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英语背诵段落
1.Thecowboy’sworkwashardandunromantic.Fromdawntodarktheyperformedtheirduties,roundingupthecattle,brandingthemforidentification,andrepairingequipment.Asmallgroupofcowboyshadfullresponsibilityforaherdofthousands.Theyhadtocopewithharshweatherandtoprotecttheherdagainstcattlethieves,Indianfighter,andangryfarmers,whofearedtheruinoftheircrops.
2.Hewillsleeponthecoldgroundwherethewintry(寒冷的)windsblowandthesnowdrivesfiercely,ifonlyhemaybenearhismaster’sside.Hewillkissthehandthathasnofoodtooffer,hewilllickthewoundsandsores(疮)thatcomeinencounterswiththeroughnessoftheworld.Heguardsthesleepofhispauper(穷人)masterasifhewereaprince.
3.Hyponosiscancontrolpeople’svision.Forexample,ifyouwerehypnotized(催眠)andItoldyouasnakewasslithering(滑行,蛇形)acrossthefloor,youwouldnotonlybelieveme,youwouldactuallyperceivethesnakeasreal.IfItoldyouthattherewasnodeskintheroom,youcouldlookrightatitbutnotseeit.
4.Mr.Cook,arenownedAmericanhistorian,arrangesthebooksonthebookshelvesinauniqueway.Intheupperrighthandcorner,therearebooksaboutthedevelopmentoftheearlycoloniesinNewEnglandandtheWarofIndependence.Rightunderthemcanbefoundbooksontheslavetrade,theplantationsystemandthegrowthofthesouthernstates.TheleftsideoftheshelfcontainshundredsofbooksconcerningsubjectsoftheWestwardMovement,Indianculture,thecowboys’contributionstoAmericansocietyandtheGoldRushinCalifornia.Fromthedescriptionabove,onecanseethatMr.Cookregardshisbookshelvesasa_____oftheU.S.andarrangeshishistorybooksaccordingly.Itisodd,butitisconvenient.
--student
5.Everyeducatedpersonhasatleasttwowaysofspeakinghismothertongue.Thefirstisthatwhichheemploysinhisfamily,amonghisfamiliarfriends,andonordinaryoccasions.Thesecondisthatwhichheusesindiscoursing(讲述)onmorecomplicatedsubjects,andinaddressing(向...说话)personwithwhomheislessintimatelyacquainted.Itis,inshort,thelanguagewhichheemployswhenheis‘onhisdignity,’asheputsoneveningdresswhenheisgoingtodine.
--J.B.Greenough
6.Therearethreekindsofbookowners.Thefirsthasallthestandardsetsandbest-sellers—unread,untouched.(Thisdeluded欺骗individualownswoodpulpandink,notbooks.)Thesecondhasagreatmanybooks—afewofthemreadthrough,mostofthemdippedinto,butallofthemascleanandshinyasthedaytheywerebought.(Thispersonwouldprobablyliketomakebookshisown,butisrestrainedbyafalserespectfortheirphysicalappearance.)Thethirdhasafewbooksormany—everyoneofthemdog-eared(卷角的)anddilapidated(破旧的),shakenandloosenedbycontinueduse,markedandscribbled(草草记下)infromfronttoback.(Thismanownsbooks.)
--MortimerJ.Adler
7.Onceyouencounterapersonwhohasstoppedbreathing,youshouldbeginimmediatelytodomouth-to-mouthbreathing.First,placethevictimonhisbackandremoveanyforeignmatterfromhismouthwithyourfingers.Thentilthisheadbackwards,sothathischinispointingup.Next,pullhismouthopenandhisjawforward,pinchhisnostrilsshuttopreventtheairwhichyoublowintomouthfromescapingthroughhisnose.Thenplaceyourmouthtightlyoverthevictim’s.Blowintohismouthuntilyouseehischestrise.Thenturnyourheadtothesideandlistenfortheoutrushofairwhichindicatesanairexchange.Repeattheprocess....
--Ahandbook
8.A“liberatedwoman”issimplyawomanwhocontrolsherownlife,ratherthanallowingittobecontrolledbyotherpeople,traditions,orexpectations.A“liberatedwoman”canbefoundpursuinganylineofwork,includinghousework,ornoworkatall.Shemayormaynotbemarried;shemayormaynothavebornechildren.Shemaybelongtoanyrace;shemayhaveattainedanyage.Shemaybepoororwealthy,educatedorilliterate.Sheneedhaveonlyonetraitincommonwithher“liberatedsisters”:
shemakesherownchoices,whethertheybethecolorsonherwallsortheadvanceddegreessheseeks.Sheactsofherownvolition(自行决断),responsibletoherself,andnotoutoffearofwhathermother,lover,orneighbormightsay.
--KlarnerW.Harp
9.Someoldpeopleareoppressedbythefearofdeath...Thebestwaytoovercomeit—soatleastitseemstome—istomakeyourinterestsgraduallywiderandmoreimpersonal,untilbitbybitthewallsoftheegorecede,andyourlifebecomesincreasinglymergedintheuniversallife.Anindividualhumanexistenceshouldbelikeariver—smallatfirst,narrowlycontainedwithinitsbanks,andrushingpassionatelypastrocksandoverwaterfalls.Graduallytherivergrowswider,thebanksrecede,thewatersflowmorequietlyandintheend,withoutanyvisiblebreak,theybecomemergedinthesea,andpainlesslylosetheirindividualbeing.Themanwho,inoldage,canseehislifeinthisway,willnotsufferfromthefearofdeath,sincethethingshecaresforwillcontinue...
