經典英語美文摘抄薦讀

　　英語學習在於日積月累的功夫,讓學生摘抄不失為一種積累教學的好方法。學生的摘抄至少可以完成知識、習慣、方法、能力這幾個方面的積累。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

　　篇一

　　Enthusiasm takes you further

　　Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, "Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right they were. Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.

　　多年前， 當我第一次找工作時， 不少明智之士強烈向我建議：“巴巴拉，要有熱情!熱情比任何經驗都更有益。”這話多麼正確，熱情的人可以把沉悶的車程變成探險， 把加班變成機會， 把生人變成朋友。

　　"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, "I can do it!" when others shout, "No, you can't."

　　“沒有熱情就不會有任何偉大的成就，” 拉爾夫•沃爾多.愛默生寫道當事情進展不順時，熱情是幫助你堅持下去的粘合劑當別人叫喊“你不行”時， 熱情是你內心發出的聲音：“我能行”。

　　It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn't let up on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.

　　1983年諾貝爾醫學獎的獲得者遺傳學家巴巴拉•麥克林托克早年的工作直到很多年後才被公眾所承認，但她並沒有放棄實驗工作，對她來說是一種如此巨大的快樂， 她從未想過要停止它。

　　We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder as anyone knows who has ever seen an infant's delight at the jingle of keys o`r the scurrying of a beetle.

　　It is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, whatever their age.

　　我們都生來好奇, 睜大眼睛，滿懷熱情——每一個看到過嬰兒聽到鑰匙聲或看見亂爬的甲蟲就興奮不已的人都會明白這一點。

　　At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. Music, for Casals, was an elixir that made life a never ending adventure. As author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

　　正是這種孩子氣的好奇給了熱情的人們***不論年齡大小*** 一種青春的氣息大提琴家帕布羅•卡薩爾斯在90歲時還堅持以拉巴赫開始他的每一天音樂從他的指間流出， 他彎著的背挺直起來， 歡樂再度溢滿他的眼眸音樂對卡薩爾斯來說, 是使人生變成無止境的探索之旅的靈丹妙藥就像作家兼詩人塞繆爾•厄爾曼曾寫過的：“歲月使面板起了皺紋， 但如果失去熱情， 便會使靈魂起皺紋”。

　　How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The answer, I believe, lies in the word itself. "Enthusiasm" comes from the Greek and means "God within." And what is God within is but an abiding sense of love -- proper love of self ***self-acceptance*** and, from that, love of others.

　　怎樣才能找回孩提時代的熱情呢?我相信答案就在“熱情”這個詞本身“熱情”一詞源於希臘語， 原意是“內在的上帝”這裡所說的“內在的上帝”不是別的, 而是一種持久不變的愛——恰當的自愛***自我接受***， 並推而及於他人。

　　Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money o`r title o`r power. If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a part-time avocation, like the head of state who paints, the nun who runs marathons, the executive who handcrafts furniture.

　　熱情的人們同樣熱愛他們所做的事，而不是考慮錢位權如果我們不能把熱愛的事作為正式職業， 我們也可把它當作業餘消遣：比如有國家元首喜歡畫畫的， 有修女參加馬拉松長跑的， 有行政官員手工製作傢俱的。

　　Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended bouts of depression that had plagued her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, "I am tempted to call Layton a genius." Elizabeth has rediscovered her enthusiasm.

　　堪薩斯州韋爾斯維爾市的伊麗莎白•萊頓到68歲才開始畫畫這一愛好消除了曾糾纏她至少達30年之久的憂鬱症而她的作品水準之高使得一個評論家說：“我忍不住要稱萊頓為天才”伊麗莎白又找回了她的熱情。

　　We can't afford to waste tears on "might-have-been." We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after "what-can-be."

　　我們不應該把眼淚浪費在“早該”之類的後悔上我們需要把眼淚化為汗水，去追求“可能”之物。

　　We need to live each moment wholeheartedly, with all our senses -- finding pleasure in the fragrance of a back-yard garden, the crayoned picture of a six-year-old, the enchanting beauty of a rainbow. It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes, a lilt in our steps and smooth the wrinkles from our souls.

　　我們需要以全副身心去度過生命中的每一分鐘——在後花園的芬芳中在6歲小孩的蠟筆畫中在彩虹醉人的美中找到快樂正是這種對生活的熱愛， 讓我們雙目有神，讓我們步履矯健，讓我們靈魂的皺紋展平。

　　篇二

　　Seven secrets to a great life

　　A great life doesn't happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be.? Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. A great life is the result of using the 24/7 you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next. Customize these " secrets" to fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today!

