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英语背诵100篇

1.TheFirstSnow

Thefirstsnowcame.Howbeautifulitwas,fallingsosilentlyalldaylong,allnightlong,onthemountains,onthemeadows,ontheroofsontheliving,onthegravesofthedead!

Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebeawindingblacklineacrosstheIandscape;andtheleaflesstress,thatagainsttheleadenskynowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricaciesoftheirbranches.Whatsilenee,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion!

Everysoundwasmuffled,everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.Nomoretrampinghoofs,nomorerattlingwheels!

Onlythesleigh-bell,beatingasswiftandmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.

（118words）

FromKavanagh

ByHenryWadsworthLongfellow

2.TheHumming-bird

Ofallanimalsbeingthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantincolors.ThestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewelofNature.Shehasplaceditoftheorderofbirds."maximeMirandainminimis."Hermasterpieceisthislittlehumming-bird,anduponitshehasheapedallthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness,rapidity,

grace,andrichapparelallbelongtothislittlefavorite.

theruby,andthetopazgleamuponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinitsaeriallifescarcelytouchestheturfaninstant.Alwaysintheair,flyingfromflowertoflower,ithas

theirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar,

anddwellsonlyintheclimateswheretheyperenniallybloom.（149

words）

FromNaturalHistory

ByGeorgeLouiseBuffon

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3.Pines

Thepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisorderedanddesolate,

bringintothemallpossibleelementsoforderandprecision.Lowland

treesmayleantothissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadowbreeze

thatbendsthemorabankofcowlipsfromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.

Butletstormandavalanchedotheirworst,andletthepinefindonly

aledgeofverticalprecipicetoclingto,itwillneverthelessgrowstraight.Thrustarodfromitslastshootdownthestem;itshallpoint

tothecenteroftheearthaslongasthetreelives.Itmaybewell

alsoforlowlandbranchestoreachhitherandthitherforwhattheyneed,andtotakeallkindsofirregularshapeandextension.Butthe

pineistrainedtoneednothingandendureeverything.Itisresolvedly

whole,self-contained,desiringnothingbutrightness,contentwith

restrictedcompletion.Tallorshort,itwillbestraight.

（160words）

FromModernPainters

ByJohnRuskin

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4.ReadingGoodBooks

tocultivating

alove

of

reading

whocontrive

tomake

the

mselves

Devotesomeofyourleisure,Irepeat,

goodbooks.Fortunateindeedarethosegenuinebook-lovers.Forbooklovershavesomenoteworthyadvantages

overotherpeople.TheyneedneverknowIonelyhourssolongasthey

havebooksaroundthem,andthebetterthebooksthemoredelightful

thecompany.Fromgoodbooks,moreover,theydrawmuchbesides

entertainment.Theygainmentalfoodsuchasfewcompanionscansupply.Evenwhilerestingfromtheirlaborstheyare,throughthebookstheyread,equippingthemselvestoperformthoselaborsmoreefficiently.

Thisalbeittheymaynotbedeliberatelyreadingtoimprovetheirmind.

Allunconsciouslytheideastheyderivefromtheprintedpagedare

storedup,tobeworkedoverbytheimaginationforfutureprofit.

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FromSelf-Development

ByHenryAddingtonBruce

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5.OnEtiquette

Etiquettetosocietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Without

apparelmenwouldgoinshamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothe

corruptionofmorals;andwithoutetiquettesocietywouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessaryintercoursebetweenitsmemberswould

beinterferedwithbyneedlessoffencesandtroubles.Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldbetherailsalongwhichonlythetrain

couldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewould

bethewheelsandaxisonwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.The

lackofproprietieswouldmakethemostintimatefriendsturnstobe

themostdecidedenemiesandthefriendlyoralliedcountriesdeclare

waragainsteachother.Wecanfindmanyexamplesinthehistoryof

mankind.ThereforeIadviseyoutostandonceremonybeforeanyoneelse

andtotakepainsnottodoanythingagainstetiquettelestyougiveofencesormakeenemies.（160words）

byWilliamHazlitt

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6.AnHourBeforeSunrise

Anhourbeforesunriseinthecitythereisanairofcold.Solitary

desolationaboutthenoiselessstreets,whichweareaccustomedtoseethrongedatothertimesbyabusy,eagercrowd,andoverthequiet,

closelyshutbuildingswhichthroughoutthedayarewarmingwithlife.

Thedrunken,thedissipated,andthecriminalhavedisappeared;themoresoberandorderlypartofthepopulationhavenotyetawakenedtothelaborsoftheday,andthestillnessofdeathisoverstreets;

itsveryhueseemstobeimpartedtothem,coldandlifelessasthey

lookinthegray,

somberlightofdaybreak.Apartially

openedbedroom

windowhereandtherebespeakstheheatoftheweatherandtheuneasy

ofalightthrough

slumbersofitsoccupant;andthedimscantyflicker

theblinds

ofyonderwindowsdenotes

thechamber

ofwatching

and

sickness.

Saveforthatsadlight,thestreets

presentnosignsoflife,

northehousesofhabitation.（166words）

FromBoz

ByCharlesDickens

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7.TheImportaneeofScientificExperiments

Theriseofmodernscieneemayperhapsbeconsideredtodateasfar

asthetimeofRogerBacon,thewonderfulmonkandphilosopherofOxford,wholivedbetweentheyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablethefirst

ciencebyobserving

inthemiddleagestoassertthatwemustlearnsandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,andhehimselfmademanyremarkablediscoveries.Galileo,howeverwholivedmorethan300years

later（1564to1642）,wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmen,whoin

Italy,France,GermanyorEngland,beganbydegreestoshowhowmany

importanttruthscouldbediscoveredbywell-directedobservation.

BeforethetimeofGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfall

morerapidlytowardstheearththansmallones,becauseAristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothetopoftheLeaningTowerofPisa,let

falltwounequalstones,andprovedtosomefriends,whomhehadbrought

theretoseehisexperiment,thatAristotlewasinerror.Itis

Galileo'sspritofgoingdirecttoNature,andverifyingouropinions

andtheoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthegreatdiscoveries

ofmodernscienee.

（196words）

FromLogic

ByWilliamStanleyJevons

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8.AddressatGettysburg

Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnationinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.

Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.Wearemetonagreatbattlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfieldasafinalrestingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.

But,inalargersense,wecannotdedicate-wecannotconsecrate-we

cannothallow-thisground.Thebravemen,livinganddead,who

struggledhere,heaveconsecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoadd

ordetract.Theworldwilllittlenotenorlongrememberwhatwesay

here,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforus,the

living,rather,tobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichthey

whofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvaneed.Itisratherforus

tobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus-thatform

thesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontothatcauseforwhich

thatweherehighlyresolve

theygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion;

thatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain;thatthisnation,under

God,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom;andthatgovernmentofthe

people,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.（268words）

ByAbrahamLincoln

9.ALittleGirl

（1）

Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,

wasalittlegirl.Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupatthe

skyandsinging,whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatiny

cloudthathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.Thesun,which

hadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossyhair,gaveit

ametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.Socompletelyabsorbedwasshiinwatchingthecloud

towhichherstrangesongorincantationandwenttowardsher.Over

herhead,highupintheblue,alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycouldwassinging,asifinrivalry.AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlike

aglobeofpearl,andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonly

lovely.

（159words）

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10.ALittleGirl

（2）

Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,

andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatandwerequiveringinthesunlight.Allthis

Ididnottakeinatonce;foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthose

quivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedupintomyface.

Graduallytheotherfeature