那些优美的英语文章.docx

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Contents

1.JustforToday

2.Love

3.TheFirstSnow

4.OurHabitsAreLessonsinDisguise

5.BeHappy

6.TheHappyDoor

7.If

8.TrytoRemembertheGoodThings

9.TrueNobility

10.Youth

11.Dream--APassionwithinYou

12.We’reJustBeginning

13.IfIWereaBoyAgain

14.ThinkPositiveThoughtsEveryDay

15.TheLoveofBeauty

16.OnMotesandBeams

17.WorkandPleasure

18.AnOctoberSunrise

19.ThePleasureofReading

20.ThreeDaystoSee

1.JustforToday

ByDaleCarnegie

JustfortodayIwilltrytolivethroughthisdayonlyandnottacklemywholelifeproblematonce.IcandosomethingfortwelvehoursthatwouldappallmeifIhadtokeepitupforalifetime.

JustfortodayIwillbehappy.ThisassumestobetruewhatAbrahamLincolnsaid，that“Mostfolksareashappyastheymakeuptheirmindstobe.”

JustfortodayIwilladjustmyselftowhatis,andnottrytoadjusteverythingtomyowndesires.Iwilltakemy“luck”asitcomes.JustfortodayIwilltrytostrengthenmymind.Iwillstudy.Iwilllearnsomethinguseful.Iwillnotbeamentalloafer.Iwillreadsomethingthatrequireseffort,thoughtandconcentration.

JustfortodayIwillexercisemysoulinthreeways.Iwilldosomebodyagoodturnandnotgetfoundout:

Ifanybodyknowsofit,itwillnotcount.IwilldoatleasttwothingsIdon'twanttodo—justforexercise.Iwillnotshowanyonethatmyfeelingsarehurt:

theymaybehurt,buttodayIwillnotshowit.

JustfortodayIwillbeagreeable.IwilllookaswellasIcan,dressbecomingly,talklow,actcourteously,criticizenotonebit，andtrynottoimproveorregulateanybodybutmyself.

JustfortodayIwillhaveaprogram,Imaynotfollowitexactly,butIwillhaveit.Iwillsavemyselffromtwopests:

hurryandindecision.

JustfortodayIwillhaveaquiethalfhourallbymyselfandrelax.Duringthishalfhour,sometime,Iwilltrytogetabetterperspectiveofmylife.

JustfortodayIwillbeunafraid.EspeciallyIwillnotbeafraidtoenjoywhatisbeautiful，andtobelievethatasIgivetotheworld,sotheworldwillgivetome.

2.Love

BySirThomasBrowne

Iloveyounotbecauseofwhoyouare,butbecauseofwhoIamwhenIamwithyou.

Nomanorwomanisworthyourtears,andtheonewhois,won’tmakeyoucry.

Theworstwaytomisssomeoneistobesittingrightbesidethemknowingyoucan’thavethem.

Neverfrown,evenwhenyouaresad,becauseyouneverknowwhoisfallinginlovewithyoursmile.

Totheworldyoumaybeoneperson,buttoonepersonyoumaybetheworld.

Don’twasteyourtimeonaman/woman,whoisn’twillingtowastetheirtimeonyou.

Justbecausesomeonedoesn’tloveyouthewayyouwantthemto,doesn’tmeantheydon’tloveyouwithalltheyhave.

Don’ttrytoohard,thebestthingscomewhenyouleastexpectthemto.

MaybeGodwantsustomeetafewwrongpeoplebeforemeetingtherightone,sothatwhenwefinallymeettheperson,wewillknowhowtobegrateful.

Don’tcrybecauseitisover;smilebecauseithappened.

Lifeisapureflame,andwelivebyaninvisiblesunwithinus.

3.TheFirstSnow

ByHenryWadsworthLongfellow

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

Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebyawindingblacklineacrossthelandscape;andtheleaflesstrees,thatagainsttheleadenskynowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricaciesoftheirbranches.

Whatsilence,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion!

Everysoundwasmuffled,everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.

Nomoretrampinghoofs,nomorerattlingwheels!

Onlythechimingofsleigh-bells,beatingasswiftandmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.

4.OurHabitsAreLessonsinDisguise

Wealwayshavesomethingtobethankfulfor.Theairwebreatheisagoodstart.Ourcapacitytothinkandrelatetoone another isagifttoappreciate.Eventhehabitswehave,goodorbad,existforpositivereasons.Wearemeanttolearnfromthem.Without contrast, wehavenocontext.Andwithoutcontext,content doesn’t reallymatter.Whatisupifwedonotunderstanddown?

Whatisgoodifwedonotknowbad?

Ourhabitsarelessonsindisguise. Theychallengeustogrow,tobecomemoreaware,tostopandsmelltheroses. 

Whenwegivethanksandappreciate,we immediately transcendall negative energyand emotion holdingusback.Trythis:

thenexttimeyougetabillinthemail,say“thankyou”.Feelgoodthatyouhaveamailbox,andanaddress.Donotfearthebill,resistthebill,getupsetaboutthebillorworryaboutthebill.Simplyappreciateit.Nowdothesamethingthenexttimeyouaredelayedonaflight,rejectedforajobopening,orcriticizedbysomeonewho doesn't knowanybetter.RecognizethattheworldisfullofstimuliandWEhavethe power tochoosehowwewillrespond.

