第一篇：高中生英語美文

多閱讀一些英文美文，可以提高學生的閱讀理解能力，以下是小編跟大家分享高中生英語美文，歡迎大家閱讀！

篇一：高中生英語美文

tress is a normal part of life and usually comes from everyday occurrences.Here are some ways you can deal with everyday sources of stress.Eliminate as many sources of stress as you can.For example, if crowds bother you, go to supermarket when you know the lines won’t be too long.Try renting videotapes rather than going to crowded movie theaters.If you are always running late, sit down with a pencil and paper and see how you are actually allotting your time.You may be able to solve your problem(and destress your life a bit)just by being realistic.If you can’t find the time for all the activities that are important to you, maybe you are trying to do too much.Again, make a list of what you do during the day and how much each activity takes.Then cut back.Avoid predictably stressful situations.If a certain sport or game makes you tense(whether it’s tennis or bridge), decline the invitation to play.After all, the point of these activities is to have a good time.If you know you won’t, there’s no reason to play.If you can’t remove the stress,remove yourself.Slip away once in a while for some private time.These quiet moments may give you a fresh perspective on your problems.Competing with others,whether in accomplishments, appearance, or possessions, is an avoidable source of stress.You might know people who do all they can to provoke envy in others.While it may seem easy to say you should be satisfied with what you have, it’s the truth.Stress from this kind of jealousy is self’inflicted.Labor-saving devices, such as cell phones or internet, often encourage us to cram too many activities into each day.Before you buy new equipment, be sure that it will really improve your life.Be aware that taking care of equipment and getting it repaired can be stressful.Try doing only one thing at a time.For example, when you’re riding your exercise bike, you don’t have to listen to the radio or watch television.Remember, sometimes it’s okay to do nothing.If you feel stress(or anything else)is getting the better of you, seek professional help—a doctor or psychologist.Early signs of excess stress are loss of a sense of well-being and reluctance to get up in the morning to face another day.篇二：高中生英語美文

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eyes.I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it.Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard.I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditches would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.Everyday I drove past the flowers thinking, “I'll stop on my way home and dig them.”

“Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty...” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them.My husband even gave me a folding shovel one year for my trunk to be used for that expressed purpose.One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone.I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long.You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.” A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor.She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked.I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us.I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.篇三：高中生英語美文

It may seem an exaggeration to say that ambition is the drive of society, holding many of its different elements together, but it is not an exaggeration by much.Remove ambition and the essential elements of society seem to fly apart.Ambition is intimately connected with family, for men and women not only work partly for their families;husbands and wives are often ambitious for each other, but harbor some of their most ardent ambitions for their children.Yet to have a family nowadays—with birth control readily available, and inflation a good economic argument against having children—is nearly an expression of ambition in itself.Finally,though ambition was once the domain chiefly of monarchs and aristocrats, it has, in more recent times,increasingly become the domain of the middle classes.Ambition and futurity—a sense of building for tomorrow—are inextricable.Working, saving, planning—these, the daily aspects of ambition —have always been the distinguishing marks of a rising middle class.The attack against ambition is not incidentally an attack on the middle class and what it stands for.Like it or not, the middle class has done much of society’s work in America;and it, the middle class, has from the beginning run on ambition.It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition.It would probably be a kinder world:without demands, without abrasions,without disappointments.People would have time for reflection.Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity.Competition would never enter in.Conflict would be eliminated, tension become a thing of the past.The stress of creation would be at an end.Art would no longer be troubling, but purely entertaining in its functions.The family would become superfluous as a social unit, with all its former power for bringing about neurosis drained away.Life span would be expanded, for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by overwork.Anxiety would be extinct.Time would stretch on and on, with ambition long departed from the human heart.Ah, how unbearably boring life would be!

第二篇：高中生英語美文誦讀

必背美文

Youth

Youth is not a time of life;it's a state of mind;it's not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees;it's a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions;it's the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for the adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of 60 more than 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 spring back to dust.Whether 60 or 16 ,there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of 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 message of beauty ,hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cyniciam and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20,but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.Love your mother Let us take a moment of the time/ just to pay tribute and show appreciation /to the person called MOM /though some may not say it openly to their mother.There’s no one who could take the place of her.Cherish every single moment together with her.Though at times she may not be the best of friends, she may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!Your mother will be there for you;to listen to your sorrows, your frustrations, etc.Ask yourself “Have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her ‘blues’ of working in the kitchen, her tiredness?”Show her your due respect, though you may have a different view from hers.Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.Love her more than you love yourself, for life is meaningless without her.Time Is Money “Time is money.” This saying means that time is very valuable.But time is more valuable than money.The money we have lost can be gained again, but the time we have wasted cannot be regained.Moreover, sometimes persons can exist without money, but nothing can be done without time, just as no one can live without air.Despite being so valuable, time is often neglected by men.Since time is an invisible thing, men often waste their time unconsciously（無意地）.Without anything to do, they may gossip from morning till night.Man can live only at most to about 100 years.It seems fairly long, but in fact it is rather short.We often say “How quickly time flies!” How many things can a man accomplish in such a short period? Hence we should use the valuable time properly to do our work.We will race with it.We will study and work hard.Never waste a little bit of it.Hope Hope is what makes one's life continue forward.Setting goals for oneself is fine, but impossible to reach without hope.Many humans believe that hope is what creates disappointment;a sad belief to have.For hope provides one with the ability to project success in one's mind, aids in one's acceptance of one's faults and to know that challenges lie ahead, and provides the strength needed to remain appropriately focused on reaching one's goals.Hope provides one with trust, healthy and responsible anticipation, and gives one optimism.Hope does not create disappointment, expectation does.For when one expects, one ignorantly narrows one's focus.Expectation is what creates disappointment by causing each expectant individual to feel pessimistic with failure, impatient with new fears and challenges, and immature and uneducated when their narrow scope of goal achieving goes awry.Hope brings one's focus on goal achieving into a broader view allowing one to see new fears and challenges and helping one to prepare.Try to Be a Good Student Perhaps it is the dream of everyone to be a good student at school, but quite a few students feel at a loss on how to make it.In my opinion it is rather easy if you can act on the following points.First of all, make full use of your time and work hard.Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today, as time past will never come back.The fast developing society requires adequate knowledge, which presses us to spare no efforts to study.Of course, your hard work will be rewarded one day.Secondly, use your own head and present your point of view.Credulous（輕信的）attitude will only make you take anything for granted.With your own judgment you will be able to tell right from wrong and set up your own theory.Thirdly, set aside enough time for relaxation, entertainment, etc.don’t ignore the harm of all work and no play.Proper sports will build up your body and improve the efficiency of your studying.To be a good student is easier said than done, for it needs a student’s consistent efforts.But nothing is difficult to a man if he puts his heart into it.Natural Resources Nature has provided us with many kinds of resources.Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from Nature.The food we eat, the water we drink, the clothes we wear, the concrete and bricks to build our houses, the materials to make bikes we ride, etc.all come originally from Nature.People have been making use of these natural supplies for thousands of years.With the development of technology and the increase of the population, the amount and range of materials taken has increased.It is estimated that this tread will continue in the years to come.However, natural resources are not in exhaustible.Some resources are already nearly used up.For example, the end of the world’s fuel is already within sight.Such an essential daily item as water is in short supply in many parts of the world.We can no longer thoughtlessly use the many resources provided by Nature.We must learn to conserve what remains.We Have Only One World When industries grow, pollution also grows.Today the problem of environment has become more and more important.The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded.We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.If we don’t take action immediately, then we will destroy our only world.Man has made great progress in environment protection.Government of many countries has established laws to protect the forest and sea resource and to stop the environmental pollution.Still more measures should be taken to solve the problem.First, we should start by educating the public about the hazards of pollution.The government on its part should also design stricter laws.This is not only for our own generation but also for the future generation to come.It is necessary to protect our nature environment.We must begin now to protect our only world.Make The Best Use of Our Land It is the land that has been providing us with everything we need for centuries.In other words, almost everything we use daily comes from the land directly or indirectly.The food, clothes, houses, even the books and furniture are all supplied by the land.But the limited land is decreasing at a surprising speed.With the expanding of the cities, the development of the industry and over population, lots of large pieces of good farmland are being turned into residential areas with many houses and apartment buildings, or industrial areas, or warehouses.Therefore some measures must be taken to stop the abusing of our farmland.On the other hand, we should let everyone realize the danger of being short of land.And also we should educate them how to make better use of our land.Health It is said that we do not properly value a thing until we have lost it.It is only when a friend dies that we find out how much he was to us.So it is with health.When we are young and strong and have good health, we think little about it.It seems natural to us to be always well, and we cannot imagine what it is like to be ill.Wo we are often careless about our health, and without thinking we spoil our health by bad habits and doing silly things.It is only when we have our good health that we find that it was one of God’s best gifts to us.Health is our most important possession.We should do our best to maintain it.Good health is necessary to happiness and success.People who are in poor health are often pessimistic or depressed.As a rule, bad health means misery and failure.How can we keep our health? Only by knowing and carefully obeying the laws of health.A happy man is a healthy man, and only the healthy man can live a happy life.The desire for good health is universal.Everyone who loves life understands how important health is.First, good health is the guarantee for enjoying life.The only desire of a patient is always to live an ordinary and healthy life.Second, good health establishes a firm foundation for your ambition of the career.Without it, any lofty aspiration turns to be a daydream.Then how to keep fit? Everyone has his own answers to this question, while I think three principal suggestions should be followed.The first one is that a scientific diet should be adopted, which offers the necessities for your body.The second one is that physical exercises must be persisted, especially for the indoor people.The last, but not the least, is that the cheerful mood should be kept.In order to keep fit, I force myself to keep away from the “junk food”, although it usually tastes good, I even form a good habit of doing morning exercises.And the beautiful music and good books always cheer me up.Sports and Games Sports and games do a lot of good to our health.They can make us strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep healthy and fit.Especially they can be of great value to people who work with their brains most of the day, for sports and games give people valuable practice in exercising the body.What’s more, they make our life richer and more colourful.If we do not have a strong body, we will find it hard to do whatever we want.So persons of all ages enjoy watching and taking part in various kinds of sports-track and fields, swimming, skating, football, volleyball and basketball, etc.Sports and games are also very useful in character training.They demand not only physical skills and strength but also courage, endurance, discipline and usually teamwork.For boys and girls, what is learned in the playground often has a deep effect on their character.If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.A healthy citizen makes a strong country.Let’s all take part in sports and games.Smoking It is well known that smoking does harm to the health.Today, so many people still keep smoking, which has drawn wide attention of the society.Smoking has so many disadvantages but no advantages at all.First, the cigarettes with nicotine in them do great harm to the health.Such diseases as pneumonia, lung cancer may be caused or partly caused by them.Furthermore, the bad effects of cigarettes cost the smokers lots of money, which could be spent on other meaningful things.Thirdly, the accidents of fire all over the world every year are mostly caused by the still-burning butts(end).The government has formulated the regulation of no smoking in public places.Yet its result is not so satisfactory.From my point of view, it needs the common efforts of the society.Not only the nonsmokers but the smokers should cooperate on this matter.My Views on Large Modern Cities Since every coin has two sides, living in large modern cities offers us many advantages, simultaneously causes many troubles.Better education and better jobs are easy to get, and better medical care is convenient to receive in large modern cities.People are usually well informed due to the advanced media, such as television, newspaper and net PC.Large modern cities also provide varied entertainment for the city-dwellers.The public places like cinema, bar, disco-ball are everywhere.On the other hand, large modern cities are too big to control, so the traffic jams and traffic accidents often happen, and the social security is a headache problem.And city-dwellers have to face the housing problem.Usually a house is too expensive for the salary earning class to buy and the rent is also high.Moreover, noise and pollution in large cities bring harm to people’s health.Live in the City or in the Country Where do you like to live, in the city or in the country?Most cities are centers of economy, trade, transportation or culture.With the development of economy and society, more and more people have flooded into the cities, which makes the scale of the cities larger and larger.Surely, it is very convenient for shopping, education, business and so on.But it also has many disadvantages: the large population makes it crowded in each corner of the city;the big factories, too many cars, buses and trucks pollute the clean air;too much noise can make people mad.To live in the city, one even can’t get enough room for living.To live in the country is another thing.You can breathe the fresh air cheerfully, own a spacious house with a big backyard, and relax yourself in quietness.But when you want to go shopping, or take your child to school, perhaps you will complain about its inconvenient transportation, its remoteness?I am an ordinary person.I am always longing for the peaceful idyll（田園詩般的）life of the countryside.