　　非凡的人生不是無根之木，無源之水。它需要合理分配自己的時間、精力、心思，為實現自己的生活目標而努力。走出憂慮和失敗，全身心地迎接成功和安逸。不要得過且過，創造性地好好利用生命中的分分秒秒吧!讓我們從今天開始，根據下面的“祕訣”和自身情況，建立屬於自己的非凡人生。

　　1. S—Simplify. A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. It's not a way to remove work from your life.

　　When you focus on simplifying your life, you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here. In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it in yours first.

　　1、化繁為簡。非凡的人生源於簡單的生活。人們往往誤解了簡單的含義，即不參加工作。當生活真正簡化，你就會有時間和精力從事喜歡的工作，併為之奮鬥。建立非凡的人生，首先要有自己的空間。

　　2. E—Effort. A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating a great life requires that you make some adjustments. It may mean reevaluating how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your money in a different way. It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy that coincide with your particular definition of a great life. Life will reward your best effort.

　　2、不懈努力。非凡的人生源於個人的苦心經營。這可能需要重新分配時間，或調整理財方式：用新的方式把精力投向能引領非凡人生的地方去。有付出就會有回報。

　　3. C—Create Priorities. A great life is the result of creating priorities. It's easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time, energy and money you have in a way that's important to you. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.

　　3、分清主次。非凡的人生源於分清主次。不要被瑣碎的事所吸引，而撇開重要之事，不然，時間、精力和金錢便會浪費。要想達到目的，就要善於梳理頭緒，掃清障礙，分清輕重緩急。

　　4. R—Reserves. A great life is the result of having reserves—reserves of things, time, space, energy, money. With reserves, you acquire far more than you need-not 6 months living expenses, but 5 years worth; not 15 minutes of free time, 1 day. Reserves are important because they reduce the fear of consequences, and that allows you to make decisions based on what you really want instead of what the fear decides for you.

　　4、有備無患。非凡的人生源於懂得儲存--儲存物品、時間、空間、精力和金錢。那樣，獲得就會遠遠多於所期望的--就會得到五年的生活費，而不是六個月的;一整天的閒暇時間，而不是15分鐘。儲存能減少顧慮，從而使決定不受限制，思想不會猶豫。

　　5. E—Eliminate distractions. A great life is the result of eliminating distractions. Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that draining and distracting you. Eliminating distractions can be a difficult concept to many people, since they haven't really considered that there is another way to live. Look around at someone's life you admire. What do they do that you would like to incorporate into your own life ? Ask them how they did it. Find ways to free up mental energy for things that are more important to you.

　　5、專心致志。非凡的人生源於專注。做事三心二意，會耗費一個人75%以上的精力。很多人不知道如何清除雜念，因為他們從未想過換種方式生活。看看周圍那些令你羨慕的人的生活吧!看自己能從他們身上學到些什麼?向他們請教，尋求專注的方式，把精力集中到真正重要的事情上。

　　6. T—Thoughts. A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you! belief in the outcome will directly dictate how successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important creating a life that you love.

　　6、堅定信念。非凡的人生源於信心十足。信心直接決定勝負成敗。有動力的人目標明確，並會想盡一切辦法去實現。生活中會反覆遇到很多問題，相信這些問題終會解決，是創造美好生活的關鍵。

　　7. S—Start. A great life is the result of starting. There's the old saying everyone's familiar with “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”

　　In order to even move from the couch to the refrigerator, you have to start. There’s no better time to start than today. Don't wait for a raise, or until the kids get older or the weather is better. Today, right now, is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart's desires. It's what you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow.

　　7、立刻行動。非凡人生源於行動。有句大家熟悉的古諺，“千里之行始於足下”。即使再小的事情，諸如從沙發走到冰箱前，也需要親自行動。從今天開始行動吧，不要再找藉口，說等漲工資了，等孩子長大了，或者等天氣好了再說吧。從今天開始，去努力實現心中的夢想，這是最好的時機。只有這樣，才能開創美好的明天。

　　篇三

　　A turtle brought me enlightenment

　　一隻讓我悟道的烏角

　　Life is good, really good. Sometimes I feel like the good karma train picked me up, and simply refuses to let me off. I have an amazing wife, a teenage son that makes me glow with pride, good health, a wonderful family and the best friends a guy could ask for. I have a lot to be grateful for. For many years now, “thank you” has become my meditation as I start each day.

