第一篇：適合高中生背誦的經(jīng)典英語短文范文
適合高中背誦的篇目
To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition.In the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages, of all origins.With increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing-competition from the whole outside world.This is calling for a higher level of our personal development.---Excerpt from Liu Xin's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第一屆冠軍:劉欣,南京大學,1996年)對于我們青年一代，挑戰(zhàn)往往出現(xiàn)在競爭的形式。在未來的世紀，競爭將不僅只是其他大學畢業(yè)生，但也從所有年齡的人，所有的起源。隨著國際交流，我們要面對不斷增長，從整個外部世界的競爭。這是要求我們的個人發(fā)展提出了更高的水平。
A Chinese philosopher, Feng Youlan, once said China is an old country with a new life.To us, that means this country with a long, long history is on its course of modernization.I am encouraged every time I think of it.I do believe China really has a bright future, if it seeks this opportunity to continue building a road to the world.I see the future as a huge project in which I can play an important role.China needs more and better roads to the rest of the world.I feel needed.I feel inspired.I'm ready.---Excerpt from Li Shu's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第二屆冠軍:李舒,四川大學,1997年)一個中國哲學家馮友蘭曾經(jīng)說過中國是一個古老的國家新的生活。對我們來說，這意味著具有悠久，歷史悠久，是這個國家在其現(xiàn)代化的進程。我感到鼓舞我每次想到它。我相信中國真的有一個光明的未來，如果它試圖借此機會繼續(xù)建設向世界的道路。我認為這是一個龐大的系統(tǒng)工程，讓我可以發(fā)揮
重要作用的未來。中國需要更多更好的道路，到世界各地。我覺得需要。讓我感到振奮。我準備好了。
We live at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflict and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to peace and happiness of the whole human race.To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller.---Excerpt from Liang Limin's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第三屆冠軍:梁勵敏,北京外國語大學,1998年)
我們生活在一個發(fā)展的關鍵時刻，因為我們的種族沖突，地區(qū)動蕩等問題正日益構成威脅的和平與全人類的幸福。為了應付這樣一個時代，擁抱更加美好的未來，我們需要學習生活在一個世界大家庭中變得越來越小了更加和睦。
What happened to this beautiful valley in Australia should also happen to our Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening.I have seen farmers planting trees on mountains along the Yellow River.I have seen them climb the mountain tops with seeding on their shoulders because they had no machinery.I have seen them pour on trees the water they carried up in buckets from miles down the valley.These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as the river has nourished them.---Excerpt from Cai Li's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第四屆冠軍:蔡力,南京大學,1999年)發(fā)生了什么事在澳大利亞這個美麗的山谷也應該發(fā)生在我們的黃河，事實上，它正在發(fā)生。我看到農(nóng)民種植對沿黃河山區(qū)樹木。我看到他們爬高山上，因為在他們的肩上，他們沒有播種機械上衣。我看到他們在樹上的水倒入桶中，他們進行了數(shù)英里下山谷。這些農(nóng)民正悄悄地滋潤我們的黃河，正如河流滋養(yǎng)了他們。
If a person inherits his father's millions of dollars and leads an easy life, he is not a 2
successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence.The term “success”, to be sure, will not sit still for easy definition.But as I understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor.---Excerpt from Chen Heng's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第五屆冠軍:陳恒,上海外國語大學,2000年)如果一個人繼承他的父親美元的百萬家產(chǎn)而生活得輕松，他不是一個即使在物質上成功的人，因為有他的參與沒有實現(xiàn)富裕的困難。所謂“成功”，可以肯定，不會坐視靜態(tài)簡單的定義。但據(jù)我了解，成功的真正意義兩者的過程和努力的一個滿意的結果。
The first and foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first sight, attracting them by its unique image.What image does Beijing intend to create for itself once it has the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It is known to all that the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics.For me, the 2008 Olympics will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two more special colors, yellow and red.---Excerpt from Qi Yue's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第六屆冠軍:戚悅,北京語言文化大學,2001年)首要的事情是讓人們愛上了一見鐘情的城市，吸引他們以自己獨特的形象。什么樣的形象北京打算為自己塑造一個一旦有機會主辦2008年奧運會？這是眾所周知，北京市政府已經(jīng)為未來的奧運會的主題：新北京，新奧運。對我來說，2008年奧運會將與另外兩種顏色，黃色和紅色說明了一個偉大的綠色奧運會。
Like many young people of my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoy respect in the international community.But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough.It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our minds to bigger issues.---Excerpt from Sun Ning's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第七屆冠軍:孫寧,北京外國語大學,2002年)像我的許多同齡的中國年輕人，我想看看我的祖國變得繁榮，享受在國際社會的尊重。但在我看來，不只是單純的愛國主義不夠。這是非常重要的，我們年輕人做一些冷靜的思考，把視野拓展到更大的問題。
The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs.I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to something else, someplace else, a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seemed to have been except the deer.And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.---Excerpt from Gu Qiubei's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第八屆冠軍:顧秋蓓,上海外國語大學,2003年)有一天晚上，當我看見月亮慢慢品嘗前的土地和隱形傳送進了，我的心中充滿了歌。我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己輕聲哼唱，而不是音樂，而是別的東西，別的地方，一個地方記住，一個地方不動，一草的田野，那里沒有一個似乎已經(jīng)被除鹿。而所有這些令人難忘的場景加強了感覺，它的時候了，我們要為我們自己和子孫后代的事情。
Look at us today!So many doors are open to us!I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today.The doors open to us also pose challenges.Each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgement, but with the support of my teachers, parents and friends, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.4
---Excerpt from Hong Ye's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第九屆全軍:洪曄,南京大學,2004年)看看今天的我們！因此，許多門是開放給我們！我相信從來沒有自我發(fā)展的機會，因為我們?nèi)绱素S富的今天。開放的大門也向我們提出挑戰(zhàn)。每門是我們的勇氣，能力和判斷力的考驗，但與我的老師，家長和朋友的支持，我相信我能接受這個挑戰(zhàn)頭部。
The Force of Habits Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.The more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it;and if we do not continue to do it, we feel uncomfortable.This is called the force of habits, and the force of habits should be fought against.This applies even to such good things as work or rest.Some people form a bad habit of working too much, and others of idling too much.Bad habits, once formed, are difficult to get rid of.The wise man always remembers to check any bad habit.He warns himself “I am now becoming idle” or “I like too many sweets” or “I smoke too much”.And then adds, “I will get myself out of this bad habit at once.”
習慣的力量
習慣，不管是好還是壞，都是逐漸形成的。我們越做了一件事情，我們就越傾向于喜歡做的，如果我們不繼續(xù)這樣做，我們覺得不舒服。這就是所謂的習慣力量，習慣的力量應該攻打。
這甚至適用于此類工作或休息的好東西。有些人形成了工作太多壞習慣，空轉太多人。壞習慣一旦形成，難以擺脫。
聰明的人總是記得檢查任何壞習慣。他警告自己：“我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成為閑置”或“我喜歡太多糖果”或“我抽煙太多。”然后說：“我會得到這個壞習慣，自己去一次。”
The Way to Achieve Success Many people say that they owe much of it to the cultivation of certain good habits in early life.In forming good habits, I think we should pay attention to four things, that is honesty, industry, enthusiasm and thrift.“Honesty is the best policy.” This is a proverb to which we must pay attention.There are so many temptations in society that through a little carelessness we may go astray.But when we are honest, people will not be dishonest to us.Industry gives every man and woman, every boy and girl, proper work to do.To do nothing is going to ruin oneself.Enthusiasm is a great force.One’s soul will expand if one devotes oneself to a noble cause.The difficulties in our way are tremendous, but what can we not accomplish, if with enthusiasm?
There are many proverbs, which set forth the advantages of thrift.Since we live in the world in which money is a very powerful thing, we should always try to save a portion of our earnings for future use.These are the four things to which we must pay attention.It is only by this way that we can achieve success.取得成功之路
很多人說，他們欠一大部分用于某些良好習慣的培養(yǎng)在早期的生活。在形成良好的習慣，我認為我們應該注意的四件事情，就是誠實，勤勞，熱情，節(jié)儉。
“誠實是最好的政策。”這是一個俗語，我們必須注意。在社會上有這么多的誘惑，通過一個小疏忽，我們可能會誤入歧途。但是，當我們是誠實的，人們不會對我們是不誠實的。
行業(yè)讓每個男人和女人，每一個男孩和女孩，適當?shù)墓ぷ饕觥Ｊ裁匆膊蛔鰰Я俗约骸?/p>
熱情是一個偉大的力量。一個人的靈魂，如果一個致力于將擴大自己一個崇高的事業(yè)。在我們這樣的困難是巨大的，但我們不能完成的，如果與熱情？
有許多諺語，其中確定了節(jié)儉的優(yōu)點。因為我們在這個世界上，錢是一個非常強大的東西生活，我們應該始終嘗試保存供日后使用我們的盈利部分。
這是四件事情是我們必須注意。因為只有這樣，我們才能取得成功。
TV---A Blessing or a Curse? As TV enters more and more families, people begin to wonder about its advantages and disadvantages.Some believe it is a blessing, others hold that it is a curse to society.TV, as a mass media, can bring to people new information on economies, culture, arts, and many other fields.People can enjoy their favorite programs at home.In some countries, some TV stations provide such programs as looking for dangerous criminals and lost children, helping to find an ideal lover, and others which are quite beneficial to society, some TV stations provide various useful seminars for people of various ages and social status.But on the other hand, TV may exert bad influence on people.Some programs are full of violence.As a result, people, especially juveniles, are led to commit crimes.An increasing number of people are so indulged in TV programs that some even neglect their duties.In my opinion, the attitude towards TV all depends on oneself.People should choose those programs, which are useful, and can bring to them the sense of beauty.電視---是福還是禍？
隨著電視進入越來越多的家庭，人們開始懷疑有關它的優(yōu)點和缺點。有些人認為它是一種幸福，有人認為這是對社會的詛咒。
電視作為一種大眾媒體，可以給人們帶來新的信息對經(jīng)濟，文化，藝術等諸多領域。人們可以在家里享受自己喜歡的節(jié)目。在有些國家，有些電視臺提供危險罪犯和尋找走失兒童等活動，幫助找到一個理想的戀人，和其他人是相當有利的社會，一些電視臺為不同年齡和社會地位的各種有用的研討會。但在另一方面，電視可能對人造成不良影響。有些節(jié)目充滿暴力色彩。因此，人們，尤其是青少年，是導致犯罪。越來越多的人如此沉迷于電視節(jié)目，有些甚至玩忽職守。
在我看來，對電視的態(tài)度完全取決于自己。人們應該選擇那些方案，這是有用的，可以給他們帶來的美感。
On Test and Test Taking The purpose of a test is to check how much we students have learned about a subject.It not only helps make our newly acquired knowledge permanent, but also enables us to find out what needs to spend more time improving.But some students do not deal with test correctly.Some of them are afraid of failing in a test.They cheat even at the risk of being caught on exams.Though cheating might give one “better grades”, it adds nothing to one’s knowledge.This dishonest behavior will do one more harm than good.I think that we go to college in order to have our further studies, and prepare us to be qualified for the future job.Therefore, we should take a correct attitude towards test.As long as we study diligently and review our lessons regularly, we are sure to be used to serve its real purpose.以在測試和試驗
一個測試的目的是檢查我們是多么地學生對主題的教訓。它不僅有助于使我們的新學到的知識永久性的，但也使我們能夠找出需要花費更多的時間來提高。
但是，一些學生不正確處理試驗。他們中有些是在測試害怕失敗。他們甚至不惜作弊被抓到考試的風險。雖然作弊可能會給一個“更好的成績”，它增加了一個無關的知識。這個不誠實的行為將做一弊多于利。
我認為，我們?nèi)ド洗髮W，為了讓我們的進一步研究，并準備我們要為未來勝任這份工作。因此，我們應該采取對測試的正確態(tài)度。只要我們勤奮學習，定期檢討我們的教訓，我們肯定會被用來為它的真正目的。
The Dictionary The dictionary is a living teacher.Whenever you come across a new word, just consult it and you will get a clear definition.Every student, whether attending school or self-taught, should always have a dictionary at hand.As a study aid, it is convenient, 8