--BertrandRussell
10.ObservingMrs.Taylor
Everymorning,shefloatsintotheclassroomwithherred—stripedbookbagcradledinherarms.Swiftly,shearrangeshertools,withthetextbookintheupperleftcornerofhertable,thenotebookinthecenter,andamechanicalpencilbesideit.Explainingsomeproblemsfromthepreviousday’sassignment,sheknowsthatnomatterhowhardshetries,hervoiceisneverquiteloudenough.Andsoshearticulateseachwordbyshapinghermouthtomakesurethatweatleastseewhatsheistryingtosay.Occasionally,sheevenusesherarms,legs,andtorso(躯干)toconstructagraph.Forinstance,shewillupliftherarmstoformaparabola(抛物线)(agraphwhichissymmetricalwithrespecttothey-axis)withherbodyactingasthey-axis.Usingherstomachastheorigin(thecenterofthegraph),shewillturntowardussideways(侧面朝前),withonearmupliftedtotheleftandonelegupliftedtotlmrightinordertorepresentatangent(正切)graph.(Iremember,too,howshedemonstratedthatthequadraticequation平方等式fitsperfectlyintothemelodyof“PopGoestheWeasel.”)Althoughadifficultquestionfromoneofussometimescausesafrownonherface,shealwaysjotsthequestiondownimmediatelyandpromisestothinkitoverintheevening.Finally,almostburiedintherustleofpaperandbook-packing,hermeekvoicerise:
“Girls,yououghttolearnthislessoninyourheartofhearts.”
--GinaMen
(GinaMenwrotetheessaywhenshewasafirst-yearcollegestudent.)
11.TheHumming-Bird
Ofallanimatedbeingsthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantincolors.ThestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewelofNature.Shehasplaceditleastinsizeoftheorderofbird,“maximeMirandainminimis.”Hermasterpieceisthislittlehumming-bird,anduponitshehasheapedallthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness,rapidity,nimbleness(灵活,机敏),grace,andrichapparel(服装)allbelongtothislittlefavorite.Theemerald(翡翠绿),theruby(深红色),andthetopaz(黄宝石)gleamuponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinitsaerial(空中的)lifescarcelytouchestheturfaninstant.Alwaysintheair,flyingfromflowertoflower,ithastheirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar(花蜜),anddwellsonlyintheclimateswheretheyperennially(长久地)bloom.
--GeorgeBuffon
GeorgeBuffon(1707-1788)Frenchnaturalistandwriter,famousforhisHistoireNaturelle(博物学)1747-1788writtenincollaborationwithothersandtranslatedintomanylanguages.
12.Pines
Thepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisorderedanddesolate,bringsintothemallpossibleelementsoforderandprecision.Lowland(低地)treesmayleadtothissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadow(草地,牧场)breezethatbendsthem,orabank(排)ofcowslips(樱草)fromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.Butletstormandavalanche(雪崩)dotheirworst,andletthepinefindonlyaledgeofverticalprecipice(悬崖,绝壁)toclingto,itwillneverthelessgrowstraight.Itmaybewellalsoforlowlandbranchestoreachhitherandthither(各处)forwhattheyneed,andtotakeallkindsofirregularshapeandextension.Butthepineistrainedtoneednothingandendureeverything.Itisresolvedlywhole,self-contained,desiringnothingbutrightness,contentwithrestrictedcompletion.Tallorshort,itwillbestraight.
JohnRuskin(1819-1900)Englishcriticandessayist.
13.Discovery
Theword“discovery”literallymeans,uncoveringsomethingthat’shiddenfromview.Butwhatreallyhappensisachangeintheviewer.Thefamiliarofferscomfortfewcanresist,andfewerstillwanttodisturb.Butasrelativelyrecentinventionssuchastelescopeandmicroscope(显微镜)havetaughtus,theunknownhasmanylayers.Everytruthhasgeological(地质学的)strata(岩层),andyoucan’thaveanorthodoxy(正统观念)withoutaheresy(异端).
Themomentanewbornopensitseyes,discoverybegins.Ilearnedthiswithalaughonemorningafterdeliveringacalf(给小牛犊接生).Whenitliftedupitsfluffy(毛绒绒的)headandlookedatme,itseyesheldtheabsolutebewildermentofthenewlyborn.Amomentbeforeithadtheevenblacknowhere(n.不知名的地方)ofthewomb(子宫),andsuddenlyitsworldwasfullofcolor,movementandnoise.I’veneverseenanythingsoshockedtobealive.
DianeAckerman(1948-)USpoet,writer,socialworker.HerworksweremainlypublishedontheNationalGeographicMagazine,NewYorkTimesandNewYorker(纽约客).
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My21-yearoldbicyclehasreachedtheedgeofmytolerance.Greyhaslongdominateditswholebody,includingtheseriouslyrustedhandlebars(把手)andthecrackedrims(轮圈).Theleathersaddle(车座)hasbeentorn,exposin