第一篇：英語(yǔ)樂趣文章（模版）

Fashion Blues

Jill Carmer was the first student to walk through the classroom door.“Good morning, my flower,” Mr.El said.He was writing the morning assignments on the board for his fourth graders.He was especially fond of Jill.She had a lot of good qualities.Her best quality was that she always laughed at his jokes.“Mr.El, I like your blue jeans.You look cool!” Jill said as she took her seat.Before Mr.El could acknowledge the compliment, Tommy and Alex Howard, the twins, walked in.“Cool jeans, Mr.El,” Alex announced.Soon the rest of the class was streaming in, and a chorus of similar comments could be heard.“Thank you, thank you,” Mr.El said to the class.“I’m glad you guys like my new jeans.I wear Levi’s jeans almost every day and this is the first time anybody has ever noticed.”

Angela Williams, the self-appointed fashion expect of the class, raised her hand and spoke without waiting to be called on.“That’s because all the other jeans you wear are brown, black, green, tan, or gray.”

David Tyler waved both hands furiously until the teacher pointed at him.“You see, Mr.El, you’re wearing blue jeans, just like a real person.”

“Thank you, David,” Mr.El responded and then addressed the entire class.“Does it really matter what color denim jeans are? Think about it and we’ll discuss the matter later.”

Mr.El took the roll call quickly and was pleased to find that no one was absent.This was one of the annoying days of the week when he had to get his kids to their gym class first thing in the morning.

第二篇：英語(yǔ)樂趣文章2014

Jill Carmer was the first student to walk through the classroom door.“Good morning, my flower,” Mr.El said.He was writing the morning assignments on the board for his fourth graders.He was especially fond of Jill.She had a lot of good qualities.Her best quality was that she always laughed at his jokes.“Mr.El, I like your blue jeans.You look cool!” Jill said as she took her seat.Before Mr.El could acknowledge the compliment, Tommy and Alex Howard, the twins, walked in.“Cool jeans, Mr.El,” Alex announced.Soon the rest of the class was streaming in, and a chorus of similar comments could be heard.“Thank you, thank you,” Mr.El said to the class.“I’m glad you guys like my new jeans.I wear Levi’s jeans almost every day and this is the first time anybody has ever noticed.”

Angela Williams, the self-appointed fashion expect of the class, raised her hand and spoke without waiting to be called on.“That’s because all the other jeans you wear are brown, black, green, tan, or gray.”

David Tyler waved both hands furiously until the teacher pointed at him.“You see, Mr.El, you’re wearing blue jeans, just like a real person.”

“Thank you, David,” Mr.El responded and then addressed the entire class.“Does it really matter what color denim jeans are? Think about it and we’ll discuss the matter later.”

Mr.El took the roll call quickly and was pleased to find that no one was absent.This was one of the annoying days of the week when he had to get his kids to their gym class first thing in the morning.花園 五（1）陳秦 28

第三篇：英語(yǔ)文章

Coffee Culture

作者: 雙語(yǔ)時(shí)代|發(fā)布日期: 2008-3-12 6:37:20

“Give me a decaf triple vente, 2 pump vanilla, non-fat, extra hot, stirred, no foam caramel macchiato with whip cream and caramel sauce top and bottom.”

“給我一杯熱的、無咖啡因和泡沫的香草糖漿脫脂加奶油濃縮式焦糖瑪奇朵咖啡。”

If you happen to be standing in one of the ubiquitous Starbucks or Coffee Bean chains in the US, chances are pretty good you might hear someone order something like this.The advent of big business coffee powerhouses like Starbucks has transformed

coffee-drinking into an extremely popular and profitable industry that is quickly spreading across the globe.Like other successful consumer-oriented businesses with a stranglehold on modern culture(iPod and Google come to mind), big coffeehouse businesses have made their product increasingly user-friendly, highly customizable, and readily accessible to people all around the world.如果你碰巧在隨處可見的星巴克或者香啡繽之類的咖啡連鎖店附近，你會(huì)經(jīng)常聽見有人這樣點(diǎn)咖啡。像星巴克這樣的大型商業(yè)咖啡連鎖店的出現(xiàn)已經(jīng)將傳統(tǒng)的咖啡飲品轉(zhuǎn)變成一種盈利的流行產(chǎn)業(yè)，并且在全世界范圍內(nèi)迅速發(fā)展。不同于其它的一些以消費(fèi)者為導(dǎo)向的知名成功產(chǎn)業(yè)束縛了現(xiàn)代文化的發(fā)展（馬上就想到了iPod和Google），大型商業(yè)咖啡連鎖店使他們的產(chǎn)品更具親和力、更適合消費(fèi)者、更接近全球大眾。

Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras.Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century.Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers.Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon(largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was

popularizing the beverage in England.Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.咖啡的歷史可以追溯到9世紀(jì)，并被看成是一種超越文化和時(shí)代限制、促進(jìn)社會(huì)交往的催化劑。最初埃塞俄比亞人發(fā)現(xiàn)了咖啡豆，阿拉伯商人將其帶往中東地區(qū)，并在15世紀(jì)傳播到埃及、也門、波斯、土耳其和北非。接著穆斯林商人把這些豆子帶往繁榮的港口城市威尼斯，并將其賣給富有的意大利商人。很快，荷蘭引進(jìn)咖啡豆并在爪哇、錫蘭（大多是奴隸勞動(dòng)）等地開始種植。大不列顛東印度貿(mào)易公司將這種飲料在英國(guó)普及開來。經(jīng)過這一系列的不斷傳播和發(fā)展，咖啡遍及歐洲，并最終來到美國(guó)。

Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse.From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.哪里有咖啡，哪里就有咖啡屋。從15世紀(jì)人們聚集在一起聽歌、下棋、講述文學(xué)作品的中東地區(qū)，到法國(guó)啟蒙運(yùn)動(dòng)中的文化名人聚集的巴黎普洛各普咖啡館，比如伏爾泰、盧梭、狄德羅就曾經(jīng)來這里品嘗熱咖啡，咖啡館自古以來就是一個(gè)供人們休息、聊天、交流思想和進(jìn)行社會(huì)交往的中心。

The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant

communities in major US cities such as New York City's Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Boston's North End, and San Francisco's North Beach.New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's.It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene.The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture.現(xiàn)代咖啡館借鑒意大利咖啡館的濃縮咖啡和圓心餡餅?zāi)Ｊ剑灾劣谠诤芏嗝绹?guó)的大城市出現(xiàn)了一系列意大利裔移民聚集區(qū)，比如紐約的小意大利、格林威治村、波士頓北極、舊金山北灘。在20世紀(jì)50年代，“垮掉派”也是咖啡館的常客。不久在西雅圖和太平洋西北部的城市也出現(xiàn)了越來越多的咖啡館，并且迅速發(fā)展成為了反傳統(tǒng)文化的中心。源自西雅圖的星巴克利用這種模式，并將其帶入主流文化。

Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times.Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers.It has become

extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop.Coffee stores today also maintain a fairly identifiable, yet unique aesthetic: wooden furniture and plush couches, paintings and murals drawn on walls, and soft-lighting combine to give coffee shops the cozy feeling of a home away from home.盡管今天的咖啡館仍然像過去一樣，在很多地方扮演著社會(huì)活動(dòng)中心的角色，最顯著的特點(diǎn)是它們的時(shí)間適應(yīng)性。重新作為信息交換和談?wù)摰闹行模Х瑞^為客人提供上網(wǎng)的途徑和報(bào)刊雜志。在星巴克看見有人聽歌或用筆記本上網(wǎng)是極為平常的事情。直到今天咖啡館仍然保持其清晰獨(dú)特的審美品味：木制的家具、舒適的沙發(fā)、以及墻上的彩繪和壁畫。所有的一切包括柔和的燈光，都給咖啡館營(yíng)造了一種舒適安逸的氛圍，仿佛置身于自己的另一個(gè)家中。

Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world.Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more.Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a blood-sucking

corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices.This has even spawned an anti-corporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains.Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition.In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our

consumer-oriented culture.今天，大型商業(yè)咖啡零售店在全球迅速發(fā)展。僅僅是星巴克就已經(jīng)遍及全球40多個(gè)國(guó)家并且還在不斷擴(kuò)展中。盡管受歡迎，但星巴克還是被有些人指責(zé)或標(biāo)榜為“吸血鬼機(jī)器”，因?yàn)樗膲艛嗍沟迷S多小型咖啡企業(yè)破產(chǎn)。甚至造成了一種反企業(yè)壟斷的非主流文化和與其相呼應(yīng)的抵制大型商業(yè)咖啡連鎖店活動(dòng)。像香啡繽這樣的咖啡館的興起也增加了星巴克的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)壓力。無論如何，可以肯定的是，咖啡已經(jīng)將自己置身于以消費(fèi)者為導(dǎo)向的文化結(jié)構(gòu)中。Coffee, it would seem, is more than just a drink.From early on after its inception, coffee has been tied closely with cultural trends and has been indicative of important periods in history.It was poured into the cups of the giants of the French Enlightenment as they changed the course of human thought, it was placed on the backs of Brazilian slaves in the era of Imperialism, it's fragrance was in the air as Beat poets like Kerouac and

Ginsberg wrote of their alienation, and it is here now as the world continues to change in this era of technology and globalization.So the next time you enjoy your latte or your ice-cold caramel frappuccino, appreciate the fact that you are connected to countless numbers of people spanning many different cultures and eras through your love of that wondrous beverage: coffee.可以說，咖啡已經(jīng)不僅僅是一種飲料。自始至終，它都和文化發(fā)展緊密相聯(lián)并且成為歷史重要時(shí)期的象征。咖啡在改變了人類思想進(jìn)程的法國(guó)啟蒙運(yùn)動(dòng)巨人們的杯中緩緩流動(dòng)；咖啡是帝國(guó)主義時(shí)代巴西奴隸肩上沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)；咖啡在“垮掉派詩(shī)人”凱魯亞克和金斯堡描寫孤獨(dú)寂寥的空氣中肆意飄香。到了今天，它依舊在這個(gè)科技和全球化的時(shí)代里隨著世界不斷地發(fā)展和改變。所以下次，在你享受熱鐵拿或冰卡布奇諾時(shí)，可以想象一下，你正在穿越文化和時(shí)空的界限與無數(shù)的偉人進(jìn)行思維的交流和碰撞，都是由于對(duì)這種美味飲料的熱愛：咖啡。

第四篇：英語(yǔ)文章

大學(xué)已經(jīng)不再特別了

一 有這么一種說法：“要是你能記得20世紀(jì)60年代的任何事情，你就沒有真正經(jīng)歷過那段歲月。”對(duì)于在大麻煙霧中度過大學(xué)時(shí)光的那些人，這話可能是真的。但是，20世紀(jì)60年代有一件事人人都記得，那就是：上大學(xué)是你一生中最激動(dòng)人心、最刺激的經(jīng)歷。

