, "His frail body housed6 a great spirit."
One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who only have interest.
Beliefs are remarkably powerful in that they are to our lives what a rudder7 is to a ship. That is, they control the direction and destiny of our lives. While we don't always live the life we profess8, we always live the life we believe. Simply put, if I believe I am a failure, I will set myself up to fail. If I believe I am a successful person, I will succeed, and so on.
One very successful woman, a well-known entertainer, didn't have much going for her. She would never win a beauty contest and at age 38 was living on welfare. After reading Claude Briston's The Magic of Believing and beginning to believe in herself, her life took a dramatic turn. One gift she had was the ability to make people laugh. Once she believed this, she didn't allow what she didn't have to stop her using what she did have.
Jimmie Durante was another entertainer who wouldn't have made a fortune with his looks. But he capitalized on9 his weakness and turned it into one of his great strengths -- what he did have -- and put these to good use because he believed he could.
英語短故事 Lovely become so lost 讓失去變得可愛
An old man in a high－speed trains， accidentally bought the new shoes out from a window， surrounded by people who feel sorry But the elderly immediately second shoe from the window go away． This move is even more surprised． Explained that the elderly： "This shoe， no matter how expensive， for me has been useless， if there is who can pick up a pair of shoes， maybe he can wear it！"
一個老人在高速行駛的火車上，不小心把剛買的新鞋從窗口掉了一隻，周圍的人倍感惋惜，不料老人立即把第二隻鞋也從窗口扔了下去。這舉動更讓人大吃一驚。老人解釋說：「這一隻鞋無論多麼昂貴，對我而言已經沒有用了，如果有誰能撿到一雙鞋子，說不定他還能穿呢！」
英語美文欣賞：沙子與石頭
The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.
話說兩個好朋友正在穿越一個沙漠。途中他們忽然爭吵了起來，其中一個一巴掌扇在另外一個人的臉上。
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."
被扇的那個人受了傷害，但他一句話也沒有說，只是在沙子上寫道：「今天我最要好的朋友打了我一個耳光。」
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.
他們繼續走下去，後來發現了一片綠洲，他們於是決定洗個澡。先前被打的那個人這時不小心陷入了一個泥潭裡面，差點被淹死了，幸運的是他的朋友把他給救了出來。
After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."
他蘇醒過來後，立刻在一塊石頭上寫道：「今天我最要好的朋友救了我一命。」
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"
扇過他耳光又救過他性命的朋友於是問他說：「我打了你之後你在沙子上寫字，而現在你卻在石頭上寫，為什麼呢？」
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in a stone where no wind can ever erase it."
寫字的那個人回答說：「當我們被別人傷害了之後，我們應該把它寫在沙子上，那樣，寬容的風就很快就會將其抹去，但當我們受到別人的幫助之後，我們必須將它刻在石頭上，那樣，風就不會輕易把它磨滅。」
Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.
學會將你所受到的傷害寫在沙子上，把別人給你的幫助記在石頭上。
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.
人們常說發掘一個特別的人需要一分鍾，欣賞一個人需要一個小時，愛上一個人需要一整天，但忘記一個人卻需要你一生的時間。
Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them.
將這句話發給你永遠不會忘懷的人吧，讓他們知道你將永遠把他們放在心上。
1. Do one thing at a time, and do well.
一次只做一件事，做到最好！
2. Keep on going never give up.
勇往直前， 決不放棄！
3. Believe in yourself.
相信你自己！
4. I can because i think i can.
我行，因為我相信我行！
5. Action speak louder than words.
行動勝於言語！
6. Never say die.
永不氣餒!
7.Knowlegde can change your fate
知識改變命運
8.Knowledge is power.
知識就是力量。
9.Let bygones be bygones.
過去的就讓它過去吧。
10.No pains, no gains
一份耕耘一份收獲
1.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。
2.If you fail, don't forget to learn your lesson.
如果你失敗了，千萬別忘了汲取教訓。
3.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
4.Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again.
過一種高尚而誠實的生活。當你年老時回想起過去，你就能再一次享受人生。
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.Never judge people by their appearance.
