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英语美文2

Loveandfriendship

Botharesomuchrelatedtoeachother.Andbotharesodissimilar!

Whatarethedifferencesbetweenfriendshipandlove?

Isplatonicfriendshippossiblebetweenpersonsofoppositesex?

Letustryandunderstand.

Whatisfriendship?

Whydowecallapersonourfriend?

Whendowecallsomeoneaverygoodfriend?

Ifwecareforaperson,ifwearealwaysreadytohelpthatpersonandifwesharemostofourthoughtswithaperson,theyareourgoodfriends.Wecanalwayscountuponourgoodfriendsinanemergency.Wearealwayssurethatourfriendwillunderstandwhyweactedinacertainway.Weneednotexplainanythingtoourverygoodfriends.Thefriendshipissodeepandtherelationshipissointimate,thatmostofthethingsareautomaticallyunderstoodbyourfriends.

Whataboutlove?

Inarelationshipofdeeplove,allthesharingthatwediscussedabovearetakenforgranted.Butlovetranscendsallthis.Duringlove,weareattachedwithaparticularperson,whileinfriendship,onemayhavemanyfriends.Alovingrelationshipmakesonesomuchattachedtotheother,thatonegetspainedifhis/herbelovedishurt!

Lovealsoinvolvesaphysicalelement.Friendshipdoesnothavethat.Thisisavitaldifference.Naturegivesuslovesothatthespeciecangoforward.Naturedoesnotgiveusfriendship.

Yourheartbeatswillneverincreaseinanticipationofmeetingyourfriend.Youwillnotlieawakeatnightthinkingaboutyourfriend.Youwillnotfeeltotallylost,ifyoudon'tmeetyourfriendforafewdays.Youwillnothavedreamsinyoureyesthinkingaboutyourfriend.Butinlove,youwilldoallthisandmuchmore.Indeed,thereisnocomparisonbetweenloveandfriendship.

LearningofValue

Isawsomethingabitdisturbinglastweek.Ihadtostopatadrugstoretopicksomethingup,andwhilethereIsawakidaboutthirteenyearsupbuyaMonsterdrink,about24ouncesofcaffeinefix.Thatinitselfsaddenedme,tothinkthatthiskidhasbeenseducedbymarketersandpeerstothinkthatacaffeinefixisapositivethinginlife.Iwasshocked,though,toseethepriceaffixedtothecan:

$3.49.Thiskidwasspendingmoreononedrinkthananyonemakingminimumwageearnsinhalfanhourofwork--andIfeeltakenwhenIhavetopay$1.19foralargesodaatagasstationwhenI'mtraveling.Icouldn'thelpbutthinkthatthiskidneverhadbeentaughtofthevalueofmoney,andoftheconceptofexchangingthemoneyforsomethingofcomparablevalue.

IseethisprincipalalloverasIgothroughmyday.Iseerimsoncarwheelsthatcostupwardsof$500,justforalittlebitofdecorationonavehicle.Iseepeoplespendfourorfivedollarsforacupofcoffee,hundredsofdollarsforcellphonesthattheyalmostneveruse,thousandsofdollarsonhugetelevisionsetsthattheyalmostneverwatch.Allaroundusareadsandcommercialsthatkeepuswantingtobuythingsthatkeepusdissatisfiedwiththewaythingsare,andthoseadsandcommercialsaretryingtoconvinceusthatifwejustbuysomemorestuff--nomatterwhatthecost--we'llbehappierandmorecontent.

Butsomewherealongthelinewehavetolearntomakeourowndecisionsaboutvalue.There'sacommonlawofeconomicsthatstatesthatmanypoorpeoplewillstaypoorbecauseofthedecisionsthattheymakeabouthowtospendtheirmoney.Howmanypeoplehaveyouknownorknownof,forexample,whohavelittlemoneyyetwhobuyaveryexpensivecarwithhighmonthlypayments?

Andhowmanypeopleareintroublerightnowbecausetheyboughthousesthatweremoreexpensivethantheycouldafford?

