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晨读英语美文100篇
Passage1.KnowledgeandVirtue
Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;goodsenseisnot
conscience,refinementisnothumility,norislargenessand
justnessofviewfaith.Philosophy,howeverenlightened,
howeverprofound,givesnocommandoverthepassions,no
influentialmotives,novivifyingprinciples.LiberalEducation
makesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthegentleman.
Itiswelltobeagentleman,itiswelltohaveacultivated
intellect,adelicatetaste,acandid,equitable,dispassionate
mind,anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife—thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;they
aretheobjectsofaUniversity.Iamadvocating,Ishallillustrate
andinsistuponthem;butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguarantee
forsanctityorevenforconscientiousness,andtheymayattach
tothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,totheheartless,
pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendeckedoutin
them.Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhatthey
arenot;theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyare
detectedbycloseobservers,andinthelongrun;andhenceit
and
pretenseofaccusedpopularlyaretheythatis
.
hypocrisy,not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,butbecausetheir
professorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemforwhat
theyarenot,andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraise
towhichtheyhavenoclaim.Quarrythegraniterockwith
razors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadofsilk,thenmayyou
hopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashuman
knowledgeandhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,
Passage2.“Packing”aPerson
Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.Butgoing
toofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,
doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiesto
theiradvantage.Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualand
naturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledge
ofoneself.Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartand
naturewithoutanytracesofembellishment,sothattheperson
sopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyand
lovely.Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeauty
andfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattemptto
makeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesand
goesinamomentofdoze.Packagingforthemiddle-agedis
primarilytoconcealthefurrowsploughedbytime.Ifyoustill
self-confidenceand
retaintoenoughexuberancelife'senjoy
.
pursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournatural
qualities,andyourcharmandgracewillremain.Elderlypeople
arebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,throughplains,
mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.You
havereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacent
stageofserenityindifferenttofameorwealth.Thereisnoneed
toresorttohair-dyeing;thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfa
beautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoung
tooldsynchronizingwiththenaturalageingprocesssoasto
keepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfis
beauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendin
unpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadinga
thickbookofdeluxeeditionthatfascinatesonesomuchasto
bereluctanttopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereone
stands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasa
commodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.
Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor
Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,have
governedmylife:
thelongingforlove,thesearchfor
knowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingof
mankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownme
hitherandthither,inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanof
.
anguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.Ihavesought
love,first,becauseitbringsecstasy—ecstasysogreatthatI
wouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylifeforafew
hoursforthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelieves
loneliness—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshivering
consciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecold
unfathomablelifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becausein
theunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,the
prefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshave
imagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoo
goodforhumanlife,thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.With
equalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedto
understandtheheartsofmen.Ihavewishedtoknowwhythe
starsshine...Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.Love
andknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupward
towardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybroughtmebackto
earth.Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Children
infamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeople—ahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldof
loneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathuman
lifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoo
living,and
worthithavefoundlife.Imybeenhassuffer.This
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wouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedme.
Passage4.ALittleGirl
Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsof
thechurch,wasalittlegirl.Withherheadbentbackshewas
gazingupattheskyandsinging,whileoneofherlittlehands
waspointingtoatinycloudthathoveredlikeagoldenfeather
aboveherhead.Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomevery
bright,shiningonherglossyhair,gaveitametallicluster,andit
wasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.So
completelyabsorbedwassheinwatchingthecloudtowhich
herstrangesongorincantationseemedaddressed,thatshe
didnotobservemewhenIroseandwenttowardsher.Over
herhead,highupintheblue,alarkthatwassoaringtowards
thesamegauzycloudwassinging,asifinrivalry.AsIslowly
approachedthechild,Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthe
sunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,andespeciallybyher
complexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.Hereyes,whichat
onemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,wereshaded
bylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiar
way,andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,andthetresses
thatweretossedabouthertenderthroatwerequiveringinthe
sunlight.AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;foratfirstIcouldsee
.
nothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturned
upintomyface.Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythe
sensitivefull-lippedmouth,grewuponmeasIstoodsilently
gazing.Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhad
evercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.Yetitwas
notherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethat
fascinatedme,meltedme.
Passage5DeclarationofIndependence
WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,itbecomes
necessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands
whichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,andtoassume
amongthepowersoftheearth,theseparateandequalstation
towhichtheLawsofNatureandofNature'sGodentitle
them,adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankindrequiresthat
theyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtothe
separation.Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatall
menarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreator
withcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,
LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.—Thattosecurethese
rights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,derivingtheir
justpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,—That
of
destructivebecomesGovernmentofFormanywhenever
.
theseends,itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolish
it,andtoinstitutenewGovernment,layingitsfoundationon
suchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,asto
themshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyand
Happiness.Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernments
longestablishedshouldnotbechangedforlightandtransient
causes;andaccordinglyallexperiencehasshown,thatmankind
aremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,thanto
rightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformstowhichtheyare
accustomed.Butwhenalongtrainofabusesand
usurpations,pursuinginvariablythesameObjectevincesa
designtoreducethemunderabsoluteDespotism,itistheir
right,itistheirduty,tothrowoffsuchGovernment,andto
providenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity.—Suchhasbeen
thepatientsufferanceoftheseColonies;andsuchisnowthe
necessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformerSystems
ofGovernment.ThehistoryofthepresentKingofGreat
Britainisahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,all
havingindirectobjecttheestablishmentofanabsolute
TyrannyovertheseStates.Toprovethis,letFactsbesubmitted
toacandidworld.
Passage6.ATributetotheDog
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Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainst
himandbecomehisenemy.Hissonordaughterthathehas
rearedwithlovingcaremayproveungrateful.Thosewhoare
nearestanddearesttous,thosewhomwetrustwithour
happinessandourgoodname,maybecometraitorstotheir
faith.Themoneythatamanhashemaylose.Itfliesawayfrom
him,perhapswhenheneedsitmost.Aman'sreputationmay
besacrificedinamomentofill-consideredaction.Thepeople
whoarepronetofallontheirkneestodoushonorwhen
successiswithusmaybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalice
whenfailuresettlesitsclouduponourheads.Theone
absolutelyunselfishfriendthatmancanhaveinthisselfish
world,theonethatneverdesertshim,theonethatnever
provesungratef