第三篇：高中生英語美文摘抄

導語：在19至20世紀的，英國和美國在文化、經濟、軍事、政治和科學在世界上的領先地位使得英語成為一種國際語言。下面是小編為你帶來的高中生英語美文摘抄，歡迎閱讀。

篇一：高中生英語美文摘抄

美麗的微笑與愛心

The poor are very wonderful people.One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street.And one of them was in a most terrible condition，and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three.I take care of this one who looked worse.So I did for her all that my love can do.I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face.She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “thank you” and she died.I could not help but examine my conscience[良心]before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her place.And my answer was very simple.I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself.I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more-she gave me her grateful love.And she died with a smile on her face.As did that man whom we picked up from the drain[陰溝、下水道], half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home.“I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything.Like an angel-this is the greatness of our people.And that is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me.窮人是非常了不起的人。一天晚上，我們外出，從街上帶回了四個人，其中一個生命岌岌可危。于是我告訴修女們說：“你們照料其他三個，這個瀕危的人就由我來照顧了。”就這樣，我為她做了我的愛所能做的一切。我將她放在床上，看到她的臉上綻露出如此美麗的微笑。她握著我的手，只說了句“謝謝您”就死了。我情不自禁地在她面前審視起自己的良知來。我問自己，如果我是她的話，會說些什么呢？答案很簡單，我會盡量引起旁人對我的關注，我會說我饑餓難忍，冷得發抖，奄奄一息，痛苦不堪，諸如此類的話。但是她給我的卻更多更多――她給了我她的感激之情。她死時臉上卻帶著微笑。我們從排水道帶回的那個男子也是如此。當時，他幾乎全身都快被蟲子吃掉了，我們把他帶回了家。“在街上，我一直像個動物一樣地活著，但我將像個天使一樣地死去，有人愛，有人關心。”真是太好了，我看到了他的偉大之處，他竟能說出那樣的話。他那樣地死去，不責怪任何人，不詛咒任何人，無欲無求。像天使一樣――這便是我們的人民的偉大之所在。因此我們相信耶穌所說的話――我饑腸轆轆――我衣不蔽體――我無家可歸――我不為人所要，不為人所愛，也不為人所關心――然而，你卻為我做了這一切。

I believe that we are not real social workers.We may be doing social work in the eyes of the people, but we are really contemplatives[修行者、沉思冥想的人] in the heart of the world.For we are touching the body of Christ twenty-four hours...And I think that in our family we don't need bombs and guns, to destroy, to bring peace, just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home.And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world.我想，我們算不上真正的社會工作者。在人們的眼中，或許我們是在做社會工作，但實際上，我們真的只是世界中心的修行者。因為，一天24小時，我們都在觸摸基督的圣體。我想，在我們的大家庭時，我們不需要槍*和炮彈來破壞和平，或帶來和平――我們只需要團結起來，彼此相愛，將和平、歡樂以及每一個家庭成員靈魂的活力都帶回世界。這樣，我們就能戰勝世界上現存的一切邪惡。

And with this prize that I have received as a Prize of Peace, I am going to try to make the home for many people who have no home.Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor I think that more and more love will spread.And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace be the good news to the poor.The poor in our own family first, in our country and in the world.To be able to do this, our Sisters, our lives have to be wove with prayer.They have to be woven with Christ to be able to understand, to be able to share.Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand, to be able to share.Because today there is so much suffering...When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied.I have removed that hunger.But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out from society-that poverty is so full of hurt and so unbearable…And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something.我準備以我所獲得的諾貝爾和平獎獎金為那些無家可歸的人們建立自己的家園。因為我相信，愛源自家庭，如果我們能為窮人建立家園，我想愛便會傳播得更廣。而且，我們將通過這種寬容博大的愛而帶來和平，成為窮人的福音。首先為我們自己家里的窮人，其次為我們國家，為全世界的窮人。為了做到這一點，姐妹們，我們的生活就必須與禱告緊緊相連，必須同基督結結一體才能互相體諒，共同分享，因為同基督結合一體就意味著互相體諒，共同分享。因為，今天的世界上仍有如此多的苦難存在……當我從街上帶回一個饑腸轆轆的人時，給他一盤飯，一片面包，我就能使他心滿意足了，我就能軀除他的饑餓。但是，如果一個人露宿街頭，感到不為人所要，不為人所愛，惶恐不安，被社會拋棄――這樣的貧困讓人心痛，如此令人無法忍受。因此，讓我們總是微笑想見，因為微笑就是愛的開端，一旦我們開始彼此自然地相愛，我們就會想著為對方做點什么了。

篇二：高中生英語美文摘抄

超越卓越的你

Consider...YOU.In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you.You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe.Wow!Stop and think about that.You're better than one in a million, or a billion, or a gazillion...You are the only one like you in a sea of infinity!

