英語美文小短文精選閱讀

　　英語閱讀是初中英語教學的重中之重,閱讀能力的提高不僅能夠增加學生的詞彙量,以及增強英語語法的運用能力,還能提高學生的寫作水平,使英語學習事半功倍。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

　　篇一

　　自我讚許Pride of Performance

　　Pride of performance does not represent ego1. It represents pleasure with humility. duanwenw The quality of the work and the quality of the worker are closely connected. Half-hearted effort does not produce half results; it produces no results.

　　自我讚許並不代表自高自大,它所體現的是謙卑的快樂。工作質量與工人的素質緊密相關。一半的努力並不會帶來一半的成果,而是沒有成果。

　　Three people were laying bricks. A passer-by asked them what they were doing. The first one replied, "Don’t you see I’m making a living? "The second one said, "Don’t you see I’m laying bricks? "The third one said, "I’m building a beautiful house."

　　有三個人在砌磚,一個路人問他們在做什麼。第一個人回答道:"你沒看見我正為謀生而工作嗎?"第二個人說:"你沒看見我正在砌磚嗎?"第三個人說道:"我正在建一棟美麗的房子。" There were three people doing the same thing who had totally different attitudes about their work. And would their attitude affect their performance? The answer is clearly yes.

　　三個人做著同一件事,卻對自己的工作有著迥異的態度。那麼,他們的態度會影響他們的表現嗎?很顯然,答案是肯定的。

　　Excellence comes when the performer takes pride in doing his best. Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it, regardless of what the job is, whether washing cars, sweeping the floor or painting a house.

　　優秀源於表演者盡其所能地全心投入。每一份工作都是工作者本身的自畫像,不管這份工作是什麼——洗車、掃地或油漆房子。

　　Do it right the first time, every time. The best insurance for tomorrow is a job well done today.

　　第一次就要做好!每一次都要做好!未來最好的保障源於今天完美的工作。

　　Michelangelo had been working on a statue for many days. He was taking a long time to make every small detail as good as possible. duanwenw A man thought these improvements were insignificant and asked Michelangelo why he bothered with them. Michelangelo replied, "Trifles4 make perfection and perfection is no trifle."

　　米開朗基羅曾為了一件雕塑工作多日。他力求每一個細微之處都盡善盡美。有一個人認為這樣的改進毫無意義可言,因此他問米開朗基羅為何如此煞費苦心。米開朗基羅回道:"細節造就完美,完美卻不是細節。

　　Most people forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well it was done.

　　大部分人不會記得你完成一件工作的速度有多快,但是他們會記得你的工作成果有多好。

　　篇二

　　清理心靈的空間

　　Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion —like stress, anger or frustration1. What was going through your mind? Was your mind crowded with thoughts? Or was it unable to think?

　　想一下你最近一次感受到的消極情緒,例如壓力、憤怒或挫折。當你處於那種消極情緒時你在想些什麼?是充滿了混亂的思緒?還是無法思考?

　　The next time you find yourself in a negative emotion, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop. Whatever you’re doing, duanwenw stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely absorb yourself in the negative emotion.

　　下次當你發現自己處於消極情緒中時,停下來。是的,沒錯,停下來。不管你在做什麼,停下來,坐上一分鐘。坐著的時候,讓自己完全沉浸在那種消極的情緒之中。

　　Allow that emotion to consume you. Don’t cheat yourself here. Take one minute to feel that emotion. When the minute is over, ask yourself, "Am I willing to keep holding on to this negative emotion as I go through the rest of the day? "If not, take a deep breath and let go of2 all that negativity with your breath.

　　讓那消極情緒吞噬你,現在不要欺騙自己,花一分鐘的時間去體會那種情緒。當一分鐘結束時,問自己:"我是否願意今天餘下的時間裡繼續保持這種消極情緒?"如果不願意,那就深吸一口氣,讓那種情緒隨著你的呼吸而飄走。

　　Once you’ve allowed yourself to be totally absorbed in the emotion and really feel it, you will be surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly. duanwenw If you feel you need to hold on to the emotion for a little longer, that is OK. Allow yourself another minute to feel the emotion.

　　一旦你允許自己完全沉浸在那種情緒當中並真切體會到它,你就會驚奇地發現那種情緒很快就消失了。如果你覺得還需要點時間來保持那種情緒,沒關係,再給自己一分鐘的時間去體會它。

　　This exercise seems simple, but it is very effective. Try it. Next time you’re in the middle of a negative emotion, give yourself the space to feel the emotion and see what happens.

　　這種方法似乎很簡單,但卻非常有效。試一下吧。下次當你被消極情緒籠罩時,給自己一點空間來體會那種情緒並看看會發生什麼。

　　篇三

　　你想要多優秀?How Good Do You Want to Be?

　　All of us want to be good at our jobs, but how good do we really want to be? Good? Quite good? Very good? The best in our field? Or the best in the world?

　　每個人都想把工作做好,但是,我們究竟想要有多好?好?很好?非常好?行業裡最好?還是,世界上最好?

　　Talent helps, but it won’t take you as far as ambition. Everybody wants to be good, duanwenw but few are prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There’s equal merit* in being nice and being liked, but you must not confuse them.

　　才華固然重要,但壯志比才華更能成就你。人人都想做得好,但只有為數不多的人準備好了為做到卓越而犧牲。對大多數人而言,做好人從而被他人喜歡更為重要。做好人和被他人喜歡當然同樣有意義,但是切勿將其混為一談。

　　Most people are looking for a solution, a way to become good. There is no instant solution, duanwenw and the only way to learn is through experience and mistakes.

　　大多數人都在尋求做得好的方式與方法。其實想要做到好並沒有捷徑可走,唯一的方法就是去經歷一次,在錯誤中學習。

　　You can become whoever you want to be. You can achieve the unachievable, but first you need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must close your eye to where your abilities end. Try to do the things that you’re incapable of.

　　你可以成為任何你想要成為的人。你可以達成難以實現的目標,但是首先你要制定一個你能力之外的目標。你必須對自己的能力極限視而不見。嘗試去做你能力以外的事情吧。

　　If you think you’re unable to work for the best company, make that your aim.

　　If you think you’re incapable of running a company, make that your aim.

　　If you think you’re unable to be on the cover of Times magazine, make it your business to be there.

　　Make your vision of where you want to be a reality. Nothing is impossible.

　　如果你認為你的能力不足以在最好的公司工作,那麼就把它設定為你的目標。

　　如果你認為你沒有能力管理一家公司,那麼就把它設定為你的目標。

　　如果你認為你不能上《時代》雜誌的封面,那麼就把它當成你的事業來做。

　　遙想夢想成真的那一刻,一切皆有可能。