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1、-英语短文一般来说英语短文词数在一千以内，类似于小杂文，随笔。以以下10篇为例。 Learning：A Lifelong Career【学习：一生的事业（学习无止境，只有努力，努力，再努力，才会成功）】 As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen
2、 mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us withinexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis,and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of su
3、ccess in times of uncertainty. Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the c
4、ease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. Whats worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire
5、 for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career. 学习之于心灵，就像食物之于身体一样。摄取了适量的营养食物，我们的身体得以生长而肌肉得以发达。同样地，我们应该日复一日不断地学习以保持我们敏锐的心智能力，并
6、扩充我们的智力容量。不断的学习提供我们用不尽的燃料，来驱使我们磨利我们的推理、分析和判断的能力。持续的学习是在信息时代中跟时代并驾齐驱的最稳当的方法，也是在变动的世代中成功的可靠保证。 一旦学习停止，单调贫乏的生活就开始了。视学校为汲取知识的唯一场所是种常见的谬误。相反地，学习应该是一种无终止的历程，从生到死。由于世界一直快速地在变动，只要学习停顿数日就将使人落后。更糟的是，蛰伏在我们潜意识深处的兽性本能就会复活，削弱我们追求高贵理想的意志，弱化我们扫除成功障碍的决心，而且扼杀我们净化我们人格的欲望。缺少学习将不可避免地导致心灵的停滞，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。因此，为了保持心理年轻，我们必须将学
7、习当作一生的事业。 2heavy schoolwork【课业繁重】 In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded adults. High school students should be allowed more
8、time for play. Playing is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercises their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physic
9、ally and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a reduction of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole. 我认为目前高中生的课业实在太重了，虽然说学生的确应当念书，但是要想长大成为健全的人，他门还需要一些其它的东西，所以应该给高中生较多从事娱乐的时间。娱乐并不如某些人所想的，是在浪费时间，它可以让学生锻炼身体，发挥
10、被繁重课业扼杀的想象力。最后，繁重的课业加诸在高中生身上的压力可能引起严重的情绪紧张，这对身心都有害。我并非主张废除学校课业，但是我认为减轻目前繁重的课业对于学生和整个社会都是有益的。 3Time【时间】 Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something h
11、ad to be done. It was time for a change. Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what Ive done will give me some ideas on
12、how to reorganize my time. 时光一去不复返，这是我上学期清楚学到的教训。我浪费很多时间四处游荡，以致于我的成绩开始退步。最后我终于了解到我必须有所作为；该是痛改前非的时候了。 现在我有一个明智运用时间的新方法。我已将闹钟早拨半小时，这将使我这一天的作息提前开始。我也决定将我所做的一切及做这些事的时间记录下来。回顾我所做的事情会启发我如何重新安排我的时间。 4Work and Play【工作与娱乐】 Work and play do not contradict each other; in fact, they complement each other. As th
13、e saying goes, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. A life burdened with work leads you nowhere, for you would get tired and bored with your daily routine work. On the other hand, proper recreation will relieve the tension and discomfort of our monotonous life because it offers you various wa
14、ys to let out your pent-up emotions. What I usually do to relax after school is jogging and watching movies. Usually I dont spare time for exercise, but I value the physical education class at school. Jogging several rounds in the field certainly relieves the days pressure. On weekends, Ill catch th
15、e morning movie for my visual enjoyment. I feel revived and energetic for another weeks work-load. 工作与娱乐并不互相冲突，事实上，它们之间的关系还相辅相成。有句格言说：整日工作而没有休闲娱乐，会令人变得沉闷乏味。被工作重担压得喘不过气来的生活，将使你一事无成，因为你将对一成不变的例行公事感到厌烦。由另一方面来说，适度的娱乐活动能提供各种管道，来渲泄你被压抑的情绪，减轻单调生活中的紧张与不悦。 放学之后，我最常做的休闲活动，便是慢跑与看电影。通常我并不特地拨出时间来做运动，但是我很重视学校的体育课
16、。在操场上慢跑几圈，无疑地可以减轻一天的压力。在周末时，我都去看早场电影，享受视觉盛宴。如此一来，我将有如再生般的充沛活力，去面对下一星期的工作量。 5My first Job【我的第一份工作】 My first job was at a cramming school. It was three years ago when I just graduated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination. since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to fin
17、d a job, tasting the joy of independence. I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message. I worked eight hours a day, six days a week. The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well. The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned a