永遠不要以貌取人。
7.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。
8.Remember the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them.
記住：最好的愛存在於對別人的愛勝於對別人的索求之上。
9.Use your crystal goblets. Do not save your best perfume, and use it every time you feel you want it.
舉起你的酒杯吧。不要吝嗇灑上你最好的香水，你想用的時候就享用吧！
10.Search for knowledge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.
尋找更多的知識，多讀一些書，坐在你家的前廊里，以贊美的眼光去享受眼前的風景，不要帶上任何功利的想法。
11.Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
在你想了解別人也想讓別人了解你之前，先完善並了解自己。
12.Do not keep anything for a special occasion, because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.
不要將你的東西為了某一個特別的時刻而預留著，因為你生活的每一天都是那麼特別。
13.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。
14."There are only two creatures," says a proverb, "who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail."
俗話說：「能登上金字塔的生物，只有兩種------鷹和蝸牛。」
15.Remember: Whatever happens, happens for a reason.
記住：任何事情的發生都有因有起。
16.It only needs early cultivation to become a power.
只需及早培養，記憶自會成為一種才能。
17.Don't let a little dispute break up a great friendship.
不要讓小小的爭端損毀了一場偉大的友誼。
18. 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。
19. Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment; not only about survival.
生活是一串串的快樂時光；我們不僅僅是為了生存而生存。
20.Forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times, and the confused times.
真正的朋友會與你一同度過困難、傷心和煩惱的時刻。
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21.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。
22.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。
23.However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names.
不論你的生活如何卑賤，你要面對它生活，不要躲避它，更別用惡言咒罵它。
24. The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more enrable.
在坎坷的生活道路上，最細小的禮貌猶如在漫長的冬天為我們歌唱的小鳥，那歌聲使冰天雪地的寒冷變得較易忍受。
25. When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers.
當你和你親近的人吵嘴的時候，試著就事論事，不要扯出那些陳芝麻、爛穀子的事。
26."Who shuts love out, in turn shall be shut out from love."
「誰拒愛於門外，也必將被愛拒諸門外。」
27. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.
毅力在效果上有時能同天才相比。
1.Two Birds
Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which?
Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.
Teacher: Please tell us.
Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.
兩只鳥
老師： 這兒有兩只鳥，一隻是麻雀。誰能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀嗎？
學生：我指不出，但我知道答案。
老師：請說說看。
學生：燕子旁邊的就是麻雀，麻雀旁邊的就是燕子。
2.The Fish Net
"Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?"
"A lot of little holes tied together with strings." replied the little girl.
魚網
"你能告訴我魚網是什麼做的嗎，安？" 老師發問道。
"把許多小孔用繩子栓在一起就成了魚網了。" 小女孩回答道。
F. 初二十篇英語小短文帶翻譯
My family
I love my family, because I have a happy family. My father is an English teacher. His name is Jacky. He is thirty-eight. He likes playing basketball. What』 my mother job? Is she a teacher? Yes, you』re right! My mother is very kind and nice, she is thirty-seven. My mother is always laborious work. I love my parents! On Saturday and Sunday, I often go to the library and play the piano, My father go to play basketball. Sometimes, we watch TV and listen to music at home. I love my family. Because I』m very happy to live with my parents together!
我的家庭 我愛我的家庭,因為我有一個快樂的家庭. 我的爸爸是一名英語教師,他的名字叫Jacky.他今年38歲.他非常喜歡打籃球.我的媽媽是趕什麼呢?她是一名教師嗎?是的.你說對了!我的媽媽是一個很親切、友善的人,她今年37歲.我媽媽總是勤勞的幹活.我愛我的父母. 在星期六和星期天里,我經常去圖書館和彈鋼琴.我爸爸去打籃球.有時侯,我們都在家看電視和聽音樂. 我愛我家.因為我和爸爸媽媽一起生活得很開心!
My Room
This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above the end of my bed. I usually put my shoe under my bed. Of course there is a chair in front of the desk. I sit there and I can see the trees and roads outside.