You're amazing!You're awesome!And by the way, TAG, you're it.As amazing and awesome as you already are, you can be even more so.Beautiful young people are the whimsey of nature, but beautiful old people are true works of art.But you don't become “beautiful” just by virtue of the aging process.Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and loving in the ways of life.That is the Art of Life.You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you.Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers.You are the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.Paint a Masterpiece.God gives every bird its food, but he doesn't throw it into its nest.Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, it's truly up to you.試想一下……你！一個空前絕后的你，不論是以往還是將來都不會有一個跟你一模一樣的人。你在歷史上和宇宙中都是獨一無二的。哇！想想吧，你是萬里挑

一、億里挑

一、兆里挑一的。

在無窮無盡的宇宙中，你是舉世無雙的！！

你是了不起的！你是卓越的！沒錯，就是你。你已經是了不起的，是卓越的，你還可以更卓越更了不起。美麗的年輕人是大自然的奇想，而美麗的老人卻是藝術的杰作。但你不會因為年齡的漸長就自然而然地變得“美麗”。

真正的美麗源于生命里的學習、成長和熱愛。這就是生命的藝術。你可以只聽天由命, 慢慢地學，有時候或許會很痛苦。又或許你可以選擇加速自己的成長，故意地揮霍生活及其提供的一切。你就是手握今日之刷描繪自己未來的藝術家。畫出一幅杰作吧！

上帝給了鳥兒食物，但他沒有將食物扔到它們的巢里。不管你想要去哪里，不管你想要做什么，真正做決定的還是你自己。

篇三：高中生英語美文摘抄

我們這個時代的尷尬

Paradox of Our Times

[1]We have bigger houses and smaller families;more conveniences, but less time;we have more degrees, but less common sense;more knowledge, but less judgement;more experts, but more problems;more medicine, but less wellness.[2] We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get to angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too often, and pray too seldom.[3] We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.We've learned how to make a living, but not a life;we've added years to life, not life to years.[4] We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.We spend more, but have less;we buy more, but enjoy it less.[5] We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.We've conquered outer space, but not inner space.We've split the atom, but not our prejudice;we write more, but learn less;plan more, but accomplish less.[6] We've learned to rush, but not to wait;we have higher incomes, but lower morals.We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies, but have less communication.We are long on quantity, but short on quality.[7] These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;tall men and short character;steep profits and shallow relationships.More leisure and less fun;more kinds of food, but less nutrition;two incomes, but more divorce;fancier houses, but broken homes.[1]我們居住的房屋越來越寬敞，家庭卻越來越小型化；可以享受的生活便利日益增多，屬于自己的時間卻日趨減少；我們獲得了一張又一張學位證書，卻愈加頻繁確把握和判斷；專家越來越多，問題卻也日漸增加；藥物越吃越多，健康卻每況愈地陷入對常識的茫然中；我們廣泛地涉獵各類知識，卻越來越缺乏對于外界事物的準下。

[2]我們花錢太瘋，笑容太少，開車太快，發怒太急，熬夜太晚，起身太累，文章讀得太少，電視看得太勤，禱告做得太少。

[3]我們不斷聚斂物質財富，卻逐漸丟失了自我價值。我們的話語太多，真愛太少，謊言泛濫。我們掌握了謀生手段，卻不懂得生活真諦；我們讓年華付諸流水，卻不曾將生命傾注其中。

[4]我們的住房越來越好，脾氣卻越來越糟；我們行駛的道路越來越寬闊，眼光卻越來越狹隘。我們付出很多，可獲得的很少；我們購買了很多，可從中得到的樂趣卻很少。

[5]我們能夠往返于地球與月球之間，卻不樂于穿過馬路向新鄰居問好。我們可以征服外部空間，卻懾于走進內心世界。我們可以擊碎原子，卻不能突破思想偏見；我們寫得很多，可學到的很少；計劃很多，可完成的很少。

[6]我們學會了追趕時間，卻沒學會耐心等待；我們擁有的財富越來越多，道德品質卻日益淪喪。我們生產更多的電腦用于存儲更多的信息和制造更多的拷貝，而相互間的交流與溝通卻越來越少。我們擁有的是數量，缺乏的是質量。

[7]這是一個快餐食品和消化遲緩相伴的時代；一個體格高大和性格病態并存的時代；一個追名逐利和人情冷漠相生的時代。我們的休閑多了，樂趣卻少了；食品種類多了，營養卻少了；雙薪家庭增加了，離婚率也激升了；居室的裝修華麗了，家庭卻殘缺破碎了。

篇四：高中生英語美文摘抄

說出心里話

Words from the Heart

Most people need to hear those “three little words” I love you.Once in a while, they hear them just in time.I met Connie the day she was admitted to the hospice1 ward, where I worked as a volunteer.Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred from the gurney2 to the hospital bed.Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was alert and cheerful.We got her settled in.I finished marking her name on all the hospital supplies she would be using, then asked if she needed anything.“Oh, yes,” she said, “would you please show me how to use the TV? I enjoy the soaps so much and I don't want to get behind on what's happening.” Connie was a romantic.She loved soap operas, romance novels and movies with a good love story.As we became acquainted, she confided how frustrating it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman.”

“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has never been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me.” She sighed and looked out the window at the trees in the courtyard.“I'd give anything if he'd say ‘I love you,' but it's just not in his nature.”

Bill visited Connie every day.In the beginning, he sat next to the bed while she watched the soaps.Later, when she began sleeping more, he paced up and down the hallway outside her room.Soon, when she no longer watched television and had fewer waking moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill.He talked about having worked as a carpenter and how he liked to go fishing.He and Connie had no children, but they'd been enjoying retirement by traveling, until Connie got sick.Bill could not express his feelings about the fact that his wife was dying.One day, over coffee in the cafeteria, I got him on the subject of women and how we need romance in our lives;how we love to get sentimental1 cards and love letters.“Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked(knowing his answer), and he looked at me as if I was crazy.“I don't have to,” he said.“She knows I do!”

“I'm sure she knows,” I said, reaching over and touching his hands rough, carpenter's hands that were gripping the cup as if it were the only thing he had to hang onto “but she needs to hear it, Bill.She needs to hear what she has meant to you all these years.Please think about it.”

We walked back to Connie's room.Bill disappeared inside, and I left to visit another patient.Later, I saw Bill sitting by the bed.He was holding Connie's hand as she slept.The date was February 12.Two days later I walked down the hospice ward at noon.There stood Bill, leaning up against the wall in the hallway, staring at the floor.I already knew from the head nurse that Connie had died at 11 A.M..When Bill saw me, he allowed himself to come into my arms for a long time.His face was wet with tears and he was trembling.Finally, he leaned back against the wall and took a deep breath.“I have to say something,” he said.“I have to say how good I feel about telling her.” He stopped to blow his nose.“I thought a lot about what you said, and this morning I told her how much I loved her...and loved being married to her.You shoulda2 seen her smile!”

I went into the room to say my own good?bye to Connie.There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine card from Bill.You know, the sentimental kind that says, “To my wonderful wife...I love you.”

大多數人需要聽到那“三個小字”——我愛你。有時他們就會在最需要的時候聽到。

我在康尼住進收容所病房的那天見到了她。我在那兒當義工。把她從輪床抬上病床時，她的丈夫比爾焦慮不安地站在旁邊。雖然康尼處于和癌癥搏斗的晚期，但她仍然神智清醒，精神愉快。我們把她安頓好。我在醫院提供給她使用的所有用品上標上她的名字，然后問她是否需要什么。

“啊，是的，”她說，“請告訴我怎么用電視好嗎？我非常喜歡肥皂劇，想隨時跟上進展情況。”康尼是個浪漫的人。她酷愛肥皂劇、浪漫小說和講述美好愛情故事的電影。隨著我們越來越熟，她向我吐露說，跟一個經常叫她“傻女人”的男人生活了32年有多么沮喪。

“唉，我知道比爾愛我，”她說道，“可是他從來不說他愛我，也不給我寄賀卡。”她嘆了口氣，朝窗外庭院里的樹望去。“如果他說聲‘我愛你’，我愿意付出一切，可這根本不是他的性格。”

比爾每天都來探望康尼。一開始，康尼看肥皂劇，他就坐在床旁。后來，她睡的時候多了，比爾就在屋外走廊里踱來踱去。不久，康尼不再看電視了，醒的時候也少了，我開始花更多的義工時間和比爾在一起。

他談到他一直是個木工，他多么喜歡釣魚。他和康尼沒有孩子，但他們四處旅游，享受著退休生活，直到康尼得病。對他妻子病危這一事實，比爾無法表達他的感受。

一天，在自助餐廳喝咖啡時，我設法和比爾談起女人這個話題，談到生活中我們多么需要浪漫，多想收到充滿柔情蜜意的卡片和情書。

“你跟康尼說你愛她嗎？”我明知故問。他瞧著我，就好像我有神經病。

“我沒有必要說，”他說道。“她知道我愛她！”

“我肯定她知道，”我說。我伸出手，觸摸著他那雙木工粗糙的手。這雙手緊握著杯子，似乎它是他需要依附的惟一東西——“可是她需要聽到它，比爾。她需要聽到所有這些年來她對你意味什么。請你考慮考慮。”

我們走回康尼的房間。比爾進了屋，我走開去看望另一個病人。后來，我看見比爾坐在床邊。康尼入睡了，他握著她的一只手。那天是2月12日。

兩天后的中午時分，我順著收容所病房過道向前走著。比爾站在那里，靠著墻，凝視著地面。護士長已經告訴我，康尼在上午11點故去了。

比爾看見我后，讓我擁抱了他許久。他滿臉淚水，渾身顫抖。最后，他向后靠在墻上，深深地吸了一口氣。

“我有話非說不可，”他說道。“我得說，對她說出來，感覺真是好極了。”他停下來擤鼻子。“你說的話我想了很多；今天早上我對她說我多么愛她……我多么珍惜和她結為夫妻。你真該看看她的笑容！”

我走進康尼的房間，親自去和她告別。我看見，床頭桌上放著一張比爾給她的大大的情人節賀卡——就是那種充滿柔情蜜意的賀卡，上面寫著：“給我出色的妻子……我愛你。”

