常春藤名家散文背诵选.docx

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Unit1AGreatFriend一位伟大的朋友

AsIamnowaseniorhighschoolstudent,Ihaveagreatmanyfriends,butthereisonewhomIprizeoveralltherest.IfirstmadehisacquaintancewhenIbegantogotoschool.Hehasbeenmyconstantcompanioneversince.

Thoughheisseriousinappearance,heneverfailstobeinteresting.Oftenheisclever,sometimesevenmerryandgay.Heisthemostknowledgeablefriendapersoncouldhave.Heknowsvirtuallyeverylanguageoftheworld,alltheeventsofhistory,andthewordsofallthegreatpoetsandphilosophers.Akindlybenefactor,heisadmiredandenjoyedbyeveryonewhomakeshisacquaintance.

Tome,hehasbeenagreatteacheraswellasafriend.Hefirsttaughtmethesecretsofmyownlanguageandthenthoseofothers.Withthesekeysheshowedushowtounlockalltheartsandsciencesofman.

Myfriendisendlesslypatient.DullthoughImaybe,Icanreturntohimagainandagain,andheisalwaysreadytoteachme.WhenIambored,heentertainsme.WhenIamdispirited,heliftsmeup.WhenIamlonely,hekeepsmecompany.Heisafriendnotonlytomebuttomillionsaroundtheworld.ShallItellyouhisname?

Hisnameis“reading”.

Unit2TheJoyofLabour劳动之乐

Wisemenofancienttimesandsuccessfulmenoftodayhavetoldusthatlaborissweet.Itsrewardisnotmaterialgainbutwhatonebecomesbyit.Workdoesmuchmoreforusthanjustgivingusaliving;itgivesusourlifeandthereasonforliving.Therealjoysoflifecomefromdoingsomethinganddoingitwell.

Allofushopeforsuccess,butitisillusiveandhardtokeep.Itnearlyalwaysslipsawayfromonelikesandthroughthefingers,likewaterthroughaleakypail,unlessitisheldtightbyhardwork,daybyday,nightbynight,yearinyearout.Everyonewhofearsfailureshouldworkharderandharderwithafaithfulheartaslongashelasts.

Unit3We’reJustBeginning我们正在起跑点

CharlesF.Kettering

“Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite…”

Idonotknowwhowrotethesewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justasasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.

Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.

Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon’twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofourlives.

Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.Eachdaybringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusinesses,ifwewillonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.

Unit4AdvicetoaYoungMan给年轻人的建议

RobertJonesBurdette

Remember,myson,youhavetowork.Whetheryouhandleapickorapen,awheel-barroworasetofbooks,youmustwork.Ifyoulookaround,youwillseethemenwhoarethemostabletolivetherestoftheirdayswithoutworkarethemenwhoworkthehardest.Don’tbeafraidofkillingyourselfwithoverwork.Itisbeyondyourpowertodothatonthesunnysideofthirty.Theydiesometimes,butitisbecausetheyquitworkatsixintheevening,anddonotgohomeuntiltwointhemorning.Itistheintervalthatkills,myson.Theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyourmeals;itlendssoliditytoyourslumbers;itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday.

Thereareyoungmenwhodonotwork,buttheworldisnotproudofthem.Itdoesnotknowtheirnames,even.Nobodylikesthem;thegreat,busyworlddoesnotknowthattheyarethere.Sofindoutwhatyouwanttobeanddo,andtakeoffyourcoatandmakeadustintheworld.Thebusieryouare,thelessharmyouwillbeapttogetinto,thesweeterwillbeyoursleep,thebrighterandhappieryourholidays,andthebettersatisfiedwilltheworldbewithyou.

Unit5TheHappyDoor开启快乐之门

MildredCram

Happinessislikeapebbledroppedintoapoolorsetinmotionanever-wideningcircleofripples.AsStevensonhassaid,beinghappyisaduty.

Thereisnoexactdefinitionofthewordhappiness.Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.Thekeyisnotwealthorphysicalwell-being,sincewefindbeggars,invalidsandso-calledfailureswhoareextremelyhappy.

