适合中学生背诵的经典英语短文.docx

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适合中学生背诵的经典英语短文

适合高中背诵的篇目

Tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofcompetition.Inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallages,ofallorigins.Withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowing-competitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.Thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.

---ExcerptfromLiuXin'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第一届冠军:

刘欣,南京大学,1996年）

AChinesephilosopher,FengYoulan,oncesaidChinaisanoldcountrywithanewlife.Tous,thatmeansthiscountrywithalong,longhistoryisonitscourseofmodernization.IamencouragedeverytimeIthinkofit.IdobelieveChinareallyhasabrightfuture,ifitseeksthisopportunitytocontinuebuildingaroadtotheworld.IseethefutureasahugeprojectinwhichIcanplayanimportantrole.Chinaneedsmoreandbetterroadstotherestoftheworld.Ifeelneeded.Ifeelinspired.I'mready.

---ExcerptfromLiShu'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第二届冠军:

李舒,四川大学,1997年）

Weliveatacriticaljunctureofourevolutionbecausesuchproblemsasethnicconflictandregionalunrestareincreasinglyposingathreattopeaceandhappinessofthewholehumanrace.Tocopewithsuchaneraandtoembraceanevenbrighterfuture,weneedtolearntolivemoreharmoniouslyinaworldcommunitywhichisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.

---ExcerptfromLiangLimin'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第三届冠军:

梁励敏,北京外国语大学,1998年）

WhathappenedtothisbeautifulvalleyinAustraliashouldalsohappentoourYellowRiverand,infact,itishappening.IhaveseenfarmersplantingtreesonmountainsalongtheYellowRiver.Ihaveseenthemclimbthemountaintopswithseedingontheirshouldersbecausetheyhadnomachinery.Ihaveseenthempourontreesthewatertheycarriedupinbucketsfrommilesdownthevalley.ThesefarmersarequietlynourishingourYellowRiver,justastheriverhasnourishedthem.

---ExcerptfromCaiLi'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第四届冠军:

蔡力,南京大学,1999年）

Ifapersoninheritshisfather'smillionsofdollarsandleadsaneasylife,heisnotasuccessfulpersoneveninmaterialterms,becausetherearenodifficultiesinvolvedinhisachievingaffluence.Theterm"success",tobesure,willnotsitstillforeasydefinition.ButasIunderstandit,thetruemeaningofsuccessentailsacombinationofboththeprocessandthesatisfactoryresultofanendeavor.

---ExcerptfromChenHeng'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第五届冠军:

陈恒,上海外国语大学,2000年）

Thefirstandforemostthingistoletpeoplefallinlovewiththecityatfirstsight,attractingthembyitsuniqueimage.WhatimagedoesBeijingintendtocreateforitselfonceithastheopportunitytohostthe2008Olympics?

ItisknowntoallthattheBeijingMunicipalGovernmenthasalreadysetthethemeforthefuturegames:

NewBeijing,GreatOlympics.Forme,the2008OlympicswillbeagreatgreenOlympicsilluminatedwithtwomorespecialcolors,yellowandred.

---ExcerptfromQiYue'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第六届冠军:

戚悦,北京语言文化大学,2001年）

LikemanyyoungpeopleofmyageinChina,Iwanttoseemycountrygetprosperousandenjoyrespectintheinternationalcommunity.Butitseemstomethatmerepatriotismisnotjustenough.Itisvitallyimportantthatweyoungpeopledomoreseriousthinkingandbroadenourmindstobiggerissues.

---ExcerptfromSunNing'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第七届冠军:

孙宁,北京外国语大学,2002年）

Theothernight,asIsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.Ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosomethingelse,someplaceelse,aplaceremembered,aplaceuntouched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemedtohavebeenexceptthedeer.Andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'stimeforustodosomething,forourownandourcominggeneration.

---ExcerptfromGuQiubei'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第八届冠军:

顾秋蓓,上海外国语大学,2003年）

Lookatustoday!

Somanydoorsareopentous!

Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.Eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgement,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parentsandfriends,IbelieveIcanmeetthechallengeheadon.

---ExcerptfromHongYe'sspeech

（全国英语演讲比赛第九届全军:

洪晔,南京大学,2004年

TheForceofHabits

Habits,whethergoodorbad,aregraduallyformed.Themorewedoathing,themorewetendtolikedoingit;andifwedonotcontinuetodoit,wefeeluncomfortable.Thisiscalledtheforceofhabits,andtheforceofhabitsshouldbefoughtagainst.

Thisapplieseventosuchgoodthingsasworkorrest.Somepeopleformabadhabitofworkingtoomuch,andothersofidlingtoomuch.Badhabits,onceformed,aredifficulttogetridof.

Thewisemanalwaysrememberstocheckanybadhabit.Hewarnshimself“Iamnowbecomingidle”or“Iliketoomanysweets”or“Ismoketoomuch”.Andthenadds,“Iwillgetmyselfoutofthisbadhabitatonce.”

