英文美文短篇篇一：經(jīng)典英語美文短篇

經(jīng)典英語美文短篇：愛母親甚于愛自己

說明和注解：丁克威

這是一篇動情之作，讀完后掩卷而思：母親的胸懷是博大的，母親的心靈是至純的，母親的愛是無私的。然而我們對于母親的報答又有多少？ 文章語言樸素簡單，相信作為中學(xué)生的你能輕松地讀下來。讀到佳句妙語處，真希望你能把它記下來、背下來。

Those Childhood Days

When you came into the world, she held you in her

arms.

You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed

you.

You thanked her by crying all night long.

When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You thanked her by running away when she called. When you were 3 years old, she made all your

meals with love.

You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some

crayons.

You thanked her by coloring the dining room table. When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the

holidays.

You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of

mud.

When you were 6 years old, she walked you to

school.

You thanked her by screaming, “I'm not going!” When you were 7 years old, she bought you a

?hold somebody in one’s

arms: 把某人抱在懷中

?weep one’s eyes out: 痛

哭；大哭

?注意bathe在此處用作及

物動詞，意為“給??洗澡”。

?all night long：整夜；如

說“整天”則是all day long。

?可說teach somebody to do something（教某人做某事）

?do something with love:

帶著愛意/心做某事。

?toss: 拋投。

?crayon: 蠟筆。 ?color在此句中用作動

詞，表示“著色”。

?dress: 給??穿衣。

?plop: 撲通一聲地掉下

去。

?注意walk在此處用作及

物動詞，意為“陪??一起走”。

?scream: 尖叫。 ?baseball: 棒球。

baseball.

You thanked her by throwing it through the

next-door-neighbor's window.

When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice

cream.

You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap. When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano

lessons.

You thanked her by never even bothering to

practice.

When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day,

from soccer to gymnastics to one birthday party after another.

You thanked her by jumping out of the car and

never looking back.

When you were 11 years old, she took you and your

friends to the movies.

You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row. When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to

watch certain TV shows.

You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.

?next-door-neighbor: 隔

壁鄰居。

hand somebody something: 把某物遞給某人。

?drip: （液體）滴落下來。

注意形近詞drop指“掉下、落下”，兩者有區(qū)別。

?bother to do something是

一個重要短語，意為“勞神做某事、費(fèi)神做某事”。

?one after another: 一個

接一個。有時one后面接名詞，如此句的one birthday party after another。

?certain在此句中表示“某

些、某種”。

?常說wait until …形式，

表示“等到??”。

Those Teenage Years

When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that

was becoming.

You thanked her by telling her she had no taste. When you were 14, she paid for a month away at

summer camp.

You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter. When you were 15, she came home from work,

looking for a hug.

You thanked her by having your bedroom door

?becoming: 合適的；恰當(dāng)

的（注意此詞的一詞多義。

?have no taste: 沒有品

味。

?summer camp: 夏令營。

?looking for a hug: 希望

得到你的擁抱（表示問候）。

?注意have some(轉(zhuǎn) 載于:www.newchangjing.com 蒲公 英文摘:英文美文短篇)thing

done（此處意為“讓某物

locked.

When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her

car.

You thanked her by taking it every chance you

could.

When you were 17, she was expecting an important

call.

You thanked her by being on the phone all night. When you were 18, she cried at your high school

graduation.

You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.

被??”）結(jié)構(gòu)。

?詞組teach somebody

how to do something（教某人怎樣做某事）。

?利用一切機(jī)會玩車。

?expect: 等著。

?party在此句中作動詞，

表示“參加聚會/晚會”。

Growing Old and Gray

When you were 19, she paid your college tuition,

drove you to campus, carried your bags. You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the

dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.

When you were 20, she asked whether you were

seeing anyone. You thanked her by saying, “It's none of your

business.”

When you were 21, she suggested certain careers

for your future.

You thanked her by saying, “I don't want to be like

you.”

When you were 22, she hugged you at your college

graduation.

You thanked her by asking whether she could pay

for a trip to Europe.

When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your

first apartment.

You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.

?grow gray指人頭發(fā)變灰

白了，意即“人漸老”。

?tuition: 學(xué)費(fèi)。

?be embarrassed: 感到困

窘；感到丟人現(xiàn)眼。

?注意此處用過去進(jìn)行時

表示“安排要做的事”，see在此處為“見某人”亦即“與人約會”。

?It’s none of your

business. 這不管你的事。

: 未婚夫，這是一When you were 24, she met your fiance and asked ?fiancé

個法語詞，如說“未婚妻”則是fiancee。 about your plans for the future.