我的房間
這是我的房間。 在窗口附近有一張書桌。 我經常在那做我的家庭作業。 您能看有些書，有些花在花瓶里，一把格尺和筆。 在牆壁在書桌有貓的圖片。 有一個時鍾在我的床上的末端。 我通常把我的鞋子放在我的床下。 當然有一把椅子在書桌前面。 我坐那裡，並且我能看外面的樹和路
Skating
Mom bought me a pair of skating shoes at my fifth birthday. From then on, I developed the hobby of skating. It not only makes me stronger and stronger, but also helps me know many truths of life. I know that it is normal to fall, and if only you can get on your feet again and keep on moving, you are very good!
滑冰
媽媽買了我一雙冰鞋鞋子在我的第五個生日。 從那時起，我愛好滑冰。 它不僅使我越來越加強，而且幫助我知道生活許多真諦。 我知道摔倒是正常的，並且，如果只有你能摔倒後再站起來，就是非常好!
The Sea
What do you know about the sea? Some people know about it, but others don』t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day, the sea is very big. In the world, there is more sea than land. Do you know Hainan Island? It』s really very nice. We can see beaches, trees and the sea. We can swim and visit a lot of beautiful places.
海
你對海知道些什麼？ 某些人知道關於它，但其他不。 海看起來美麗在一個美好的晴天，海是非常大的。 在世界上，比土地有更多海。 您是否知道海南島？ 那非常好。 我們能看海灘、樹和海。 我們可以游泳和參觀很多美好的地方。
Computers
Computers are changing our life. You can do a lot of things with a computer. Such as, you can use a computer to write articles, watch video CDs, play games and do office work. But the most important use of a computer is to join the Internet.We don』t need to leave home to borrow books from a library or to do shopping in a supermarket.
Computers help us live a more convenient life.
計算機
計算機改變我們的生活。 您能做很多事用計算機。 例如，您能使用計算機寫文章，手錶錄影CDs，戲劇比賽和完成辦公室工作。 但對計算機的最重要的用途是加入Internet.我們不需要離開家去從圖書館借用書或在超級市場做購物。
計算機幫助我們居住更加方便的生活。
Smiling
I think smiling is as important as sunshine. Smiling is like sunshine because it can make people happy and have a good day. If you aren』t happy, you can smile, and then you will feel happy. Someone may say, 「But I don』t feel happy.」 Then I would say, 「Please smile as you do when you are happy or play with your friends happily. You will really be happy again.」
Smiling can let you have more friends.So I say, smiling is like a flower. It will give you happiness.
微笑
我認為微笑是一樣重要的象陽光。 微笑是象陽光，因為它可能使人愉快和有一個早晨好。 如果您不是愉快的，您能微笑，您然後將感覺愉快。 某人也許說， 「但是我不感到愉快」。 然後我會說， 「請微笑，您，當您愉快地是愉快或戲劇與您的朋友。 您真正地再將是愉快的」。
微笑可能讓您有更多朋友。如此我說，微笑是象花。 它將給您幸福。
Sunday
It was Sunday and I didn't have to go to school. I finished my homework the day before. So I decided to help mother do housework. I washed some clothes after I got up. Then I went shopping with a basket. I bought some meat, eggs and some vegetables in the market. After I came back, I started to cook dinner for the whole family. In the evening, I sat at the table and began to write down on my notebook what I had done ring the day.
星期天
它是星期天，並且我沒有必須去學校。 我前一天完成了我的家庭作業。 如此我決定幫助做家事。 在我起來了之後，我洗了一些衣裳。 然後我帶著籃子去購物。 我在市場上買了一些肉、蛋和有些菜。 在我回來了之後，我開始為全家烹調晚餐。 在晚上，我在我的筆記本寫下什麼我白天做了什麼。
春天：Spring
Spring is a delightful season. The temperatures are moderate, and the blooming trees and flowers make the city bright with colors. This is the time when we can begin to wear lighter and more brightly colored clothes and go outdoors more often. Smaller children like to bring their kites out to the spacious square. Also I enjoy going back to the village on this holiday after being in the city for the winter months.