Beinghappyisasortofunexpecteddividend.Butstayinghappyisanaccomplishment,atriumphofsoulandcharacter.Itisnotselfishtostriveforit.Itis,indeed,adutytoourselvesandothers.

Beingunhappyislikeaninfectionsdisease;itcausespeopletoshrinkawayfromthesufferer.Hesoonfindshimselfalone,miserableandembittered.Thereis,however,acuresosimpleastoseem,atfirstglance,ridiculous:

ifyoudon’tfeelhappy,pretendtobe!

Itworks.Beforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepellingpeople,youattractthem.youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwiderandwidercirclesofgoodwill.

Thenthemake-believebecomesareality.Youpossessthesecretofpeaceofmind,andcanforgetyourselfinbeingofservicetoothers.

Beinghappy,onceitisrealizedasadutyandestablishedasahabit,opensdoorsintounimaginablegardensthrongedwithgratefulfriends.

Uint6CompanionshipofBooks以书为伴

Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasthecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.

Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness,amusingandinstructingusinyouth,andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.

Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythelovetheyeachhaveforabook.Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthink,feel,andsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogether,andhe,inthem.

Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout,fortheworldofaman’slifeis,forthemostpart,buttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwords,thegoldenthoughts,which,rememberedandcherished,becomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.

Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthors’mindsagesago.Whatwasthensaidandthoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.

Booksintroduceintothebestsociety;theybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverlived.Wehearwhattheysaidanddid;weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive;wesympathizewiththem,enjoywiththem,grievewiththem;theirexperiencebecomesours,andwefeelasifwewereinameasureactorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe.

Unit7Friendship友谊

OrisonSwettMarden

Noyoungmanstartinglifecouldhavebettercapitalthanplentyoffriends.Theywillstrengthenhiscredit,supporthimineverygreateffort,andmakehimwhat,unaided,hecouldneverbe.Friendsoftherightsortwillhelphimmore—tobehappyandsuccessful—thanmuchmoneyorgreatlearning.

Friendshipisnoone-sidedaffair.Therecanbenofriendshipwithoutreciprocity.Onecannotreceiveallandgivenothing,orgiveallandreceivenothing,andexpecttoexperiencethejoyandfullnessoftruecompanionship.

Thosewhowouldmakefriendsmustcultivatethequalitieswhichareadmiredandwhichattract.Ifyouaremean,stingyandselfish,nobodywilladmireyou.Youmustcultivategenerosityandlarge-heartedness;youmustbemagnanimousandtolerant;youmusthavepositivequalities,foranegative,shrinking,apologizing,roundaboutmanisdespised.Youmustbelieveinyourself.Ifyoudonot,otherswillnotbelieveinyou.Youmustlookupwardandbehopeful,cheery,andoptimistic.Noonewillbeattractedtoagloomypessimist.

Unit8AKeytoHappiness快乐的钥匙

JamesT.Mangan

Tohelpothers,youdon’thavetobeanefficientexpertintheart;themainthingistheintention.Youmaybecrudeandclumsy,wastefulandineffective,butifyousincerelytrytohelp,yourattemptproducesnothingbutgood.Theoneyouaretryingtohelpknowsyourintentionandisstrengthenedandencouragedbythemagicofyoursharing.Innearlyeverycase,yoursimpledesiretohelp,convertedintoaction,producesthegoodsought.Butperhapsthegreatestgoodisthegoodthatyouyourselfgetoutoftheattempt.Servicetoothersdeliversmorejoytoyouthanyoudelivertothem.Indoinggood,youfreeyourselffromtheterribleburdenofself;youescapefromyourselfintoacleanworldofjoyandlight.Thegoodyousimplytrytodo,regardlessoftheoutcome,isalwaysasuccessinsideyourself.

Unselfishgivingisyourmostefficientformulaforhappiness,foryouhaveembracedeternityinsteadofSelf;youhavefeltLife,andyouarenowtheworldbiggerthanyouwerebeforeyoubegantheproject.

Unit9TheLoveofBeauty爱美

Anonymous

Thelovebeautyofloveisanessentialpartofallhealthyhumannature.Itisamoral