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1、短篇优秀英语美文摘抄带翻译欣赏 英语美文短篇摘抄多阅读一些短篇的英语美文，对于我们英语阅读才能的进步会有所帮助，今天WTT在这里为大家分享一些短篇优秀英语美文摘抄，希望大家会喜欢这些英文阅读!短篇优秀英语美文：Love is just a thread爱如丝线Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents.Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me
2、.They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV.In their opinion, “I love you” is too lu_urious for them to say.Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of the question.Finally my father has a bad temper.When hes very tired from the hard work, it is ea
3、sy for him to lose his temper.有时候，我真的疑心父母之间是否有真爱。他们天天忙于赚钱，为我和弟弟支付学费。他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样互诉衷肠。他们认为”我爱你”太奢侈，很难说出口。更不用说在情人节送花这样的事了。我父亲的脾气非常坏。经过一天的劳累之后，他经常会发脾气。One day, my mother was sewing a quilt.I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.一天，母亲正在缝被子，我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。“Mom, I have a question to ask
4、you,” I said after a while.过了一会，我说：”妈妈，我想问你一个问题。”“What?” she replied, still doing her work.“什么问题?”她一边继续缝着，一边答复道。“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.我低声地问道：”你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊?”My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes.She didnt answer immedia
5、tely.Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.母亲突然停下了手中的活，满眼惊讶地抬起头。她没有立即作答。然后低下头，继续缝被子。I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her.I was in a great embarrassment and I didnt know what I should do.But at last I heard my mother say the following words:我担忧伤害了她。我非常为难，不知道该怎么办。不过，后来我
6、听见母亲说：“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable.If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there.Love is inside
7、.”“苏珊，看看这些线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。这些线使被子巩固耐用。假如生活就像一床被子，那么爱就是其中的线。你不可能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着。爱是内在的。I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the ne_t spring.At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously.My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.When they returned
8、from the hospital, they both looked very pale.It seemed both of them had had a serious illness.我仔细地听着，却无法明白她的话，直到来年的春天。那时候，我父亲得了重病。母亲在医院里待了一个月。当他们从医院回来的时候，都显得非常苍白。就像他们都得了一场重病一样。After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road.My fath
9、er had never been so gentle.It seemed they were the most harmonious couple.Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees.The sun gently glistened through the leaves.All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.他们回来之后，每天的清晨或黄昏，母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上漫步。父亲从未
10、如此温和过。他们就像是天作之合。在小路旁边，有许多美丽的野花、绿草和树木。阳光穿过树叶的缝隙，温顺地照射在地面上。这一切形成了一幅世间最美妙的画面。The doctor had said my father would recover in two months.But after two months he still couldnt walk by himself.All of us were worried about him.医生说父亲将在两个月后康复。但是两个月之后，他仍然无法独立行走。我们都很为他担忧。“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I
11、asked him one day.有一天，我问他：“爸爸，你感觉怎么样?”“Susan, dont worry about me.” he said gently.“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.他温和地说：“苏珊，不用为我担忧。跟你说吧，我喜欢与你妈妈一块漫步的感觉。我喜欢这种生活。”从他的眼神里，我看得出他对母亲的爱之深入。Once I thought
12、 love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses.But from this e_perience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life.Love is inside, making life strong and warm.我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。但是从那一刻起，我明白了，爱情就像是生活中被子里的一根线。爱情就在里面，使生活变得巩固而温暖。短篇优秀英语美文：孩子们看得到之间的差异Who you are speaks so loudly I ca
13、nt hear what youre saying.-Ralph Waldo EmersonIt was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City.My friend and proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to play miniature golf.He walked up to the fellow at the ticket counter and said, “How much is it to get in?”The young man replied, “
14、$3.00 for you and $3.00 for any kid who is older than si_.We let them in free if they are si_ or younger.How old are they?”Bobby replied, “The lawyers three and the doctor is seven, so I guess I owe you $6.00.”The man at the ticket counter said, “Hey, Mister, did you just win the lottery or somethin
15、g? You could have saved yourself three bucks.You could have told me that the older one was si_; I wouldnt have known the difference.” Bobby replied, “Yes, that may be true, but the kids would have known the difference”.As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Who you are speaks so loudly I cant hear what youre
16、 saying.” In challenging times when ethics are more important than ever before, make sure you set a good e_le for everyone you work and live with.短篇优秀英语美文：改变世界从改变自己开场The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop in the Crypts of Westminister Abbey:When I was young and free and m
17、y imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world.As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.But it, too, seemed immovable.As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I se
18、ttled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed my self first, then by e_le I would have changed my family.From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.第 9 页 共 9 页