春天是個讓人欣喜的季節.氣溫適中,掛滿綠葉的樹和盛開的花朵給城市增添了明亮的色彩.在這個時節里,我們可以穿上輕便靚麗的衣服經常出門去了.小孩子們則喜歡在廣闊的天空中放風箏.在城裡呆了一個冬天之後,我也喜歡回到村子裡度假.
夏天：
Summer is the great season for all sports in the open air. It is the season for football which is often called the national sport because of its popularity. I usually watch television and read the newspaper reports about the football results of the little leagues. During the summer I like to go to the beach often because it is very close to my home. I usually go there ring the summer vacation to relax after many months in school in the city. I feel very comfortable with the familiar quiet life of the villagers.
夏天是戶外運動最好的季節.這是一個橄欖球的季節,橄欖球由於廣受歡迎被稱為全民運動.我常常看電視,看報紙,從報道中獲得小聯盟橄欖球賽的比賽結果.夏日裡,我喜歡經常去海灘,因為那裡離我家不遠.在城裡的學校呆了幾個月後,暑假我常常去那裡放鬆一下.此處有我很熟悉的村民們的寧靜生活,這讓我倍感舒適.
秋天：Autumn
For me the autumn or fall starts in September when school starts its new term. I usually do some shopping. The mild weather made it very nice to study outside under the trees in a small park close to my house. I like to look up the leaves changing colors from green to red and yellow, and then brown colors. The park also has many bright fall flowers; sometimes I see a small squirrel coming down from the tree to hunt for food on the ground. On the weekends, I sometimes like to fly my kite. Usually on the street corners you can see street peddlers selling warm baked sweet potatoes. This is a nice time of the year.
我覺得秋天是在9月份新學期開始的時候來臨.我常常要去買一些東西.宜人的天氣讓我感覺在離家不遠的小公園的樹下學習是件非常愜意的事.我喜歡抬起頭看蓍枝頭上的樹葉由綠變紅,變黃,然後再變褐.公園里還有許多鮮艷的秋花.有時我會見到小松鼠從樹上跳到地上覓食.在周末,我有時會去放風箏.在街頭的拐角處,常常會有街頭小販在賣烤紅薯.秋天是一年中的好時節.
冬天：Winter
Winter is very cold and windy in most parts of China. I usually look forward to the Spring Festival and the winter holiday when I can go to the south where the climate is warmer ring these holidays. Also, I look forward to seeing my grandparents and my friends. Winter is the time everyone is in a festive mood. In the city, I usually do a lot of reading at home in the winter because of eh cold weather outside.
中國大部分地區的冬天是即冷又有風的。我總是盼望著春節或寒假，到時候我就可以去南方了，當地的氣候在這時會暖和的多。我也盼望著去探望我的祖父母和我的朋友。冬天，每個人都懷著喜慶的心情。在城裡，冬天的時候我經常待在家裡盡情地看書，因為外面的天氣非常的冷。 如果對你有要你一定要評分哦
G. 急需初二的英語美文摘抄!10篇!!!!!!!
英語美文 - All that is beautiful （上）
第一篇：a grain of sand
一粒沙子
william blake/威廉.布萊克
to see a world in a grain of sand,
and a heaven in a wild fllower,
hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
and eternity in an hour.
