優秀英語美文摘抄閱讀

　　改變學生文辭貧乏毫無文采的有效途徑之一是摘抄。指導學生摘抄,首先要教會他們摘抄哪些內容,並學會判斷、辨別摘抄句主要用於哪些方面的題材。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

　　篇一

　　放鬆自我relax

　　What does it mean to relax? Despite hearing this term thousands of times during the course of our lives, very few people have deeply considered what it's really about.

　　放鬆是什麼意思?儘管一生中我們會成千上萬次地聽到這個詞，但是幾乎沒有什麼人好好琢磨過它到底意味著什麼。

　　When you ask people ***which I have done many times*** what it means to relax, most will answer in a way that suggests that relaxing is something you plan to do later ?? you do it on vacation, in a hammock1, when you retire, or when you get everything done. This implies, of course, that most other times ***the other 95 percent of your life*** should be spent nervous, agitated2, rushed, and frenzied3. Very few actually come out and say no, but this is the obvious implication. Could this explain why so many of us operate as if life were one great big emergency? Most of us postponerelaxation until our “in?basket4” is empty. Of course it never is.

　　當你問別人***我曾問過許多次***放鬆意味著什麼，大多數人的答案不外乎是，放鬆就是某些有朝一日你會做的事——那些你計劃在假期裡，躺在吊床上，退休以後，或把該乾的事都做完之後才有時間做的事。這自然意味著大部分時間***你生命中95%的時間***應該是在緊張、焦慮、匆忙、瘋狂中度過。沒有什麼人會站出來說不是這麼回事，而事實就是那麼回事。這是否能解釋為什麼我們那麼多的人把人生看作是一件連續不斷的緊急事件而奔忙不停?我們很多人把放鬆推遲到我們的“收文籃”清空之後。但我們的“收文籃”當然是永遠不會空的。

　　It is useful to think of relaxation as a quality of heart that you can access on a regular basis rather than something reserved for some later time. You can relax now. It's helpful to remember that relaxed people can still be superachievers and, in fact, that relaxation and creativity go hand in hand5. When I'm feeling upright, for example, I don't even try to write. But when I feel relaxed, my writing flows quickly and easily.

　　不妨把放鬆理解成一種心態，是你可以時常受用、而不是什麼非要留到以後才能享受的東西。你現在就可以放鬆。記住，會放鬆的人依然可以取得輝煌的成就。事實上，放鬆和創造往往如影隨形。比如說，當我感到繃得緊緊的時候，我甚至不會試著去寫點什麼。但是我放鬆時，會感到下筆流暢自如。

　　Being more relaxed involves training yourself to respond differently to the dramas of life ?? turning your melodrama6 into a mellow?drama7. It comes, in part, from reminding yourself over and over again ***with loving kindness and patience*** that you have a choice in how you respond to life. You can learn to relate to8 your thinking as well as your circumstances in new ways. With practice, making these choices will translate into a more relaxed self

　　要想變得更為放鬆，需要訓練自己換一種方式對待生活中出現的種種事件——把生活中的“情節劇”變成一出溫馨的戲劇。要做到這一點，在一定程度上就需要不斷地用愛心和耐心提醒自己：對於生活的挑戰做出何種反應的決定權在你自己手中。你可以學著去用新的方式對待自己的心緒和周遭情形。只要多實踐，這些選擇會幫你造就更放鬆的自我。

　　篇二

　　Are You Ignoring That Little Thought 

　　你在忽略那些小念頭嗎?

　　What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you ignore it because you thought that it was just a little thought ?

　　你曾經想到過的那個非凡的主意後來怎樣了? 你是否因為覺得那只是個小小的念頭而將其忽略了呢?

　　Have you ever considered what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts or if you had paid more attention to it ? 

　　你是否考慮過， 如果你依照直覺行事，或是多用點心，當初那個小小的念頭將會變成怎樣?

　　Imagine a scenario ,where you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book , suddenly a light buld is turned on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind . The thought catches your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to discard it , but wait a minute !

　　想像這樣一個場景：你正坐在家裡看電視或看書，一個想法或念頭閃過腦際，令你眼前一亮， 豁然開朗。這個想法雖然令你心中為之一動，但卻似乎毫無意義，於是你打算放棄它。但是請等一下!

