簡單易懂的英語美文欣賞

　　隨著中國經濟的發展和與國際社會聯絡日益緊密,中國人對於英語的重視也與日俱增,對於英語學習的狂熱程度愈發高漲.下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

　　篇一

　　$100 laptop created for world’s poorest countries

　　A laptop has been developed that will cost only $100 and it is said that 200 million of the world’s poorest children will be provided with one over the next few years.

　　The $100 laptop ― nicknamed 給……取綽號 the “Green Machine” for its vivid green cover ― was developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT in the US. UN Secretary Kofi Annan described the invention as “inspiring” and said it may have the potential to change lives in poorer nations.

　　“Studies have shown repeatedly that kids take to computers much more readily, not just in the comfort of rich countries’ living rooms, but also in the slums and remote rural areas of the developing world,” said Nicholas Negroponte, chairman of MIT’s media laboratory, adding that targeting children would be crucial to bridging the technological gap between the world’s richest and poorest countries.

　　The laptops will be covered in rubber to protect them from bumps and scratches 碰撞和擦傷. They will combine the latest technologies and some very new ideas. The computers were designed to be used in areas with little or very occasional electricity supplies. They have a handle that can be turned for 10 minutes to provide one hour of battery life.

　　A non-profit group called One Laptop Per Child has been founded by MIT to market the laptop. It will sell the machines to governments in the developing world, with the hope that they will then distribute them to children for free in their countries.

　　It is hoped that the laptops will be ready for distribution by the end of this year or early in 2007.

　　Children in Brazil, China, Egypt, Thailand and South Africa will be among the first to receive the new laptops when they are ready.

　　篇二

　　Let's Smile 讓我們微笑The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,

　　That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.

　　The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men,

　　Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the sun again.

　　It’s full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent;

　　It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.

　　There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile;

　　It always has the same good look; it’s never out of style;

　　It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;

　　The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.

　　It pays the highest interest ― for it is merely lent;

　　It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.

　　A smile comes very easy ― you can wrinkle up with cheer,

　　A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear;

　　It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug,

　　And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.

　　So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant;

　　It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.

　　那最能賦予生命價值、代價最廉而回報最多的東西，

　　不過一個令人心暢的微笑而已。

　　由衷地熱愛同胞的微笑，

　　會驅走心頭陰鬱的烏雲，心底收穫一輪夕陽。

　　它充滿價值和美好，混合著堅毅的仁愛之心;

　　它價值連城卻不花一文。

　　當我們看到喜悅的微笑，憂傷就會一掃而光;

　　它始終面容姣好，永不落伍;

　　失敗令我們沮喪之時，它鼓勵我們再次嘗試;

　　鼓勵的笑靨於你我大有裨益。

　　它支付的利息高昂無比──只因它是種借貸形式;

　　它價值連城卻不花一文。

　　來一個微笑很容易──嘴角歡快翹起來，

　　你能百次微笑，可難得擠出一滴淚;

　　它的漣漪深深波及心絃，

　　總會留下反響，宛若擁抱。

　　繼續微笑吧!誰都懂得它意味著什麼;

　　它價值連城卻不花一文。

　　篇三

　　老師改變了他的一生

　　The difference a teacher can make

　　史蒂夫已經12歲了，他的父母都是酒鬼，他幾乎都要輟學了。然而，他閱讀能力不錯，但他總是考試不及格。從一年級開始，一直這樣。史蒂夫長得很健壯，看上去比12歲的孩子要大。但他一直都被人忽略，直到有一天懷特老師的到來。

　　Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U.S. education system. Remarkably, he could read, yet, in spite of his reading skills, Steve was failing. He had been failing since first grade, as he was passed on from grade to grade. Steve was a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a twelve year old, yet, Steve went unnoticed... until Miss White.

　　Miss White was a smiling, young, beautiful redhead, and Steve was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed. He never did his homework, and he was always in trouble with Miss White. His heart would break under her sharp words, and when he was punished for failing to turn in his homework, he felt just miserable! Still, he did not study.

　　In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things, as the day wore on. His heart was not in school, but in the woods, where he often escaped alone, trying to shut out the sights, sounds and smells of his alcoholic home. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone, because no one was sober enough to care. Oddly, Steve never missed a day of school.

　　One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams.

　　“Steve!!” Startled, he turned to look at her.

　　“Pay attention!”

　　Steve locked his gaze on Miss White with adolescent adoration, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

　　“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp stare, her eyes searching his face.

　　“...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

　　She just stared at Steve, as the class spun around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.

　　After that, it was war!! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.

　　“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.

　　“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing fazed him.

　　“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.

　　“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

　　Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it!! Someone cared about him? Someone, totally unattainable and perfect, CARED ABOUT HIM??!!

　　Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, he took one look around. Both parents were passed out, in various stages of undress, and the stench was overpowering! He, quickly, gathered up his camping gear, a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks. Grim faced and determined, he headed for the woods.

　　The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! God, she was beautiful! He yearned for her smile to turn on him. It did not.

　　Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test, and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart pounding within his chest. As he sat down, he couldn’t resist another look at the lovely woman.

　　Miss White’s face was in total shock! She glanced up at Steve, then down, then up.

　　Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

　　From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!

　　He discovered that he could understand and retain knowledge, and that he could translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to excel! And he continued this course throughout his school life.

　　After high-school Steve enlisted in the Navy, and he had a successful military career. During that time, he met the love of his life, he raised a family, and he graduated from college Magna Cum Laude. During his Naval career, he inspired many young people, who without him, might not have believed in themselves. Steve began a second career after the Navy, and he continues to inspire others, as an adjunct professor in a nearby college Miss White left a great legacy. She saved one boy who has changed many lives.

　　You see, it’s simple, really. A change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who cared.