18、ll by myself. 我的第一份工作是在一家补习班做事。那是三年前我刚从国中毕业，考完联考时的事了。既然我那整个夏天都闲着没事，倒不如找份差事，尝尝独立赚钱的快乐。 我负责接听电话且纪录留言的工作。我一天工作八小时，一星期工作六天。那份工作对我而言既不困难亦不沉重，所以我想我还满称职的。而最令人快乐的事大概莫过于花全部由自己赚来的钱了！ 6My Favorite Sports【我最喜爱的运动】 Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy, and efficient. So I pay special attention to games, e
19、specially table-tennis. Table tennis is my favorite game. I play it almost every day. Table-tennis is an ideal game for us because it brings the whole body into action. It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin. Besi
20、des, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money. Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football. It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days. Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise. 运动能帮助每一个人保持健康、快乐和有效率。所以我特别重视运动，特别是乒乓球，乒乓球是我最喜欢的运动。我几乎每天玩。 乒乓球对我们而言，是一项理想的运动，因为它
21、可以使我们全身运动，它可以增强我们的肌肉，扩张我们的肺部，促进血液循环，并且使肌肤产生健康作用，此外，它很有趣而且所费不多。乒乓球是相当温和适中的，它不像足球那么粗野。它是一种室内运动，甚至在下雨天也能玩。因此，乒乓球是我最喜爱的一种运动。 7Fox and cock【狐狸和公鸡】 One morning a fox saw a cock.He thought,This is my breakfast. He came up to the cock and said,I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?The cock was g
22、lad.He closes his eyes and began to sing.The fox saw that and caught him in his mouth and carried him away. The people in the field saw the fox.They cried,Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away. The cock said to the fox,Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Te
23、ll them it is yours.Not theirs. The fox opened his mouth and said,The cock is mine,not yours.Just then the cock ran away from the fox and fled into the tree. 一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。 他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得非常好听，你能唱给我听么？”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。 在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸
24、先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。” 狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，公鸡逃离了狐狸的嘴巴，跑到了树底下。 The City Mouse and the Country Mouse【城里老鼠和乡下老鼠】 Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; h
25、e said, Do come and see me at my house in the country. So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food
26、to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city. The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, Run! Run! The cat is coming! They ran away
27、 quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid. 从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。
28、”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。” 乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。 过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提
29、心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”英语中常用的介词英语中 常用的介词 一、常用介词 （一）、ABOUT 1.动词+about+sth.。about在此表示论及，谈起，涉及，着手等意思： arrange about安排， argue about辩论, ask about询问， bring about带来， chat about闲聊， care about在意， complain about报怨， go ab一、常用介词（一）、ABOUT 1.动词+about+sth.。about在此表示论及，谈起，涉及，着手等意思： arrange about安排，argue about辩论, ask about询问
30、，bring about带来， chat about闲聊，care about在意，complain about报怨，go about着手， hear about听说, inquire about打听,know about了解， quarrel about争论，read about读到, see about负责处理，set about开始, speak about谈起, talk about谈论, think about考虑, trouble about担心，tell about讲述，worry about着急。现举例说明其中一些短语的用法：She inquired about my brot
31、her. 她向我打听有关我兄弟的情况。 I must set about my packing. 我必须开始收拾行装。What are you chatting about? 你们在聊什么呢？2.be +形容词+about + sth.。about在此意思是为，对，接表原因的词：be anxious about为着急, be bad about对感到不舒服，be busy about忙于, be careful about小心, be certain about对有把握, be concerned about关心, be crazy about为发狂，be excited about为感到激动
32、, be happy about为而高兴, be mad about为发疯，be nervous about对感到紧张,be particular about挑剔, be pleased about为兴奋，be strict about对严格，be thoughtful about对考虑周到的，be uneasy about为感受到不安。请看例句：What have you been busy about today? 今天在忙些什么？You are certainly very thoughtful about others. 你为别人想得太周到了。 Im strict about such