篇五：高中生英語美文摘抄

母親永遠成不了父親

A Unique Job

A father's job is unique.If parents had job descriptions mine would read: organize bills, playmates, laundry, meals, laundry, carpool, laundry, snacks, outings and shopping, and laundry.The only thing on my husband's description would be the word “fun” written in big red letters along the top.Although he is a selfless caregiver and provider, our children think of him more as a combination of a jungle gym and bozo and clown.Our parenting styles compliment each other.His style is a nonstop adventure where no one has to worry about washing their hands, eating vegetables, or getting cavities.My style is similar to Mussolini.I'm too busy worrying to be fun.Besides, every time I try, I am constantly outdone by my husband.I bought my children bubble gum flavored toothpaste and I taught them how to brush their teeth in tiny circles so they wouldn't get cavities.They thought it was neat until my husband taught them how to rinse by spitting out water between their two front teeth like a fountain.I took the children on a walk in the woods and, after two hours, I managed to corral a slow ladybug into my son's insect cage.I was “cool” until their father came home, spent two minutes in the backyard, and captured a beetle the size of a Chihuahua.I try to tell myself I am a good parent even if my husband does things I can't do.I can make sure my children are safe, warm, and dry.I'll stand in line for five hours so the children can see Santa at the mall or be first in line to see the latest Disney movie.But I can't wire the VCR so my children can watch their favorite video.I can carry my children in my arms when they are tired, tuck them into bed, and kiss them goodnight.But I can't flip them upside down so they can walk on the ceiling or prop them on my shoulders so they can see the moths flying inside of the light fixture.I can take them to doctor appointments, scout meetings, or field trips to the aquarium, but I'll never go into the wilderness, skewer a worm on a hook, reel in a fish, and cook it over an open flame on a piece of tin foil.I'll even sit in the first row of every Little League game and cheer until my throat is sore and my tonsils are raw, but I'll never teach my son how to hit a home run or slide into first base.As a mother I can do a lot of things for my children, but no matter how hard I try--I can never be their father.母親永遠成不了父親

當爸是件無人能替代的活兒。

如果為人父母有職務簡述的話，我的“職務簡述”將會包括如下內容：管理賬單和孩子們的玩耍同伴、洗衣、做飯、洗衣、安排與人合伙用車、洗衣、準備小吃、安排短途旅游、購物、洗衣。

我先生的“職務簡述”是在上端用紅色寫出的兩個大字——“樂子”。盡管他無私地給予孩子們百般關愛，盡其所能為他們提供所需，我們的孩子們更多的時候還是把他看作攀緣游戲架、大傻瓜和小丑的三合一。

我們倆為人父母的風格是互補的。他的風格是持續不斷的探險，在這過程中，沒有人需要操心孩子是不是洗手了，是不是吃蔬菜了，或者會不會長蛀牙。我的風格則類似墨索里尼的執政風格。我太忙了，為這操心，為那操心，哪里顧得上找什么樂子。再者，每次我試圖逗孩子們開心，我總是被我先生比下去。

我給孩子們買來帶泡泡糖香味的牙膏，教他們如何用牙刷轉圈兒刷牙以免得蛀牙。他們認為那樣刷挺好玩，直到有一天我先生教他們如何漱口——從兩顆門牙間把水噴出來。他們發現這才叫好玩。

我帶孩子們到小樹林里去散步，兩個小時后，我好不容易才逮住一個遲鈍的瓢蟲放進我兒子的蟲籠里。在他們眼里我是夠“酷”的，直到他們的父親回家，在后院里只花了兩分鐘，便捕獲了一只有奇瓦瓦小狗那么大的甲蟲！

我勸慰自己我是個好媽媽，盡管我先生能做的事情我做不了。我可以確保我的孩子們是安全的、暖和的、干干爽爽的。我可以排隊等個小時，讓孩子們在大商場里看到圣誕老人——或者第一個排隊讓孩子們看最新的迪斯尼影片。但是我不會給錄像機接上電線，好讓孩子們看他們喜歡的錄像。

當孩子玩累時，我可以把他們抱到床上，親吻他們，送他們進入夢鄉。但是我無法讓他們頭沖下，那樣他們可以腳踏天花板漫步；或者把他們扛在我的肩膀上，讓他們看飛蛾如何在燈具里飛舞。

我可以帶他們去看醫生，參加童子軍集會，或者帶他們去參觀水族館，但是我永遠也不會進入荒郊野地，在魚鉤上掛上蟲餌，釣上一條魚，然后把魚用錫紙包起來在明火上烤著吃。

我甚至可以出席每一場少年棒球聯合會的比賽，坐在第一排吶喊助威，直到我的嗓子喊疼了，我的扁桃體發炎了，但是我永遠無法教我的兒子如何打一個本壘打或者如何巧妙進入一壘的位置。

作為一個母親，我可以為我的孩子們做許多事情，但是不管我怎樣努力——我永遠成為不了他們的父親。

篇六：高中生英語美文摘抄

猶太女孩譜寫別樣《神曲》

Book on Divine Comedy does Dante differently

What's a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey whose first language was Yiddish doing writing a book about history's greatest Catholic poet, Dante?

Perhaps trying to convince the world that his epic poem, the Divine Comedy, is not just for Ivy League intellectuals but for the common man and woman on life's journey.Harriet Rubin's “Dante in Love,” published by Simon and Schuster, may not become required reading in the hallowed halls of Oxbridge academia.But that's just fine with her.“This book is aimed at people in hell,” said Rubin.“And how do you get out of hell if there is no exit sign anywhere? The book is aimed at people who are in some kind of quandary.People with passion.”

Quandary? Passion? Dante ate them for breakfast.Banned from returning to his beloved Florence in 1302, Dante roamed from city to city in Italy and France, from noble court to grubby back streets until he died in Ravenna in 1321.Through the exile, the wandering and the angst, he created The Divine Comedy--divided into Hell, Purgatory and Paradise--a poem many consider the greatest ever written.Rubin, the daughter of a window cleaner and housewife from New Jersey, already had experience in writing about an Italian luminary from centuries past.She is author of the highly provocative and acclaimed 1998 book “The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women,” in which she discusses how to become powerful without becoming like a man.Now she is doing Dante differently from many previous works on the poet considered to be the father of the Italian language.It is by no means a “Divine Comedy for Idiots.”

But in its own way it does take Dante off the pedestal of poetic sanctity and explain as simply as possible the immense tapestry of religion, art, architecture, cosmology, theology and history that provided the backdrop for the work.猶太女孩譜寫別樣《神曲》

一個來自新澤西、母語為依地語的猶太女孩創作了一本關于歷史上最偉大的天主教詩人但丁的書，不覺得她很可愛嗎？

這或許是為了向世人證明，但丁的史詩《神曲》并不僅僅是寫給長青藤聯盟的學者看的，同樣也適合跋涉在生命旅程中的普通男女。

哈里特·魯賓的《愛中的但丁》一書由西蒙和舒斯特出版集團發行，這本書可能并不會成為牛津和劍橋大學神圣廳堂里的必讀書，但對她來說這樣已經很好了。

魯賓說：“這本書的受眾對象是那些在苦難中掙扎的人們。如果在任何地方都找不到出口標志，你怎樣才能脫離困境呢？這本書是專為那些陷入某種困境、卻仍懷有激情的人們而寫的。”

困境？激情？但丁拿它們當家常便飯。

1302年，但丁被禁止回到他深愛的佛羅倫薩，于是他周游意大利和法國，從一個城市游蕩到另一個城市，從高雅的宮廷徘徊到骯臟的后街，直到1321年，他死于拉文納（意大利東北部港市）。

在流放、游蕩和痛苦中，他創作了《神曲》，這部被很多人視為有史以來最偉大的詩篇分為《地獄》、《煉獄》和《天堂》三部。

魯賓，一個新澤西的擦窗工人兼家庭主婦的女兒，在寫作方面已小有經驗，她曾寫過一本關于幾個世紀前的一位意大利大師的書。

1998年，她創作的《女君王論: 女人獲取權力的戰略、戰術與武器》一書出版了，這本書非常富有煽動性、贏得了很高的評價。在書中她討論了（女人）怎樣才能變得強大，卻不必像男人一樣。

現在，她正在用一種和以往許多描寫但丁的著作不同的方式來詮釋這位被認為是意大利語言之父的詩人。

這決不是一本“為愚人而作的神曲”。

但是，她獨有的寫作手法確實使但丁的圣潔詩歌不再那么高高在上，她盡可能用最簡單直白的方式來闡釋這部作品深厚的背景，那是宗教、藝術、建筑、宇宙哲學、神學和史學共同編織出的巨大織錦。

篇七：高中生英語美文摘抄

生活的忠告

Words To Live By

I'll give you some advice about life.給你生活的忠告

Eat more roughage;

多吃些粗糧；

Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;

給別人比他們期望的更多，并用心去做；

Remember what life tells you;

熟記生活告訴你的一切；

Don't take to heart every thing you hear.Don't spend all that you have.Don't sleep as long as you want;

不要輕信你聽到的每件事，不要花光你的所有，不要想睡多久就睡多久；

Whenever you say “I love you”, please say it honestly;

無論何時說“我愛你”，請真心實意；

Whevever you say “I'm sorry”, please look into the other person's eyes;

無論何時說“對不起”，請看對方的眼睛；

Fall in love at first sight;

相信一見鐘情；

Don't neglect dreams;

請不要忽視夢想；

Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete;

深情熱烈地愛，也許會受傷，但這是使人生完整的唯一方法；

Find a way to settle, not to dispute;

用一種明確的方法解決爭議，不要冒犯；

Never judge people by their appearance;

永遠不要以貌取人；

Speak slowly, but think quickly;

慢慢地說，但要迅速地想；

When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, simle and say, “Why do you want to know?”