從一粒沙子看到一個世界，
從一朵野花看到一個天堂，
把握在你手心裡的就是無限，
永恆也就消融於一個時辰。
第二篇：love your life
熱愛生活
henry david thoreau/享利.大衛.梭羅
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，更別用惡言咒罵它。它不像你那樣壞。你最富有的時候，倒是看似最窮。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。甚至在一個濟貧院里，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，在哪裡也像在皇宮中一樣，生活得心滿意足而富有愉快的思想。城鎮中的窮人，我看，倒往往是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；可是事實上他們是往往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。
第三篇
the pure.the bright,the beautiful, 一切純潔的,輝煌的,美麗的,
that stirred our hearts in youth, 強烈地震撼著我們年輕的心靈的,
the impulses to wordless prayer, 推動著我們做無言的禱告的,
the dreams of love and truth; 讓我們夢想著愛與真理的;
the longing after something's lost, 在失去後為之感到珍惜的,
the spirit's yearning cry, 使靈魂深切地呼喊著的,
the striving after better hopes- 為了更美好的夢想而奮斗著的-
these things can never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
the timid hand stretched forth to aid 羞怯地伸出援助的手，
a brother in his need, 在你的弟兄需要的時候，
a kindly word in grief's dark hour 傷慟、困難的時候，一句親切的話
that proves a friend indeed ; 就足以證明朋友的真心；
the plea for mercy softly breathed, 輕聲地乞求憐憫，
when justice threatens nigh, 在審判臨近的時候，
the sorrow of a contrite heart- 懊悔的心有一種傷感--
these things shall never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
let nothing pass for every hand 在人間傳遞溫情
must find some work to do ; 盡你所能地去做；
lose not a chance to waken love- 別錯失去了喚醒愛的良機-----
be firm,and just ,and true; 為人要堅定，正直，忠誠；
so shall a light that cannot fade 因此上方照耀著你的那道光芒
beam on thee from on high. 就不會消失。
and angel voices say to thee---你將聽到天使的聲音在說-----
these things shall never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
第四篇
think it over……好好想想……
today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;
今天我們擁有了更高層的樓宇以及更寬闊的公路，但是我們的性情卻更為急躁，眼光也更加狹隘；
we spend more,but enjoy less;
我們消耗的更多，享受到的卻更少；
we have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;
我們的住房更大了，但我們的家庭卻更小了；
we have more compromises,but less time;
我們妥協更多，時間更少；
we have more knowledge,but less judgment;
我們擁有了更多的知識，可判斷力卻更差了；
we have more medicines,but less health;
我們有了更多的葯品，但健康狀況卻更不如意；
we have multiplied out possessions,but reced out values;
我們擁有的財富倍增，但其價值卻減少了；
we talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much;
我們說的多了，愛的卻少了，我們的仇恨也更多了；
we reached the moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;
我們可以往返月球，但卻難以邁出一步去親近我們的左鄰右舍；
we have conquered the outer space,but not our inner space;
我們可以征服外太空，卻征服不了我們的內心；
we have highter income,but less morals;
我們的收入增加了，但我們的道德卻少了；
these are times with more liberty,but less joy;
我們的時代更加自由了，但我們擁有的快樂時光卻越來越少；
we have much more food,but less nutrition;
我們有了更多的食物，但所能得到的營養卻越來越少了；
these are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but divorces increase;
現在每個家庭都可以有雙份收入，但離婚的現象越來越多了；
these are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;
現在的住房越來越精緻，但我們也有了更多破碎的家庭；
that's why i propose,that as of today;
這就是我為什麼要說，讓我們從今天開始；
you do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a special occasion.
不要將你的東西為了某一個特別的時刻而預留著，因為你生活的每一天都是那麼特別；
search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;
尋找更我的知識，多讀一些書，坐在你家的前廊里，以贊美的眼光去享受眼前的風景，不要帶上任何功利的想法；
spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;
花多點時間和朋友與家人在一起，吃你愛吃的食物，去你想去的地方；
life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;
生活是一串串的快樂時光；我們不僅僅是為了生存而生存；
use your crystal goblets.do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.
舉起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝嗇灑上你最好的香水，你想用的時候就享用吧！
remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday";
從你的詞彙庫中移去所謂的「有那麼一天」或者「某一天」；
let's write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"!
曾打算「有那麼一天」去寫的信，就在今天吧！
let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;
告訴家人和朋友，我們是多麼地愛他們；
do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;
不要延遲任何可以給你的生活帶來歡笑與快樂的事情；
every day,every hour,and every minute is special;
每一天、每一小時、每一分鍾都是那麼特別；
and you don't know if it will be your last.
你無從知道這是否最後刻。
http://..com/question/9750123.html?si=1There" is no better than "Here"
Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive " there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your " there" vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really appreciating what you already have right "here." It is important for human beings to keep soberminded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present.
Gratitude To be grateful means you are thankful for and appreciative of what you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment, you can experience the full wonder of "here."
There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try:
1. Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.
2. Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
3. Spend time offering assistance to those who are less fortunate than you, so that you may gain perspective.
However you choose to learn gratitude is irrelevant. What really matters is that you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation for all that you have right now, so that you may live more joyously in your present moment.