33、 things. 对这些事我是很严格的。 注：come about发生，get about（疾病、谣言）流行，turn about转身，leave about到处乱放，lie about随便堆放，put about打扰;传播， put oneself about使发愁。这些词组中about作副词，此时about不能接宾语。（二）、AFTER 1.动词+ after。介词after有追赶，问候，效仿之意：ask after问候, be after寻求,do(sth.)after学着做，go after设法得到,inquire after问候, look after寻找, run after追求,
34、 seek after追逐, take after长得像。例如： Every afternoon he called to ask after his girl friend. 他每天下午都打电话问候他的女朋友。 The boy takes after his father. 这男孩长得像他父亲。 The dogs went after the wounded deer. 一群狗在追赶那只受伤的鹿。2.after构成的其它短语。after在不同的短语中意思各异： after a little/moment/while过了一会，after all毕竟,after dark天黑以后，after o
35、nes heart合的心, after school放学后， after service售后服务，after the fashion勉强， day after day日复一日，one after another一个接一个，year after year年复一年。例如： Dont be too strict with him. After all he is still a child. 不要太苛刻了，毕竟他还是个孩子。 He can speak and write English after a fashion. 他多少会说和写一点英语，但不太好。（三）、AT 1.动词+ at。at表示指向某
36、一目标，到达某地：arrive at抵达, call at访问某地, catch at(it)当场抓住, come at攻击, fire at向开火, glance at瞟一眼,glare at怒目而视, grieve at忧伤，knock at敲, laugh at嘲笑, look at看一眼, pull at拉扯, rejoice at对高兴， smile at向某人微笑, shoot at朝射击, stare at怒目而视, thrust at刺向, tear at撕,tremble at颤抖，wonder at吃惊，work at工作。例如：Dont let me catch you
37、again at it.不要再让我当场逮住你。We must shoot the arrow at the target. 我们必须有的放矢。 They trembled at the sight of the peasants spears. 看到农民的梭标，他们阵阵发抖。2.be +形容词/过去分词+ at。其中at表示情绪、情感的原因， 或对某物具有某种感情：be angry at恼怒于, be alarmed at对保持警觉, be astonished at对吃惊, be bad at不擅长, be clever at对某事很灵巧, be delighted at高兴，be disg
38、usted at厌恶, be disappointed at对失望，be good at擅长, be impatient at对不够耐心, be mad at狂热于, be pleased at对感到高兴, be present at出席,be satisfied at满意, be surprised at吃惊, be shocked at对非常震惊，be terrified at受到的恐吓, be quick at对很机敏。例如： They were overjoyed at his return to work. 他们对他重返工作感到欣喜。 They are alarmed at the
39、growth of the liberation movement in the colonies. 他们对殖民地日益壮大的解放运动警觉起来。 3.at+名词构成的词组：at a distance在一定距离，at a loss不知所措， at a time一次，at all一点也不，at any cost不惜一切代价，at best最好也只是，at first起初，at hand手头，at heart在内心里，at home在家；无拘束，at last最后，at least至少，at most最多，at once马上，at present目前，at sea不知所措，at times有时，at
40、will任意地，at work起作用，at worst最坏。4.其它含有at的短语：work hard at勤奋工作，drop in at顺路拜访。（四）、FOR 1.动词+for a)动词+for。for表原因、目的：account for解释；说明, answer for对负责,apply for申请；请求, apologize for为而道歉, beg for请求, call for要求, care for在意, enter for报名参加, fight for为而战, hope for希望, inquire for查询；求见, leave for离开某地到另一地, look for寻找
41、, long for盼望, mistake for误认为, plan for计划做某事, prepare for为作准备, provide for为提供, reach for伸手去拿, run for竞选, stand for象征, search for搜寻, send for派人去请, speak for陈述意见、愿望, take for当作, wish for希望, wait for等待。例如：His illness accounts for his absence. 他因病缺席。 The baby reached for the apple but couldnt reach it. 那
42、婴儿伸手去苹果，但够不着。He who would search for pearls must dive below. 要想找到珍珠，必须潜到海底。b)动词+sb.+ for +sth.。for表示原因或目的：ask sb. for sth. 要求得到, blame sb. for sth.因责备, excuse sb. for sth. 宽恕, forgive for谅解,pardon for原谅, pay for花钱买, praise for称赞, punish for对进行惩罚, push for催逼， reward for酬谢,thank for对表示谢意。例如： Please ex
43、cuse me for my being late. 请原谅我的迟到。 Forgive me for my keeping you waiting. 请见谅，让你久等了。2. be +形容词+for。for表作用、目的、对人或物有某种情绪等： be anxious for急于做, be eager for渴望, be bad for有害于, be convenient for便于, be good for利于, be famous for以出名, be fit for适合于, be grateful for对心存感激, be impatient for对不耐烦, be late for迟到,
44、be necessary for有必要, be ready for作好准备, be sorry for为而后悔, be responsible for对负责, be suitable for适合于, be unfit for不适合, be useful for对有作用。例如：He is eager for success. 他渴望成功。 The government is responsible for the nations welfare. 政府负责民众的福利。 3.for+名词构成的词组：for all尽管， for a song非常便宜地， for certain确切地， for co
45、mpany陪着，for ever永远， for example例如，for fear以免， for fair肯定地，for free免费， for fun为了好玩， for good永远， for instance比方，for luck祝福， for life终身， for long长久， for nothing白白地，for once有生第一次， for oneself替自己，for pleasure为了消遣， for reason因为理由，for sale供出售， for shame真不害臊，for short简称， for sport好玩，for sure确切地。 4.动词+副词/名词+for构成的短语：be in for将遇到， make