英語版的經典美文閱讀

　　隨著全球經濟一體化的發展,我國的教育和文化等方面也在不斷地向前發展。英語作為全球通用的語言,是不同國家的人們之間溝通的橋樑。下面是小編帶來的英語版的經典美文，歡迎閱讀!

　　英語版的經典美文篇一

　　Puppies for sale待售的小狗

　　A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.

　　"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."

　　"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."

　　The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"

　　"Sure," said the farmer.

　　And with that he let out a whistle, "Here, Dolly!" he called.

　　Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

　　As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...

　　"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.

　　The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."

　　With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."

　　The world is full of people who need someone who understands.

　　英語版的經典美文篇二

　　Life together一生相隨

　　就在這對70多歲的老夫婦離婚的當晚，丈夫手握沒有撥通給她的電話永遠離開了她。儘管很悲傷，老夫人仍不得不親自動手清理他的遺物。當老夫人認真細緻地翻著一個抽屜時，她發現了一張保險單。保險日期從他們結婚之日起算起，毫無疑問，保險受益人是她。在這個資料夾裡，還有一份她丈夫親手寫的遺囑，裡面寫道……

　　One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.

　　This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.

　　They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.

　　Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, because he felt that after 40 years of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn't understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce.

　　While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore, I'm sorry.”

　　"It's OK, I understand." said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just three of them, wife thought, why not, since they are still going be friends.

　　At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness.

　　The first dish was roasted chicken, immediately, the old man took the drumstick for the old lady. "Take this, it's your favorite."

　　Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there's still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer. "This is always the problem, you always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don't you know that I hate drumsticks?”

　　Little did she know that, over the years, the husband have been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks was the husband's favorite.

　　Little did he know that she never thought he understand her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.

　　That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wanted to tell her, "I love you."

　　He picks up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stop dialing.

　　On the other side, she was sad, she couldn't understand how come after all these years, he still doesn't understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any- more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "What’s the point of talking now that it's over. I have asked for it and now. I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord.

　　Little did she remember, he had heart problems.

　　The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get thru her phone line.

　　As sad as she could be. She will have to clear his belongings. When she was looking thru the drawers, she saw this insurance policy, dated from the day they got married, beneficiary is her. Together in that file there's this note.

　　"To my dearest wife, by the time you are reading this, I'm sure I'm no longer around, I bought this policy for you, though the amount is only $100k, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I have made when we got married, I might not be around anymore, I want this amount of money to continue taking care of you, just like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will always be around, by your side. I love you."

　　Tears flowed like river.

　　英語版的經典美文篇三

　　Waves of the life生命的波紋

　　Sioux Indian story ...

　　My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone.

　　"You may create lots of splashes in your life, but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace of all your fellow creatures," he said.

　　"Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle and that circle will also touch many other circles."

　　"You will need to live in a way that allows the good that comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness to others. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for both."

　　That was the first time I realized that each person creates the inner peace or discord that flows out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we are riddled with inner conflict, hatred, doubt, or anger.

　　We radiate the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we speak them or not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.

　　這是蘇語系印第安人部落中流傳的一個古老的故事……

　　在我七歲那年，我的祖父來到田邊的一個池塘。他讓我丟一顆石子到水中，並囑咐我仔細觀察石子所激起的水波紋。然後他叫我把自己想象成那顆石子。

　　他說：“在生命的水面上，你也許能激起許多波紋，而你所激起的波紋也會打破別人的平靜，”

　　“要謹記，對你所激起的波紋中所包含的東西負責，因為這些東西會接觸、影響到別人的波紋。”

　　“你應當努力使自己波紋中的平和寧靜傳播給他人。當然，如果你的波紋中攜帶有憤怒、嫉妒，別人也會受到你的影響，因此，你要對它們負責。”

　　這是我第一次瞭解到，每個人心中的平和抑或不和，都會傳播給整個世界。如果我們自己內心都被衝突、仇恨、疑慮或者憤怒所糾纏，自然就不能給世界帶來平和寧靜。

　　無論我們是否說出心中的感覺和思緒，我們都在向外界傳播它們。無論我們內心激起的是何種波紋，它們都會被傳向他人，與別人的生命波紋共同激起美麗，抑或是不和諧。