You thanked her by glaring and growling,

“Muuhh-ther, please!”

When you were 25, she helped to pay for your

wedding, and she cried and told you how

deeply she loved you.

You thanked her by moving halfway across the ?move在此處意為“遷

移”。

country.

When you were 30, she called with some advice on

the baby.

You thanked her by telling her, “Things are different

now.”

?remind somebody of When you were 40, she called to remind you of a

something: 提醒某人某事。 relative's birthday.

You thanked her by saying you were “really busy

right now.”

When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to

take care of her.

?parents become to their You thanked her by reading about the burden

children是定語從句，修飾burden。 parents become to their children.

And then one day she quietly died.

And everything you never did came crashing down

?像打雷一樣炸響。

like thunder.

?rock是“搖擺”的意思。 “Rock me baby, rock me all night long.”

?注意體會此句的深刻含

“The hand who rocks the cradle...may rock the 義。請把它背下來吧！

world”.

經(jīng)典英語美文短篇：愛母親甚于愛自己（2）

說明和注解：丁克威

Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the person called mom though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherish every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best of friends, may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!!! She will be there for you...to listen to your woes, your braggings, your frustrations, etc. Ask yourself...have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her “blues” of working in the kitchen, her tiredness? Be tactful, loving and still show her due respect though you may have a different view from hers. Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.

Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Love her more than you love yourself. Life is meaningless without her.

?pay tribute to: 對??表

示敬意。

?substitute: 替代品。 ?cherish: 珍愛；珍惜。 ?woe: 哀哭。

?bragging: 自夸、吹牛。 ?frustration: 挫折。 ?blues在此并不表示“藍(lán)色”，而是指“抑郁之情”。 ?tactful: 機(jī)智的、有技巧的。

?due: 應(yīng)有的，due

respect: 應(yīng)有的尊敬。 ?Once gone: 一旦（她）走了。

?fond memories: 美好的記憶。

?... take something for

granted: 把某事作為當(dāng)然。

中文譯文：

童年時光

你來到人世，她抱你在懷。 你報答她，哭得天昏地暗。

你1歲時，她為你哺乳，為你洗澡。 你報答她，哭了個通宵。 你2歲時，她教你走路。 你報答她，她一叫你就跑。

你3歲時，她滿懷愛心為你備三餐。

英文美文短篇篇二：英語勵志小短文(1)

英語勵志短文

Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.

無論是60歲還是16歲，你需要保持永不衰竭的好奇心、永不熄滅的孩提般求知的渴望和追求事業(yè)成功的歡樂與熱情。在你我的心底，有一座無線電臺，它能在多長時間里接收到人間萬物傳遞來的美好、希望、歡樂、鼓舞和力量的信息，你就會年輕多長時間。

An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.

人的生命應(yīng)當(dāng)像河流，開始是涓涓細(xì)流，受兩岸的而十分狹窄，爾后奔騰咆哮，翻過危巖，飛越瀑布，河面漸漸開闊，河岸也隨之向兩邊隱去，最后水流平緩，森森無際，匯入大海之中，個人就這樣毫無痛苦地消失了。

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over

timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.

青春意味著戰(zhàn)勝懦弱的那股大丈夫氣概和擯棄安逸的那種冒險精神。往往一個60歲的老者比一個20歲的青年更多一點(diǎn)這種勁頭。人老不僅僅是歲月流逝所致，更主要的是不思進(jìn)取的結(jié)果。

Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. 光陰可以在顏面上留下印記，而熱情之火的熄滅則在心靈上刻下皺紋。煩惱、恐懼、缺乏自信會扭曲人的靈魂，并將青春化為灰燼。

學(xué)習(xí)英語的重要性

English is the most popular language in the world, and it is also most widely spoken of all the language. It is mother tongue in many important countries, such as the USA,England, Australia and so on. In India, Though it is not the mother tongue, it ‘sthe important official

The 2008 Olympics will be hosted in Beijing. Many foreigners will come to China. We should try our best to serve the Olympics. For example, we can help the foreign visitors if we learn English well.

Examination(考試)

Someone says examination can help us go over our lessons in time and after the examination we can find how we are getting on

with our studies. But we are always having too many examinations and they are also too difficult for us to get through.I find some of us have lost interest in learning lessons. Besides,it is harmful to our health as we hardly have any time to go in for sports. I think the present system of measurement should be improved.

