優秀英語背誦美文3篇

　　解決英語聽說讀寫等基本技能與英語文化素養上都存在不足的這一問題最好的辦法就是英語經典美文誦讀。下面是小編帶來的優秀英語背誦美文，歡迎閱讀!

　　優秀英語背誦美文篇一

　　Seven secrets to a great life 美麗人生的七大祕訣

　　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 what 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!

　　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.

　　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 re-evaluating 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.

　　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.

　　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.

　　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 are 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 your mental energy for things that are more important to you.

　　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! Your 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 to creating a life that you love.

　　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.

　　優秀英語背誦美文篇二

　　發生在聖誕節的一個感人故事

　　For many of us, one Christmas stands out from all the others, the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest. My own "truest" Christmas began on a rainy spring day in the bleakest year of my life.

　　Recently divorced, I was in my 20s, had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had fallen apart, and I could not afford another one.

　　I sat down in the streetcar--and there against the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle inlaid with gold and necks of bright enamel. I had never seen anything so lovely.

　　I examined the handle and saw a name engraved among the golden scrolls. The usual procedure would have been to turn in the umbrella to the conductor, but on impulse I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.

　　I got off the streetcar in a downpour and thankfully opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

　　Yes, she said in surprise, that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. But, she added, it had been stolen from her locker at school ***she was a teacher*** more than a year before.

　　She was so excited that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella, and her eyes filled with tears.

　　The teacher wanted to give me a reward, but--though twenty dollars was all I had in the world--her happiness at retrieving this special possession was such that to have accepted money would have spoiled something. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don't remember.

　　The next six months were wretched. I was able to obtain only temporary employment here and there, for a small salary. But I put aside twenty-five or fifty cents when I could afford it for my lithe girl's Christmas presents.

　　My last job ended the day before Christmas, my thirty-dollar rent was soon due, and 1 had fifteen dollars to my name--which Peggy and I would need for food.

　　She was home from convent boarding school and was excitedly looking forward to her gifs next day, which I had already Purchased. I had bough her a small tree, and we were going to decorate it that night.

　　The air was full of the sound of Christmas merriment as I walked from the streetcar to my small apartment. Bells rang and children shouted in the bitter dusk of the evening, and windows were lighted and everyone was running and laughing. But there should be no Christmas for me, I knew, no gifts, no remembrance whatsoever.

　　As l struggled through the snowdrifts, l had just about reached the lowest Point in my life. Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless. I had prayed steadily for weeks, and there had been no answer but this coldness and darkness, this harsh air, this abandonment.

　　God and men had completely forgotten me. I felt so helpless and so lonely. What was to become of us?

　　I looked in my mail box. There were only bills in it, a sheaf of them, and two white envelopes which I was sure contained more bills. I went up three dusty flights of stairs and I cried, shivering in my thin coat.

　　But I made myself smile so I could greet my little daughter with a Pretense of happiness. She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately.

　　Peggy had proudly set our kitchen table for our evening meal and put pans out and three cans of food which would be our dinner. For some reason, when I looked at those pans and cans, I felt brokenhearted. We would have only hamburgers for our Christmas dinner tomorrow.

　　I stood in the cold little kitchen, misery overwhelmed me. For the first time in my life, I doubted the existence and his mercy, and the coldness in my heart was colder than ice.

　　The doorbell rang and Peggy ran fleetly to answer it, calling that it must be Santa Claus. Then I heard a man talking heartily to her and went to the door. He was a delivery man, and his arms were full of parcels. "This is a mistake," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

　　When he had gone I could only stare at the boxes. Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. A huge doll, three times the size of the one I had bought for her. Gloves. Candy. A beautiful leather purse. Incredible! I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher, the address was simply "California", where she had moved.

　　Our dinner the nigh was the most delicious I had ever eaten. I forgot I had no money for the rent and only fifteen dollars in my purse and no job. My child and I ate and laughed together in happiness.

　　Then we decorated the little tree and marveled at it. I put Peggy to bed and set up her gifts around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a benediction. I had some hope again. I could even examine the sheaf of bills without cringing.

　　優秀英語背誦美文篇三

　　50 things that really matter 人生五十大信條

　　In my opinion, these things matter…

　　1. Listening enough to care and caring enough to listen.

　　2. Being a dreamer but not living in a dream world.

　　3. Saying "It doesn't matter" and meaning it.

　　4. Being a positive influence in any way possible, to as many as possible, for as long as I possibly can.

　　5. Balancing justice with mercy and fairness with common sense.

　　6. Being patient and patiently enduring.

　　7. Earning credibility instead of demanding compliance.

　　8. Valuing the wisdom of discernment, the danger of pleasure without restraint, and the joy of victory with integrity.

　　9. Being worthy of trust and trusting what's worthwhile.

　　10. Enjoying all things small and beautiful.

　　11. Words that heal.

　　12. Words that help.

　　13. And words that encourage.

　　14. Forgiving myself for what I've done and others for what they haven't.

　　15. Gaining what I desire without losing what I should gain.

　　16. Maintaining the passion of purpose while avoiding the pit falls of making hasty decisions with little or no discernment.

　　17. Watching "You've Got Mail" one more time.

　　18. Enjoying life for all it holds instead of holding out for all it has yet to become.

　　19. Giving praise without demands and encouragement without expectations.

　　20. Hugs.

　　21. Healing wounds.

　　22. And helping people realize their dreams.

　　23. Knowing when I can, can't and shouldn't.

　　24. Laughter for the sake of laughter!

　　25. Leading while not forgetting how to follow.

　　26. Honoring the honorable and avoiding the painful errors of the disgraceful.

　　27. Knowing the power of commitment, the rewards of self-discipline and the meaning of faith in myself and others.

　　28. Smiles -- lots of them.

　　29. Learning as much as I can for as long as I can.

　　30. Standing for what's right when everything's wrong, and saying "I'm wrong" when something's not right.

　　31. Letting the music play.

　　32. Knowing I can and seeking help when I can't.

　　33. Just doing nothing at just the right time.

　　34. Filling my mind with all that is excellent, truthful, full of hope, and worthy of thinking about again.

　　35. Kisses that say "I love you" more than "I need you."

　　36. Treasuring ideas for their untapped potential.

　　37. Caring.

　　38. Giving.

　　39. And having fun.

　　40. Refusing to believe lies about myself or others regardless of the source -- including what I hear from within.

　　41. Trusting enough to see good in people without blindly trusting in the goodness of all people.

　　42. Success without self-absorption.

　　43. Showing I know the difference between keeping the rules and listening with understanding.

　　44. Winning with dignity.

　　45. Losing with grace.

　　46. And learning from both.

　　47. Believing in all my possibilities -- and yours too!

　　48. Appreciating the wisdom of maturity and the beauty of childhood.

　　49. Avoiding the bondage of bitterness, the deceit of wealth without character, and the vanity of pride without gratefulness.

　　50. Loving for all I'm worth because in the end it's worth it all.