inexpensive and almost omniscient(all-knowing).Language skills will develop with your constant use of various dictionaries.The more you use them, the more familiar you will become with them.Sooner or later, you will be quite skilled in finding the page, scanning the entries and locating the exact meanings of the new words.But you should have one thing in mind.As a language student, you can never become too much attached to dictionaries;basic language skills do not come from dictionaries, but from your practice.Expose yourself to the language by listening, speaking, reading and writing more, and that is the only way to the mastery of a language.字典
這本字典是一個活老師。當你遇到一個新單詞時，可以查字典你會得到一個明確的定義。每一個學生，無論是上學或自學成才，必須有一個在手邊的字典。作為一個學習工具，很方便，價格低廉，幾乎無所不知的（全知）。
語言能力就能夠提高你的不斷使用各種詞典。你用得越多，就越熟悉你將成為他們。遲早，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)相當?shù)捻撁妫瑸g覽目錄并快速定位的新詞的確切含義的技能。但是你應該有一個心的事。作為學語言的學生，你永遠成不了太多的重視詞典，基本語言技能不是從字典中來，而是通過不斷的實踐。暴露自己的聽，說，讀，寫更多的語言，而且是唯一的方式向掌握一門語言。
On Learning Learning is one’s own business, which cannot rely on others.As we know, learning is a process of accumulating knowledge.It is one’s life-long task, which cannot be accomplished in one move.A successful learner is an independent one who has both an indomitable(unyielding)will and amazing endurance.He will try to discover his own way of learning.Instead of waiting for the teacher’s help, he will make efforts to create favorable conditions on his own initiative.It will certainly be of great help, if there is good environment, sufficient books and equipment, as well as instructions from teacher and beneficial friends.But even if one has got all these favorable conditions, one cannot 9
be sure to succeed in learning.So the most important factor in learning consists in one’s own effort.To learn is rather a painstaking and persevering business.Many a man is a failure because he cannot bear such indispensable hardships.Unremitting(never stopping)efforts can compensate for the lack of talents and thus enable one to get considerable progress in learning.論學習
學習是自己的業(yè)務，不能依賴他人。我們知道，學習是一個積累知識的過程。這是一個人的終身的任務，不可能在一蹴而就。一個成功的學習者是一個獨立的一個誰也都一往無前（不屈不撓）的意志和驚人的耐力。他將試圖發(fā)現(xiàn)他自己的方式學習。而不是為老師的幫助下等待，他將努力創(chuàng)造自己的主動創(chuàng)造有利條件。它必將有很大的幫助，如果有良好的環(huán)境，充足的圖書和設備，以及從老師和朋友們有益的指示。但是，即使有人得到了所有這些有利條件，一是不能肯定能成功地學習。
因此，在學習上最重要的因素在于自己的努力。學習是一個艱苦的，持之以恒，而業(yè)務。很多人是一個失敗，因為他無法忍受這樣的不可缺少的困難。不懈的（永遠停止）努力可以彌補人才缺乏，從而使一個得到學習長足的進步。
Is Failure a Bad Thing? Failure is a common occurrence(happening)in our daily life.Whatever we do, there are always two possible results: success or failure.Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries, sometimes failure can’t be avoided.Different people hold different attitudes towards failure.When faced with it, some can stand up to it, draw a useful lesson from it and try their best to fulfill what they are determined to do.Others, however, lose heart and give in.They do nothing but complain about themselves and objective conditions.As a popular saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” In my opinion, what really counts is not the failure itself, but the proper attitude we should take after it.I trust that as long as we keep to what is right and correct what is wrong, that is to say, learn a lesson from 10
failure, we will be certain to succeed.So I am of the opinion that failure is not a bad thing.失敗是壞事嗎？
失敗是經(jīng)常發(fā)生在我們的日常生活（事情）。無論我們做什么，總是有兩種可能的結果：成功或失敗。雖然每個人都希望他成功嘗試，有時失敗無法避免。
不同的人對失敗持有不同的態(tài)度。當面對失敗，有人能夠經(jīng)得起考驗它，從中汲取有益的教訓，盡力去完成他們下定決心做的事。然而，其他人喪失信心和退讓，他們只是抱怨自己和客觀條件。
正如常言道，“失敗是成功之母。”在我看來，真正重要的不是失敗本身，而是我們應采取正確的態(tài)度后。我相信，只要我們堅持正確的什么是正確的，什么是錯的，這就是說，從失敗中汲取教訓，我們肯定會成功。所以我認為，失敗不是一件壞事。
Recreation It is impossible to keep in good health unless we take sufficient(enough)recreation.The mind, too, requires change to make it acute(sharp)and vigorous.There is much truth in the old saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
There are many games for people to indulge(enjoy)after their work of study.Among them are football, tennis, and kite-flying.Other forms of recreation are boating, fishing, gardening, cycling, walking, chess-playing, and reading.Those who spend most of their time in the open air and have constant muscular employment, should adopt reading or some other quiet forms of recreation.Persons who sit much at their business should take a kind of recreation that will supply their muscles with exercise.Recreation provides people with the kind of rest and relaxation.It makes people feel happy, energetic and confident, meanwhile it prepares people to do much better than ever in their daily work.康樂
這是不可能保持身體健康，除非我們采取足夠（足夠）娛樂。心，也需要改變，使其急性（夏普）和活力。在有句古話，很有道理：“所有的工作，不玩耍，杰克也變傻。”
還有人沉溺于自己的研究工作后（享受）的許多游戲。其中包括足球，網(wǎng)球，放風箏。其他形式的娛 11
樂劃船，釣魚，園藝，騎自行車，散步，下棋，打球，和閱讀。這些誰在露天度過他們的大部分時間都不變肌肉就業(yè)，應該采取一些閱讀或安靜的消遣方式。誰坐的人在他們的大部分業(yè)務應采取的一種消遣，這將提供鍛煉他們的肌肉。
休閑提供了休息和放松善良的人們。它使人們心情舒暢，充滿活力和自信，同時它準備的人做比以往任何時候都好于他們的日常工作。
On Today’s Education
I think one of the main problems with today’s education is that too much emphasis is placed on test score.It has become the most important criterion(standard)for college enrollment.A student, however creative and intelligent, will not be admitted into a college for his total scores are just one point less than required.It is also on of the crucial(decisive)factors either in job assignment or in employment competitions.The competition for high scores among students becomes intense.Students find themselves concentrating more on strategies to achieve high scores than on acquiring the knowledge.They will play truant(stay away from)of some subsidiary(less important)courses and skip over the substance, which will not be tested on.Teachers are apt to give their students high scores.As their job is judged mainly by the students’ performance in terms of scores, some teachers tend to set easy papers to test their students on or narrow down the scope of the exam, even give them the hints to exams, or favor their students with higher scores.As a result, the competition for high scores becomes so intense that it actually affects our education results.在今天的教育
我認為今天的教育的主要問題之一是，太多的重點放在考試成績上。它已成為最重要的標準對大學入學率（標準）。一個學生，但創(chuàng)造性和聰明，不會被承認為一所大學為他的總成績只需要不到一分。這也是對關鍵（決定性的）無論是在分配工作或就業(yè)的競爭因素。
對于高分學生之間的競爭變得激烈。學生們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的集中戰(zhàn)略，以實現(xiàn)比獲取更多的知識高分。他 12
們將逃學（遠離）一些附屬公司（不那么重要）課程并跳過該物質，不會被測試。
教師很容易給學生高分。由于他們的工作是判斷學生的表現(xiàn)主要是在得分方面，有些教師往往容易設置文件，以測試他們的學生或縮小考試范圍，甚至給他們的提示，考試，或有利于自己的學生更高的分數(shù)。
因此，對高分數(shù)的競爭變得十分激烈，它實際上影響著我們的教育效果。
Weekend Weekends are important.They provide people with the kind of rest and relaxation that are essential to a happy and healthy life.I’m one of those who know how to enjoy their leisure on the weekend.A good sleep at Saturday night usually helps me to recover from the hard labor of the week.A delight Sunday trip to the suburbs makes me fresh and free from any tension.If I stay at home, I usually do some light reading or practice Chinese calligraphy----a traditional writing skill which has an extraordinary calming effect.Sometimes mother invites me to help her cook and I am always happy to accept her invitation.A good rest on the weekend always makes me feel happy, energetic, confident and ready to all the hard work ahead of me.You cannot work happily and efficiently until you learn how to rest and relax on the weekend.周末
周末很重要。他們提供休息和放松是必不可少的那種快樂和健康生活的人。我為那些誰知道如何享受周末的休閑之一。在星期六晚上的睡眠通常可以幫助我恢復一周的辛勤勞動。一個快樂星期天到郊外旅行，使我神清氣爽，無任何緊張。如果我留在家里，我經(jīng)常做一些輕閱讀或練習漢字書法----一個傳統(tǒng)的寫作技能，具有非凡的鎮(zhèn)定效果。有時母親請我?guī)退鲲垼铱偸菢酚诮邮芩难?一個周末好好休息總是讓我感到快樂，精力充沛，有信心，并準備向所有辛勤工作在我前面。你不能有效地工作，快樂，直到你學會如何休息和放松的周末。
My View on Job-Hopping Some people tend to stick to their positions all the time, as they think the longer one works in a particular field, the more skillful one will be at it.Some have been teachers all their lives.Some devote their life energy to scientific research.Such people love their work and turn out to be specialists in their own field.They are usually high achievers.Some are different.They are in the habit of job-hopping, for they always pursue(follow)what is new and stimulating(interesting).They never seem content with their present situation.Some like to meet more people, make more money and new acquaintances, so they hop from job to job.As far as I am concerned, I want to be professionally strong.I am not in favor of constant job-hopping, as the saying goes “Jack of all trades, master of none”.But I want to cooperate and communicate with someone else so as to be more creative and less partial.我對跳槽的看法
一些人堅持自己的立場的時候，他們認為時間越長中的一個特定領域的作品，更多的人會熟練它。有些人被老師所有的生命。一些貢獻自己的科研生命能量。這樣的人熱愛自己的工作，并最終被證明在自己領域的專家。他們通常是高成就。
有些是不同的。他們在工作習慣是跳槽，因為他們始終奉行（后續(xù)）什么是新的，刺激（有趣）。他們似乎永遠與他們目前的狀況的內(nèi)容。有些人喜歡以滿足更多的人，賺更多的錢，并結識新朋友，讓他們跳的轉換工作。
至于我本人而言，我想成為專業(yè)強。我不是在不斷跳槽了贊成票，因為俗話說“人不可貌相，不精。”但我想與人合作和溝通，否則，以更多的創(chuàng)造性，少部分。
Attending College at One’s Own Expense
Nowadays, colleges and universities tend to accept more and more candidates with a score close to the required by charging a portion of their tuition.Moreover, the 14
percentage of the students attending college this way will be increasing year by year.Owing to this practice, college candidates have much freedom in choosing the major they mostly interested in.In addition, those who did not perform well on the College Entrance Exam are able to attend college to have further studies.It is reported that most of these students work harder than their classmates.Certainly this practice has some disadvantages.For example, those candidates who cannot afford the tuition might have fewer opportunities to receive higher education.In my opinion, the advantages of this practice weigh more than its disadvantages.So I am in favor of it and I believe people will be more willing to accept it as time goes by.參加自費大學
如今，學院和大學傾向于接受對他們收取學費的部分的分數(shù)接近所需要的越來越多的候選人。此外，這種方式在上大學將逐年增加學生的百分比。由于這種做法，高考學生在選擇的自由度，他們最感興趣的是另外英寸大，這些誰沒有履行在高考考不好可以讀大學，有進一步研究。據(jù)悉，這些學生大部分工作比其他同學更努力。當然這種做法也有一些缺點。例如，這些候選人誰付不起學費可能有較少機會接受高等教育。
在我看來，這種做法的優(yōu)點都不如它的缺點了。所以我是贊成的，我相信人們會更愿意接受它隨著時間的推移。
School-aged Children Drop Out It’s reported that in China about one million school-aged children drop out of school each year and 80% of the drop-outs are from the families which are too poor to keep their children at school.To tackle the problem, the government has launched the Hope Project.It has helped thousands of children go back to school.But in my opinion, this is far from enough.In order to change this situation completely, the government should set aside an adequate amount of money for education, especially for elementary education.And also, the 15