二 20世紀(jì)60年代，加州的高校把本州變成了世界第七大經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)體。然而，加州大學(xué)的主校園伯克利分校也以學(xué)生示威、罷課以及激進(jìn)的政治氛圍而著名。1966年，羅納德?里根競(jìng)選加州州長(zhǎng)，他問加州是否允許“一所偉大的大學(xué)被喧鬧的、唱反調(diào)的少數(shù)人征服。”自由派人士回答說，大學(xué)之所以偉大正是因?yàn)樗鼈冇心芰θ萑绦[的、唱反調(diào)的少數(shù)人。

三在歐洲的大學(xué)校園里，大學(xué)生以新的姿態(tài)和激情投入到爭(zhēng)取自由和正義的事業(yè)中去，大規(guī)模的社會(huì)主義或共產(chǎn)主義運(yùn)動(dòng)引發(fā)了他們與當(dāng)權(quán)者之間日益升級(jí)的暴力沖突。許多抗議是針對(duì)越南戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的。可是在法國(guó)，巴黎大學(xué)的學(xué)生與工會(huì)聯(lián)盟，發(fā)動(dòng)了一場(chǎng)大罷工，最終導(dǎo)致戴高樂總統(tǒng)辭職。

四20世紀(jì)60年代大學(xué)生活的特點(diǎn)并不僅僅是激進(jìn)的行動(dòng)。不論在什么地方，上大學(xué)都意味著你初次品嘗真正自由的滋味，初次品嘗深更半夜在宿舍或?qū)W生活動(dòng)室里討論人生意義的滋味。你往往得上了大學(xué)才能閱讀你的第一本禁書，看你的第一部獨(dú)立影人電影，或者找到和你一樣癡迷吉米?亨德里克斯或蘭尼?布魯斯的志同道合 者。

那是一段難以想象的自由時(shí)光，你一生中最無拘無束的時(shí)光。

五 可如今那份激情哪兒去了？大學(xué)怎么了？現(xiàn)在，政治、社會(huì)和創(chuàng)造意識(shí)的覺醒似乎不是憑借大學(xué)的助力，而是沖破其阻力才發(fā)生的。當(dāng)然，一點(diǎn)不假，高等教育仍然重要。例如，在英國(guó)，布萊爾首相幾乎實(shí)現(xiàn)了到2010年讓50％的30歲以下的人上大學(xué)的目標(biāo)（即使憤世嫉俗的人會(huì)說，這是要把他們排除在失業(yè)統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)之外）。不過，大學(xué)教育已不再是全民重視的話題了。如今，大學(xué)被視為人們急于逃離的一種小城鎮(zhèn)。有些人輟學(xué)，但大多數(shù)已經(jīng)有些麻木，還是堅(jiān)持混到畢業(yè)，因?yàn)殡x開學(xué)校實(shí)在是太費(fèi)事了。

六 沒有了20世紀(jì)60年代大學(xué)生所發(fā)現(xiàn)的令人頭腦發(fā)熱的自由氣氛，如今的大學(xué)生要嚴(yán)肅得多。英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì)最近做了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查，研究外國(guó)留學(xué)生在決定上哪所大學(xué)時(shí)所考慮的因素。這些因素從高到低依次是：課程質(zhì)量、就業(yè)前景、學(xué)費(fèi)負(fù)擔(dān)、人身安全問題、生活方式，以及各種便利。大學(xué)已變成實(shí)現(xiàn)目的的手段，是在就業(yè)市場(chǎng)上增加就業(yè)幾率的一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，上大學(xué)本身不再是目的，不再是給你提供一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，讓你暫時(shí)想象一下：你能夠改變世界。

七 童年與大學(xué)之間的距離已縮小了，大學(xué)與現(xiàn)實(shí)世界之間的距離也縮小了。其中的一個(gè)原因可能和經(jīng)濟(jì)有關(guān)。在一個(gè)沒有保障的世界里，現(xiàn)在的許多孩子依賴父母資助的時(shí)間比以前的孩子更長(zhǎng)。21世紀(jì)的學(xué)生大學(xué)畢業(yè)后根本無法自立門戶，因?yàn)槟翘嘿F了。另一個(gè)可能的原因是通訊革命。兒子或女兒每學(xué)期往家里打一兩回電話的日子一去不復(fù)。如今，大學(xué)生通過手機(jī)與父母保持著臍帶式聯(lián)系。至于尋找癡迷無名文學(xué)或音樂的同道好友，沒問題，我們有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和聊天室來幫助我們做到這一點(diǎn)。

八 “幸福啊，活在那個(gè)黎明之中

九年輕更是如進(jìn)天堂！”

十 華茲華斯的詩(shī)句說的可能是法國(guó)大革命，但是對(duì)于20世紀(jì)60年代的大學(xué)生而言，這樣的詩(shī)句同樣真實(shí)生動(dòng)。可是為什

么對(duì)于如今的大學(xué)生來說，它們就不真實(shí)了呢？

這位是桑迪

一 我的朋友向生人介紹我的時(shí)候，雖然我嘴上從不說什么，但我心里喜歡得很。我喜歡他們說―這位是桑迪——她是聾子‖的時(shí)候臉上那副驕傲和榮耀的表情，就好像我證明了他們的仁德善心一樣。我也喜歡生人臉上那瞬間的震驚表情、匆忙的微笑和他們竭力裝出的―正常臉色‖。如果他們這套儀式做得夠好，我就會(huì)微微轉(zhuǎn)過頭，把頭發(fā)掖到離他們較近的那只耳朵后面。他們總會(huì)說些好話，夸我的粉紅色助聽器，我的朋友們則在一旁燦爛地微笑。