Abundance One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want, and so they are always striving to get to a point when they would finally have enough.
Alan and Linda always dreamed of living "the good life." Both from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their mutual goal of becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years, amassing a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a palatial seven-bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood. They focused their energies on accumulating all the things they believed signified abundance: membership in the local exclusive country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class society friends. No matter how much they accumulated, however, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to erase the deep fear of scarcity both had acquired in childhood. They needed to learn the lesson of abundance. Then the stock market crashed in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money. A bizarre but costly lawsuit depleted another huge portion of their savings. One thing led to another, and they found themselves in a financial disaster. Assets needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from extravagant, they have taken stock of their lives and feel quite blessed. Only now, as they assess what they have left -- a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable income, and good friends -- do they realize that true abundance comes not from amassing, but rather from appreciating.
Scarcity consciousness arises as a result of the "hole-in-the-soul syndrome." This is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with things from the outside world. But like puzzle pieces, you can't fit something in where it does not naturally belong. No amount of external objects, affection, love, or attention can ever fill an inner void. We already have enough, so we should revel in our own interior abundance.
彼岸無盡頭，知足才常樂
許多人都相信，一旦他們達到了自己所設定的某個特定目標，他們就會開心、快樂。然而事實往往是，當你到達彼岸時，你還是不知足、不滿意，而且又有了新的彼岸--新的幻想和憧憬。由於你總是疲於追逐一個又一個的彼岸，你從未真正欣賞、珍惜你已經擁有的一切。不安於現狀的慾望人皆有之，由來已久，但重要的是要對它保持清醒的頭腦。一方面，你的生活因為夢想和渴望而更加精彩。另一方面，這些慾望又使你越來越不懂得珍惜和享受現在擁有的生活。假如你能懂得感恩，學會知足，你就接近實現生活在現實中提出的要求。
感恩之心感恩是指你感激、珍惜自己當前所擁有的一切以及所處的人生境遇。心存感恩，你的心靈就充滿愉悅，你就能真正領會人生路上的種種體驗。如果你努力把眼光鎖定在此時此刻，你就能感受它的美妙之處。
感恩之心需要經常加強。許多方法可以培育感恩之心，你不妨試試以下幾種：
1．設想如果你失去了你現在所擁有的一切，你的生活將會怎麼樣。它肯定會使你回想起原來你是多麼喜歡和珍視這一切。
2．每天都列出那些值得你感激的事物，那樣你就能時時刻刻意識到自己的幸運。每天都要這么做，尤其是當你覺得好像沒有什麼可感激的時候。另外你也可以每天臨睡前花幾分鍾感恩自己所擁有的一切。
3．花時間幫助那些沒有你那麼幸運的人，這樣你也許會對生活有正確的認識。
其實，你選擇何種方法去學會感恩，這無關緊要，真正重要的是你應該有意識地努力去欣賞和珍視你現在所擁有的一切，這樣你就可以更快樂地享受你目前的生活。
知足常樂貧窮是人類最普遍的恐懼之一。許多人擔心自己的所需所求不夠，所以他們總是孜孜以求有朝一日能心滿意足，別無他求。
艾倫和琳達都來自貧苦的工人家庭，都一直夢想著過上"好日子"。他們早早地成了家，然後就開始為他們共同的致富目標奮斗。他們拚命工作了好幾年，終於積攢了一筆錢，從兩居室搬到了一套坐落在最高檔街區的富麗堂皇的七居室大房子。此後，他們費盡心思去積聚那些他們認為是代表富足的東西：當地惟一的一家鄉村俱樂部的會員資格、豪華汽車、名牌服裝，以及上流社會的朋友。但是，不論他們積聚了多少，似乎永遠難以滿足。他們倆誰都無法消除小時侯對貧窮的刻骨銘心的恐懼。其實，他們就需要學會知足常樂這一課。1987年，股市遭受重創，艾倫和琳達損失慘重。禍不單行，一場莫名其妙的昂貴的官司又耗盡了他們的一大筆積蓄，這一切使他們陷入了經濟困境。他們不得不變賣家產，最後他們丟掉了鄉村俱樂部的會員資格，失去了汽車和房子。艾倫和琳達努力奮鬥了好幾年才從困境中走出來。現在他們的生活毫不奢華，但是他們是自己生活的主宰，幸福而又知足。只有在這時，他們才掂量著那些尚未失去的東西，如穩固相愛的婚姻、健康的身體、可靠的收入、真正的朋友等等，他們終於認識到，真正的富足不是來自財富的積聚，而是來自對所擁有的一切的珍視。
貧窮感可以歸因於"精神空虛綜合症"，即我們試圖用身外之物來填補內心的空缺。但是，就像拼圖游戲一樣，你不能把本來不屬於那個地方的東西硬塞進去。任何身外之物、情感、關愛和關注都無法填補內心的空虛。我們擁有的已經足夠，因此我們應該滿足於內心世界的豐富與充實。
H. 適合初二的英語美文
Three Days to See (Excerpts)
Hellen Keller
All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours. But always we were interested in discovering how the doomed choose to spend his last days or his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictly delimited.