government should establish laws to ensure that no children should drop out of school as elementary school education is compulsory in China, and local governments should aid the poor families so that they can send their children to school.To sum up, so long as our central and local governments and the whole society pay enough attention to this problem and take effective action, this situation will be changed.適齡兒童輟學
據(jù)報道，在中國約一百萬適齡兒童輟學，每年的80輟學％來自貧困家庭，也讓他們的孩子在學校。為解決這個問題，政府已推出了希望工程。它已幫助數(shù)千名兒童重返校園。但在我看來，這是遠遠不夠的。為了徹底改變這種狀況，政府應該撥出足夠的金錢教育的數(shù)量，特別是小學教育。同時，政府應制定法律，以確保不讓孩子們輟學作為小學教育的學校在中國的是義務教育，地方政府應幫助貧困家庭，使他們能夠送子女上學。
綜上所述，只要我們的中央和地方政府以及全社會給予足夠的重視這一問題，并采取有效的行動，這種情況將會改變。
Knowledge and Power Knowledge and power are the two things most desired by man.There is close connection between these two things.The man, having done his best in acquiring knowledge, will easily get a high position and perform it successfully.Power depends on knowledge.Knowledge to power is just like a compass to a ship, by which her sailing is made safely across an unknown ocean.A great statesman or a learned scholar can render(give)his good services to his country just because he has perfect and profound knowledge.Power only follows knowledge.A man cannot do anything well unless he has some information as how to do it well.A man will sometimes lose his way in a strange land;an apprentice cannot produce any delicate work.Why are these so? Because they are in want of knowledge.If the apprentice wishes to produce good work, he must pay 16
attention to his instructor’s advice.We are all the future masters of our country.Our country needs our services.How can we fulfill our future tasks? To get more knowledge is the only answer.知識與權力
知識和權力是由人的兩個最想要的東西。這兩者之間有密切聯(lián)系的東西。該名男子，他已經(jīng)做了最好的獲取知識，很容易獲得較高的地位，它成功地執(zhí)行。
功率取決于知識。知識權力，就像一個指南針，船舶，其中她的帆船是由在一個未知的海洋安全。一位偉大的政治家或一個博學多才的學者也呈現(xiàn)（給）他的良好的服務，只是因為他自己的國家擁有完善而深刻的認識。
功率只有如下的知識。一個人不能做任何事，除非他有一些如何把它做好信息。一個人有時會失去他在一個陌生的土地方式;學徒不能產(chǎn)生任何棘手的工作。為什么這些呢？因為他們非常想去的知識。如果學徒要產(chǎn)生良好的工作，他一定要注意他的導師的意見。
我們都是我們國家未來的主人翁。我們的國家需要我們的服務。我們怎樣才能實現(xiàn)我們未來的任務？為了獲得更多的知識是唯一的答案。
Breakfast We get the energy for our movements from food.Human beings are just like machines.For us to work properly, we must be well energized.The energy, of course, comes from the three meals a day, that is, breakfast, lunch and dinner.Breakfast is more important than any other meal in a day.For one thing, after a night’s sleep, most of the energy stored in the human body has been consumed.Breakfast serves the purpose of replenishing(fill up again)energy, thus making us energetic again.For another, in the course of a day, morning is the period of time in which we work with most efficiency.Without breakfast, the efficiency would be lost.Finally, the constant lack of breakfast can contribute to stomach troubles.Therefore, to keep fit, we must have breakfast every day.It can be a cup of mild with some bread, or a bowl of porridge with some steamed bread, or anything else of the similar kind.Anyway, we must eat our fill(eat as much as we can), because a good 17
breakfast can not only ensure our good health but also make a good beginning for a new day.早餐
我們得到了我們的運動從食物中的能量。人類是一樣的機器。對我們來說，能夠正常工作，我們必須有充分的活力。的能量，當然，來自一日三餐，那就是，早餐，午餐和晚餐。
早餐是比任何其他在一天吃飯重要。一方面，經(jīng)過一夜的睡眠，在人體內(nèi)儲存的大部分能量被消耗掉。早餐的作用，是補益的目的（填寫一次）的能量，從而使我們精力充沛了。另一方面，在一天中，上午是時間中，我們與大多數(shù)工作效率的時期。不含早餐，效率將會消失。最后，缺乏固定的早餐可以幫助胃病。
因此，為了保持健康，我們每天必須吃早餐。它可以是一個溫和一些面包杯，或與一些饅頭稀飯一碗，或任何其他的同類。無論如何，我們必須吃的補（吃多，我們可以），因為一個良好的早餐不僅能保證我們的健康，也為新的一天一個良好的開端。
Ability and Gook Looks Old people usually tell the young, “Don’t judge a person by his appearance.” Meaning ability is more important than appearance.Indeed, we’ve seen so many brilliant but not at all good-looking people.In the film Mozart, an opera singer reiterates(repeat)this view by saying, “For a woman of taste, it is not the looks, but the talent that interests me.” For her, the preference shows one’s taste.However, nowadays, with more and more interviewers putting much emphasis on the looks, the appearance of the job-applicants, a lot of people come to the conclusion that appearance is more important than ability because many beautiful girls acquire very good positions although they don’t have much talent.In my opinion, ability is definitely much more important than good looks, because it demonstrates one’s own self-cultivation.It bespeaks(show)the efforts and the glory of acquiring something through one’s hard work whereas a good look bespeaks no struggle of the individual.Good looks are pleasant, but I like the ability because it really shows something of my own self.18
能力和對韓國人看來
老人們通常會告訴孩子們，“不要聽他的外表的人。”意義的能力比容貌更重要。事實上，我們已經(jīng)看到這么多的輝煌，但并不好看的人。莫扎特在電影，歌劇歌手重申（重播）說這一觀點，“對于一個女人的味道，它不是外表，但吸引我的天賦。”對于她來說，偏好顯示一個人的口味。
然而，如今，隨著越來越多的面試將在看起來非常重視，對工作申請人的外觀，很多人得出的結論是，外表比能力更重要，因為許多漂亮女孩獲得很好的位置，雖然他們不'T有多少才華。
在我看來，能力確實比長相重要，因為它表明自己的修養(yǎng)。它體現(xiàn)了（顯示）的努力和獲得通過一個人的，而一個很好看的東西榮耀努力接引沒有對個人奮斗。漂亮的臉蛋是愉快的，但我喜歡這個能力，因為它真正體現(xiàn)了我自身的東西。
Life Is Struggle Everything in the world is in constant struggle.Struggle is in a sense of the competition in natural selection among organisms.Animals and plants struggle for their existence.Nature provides them with weapons for that struggle.Lions have claws;fish have scales;roses have thorns.They use these weapons for the unavoidable war of existence.Nature also orders us to struggle;when we obey the nature, we win our existence.The result of struggle is the evolution of a better society.In order to surpass the others, one has to devote himself to what he does.If every individual does so, the society will make progress.Struggle is inevitable.But we should struggle with sportsmanship, not to stand in the way of others in order to achieve our own success.It is only by struggling in such a way, mankind will see a world getting more glorious day by day.要奮斗人生
世界上的事物是在不斷的斗爭。斗爭是在自然選擇中的生物體之間的競爭意識。
動物和植物的生存斗爭。大自然賦予了這一斗爭武器。獅子有爪，魚有鱗，玫瑰有刺。他們使用了這些武器的存在不可避免的戰(zhàn)爭。大自然也迫使我們?nèi)^斗，當我們服從的性質，我們贏了我們的生存。斗爭的結果是一個更好的社會變遷。為了超過別人，要立志報國，他做些什么。如果每個人都這樣做，社會就會進步。
斗爭是不可避免的。但是，我們應該努力，賽，而不是在別人的阻礙，以實現(xiàn)我們自己的成功。只有 19
通過這樣的方式掙扎，人類將看到一個世界日趨更加輝煌的一天。
Can Computer Replace Human Brain Computers are working faster than human brain.But is it possible that some day the computer will replace human brain and control the human being? It is quite impossible.Computers are designed and developed by human brain.They are used to speed up the calculation.Computers are working according to the orders designed by human being.The running of computer is a group of integrated circuit run by a set of programmes.Without programmes, the computers will not know what to do.It is true people are relying more and more on computers.If people don’t know how to control computers, they may be replaced by computers and lose their jobs.電腦可以代替人腦
計算機是人類大腦的工作速度比。但有沒有可能有一天計算機會取代人類的大腦和控制人類？
這是很不可能的。計算機是人類大腦的設計和開發(fā)。它們被用來加快計算。計算機正在根據(jù)人類設計的訂單。在計算機運行的一個小組，由集成電路一組程序運行。沒有綱領，計算機將不知道該怎么辦。這是真正的人民都是靠越來越多的計算機上。如果人們不知道如何控制電腦，他們可能會被取代電腦而失去了工作。
Success Success is a lousy(very bad)teacher.It seduces(tempt)smart people into thinking they can’t lose.And it’s an unreliable guide to the future.What seems the perfect business plan or latest technology today may soon be out-of-date.Usually winning lottery(彩票)is thought to be one’s luck.Many people like to try their luck.20
One of the lottery’s new millionaires gave an interview on television.When he was asked by the reporter how he had picked his winning numbers, he said that while “two of the six numbers he just pulled for no particular reason.” As for the other four numbers, he used family birth dates.“ So, you see,” he boasted（自夸）, “Winning the lottery is not all just luck.”
成功
成功是一個糟糕的（非常糟糕）的老師。它會誘導他們的思想不能丟（引誘）聰明的人。它是一個不可靠的指導未來。看似完美的商業(yè)計劃或最新的技術今天可能很快就會過時的。通常情況下贏得彩票（彩票）被認為是一個人的運氣。許多人喜歡嘗試自己的運氣。
該彩票的人給一個新的百萬富翁在電視采訪。當他被記者問及他如何偷了他的中獎號碼，他說，雖然至于其他四個數(shù)字“的六個數(shù)字，他剛把車并沒有任何特別的原因。二”，他用家人出生日期。“所以，你看，”他自豪（自夸），“中大獎是不是所有的只是運氣。”
The Car and Pollution Most Americans would find it hard to think what life would look like without a car.However, some have realized the serious problem of the air pollution caused by the car.The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute.That’s what several of the large factories have been trying to do.But to build a clean car is easier said than done.Progress in this field has been slow.Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something.Now inventors are working on steam cars as well as electric cars.Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a useful model that pleases men.To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we make some changes in the way many of us live.Americans, for example, have to reduce the number of their total cars.They are encouraged to travel and to work by bicycle.It is thought to help man to keep 21
the air clean.But this change does not come easily.A large number of workers might find themselves without jobs if a car factory closed.Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.Although cars have led us to better life, they have also brought us new problems.這款車與污染
大部分美國人會覺得很難想象我們的生活會是什么樣子沒有一輛車。然而，有些人實現(xiàn)了由汽車造成的空氣污染嚴重的問題。被污染的空氣具有毒性，并且危害健康。
一個辦法擺脫空氣污染的是制造汽車，不會污染。這是什么樣的幾個大型工廠一直在努力做的。但是生產(chǎn)清潔汽車說起來容易做起來難。在這一領域的進展一直很緩慢。
另一種方法是采取一些汽車的發(fā)動機進行。現(xiàn)在發(fā)明家正在研制蒸汽汽車和電動汽車。但是許多廠家認為，這將需要幾年時間開發(fā)一個有用的模型，為所欲為的人。
為了防止被汽車污染的世界，我們的方式使我們許多人生活的一些變化。美國人，例如，必須降低他們的總汽車數(shù)量。鼓勵他們?nèi)ヂ眯校T自行車去上班。它被認為是有助于人們保持空氣清潔。
但這種改變并不容易。大批的工人可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己沒有工作，如果一個汽車工廠關閉。因此，空氣污染問題將成為不到失業(yè)重要。
盡管汽車為我們更好地生活，他們也給我們帶來了新的問題。
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 22
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.時間就是金錢
“時間就是金錢。”這句話的意思就是說時間是非常寶貴的。
但是，時間比金錢更寶貴。我們已經(jīng)失去了可以得到錢了，但是我們也浪費時間不能恢復。此外，有時沒有錢的人可以存在，但什么事也沒有時間做，只是因為沒有人能夠生活在沒有空氣。
盡管是如此寶貴，時間往往忽略了男性。由于時間是一種無形的東西，男人往往不自覺地浪費自己的時間（無意地）。沒有什么關系，他們可能會從早忙到晚閑話。
人可以住在最多只有約100年。似乎相當長，但實際上它是比較短。我們常說“時光飛逝！”多少事，男人能做到在這么短的時間？因此，我們應該用正確的寶貴時間做我們的工作。我們將與它比賽。我們將努力學習和工作。永遠不要浪費一點點位。
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 23
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.試著做一個好學生
也許這是每個人的夢想是在學校的好學生，但不少學生對如何使它喪失感覺。在我看來，這是相當容易，如果你可以做以下幾點。
首先，請您充分利用時間，努力工作。不要推遲到明天應該怎么做的今天，隨著時間的過去永遠不會回來。快速發(fā)展的社會需要足夠的知識，按我們不遺余力地研究。當然，你的努力會得到回報的一天。其次，用你自己的頭和現(xiàn)在你的觀點。輕信（輕信的）的態(tài)度只會讓你理所當然的事情。有了自己的判斷，你將能夠明辨是非，建立自己的見解。