二實(shí)際上，我在考慮開始收藏助聽器。它們是比耳環(huán)更好的首飾。我曾經(jīng)看到過一款―一夾得帶罩助聽器的廣告圖片，產(chǎn)品有各種 各樣的形狀和顏色，絕對(duì)時(shí)髦。那就像我們上高中的時(shí)候，埃斯特的爸爸給她買的精美昂貴的手提包一樣。那時(shí)，我們其他人只有羨慕的份兒，卻無法仿效，因?yàn)槲覀兊睦习譀]那么多錢去嬌慣我們。而現(xiàn)在，只有我能戴助聽器。朋友們也就只有羨慕的份兒了。

三 說實(shí)話，我挺喜歡耳聾的。在那次車禍和愚蠢的安全氣囊破裂之后的頭幾年，日子不好過，但是現(xiàn)在，耳聾讓我在朋友中顯得很特別。我的好朋友沒有一個(gè)是聽力殘障的，因?yàn)槲也皇翘焐@，在我失去聽覺的時(shí)候，我已經(jīng)有了一個(gè)固定的朋友圈。他們中的多數(shù)人都熱心積極地參加這場(chǎng)―表演‖。

四 你知道，在你談?wù)撆笥褧r(shí)，你會(huì)把稱他們?yōu)楱D酒吧侍者德魯‖、―女權(quán)主義者卡羅爾‖、―能用舌頭給櫻桃梗打結(jié)的家伙格雷格‖等等。我是―聾女桑迪‖。我喜歡這個(gè)稱呼。我沒有任何其他突出的個(gè)性或能耐。從來沒有過。

五還不僅僅是與眾不同。我確信，假如我不戴粉紅色助聽器的話，我生活中的許多重大事件就不會(huì)以同樣的方式發(fā)生或產(chǎn)生同樣的結(jié)果。例如，跟柯林之的事兒。

六 我初次遇見柯林是在一次公寓派對(duì)上。女權(quán)主義者卡羅爾給我們彼此做了介紹之后，我把頭發(fā)攏到兩耳之后，湊得更近些，不是因?yàn)樗涯翘變x式做得特別好，而是因?yàn)樗莻€(gè)情種。誰(shuí)都能注意到在不可避免的驚訝之后他臉上恢復(fù)的微笑。

七 握手后之，我們?nèi)ツ煤鹊摹Ｔ谂R時(shí)搭建的吧臺(tái)和沙發(fā)之間的某個(gè) 地方，卡羅爾不見了。

八 ―你通常都像這樣讀唇語(yǔ)嗎？還是也用手語(yǔ)？

九 過了一會(huì)兒他問。我告訴他說：―我多數(shù)時(shí)間只讀唇語(yǔ)，因?yàn)檫@比用手語(yǔ)更容易，但這不是我一直盯著你的嘴唇的唯一原因。

十 他大笑起來。我們又說了一會(huì)兒話。后來，主人放大音樂的音量，調(diào)暗―舞池‖的燈光；我不得不湊近他，很近很近，以便能在昏暗中接著讀他的唇語(yǔ)。我的確讀到了他的唇語(yǔ)。我們照例交換了電話號(hào)碼。

十一 一周之后，柯林做了件不可思議的事：他打來了電話。我們出去玩了，發(fā)現(xiàn)對(duì)方在大白天依然好看，因此彼此感覺滿意。我又讀了更多的唇語(yǔ)。在兩個(gè)月之內(nèi)，柯林和我就開始約會(huì)了

上頭條

一 世界各地的媒體都以頭條報(bào)道同一新聞的情形并不很常見。這樣的事件得具有巨大的國(guó)際影響力。但是這正是2001年9 月恐怖分子襲擊紐約世貿(mào)中心雙塔之后發(fā)生的情形。從那一刻起世界改變了模樣，這樣說也許并不夸張。

二 但是，使9/11 值得紀(jì)念并（用媒體喜歡的話來說）具有新聞價(jià)值的不僅僅是它的歷史性和國(guó)際性。還有震驚和恐懼。這一消息極度震撼，極具爆炸性。事發(fā)多年以后，許 多人還能清楚地記得他們第一次聽到這一消息時(shí)身在何處和當(dāng)時(shí)正在做什么。他們能記得自己的反應(yīng)：對(duì)全世界許多人來說，他們的第一本能是去把這一消息告訴別的人。這就證實(shí)了那句老話：“壞 事傳千里”。

三 一切重大新聞都是如此。我記得上小學(xué)的時(shí)候，老師臉色煞白地向一班吃驚的七歲孩子通報(bào)說，肯尼迪總統(tǒng)死了。我并不知道肯尼迪總統(tǒng)是誰(shuí)，但是我聽到這一消息后非常不安，后來就跑回家去告訴了父母（當(dāng)然，他們已經(jīng)知道了）。事實(shí)上，這是我最早的記憶之一。

四 那么，新聞到底是什么？一個(gè)事件光有客觀重要性顯然還不夠——世界上有大量全球性的大問題，都會(huì)造成戲劇性的后果，從貧困問題到全球變暖問題——但由于它們都是進(jìn)行中的，并不都集中在同一天上頭條。對(duì)比之下，9/11 不僅具有國(guó)際性，而且奇特怪異、出人意料，還（可能使讀者對(duì)身陷那場(chǎng)悲劇中的人們的困境感同身受，從這個(gè)意義上講）極具人性。

