新概念英語短文篇一：新概念英語短文

Andrew Carnegie

安德魯·卡耐基

Andrew Carnegie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments.

被稱作鋼鐵大王的安德魯·卡耐基在美國建立了鋼鐵工業(yè)。在這個過程中，他變成了美國最富有的人之一。他的成功，部分源于他銷售產(chǎn)品的能力，部分源于他在經(jīng)濟蕭條時期的擴充策略，而當時他的多數(shù)對手都在縮減投資。

Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide

educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced," he often said.

卡耐基認為個人應(yīng)該通過努力工作來獲得進步，但他也強烈地認為有錢人應(yīng)該運用他們的財富來為社會謀取福利。他反對施舍救濟，更愿意提供教育機會來使別人自立。卡耐基經(jīng)常說：“富有著死去的人死得可恥。”

Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other

philanthropic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to

promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.他對社會的較重要的貢獻都以他的名字命名，其中包括匹茲堡卡耐基學(xué)校。這個學(xué)校有一個圖書館，一個美術(shù)館和一個國家歷史博物館；他還創(chuàng)立了一所技術(shù)學(xué)校，這所學(xué)校現(xiàn)在是卡耐基-梅隆大學(xué)的一部分；其他的慈善捐贈有為促進國家間了解的“卡耐基國際和平基金”，為科學(xué)研究提供經(jīng)費的華盛頓卡耐基學(xué)院以及給各種藝術(shù)活動提供活動中心的卡耐基音樂廳。

Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie's generosity. His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 li(來自:www.newchangjing.com 蒲公英文 摘:新概念英語短文)braries in

small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today.

安德魯·卡耐基的慷慨大度幾乎影響到每個美國人的生活。由于他超過五百萬美元的捐款，2500個圖書館得以建立起來，遍布在美國各地，形成了我們今天還在享用的公共圖書館系統(tǒng)的核心。

新概念英語短文篇二：新概念英語文章及知識點

A Private Conversation

Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a

young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I

looked at the young man and the young woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ‘I can’t hear a word!’ I said angrily.

‘It’s none of your business,’ the young man said rudely. ‘This is a private conversation!’

學(xué)習(xí)筆記

last week

go to the theatre

have a good seat

(have a good time)

enjoy (doing) sth.

sit behind (in front of)sb.

talk loudly

turn round(around) look at pay attention to in the end can’t hear a word It’s none of your business a private conversation

新概念英語短文篇三：新概念英語美文欣賞(第一冊)

Be the Master of Your Time

Time is tricky. It is difficult to control and easy to more time than you need. For example, at the beginning of a semester, you may feel that you have plenty of time on your hands. But towards the end of the term you may suddenly find that time is running out. You don't have enough time to cover all your duties, so you get worried. What is the answer? Control!

Time is dangerous. If you don't control it, it will control you. If you don't make it work for you, it will work against you. So you must become the master of time, not its servant. As a first-year college student, time management will be your number one problem.

Words and Expressions:

master n 主人，碩士，大師

tricky adj 狡猾的，機敏的

run out（of） 用完，耗盡，到期，期滿

Antelope and Lion

In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing that comes to his mind is, "I must be able to run faster than the

fastest lion, or I will be killed by a lion." And at just the same time, the lion wakes out of his dream, and the first thing flashing into his mind is, "I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope;

otherwise I will starve to death." So, almost at the same moment both the antelope and the lion jump to their feet and start running towards the rising sun.

Such is life-whether you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without hesitation when the sun rises.

Words and Expressions:

antelope n 羚羊；羚羊皮革

dash v 猛擲；沖撞

Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attidtude, to one, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think, say, or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

We can not change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is to play on the one string we have, and that is our

attitude.

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.

Words and Expressions:

impact n 影響

giftedness n 天資、天賦

inevitable adj 不可避免的、必然的

Hang in There

Difficulties arise in the lives of us all. What is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting

throught to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you.It takes a strong person to deal with tough times and difficult

choices. But you are a strong person.

It takes courage. But you possess the inner courage to see you through.It takes being an active participant in your life. But you are in the driver's seat, and you can determine the direction you want tomorrow to go in.

Hang in there... and take care to see that you don't lose sight of the one thing that is constant, beautiful, and true: Everything will be fine--and it will turn out that way because of the special kind of person you are.

So... beginning today and lasting a lifetime through--Hang in there, and don't be afraid to feel like the morning sun is shining... just for you.

Words and Expressions:

deal with 處理，解決

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