第三，預留休閑，娛樂的時間不夠，等等千萬不要忽視了各項工作，不玩耍傷害。適當?shù)捏w育運動會逐漸建立起自己的身體，提高您的學習效率。
要成為一個好學生，說起來容易做起來難，因為它需要一個學生的一致努力。但世上無難事，一個男人如果他把它放在他的心。
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 24
conserve what remains.自然資源
大自然為我們提供了多種方式的資源。幾乎所有的事情在我們的日常生活中，我們使用來自大自然。我們吃的食物，我們喝的水，我們穿的衣服，水泥和磚建造的房屋，材料，使我們騎自行車等，都來原本來自大自然。
人們做了幾千年的這些天然用品的使用。隨著技術的發(fā)展和人口的增加，材料的數(shù)量和所采取的一系列增加。據(jù)估計，這種胎面將在未來幾年繼續(xù)下去。
然而，自然資源不枯竭。有些資源已耗盡。例如，世界的燃料資源已經(jīng)指日可待了。這種必要的，因為水在日常項目，在世界許多地區(qū)供不應求。我們再也不能草率利用大自然提供了許多資源。我們必須學會保護剩下。
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 25
only world.我們只有一個世界
當產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展，污染也成長起來了。今天，環(huán)境問題已變得越來越重要。世界人口增長如此之快，世界已經(jīng)變得過于擁擠。我們正在利用我們的自然資源太快，并在同一時間，我們與危險化學品污染我們的環(huán)境。如果我們不立即采取行動，那么我們將破壞我們唯一的世界。
人類已經(jīng)在環(huán)保很大的進步。許多國家政府設立了法律來保護森林和海洋資源，制止對環(huán)境的污染。但更應該采取措施來解決這個問題。首先，我們應該從教育有關的污染危害公眾。對政府方面也應該設計嚴格的法律。這不僅是為我們這一代人，但也為未來的一代來。要保護我們的自然環(huán)境。我們必須現(xiàn)在就開始保護我們唯一的世界。
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.充分利用我們的土地的最佳使用
這是土地已經(jīng)提供了幾個世紀以來，我們的一切需要我們。換句話說，幾乎所有我們?nèi)粘Ｊ褂玫亩际侵苯踊蜷g接從土地。食物，衣服，房子，甚至是書籍和家具都提供了土地。但有限的土地以驚人的速度減少。隨著城市的擴大，行業(yè)及以上人口的發(fā)展，大塊的良田變成許多正在與許多住宅和公寓樓，26
或工業(yè)區(qū)，住宅區(qū)或倉庫。
因此必須采取一些措施來阻止我們的農(nóng)田濫用。另一方面，我們應該讓大家認識到土地是短期的危險。同時要教育他們?nèi)绾胃玫乩梦覀兊耐恋亍?/p>
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 27
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.健康
有人說，我們不好好珍惜的東西，直到我們失去它。它是只有當一個朋友去世，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)了多少，他給我們。因此，它與健康。當我們還年輕，強壯，身體健康，我們考慮的很少。他很自然地我們要始終順利，我們不能想象是什么樣的病。禾我們經(jīng)常對我們的健康不小心，沒有思想，我們破壞我們的健康的壞習慣，做愚蠢的事情。只有當我們有我們自己的健康，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)這是上帝的恩賜給我們最好的之一。
健康是我們最重要的東西。我們應該盡力維護它。身體健康是必要的幸福和成功。誰在健康狀況不佳的人往往是悲觀或沮喪。作為一項規(guī)則，壞的健康意味著痛苦和失敗。
如何才能保持我們的健康？只有通過了解和認真遵守健康的法律。一個快樂的人是一個健康的人，只有健康的人能夠過上幸福的生活。
對于身體健康的渴望是普遍的。大家誰懂得熱愛生活的重要健康。首先，良好的健康是享受生活保障。一個病人的唯一愿望始終是一個普通的生活和健康的生活。第二，建立良好的健康為您的事業(yè)野心了堅實的基礎。沒有它，任何崇高的愿望變成是一枕黃粱。
那么如何保持身體健康？每個人都有他自己對這個問題的答案，而我認為三個主要建議，應遵循。第一個是，應采取科學的飲食，這為您的身體的必需品。第二個是，必須堅持體育鍛煉，尤其是室內(nèi)的人。最后，但并非最不重要的，就是要保持心情開朗。
為了保持身材，我強迫自己遠離“垃圾食品”了，雖然它通常味道很好，我什至形成了晨練的好習慣。和美麗的音樂和好書總是鼓勵我。
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 28
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 29
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 30
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 31
longing for the peaceful idyllic（田園詩般的）life of the countryside.Advertisement
Advertisement can be seen everywhere in the modern society.Large billboards are built on the roadsides or on the top of the high buildings.Newspapers become thicker and thicker, for pages of the paper are covered with advertisements.TV shows us endless ads day and night.Advertisements force people to notice their products.It is a good way to promote their new products.When a new product is developed, it is the manufacturer’s or seller’s duty to let the public know what the new product is;what the specialties are and what the manufacturer’s or the seller’s guarantees are to the products.Surely, advertisements are like bridges between customers and manufacturers or sellers.But false or deceptive advertisements can also be found at the same time.When a person has been cheated once, he can’t believe advertisements once more, or at least he can’t believe ads fully.People have become wiser and learnt to use their brains when facing a beautiful and attractive advertisement.32
The World is Getting Smaller and Smaller
In ancient times, people’s only transportation means were their feet.So it was rather difficult for them to travel from one place to another.As a result, the world was too big for them to understand.With the development of modern science and technology, more and more transportation means appear: bicycle, bus, etc.They carry goods and passengers to and from every corner of the world.And they shorten the distance between people.With the help of these modern facilities, people all over the world can get in constant touch with each other.So it’s easier for people from different nations to understand each other, to communicate with each other.Thus, this world is getting smaller and smaller, just like one big family.Use of the Time
A man’s life occupies, at best, but a limited space of time;every bit of time wasted in idleness means a reduction of success and prosperity to the man himself and to the 33
world at large.The magnitude of a man’s success in life depends largely upon how he makes use of his time.Those who achieve greatness in different channels of success are, as a whole, the most hard-working people.Our famous scholar Yao and Shun wasted not a single minute, while Da Yu, our great emperor, valued even the briefest space of time;their accomplishments stand out in our history in bold relief.If we wish to do something useful, the sure way to success is to turn every minute that we may have at our disposal（可支配的）.The old hours that we have after our daily work are the best time for reading.There is a great deal of wisdom locked up in books.Nowhere else can we find such a rich spring of knowledge for quenching（satisfy止渴）our thirst.Of course, different people follow different occupations.They do not need the same sort of information.Here they must make their own choice to get the books best suited to their particular needs.The time spent in such reading will add greatly to their stock of knowledge and prepare them for greater work in their respective fields of activity.When the reading habit is once formed, they will enjoy reading far more than they do anything else.Exam Should Be Reduced
It is known to us that the exam is the main method to measure the students’ knowledge in school.But nowadays this method is almost becoming the only way to judge the students’ ability of knowledge.If this method is over-used, I believe it will do us more harm than good.For one thing, too many exams keep the students from reading widely, because the students are forced to prepare the lessons to be examined.Their knowledge can only be narrowed within few textbooks taught in class.For another, the exam itself encourages rigid memorization instead of initiating(operate)the students’ creativity and individual thinking, which will be of great importance in their future work.So we can conclude that too many exams are no good to the students.Some measures should be taken to lessen the students’ burden.Remember the main purpose of the exam is to urge and to encourage the students to learn more.Part-time Job in College
Nowadays there are arguments on the part-time job in college.Does it do good or do harm to the students? In my opinion, it has two sides.On one hand, doing part-time jobs can bring financial support to the students.As we all 35
know the education fees in recent years have been higher and higher.It’s rather difficult for ordinary families to afford them.The burden of the parents will be greatly relieved if the students can earn some money, with which they can buy more books helpful to their studies.At the same time, they will obtain some social experiences, which is necessary for their future work.On the other hand, the part-time job will occupy the students a lot of time, which they should spend on their studies.Thus they can’t have enough time to learn the things they need or they like.As a result, it will be hard for them to meet the expectation of the college.Therefore, we should take the advantages of the part-time job and avoid its disadvantages.Only in doing so can we really benefit from it.Build up Good Hobbies
Everybody has his own hobbies: some are fond of collecting stamps, coins, etc., some like swimming, and there are some who like reading or music----all these are of good hobbies.Nowadays, most teenagers are crazy about “hit-song”.From those songs we can learn 36
many phrases, which we cannot find in books.Although teenagers like those songs very much, adults dislike them.And if they indulge in them, it would be a waste both of time and money.This should not be considered as a good hobby.The worst hobbies of all are smoking and gambling.Smoking harms our bodies.Some men like to smoke in public places, and do not care about other people’s feelings.Gambling will make you lose everything.You may lose your temper, money and friendship.Friendship is the thing that money cannot buy.To lose a friend is easy but to build up a friendship is hard.So, why don’t we play something that cannot hurt others and which is worthwhile to us? For good hobbies, like stamp collecting and reading can help us broaden our knowledge, music can make us happy, and sports can keep us in good physical condition.So why not take the good and discard the bad?
Good Manners
Good manners do not come naturally, for they have to be learnt.If children were not told and shown how to behave politely, they would grow up rough and rude like savages.37
Good manners are not the same in all countries.However different good manners may be in different places, the principle of good manners is always the same everywhere.It is consideration for the feelings of others.Good manners are the mark of a gentleman, and a real gentleman always tries to consider other people’s feelings.They will not say things that will hurt others;they will not speak in a rude way to offend them.When they are with others, they know what they do not like.So good manners are really a form of unselfishness.No one can have really good manners who is selfish and conceited, and who always wants his own way and seeks his own comfort.They may be outwardly polite, but they will not have the spirit of good manners.Is Money the Road to Happiness?
In the modern society, quite a few people make money a target for pursuit, as they believe money is the road to happiness.Is that the case? Does money really make the matter go? I don’t agree to this opinion.Of course, we can’t live without money because it is the currency in circulation with which we can buy what we need in daily life.But 38
money doesn’t mean everything in the world, such as happiness.The factors that contribute to happiness are unpredictable（出乎意料的）.Those who have money to burn are not necessarily living a happy life while those who lack physical needs may be happier than the rich.People once said that money is the source of evil.It is true to some extent.To catch hold of money, people would rather pay any price----to steal, to rob, to commit murder and even to aggress another country.Sometimes money can drive people crazy and kill them.In that case how can money is the road to happiness!