五 奇特怪異并不意味著重大。就拿今天的《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)》上關(guān)于一只老鼠延誤了一架從越南飛至日本的航班這條消息為例吧。在河內(nèi)機(jī)場(chǎng)有人發(fā)現(xiàn)那只老鼠在一架飛機(jī)的過道里奔跑。它最終被12 名技術(shù)人員合力逮住，他們怕它會(huì)咬破電線，造成短路。飛機(jī)晚點(diǎn)了四個(gè)多小時(shí)才起飛。

六 你也許會(huì)說，這并不是具有重大國(guó)際影響的事件（除了少數(shù)乘客到另一國(guó)赴約遲到以外）。但是全球卻頗有反響，從亞洲經(jīng)蘇格蘭到美洲的電子版報(bào)紙都有轉(zhuǎn)載（《愛丁堡晚報(bào)》的標(biāo)題是“捉老鼠延誤航班”）。

七 另一個(gè)新聞價(jià)值的元素是即時(shí)性。這是指事件發(fā)生的時(shí)間近。一周前發(fā)生的事件一般來說就不是新聞了——除非你剛剛讀到它。“何時(shí)”是受訓(xùn)記者常被教導(dǎo)用以勾勒新聞故事的五Wh（何）”問題之一（其余是何人、何事、何地和何故）；今天、今晨、昨天很可能在新聞報(bào)道所使用的時(shí)間副詞中名列前茅。同樣，即將發(fā)生的事件（今天、今晚或今夜）也可能具有新聞價(jià)值，雖然，從定義上講，它不出人意外，也就不那么聳人聽聞了。

八 說到即時(shí)性，能夠?qū)崟r(shí)播報(bào)新聞的媒體，如電視、廣播和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，就比報(bào)紙的優(yōu)勢(shì)大多了。眼看著事件在你眼前展開與次晨早餐時(shí)在報(bào)上讀到它的感覺大不相同。但是，電視新聞未必比報(bào)紙報(bào)道更客觀或更可靠，因?yàn)槟阍谄聊簧峡吹降膱D像是經(jīng)記者或編輯根據(jù)特殊的目的，或至少是按照預(yù)定指示篩選過的；它們是從一個(gè)獨(dú)特的視點(diǎn)展現(xiàn)給觀眾的。

如果把相機(jī)移到別的地方，你就會(huì)看到另一番景象。這就是為什么人們通常會(huì)談到“媒體霸權(quán)”——或多或少隱蔽地影響公眾的權(quán)力。

九 但也許到了30 世紀(jì)，這種權(quán)力將有所減弱，或至少下放給普通民眾。個(gè)人博客的大量出現(xiàn)，通過像“任你漂流”這樣的網(wǎng)站自我廣播的可能性，以及權(quán)限開放網(wǎng)頁(yè)（wiki 網(wǎng)）的增長(zhǎng)都意味著任何人有任何話要說——或有任何東西要展示——現(xiàn)在都能立刻讓全世界的觀眾看到。

十 當(dāng)然，這并不意味著報(bào)紙和電視即將在一夜之間消失。但是，在永不休止的搜尋有趣新聞——奇特怪異、出人意外和極具人性的新聞——的過程中，它們將越來越多地轉(zhuǎn)向網(wǎng)站收集資料，為全球信息網(wǎng)提供令人稱奇的具有地方色彩的消息。

第五篇：英語(yǔ)文章

Internet

Everything lives with opposite forces.The same can be said about modern technology, such as Internet.At first glance Internet offers us excitement and a worl of promise.Frankly speaking, people who have some ideas of it can not deny the merits born with the system.For instance,it can improve proficiency in scientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the latest development in the field concerned and accordingly they need spend no time doing what has already been done.In view of personal communication, the most convenient means could be peculiar to Internet, too.While people speak highly of Internet,its drawbacks shouldn＇t be neglected.Sometimes, alittle fatal breakdown of the system, or a disastrous error could bring us an enormous amount of damage an。Meanwhile, with lnternet＇s replacement of hooks or the written work as the main source of information, human＇s writing abilities are weakened and relations between people are desalinated.However, every country on this planet should work hard to

develop

the

system

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serve

us

more

efficiently

and comfortably, because in the net all countries are interrelated.[參考譯文]

因特網(wǎng)

任何事情的存在都有負(fù)面影響。可以說科技也是如此，例如網(wǎng)絡(luò)。初看起來，網(wǎng)絡(luò)帶給我們興奮的一個(gè)有前途的世界。坦白地講，既使對(duì)此有些想法的人也不能否認(rèn)網(wǎng)絡(luò)與生俱來的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。舉個(gè)例子，它可提高科研效率，因?yàn)榭茖W(xué)家們觀察它們借此能夠獲得對(duì)相關(guān)領(lǐng)域最新發(fā)展的全面了解。并且他們無需費(fèi)時(shí)做已做過的事情。對(duì)于個(gè)人交流溝通，最便捷的方式恐怕也是網(wǎng)絡(luò)。

當(dāng)人們高度評(píng)價(jià)網(wǎng)絡(luò)時(shí)；應(yīng)忽視它的缺欠。有時(shí)系統(tǒng)小有一點(diǎn)致命的故障或一點(diǎn)災(zāi)難性的錯(cuò)誤都會(huì)帶來巨大的損失。同時(shí)隨著作為主要信息來源的各種書籍和書寫工作逐漸被網(wǎng)絡(luò)替代，人類的寫作能力變?nèi)酰胰伺c人之間的關(guān)系也淡漠了。

盡管如此，這個(gè)星球上的每個(gè)國(guó)家都應(yīng)努力發(fā)展這個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)系統(tǒng)以便更高效服務(wù)于人類。因?yàn)樵诰W(wǎng)上，所有的國(guó)家都是相互聯(lián)系的。

人類生存Man Is to Survive

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about: Man Is to Survive.You should base your writing on the following outline:

1．人類面臨的問題(如能源、疾病、污染、人口等)；

2．悲觀的看法(如人類將無法生存)；

3．人類的智慧和出路。

Your composition should be no less than 120 words.Be sure to write your composition in readable handwriting.Man Is to Survive

Man is finding himself confronted with more and more problems which threaten his existence on this planet.For example, some resources are beginning to be exhausted.Many diseases are getting difficult to be cured.Various kinds of pollution are becoming worse and worse.Moreover, population explosion is always on the rise...Therefore, there comes the problem: will man survive these problems?