Such storied set us thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances. What events, what experience, what associations should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings? What happiness should we find in reviewing the past, what regrets?
Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life. We should live each day with gentleness, vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, would adopt the Epicurean motto of 「eat, drink and be merry.」 But most people would be chastened by certainty of impending death.
假如給我三天光明（節選）
我們都讀過震撼人心的故事，故事中的主人公只能再活一段很有限的時光，有時長達一年，有時卻短至一日。但我們總是想要知道，註定要離世人的會選擇如何度過自己最後的時光。當然，我說的是那些有選擇權利的自由人，而不是那些活動范圍受到嚴格限定的死囚。
這樣的故事讓我們思考，在類似的處境下，我們該做些什麼？作為終有一死的人，在臨終前的幾個小時內我們應該做什麼事，經歷些什麼或做哪些聯想？回憶往昔，什麼使我們開心快樂？什麼又使我們悔恨不已？
有時我想，把每天都當作生命中的最後一天來邊，也不失為一個極好的生活法則。這種態度會使人格外重視生命的價值。我們每天都應該以優雅的姿態，充沛的精力，抱著感恩之心來生活。但當時間以無休止的日，月和年在我們面前流逝時，我們卻常常沒有了這種子感覺。當然，也有人奉行「吃，喝，享受」的享樂主義信條，但絕大多數人還是會受到即將到來的死亡的懲罰。
I. 初二的英語美文要8篇
1.我們為什麼要學英語
There are four key points to study English: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Firstly, we should be brave to talk with others in English. By doing this, we can improve our talking and listening skill.
Secondly, we should try to listen to all kinds of English programmes as much as possible. In this way, we can graally improve our pronunciation.
Thirdly, we should often read English books. When we come across a new word. We should guess its meaning through the contest first. Then look it up in the dictionary to have a check. I thin,, it is a good way of reading.
Fourthly, we should practice our writing skills. Whenever we have any idea, we should get the pen and write it down at once. It is very important to avoid writing in Chinese way and using the Chinese grammar.
As long as we listen, speak, read and write more, we are sure to make remarkable progress!
有四個重點學習英語聽、說、讀、寫能力。
首先,我們應該勇敢地用英語與人交談。這樣做的話,我們可以改善我們的談話和聽力技巧。
其次,我們應該試著去傾聽各式各樣的英語課程當做很多當做可能的。以這方式,我們能夠逐步改善發音。
第三,我們應該經常讀英語書。當我們遇到生詞。我們應該猜出它的意思整場比賽第一名。然後查字典查一下。我認為,這是一個很好的方式,閱讀。
第四,我們應該練習寫作技巧。當我們有什麼想法,我們應該把鋼筆寫下來。這是非常重要的,在中國的方式來避免寫作和使用漢語的語法。
只要我們聽、說、讀、寫的更多,我們肯定會取得顯著的進步!