　　But the truth is, life was not always this good. It wasn’t all that long ago, when the resume’ of my life looked radically different. At one time, my life was filled with nearly everything people try to avoid. Experiencing everything from unhappy relationships to financial struggles, poor health, depression, and an endless stream of negative habits was a part of my daily life. It seemed that no matter how hard I tried, happiness was constantly eluding me and disappointment became my shadow. It also seemed as if I was paving the way for a future that sadly resembled my father’s…until he took his own life at the age of 54. This was a defining moment for me. Once the shock of losing my father began to fade, clarity and a new sense of purpose became the dominant force in my life. I remember feeling as if I had “met myself” for the very first time while also becoming conscious of my life’s true purpose. It was in that moment that I had made a major decision. Not only would I change my own life, but I would also make a difference in the lives of others.

　　Enlightenment and epiphanies can show up in some pretty strange ways. The Buddha found it under a Boddhi tree, Nelson Mandela in prison and spiritual guru Ram Dass through psychedelic drugs. Little did I know, mine would arrive in the form of a hard-shelled reptile simply trying to cross the road -- a turtle.

　　But this wasn’t just any turtle, this was the world’s most optimistic one. He was tenaciously determined to cross twenty feet of tar as cars zoomed by at 55 mph. But today was his lucky day. My wife’s quick reflexes not only ensured that “turtle soup” would not be for dinner that night, but her act of kindness would eventually become the foundation for everything I teach today. As unusual as this sounds, the simple act of pulling our car over, removing this little turtle from harms way, and placing him back into the wild, caused something extraordinary to happen inside of me. As I stood there holding this tiny creature in my hands, a wave of pure joy came over me. It was that warm, teary-eyed sensation that we feel during life’s greatest moments; like falling in love or the birth of a child. I honestly felt as if my heart was completely opening up as everything stood still around me. In no way would I have described it as “enlightenment”, but there was no doubt about it—helping this little turtle just felt so damn good! But why? After all, it’s just a turtle, right?

　　And then it hit me. I finally realized what was happening. At that point, a flood of inspiring thoughts surged through me. I walked back to the car, opened my journal and wrote eight words that would later prove to be life changing for me: “kindness creates happiness” and “live a life of kindness”. It was the answer I had been looking for. The secret to inner peace and lasting happiness was kindness. Not “random acts of” or simply being nice, but rather as...a way of life. I had already known the benefits of kindness through studying many eastern philosophies, but I had never actually considered it as a lifestyle.

　　But, this day was just beginning…

　　Just thirty minutes after my mini-epiphany, my wife and I arrived at our original destination—a country garden show. After walking around for just a few minutes, a gentle faced 60-something looking man waved me over to the front porch of his farmhouse, for no apparent reason. The entire setting was like a scene out of an old movie -- weathered rocking chairs -- the smell of cookies baking -- and a coon cat that looked as old as the farmhouse itself. “Let her look around, come and sit with me” he said.

　　I had no idea what to expect, but as I sunk into the large wicker chair beside him, I couldn’t help feeling that he was going to say something profound. After all, if a turtle can change my life, why not a wise old farmer? After a brief hello and a polite introduction, we simply sat in silence and let the sunlight warm our faces. After what seemed like an eternity, he finally spoke. “You know” he said, “I’ve often thought that the meaning of life is making things a little bit easier for those around us , what do you think?”. I was speechless. It felt like I had just been hit on the head again with life’s big karma stick. He went on to tell me his version of “the secrets to life” and how “true happiness can only be found by loving and serving others”. Finally he finished with, “oh, and don’t forget…you really gotta’ love the one you’re with...yourself ”.

　　Life was obviously trying to tell me something. In the days and weeks that followed, the world looked completely different to me. The more I studied and tested my “kindness creates happiness” theory, the more I was blown away by its life-changing power. I realized that most of my disappointments in life were simply because I had been unkind to others and especially to myself.

　　After spending much of my life thinking “what’s in it for me”, my new inner mantra became; “Am I being kind?”. This one simple question changed my life. So, whenever I feel the need to disagree with my wife, lash out at a rude employee in the mall or even before I shove ten cookies into my mouth, I go within and ask; “am I being kind?”. These four little words have become my source to inner peace. It has created many positive changes in me such as recycling and acting more “green” and consciously respecting all of life. I even stopped setting the mousetraps in the garage. ***My wife is going to kill me when she reads that last one***. Another big change in my life was the irresistible urge to perform “spontaneous acts of kindness”. Things like buying coffee for strangers and giving money to the homeless just seemed natural. Each kind act felt like a blissful surge of energy through my chest. But what became even more exhilarating were the intense feelings of warmth towards everyone around me -- especially difficult people. Whether there was someone who acted rude in traffic or an inconsiderate person in line at the grocery store, I no longer felt anxious or offended -- I simply wished for their happiness. That’s when I realized what it truly meant to be living kindness.

　　All thanks to an unexpected turtle crossing the street, that one day.