當別人問你不想回答的問題時，笑著說：“你為什么想知道？”

Remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme accomplishment;

記住：那些敢于承擔最大風險的人才能得到最深的愛和最大的成就；

Call you mother on the phone.If you can't, you may think of her in your heart;

給媽媽打電話，如果不行，至少在心里想著她；

When someone sneezes say, “God bless you”;

當別人打噴嚏時，說一聲“上帝保佑”；

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；

Remember the three “respects”.Respect yourself, respect others, stand on dignity and pay attention to your behavior;

記住三個“尊”： 尊重你自己； 尊重別人； 保持尊嚴，對自己的行為負責；

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；

Whenever you find your wrongdoing, be quick with reparation!

無論何時你發現自己做錯了，竭盡所能去彌補；動作要快！

Whenever you make a phone call smil when you pick up the phone, because someone feel it!

無論什么時候打電話，摘起話筒的時候請微笑，因為對方能感覺到！

Marry a person who likes talking;because when you get old, you'll find that chatting to be a great advantage;

找一個你愛聊的人結婚；因為年紀大了后，你會發覺喜歡聊天是一個人最大的優點；

Find time for yourself.找點時間，單獨呆會兒；

Life will change what you are but not who you are;

欣然接受改變，但不要摒棄你的個人理念；

Remember that silence is golden;

記住：沉默是金；

Read more books and watch less television;

多看點書，少看點電視；

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。

Trust God, but don't forget to lock the door;

相信上帝，但是別忘了鎖門；

The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;

家庭的融洽氛圍是難能可貴的；

Try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;

盡你的能力讓家平順和諧；

When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers;

當你和你的親近的少吵嘴時候，試著就事論事，不要扯出那些陳芝麻、爛谷子的事；

You cannot hold onto yesterday;

不要擺脫不了昨天；

Figure out the meaning of someone's words;

多注意言下之意；

Share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;

和別人分享你的知識，那才是永恒之道；

Treat our earth in a friendly way,don't fool around with mother nature;

善待我們的地球，不要愚弄自然母親；

Do the thing you should do;

做自己該做的事；

Don't trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;

不要相信接吻時從不閉眼的伴侶；

Go to a place you've never been to every year.每年至少去一個你從沒去過的地方。

If you earn much money,the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;

如果你賺了很多錢，在活著的時候多行善事，這是你能得到的最好回報；

Remember,not all the best harvest is luck;

記住有時候，不是最好的收獲也是一種好運；

Understand rules completely and change them reasonably;

深刻理解所有的規則，合理地更新他們；

Remember,the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;

記住，最好的愛存在于對別人的愛勝于對別人的索求這上；

Comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to achieve most;

回頭看看你發誓取得的目標，然后評價你到底有多成功；

In love and cooking,you must give 100% effort……but expect little appreciation;

無論是烹飪不是愛情，都用百分之百的負責態度對待，但是不要乞求太多的回報。

篇八：高中生英語美文摘抄

你所記得的一切

All you remember

All you remember about your child being an infant is the incredible awe you felt about the precious miracle you created.You remember having plenty of time to bestow all your wisdom and knowledge.You thought your child would take all of your advice and make fewer mistakes, and be much smarter than you were.You wished for your child to hurry and grow up.All you remember about your child being two is never using the restroom alone or getting to watch a movie without talking animals.You recall afternoons talking on the phone while crouching in the bedroom closet, and being convinced your child would be the first Ivy League1 college student to graduate wearing pullovers2 at the ceremony.You remember worrying about the bag of M＆M's melting in your pocket and ruining your good dress.You wished for your child to be more independent.All you remember about your child being five is the first day of school and finally having the house to yourself.You remember joining the PTA3 and being elected president when you left a meeting to use the restroom.You remember being asked “Is Santa real?” and saying “yes” because he had to be for a little bit longer.You remember shaking the sofa cushions for loose change4, so the toothfairy5 could come and take away your child's first lost tooth.You wished for your child to have all permanent teeth.All you remember about your child being seven is the carpool6 schedule.You learned to apply makeup in two minutes and brush your teeth in the rearview mirror1 because the only time you had to yourself was when you were stopped at red lights.You considered painting your car yellow and posting a “taxi” sign on the lawn next to the garage door.You remember people staring at you, the few times you were out of the car, because you kept flexing2 your foot and making acceleration3 noises.You wished for the day your child would learn how to drive.All you remember about your child being ten is managing the school fund?raisers.You sold wrapping paper for paint, T shirts for new furniture, and magazine subscriptions4 for shade trees in the school playground.You remember storing a hundred cases of candy bars in the garage to sell so the school band could get new uniforms, and how they melted together on an unseasonably5 warm spring afternoon.You wished your child would grow out of playing an instrument.All you remember about your child being twelve is sitting in the stands6 during baseball practice and hoping your child's team would strike out7 fast because you had more important things to do at home.The coach didn't understand how busy you were.You wished the baseball season would be over soon.All you remember about your child being fourteen is being asked not to stop the car in front of the school in the morning.You had to drive two blocks further and unlock the doors without coming to a complete stop.You remember not getting to kiss your child goodbye or talking to him in front of his friends.You wished your child would be more mature.All you remember about your child being sixteen is loud music and undecipherable8 lyrics9 screamed to a rhythmic beat.You wished for your child to grow up and leave home with the stereo.All you remember about your child being eighteen is the day they were born and having all the time in the world.And, as you walk through your quiet house, you wonder where they went ?? and you wish your child hadn't grown up so fast.當你的孩子是個嬰兒時，你所記得的，是你對自己創造出的堪稱完美奇跡的作品，感到不可思議的敬畏。你記得你有大量的時間去傳授你所有的智慧和知識。你認為你的孩子將會接受你所有的忠告而少犯錯誤，將會比孩提時代的你聰明許多。你多希望你的孩子快快長大。

孩子兩歲時，你所記得的，是從不能獨自使用衛生間，從不看一部與動物無關的電影。你記得那些蜷縮在臥室儲衣間跟朋友通電話的下午，深信你的孩子將是第一個身著套頭衫出席畢業典禮的常春藤名牌大學畢業生。你記得你擔心那袋M＆M巧克力糖會在你的衣兜里融化，毀了你體面的衣服。你多希望你的孩子更獨立些。

孩子5歲時，你所記得的，是他上學第一天你終于獨自擁有整個房子了。你記得參加家長—教師聯系會，在你離開會議室去洗手間時，你當選為會長。你記得孩子問你“圣誕老人是真的嗎？”你回答“是的”，因為他還需要你的肯定回答，盡管不久他就能自己判斷了。你記得在沙發墊子下一通翻騰要找出些零錢，這樣牙齒仙女就會來把你孩子掉的第一顆牙帶走。你多希望孩子的牙都換成了恒牙。

孩子7歲時，你所記得的，是合伙用車的時間安排。你學會了在兩分鐘內化完妝，照著汽車后視鏡刷牙，因為你能給你自己找出的時間就只有汽車停在紅燈前的那小段。你想過把你的車子漆成黃色，并在車庫門旁的草坪上立一個“出租車”的標志牌。你記得有幾次你下車后，人們盯著你，因為你不斷用腳踩油門加速，制造噪音。你多希望孩子有一天能學會開車。

孩子10歲時，你所記得的，是怎么組織學校的募捐者。你們為重新粉刷學校兜售包裝紙，為購置新家具兜售體恤衫，為在學校操場上種植遮陽樹勸人訂閱各種雜志。你記得你在車庫里存放了上百盒糖果等待出售，得到錢后學校的樂隊就可以購置新制服，可是那些糖果竟在一個暖和得過頭的春天的下午全都融化在一起了。你多希望孩子長大，不再演奏什么樂器了。

孩子12歲時，你所記得的，是孩子在體育場打棒球練習賽時，你坐在看臺上希望你孩子所在的隊很快三擊不中出局，因為家里還有更重要的事等你去做。教練不明白你為什么那么忙。你多希望棒球賽季能盡快結束。

孩子14歲時，你所記得的，是他不讓你早晨把汽車停在校門口。你不得不開過兩個街區，車還沒停穩就趕緊打開車門。你記得沒能在他的朋友面前跟他吻別或說話。你多希望孩子能更成熟些。

孩子16歲時，你所記得的，是吵鬧的音樂和以富有節奏的拍子尖聲唱出的難以聽懂的歌詞。你多希望孩子快點長大成人，帶著音響離開家吧。

孩子18歲時，你所記得的，是他們出生的那一天，擁有世間所有的時光。

當你在靜靜的房子里走來走去時，你納悶他們去哪里了——你多希望孩子別這么快就長大了。

第四篇：英語美文

The Two Roads

John Ruskin

It was New Year’s Night.An aged man was standing at a window.He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake.Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal---the tomb.He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads---one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs;the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “O youth, return!O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness.These were the days of his wasted life;he saw a star fall down from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself.His remorse, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart.Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him.But they had made their way to success and were now honoured and happy on this New Year’s Night.The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’ early love for him.They had taught him and prayed to God for his good.But he chose the wrong way.With shame and grief he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived.His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: “ Come back, my early days!Come back!”

And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night.He was still young though his faults were real;he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.Those who still linger on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return!Oh give me back my early days!”