　　That thought could be the potential beginning of the success you have so mush yearned for . As the thought crosses your mind . your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility , a realization , a solution , a conclusion , or find the answer to a problem whose solution has long eluded you .

　　那個想法可能就是你渴望已久的潛在的成功起點 。當它在你頭腦中閃過時，你的思維變得敏銳起來，你突然看到了一種可能性、一種想法的實現、一個解決方案、一個結論，或是找到讓你困惑已久的問題的答案。

　　It is almost as if a divine being has whispered the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your sences to a reality thereby bringing illumination to your life . It is like finding the last piece of jigsaw puzzle. 

　　這就像是一位聖人在你耳邊低語，告訴你最佳的解決方案， 或者將你的思維喚回到現實，從而給你的人生帶來光明。這就像是找到智力拼圖的最後一塊一樣。

　　This becomes an AHA moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that little but powerful thought .

　　這將成為一個令人驚喜的時刻。當你滿心激動，努力領會那個不起眼但非常有用的想法的實用性時， 周圍的一切都好像靜止了。

　　Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become conscious of the great possibilties that can arise if that little thought is acted upon . This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to write down any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review .

　　當你意識到，如果實踐那個小小是想法，就會產生極大的可能性時，你的自信心就會增強，熱情也會高漲。此時，你要以那個小小的想法為基礎，記下由其激發出的所有念頭，以便日後回顧。 

　　Seemingly meaningless little thought or ideas when acted upon have a potential to explode into great projects .

　　看似無足輕重的小想法或念頭一旦得以實施，就具有演變成偉大事業的潛能。 

　　Many successful projects have been born from the little positive thoughts that were carefully nurtured and recognized as tickets to great things .

　　許多成功的事業都源於那些得到精心孕育的積極的小想法，這些想法被看作是走向輝巨集事業的敲門磚。

　　You may have heard people say many times that it just came to me in a flash moment , a small idea or seemingly meaningless thought may cross your mind about something you have been planning to accomplish .

　　你可能聽別人多次說過：我瞬間有了那個想法。閃念之間，一個與你一直計劃實現的事情有關的小點子或看似毫無意義的想法，就可能會在你腦中閃過。

　　Don't waste an opportunity to act on a potenntially brilliant idea . You don't have to wait for a major peers in order for a major idea , a master stratety , or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought .

　　不要浪費任何一個實踐某個充滿潛力的非凡念頭的機會。你不必為了實踐那個小念頭而等待大主意、總體規劃的出現，或是等待同伴的贊同。

　　That little thought or idea is the beginning of great things if you decide to follow it thought .

　　如果你下定決心堅持到底，那個小小的想法或念頭就會是你成就偉大事業的開始。

　　篇三

　　買摩登自行車的犀利對話

　　Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle which cost 50, so he went to the shop to have a look。

　　After examining the bicycle carefully, Tom turned to the shopkeeper and said, "There isn't a lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement." "Yes, sir," answered the shopkeeper, "but the lamp isn't included in the price of the bicycle. It's an extra." 

　　"Not included in the price of bicycle?" Tom said angrily, "But that's not honest. If the lamp's in the advertisement, it should have been included in the price you gave there."

　　"Well, sir," answered the shopkeeper calmly, "there is also a girl on the bicycle in our advertisement, shall we supply one for you too?"

　　小湯姆在報紙上看到一輛很漂亮的摩登自行車的廣告，標價50英鎊，於是他到商店去看一看。

　　小湯姆很仔細地看完那輛自行車後，轉過身對店主說：“這輛自行車少了一盞燈，但在廣告上的自行車是有的。”“是的，先生，”店主回答說，“但那盞燈不包括在自行車的價格裡面，是另外收費的。”

　　“不包括在自行車價格裡面?”小湯姆很生氣，“但這是不誠實的。如果燈在廣告上，它就應該包括在你所標出的價格之內。”

　　“嗯，先生，”店主冷靜地回答：“在我們的自行車廣告上還有一個女孩，難道我們也要為您提供一個嗎?”