2.時間的價值(The Value of Time)
As a popular saying goes, "Time is money. "In fact, time is more precious than money. When money is spent, you can earn it back if you want to. However, when time is gone, it will never come back. As the pace of modern life continues to accelerate,the time at our disposal is quite limited. But there are a lot of things to be done in our lives. We should make full use of our time to fulfil what is useful to us. For instance, as students we should devote most of our time to our academic studies. In this way we can acquire new knowledge and skill necessary for our future carrier.
In my opinion, wasting time means wasting our valuable life. But many of us don't realize this. They think time is inexhaustible. I'm not in favor of such of a view. Hence, my conclusion is that we should never put off what can be today until tomorrow。
常言道:「時間就是金錢。「事實上,時間比金錢更珍貴。當花了錢,你可以賺回來,如果你想去的地方。然而,時間流逝,再也不會回來了。隨著現代生活的節奏不斷加快,在我們的處理是非常有限的。但是有很多事情要做。我們應該充分利用我們的時間去完成什麼是對我們有用。例如,作為學生,我們應該花大部分的時間來我們的學術研究。用這種方式我們能夠獲得新知識和技能的必要的未來的載體。
在我看來,浪費時間就是浪費寶貴的生命。但是,我們中的很多人沒有認識到這一點。他們認為時間是無窮無盡的。我不贊成這樣一個觀點。因此,我的結論是,我們要不要把今天能到明天。
3. MY LOVE我的愛
Mamma you gave life to me，Turned a babysintosa man，And mamma all you had to offer Was a promise of a lifetime of love,Now I know there is no other
love like a Mothers.Love for her child,I know that love so complete someday must leave.Must say goodbye,Goodbyes the saddest word,I』ll ever hear.Goodbyes the last time I will hold you near,Someday you』ll say that word and I will cry,It』ll break my heart to hear you say Goodbye.
Mamma you gave love to me,And Mamma all I ever needed Was guarantee of you loving me,Cause I know there is no other love like a mother,the love you give will always live,You』ll always be there every time I fall,You take my weakness and you make me strong,And I will always love you till forever comes.And when you need me,I』ll be there for you always,I』ll be there thru the lonely days.You are the wings that guide my
broken flight,and my shelter thru the raging storm,And I will love you till forever comes
媽媽你賜予我生命,變成了一種創造者,媽媽所有你所能提供的是一項承諾的一生的愛情,我現在知道沒有別的
去愛吧,就像一個母親愛她的孩子,我知道,愛這樣完成總有一天要離開. 必須說再見,再見,我會最聽過…再見最後一次我抱著你,總有一天你會說的話,我就會哭了,它就會傷我的心去聽你說再見了。
媽媽給你對我的愛,和媽媽所有我需要的是保證你愛我,因為我知道沒有其它的愛情就像母親,你付出的愛永遠活著,你會一直在那裡我每次跌倒,你把我的弱點,你讓我堅強,我將永遠愛你直到永遠是. 當你需要我時,我就陪伴你,我會入孤獨的日子. 你的翅膀,引導我
破碎的飛行,我的避難所,通過怒濤中,我將愛你直到永遠
J. 八年級英語美文,帶翻譯,生詞不要太多
Youth
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to st.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being』s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what』s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young.
When your aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you』ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there』s hope you may die young at 80.
青春
青春不是年華，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想像，炙熱的戀情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。
青春氣貫長虹，勇銳蓋過怯弱，進取壓倒苟安。如此銳氣，二十後生而有之，六旬男子則更多見。年歲有加，並非垂老，理想丟棄，方墮暮年。
歲月悠悠，衰微只及肌膚；熱忱拋卻，頹廢必致靈魂。憂煩，惶恐，喪失自信，定使心靈扭曲，意氣如灰。
無論年屆花甲，擬或二八芳齡，心中皆有生命之歡樂，奇跡之誘惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一台天線，只要你從天上人間接受美好、希望、歡樂、勇氣和力量的信號，你就青春永駐，風華常存。
一旦天線下降，銳氣便被冰雪覆蓋，玩世不恭、自暴自棄油然而生，即使年方二十，實已垂垂老矣；然則只要樹起天線，捕捉樂觀信號，你就有望在八十高齡告別塵寰時仍覺年輕。