Water

Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices,factories, schools and hospitals.

From space the earth looks like a huge water-covered globe.Water covers about seventy percent of the earth's surface. There is water in oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes. Even in the driest part of the world, there is some water in the air. Water is found almost everywhere.

1.Life is not fair, get used to it. 生活是不公平的；要去適應(yīng)它。

a mothers love never changes. 母愛永恒。

a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善終。

1.希望和信任是蜥蜴的尾巴，即使被切斷，但它們還會再長出來。

1.Hope and trust is the tail of a lizard, which can reproduce even after being cut off.

2.寧可失敗在你喜歡的事情上，也不要成功在你所憎惡的事情上。

2.To lost in something you love is better than to win in something you hate.

3.一個人總要走陌生的路，看陌生的風(fēng)景，聽陌生的歌，然后在某個不經(jīng)意的瞬間，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，原本是費(fèi)盡心機(jī)想要忘記的事情真的就那么忘記了。

3. One is always on a strange road, watching strange scenery and listening to strange music. Then one day, you will find that the things you try hard to forget are already gone.

4.幸福，不是長生不老，不是大魚大肉，不是權(quán)傾朝野。幸福敲懇桓鑫⑿〉納?鈐竿?锍傘５蹦閬氤緣氖焙蠐械貿(mào)裕?氡話?氖焙蠐腥死窗?恪?/P>

4. Happiness is not about being immortal nor having food or rights in one's hand. It’s about having each tiny wish come true, or having something to eat when you are hungry or having someone's love when you need love.

5.愛情是燈，友情是影子，當(dāng)燈滅了，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)你的周圍都是影子。朋友，是在最后可以給你力量的人。

5. Love is a lamp, while friendship is the shadow. When the lamp is off, you will find the shadow everywhere. Friend is who can give you strength at last.

6.我愛你不是因?yàn)槟闶钦l，而是我在你面前可以是誰。

6.I love you not for who you are, but for who I am before you.

7.愛情，要么讓人成熟，要么讓人墮落。

7.Love makes man grow up or sink down.

8.舉得起放得下的叫舉重，舉得起放不下的叫負(fù)重。可惜，大多數(shù)人的愛情，都是負(fù)重的。

8. If you can hold something up and put it down, it is called weight-lifting; if you can hold something up but can never put it down, it's called burden-bearing. Pitifully, most of people are bearing heavy burdens when they are in love.

9.許多人向往水晶般的愛情——晶瑩剔透沒有一點(diǎn)瑕疵。更多人擁有的卻是玻璃般的愛情——同樣透明但容易破碎。

9.Most of people are looking forward the crystal-like love—pure without any defect. However the truth is most people are having the glass-like love-same transparent but easily broken.

10．我們每個人都生活在各自的過去中，人們會用一分鐘的時間去認(rèn)識一個人，用一小時的時間去喜歡一個人，再用一天的時間去愛上一個人，到最后呢，卻要用一輩子的時間去忘記一個人。

10. We all live in the past. We take a minute to know someone, one hour to like

someone, and one day to love someone, but the whole life to forget someone.

11．一個人一生可以愛上很多的人，等你獲得真正屬于你的幸福之后，你就會明白一起的傷痛其實(shí)是一種財富，它讓你學(xué)會更好地去把握和珍惜你愛的人。

11. One may fall in love with many people during the lifetime. When you finally get your own happiness, you will understand the previous sadness is kind of treasure, which makes you better to hold and cherish the people you love.

12．人的一生，有兩種遺憾最折磨人：一是得不到你心愛的人；二是心愛的人得不到幸福。

12.During the whole life, you will regret for two things: one is that you don’t get the one you love and the other is the one you love is not happy.

13．生活在沒有的你的世界，比任何一種懲罰都要痛苦，你知道嗎，對我而言，你是任何人都無法取代的。

13. To live in a world without you is more painful than any punishment. Do you know that no one can replace you in my heart?

14．你的誕生帶給我希望，而我希望帶給你幸福。

14.Your birth gives me hope and I hope to give you happiness.

15．我將暴風(fēng)般的愛情藏在心底，那是為了不給對方任何心理壓力，我的愛情越是珍貴，相對地，也越珍惜別人的愛情。

15. I hide my storm-like love in my heart just not to give you any pressure. The more precious my love is, the more I cherish the love from others.