On Making Friends
As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend.Helping one out of trouble and bringing happiness to a lonely heart, a true friend may shed(spread)sunshine and love on one’s life.A friend will help you find out and overcome an overlooked（忽略的）shortcoming, so that you can make progress and have success in your work or study.All the splendor（輝煌）in the world is not worth a good friend.True friendship is like an in-time rain falling on the dry land.True friends are not those who like to eat or drink together with you, but those who concern more about your 39
needs, growth, successes and failures.They will never flee for their own sake when faced with a great danger.Just as the old saying puts it, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
I like making friends.In order to make true friends, I will trust others, following their advice and leading a hand whenever they need help.I like to make friends with those who have the same interests and ideas with me, but not those who are boastful(full of self-praise), aimless, narrow-minded or selfish.Once I make friends with someone, I hope that the friendship will last all through my life.My Ideal Job
When a person is asked what his ideal job is, he may answer quickly, a doctor, an actor, etc.But when it comes to me, I feel at a loss.There are all kinds of work in the world, but I can’t decide which kind I like best.In my opinion, my ideal job must fully utilize(make use of)my intelligence and knowledge.I have been studying for so many years.The main purpose it to prepare myself for my future job.If most of my knowledge can’t be used, no doubt it is a great waste.I’m not afraid of a demanding and challenging job, for it’s the best opportunity to 40
examine my capability.As a result, it stimulates me to make greater efforts and to achieve more.A relaxed, harmonious relationship among the companions is ideal, for it’s bound to improve the efficiency of work.I can’t imagine how they can cooperate if they can’t get along well, not to mention any achievement.At last, I wish my job will help people directly, thus the sense of achievement will make me work harder.Fate
Many people believe that they are fated, or destined（注定）to a certain life.For example, if they are very poor or very ill, they say that it is because they were born to be poor or ill and there is nothing they can do about it.But in my opinion, people have more control than that over their lives.Maybe they didn’t work hard enough to make money or didn’t take proper care of themselves.By blaming their condition on fate, they are avoiding responsibility for their behavior.I think that for the most part of each person makes his own fate.If you are not satisfied with your own life, don’t accept it by blaming it on fate.Change it!If you really want to do it, you can!Set your goal and work toward it.Don’t wait for fate to bring you 41
success because it won’t happen.Fate is in your own hands!Go out and make yourself successful, rich and happy.Then you can’t be pound of your accomplishment.We need a Science Society
Youths today should all take a keen interest in science, for we are in a rapidly progressing scientific age.Indeed, no one can now be regarded “up-to-date” without a general scientific knowledge we get from school textbooks;we should visit the libraries more often and read the current scientific news from the newspaper.But the enthusiastic youths have often found out that there are not enough suitable books to read in the public libraries, since many of them are too advanced and too specialized.To overcome this difficulty, I suggest that the Education Department should establish an inter-school science society.The main objects of the society are to increase the scientific knowledge of youths and to foster friendship between members.Organize inter-school scientific contests.Arrange inter-school debates and discussions on interesting scientific subjects.This would not only give us a chance to express our ideas, but also help us to make more friends.This is a very important thing, for friendship is the very element in international understanding and world peace.Hold a 42
weekly lecture, in which famous personalities of the scientific field should be invited to give, and also film shows.This shall be the chief source of new scientific knowledge for us.Sponsor Science Fairs of Exhibitions in which teenagers can compete with each other in their scientific projects.Erect up(set up)a large library with plenty of suitable scientific books for reference and research.It is also hoped that people who have a broad knowledge in science and can explain to us the things we read in books, which we cannot understand, staff the library.We Are Young But Once
Many young girls like to copy grown-ups.They wear high-heels, paint their faces, dress in tight clothes and all that burden.They willingly let tight clothes suffocate（悶死；窒息）their breathing, high-heels hinder（阻礙）their walking, and make-ups mar their natural beauty.They think they equal adults by using those stuff, and look down upon their counterparts as childish, who incidentally do not care much to over-act their age.In fact, one cannot be considered as a grown-up just by appearance.It acquires more, such as maturity of thought, which can only be seasoned by time.Youth is indeed a very precious gift, and remember, everyone is young only once.While 43
we still have youth with us, why should we restrict ourselves from enjoying it to our heart’s content by attempting to be much older than we really are? Chances once lost may never come again, and youth definitely will not.Once it is over, real life requests our experience, and responsibilities await us with graveness.Our life will never be as free and blissful as we are today.Our present tasks in life are light.Our hearts are still full of youthful spirits and enthusiasm.So while we are still in the flower of life, why do we not gather the “rose-buds” of youth before they wither away（凋謝）？
Caring for the aged
Society has to try all means to care more for the elderly population.This is easy to say but difficult to arrange.With an increased life expectancy and a decreased birthrate due to the family planning policy, China’s population is aging at unprecedented（空前的）levels.Statistics（統(tǒng)計）suggest that by the end of the 20th century, more than 10 percent of the country’s citizens will be at least 60 years old.By the year 2040, this aged group will make up one fourth of the population.The same statistics also show that more than half of the aged population are financially（經(jīng)濟上）supported by their offspring(child/children).Only a quarter of them are independent, while only some of the rest live on retirement pensions.44
Whatever their financial situations are, the responsibility of most elderly people’s home care thus falls upon their children who already work full-time to support their own families.A considerable number of elderly population also live far way from their children, which sets tricky obstacles in their daily care.Courage
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer of Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.He only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do if it will save Liza.”
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right 45
away?”
Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor.He thought he was going to have to give her all his blood.46
第二篇：適合高中生背誦的經(jīng)典英語短文
The Force of Habits Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.The more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it;and if we do not continue to do it, we feel uncomfortable.This is called the force of habits, and the force of habits should be fought against.This applies even to such good things as work or rest.Some people form a bad habit of working too much, and others of idling too much.Bad habits, once formed, are difficult to get rid of.The wise man always remembers to check any bad habit.He warns himself “I am now becoming idle” or “I like too many sweets” or “I smoke too much”.And then adds, “I will get myself out of this bad habit at once.”
The Way to Achieve Success Many people say that they owe much of it to the cultivation of certain good habits in early life.In forming good habits, I think we should pay attention to four things, that is honesty, industry, enthusiasm and thrift.“Honesty is the best policy.” This is a proverb to which we must pay attention.There are so many temptations in society that through a little carelessness we may go astray.But when we are honest, people will not be dishonest to us.Industry gives every man and woman, every boy and girl, proper work to do.To do nothing is going to ruin oneself.Enthusiasm is a great force.One’s soul will expand if one devotes oneself to a noble cause.The difficulties in our way are tremendous, but what can we not accomplish, if with enthusiasm?
There are many proverbs, which set forth the advantages of thrift.Since we live in 1
the world in which money is a very powerful thing, we should always try to save a portion of our earnings for future use.These are the four things to which we must pay attention.It is only by this way that we can achieve success.TV---A Blessing or a Curse? As TV enters more and more families, people begin to wonder about its advantages and disadvantages.Some believe it is a blessing, others hold that it is a curse to society.TV, as a mass media, can bring to people new information on economies, culture, arts, and many other fields.People can enjoy their favorite programs at home.In some countries, some TV stations provide such programs as looking for dangerous criminals and lost children, helping to find an ideal lover, and others which are quite beneficial to society, some TV stations provide various useful seminars for people of various ages and social status.But on the other hand, TV may exert bad influence on people.Some programs are full of violence.As a result, people, especially juveniles, are led to commit crimes.An increasing number of people are so indulged in TV programs that some even neglect their duties.In my opinion, the attitude towards TV all depends on oneself.People should choose those programs, which are useful, and can bring to them the sense of beauty.On Test and Test Taking The purpose of a test is to check how much we students have learned about a subject.It not only helps make our newly acquired knowledge permanent, but also enables us to find out what needs to spend more time improving.2
But some students do not deal with test correctly.Some of them are afraid of failing in a test.They cheat even at the risk of being caught on exams.Though cheating might give one “better grades”, it adds nothing to one’s knowledge.This dishonest behavior will do one more harm than good.I think that we go to college in order to have our further studies, and prepare us to be qualified for the future job.Therefore, we should take a correct attitude towards test.As long as we study diligently and review our lessons regularly, we are sure to be used to serve its real purpose.The Dictionary The dictionary is a living teacher.Whenever you come across a new word, just consult it and you will get a clear definition.Every student, whether attending school or self-taught, should always have a dictionary at hand.As a study aid, it is convenient, inexpensive and almost omniscient(all-knowing).Language skills will develop with your constant use of various dictionaries.The more you use them, the more familiar you will become with them.Sooner or later, you will be quite skilled in finding the page, scanning the entries and locating the exact meanings of the new words.But you should have one thing in mind.As a language student, you can never become too much attached to dictionaries;basic language skills do not come from dictionaries, but from your practice.Expose yourself to the language by listening, speaking, reading and writing more, and that is the only way to the mastery of a language.On Learning Learning is one’s own business, which cannot rely on others.As we know, learning is a process of accumulating knowledge.It is one’s life-long task, which cannot be accomplished in one move.A successful learner is an independent one who has both an indomitable(unyielding)will and amazing endurance.He will try to discover his own way of learning.Instead of waiting for the teacher’s help, he will make efforts to create favorable conditions on his own initiative.It will certainly be of great help, if there is good environment, sufficient books and equipment, as well as instructions from teacher and beneficial friends.But even if one has got all these favorable conditions, one cannot be sure to succeed in learning.So the most important factor in learning consists in one’s own effort.To learn is rather a painstaking and persevering business.Many a man is a failure because he cannot bear such indispensable hardships.Unremitting(never stopping)efforts can compensate for the lack of talents and thus enable one to get considerable progress in learning.Is Failure a Bad Thing? Failure is a common occurrence(happening)in our daily life.Whatever we do, there are always two possible results: success or failure.Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries, sometimes failure can’t be avoided.Different people hold different attitudes towards failure.When faced with it, some can stand up to it, draw a useful lesson from it and try their best to fulfill what they are determined to do.Others, however, lose heart and give in.They do nothing but complain about themselves and objective conditions.4
As a popular saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” In my opinion, what really counts is not the failure itself, but the proper attitude we should take after it.I trust that as long as we keep to what is right and correct what is wrong, that is to say, learn a lesson from failure, we will be certain to succeed.So I am of the opinion that failure is not a bad thing.Recreation It is impossible to keep in good health unless we take sufficient(enough)recreation.The mind, too, requires change to make it acute(sharp)and vigorous.There is much truth in the old saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
There are many games for people to indulge(enjoy)after their work of study.Among them are football, tennis, and kite-flying.Other forms of recreation are boating, fishing, gardening, cycling, walking, chess-playing, and reading.Those who spend most of their time in the open air and have constant muscular employment, should adopt reading or some other quiet forms of recreation.Persons who sit much at their business should take a kind of recreation that will supply their muscles with exercise.Recreation provides people with the kind of rest and relaxation.It makes people feel happy, energetic and confident, meanwhile it prepares people to do much better than ever in their daily work.On Today’s Education
I think one of the main problems with today’s education is that too much emphasis is placed on test score.It has become the most important criterion(standard)for college enrollment.A student, however creative and intelligent, will not be admitted into a 5
college for his total scores are just one point less than required.It is also on of the crucial(decisive)factors either in job assignment or in employment competitions.The competition for high scores among students becomes intense.Students find themselves concentrating more on strategies to achieve high scores than on acquiring the knowledge.They will play truant(stay away from)of some subsidiary(less important)courses and skip over the substance, which will not be tested on.Teachers are apt to give their students high scores.As their job is judged mainly by the students’ performance in terms of scores, some teachers tend to set easy papers to test their students on or narrow down the scope of the exam, even give them the hints to exams, or favor their students with higher scores.As a result, the competition for high scores becomes so intense that it actually affects our education results.Weekend Weekends are important.They provide people with the kind of rest and relaxation that are essential to a happy and healthy life.I’m one of those who know how to enjoy their leisure on the weekend.A good sleep at Saturday night usually helps me to recover from the hard labor of the week.A delight Sunday trip to the suburbs makes me fresh and free from any tension.If I stay at home, I usually do some light reading or practice Chinese calligraphy----a traditional writing skill which has an extraordinary calming effect.Sometimes mother invites me to help her cook and I am always happy to accept her invitation.A good rest on the weekend always makes me feel happy, energetic, confident and ready to all the hard work ahead of me.You cannot work happily and efficiently until you 6
learn how to rest and relax on the weekend.My View on Job-Hopping Some people tend to stick to their positions all the time, as they think the longer one works in a particular field, the more skillful one will be at it.Some have been teachers all their lives.Some devote their life energy to scientific research.Such people love their work and turn out to be specialists in their own field.They are usually high achievers.Some are different.They are in the habit of job-hopping, for they always pursue(follow)what is new and stimulating(interesting).They never seem content with their present situation.Some like to meet more people, make more money and new acquaintances, so they hop from job to job.As far as I am concerned, I want to be professionally strong.I am not in favor of constant job-hopping, as the saying goes “Jack of all trades, master of none”.But I want to cooperate and communicate with someone else so as to be more creative and less partial.Attending College at One’s Own Expense
Nowadays, colleges and universities tend to accept more and more candidates with a score close to the required by charging a portion of their tuition.Moreover, the percentage of the students attending college this way will be increasing year by year.Owing to this practice, college candidates have much freedom in choosing the major they mostly interested in.In addition, those who did not perform well on the College Entrance Exam are able to attend college to have further studies.It is reported that most of these students work harder than their classmates.Certainly this practice has 7
some disadvantages.For example, those candidates who cannot afford the tuition might have fewer opportunities to receive higher education.In my opinion, the advantages of this practice weigh more than its disadvantages.So I am in favor of it and I believe people will be more willing to accept it as time goes by.School-aged Children Drop Out It’s reported that in China about one million school-aged children drop out of school each year and 80% of the drop-outs are from the families which are too poor to keep their children at school.To tackle the problem, the government has launched the Hope Project.It has helped thousands of children go back to school.But in my opinion, this is far from enough.In order to change this situation completely, the government should set aside an adequate amount of money for education, especially for elementary education.And also, the government should establish laws to ensure that no children should drop out of school as elementary school education is compulsory in China, and local governments should aid the poor families so that they can send their children to school.To sum up, so long as our central and local governments and the whole society pay enough attention to this problem and take effective action, this situation will be changed.Knowledge and Power Knowledge and power are the two things most desired by man.There is close connection between these two things.The man, having done his best in acquiring 8
knowledge, will easily get a high position and perform it successfully.Power depends on knowledge.Knowledge to power is just like a compass to a ship, by which her sailing is made safely across an unknown ocean.A great statesman or a learned scholar can render(give)his good services to his country just because he has perfect and profound knowledge.Power only follows knowledge.A man cannot do anything well unless he has some information as how to do it well.A man will sometimes lose his way in a strange land;an apprentice cannot produce any delicate work.Why are these so? Because they are in want of knowledge.If the apprentice wishes to produce good work, he must pay attention to his instructor’s advice.We are all the future masters of our country.Our country needs our services.How can we fulfill our future tasks? To get more knowledge is the only answer.Breakfast We get the energy for our movements from food.Human beings are just like machines.For us to work properly, we must be well energized.The energy, of course, comes from the three meals a day, that is, breakfast, lunch and dinner.Breakfast is more important than any other meal in a day.For one thing, after a night’s sleep, most of the energy stored in the human body has been consumed.Breakfast serves the purpose of replenishing(fill up again)energy, thus making us energetic again.For another, in the course of a day, morning is the period of time in which we work with most efficiency.Without breakfast, the efficiency would be lost.Finally, the constant lack of breakfast can contribute to stomach troubles.Therefore, to keep fit, we must have breakfast every day.It can be a cup of mild 9
with some bread, or a bowl of porridge with some steamed bread, or anything else of the similar kind.Anyway, we must eat our fill(eat as much as we can), because a good breakfast can not only ensure our good health but also make a good beginning for a new day.Ability and Gook Looks Old people usually tell the young, “Don’t judge a person by his appearance.” Meaning ability is more important than appearance.Indeed, we’ve seen so many brilliant but not at all good-looking people.In the film Mozart, an opera singer reiterates(repeat)this view by saying, “For a woman of taste, it is not the looks, but the talent that interests me.” For her, the preference shows one’s taste.However, nowadays, with more and more interviewers putting much emphasis on the looks, the appearance of the job-applicants, a lot of people come to the conclusion that appearance is more important than ability because many beautiful girls acquire very good positions although they don’t have much talent.In my opinion, ability is definitely much more important than good looks, because it demonstrates one’s own self-cultivation.It bespeaks(show)the efforts and the glory of acquiring something through one’s hard work whereas a good look bespeaks no struggle of the individual.Good looks are pleasant, but I like the ability because it really shows something of my own self.Life Is Struggle Everything in the world is in constant struggle.Struggle is in a sense of the competition in natural selection among organisms.Animals and plants struggle for their existence.Nature provides them with weapons for that struggle.Lions have claws;fish have scales;roses have thorns.They 10
use these weapons for the unavoidable war of existence.Nature also orders us to struggle;when we obey the nature, we win our existence.The result of struggle is the evolution of a better society.In order to surpass the others, one has to devote himself to what he does.If every individual does so, the society will make progress.Struggle is inevitable.But we should struggle with sportsmanship, not to stand in the way of others in order to achieve our own success.It is only by struggling in such a way, mankind will see a world getting more glorious day by day.Can Computer Replace Human Brain Computers are working faster than human brain.But is it possible that some day the computer will replace human brain and control the human being? It is quite impossible.Computers are designed and developed by human brain.They are used to speed up the calculation.Computers are working according to the orders designed by human being.The running of computer is a group of integrated circuit run by a set of programmes.Without programmes, the computers will not know what to do.It is true people are relying more and more on computers.If people don’t know how to control computers, they may be replaced by computers and lose their jobs.Success Success is a lousy(very bad)teacher.It seduces(tempt)smart people into thinking they can’t lose.And it’s an unreliable guide to the future.What seems the perfect business plan or latest technology today may soon be out-of-date.Usually winning lottery(彩票)is thought to be one’s luck.Many people like to try their luck.11
One of the lottery’s new millionaires gave an interview on television.When he was asked by the reporter how he had picked his winning numbers, he said that while “two of the six numbers he just pulled for no particular reason.” As for the other four numbers, he used family birth dates.“ So, you see,” he boasted（自夸）, “Winning the lottery is not all just luck.”
