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适合高中生背诵的经典英语短文
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.Manyamanisafailurebecausehecannotbearsuchindispensablehardships.Unremitting(neverstopping)effortscancompensateforthelackoftalentsandthusenableonetogetconsiderableprogressinlearning.
IsFailureaBadThing
Failureisacommonoccurrence(happening)inourdailylife.Whateverwedo,therearealwaystwopossibleresults:
successorfailure.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetries,sometimesfailurecan’tbeavoided.
Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardsfailure.Whenfacedwithit,somecanstanduptoit,drawausefullessonfromitandtrytheirbesttofulfillwhattheyaredeterminedtodo.Others,however,loseheartandgivein.Theydonothingbutcomplainaboutthemselvesandobjectiveconditions.
Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureteachessuccess.”Inmyopinion,whatreallycountsisnotthefailureitself,buttheproperattitudeweshouldtakeafterit.Itrustthataslongaswekeeptowhatisrightandcorrectwhatiswrong,thatistosay,learnalessonfromfailure,wewillbecertaintosucceed.SoIamoftheopinionthatfailureisnotabadthing.
Recreation
Itisimpossibletokeepingoodhealthunlesswetakesufficient(enough)recreation.Themind,too,requireschangetomakeitacute(sharp)andvigorous.Thereismuchtruthintheoldsaying,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”
Therearemanygamesforpeopletoindulge(enjoy)aftertheirworkofstudy.Amongthemarefootball,tennis,andkite-flying.Otherformsofrecreationareboating,fishing,gardening,cycling,walking,chess-playing,andreading.Thosewhospendmostoftheirtimeintheopenairandhaveconstantmuscularemployment,shouldadoptreadingorsomeotherquietformsofrecreation.Personswhositmuchattheirbusinessshouldtakeakindofrecreationthatwillsupplytheirmuscleswithexercise.
Recreationprovidespeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxation.Itmakespeoplefeelhappy,energeticandconfident,meanwhileitpreparespeopletodomuchbetterthaneverintheirdailywork.
OnToday’sEducation
Ithinkoneofthemainproblemswithtoday’seducationisthattoomuchemphasisisplacedontestscore.Ithasbecomethemostimportantcriterion(standard)forcollegeenrollment.Astudent,howevercreativeandintelligent,willnotbeadmittedintoacollegeforhistotalscoresarejustonepointlessthanrequired.Itisalsoonofthecrucial(decisive)factorseitherinjobassignmentorinemploymentcompetitions.
Thecompetitionforhighscoresamongstudentsbecomesintense.Studentsfindthemselvesconcentratingmoreonstrategiestoachievehighscoresthanonacquiringtheknowledge.Theywillplaytruant(stayawayfrom)ofsomesubsidiary(lessimportant)coursesandskipoverthesubstance,whichwillnotbetestedon.
Teachersareapttogivetheirstudentshighscores.Astheirjobisjudgedmainlybythestudents’performanceintermsofscores,someteacherstendtoseteasypaperstotesttheirstudentsonornarrowdownthescopeoftheexam,evengivethemthehintstoexams,orfavortheirstudentswithhigherscores.
Asaresult,thecompetitionforhighscoresbecomessointensethatitactuallyaffectsoureducationresults.
Weekend
Weekendsareimportant.Theyprovidepeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxationthatareessentialtoahappyandhealthylife.I’moneofthosewhoknowhowtoenjoytheirleisureontheweekend.AgoodsleepatSaturdaynightusuallyhelpsmetorecoverfromthehardlaboroftheweek.AdelightSundaytriptothesuburbsmakesmefreshandfreefromanytension.
IfIstayathome,IusuallydosomelightreadingorpracticeChinesecalligraphy----atraditionalwritingskillwhichhasanextraordinarycalmingeffect.SometimesmotherinvitesmetohelphercookandIamalwayshappytoaccepthergoodrestontheweekendalwaysmakesmefeelhappy,energetic,confidentandreadytoallthehardworkaheadofme.Youcannotworkhappilyandefficientlyuntilyoulearnhowtorestandrelaxontheweekend.
MyViewonJob-Hopping
Somepeopletendtosticktotheirpositionsallthetime,astheythinkthelongeroneworksinaparticularfield,themoreskillfulonewillbeatit.Somehavebeenteachersalltheirlives.Somedevotetheirlifeenergytoscientificresearch.Suchpeoplelovetheirworkandturnout