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高中生英语美文诵读
必背美文
Youth
Youthisnotatimeoflife;it'sastateofmind;it'snotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;it'samatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;it'sthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatempera-mentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetitefortheadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanofgrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespringbackto60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonder,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation:
solongasitreceivesmessageofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongareyoutheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcyniciamandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.
Loveyourmother
Letustakeamomentofthetime/justtopaytributeandshowappreciation/tothepersoncalledMOM/thoughsomemaynotsayitopenlytotheirmother.There’snoonewhocouldtaketheplaceofher.Cherisheverysinglemomenttogetherwithher.Thoughattimesshemaynotbethebestoffriends,shemaynotagreetoourthoughts,sheisstillyourmother!
Yourmotherwillbethereforyou;tolistentoyoursorrows,yourfrustrations,etc.Askyourself“Haveyouputasideenoughtimeforher,tolistentoher‘blues’ofworkinginthekitchen,hertiredness”Showheryourduerespect,thoughyoumayhaveadifferentviewfromhers.Oncegone,onlyfondmemoriesofthepastandalsoregretswillbenottakeforgrantedthethingsclosesttoyourheart.Lovehermorethanyouloveyourself,forlifeismeaninglesswithouther.
TimeIsMoney
“Timeismoney.”Thissayingmeansthattimeisverytimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Themoneywehavelostcanbegainedagain,butthetimewehavewastedcannotberegained.Moreover,sometimespersonscanexistwithoutmoney,butnothingcanbedonewithouttime,justasnoonecanlivewithoutbeingsovaluable,timeisoftenneglectedbymen.Sincetimeisaninvisiblething,menoftenwastetheirtimeunconsciously(无意地).Withoutanythingtodo,theymaygossipfrommorningtillcanliveonlyatmosttoabout100years.Itseemsfairlylong,butinfactitisrathershort.Weoftensay“Howquicklytimeflies!
”HowmanythingscanamanaccomplishinsuchashortperiodHenceweshouldusethevaluabletimeproperlytodoourwork.Wewillracewithit.Wewillstudyandworkhard.Neverwastealittlebitofit.
Hope
Hopeiswhatmakesone'slifecontinueforward.Settinggoalsforoneselfisfine,butimpossibletoreachwithouthope.Manyhumansbelievethathopeiswhatcreatesdisappointment;asadbelieftohave.Forhopeprovidesonewiththeabilitytoprojectsuccessinone'smind,aidsinone'sacceptanceofone'sfaultsandtoknowthatchallengeslieahead,andprovidesthestrengthneededtoremainappropriatelyfocusedonreachingone'sprovidesonewithtrust,healthyandresponsibleanticipation,andgivesoneoptimism.Hopedoesnotcreatedisappointment,expectationdoes.Forwhenoneexpects,oneignorantlynarrowsone'sfocus.Expectationiswhatcreatesdisappointmentbycausingeachexpectantindividualtofeelpessimisticwithfailure,impatientwithnewfearsandchallenges,andimmatureanduneducatedwhentheirnarrowscopeofgoalachievinggoesawry.Hopebringsone'sfocusongoalachievingintoabroaderviewallowingonetoseenewfearsandchallengesandhelpingonetoprepare.
TrytoBeaGoodStudent
Perhapsitisthedreamofeveryonetobeagoodstudentatschool,butquiteafewstudentsfeelatalossonhowtomakeit.Inmyopinionitisrathereasyifyoucanactonthefollowingofall,makefulluseofyourtimeandworkhard.Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday,astimepastwillnevercomeback.Thefastdevelopingsocietyrequiresadequateknowledge,whichpressesustosparenoeffortstostudy.Ofcourse,yourhardworkwillberewardedone,useyourownheadandpresentyourpointofview.Credulous(轻信的)attitudewillonlymakeyoutakeanythingforgranted.Withyourownjudgmentyouwillbeabletotellrightfromwrongandsetupyourown,setasideenoughtimeforrelaxation,entertainment,etc.don’tignoretheharmofallworkandnoplay.Propersportswillbuildupyourbodyandimprovetheefficiencyofyourbeagoodstudentiseasiersaidthandone,foritneedsastudent’sconsistentefforts.Butnothingisdifficulttoamanifheputshisheartintoit.