The Car and Pollution Most Americans would find it hard to think what life would look like without a car.However, some have realized the serious problem of the air pollution caused by the car.The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute.That’s what several of the large factories have been trying to do.But to build a clean car is easier said than done.Progress in this field has been slow.Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something.Now inventors are working on steam cars as well as electric cars.Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a useful model that pleases men.To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we make some changes in the way many of us live.Americans, for example, have to reduce the number of their total cars.They are encouraged to travel and to work by bicycle.It is thought to help man to keep the air clean.But this change does not come easily.A large number of workers might find themselves without jobs if a car factory closed.Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.Although cars have led us to better life, they have also brought us new problems.12
第三篇：適合高中生背誦的經(jīng)典英語短文
適合高中背誦的篇目
To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition.In the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages, of all origins.With increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing-competition from the whole outside world.This is calling for a higher level of our personal development.---Excerpt from Liu Xin's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第一屆冠軍:劉欣,南京大學,1996年)
A Chinese philosopher, Feng Youlan, once said China is an old country with a new life.To us, that means this country with a long, long history is on its course of modernization.I am encouraged every time I think of it.I do believe China really has a bright future, if it seeks this opportunity to continue building a road to the world.I see the future as a huge project in which I can play an important role.China needs more and better roads to the rest of the world.I feel needed.I feel inspired.I'm ready.---Excerpt from Li Shu's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第二屆冠軍:李舒,四川大學,1997年)
We live at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflict and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to peace and happiness of the whole human race.To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller.---Excerpt from Liang Limin's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第三屆冠軍:梁勵敏,北京外國語大學,1998年)
What happened to this beautiful valley in Australia should also happen to our Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening.I have seen farmers planting trees on mountains along the Yellow River.I have seen them climb the mountain tops with seeding on their shoulders because they had no machinery.I have seen them pour on trees the water they carried up in buckets from miles down the valley.These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as the river has nourished them.---Excerpt from Cai Li's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第四屆冠軍:蔡力,南京大學,1999年)
If a person inherits his father's millions of dollars and leads an easy life, he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence.The term “success”, to be sure, will not sit still for easy definition.But as I understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor.---Excerpt from Chen Heng's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第五屆冠軍:陳恒,上海外國語大學,2000年)
The first and foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first sight, attracting them by its unique image.What image does Beijing intend to create for itself once it has the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It is known to all that the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics.For me, the 2008 Olympics will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two more special colors, yellow and red.---Excerpt from Qi Yue's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第六屆冠軍:戚悅,北京語言文化大學,2001年)
Like many young people of my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoy respect in the international community.But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough.It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our minds to bigger issues.---Excerpt from Sun Ning's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第七屆冠軍:孫寧,北京外國語大學,2002年)1
The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs.I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to something else, someplace else, a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seemed to have been except the deer.And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.---Excerpt from Gu Qiubei's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第八屆冠軍:顧秋蓓,上海外國語大學,2003年)
Look at us today!So many doors are open to us!I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today.The doors open to us also pose challenges.Each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgement, but with the support of my teachers, parents and friends, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.---Excerpt from Hong Ye's speech
(全國英語演講比賽第九屆全軍:洪曄,南京大學,2004年 The Force of Habits Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.The more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it;and if we do not continue to do it, we feel uncomfortable.This is called the force of habits, and the force of habits should be fought against.This applies even to such good things as work or rest.Some people form a bad habit of working too much, and others of idling too much.Bad habits, once formed, are difficult to get rid of.The wise man always remembers to check any bad habit.He warns himself “I am now becoming idle” or “I like too many sweets” or “I smoke too much”.And then adds, “I will get myself out of this bad habit at once.”
The Way to Achieve Success Many people say that they owe much of it to the cultivation of certain good habits in early life.In forming good habits, I think we should pay attention to four things, that is honesty, industry, enthusiasm and thrift.“Honesty is the best policy.” This is a proverb to which we must pay attention.There are so many temptations in society that through a little carelessness we may go astray.But when we are honest, people will not be dishonest to us.Industry gives every man and woman, every boy and girl, proper work to do.To do nothing is going to ruin oneself.Enthusiasm is a great force.One’s soul will expand if one devotes oneself to a noble cause.The difficulties in our way are tremendous, but what can we not accomplish, if with enthusiasm?
There are many proverbs, which set forth the advantages of thrift.Since we live in the world in which money is a very powerful thing, we should always try to save a portion of our earnings for future use.These are the four things to which we must pay attention.It is only by this way that we can achieve success.TV---A Blessing or a Curse? As TV enters more and more families, people begin to wonder about its advantages and disadvantages.Some believe it is a blessing, others hold that it is a curse to society.TV, as a mass media, can bring to people new information on economies, culture, arts, and many other fields.People can enjoy their favorite programs at home.In some countries, some TV stations provide such programs as looking for dangerous criminals and lost children, helping to find an ideal lover, and others which are quite beneficial to society, some TV stations provide various useful seminars for people of various ages and social status.But on the other hand, TV may exert bad influence on people.Some programs are full of violence.As a result, people, especially juveniles, are led to commit crimes.An increasing number of people are so indulged in TV programs that some even neglect their duties.In my opinion, the attitude towards TV all depends on oneself.People should choose those programs, which are useful, and can bring to them the sense of beauty.2
On Test and Test Taking The purpose of a test is to check how much we students have learned about a subject.It not only helps make our newly acquired knowledge permanent, but also enables us to find out what needs to spend more time improving.But some students do not deal with test correctly.Some of them are afraid of failing in a test.They cheat even at the risk of being caught on exams.Though cheating might give one “better grades”, it adds nothing to one’s knowledge.This dishonest behavior will do one more harm than good.I think that we go to college in order to have our further studies, and prepare us to be qualified for the future job.Therefore, we should take a correct attitude towards test.As long as we study diligently and review our lessons regularly, we are sure to be used to serve its real purpose.The Dictionary The dictionary is a living teacher.Whenever you come across a new word, just consult it and you will get a clear definition.Every student, whether attending school or self-taught, should always have a dictionary at hand.As a study aid, it is convenient, inexpensive and almost omniscient(all-knowing).Language skills will develop with your constant use of various dictionaries.The more you use them, the more familiar you will become with them.Sooner or later, you will be quite skilled in finding the page, scanning the entries and locating the exact meanings of the new words.But you should have one thing in mind.As a language student, you can never become too much attached to dictionaries;basic language skills do not come from dictionaries, but from your practice.Expose yourself to the language by listening, speaking, reading and writing more, and that is the only way to the mastery of a language.On Learning Learning is one’s own business, which cannot rely on others.As we know, learning is a process of accumulating knowledge.It is one’s life-long task, which cannot be accomplished in one move.A successful learner is an independent one who has both an indomitable(unyielding)will and amazing endurance.He will try to discover his own way of learning.Instead of waiting for the teacher’s help, he will make efforts to create favorable conditions on his own initiative.It will certainly be of great help, if there is good environment, sufficient books and equipment, as well as instructions from teacher and beneficial friends.But even if one has got all these favorable conditions, one cannot be sure to succeed in learning.So the most important factor in learning consists in one’s own effort.To learn is rather a painstaking and persevering business.Many a man is a failure because he cannot bear such indispensable hardships.Unremitting(never stopping)efforts can compensate for the lack of talents and thus enable one to get considerable progress in learning.Is Failure a Bad Thing? Failure is a common occurrence(happening)in our daily life.Whatever we do, there are always two possible results: success or failure.Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries, sometimes failure can’t be avoided.Different people hold different attitudes towards failure.When faced with it, some can stand up to it, draw a useful lesson from it and try their best to fulfill what they are determined to do.Others, however, lose heart and give in.They do nothing but complain about themselves and objective conditions.As a popular saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” In my opinion, what really counts is not the failure itself, but the proper attitude we should take after it.I trust that as long as we keep to what is right and correct what is wrong, that is to say, learn a lesson from failure, we will be certain to succeed.So I am of the opinion that failure is not a bad thing.Recreation 3 It is impossible to keep in good health unless we take sufficient(enough)recreation.The mind, too, requires change to make it acute(sharp)and vigorous.There is much truth in the old saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
There are many games for people to indulge(enjoy)after their work of study.Among them are football, tennis, and kite-flying.Other forms of recreation are boating, fishing, gardening, cycling, walking, chess-playing, and reading.Those who spend most of their time in the open air and have constant muscular employment, should adopt reading or some other quiet forms of recreation.Persons who sit much at their business should take a kind of recreation that will supply their muscles with exercise.Recreation provides people with the kind of rest and relaxation.It makes people feel happy, energetic and confident, meanwhile it prepares people to do much better than ever in their daily work.On Today’s Education
I think one of the main problems with today’s education is that too much emphasis is placed on test score.It has become the most important criterion(standard)for college enrollment.A student, however creative and intelligent, will not be admitted into a college for his total scores are just one point less than required.It is also on of the crucial(decisive)factors either in job assignment or in employment competitions.The competition for high scores among students becomes intense.Students find themselves concentrating more on strategies to achieve high scores than on acquiring the knowledge.They will play truant(stay away from)of some subsidiary(less important)courses and skip over the substance, which will not be tested on.Teachers are apt to give their students high scores.As their job is judged mainly by the students’ performance in terms of scores, some teachers tend to set easy papers to test their students on or narrow down the scope of the exam, even give them the hints to exams, or favor their students with higher scores.As a result, the competition for high scores becomes so intense that it actually affects our education results.Weekend Weekends are important.They provide people with the kind of rest and relaxation that are essential to a happy and healthy life.I’m one of those who know how to enjoy their leisure on the weekend.A good sleep at Saturday night usually helps me to recover from the hard labor of the week.A delight Sunday trip to the suburbs makes me fresh and free from any tension.If I stay at home, I usually do some light reading or practice Chinese calligraphy----a traditional writing skill which has an extraordinary calming effect.Sometimes mother invites me to help her cook and I am always happy to accept her invitation.A good rest on the weekend always makes me feel happy, energetic, confident and ready to all the hard work ahead of me.You cannot work happily and efficiently until you learn how to rest and relax on the weekend.My View on Job-Hopping Some people tend to stick to their positions all the time, as they think the longer one works in a particular field, the more skillful one will be at it.Some have been teachers all their lives.Some devote their life energy to scientific research.Such people love their work and turn out to be specialists in their own field.They are usually high achievers.Some are different.They are in the habit of job-hopping, for they always pursue(follow)what is new and stimulating(interesting).They never seem content with their present situation.Some like to meet more people, make more money and new acquaintances, so they hop from job to job.As far as I am concerned, I want to be professionally strong.I am not in favor of constant job-hopping, as the saying goes “Jack of all trades, master of none”.But I want to cooperate and communicate with someone else so as to be more creative and less partial.Attending College at One’s Own Expense
