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1、中考英语作文写作素材积累：英语晨读美文1美文阅读1 抬头是希望 If you put a buzzard in a pen six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. Without s
2、pace to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top. 如果把一只秃鹫放在一个68平方英尺的无顶围栏里，这只大鸟尽管会飞，也绝对会成为 这栏中之囚。原因是秃鹫从地面起飞前总要先助跑1012英尺的距离。这是它的习惯，如 果没有了足够的助跑空间，它甚至不会尝试去飞，只会终身困囿于一个无顶的小囚笼中。 The ordinary bat that flies around at night, who is a re
3、markable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off
4、 like a flash. 晚上飞来飞去的普通的蝙蝠，本是一种在空中极其敏捷的动物，但却无法在平地上起飞。 如果被放在地板或平坦的地面上，它就只会无助地挪动，毫无疑问这样很痛苦。除非它到 了稍高的位置，有了落差，才可以立刻闪电般地起飞。A bumblebee if dropped into an open tumbler will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some wa
5、y out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself. 一只大黄蜂如果掉进了一个敞口平底玻璃杯里，除非有人把它拿出来，否则它就会一直呆 在里边直到死去。它永远不知道可以从杯口逃出，只坚持试图从杯底的四壁寻找出路。它 会在根本不存在出口的地方寻找出路，直到彻底毁了自己。In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumbl
6、ebee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations, not realizing that the answer is right there above them. 其实在很多方面，很多人也像秃鹫、蝙蝠和大黄蜂一样，使尽浑身解数试图解决问题、克 服挫折，却没有意识到解决之道就在正上方。 美文阅读2 活得轻松-在现实中生活To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to
7、 live in the present momentIrrespective of what happened yesterday or last year，and what may or may not happen tomorrow，the present moment is where you are always 我们内心是否平和在很大程度上是由我们是否能生活在现实之中所决定的。不管昨天或去年发生了什么，不管明天可能发生或不发生什么，现实才是你时时刻刻所在之处。Without question，many of us have mastered the neurotic1) art o
8、f spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things all at onceWe allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments，so much so that we end up anxious，frustrated，depressed，and hopelessOn the flip side，we also postpone our gratification，our stated priorities2)，and our
9、 happiness，often convincing ourselves that someday will be better than todayUnfortunately，the same mental dynamics3) that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that someday never actually arrivesJohn Lennon once said，Life is whats happening while were busy making other pla
10、nsWhen were busy making other plans，our children are busy growing up，the people we love are moving away and dying，our bodies are getting out of shape，and our dreams are slipping awayIn short，we miss out4) on life毫无疑问，我们很多人掌握了一种神经兮兮的艺术，即把生活中的大部分时间花在为种种事情担心忧虑上-而且常常是同时忧虑许多事情。我们听凭过去的麻烦和未来的担心控制我们此时此刻的生活，
11、以致我们整日焦虑不安，萎靡不振，甚至沮丧绝望。而另一方面我们又推迟我们的满足感，推迟我们应优先考虑的事情，推迟我们的幸福感，常常说服自己“有朝一日”会比今天更好。不幸的是，如此告诫我们朝前看的大脑动力只能重复来重复去，以致“有朝一日”永远不会真正来临。约翰·列农曾经说过：“生活就是当我们忙于制定别的计划时发生的事。”当我们忙于制定种种“别的计划”时，我们的孩子在忙于长大，我们挚爱的人离去了甚至快去世了，我们的体型变样了，而我们的梦想也在悄然溜走了。一句话，我们错过了生活。Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal5) for
12、some later dateIt isntIn fact，no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrowNow is the only time we have，and the only time that we have any control overWhen our attention is in the present moment，we push fear from our mindsFear is the concern over events that might happen in the futurew
13、e won t have enough money，our children will get into trouble，we will get old and die，whatever许多人的生活好像是某个未来日子的彩排。并非如此。事实上，没人能保证他或她明天肯定还活着。现在是我们所拥有的惟一时间，现在也是我们能控制的惟一时间。当我们将注意力放在此时此刻时，我们就将恐惧置于脑后。恐惧就是我们担忧某些事情会在未来发生-我们不会有足够的钱，我们的孩子会惹上麻烦，我们会变老，会死去，诸如此类。To combat fear，the best strategy6) is to learn to bri
14、ng your attention back to the presentMark Twain said，I have been through some terrible things in my life，some of which actually happenedI dont think I can say it any betterPractice keeping your attention on the here and nowYour efforts will pay great dividends7)若要克服恐惧心理，最佳策略便是学会将你的注意力拉回此时此刻。马克·
15、吐温说过：“我经历过生活中一些可怕的事情，有些的确发生过。”我想我说不出比这更具内涵的话。经常将注意力集中于此情此景、此时此刻，你的努力终会有丰厚的报偿。美文阅读 3 爱自己 love oneself To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.Love yourself. Love the things that make you you.Your values and talents andmemories.If you love yourself, you can jump into your life from a sp
16、ringboard of self-confidence.If you love yourself, you can say what you want to say, go where you want togo.The world can be a tough place, and some of the billions of people out therewill try to knock you down. Dont join them. Do things that make you proud, then take pride in what you do. And in wh
17、o you are.Who are you anyway? What makes you you? How are you like your siblings andneighbors and friends?If you were your own secret admirer, what would you most admire? “My great mistake, the fault for which I cant forgive myself,” Oscar Wilde wrote, “is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit
18、of my own individuality.”Keep pursuing your individuality. Keep being yourself. Becoming yourself. Itcan be comforting to dress and act like everyone else.But it is grander to be different, to be unique, to be you.Im the only me in the whole wide world.There is always one true inner voice. Trust it.