兩條道路

約翰.羅斯金

那是一個除夕之夜，一位老人站在窗前。他悲傷地望著天空，望著深藍色的天空，繁星像百合花一樣漂浮在清澈平靜的天空之湖里。他望著地面，卻沒有幾個像他這樣絕望的，奔向唯一的終點――墳墓的人。在通往生命終點的旅途中，他已經走過了六十個驛站，收獲的卻只有過失和悔恨。如今他的健康不佳，精神空虛，內心痛苦，晚年的生活并不舒適。

年輕的時光像夢一樣在浮現在眼前，他回想起那個關鍵的時刻，父親把他帶到人生的岔路口，有兩條路擺在他面前：一條通往一個寧靜的、陽光燦爛的地方，那里滿是花果，柔和甜美的歌手回響在空中；另一條卻通往一個黑暗無底的洞穴，那里流淌的不是清水，而是毒汁，那里惡魔肆虐，毒蛇橫行。

他仰望著天空，痛苦地哭喊道：“啊，青春，回來吧！啊，父親，重新把我帶到生命的起點吧，我會選擇另一條更好的路！”可是，他的父親連同青春，都已經離開他了。

他看到黑暗中點點光亮被吞沒，那些是他虛度的日子；他看見一顆星星從天上墜落，消失了，那他的象征。悔恨，像一把鋒利的劍，深深刺入他的心臟。他想起那些童年時的伙伴，那些同他一起踏上生命的旅途的人們，如今都是成功的、受人尊重的。此刻，他們都沉浸在除夕的幸福中。

教堂高塔上的鐘聲敲響了，這讓他想起了小時父母的愛，那些諄諄教誨，那些他們為他的幸福所做的禱告。可是他選擇了一條錯誤的路。羞愧和悲傷使他不敢再奢望父親所居住的天堂。他昏暗的眼睛飽含了淚水，他絕望地奮力哭喊：“回來吧，我逝去的歲月！回來啊！”不過這次他的青春真的回來了。因為所有這一切只不過是除夕夜他做的一場夢而已。他仍然年輕，盡管確實犯過錯誤，不過仍然沒有進入那黑暗的洞穴，他仍然可以選擇那條通往安寧和光明的道路。

正在人生路口徘徊，猶豫著是否選擇光明之路的年輕人啊！請記住，當時光已逝，你的雙腳在黑暗的山間舉步維艱、跌跌撞撞的時候，你會痛苦地呼喊：“啊，青春！回來！啊，把我逝去的日子還給我吧！”可是，那一切都是沒用的！

Napoleon Bonaparte to Marie Josephine

Napoleon Bonaparte

Dear Marie,I have your letter, my adorable love.It has filled my heart with joy…since I left you I have been sad all the time.My only happiness is near you.I go over endlessly in my thought our kisses, your tears,your delicious jealousy.The charm of my wonderful Josephine kindles a living, blazing fire in my heart and senses.When shall I be able to pass every minute near you, with nothing to do but to love you and nothing to think of but the pleasure of telling you of it and giving you proof of it? I loved you some time ago;since then I feel that I love you a thousand times better.Ever since I have known you I adore you more every day.That proves how wrong is that saying of La Bruyere “Love comes all of a sudden.” Ah, let me see some of your faults: be less beautiful, less graceful, less tender, less good.But never be jealous and never shed tears.Your tears send me out of my mind---they set my very blood on fire.Believe me that it is utterly impossible for me to have a single thought that is not yours, a single fancy that is not Submissive to your will.Rest well.Restore your health.Come back to me and then at any rate before we die we ought to be able to say: “We were happy for so very many days!” Millions of kisses even to your dog.拿破侖.波拿巴致瑪莉.約瑟芬

拿破侖.波拿巴

親愛的瑪莉，我收到你的信了，我可愛的寶貝。你的信讓我的心充滿了快樂……自從和你分開后，我就一直悶悶不樂。

我唯一的快樂就是陪在你身邊。我腦子里不停地回想著我們的吻、你的淚、以及那甜蜜的醋意。我美妙的約瑟芬的魅力在我心中點燃了一團熊熊的火。我何時才能每時每刻都伴在你的身邊，除了愛你什么都不做、除了告訴你和向你證明我有多愛你之外什么不想呢？不久之前我愛過你，自那以后，我感到我對你的愛增加了一千倍。自從我們相識以來，我一天比一天更加愛慕你。這證明了那句拉.布魯耶爾所說的“愛總是突如其來”是多么錯誤。啊，讓我來看看你的一些美中不足吧，但愿你能少幾分優雅、少幾分美麗，少幾分溫柔，少幾分善良，但是堅決不要嫉妒，堅決不要掉眼淚。你的淚水會讓我我神志不清――會點燃我的血。請相信我，如果我有一個念頭不是你的，有哪個意愿不是順從你的，這是根本不可能的事情。好好休息，養精蓄銳。回到我身邊，那時我想不管怎樣，我們在離開人世時都可以說：“我們曾經有過很多幸福的日子！”給你幾百萬個吻，也吻你的愛犬。

For a Declaration of War against Japan

Franklin Roosevelt

Mr.Vice President, Mr.Speaker, members of the Senate and the House of

Representative,Yesterday, December 7, 1941---a date which will live in infamy---United States of America, was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the Unites States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message.And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.It will be recorded that distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago.During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces.I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost.In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.Last night, Japanese forces attacked Wake Island.And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.Japan has therefore undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area.The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves.The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.As Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.But always, let our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.I believe that I interpret the will of Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us.Hostilities exist, there is no blinking the fact that our people, our territory, and our interest are in grave danger.With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by

Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.1941年12月7日，珍珠港受到日本偷襲，羅斯福于1941年12月8日在國會發表本篇演說，美國國會當天通過了向日本宣戰的決定。要求對日本宣戰

富蘭克林.羅斯福

副總統先生，議長先生，各位參議員和眾議員們：

昨天，1941年12月7日，將永遠是一個恥辱的日子——美利堅合眾國遭到了日本帝國海空軍部隊蓄意的突然襲擊。

美國過去與這個國家處于和平狀態，并且在日本的請求下，仍然同該國政府和天皇進行對話，以期維持太平洋地區的和平。

事實上，就在日本空軍中隊開始轟炸美國的瓦湖島一小時后，日本駐美國大使和他的同事還向我國國務卿提交了對最近一份我國致日本書的正式復函。雖然該復函聲稱看起來繼續目前的外交談判已毫無必要，卻未包含任何有關戰爭或武裝襲擊的威脅或暗示。

應該記錄在案的是，日本與夏威夷之間的距離足以表明這場戰爭在很多天甚至幾個星期前就開始蓄意謀劃了。而在此期間，日本政府故意用希望繼續維持和平這樣虛假的申明和表態來欺騙美國。

昨天日本對夏威夷群島的襲擊使美國海軍和陸軍軍力遭受了嚴重的損失，我很遺憾地告訴諸位，戰爭奪去了很多美國人的生命。另外，據報告，在舊金山和檀香山之間的公海上的美國船只也遭到了魚雷襲擊。

昨天，日本對馬來半島發動了襲擊。昨晚，日本軍隊襲擊了香港。昨晚，日本軍隊襲擊了關島。昨晚，日本軍隊襲擊了菲律賓群島。昨晚，日本軍隊襲擊了威克島。

今天早晨，日本襲擊了中途島。

由此可見日本在太平洋區域已經開始了令人震驚的全面侵略擴張。昨天和今天的事實都

已經證明了這點。美國人民對此已經有了自己的看法，并且很清楚這對我們民族的安全和存亡意味著什么。

作為海軍和陸軍總司令，我已經下令采取一切手段來進行防衛。同時，請我們整個民族都牢記這場針對我們的侵犯。

無論我們要花多長時間才能擊潰這次有預謀的入侵，美國人民都終將憑借正義的力量獲得絕對的勝利。

我堅信，我們不僅會最大程度地保衛我們自己，我們也會確保以后像此類背信棄義的行為永遠不會再對我們構成威脅。我相信我說的這些話可以代表國會和人民的意愿。

戰爭已經發生，我們不能無視這個事實：我們的人民，我們領土，我們的利益都處于極度危險的境地。

我們信賴我們的軍隊，我們有無比堅決的信念，勝利必定屬于我們。愿上帝賜福于我們。鑒于日本在1941年12月7日對我國進行的無端的和卑鄙的襲擊，我要求國會宣布美國和日本已處于交戰狀態。

第五篇：高中生勵志美文欣賞

高考是一件大事，無論對考生還是家長來說，多看一些優秀的勵志文章對自己的高考可是很有幫助的。讓我們一起來看看吧，下面是小編幫大家整理的高中生勵志美文欣賞，希望大家喜歡。

高考勵志美文1：

這是一篇高三老師寫給自己學生的文章，句句戳心，讀完仿佛打了100針雞血!不僅高考生需要認真看看，每一位莘莘學子都應該拜讀，給消沉的意志力注入源源的動力。

你可以一天上九節課兩節晚自習，你可以一天寫完兩支筆芯做至少三套卷子，你可以早起十分鐘晚睡十分鐘記幾個單詞和成語，你可以用玩手機的時間弄懂一道數學題，用看雜志的時間寫完一篇英語閱讀，你可以把K歌看電影聚會打游戲的時間都用在學習上，總有人比你努力，可怕的是比你牛的人比你還努力。

如果你想在高考后換一部新的手機，買一臺電腦，去看一次演唱會，享受一次單人旅行，每天早上能睡到自然醒，不必再聽父母的嘮叨，自信地說我出去玩了，拉著戀人的手在街上瘋癲，碰到班主任反而拉得更緊。那么，去努力吧。至少18歲的暑假需要你。

說真的，我也很討厭學習，我也搞不懂那些二次三角函數學了到底有什么屁用，我同意柯景騰說的：十年后我的生活中一定沒有數學LOGO，但是我仍然可以活得很好。但這并不是你不學習的理由，說句俗的啊，你生在中國，在中國這個應試教育中成績才是王道，沒有成績你把頭昂起來時都會沒有底氣，你蠢嗎?不。那為什么不好好學?