Faced with，so many problems, pessimists hold that man is destined to die out.Their reasons are as follows.With population explosion, food will be scarce;space will shrink;resources will be used up.Moreover, pollution will threaten our health;

incurable diseases will endanger our lives...Obviously, man has only one way out——complete destruction.Admittedly, these people have their reasons to think in this way, but I don＇t think they are altogether right.I believe that man is bound to overcome these difficulties and survive a into the future because man is endowed with wisdom.With this wisdom, he came up with solutions to problems he came across in the past.With this wisdom, he will surely work out solutions to the problems which will arise in the future.學(xué)生求職為何難?

Why It Is Difficult ron College Students to Find Jobs?(大學(xué)生求職為何難?)

1．描述現(xiàn)狀；

2．分析原因；

3．給出辦法。

[寫作導(dǎo)航]先陳述現(xiàn)實(shí)，即雖然從理論上講不應(yīng)如此，但大學(xué)生找工作確實(shí)很難；第二段分析原因，一方面來自大學(xué)生自身，如有些人不能溶入社會(huì)，目標(biāo)過高等，另一方面是所學(xué)專業(yè)過窄，難以找到合適的工作；第三段給出“我”的觀點(diǎn)：大學(xué)生應(yīng)了解自己的長(zhǎng)處和短處，不要太看重物質(zhì)利益，而是要著眼于長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)發(fā)展，另外還要注意繼續(xù)深造。

[范文]

More and more college students, in recent years, are finding it difficult to find jobs.This may sound strange since college students used to be the “most favored” people in society.They have received a higher education, hence they are more intelligent, knowledgeable than their counterparts who failed to attend college.But chances are that some of them

can hardly find jobs after graduating from colleges.There are two reasons that account for this strange phenomenon.One is that some college students cannot come to terms with themselves and with the world around them.They pursue too high goals and are too particular about such factors as working conditions, salary, and so on.Therefore, they are reluctant to accept the job when they are offered to them.Another reason is that the majors some students pursue do not match with the demands of the job market.As a result, they canonly sit and miss opportunities.To solve this problem, I think college students should know their own strengths and weaknesses and have the right attitude towards themselves and the job vacancies.In addition, they should not attach too much importance to material aspects of the job.They

should put priority to their future development and their contributions to society in stead.Furthermore, they should think of receiving some further training to meet the demands of society.課外活動(dòng)之我見

My Views on Extracurricular Activity(課外活動(dòng)之我見)

1．有些學(xué)生熱衷于課外活動(dòng)；

2．有些學(xué)生從不參加課外活動(dòng)；

3．我的觀點(diǎn)。

[寫作導(dǎo)航]第一段先指出，積極參加課外活動(dòng)的同學(xué)對(duì)課外活動(dòng)的看法是積極的；第二段再寫不積極參加課外活動(dòng)的同學(xué)的看法；第三段陳述我的看法，可分別從大學(xué)生活的性質(zhì)、書本知識(shí)與課外實(shí)踐以及廣交朋友等方面論述積極參加課外活動(dòng)的好處。

[范文]

Some students like to participate actively in after class activities.They think after class activities are an integral part of school life.By going in for such activities, they can learn what they can＇t learn from books, which will be beneficial to them in the future.Others, however, don＇t like after class activities at all.They think that a student＇s work at school is learning theoretical knowledge and nothing else.Taking part in after class activities is a waste of the valuable time at school.In my opinion, every student should engage in some after class activities because from these activities we can learn many valuable things that we won＇t learn in classrooms.School is not just a place for learning the difference between “l(fā)ie” or “l(fā)ay”, or what caused the hours of the daily schedule.Finally, after class activities broaden our circle of acquaintances.No amount of ordinary school work can take the place of friends acquired in the informal familiarities of activities.分?jǐn)?shù)之我見-My Ideas on Soores

My Ideas on Soores(分?jǐn)?shù)之我見)

1．有人認(rèn)為分?jǐn)?shù)重要；

2．有人認(rèn)為分?jǐn)?shù)不重要；

3．我的看法。

[寫作導(dǎo)航]第一段從不同的人對(duì)分?jǐn)?shù)有不同的看法引入主題，然后分述這些看法。有人認(rèn)為分?jǐn)?shù)是衡量學(xué)生掌握知識(shí)程度的唯一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，分?jǐn)?shù)還可決定一個(gè)學(xué)生是否可以上大學(xué)、讀研究生，甚至是否被工作單位錄用；而有些人則認(rèn)為分?jǐn)?shù)高的學(xué)生不一定工作能力強(qiáng)，實(shí)際能力更重要。最后給出“我”的看法，即在我看來，兩種看法都有片面性，其實(shí)兩者缺一不可。

[范文]