Nowadays, colleges and universities tend to accept more and more candidates with a score close to the required by charging a 4 portion of their tuition.Moreover, the percentage of the students attending college this way will be increasing year by year.Owing to this practice, college candidates have much freedom in choosing the major they mostly interested in.In addition, those who did not perform well on the College Entrance Exam are able to attend college to have further studies.It is reported that most of these students work harder than their classmates.Certainly this practice has some disadvantages.For example, those candidates who cannot afford the tuition might have fewer opportunities to receive higher education.In my opinion, the advantages of this practice weigh more than its disadvantages.So I am in favor of it and I believe people will be more willing to accept it as time goes by.School-aged Children Drop Out It’s reported that in China about one million school-aged children drop out of school each year and 80% of the drop-outs are from the families which are too poor to keep their children at school.To tackle the problem, the government has launched the Hope Project.It has helped thousands of children go back to school.But in my opinion, this is far from enough.In order to change this situation completely, the government should set aside an adequate amount of money for education, especially for elementary education.And also, the government should establish laws to ensure that no children should drop out of school as elementary school education is compulsory in China, and local governments should aid the poor families so that they can send their children to school.To sum up, so long as our central and local governments and the whole society pay enough attention to this problem and take effective action, this situation will be changed.Knowledge and Power Knowledge and power are the two things most desired by man.There is close connection between these two things.The man, having done his best in acquiring knowledge, will easily get a high position and perform it successfully.Power depends on knowledge.Knowledge to power is just like a compass to a ship, by which her sailing is made safely across an unknown ocean.A great statesman or a learned scholar can render(give)his good services to his country just because he has perfect and profound knowledge.Power only follows knowledge.A man cannot do anything well unless he has some information as how to do it well.A man will sometimes lose his way in a strange land;an apprentice cannot produce any delicate work.Why are these so? Because they are in want of knowledge.If the apprentice wishes to produce good work, he must pay attention to his instructor’s advice.We are all the future masters of our country.Our country needs our services.How can we fulfill our future tasks? To get more knowledge is the only answer.Breakfast We get the energy for our movements from food.Human beings are just like machines.For us to work properly, we must be well energized.The energy, of course, comes from the three meals a day, that is, breakfast, lunch and dinner.Breakfast is more important than any other meal in a day.For one thing, after a night’s sleep, most of the energy stored in the human body has been consumed.Breakfast serves the purpose of replenishing(fill up again)energy, thus making us energetic again.For another, in the course of a day, morning is the period of time in which we work with most efficiency.Without breakfast, the efficiency would be lost.Finally, the constant lack of breakfast can contribute to stomach troubles.Therefore, to keep fit, we must have breakfast every day.It can be a cup of mild with some bread, or a bowl of porridge with some steamed bread, or anything else of the similar kind.Anyway, we must eat our fill(eat as much as we can), because a good breakfast can not only ensure our good health but also make a good beginning for a new day.Ability and Gook Looks Old people usually tell the young, “Don’t judge a person by his appearance.” Meaning ability is more important than appearance.Indeed, we’ve seen so many brilliant but not at all good-looking people.In the film Mozart, an opera singer reiterates(repeat)this view by saying, “For a woman of taste, it is not the looks, but the talent that interests me.” For her, the preference shows one’s taste.5 However, nowadays, with more and more interviewers putting much emphasis on the looks, the appearance of the job-applicants, a lot of people come to the conclusion that appearance is more important than ability because many beautiful girls acquire very good positions although they don’t have much talent.In my opinion, ability is definitely much more important than good looks, because it demonstrates one’s own self-cultivation.It bespeaks(show)the efforts and the glory of acquiring something through one’s hard work whereas a good look bespeaks no struggle of the individual.Good looks are pleasant, but I like the ability because it really shows something of my own self.Life Is Struggle Everything in the world is in constant struggle.Struggle is in a sense of the competition in natural selection among organisms.Animals and plants struggle for their existence.Nature provides them with weapons for that struggle.Lions have claws;fish have scales;roses have thorns.They use these weapons for the unavoidable war of existence.Nature also orders us to struggle;when we obey the nature, we win our existence.The result of struggle is the evolution of a better society.In order to surpass the others, one has to devote himself to what he does.If every individual does so, the society will make progress.Struggle is inevitable.But we should struggle with sportsmanship, not to stand in the way of others in order to achieve our own success.It is only by struggling in such a way, mankind will see a world getting more glorious day by day.Can Computer Replace Human Brain Computers are working faster than human brain.But is it possible that some day the computer will replace human brain and control the human being? It is quite impossible.Computers are designed and developed by human brain.They are used to speed up the calculation.Computers are working according to the orders designed by human being.The running of computer is a group of integrated circuit run by a set of programmes.Without programmes, the computers will not know what to do.It is true people are relying more and more on computers.If people don’t know how to control computers, they may be replaced by computers and lose their jobs.Success Success is a lousy(very bad)teacher.It seduces(tempt)smart people into thinking they can’t lose.And it’s an unreliable guide to the future.What seems the perfect business plan or latest technology today may soon be out-of-date.Usually winning lottery(彩票)is thought to be one’s luck.Many people like to try their luck.One of the lottery’s new millionaires gave an interview on television.When he was asked by the reporter how he had picked his winning numbers, he said that while “two of the six numbers he just pulled for no particular reason.” As for the other four numbers, he used family birth dates.“ So, you see,” he boasted（自夸）, “Winning the lottery is not all just luck.”
The Car and Pollution Most Americans would find it hard to think what life would look like without a car.However, some have realized the serious problem of the air pollution caused by the car.The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute.That’s what several of the large factories have been trying to do.But to build a clean car is easier said than done.Progress in this field has been slow.Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something.Now inventors are working on steam cars as well as electric cars.Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a useful model that pleases men.To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we make some changes in the way many of us live.Americans, for example, have to reduce the number of their total cars.They are encouraged to travel and to work by bicycle.It is thought to help man to keep the air clean.But this change does not come easily.A large number of workers might find themselves without jobs if a car factory closed.Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.Although cars have led us to better life, they have also brought us new problems.6
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.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 7 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 idyllic（田園詩般的）life of the countryside.Advertisement
Advertisement can be seen everywhere in the modern society.Large billboards are built on the roadsides or on the top of the high buildings.Newspapers become thicker and thicker, for pages of the paper are covered with advertisements.TV shows us endless ads day and night.Advertisements force people to notice their products.It is a good way to promote their new products.When a new product is developed, it is the manufacturer’s or seller’s duty to let the public know what the new product is;what the specialties are and what the manufacturer’s or the seller’s guarantees are to the products.Surely, advertisements are like bridges between customers and manufacturers or sellers.But false or deceptive advertisements can also be found at the same time.When a person has been cheated once, he can’t believe advertisements once more, or at least he can’t believe ads fully.People have become wiser and learnt to use their brains when facing a beautiful and attractive advertisement.9
The World is Getting Smaller and Smaller
In ancient times, people’s only transportation means were their feet.So it was rather difficult for them to travel from one place to another.As a result, the world was too big for them to understand.With the development of modern science and technology, more and more transportation means appear: bicycle, bus, etc.They carry goods and passengers to and from every corner of the world.And they shorten the distance between people.With the help of these modern facilities, people all over the world can get in constant touch with each other.So it’s easier for people from different nations to understand each other, to communicate with each other.Thus, this world is getting smaller and smaller, just like one big family.Use of the Time
A man’s life occupies, at best, but a limited space of time;every bit of time wasted in idleness means a reduction of success and prosperity to the man himself and to the world at large.The magnitude of a man’s success in life depends largely upon how he makes use of his time.Those who achieve greatness in different channels of success are, as a whole, the most hard-working people.Our famous scholar Yao and Shun wasted not a single minute, while Da Yu, our great emperor, valued even the briefest space of time;their accomplishments stand out in our history in bold relief.If we wish to do something useful, the sure way to success is to turn every minute that we may have at our disposal（可支配的）.The old hours that we have after our daily work are the best time for reading.There is a great deal of wisdom locked up in books.Nowhere else can we find such a rich spring of knowledge for quenching（satisfy止渴）our thirst.Of course, different people follow different occupations.They do not need the same sort of information.Here they must make their own choice to get the books best suited to their particular needs.The time spent in such reading will add greatly to their stock of knowledge and prepare them for greater work in their respective fields of activity.When the reading habit is once formed, they will enjoy reading far more than they do anything else.Exam Should Be Reduced
It is known to us that the exam is the main method to measure the students’ knowledge in school.But nowadays this method is almost becoming the only way to judge the students’ ability of knowledge.If this method is over-used, I believe it will do us more harm than good.For one thing, too many exams keep the students from reading widely, because the students are forced to prepare the lessons to be examined.Their knowledge can only be narrowed within few textbooks taught in class.For another, the exam itself encourages rigid memorization instead of initiating(operate)the students’ creativity and individual thinking, which will be of great importance in their future work.So we can conclude that too many exams are no good to the students.Some measures should be taken to lessen the students’ burden.Remember the main purpose of the exam is to urge and to encourage the students to learn more.Part-time Job in College
Nowadays there are arguments on the part-time job in college.Does it do good or do harm to the students? In my opinion, it has two sides.On one hand, doing part-time jobs can bring financial support to the students.As we all know the education fees in recent years have been higher and higher.It’s rather difficult for ordinary families to afford them.The burden of the parents will be greatly relieved if the students can earn some money, with which they can buy more books helpful to their studies.At the same time, they will obtain some social experiences, which is necessary for their future work.On the other hand, the part-time job will occupy the students a lot of time, which they should spend on their studies.Thus they can’t have enough time to learn the things they need or they like.As a result, it will be hard for them to meet the expectation of the college.10 Therefore, we should take the advantages of the part-time job and avoid its disadvantages.Only in doing so can we really benefit from it.Build up Good Hobbies
Everybody has his own hobbies: some are fond of collecting stamps, coins, etc., some like swimming, and there are some who like reading or music----all these are of good hobbies.Nowadays, most teenagers are crazy about “hit-song”.From those songs we can learn many phrases, which we cannot find in books.Although teenagers like those songs very much, adults dislike them.And if they indulge in them, it would be a waste both of time and money.This should not be considered as a good hobby.The worst hobbies of all are smoking and gambling.Smoking harms our bodies.Some men like to smoke in public places, and do not care about other people’s feelings.Gambling will make you lose everything.You may lose your temper, money and friendship.Friendship is the thing that money cannot buy.To lose a friend is easy but to build up a friendship is hard.So, why don’t we play something that cannot hurt others and which is worthwhile to us? For good hobbies, like stamp collecting and reading can help us broaden our knowledge, music can make us happy, and sports can keep us in good physical condition.So why not take the good and discard the bad?
Good Manners
Good manners do not come naturally, for they have to be learnt.If children were not told and shown how to behave politely, they would grow up rough and rude like savages.Good manners are not the same in all countries.However different good manners may be in different places, the principle of good manners is always the same everywhere.It is consideration for the feelings of others.Good manners are the mark of a gentleman, and a real gentleman always tries to consider other people’s feelings.They will not say things that will hurt others;they will not speak in a rude way to offend them.When they are with others, they know what they do not like.So good manners are really a form of unselfishness.No one can have really good manners who is selfish and conceited, and who always wants his own way and seeks his own comfort.They may be outwardly polite, but they will not have the spirit of good manners.Is Money the Road to Happiness?