分數不夠打擊你嗎?期末考場坐的舒服嗎?補抄作業不累嗎?手機不離手、微信、微博人人更新讓你變美變帥肚子飽了嗎?等著心愛的人沒心思學習手機聊天你們會結婚嗎?清醒點親愛的同學們，別忘了自己的夢想。

話又說回來，學習其實也不是那么討厭的事，當你背完了整整幾頁的政治歷史語文，別人問你你可以自信的倒背如流收獲了別人崇拜的眼神時，當你為了一道數學物理化學題目糾結了整整半天但是最后解出來被同學老師表揚時，當你中考高考完可以安心的在家等通知書不用向別人一樣擔心受怕，被家長親戚鼓勵時，當你可以自由支配自己時間談戀愛都不怕爸爸媽媽罵，可以理直氣壯的把成績單一甩過去時，那種成就感是無與倫比的，誰都想當個優秀的人。

15歲覺得游泳難，放棄游泳，到18歲遇到一個你喜歡的人約你去游泳，你只好說“我不會耶”。18歲覺得英文難，放棄英文，28歲出現一個很棒但要會英文的工作，你只好說“我不會耶”。人生前期越嫌麻煩，越懶得學，后來就越可能錯過讓你動心的人和事，錯過新風景。

人有兩條路要走，一條是必須走的，一條是想走的，你必須把必須走的路走漂亮才可以走想走的路，有些路，你不走下去，就不會知道那邊的風景有多美。

當你很累很累很累很累的時候，你應該閉上眼睛做深呼吸，告訴自己你應該堅持的住。如果今天我很努力。成績依舊不好。至少長大后我可以說：那時候的我真的努力過!撐不住的時候，可以對自己說聲“我好累”但不要對自己說“我不行”。也可以說“再堅持3分鐘”!

人腦的潛力是無限的，一個人的大腦如果完全被開發的話據說可以記住26國語言，4000多本圖書的全部內容。全世界最聰明的人愛因斯坦也僅僅只開發了12%而已，所以別以自己蠢為借口，你要是真的發狠了你是不是下一個愛因斯坦誰又會知道。

高考沒什么好怕的!高考報考人數915萬人，其中907.7萬人不與你在同省。同省中其中1萬人已被保送，2千人對大學后就業沒信心不參加高考，8千人是裸考，9千人不能正常發揮，1千人會遲到，4.2萬人不和你考一個學校，剩下1000人，630水平不如你，369個會產生心理問題。你的對手只剩自己!

高考勵志美文2：

夏天是個分水嶺，總是喜憂參半。

許多18歲左右的年輕人收獲了“盛夏的果實”，很快他們就要去上大學了。而對有些人來說，這個夏天全是憂愁。所有原本高興的事，也都打上了一層霜。只因他們沒能考上大學。

好些年前，我曾是后者中的一個：漫不經心考大學沒有上線，面臨著去復讀做個高四生還是參加工作的抉擇。靠著不錯的記憶力，我十分順溜地在當年7月底考上了一個好單位，紅紙寫著我的名字，第一名。

然而，上班不到半個月，走入社會的新鮮感仍蓬勃，許多同學的大學錄取通知書陸續到了，讓人不得不考慮人生的未來。一天中午值班時，我忽然意識到，這輩子可能上不了大學啦!腦海里反復出現好友燕的大學生哥哥寫給她的信：這一生不上大學，會缺少一種生活方式，會是一件多么遺憾的事!莫名地，在中午空曠寂寞的辦公室，我開始慌張地哭泣。命運那么大，來得那么急，我還沒能消化。

始料不及的是，并非我想去復讀就可以。復讀班的班主任、一位退休返聘的女老師，因我高三曾經的叛逆，明確說不接收我，理由是擔心我會壞了班上的學習風氣。后來即便努力爭取到復讀機會，但班主任沒有在宿舍安排我的床位。對于這種軟歧視，我唯有隱忍。每天低著頭走進擁擠的教室，每天對著書本給自己承諾：一定要考上大學，一定要遠離這里!

進復讀班一個多月后的一次測試，“洗心革面”、刻苦學習的我各科成績已迎頭趕上，英語和語文還相當不錯，終于從班主任那里贏得了一個床位，不用每天騎著自行車往返在家與“學校”之間。運氣更好的是，同宿舍的兩個女孩都善良而單純，一個是初中畢業考上中專已工作兩年的艷，她說在機械廠當售貨員賣扳手、螺絲有點煩，不如回來復讀碰碰運氣;另一個是家在農村考了四五次大學總是差幾分的云，她是我迄今見過的掌握英文單詞最多的人，各種匪夷所思的單詞她都了然于胸。原因很簡單，她背下了一大本英漢辭典里所有的單詞，費了多少年去實現這個目標現在已記不清楚了。我和她倆一見如故。

成為高四生的三個多月后，因諸多敬業的老師悉心教導，我已逐漸找回學業方面的自信。然而，依然會對著書本默默流淚，對著茫然的未來流淚。不讓任何人看見，不向任何人透露點滴，只是強迫自己，將心思放在每一道題、每一個單詞、每一次考試上。

一切都帶著背水一戰的味道，此前此后都沒有那樣努力過。就這樣，人生中的第二個“黑色七月”如期到來。考后我夢見了準確的總分，與真實成績一分不差。考上了，并非心目中很好的大學，但總歸是考上了，可以去飛翔了。心底有個模糊的期許，將要去看這世界山水和人心的精彩。再回首那充滿孤寂淚水與不屈斗志的一年，恍如隔世。三百多天，每天都在與自己搏斗。其中有許多美好的憶念，有很溫暖的點滴，有同甘共苦的美麗，但，平淡中有種驚心動魄的折損，令人不想重復。

真實的人生，從高四開始。從書本到現實，又從現實回到課堂。那一年，讓我懂得許多真相。從此不會再驕傲，從此不欺負別人但也不無原則退讓，從此明白人與人之間的善意與鼓勵有多么重要。

每一個高中畢業生，人生都翻開新的一頁。從此不再是小孩，從此要低頭去面對真實的自己。在漫長人生中，16、17或18歲的這一年，只是其中一個小小臺階，跌倒了就要站起來。這一生想要走什么樣的路，把握在自己的手里。想上大學就踏踏實實去做高四生，這沒什么可羞的。成長從跌倒開始，再說在咱中國，上大學相對而言更容易尋覓到向上的路——這是真的，因此有書讀還是去吧，先別論大學的排名以及專業的冷熱。若高考失利，經濟或其他條件不允許你去做高四生，別泄氣，只要心中有光，只要自己堅持，一定還會有其他進修機會——曾經的中國“打工皇后”吳士宏不就是中專畢業嗎?別在意“聰明人”們的譏笑，像許三多一樣沉下心去做有意義的事，上不上大學就不是最重要的了。

寫此文時暴風降臨，窗外的樹木在迎風飄揚。它們沒有被強勁的風拔起，唯因根在那里，堅如磐石。我們每個人一生中都要遇見許多大風大雨，過后能否更強勁，一切只能靠自己。真的，只能靠自己。親愛的高四生，加油吧!

高考勵志美文3：

這是不久前知乎網站上的一個提問。對此，張小林的回答是：并不是努力就能上清華北大。短期來看有運氣的影響因素，長期來看有家庭環境的影響。

她解釋說：“一個人的家庭環境會對他/她產生非常大的影響，決定你來到清華北大的不僅是自己的努力，還有你的家庭環境，包括你父母的教育理念，愿意及能夠為教育付出的時間、金錢，你的眼界和視野，你能接觸到的一些資源的機會。”

張小林發在知乎提問下的回答帖被廣泛轉發。在圍繞“努力能否上清北”的討論中，“家庭環境對于個人發展的重要影響”再次引起網友對“寒門難出貴子”現象的關注。有人稱這是“貴子”的優越，也有人稱這是“寒門式努力”的無奈。不少網友發問：光靠個人努力，“窮孩子”還能擠進名校嗎?