19、 Sometimes its hard to know who you are and what you want and whom you like and why you like that person.The answers change because youre changing.Growing.But deep inside, you are you.You were you as a baby, you were you as a kid,and you are you right now.“Let me listen to me and not to them,” wrote
20、 Gertrude Stein.It makes sense to consider the advice and opinions of other people. But dont let their noise drown out your inner voice.爱自己是一场毕生浪漫的开始。爱自己。热爱一切使你之所以成为你自己的事物。你的价值，你的才能，你的回忆。你的服饰，你的鼻子，你的悲伤。如果你爱自己，你就能在自信的跳板上跃入生活。如果你爱自己，你能畅所欲言，所向披靡。世界是冷酷的，成万上亿的人试图在竞争中超越你。别和他们一样。做能让你自豪的事情，然后为你所做的事情自豪，为你自身感
21、到骄傲。那么你究竟是谁呢？是什么使你成为你自己呢？你和你的兄弟姐妹、左邻右舍又有着怎样的相似点呢？如果你赞赏自己的秘密，哪个部分又是你最为欣赏的？“我最大的错误，我无法原谅自己的错误，”奥斯卡?王尔德写道：“就是某天我停止追逐自己的个性。”追求你的个性。做你自己。成为你自己。同旁人一样地穿衣、举止是件容易的事情。但更伟大的事情在于做到与众不同，独特如你自己。广阔世界，唯我是我。总有一个真实的内在的声音。听从它。有时很难想明白你到底是谁，你想要什么，你喜欢谁，你为什么喜欢这些人。你在变，在成长，答案也在变。但在内心深处，你就是你。从婴儿到孩童，到现在，你就是你。“让我听从自己的，而不是他们的意见
22、。”葛楚德?史坦如是写道。你可以参考别人的建议和观点。但是不要让他们的意见盖过你内心的想法。美文阅读4 让我们微笑吧The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile, that costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.那最能赋予生命价值、代价最廉而回报最多的东西，不过一个令人心畅的微笑而已。The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men, will drive
23、away the clouds of gloom and coax the Sun again.由衷地热爱同胞的微笑，会驱走心头阴郁的乌云，心底收获一轮夕阳。It's full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent; It's worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent.它充满价值和美好，混合着坚毅的仁爱之心；它价值连城却不花一文。There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile; It a
24、lways has the same good look; it's never out of style; It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;当我们看到喜悦的微笑，忧伤就会一扫而光；它始终面容姣好，永不落伍；失败令我们沮丧之时，它鼓励我们再次尝试；The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.It pays the highest interest for it is merely lent;鼓励的笑靥于你我大有裨益。它支付的利息高昂无比只因它是种
25、借贷形式；It's worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent.它价值连城却不花一文。A smile comes very easy you can wrinkle up with cheer. A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear. It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug, and always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.来一个微笑很容易嘴角欢快翘起来，你能百次微笑，可难得挤出一滴泪；它的涟漪深深波及心弦，总会留下反响，宛若拥抱。So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant. Its worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent.继续微笑吧！谁都懂得它意味着什么。它价值连城却不花一文。