TheWaytoAchieveSuccess

Manypeoplesaythattheyowemuchofittothecultivationofcertaingoodhabitsinearlylife.Informinggoodhabits,Ithinkweshouldpayattentiontofourthings,thatishonesty,industry,enthusiasmandthrift.

“Honestyisthebestpolicy.”Thisisaproverbtowhichwemustpayattention.Therearesomanytemptationsinsocietythatthroughalittlecarelessnesswemaygoastray.Butwhenwearehonest,peoplewillnotbedishonesttous.

Industrygiveseverymanandwoman,everyboyandgirl,properworktodo.Todonothingisgoingtoruinoneself.

Enthusiasmisagreatforce.One’ssoulwillexpandifonedevotesoneselftoanoblecause.Thedifficultiesinourwayaretremendous,butwhatcanwenotaccomplish,ifwithenthusiasm?

Therearemanyproverbs,whichsetforththeadvantagesofthrift.Sinceweliveintheworldinwhichmoneyisaverypowerfulthing,weshouldalwaystrytosaveaportionofourearningsforfutureuse.

Thesearethefourthingstowhichwemustpayattention.Itisonlybythiswaythatwecanachievesuccess.

TV---ABlessingoraCurse?

AsTVentersmoreandmorefamilies,peoplebegintowonderaboutitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Somebelieveitisablessing,othersholdthatitisacursetosociety.

TV,asamassmedia,canbringtopeoplenewinformationoneconomies,culture,arts,andmanyotherfields.Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoriteprogramsathome.Insomecountries,someTVstationsprovidesuchprogramsaslookingfordangerouscriminalsandlostchildren,helpingtofindanideallover,andotherswhicharequitebeneficialtosociety,someTVstationsprovidevarioususefulseminarsforpeopleofvariousagesandsocialstatus.Butontheotherhand,TVmayexertbadinfluenceonpeople.Someprogramsarefullofviolence.Asaresult,people,especiallyjuveniles,areledtocommitcrimes.AnincreasingnumberofpeoplearesoindulgedinTVprogramsthatsomeevenneglecttheirduties.

Inmyopinion,theattitudetowardsTValldependsononeself.Peopleshouldchoosethoseprograms,whichareuseful,andcanbringtothemthesenseofbeauty.

OnTestandTestTaking

Thepurposeofatestistocheckhowmuchwestudentshavelearnedaboutasubject.Itnotonlyhelpsmakeournewlyacquiredknowledgepermanent,butalsoenablesustofindoutwhatneedstospendmoretimeimproving.

Butsomestudentsdonotdealwithtestcorrectly.Someofthemareafraidoffailinginatest.Theycheatevenattheriskofbeingcaughtonexams.Thoughcheatingmightgiveone“bettergrades”,itaddsnothingtoone’sknowledge.Thisdishonestbehaviorwilldoonemoreharmthangood.

Ithinkthatwegotocollegeinordertohaveourfurtherstudies,andprepareustobequalifiedforthefuturejob.Therefore,weshouldtakeacorrectattitudetowardstest.Aslongaswestudydiligentlyandreviewourlessonsregularly,wearesuretobeusedtoserveitsrealpurpose.

TheDictionary

Thedictionaryisalivingteacher.Wheneveryoucomeacrossanewword,justconsultitandyouwillgetacleardefinition.Everystudent,whetherattendingschoolorself-taught,shouldalwayshaveadictionaryathand.Asastudyaid,itisconvenient,inexpensiveandalmostomniscient（all-knowing）.

Languageskillswilldevelopwithyourconstantuseofvariousdictionaries.Themoreyouusethem,themorefamiliaryouwillbecomewiththem.Soonerorlater,youwillbequiteskilledinfindingthepage,scanningtheentriesandlocatingtheexactmeaningsofthenewwords.Butyoushouldhaveonethinginmind.Asalanguagestudent,youcanneverbecometoomuchattachedtodictionaries;basiclanguageskillsdonotcomefromdictionaries,butfromyourpractice.Exposeyourselftothelanguagebylistening,speaking,readingandwritingmore,andthatistheonlywaytothemasteryofalanguage.

OnLearning

Learningisone’sownbusiness,whichcannotrelyonothers.Asweknow,learningisaprocessofaccumulatingknowledge.Itisone’slife-longtask,whichcannotbeaccomplishedinonemove.Asuccessfullearnerisanindependentonewhohasbothanindomitable（unyielding）willandamazingendurance.Hewilltrytodiscoverhisownwayoflearning.Insteadofwaitingfortheteacher’shelp,hewillmakeeffortstocreatefavorableconditionsonhisowninitiative.Itwillcertainlybeofgreathelp,ifthereisgoodenvironment,sufficientbooksandequipment,aswellasinstructionsfromteacherandbeneficialfriends.Butevenifonehasgotallthesefavorableconditions,onecannotbesuretosucceedinlearning.

Sothemostimportantfactorinlearningconsistsinone’sowneffort.Tolearnisratherapainstakingandperseveringbusiness.Manyamanisafa