大學經典英語美文摘抄

　　大學英語寫作是體現大學生英語綜合應用能力的重要表現之一。要寫好大學英語作文 ,應該對四種基本寫作文體和大綱規定的五種寫作形式有一定的瞭解。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

　　篇一

　　Reading

　　Studies serve for delight, for ornament***裝飾，修飾*** , and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition***處置*** of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling***編組的*** of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning***修剪*** by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty mencontemn***蔑視，侮辱*** studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute***駁斥*** ; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled***淨化的*** books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things.

　　Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing and exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he head need have muchcunning***狡猾的，巧妙的*** , to seem to know that he does not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric***修辭*** able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores. Nay there is no stond orimpediment***口吃，妨礙*** in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies: like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores. If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases. So every defect of the mind may have a special receipt.

　　On the greenery of protect of choreographic***舞蹈的*** , Is the mood of the fresh and cool dew drops On the greenery of protect of choreographic, Is the mood of the fresh and cool dew drops.

　　篇二

　　Smiles微笑

　　Smiles send us light in the darkness. Smiles bring us warm sunlight on a cold winter day. Smiles can break the hard ice. Smiles are like the rainbow. The rainy days end and the sky is beautiful again.

　　微笑在黑暗中給我們送來光明。微笑在寒冷的冬日帶給我們溫暖的陽光。微笑能打破堅冰。微笑猶如彩虹，雨天結束，天空重現美麗。

　　Smiles show love and friendship. Teachers’ smiles encourage us. Mothers’ smiles warm us. Friends’ smiles make us closer.

　　微笑體現著愛和友誼。老師的微笑激勵著我們，母親的微笑使我們感到溫暖，朋友的微笑使我們更加親密。

　　We welcome smiles from others. And we should give others our smiles too. No one is richer than a man who often smiles at others. If a man doesn’t smile at you, just smile at him. Smiles help you forget your sadness. Life is a long road. Why not cover it with smiles?

　　我們歡迎別人的微笑，我們也該向別人微笑。沒有誰會比一個經常向別人微笑的人更富有。如果一個人沒有對你微笑，就向他微笑吧。微笑讓你忘卻悲傷。生活之路很漫長，我們為什麼不微笑著一直走下去呢?

　　篇三

　　Don’t Let Weakness Limit Your possibilitiesWe all have weaknesses and strengths – no matter who we are. Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some struggle to manage their finances properly. Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with relationships.

　　Many people leave it and that and accept it as just bad luck – but not everyone. Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve tremendous things. They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities.

　　It's Your Choice

　　I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter as a child. Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to to work hard to overcome it. He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others regularly — where his weakness is front and center for all to see. If he hadn’t worked on his speaking ability, it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects.

　　You can find similar people on New Zealand News channels, and I suspect the same in other countries. There are a number of presenters and reporters who have a noticeably unusual manner of speaking. Perhaps they have a lisp, or they have a peculiar accent or pitch of voice. These people have succeeded in spite of what would be appear to be a weakness in their profession.

　　Lots of people face far more significant limitations than you do. They may be missing limbs or are born into extreme poverty. But no matter what the limitation, you will always find people who have overcome it.

　　Here are some more examples:

　　Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is an inspirational speaker and and also a very good wrestler. He shares his story in a brief video on his site.

　　Lance Armstrong’s bout with cancer meant he lost one testicle and had to go through chemotherapy which has a horrific effect on the body. Yet he went on to win the Tour de France, one of the most grueling sports events there is, a record 7 times.

　　Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, came from a very poor background. He was constantly plagued with illness as a child and spent large amounts of time in hospital.

　　At 19 months old, Helen Keller became ill and lost her sight and hearing . She went on to become a world famous author and speaker, and an advocate of many social causes.

　　Grant Calder is a tetraplegic and yet he still works outdoors on a large sheep farm in New Zealand’s rugged South Island. Here is his inspiring story.

　　Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. As a child she suffered measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox, double pneumonia and eventually polio, leaving her left leg and foot weak and deformed. Doctors said she would never walk again. She went on to win 3 gold medals in track during the 1960 Olympic games.

　　Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountaineering accident, but has since climbed Mt Everest.

　　Bill Wilson was an alcoholic who wanted to help other alcoholics and founded what was to become Alcoholics Anonymous, a movement that has helped millions of people.

　　No One Would Have Predicted These Successes

　　These above are cases involving individuals with significant limitations, and it can be easy to write them off as exceptions to the rule, but that’s not the case. They were just people with problems. If one of these people had told you what they hoped to achieve you would have nodded kindly while quietly thinking to yourself that they had no chance. And yet the results speak for themselves.

　　We All Face Challenges in Life

　　Most of us will never have to face the kinds of challenges these people faced. Yet most of us will never achieve to the degree that these people have either.

　　Unless we choose to.

　　If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs, what can you do?