People＇s ideas on scores vary from person to person.Some think that scores are very important.They think in this way because scores have always been the only means to tell whether a student has a good command of the subject they have learned.To illustrate, they say scores are often used to determine whether a student should go to college or not.Scores are also used to decide whether he can further his study after graduation.Scores are still used to decide whether he can get a job in the job market.Others, on the other hand, holdthat scores are not so important as practical knowledge.They suggest that students with high scores at school are not necessarily competent in their work after graduation.Our society does not need those who can perform very well in examinations;instead, it needs those with practical skills.I think both of the above views have their limitations.Having lots of theoretical knowledge without enough practical skills is no good, nor is having lots of practical skills without enough theoretical knowledge.Only when we have a combination of both, can we be called qualified students of new China.學(xué)生評(píng)價(jià)老師

Students＇ Rating of Their Teachers(學(xué)生評(píng)價(jià)老師)

1．學(xué)生給老師打分已很普遍；

2．人們對(duì)其持不同態(tài)度；

3．我的看法

[寫作導(dǎo)航]第一段宜寫高校改革所帶來的變化使得學(xué)生評(píng)價(jià)教師很普遍，在有些高校學(xué)生的評(píng)價(jià)甚至成為教師教學(xué)好壞的惟一尺度；第二段應(yīng)寫對(duì)這一做法，人們有不同的看法，有人贊成，認(rèn)為學(xué)生最有發(fā)言權(quán)，而有人則反對(duì)，認(rèn)為學(xué)生不具備評(píng)價(jià)教師的素質(zhì)，對(duì)諸如教學(xué)材料、教師業(yè)務(wù)水平等的評(píng)價(jià)應(yīng)由教師的同事來完成；第三段寫我的看法，我認(rèn)為，學(xué)生評(píng)價(jià)教師有必要，但要切實(shí)做到對(duì)教師的教學(xué)有幫助，例如可讓學(xué)生評(píng)價(jià)在某門課上所學(xué)到的知識(shí)如何，興趣如何等等。

[范文]

A great change is now taking place in higher education throughout our country.Teachers are being held responsible as never before for how well they serve their students.It has become as common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers as for teachers to grade students.In some universities students＇ rating has even become the only source of information on teaching effectiveness.This, however, has caused great controversy.Some are in favor of the rating system.They hold that since students attend the teachers classes everyday, they should have their opinion about their teachers＇ effectiveness.Others, on the contrary, are

strongly against it.They think that students＇ rating is easy to administer and score, but it also is easy to abuse.They believe that there is much more to teaching than what is shown on students＇ rating forms.Students should not be expected to judge whether the materials used are up to date or how well the teacher knows about the subject.These judgments require professional knowledge, which is best left for the teachers＇ colleagues.I think students＇ rating of their teachers is necessary, but it should be conducted in a way that can really shed meaningful light on teachers＇ performance.Instead of rating the teachers＇ knowledge on the subject, students should be asked to estimate what they themselves have leaned in a course, and to report on such things as a teacher＇s ability to communicate with students, his relationship with students, and his ability to arouse interest in the subject.就業(yè)時(shí)選擇高薪還是好的職業(yè)

Do You Prefer High Salary or A Promising Job?(觀點(diǎn)題材)

When it comes to the choice of career, some people prefer the job with high salary.Why? Their reasons run as following: to begin with, high salary can bring them happy life;in addition, with high salary, they can do whatever they want.But some others prefer to choose a job with promising future.They base their choice on the following reasons: on one hand, a promising job itself means a raise and promotion in the future;on another hand, job with a bright future will bring them honor and sense of pride.As for me, if I’m left to make the choice, I’ll not hesitate to choose a promising job.First of all, I appreciate the honor and challenge it brings to me.At the same time, if I work hard, it will offer me a lot of opportunities including high salary, good position, etc.現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中的女性

Woman in Modern Society

Title: Woman in Modern Society

Outline: 1)Role of women in modern society

2)Prejudices and discrimination against women

3)My comments

Women play an important part in modern society.Now many women are going into professions, such as medicine, law and engineering.They comprise a large part of the workers in businesses and factories.In addition, they are working up to important positions which used to be held mainly by men.There are even some businesses which are run completely be women.Clearly, women are making outstanding contributions to the progress of modern society.There are, However, still some people who assert that men are superior to women in many ways.First, many jobs men do can hardly be done by women, who are physically not strong enough.Second, most of the world-famous scientists and statesmen are found to be males.Finally, the whole society seems to have always been dominated by men only.In their opinion, men should enjoy more rights than women do.Personally, I'm firmly standing on the side of those woman right defenders.Since both men and women are equally important in human activities, they should be on an equal footing.(173 words)

My Dream

I am good at writing and I am interested in travelling around the world, so I want to become a reporter in the future.As a reporter, I can communicate with many different kinds of people.I can show the real world to readers.As a matter of fact, to be a good reporter is not easy.It's a challenge for me.Now I must study hard and lay a solid foundation.Also I must build up my body.關(guān)于我自己(自我介紹)_

關(guān)于我自己

【內(nèi)容提示】

你是李華，申請(qǐng)到一家外資企業(yè)工作。對(duì)方要求你用英語(yǔ)寫一篇文章，介紹自己的基本情況。文章應(yīng)包括下表所列全部?jī)?nèi)容。

注意：1．情況介紹必須采用短文形式；

2．詞數(shù)100左右；

3．文章第一句已為你寫好。

生詞：競(jìng)賽——competition

【作文示范】About Myself

My name is Li Hua.I was born in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province.I studied in Guangming Primary School from 1984 to 1990.Then I entered