NaturalResources
Naturehasprovideduswithmanykindsofresources.AlmosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromNature.Thefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,theclotheswewear,theconcreteandbrickstobuildourhouses,thematerialstomakebikesweride,etc.allcomeoriginallyfromhavebeenmakinguseofthesenaturalsuppliesforthousandsofyears.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheincreaseofthepopulation,theamountandrangeofmaterialstakenhasincreased.Itisestimatedthatthistreadwillcontinueintheyearsto,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Someresourcesarealreadynearlyusedup.Forexample,theendoftheworld’sfuelisalreadywithinsight.Suchanessentialdailyitemaswaterisinshortsupplyinmanypartsoftheworld.WecannolongerthoughtlesslyusethemanyresourcesprovidedbyNature.Wemustlearntoconservewhatremains.
WeHaveOnlyOneWorld
Whenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmentalmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtoisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld.
MakeTheBestUseofOurLand
Itisthelandthathasbeenprovidinguswitheverythingweneedforcenturies.Inotherwords,almosteverythingweusedailycomesfromthelanddirectlyorindirectly.Thefood,clothes,houses,eventhebooksandfurnitureareallsuppliedbytheland.Butthelimitedlandisdecreasingatasurprisingspeed.Withtheexpandingofthecities,thedevelopmentoftheindustryandoverpopulation,lotsoflargepiecesofgoodfarmlandarebeingturnedintoresidentialareaswithmanyhousesandapartmentbuildings,orindustrialareas,orsomemeasuresmustbetakentostoptheabusingofourfarmland.Ontheotherhand,weshouldleteveryonerealizethedangerofbeingshortofland.Andalsoweshouldeducatethemhowtomakebetteruseofourland.
Health
Itissaidthatwedonotproperlyvalueathinguntilwehavelostit.Itisonlywhenafrienddiesthatwefindouthowmuchhewastous.Soitiswithhealth.Whenweareyoungandstrongandhavegoodhealth,wethinklittleaboutit.Itseemsnaturaltoustobealwayswell,andwecannotimaginewhatitisliketobeill.Woweareoftencarelessaboutourhealth,andwithoutthinkingwespoilourhealthbybadhabitsanddoingsillythings.ItisonlywhenwehaveourgoodhealththatwefindthatitwasoneofGod’sbestgiftstoisourmostimportantpossession.Weshoulddoourbesttomaintainit.Goodhealthisnecessarytohappinessandsuccess.Peoplewhoareinpoorhealthareoftenpessimisticordepressed.Asarule,badhealthmeansmiseryandcanwekeepourhealthOnlybyknowingandcarefullyobeyingthelawsofhealth.Ahappymanisahealthyman,andonlythehealthymancanliveahappydesireforgoodhealthisuniversal.Everyonewholoveslifeunderstandshowimportanthealthis.First,goodhealthistheguaranteeforenjoyinglife.Theonlydesireofapatientisalwaystoliveanordinaryandhealthylife.Second,goodhealthestablishesafirmfoundationforyourambitionofthecareer.Withoutit,anyloftyaspirationturnstobeahowtokeepfitEveryonehashisownanswerstothisquestion,whileIthinkthreeprincipalsuggestionsshouldbefollowed.Thefirstoneisthatascientificdietshouldbeadopted,whichoffersthenecessitiesforyourbody.Thesecondoneisthatphysicalexercisesmustbepersisted,especiallyfortheindoorpeople.Thelast,butnottheleast,isthatthecheerfulmoodshouldbeordertokeepfit,Iforcemyselftokeepawayfromthe“junkfood”,althoughitusuallytastesgood,Ievenformagoodhabitofdoingmorningexercises.Andthebeautifulmusicandgoodbooksalwayscheermeup.
SportsandGames
Sportsandgamesdoalotofgoodtoourhealth.Theycanmakeusstrong,preventusfromgettingtoofat,andkeephealthyandfit.Especiallytheycanbeofgreatvaluetopeoplewhoworkwiththeirbrainsmostoftheday,forsportsandgamesgivepeoplevaluablepracticeinexercisingthe’smore,theymakeourlifericherandmorecolourful.Ifwedonothaveastrongbody,wewillfindithardtodowh