你能來到清華，不僅僅是因為你努力

張小林是清華大學社科學院的大一學生，她的觀點來自其老師晉軍博士多年來的一項調查研究。

在晉軍所教授的《社會學概論》課上，每年都會對入學新生進行一次問卷調查，問題包括“你父母的職業”、“你上大學以前到過最遠的地方是哪里”、“最喜歡的電影”，等等。

通過對問卷調查結果的統計，晉軍發現，相比全國的家庭社會經濟地位構成，清華學生里，社會經濟地位高的家庭占比更高，社會經濟地位低的家庭占比較低，呈現“倒金字塔型”。

有意思的是，關于學生“入學前活動半徑”的統計數據發現，在清華大學社科學院14級學生里，入學之前曾經到過境外的學生占比43.9%，沒有出過省的學生為○。相比之下，西部一所211大學的數據則是，到過境外的學生只有2.3%，沒有出過省的學生有22.7%。

這一項數據統計結果“非常穩定”：在清華大學社科學院和經管學院，13級和14級學生到過境外的比例都在40%左右，過去的調查結果也是類似的數據。

“詢問入學前活動半徑，其實是在調查家庭經濟狀況，直接詢問學生家庭收入并不是一個很好的調查方式。”張小林認為，是否出國出省和家庭經濟狀況有很大的相關性。

因此，這項問卷調查得到的結果是：相對于全國而言，清華大學里家境中等和偏上的學生更多，并且這一現象多年來一直持續。

然而，對于這個結果也有質疑的聲音：不足200人樣本的調查能說明問題嗎?事實上，早在2010年，晉軍就指導他的學生對清華大學生源狀況進行抽樣調查：2010級清華大學農村生源占總人數17%。而當年的高考全國農村考生比例是62%。

晉軍還通過多年的課堂隨機調查描繪出一名清華本科生的典型形象：出身城市、父母是公務員和教師、每年與父母起碼外出旅行一次，甚至高中就有出國游學的經歷。

用晉軍告訴學生的話來說，“你的家庭背景決定了你能接觸到資源的多少，決定了你的學習環境，決定了你上的小學、初中、高中，也決定了你的眼界和見識。你能來到清華，不僅僅是因為你努力，更是因為你有了上述這些東西。”

即使上了“清北”，但努力程度仍有差別

張小林的帖子在網上被廣泛轉發和討論。令她意外的是，有媒體“斷章取義”地理解為“家里有錢就能上清華北大”，甚至冠以《只有富二代才能上清華?》的標題。

張小林認為，這是對她觀點的誤讀，家庭環境的影響不僅僅指物質條件。而這在中國青年報記者的采訪中得到了許多學生的認可。正如張小林所寫，在求學過程中，個人努力和家庭環境是兩個互補的因素，父母的社會資本、文化資本、經濟資本越多，你需要付出的努力就會相應減少，反之亦然。

雖然其中存在著一種極端情況——因為資源實在太少，即使再怎么努力，也沒有機會上清華北大。但不可否認的是，依然有許多出身“寒門”的學生能夠憑借“自己的努力”考入名校。

此外，對于處于教育發展滯后的貧困地區，國家也要求高校為寒門學子開辟了專門通道。比如，清華大學去年擴大了“自強計劃”的實施范圍，面向832個國家級扶貧開發工作重點縣及集中連片特殊困難縣的中學招生。

這些措施一定程度上讓更多的寒門學子圓了“名校夢”。但另一個事實是，如張小林所說，即使在上了清華的學生里，每個人為了上清華付出的努力程度也不一樣。

去年，李力在復讀第二年后考入了清華大學。這個從西部小縣城走到省城讀高中，再來到北京讀大學的“農村娃”在家人眼里著實是“光宗耀祖”。

回想高中4年，李力幾乎沒有外出娛樂、參加社團活動的經歷。除了寒暑假回家，幾乎所有時間都留在學校里啃書本、做練習題。可相比之下，同樣考入清華的其高中同學王達就“輕松太多”。

王達的父親是私營企業老板，母親是高中英語教師。對于王達來說，沒有令李力“崩潰到極點的英語”，也沒有控制生活費的苦惱。不僅如此，王達在高中就擔任了學生會主要負責人，外出參加各種學科競賽、機器人比賽，暑假到北京學習英語，寒假去國外度假……最終還因學科競賽表現出色成了保送生。

在李力看來，“家庭”所給予的條件讓王達實現“清華夢”省力不少。“同樣考入清華，但其實我覺得他各方面比我能力強很多，而且他學得輕松、快樂。”李力說。

和李力一樣，付林是一個地地道道的“寒門學子”。以晉軍的問卷調查來看，他出生于中原農村家庭，父母都是“老實巴交”的農民，上大學前到過最遠的地方是離家50公里的地級市，上大學前未看過電影，很少有時間看電視。

通過自身的努力，他在鄉鎮念了小學和初中后，考入一所縣城高中。成績優異的他在高考失利的情況下進入一所985大學，最終在研究生階段考入北京大學。

回想一路求學的經歷，他發現：自己小學和初中同學都來自農村，寒門比例在98%以上;高中同學中，寒門比例占了50%左右;家庭條件的差距在本科期間尤為明顯，“優越者每月有上萬元的生活費，貧困者只能靠幾十元的助學金勉強維持”，在他就讀的985院校里，真正出身寒門的學生只占到5%左右。

進入北大讀研后，他發現，自己身邊很多同學都從未參加過中考、高考、考研，“一路保送而來，某某省狀元比比皆是”。“身邊可能有富可敵國的巨賈之子，也可能有手握大權的官員之子，還有可能是電視上看到的明星之子，當然也有農民的孩子、下崗工人的孩子”，但他推測此比例小于1%。

從98%到50%，再到5%、1%，付林在這些數字的變化中意識到“寒門式努力”的難處：隨著學校層級的升高，“寒門貴子”比例越來越小，而最后的1%在社會這所大學校里還會有所削減，“如果人生是一次長跑，寒門學子在起跑線上就落后太多，起跑后動力不足、補給不足、身體素質差，能夠咬牙堅持下來的實在屈指可數”。

“現在看來，我們都站到同樣一個平臺上。但如果往前看，你會發現我們走得很艱難，并且還有許多付出一樣努力的‘窮孩子’已經‘累’倒在終點前了。”李力說。

名校可以為“寒門子弟”帶來什么

在北大讀研究生時，一個班級20多個人，但真正的“寒門學子”只有付林一個。

與同學的交往中，付林感到差距最大的是自己的閱歷——沒去過幾個城市、沒旅游過、沒有唱過KTV、沒有去過健身房、也不知道紅酒還能分很多種類……“當別人聊天的時候，我只能聽，無法參與其中”。

對此，“心態還算積極”的付林也曾試圖多看書、多與朋友交流、多參加他們的活動。可他發現，有些閱歷需要資金支持。比如，他的意識里，最貴的相機也就幾千元，但一次郊游中，他看到一個玩單反的朋友帶了好幾個鏡頭，“聽說每個鏡頭都幾萬元的時候，我驚呆了”。

正如付林的感受，進入清華后的李力為了彌補與王達之間的差距，報名參加了好幾個社團的招新面試，可結果卻很不理想：想加入藝術團，卻沒有音樂或樂器特長;想加入學生會外聯部，卻在面試中因表達不好被刷掉;想加入文學社，卻發現自己并未看過幾本文學名著，面試時連問題都很陌生……

最無奈的是，最終他發現，自己根本沒有時間參加社團活動——除了學習時間，他的課余時間幾乎全花在勤工助學崗位上，“不要說趕超別人，就連彌補都很難”。

“他們不能無憂無慮地做自己喜歡的事情，需要花大量的時間兼職、考慮現實性的東西。”在清華大學社科學院大二學生張嫚看來，不同家庭環境的學生在大學里的表現是有差別的。

她記得，大一時需要進行PPT展示，對于從小學就開始制作PPT的她來說“一點兒不費勁”，可班里來自農村的學生“連PPT是什么都不知道。”

南京師范大學金陵女子學院皇甫亞楠曾撰文指出，教育內容是一種“文化屏障”，文化屏障是一個階層的文化符號，現在的教育體系并沒有照顧到寒門學子的認知程度，比如納入正規教育中的計算機課程和英語課程。寒門學子由于受經濟限制，很多人到大學才接觸電腦，偏遠山區的孩子甚至連基本的網絡概念都沒有。至于英語，家境殷實的孩子即使學校英文成績不佳，完全可以通過課外輔導、外教的方式彌補，口語能力比寒門學子好得多。即使教科書一樣，他們的文化背景都不會相同。

在晉軍老師關于學生“最喜歡的電影”調查中，清華大學社科14級學生問卷的統計結果分別是《肖申克的救贖》、《盜夢空間》和《哈利·波特》。可對于李力來說，在大學之前，他從未在電影院看過電影，“老實說，大二之前，我連《肖申克的救贖》都沒看過，平常大家提起這些國外電影，我只能保持沉默”。

一位社會學研究者告訴記者，1999年大學擴招以后，重點大學中農村學生的比例降低已是不爭的事實。不僅如此，好大學中的“精英”來自城市的居多，因為“城市的孩子、父母職業好的孩子，從小見多識廣、閱歷豐富，比農村孩子擁有更多的優質資源”。

看完鄭也夫的《科場現形記》，就讀于清華大學社科學院的大二學生曾杰對“寒門貴子”的討論有了更深入的理解。

他用馬克思·韋伯關于經濟、文化和聲望的社會分層標準來解釋，“一個學生家庭的經濟地位、文化背景以及社會資源決定了你能不能上名校”。但同時，他相信，教育能夠促進社會階層的流動。

“來了清華之后，只要你有心，什么都可以補上。”曾杰認為，“大學”是一個催化劑，可以助你一臂之力，讓“寒門學子”有機會改變自己的命運、獲得一個不錯的社會地位，“但不能保證你能獲得最高的社會資源，保證最高的社會地位”。

晉軍老師的一段話，張小林記得很清楚。晉軍說，“大學第一年后，大家會變得越來越像，那些沒有出過國的，可以慢慢獲得機會，那些在超級中學沒有社團和課余活動的，也可以彌補，所以教育對個人的成長還是有一定影響的。”

帖子引發的討論還在繼續，許多評論張小林已無暇顧及，除了刪去一些理解特別偏頗的評論，唯一一個留在她心里的評論是：“社會的未來是你們的，但我們也會努力的。”