NO.6 Middle School where I mainly learned the subjects like Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry and computer.I have been very fond of and good at English and computer ever since.Therefore I placed first in the school computer competition last year.My hobbies include swimming in summer, skating in winter as well as collecting stamps and listening to popular music in my spare time.【寫法指要】

1）本文是根據(jù)1996年高考英語(yǔ)“書面表達(dá)”題寫成的，屬介紹說明文中的自我介紹。所謂介紹說明，是指對(duì)所要說明的對(duì)象作概括扼要而又比較全面的介紹，所以介紹說明又稱概說。這種文體很有用處，比如正式求職信或自薦信的第二段介紹個(gè)人履歷時(shí)就經(jīng)常這樣寫，在應(yīng)聘或投考時(shí)的面試（interview）中也要作這樣的口頭表述。

2）個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷這樣的介紹說明文要按照時(shí)間順序（time order）安排文章結(jié)構(gòu)。所以，在文章中多用像“from 1984 to 1990”，“then”，“ever since”等這樣的表示時(shí)間順序的銜接詞語(yǔ)（cohesive words／transitional words）達(dá)到文章在連貫（coherence）。雖然文章在整體上是以時(shí)間順序?qū)懙模膊慌懦褂闷渌壿嬯P(guān)系的銜接詞語(yǔ)。例如，本文倒數(shù)第二句開頭用的就是表因果關(guān)系的銜接詞“therefore”。這樣，就把由于“I have been fond of and good at English and computer．”，因此“I placed first in the school computer competition last year．”之間的因果關(guān)系表達(dá)出來了。所以，在安排文章的結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，說明順序詞語(yǔ)的運(yùn)用應(yīng)根據(jù)具體情況靈活掌握，不能死搬硬套

我的理想職業(yè)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Ideal Job.You should write no less than 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese)below:

1．人們對(duì)職業(yè)各有不同的理想；

2．我理想的職業(yè)是什么；

3．我怎樣為我理想的職業(yè)做準(zhǔn)備。

Remember to Write your composition neatly.My Ideal Job

There are various kinds of jobs in the world, such as writing, nursing, teaching and engineering.But different people choose different jobs as their ideal careers.This is because everyone has his own interest.As for me, I have made up my mind to be a teacher.I choose to do so mainly for three reasons.First, I want to teach because I like the pace of academic calendar.Two long vacations offer me an opportunity for reflection, research and writing.Secondly, I want to teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes, to learn my own lesson, to stimulate myself and my students.And I can have the opportunity to keep on learning.Finally, I want to teach because, being around the students who are beginning to grow and change in front of me, I will grow and change with them too.But teaching is no easy job at all.I must study cleverly to obtain more knowledge.And, at the same time, I will make every effort to purify my soul so that I can become an architect of man＇s soul.我的大學(xué)生活

My college life

As a sophomore, I am feeling the time flies.Recalling about the past one year, so many thoughts are flooding in my mind.At this time, I just can’t tell my real idea.The memory is just like so fresh, and all the things happened yesterday!

When first day I came to University, I really feel that the school is very good, but at the first sight of the dormitory, something disappointing come up to me!The condition of the dormitory is really very poor with only one room, no lavatory!I saw something sad in my father’s eyes, maybe that time he thought of the poor condition!So with a big smile on my face, I told my father” it doesn’t matter, Dad.In this kind of condition, I will get myself better!” My father felt better.But when he was coming back, seeing his back, I just wanted to cry!I felt in this city I was just isolated, from that time, I said to myself, “ you have no others who can help you here, just depend on yourself”

And then I came to my dormitory 303.I considered that I would spend four years here(in fact I moved to another one year later)and my dorm mates are all there.Most of them came from Sichuan and they were chatting with a happy voice, but I can’t understand them!Again, I felt myself isolated!I hated that kind of feeling, and then I said to hello to them!To my surprise they are very friendly to me and warm-hearted!I no longer felt afraid.And I got along well with them.But at the first night here, I burst out to tears for that I was missing my family.I don’t know why.Everyday when I was at home, I was just eager to go to school, to experience the wonderful college life but when coming here, I am just eager to go back!It’s quite strange though, you must know this kind of feeling!

Just spending about 2 days here, we were on our way to military train.To us, it’s a fresh train and a kind of experience to know the life between the classmates.But to me, I was nervous but excited.This was my first and precious train life because before going to school I have been staying with my family.So, you know, it’s just this kind of feeling I can’t convey it clearly!The train life is impressive on everybody;we had a lot of activities, for example giving a speech on a stage or singing together or playing basketball.At that time, I felt myself so little among them.All of them have a special talent but not me.I admired them but meanwhile jealousy.Why don’t I have this kind of talent? Am I stupid? I always said to myself.So that time I was also very ambitious, just eager to catch up with them.Except the classmates, the trainer in our team also left a deep impression on me!He was not very handsome and very kind.Just because of his kindness results in my laughter when training.He always said to me that I should be serious in the team but I didn’t listen to him.So after a long time, when investigating the training result, I gave them a disappointing answer.The highest trainer

如何保持健康

How to keep healthy

What is the most important thing in the world? I think it is health.You can take away our money, house, car, or even our clothes and we can survive.But if our health was taken away, we would surely die.That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies.I also eat little meat.I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body.Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.What＇s more, I think friends are an important part of one＇s health.Many studies show that people with a wide range of social contacts get sick less than those who don＇t.I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone.When I am with my friends, I always laugh.Laughing is also an important part of health.I like to laugh with my friends.By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy.By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy.These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.