WhileIwouldn'tsaythattheanswertoourmoneyissueswouldbetoskimpandsaveeverypennyandneverhaveanyfuninlife,itisimportantthatwelearnaboutvalueandaboutwhentospendhowmuch.Afewyearsago,forexample,mywifeandIhadcellphones.AtthetimeIworkedhalfanhourfromhome,Iwasontheroadwithsportsteamsalot,andmywifealsowasontheroadquiteabit.Thecellphonesmadesense,eventhoughwedidn'tusethemmuch--atleastweknewthatifanythinghappened,wecouldcontactoneanother.

Thenwemovedsomeplacewherewedidn'tneedthephonesanymore,forwebothworkedclosetooneanotherandweweren'tontheroadmuch.Suddenly,the$75everymonthtokeepthephonesmadenosense,sowegotridofthem.Theywerenowjustaluxuryitem,nolongerasnecessaryastheywerebefore.Theysimplydidn'thavethesamevaluethattheyhadhadbefore.AndeventhoughithadbeenquiteconvenienttomakeanoccasionalphonecallfromwhereverIhappenedtobe,thatconveniencewasnolongerworththeamountofmoneywewouldhavehadtopaytomaintainit.

It'sunfortunatethatmoneyissuchahugepartofourlives,andthatitaffectsourlivessoverystrongly.Butthat'sthewaythingsare,sothebestthatwecandoislearntodefinethevalueofourmoneyforourselvesandtoexchangeourmoneyforgoodsandservicesthathaveequalorevengreatervalue.WhileawomanIknowwhoisbrokecangooutandspendalmostahundreddollarsonanewhairdo,Iknowthatshereallycan'taffordit,andthatitsvalueisnotnearlyasmuchasshethinksitis.WhenmywifeandIgoonvacationinafewweeksandspend$400onahotelroominYosemiteNationalPark,though--whichismuchmorethanwe'veeverspentonahotelroombefore--webothhaveconsideredthecost,thelocation,andthereasonsforourvacation,andwebothagreethatthereisgreatvalueinthepricethatwe'llpay.

Moneyishere,andit'sapartofourlives.Wecanlivewithitandhaveitworkforus,orwecansquanderitandloseitandbecomeangryandfrustratedwithourloss.Thechoiceisours,butonethingisforsure--thepathtohappinessdoesn'tlieinexchangingourmoneyforgoodsorservicesoflittlevalue;rather,weneedtomakesurethatthemoneywespendismoneywellspent.Onlythencanweavoidtheresentmentandfrustrationthatwillcomeoverhavingwastedmoneywhenwedidn'tneedto.

写好英文作文的20个秘诀

Agreement:

主语和谓语在人称、数上的一致，关系代词与先行词的一致。

Ambiguity:

尽量不去使用可能引起歧义的词语或句子。

Brief:

文章"简为贵"，要抓住要点，简明扼要。

Coherence:

文理通顺，前后连贯。

Development:

主题的发挥应当充分、合理、正确。

Division:

词汇、句子、段落要分配使用得当，划分要清楚，避免使用重复字句和种子片段。

Figures:

正确合理使用各类修辞格式。

Inflateddiction:

不使用做作的语言。

Key:

用适当的关键词突出主题，每段都应有主题句。

Logical:

内容要符合逻辑。

Message:

信息要新鲜、确实、可信。

Omit:

合理删除多余的不必要部分。

Proposition:

主张、观点、论述要清楚肯切、合情入理。

Punctuation:

正确适时使用标点符号。

Relevant:

文章一定要要题。

Sentencepattern:

句型要尽量多样化。

Strait:

开门见山，直来直去。

Style:

文体恰切，适合内容要求。

Tense:

动词时态要正确、一致、变化合理。

Theme:

选题得当，主题突出。

英文写作的黄金三定律

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... | 发布日期:

2010-10-721:

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人们进行写作的一般目的是向读者传递信息、介绍情况,或阐述作者对某一主题所持的观点,用英文写作也不例外。

为让读者更好地理解所传递的信息,使用英文进行写作时,行文一定要注意做到清晰、准确、简洁这三点,这就是公认的英文写作“黄金三定律”。

定律之一:

清晰

文章的清晰体现在读者能够很容易理解作者讲述的内容。

为保证所写文章清晰明了,写作时有两点一定要加以注意:

一是越确切具体越好。

在这一方面,作者首先应明确了解自己所要传达的信息、读者的范围及特点,然后再选择相关信息,采用某种文体格式传递给读者。

也就是说,写作必须要以特定读者为对象,以让读者能够明确接受作者所传递的信息为宗旨。

尽量以客观陈述为主,少主观臆测推断;尽量明确无误表达,少模棱两可评论,这是使文章清晰确切的写作准则。

二是组织结构富有逻辑性。

文章结构富逻辑性会让读者很轻松地读懂作者要表达的思想内容。

文章的这种逻辑性可以通过采用从一般到具体、从“全景”到细节、从问题的定义到分析再到提出解决方案等多种方式来体现。

定律之二:

准确

要使文章语义表达准确,首先要尽量不要在学术文章中出现“大概、也许”之类模棱两可的词语,避免出现容易让人困惑和误解的词语和表达法;其次,要尽量避免使用那些有多种含义的词语和表达法。

例如:

Singaporeisafinecountry这句话中的fine一词有多种含义,如“好的、细小的、罚款”等。

日常生活中这样使用没有问题,但在写作时一定要避免使用这种容易产生歧义的多义词。

定律之三:

简洁

直截了当、切中要点是保证文章简洁的最好写作形式。

与中文写作相比,英文写作非常强调直奔主题、简单明快的写作风格。

例如,在写作一个段落时,常常将概括段落主要内容的主题句（topicsentence）作为段落的首句,以便让读者迅速明确本段要讲述的内容。

另外,写作时尽量将每个句子写得简短一些,少用或不用冗长的复合句。

切记:

短小精练的句子表达的意思才强而有力。

AStoryofHope

Twomen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Onemanwasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureachafternoontohelpdrainthefluidfromhislungs.Hisbedwasnexttotheroom'sonlywindow.Theothermanhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.

Thementalkedforhoursonend.Theyspokeoftheirwivesandfamilies,theirhomes,theirjobs,theirinvolvementinthemilitaryservice,wheretheyhadbeenonvacation.Andeveryafternoonwhenthemaninthebedbythewindowcouldsitup,hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethingshecouldseeoutsidethewindow.

Themanintheotherbedbegantoliveforthoseone-hourperiodswherehisworldwouldbebroadenedandenlivenedbyalltheactivityandcoloroftheworldoutside.

Thewindowoverlookedaparkwithalovelylake.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.Youngloverswalkedarminarmamidstflowersofeverycoloroftherainbow.Grandoldtreesgracedthelandscape,andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.

Asthemanbythewindowdescribedallthisinexquisitedetail,themanontheothersideoftheroomwouldclosehiseyesandimaginethepicturesquescene.Onewarmafternoonthemanbythewindowdescribedaparadepassingby.Althoughtheothermancouldn'theartheband-hecouldseeitinhismind'seyeasthegentlemanbythewindowportrayeditwithdescriptivewords.Daysandweekspassed.

Onemorning,thedaynursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbathsonlytofindthelifelessbodyofthemanbythewindow,whohaddiedpeacefullyinhissleep.Shewassaddenedandcalledthehospitalattendantstotakethebodyaway.

Assoonasitseemedappropriate,theothermanaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch,andaftermakingsurehewascomfortable,shelefthimalone.Slowly,painfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbowtotakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself.

Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.Itfacedablankwall.Themanaskedthenursewhatcouldhavecompelledhisdeceasedroommatewhohaddescribedsuchwonderfulthingsoutsidethiswindow.

Thenurseresponde