In the modern society, quite a few people make money a target for pursuit, as they believe money is the road to happiness.Is that the case? Does money really make the matter go? I don’t agree to this opinion.Of course, we can’t live without money because it is the currency in circulation with which we can buy what we need in daily life.But money doesn’t mean everything in the world, such as happiness.The factors that contribute to happiness are unpredictable（出乎意料的）.Those who have money to burn are not necessarily living a happy life while those who lack physical needs may be happier than the rich.People once said that money is the source of evil.It is true to some extent.To catch hold of money, people would rather pay any price----to steal, to rob, to commit murder and even to aggress another country.Sometimes money can drive people crazy and kill them.In that case how can money is the road to happiness!
On Making Friends
As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend.Helping one out of trouble and bringing happiness to a lonely heart, a true friend may shed(spread)sunshine and love on one’s life.A friend will help you find out and overcome an overlooked（忽略的）shortcoming, so that you can make progress and have success in your work or study.All the splendor（輝煌）in the world is not worth a good friend.11 True friendship is like an in-time rain falling on the dry land.True friends are not those who like to eat or drink together with you, but those who concern more about your needs, growth, successes and failures.They will never flee for their own sake when faced with a great danger.Just as the old saying puts it, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
I like making friends.In order to make true friends, I will trust others, following their advice and leading a hand whenever they need help.I like to make friends with those who have the same interests and ideas with me, but not those who are boastful(full of self-praise), aimless, narrow-minded or selfish.Once I make friends with someone, I hope that the friendship will last all through my life.My Ideal Job
When a person is asked what his ideal job is, he may answer quickly, a doctor, an actor, etc.But when it comes to me, I feel at a loss.There are all kinds of work in the world, but I can’t decide which kind I like best.In my opinion, my ideal job must fully utilize(make use of)my intelligence and knowledge.I have been studying for so many years.The main purpose it to prepare myself for my future job.If most of my knowledge can’t be used, no doubt it is a great waste.I’m not afraid of a demanding and challenging job, for it’s the best opportunity to examine my capability.As a result, it stimulates me to make greater efforts and to achieve more.A relaxed, harmonious relationship among the companions is ideal, for it’s bound to improve the efficiency of work.I can’t imagine how they can cooperate if they can’t get along well, not to mention any achievement.At last, I wish my job will help people directly, thus the sense of achievement will make me work harder.Fate
Many people believe that they are fated, or destined（注定）to a certain life.For example, if they are very poor or very ill, they say that it is because they were born to be poor or ill and there is nothing they can do about it.But in my opinion, people have more control than that over their lives.Maybe they didn’t work hard enough to make money or didn’t take proper care of themselves.By blaming their condition on fate, they are avoiding responsibility for their behavior.I think that for the most part of each person makes his own fate.If you are not satisfied with your own life, don’t accept it by blaming it on fate.Change it!If you really want to do it, you can!Set your goal and work toward it.Don’t wait for fate to bring you success because it won’t happen.Fate is in your own hands!Go out and make yourself successful, rich and happy.Then you can’t be pound of your accomplishment.We need a Science Society
Youths today should all take a keen interest in science, for we are in a rapidly progressing scientific age.Indeed, no one can now be regarded “up-to-date” without a general scientific knowledge we get from school textbooks;we should visit the libraries more often and read the current scientific news from the newspaper.But the enthusiastic youths have often found out that there are not enough suitable books to read in the public libraries, since many of them are too advanced and too specialized.To overcome this difficulty, I suggest that the Education Department should establish an inter-school science society.The main objects of the society are to increase the scientific knowledge of youths and to foster friendship between members.Organize inter-school scientific contests.Arrange inter-school debates and discussions on interesting scientific subjects.This would not only give us a chance to express our ideas, but also help us to make more friends.This is a very important thing, for friendship is the very element in international understanding and world peace.Hold a weekly lecture, in which famous personalities of the scientific field should be invited to give, and also film shows.This shall be the chief source of new scientific knowledge for us.Sponsor Science Fairs of Exhibitions in which teenagers can compete with each other in their scientific projects.Erect up(set up)a large library with plenty of suitable scientific books for reference and research.It is also hoped that people who have a broad knowledge in science and can explain to us the things we read in books, which we cannot understand, staff 12 the library.We Are Young But Once
Many young girls like to copy grown-ups.They wear high-heels, paint their faces, dress in tight clothes and all that burden.They willingly let tight clothes suffocate（悶死；窒息）their breathing, high-heels hinder（阻礙）their walking, and make-ups mar their natural beauty.They think they equal adults by using those stuff, and look down upon their counterparts as childish, who incidentally do not care much to over-act their age.In fact, one cannot be considered as a grown-up just by appearance.It acquires more, such as maturity of thought, which can only be seasoned by time.Youth is indeed a very precious gift, and remember, everyone is young only once.While we still have youth with us, why should we restrict ourselves from enjoying it to our heart’s content by attempting to be much older than we really are?
Chances once lost may never come again, and youth definitely will not.Once it is over, real life requests our experience, and responsibilities await us with graveness.Our life will never be as free and blissful as we are today.Our present tasks in life are light.Our hearts are still full of youthful spirits and enthusiasm.So while we are still in the flower of life, why do we not gather the “rose-buds” of youth before they wither away（凋謝）？
Caring for the aged
Society has to try all means to care more for the elderly population.This is easy to say but difficult to arrange.With an increased life expectancy and a decreased birthrate due to the family planning policy, China’s population is aging at unprecedented（空前的）levels.Statistics（統(tǒng)計）suggest that by the end of the 20th century, more than 10 percent of the country’s citizens will be at least 60 years old.By the year 2040, this aged group will make up one fourth of the population.The same statistics also show that more than half of the aged population are financially（經(jīng)濟上）supported by their offspring(child/children).Only a quarter of them are independent, while only some of the rest live on retirement pensions.Whatever their financial situations are, the responsibility of most elderly people’s home care thus falls upon their children who already work full-time to support their own families.A considerable number of elderly population also live far way from their children, which sets tricky obstacles in their daily care.Courage
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer of Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.He only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do if it will save Liza.”
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”
Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor.He thought he was going to have to give her all his blood.13
第四篇：英語背誦小短文--適合中等程度
Don't Wait For Tomorrow
Gravity is not responsible for people to fall in love.It just happens.And when it does happen, don't wait for the right time to express，because right time is when your heart beats faster.If you love someone..don't wait for tomorrow，or for the other person to make the move.Agreed 'Tomorrow never dies'，but also remember… 'Tomorrow never comes, so live in today.'
Each Day Is Too Short
Each day is too short for –
All the thoughts we want to think，All the walks we want to take，All the books we want to read，And all the friends we want to see.Make the best out of this day.A Friend Is Someone
A friend is someone who...Is concerned with everything you do.Is concerned with everything you think.Calls upon during good time.Calls upon during bad time.Understands whatever you think.Understands whatever you do.Tells you the truth about yourself.Knows what you are going through all time.Refuses to listen the gossip about you.Supports you all the time.Does not compete with you.Genuinely happy for you when things go well.You Live Only Once
Make the best of life's moments...What really matters at the end of the day is if you've made the best use of time，and done everything that you needed to do.Don't sit just there waiting，You only live once!
Life Is Not Perfect
Go ahead with life as it is, with the bumps and pitfalls.However it is, give your best to every moment.Don't spend your time waiting for the perfect situation，something which is not very likely to come.Life is not perfect;
the way you live can make it perfectly wonderful.Before You
Before you Speak...Listen
Before you Write...Think
Before you Spend...Earn
Before you Criticise...Wait
Before you Pray...Forgive
Before you Quit...Try
Life Is Wonderful
Face your past without regret.Handle your present with confidence.Prepare for the future without fear.Keep faith and drop the fear.Don't believe your doubts and never doubt your beliefs.Life is wonderful if you know how to live it.Finish Each Day
Finish each day and be done with it.You have done what you could.Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in;
Forget them as soon as you can.Tomorrow is a new day;Begin it well and serenely，And with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.Become A Lake
The pain of life is pure salt;no more, no less.The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same.But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends on the container we put it into.So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things…
Stop being a Glass.Become a Lake!
Time doesn't wait.If you think you might have found the right one，treasure the person, don't let that person get away.Don't let fear hold you back.Give it a try else you might regret later...No one other than ourselves know what can truly make us happy.Don't Wait For Tomorrow
Gravity is not responsible for people to fall in love.It just happens.And when it does happen，don't wait for the right time to express，because right time is when your heart beats faster.If you love someone…don't wait for tomorrow，or for the other person to make the move.Agreed 'Tomorrow never dies'，but also remember… 'Tomorrow never comes，so live in today.'
Each Day Is Too Short
Each day is too short for –
All the thoughts we want to think，All the walks we want to take，All the books we want to read，And all the friends we want to see.Make the best out of this day.Night
Night has fallen over the country.Through the trees rises the red moon and the stars are scarcely seen.In the vast shadow of night, the coolness and the dews descend.I sit at the open window to enjoy them;and hear only the voice of the summer wind.Like black hulks, the shadows of the great trees ride at anchor on the billowy sea of grass.I cannot see the red and blue flowers, but I know that they are there.Far away in the meadow gleams the silver Charles.The tramp of horses' hoofs sounds from the wooden bridge.Then all is still save the continuous wind or the sound of the neighboring sea.The village clock strikes;and I feel that I am not alone.How different it is in the city!
It is late, and the crowd is gone.You step out upon the balcony, and lie in the very bosom of the cool，Dewy night as if you folded her garments about you.Beneath lies the public walk with trees, like a fathomless, black gulf.The lamps are still burning up and down the long street.People go by with grotesque shadows, now foreshortened，and now lengthening away into the darkness and vanishing，while a new one springs up behind the walker，and seems to pass him revolving like the sail of a windmill.The iron gates of the park shut with a jangling clang.There are footsteps and loud voices;—a tumult;—a drunken brawl;—an alarm of fire;—then silence again.And now at length the city is asleep, and we can see the night.The belated moon looks over the roofs, and finds no one to welcome her.The moonlight is broken.It lies here and there in the squares and the opening of the streets
—angular like blocks of white marble.
第五篇：初一背誦英語短文
1.My Friend（我的朋友）
I have a good friend.Her name is May.She is 12 years old.Her telephone number is 87634966 Her birthday is March 5th.She is good at English and Chinese.She often plays the piano.She likes reading books and listening to the music.Her hobbies are reading and listening to music.She is a nice girl.We often help each other.We are good friends.我有一個好朋友。她的名字叫梅。她12歲。她的電話號碼是87634966。她的生日是3月5日。她擅長英語和漢語。她經(jīng)常彈鋼琴。她喜歡看書和聽音樂。她的愛好是讀書和聽音樂。她是一個好女孩。我們經(jīng)常互相幫助。我們是好朋友。
2寫一篇文章介紹你的朋友JIM所擁有的體育器材和他喜歡的體育運動。Jim has a great sports collection.He has 10 basketballs, 4 footballs,2 ping-pong balls, 15volleyballs and 9 baseballs.He doesn’t have a ping-pong bat, but he has 8 tennis rackets.Of all the sports, He likes tennis best.He likes sports very much, because he thinks sports are good for health.He often plays tennis and basketball with his friends after school.吉姆擁有一個大的體育用品收藏。他有10個籃球，4個足球，2乒乓球，15個排球和9個棒球。他沒有一個乒乓球球拍，但他有8個網(wǎng)球拍。在所有的運動中，他最喜歡打網(wǎng)球。他很喜歡運動，因為他認為運動是對健康有益的。他經(jīng)常在放學后和他的朋友們打網(wǎng)球和籃球。
3自我介紹
My name is Wang Ming.My birthday is June 5th.I am Chinese.I am a student.I study very hard.My favorite subject is English.I like it because it is interesting.I can play the piano and the trumpet, but not very well.I love swimming and I am good at it.Of all kinds of movies, I like comedies best.I think they're interesting.I’m one of the best students in my class.My teachers all say I am a good student.They all like me and I like them, too.我的名字是王明.我的生日是6月5日。我是中國人。我是一個學生.我學習很努力.我的最喜歡的科目是英語。我喜歡它，因為它很有趣。我可以彈鋼琴和吹喇叭，但不是很好。我喜歡游泳并且我很擅長.在所有種類的電影中，我最喜歡喜劇片。我想他們很有趣。我是我班上最好的學生之一。我的老師都說我是一個很好的學生.他們都喜歡我，我也喜歡他們.
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