My oath 我的誓言

Today I truly believe

This unique journey will completely change my life! Today I truly believe

That all my efforts will produce generous returns. Today I truly believe

English will be a powerful weapon in my life!Today I truly believe

My dream of speaking beautiful English will come alive! Therefore,

I must devote all my energy and time to learning English with courage, passion, enthusiasm, and vigor! I must enjoy losing face!

I must pour all my efforts into learning English!I must be absolutely responsible for myself!I must be 100 percent dedicated to my goal! I must be totally crazy about speaking English! I must not waste one minute, or even one second! I must challenge my limits and then surpass them! I must conquer English and charge toward success! I will speak good English!

I will because I think I will!

Right here! Right Now! Action!

今天我堅(jiān)信

這段特殊的旅程將徹底改變我的一生！

今天我堅(jiān)信

我所有的付出終將得到豐厚的回報！

今天我堅(jiān)信

英語一定會成為我人生奮斗的強(qiáng)有力的武器！ 今天我堅(jiān)信

講一口漂亮英語的理想一定會美夢成真！

所以在今天，

我一定要精神飽滿、熱情高漲、熱愛丟臉、瘋狂投入！ 百分之百地負(fù)責(zé)任！

我必須對我的目標(biāo)百分之百地專注！

我必須百分之百地瘋狂說英語！

在今天的每一分每一秒，全力以赴！

挑戰(zhàn)極限，超越自我！

征服英文，邁向成功！

我一定能講一口最漂亮的英文！

我一定行，因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為我行！

就在這里！就在此刻！馬上行動！

英文美文短篇篇三：比較簡單但卻優(yōu)美英文美文

Try to Remember the Good Things

When times become difficult, remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness.

當(dāng)你身陷困境的時候，回想你生命中快樂和幸福的時刻。

Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial. 回想它是如何使你快樂，你便有了走出困境的勇氣。

When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved through perseverance and by struggling to the end.

當(dāng)面對重重困難，你感覺舉步維艱的時候，回想你以前是如何堅(jiān)持到底戰(zhàn)勝困難的最后時刻的。

In doing so, you'll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way. 這樣，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)你有能力克服每個障礙。

When you find yourself drained and depleted of energy, remember to find a place of sanctuary and rest.

當(dāng)你覺得精疲力盡的時候，暫時離開，讓自己稍作休息。

Take the neccessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so you'll be ready to face each new day.

給自己留點(diǎn)時間做做夢，充一下電，這樣你就能以嶄新的面貌去面對每一天。

When you feel tension building, find something fun to do. You'll find that the stress you feel will dissipate and your thoughts will become clearer.

當(dāng)你感覺到緊張的壓力，做一些有樂趣的事吧。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)壓力在漸漸消逝，你的想法也漸漸明朗了。

When you're faced with so many negative and draining situations, realize how minuscule problems will seem when you view your life as a whole--and remember the positive things.

當(dāng)你面對重重困難的時候，要意識到相對于你的整個生命，這些難題其實(shí)是微不足道的－－銘記你生命中美好的東西。

Living life over

If I had my life to live over……I would have talked less and listened more.

假如我能重新生活,我會說得更少，聽得更多

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was strained and the sofa faded. 我會邀請朋友來吃飯，即使地毯變臟,沙發(fā)褪色。

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

我會花時間聽我的祖父漫談他的年輕時光。

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day. because my hair had just been teased and sprayed. 我再也不會堅(jiān)持在某個夏天的某一天車窗一定要打開，而我的頭發(fā)剛剛被噴膠并被做好。

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage. 我會點(diǎn)燃雕得像朵玫瑰一樣的粉紅的蠟燭，在它被在存儲中融化之前。

I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains. 我會與我的孩子一起坐在草坪上，不用擔(dān)心草地上的污漬。

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life. 我會在看電視時哭得更少,笑得更少，而更多的是觀察生活。

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding patter if I were not there for the day. 當(dāng)我生病時,我會上床睡覺，而不是假裝如果我不在一天,地球就會停止不動。

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical，would not show soil or was guaranteed to last a life time. 我再也不會購買任何據(jù)說是實(shí)用的,牢固的,保證可用一生的東西。

There would have been more“I love your”??more“I’m sorry”??but mostly，given another shots at life，I would seize every minute??look at it and really see it??live it??and never give it back.

我會說更多的“我愛你. ” ? ?更多的“對不起. ” ? ?可是，我被生活再次擊倒，我會抓住每一分鐘? ?看看它, 實(shí)實(shí)在在地看它? ?好好生活? ?決不讓它重頭再來。

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