Paycloseattentiontoyourrepeatedtendenciesand habits andremindyourselftopausebeforehittingthereplay（autopilot）button.Donotfanthefiresofdiscontentwithhostilityandresistance.

5.BeHappy

ByLioydMorris

“Thedaysthatmakeushappymakeuswise.”----JohnMasefield

WhenIfirstreadthislinebyEngland’sPoetLaureate,itstartledme.WhatdidMasefieldmean?

Withoutthinkingaboutitmuch,Ihadalwaysassumedthattheoppositewastrue.Buthissoberassurancewasarresting.Icouldnotforgetit. 

Finally,Iseemedtograsphismeaningandrealizedthatherewasaprofoundobservation.Thewisdomthathappinessmakespossibleliesinclearperception,notfoggedbyanxietynordimmedbydespairandboredom,andwithouttheblindspotscausedbyfear. 

Activehappiness——notmeresatisfactionorcontentment---oftencomessuddenly,likeanAprilshowerortheunfoldingofabud.Thenyoudiscoverwhatkindofwisdomhasaccompaniedit.Thegrassisgreener;birds’songsaresweeter;theshortcomingsofyourfriendsaremoreunderstandableandmoreforgivable.Happinessislikeapairofeyeglassescorrectingyourspiritualvision. 

Noraretheinsightsofhappinesslimitedtowhatisneararoundyou.Unhappy,withyourthoughtsturnedinuponyouremotionalwoes,yourvisioniscutshortasthoughbyawall.Happy,thewallcrumbles. 

Thelongvistaistherefortheseeing.Thegroundatyourfeet,theworldaroundyou——people,thoughts,emotionsandpressures——arenowfittedintothelargerscene.Everythingassumesafairerproportion,andhereisthebeginningofwisdom. 

6.TheHappyDoor

Happinessislikeapebbledroppedintoapooltosetinmotionanever-wideningcircleofripples.AsStevensonhassaid,beinghappyisaduty. 

Thereisnoexactdefinitionofthewordhappiness.Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.Thekeyisnotwealthorphysicalwell-being,sincewefindbeggars,invalidsandso-calledfailures,whoareextremelyhappy. 

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

Beingunhappyislikeaninfectiousdisease.Itcausespeopletoshrinkawayfromthesufferer.Hesoonfindshimselfalone,miserableandembittered.Thereis,however,acuresosimpleastoseem,atfirstglance,ridiculous;ifyoudon’tfeelhappy,pretendtobe!

Itworks.Beforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepellingpeople,youattractthem.Youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwiderandwidercirclesofgoodwill. 

Thenthemake-believebecomesareality.Youpossessthesecretofpeaceofmind,andcanforgetyourselfinbeingofservicetoothers. 

Beinghappy,onceitisrealizedasadutyandestablishedasahabit,opensdoorsintounimaginablegardensthrongedwithgratefulfriends. 

7.If

ByRudyardKipling

Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou

Arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou,

Ifyoucantrustyourselfwhenallmendoubtyou,

Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo;

Ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiredbywaiting,

Orbeingliedabout,don'tdealinlies,

Orbeinghated,don'tgivewaytohating,

Andyetdon'tlooktoogood,nortalktoowise.

Ifyoucandream——andnotmakedreamsyourmaster;

Ifyoucanthink——andnotmakethoughtsyouraim;

IfyoucanmeetwithTriumphandDisaster

Andtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame;

Ifyoucanbeartohearthetruthyou'vespoken

Twistedbyknavestomakeatrapforfools,

Orwatchthethingsyougaveyourlifetobroken,

Andstoopandbuild'emupwithwornouttools.

Ifyoucanmakeoneheapofallyourwinnings

Andriskitononeturnofpitch-and-toss,

Andlose,andstartagainatyourbeginnings

Andneverbreatheawordaboutyourloss;

Ifyoucanforceyourheartandnerveandsinew

Toserveyourturnlongaftertheyaregone,

Andsoholdonwhenthereisnothinginyou

ExcepttheWillwhichsaystothem,‘Holdon!

’

Ifyoucantalkwithcrowdsandkeepyourvirtue,

OrwalkwithKings——norlosethecommontouch，

Ifneitherfoesnorlovingfriendscanhurtyou，

Ifallmencountwithyou,butnonetoomuch;

Ifyoucanfilltheunforgivingminute

Withsixtyseconds'worthofdistancerun，

YoursistheEarthandeverythingthat'sinit,

And——whichismore——you'llbeaMan,myson!

8.TrytoRemembertheGoodThings

Whentimesbecomedifficult（andyouknowtheysometimeswill）,rememberamomentinyourlifethatwasfilledwithjoyandhappiness.Rememberhowitmadeyoufeel,andyouwillhavethestrengthyouneedtogetthroughanytrial.

Whenlifethrowsyouonemoreobstaclethanyouthinkyoucanhandle,remembersomethingyouachiev