優(yōu)秀的經(jīng)典英語美文欣賞

1、1優(yōu)秀的經(jīng)典英語美文欣賞我們可以多多看看一些英語的文章來提升我們的英語作文，今天就給大家分享一下英語美文欣賞，歡迎參考一位母親寫給女兒的信dear girls,我親愛的孩子們，you& #39;re so young right now, but i hope these letterswill be helpful to you one day whe n you& #39;re older. there is so much iwish i could ask my mother now that i am a grow n woma n. there is somuch we n eve

2、r got to talk about. i 'm planningon being aroundfor you well into your lives andadulthood, but even so, i think having these letters will be useful in someway. who knows how things might change dow n the road, and at leastyou& #39;ll have your 34-year-old mother's thoughts dow n onpaper.你們現(xiàn)

3、在如此稚嫩，但我希望將來某一天等你們長大了，這封信將會對你們有幫助。作為一個成年女人，我也有很多想問我媽媽的問 題，有很多我和她從未談及過的事情。在你們的成長中，我會在你們 身邊幫你2們過好生活長大成人，但即使這樣，我認為這封信也能通過其他方式使你們獲益。誰也不知道將來會發(fā)生什么，但至少你們會有 我這個 34 歲的母親把想法寫下來供你們參考。any way, i want this letter to be about beauty and my relationship to it.i feel this enormous responsibility, as a mother of two

4、 little girls, to leadyou down a path that is relatively healthy whe n it comes to beauty andself image. in a lot of wome n& #39;s eyes i& #39;ve probably alreadyfailed in that respect due to the amount of pin k-pri ncess-barbie messclutteri ng up vera 's room right now.不管怎么樣，我希望談?wù)勱P(guān)于美以及我對美的看法。作為

5、一個有兩個女兒的母親，在談到美和自身形象的問題，我有重要的責任為你 們引導(dǎo)相對健康的認識之路。雖然在許多女人眼里，我這方面做得并 不值得稱贊，因為現(xiàn)在在 vera 的房間里還亂糟糟地塞滿了卡哇伊的 芭比娃娃。but i will say this about barbie (and all the rest of that prin cessgarbage): i played with that stuff for a solid decade whe n i was grow ingup and here i am now at a healthy weight with a health

6、y outlook about mybody and image. i have a masters degree and have a successful careerand a published book. if barbie were really so damag ing to my femininityand self-image i highly doubt i could list all of the latter as accomplishments.但對于芭比娃娃（以及系列相關(guān)的公主垃圾玩具）我想說的是，我3小時候玩了整整十年的洋娃娃，現(xiàn)在我是一個擁有體重標準、 保持健

7、 康外貌的女性，我獲得了碩士學(xué)位，我事業(yè)成功還出版了一本書。如 果芭比娃娃真的對我的女性特質(zhì)和個人形象有破壞性的影響，那么我真是非常懷疑我列出的那些成就是怎么來的。but i get it too. it's hard for women to maintain a healthyself-image.it's hard not to obsess over ourweight and to wish we could afford more stylish clothes. it& #39;s hard not to covet some one else's hai

8、r or hips or eyelashes, and to spe ndinordin ate amounts of time try ing to achieve looks that we were n eversuited for in the first place.但是我也懂，對女人來講保持健康的形象很不容易。想要不被體重困擾，不奢求自己能有經(jīng)濟能力購買更時尚的衣服，這真的很難;不覬覦別的女生的發(fā)型、翹臀和睫毛，不在自己身上無節(jié)制的花時間 試圖讓自己駕馭那些完全不適合的造型，這些也都太難了。i have girlfrie nds around whom i have to brac

9、e myself to see,because eve n though i love them, just being around them makes meself-c on scious. i look at old pictures of my mother and won der why i've n ever bee n able to be as skinny as she was. and then i havefriends who are thinner than their mothers ever were. we wome n goround and rou

10、nd in circles, hold ing hands and trying to be one ano thersometimes.4我身邊有一群女性朋友，雖然我很愛她們，但每次跟她們接觸我 都需要打起精神，只是和她們待在一起我都會覺得不自然。 看著我媽 媽的老照片，我總是納悶為什么自己永遠不能像她那么骨感， 然后我 發(fā)現(xiàn)身邊有朋友比她媽媽年輕時還要瘦。我們女人總在轉(zhuǎn)圈圈，有時 還牽著彼此的手試著扮演對方的角色。men like to thi nk we dress and style ourselves for them,but why would we when they hardl

11、y notice? i've never tried so hardto look good as whe n i know i& #39;m about to meet up with a stylishgirlfrie nd. it 's she who will no tice my slimmed dow n waist or thethinn est, little bracelet on my arm.男人以為我們穿衣服打扮自己是為了給他們看，但為什么當男人幾乎不去注意這些時我們依然樂此不疲呢？在我知道自己馬上將會見一個時髦的女性朋友之前，我就會非常非常努力地打扮自

12、己，讓自己 看起來容光煥發(fā)。而她也肯定會注意到我苗條的腰線和手臂上纖細精 巧的手鐲。and i have no doubt that the two of you, veronica and juliette, will endlessly compare yourselves to each other. you will won der why one ofyou got Ion ger legs or shi nier hair or bigger breasts or thicker eyelashes.i know this, not because i know sisters,

13、but because i know women. thething i'll tell you, the thi ng to remember is this: not eve n the prettiestof us feel settled. the girl you thi nk looks the most perfect in all the world5is probably the girl who wants to change herself more tha n anyone else.毫無疑問，我親愛的女兒維多妮卡和朱麗葉，你們以后也會無止 境地相互比較。你們會

14、郁悶為什么對方的腿比自己長，頭發(fā)比自己亮，胸部比自己豐滿或者她有更濃密的睫毛。我懂這些，不是因為我了解姐妹關(guān)系，而是我了解女人。我要告訴你們而你們必須牢記的一件事 是：即使最漂亮的女人也沒有安全感，在你眼里最完美的女孩或許比任何人都想改變自己。don'ttake these on. don'tlet that messagecarry any weight within yourselves. you are not worthless. you are so fullof love and light and you should let it shi ne through

15、you every sec ond ofevery day. if some one pushes you dow n for standing tall then just pushyourself back up and stand eve n taller. and know that the reas on theypushed you dow n in the first place is just because the y& #39;re scared.i will tell you that i have never in my life felt more beautiful

16、 than when ihave stood my tallest.不要太在乎這些，不要讓這樣的信息增加自己的負擔。你有自己獨特的價值。你的生命中充滿愛和光芒，讓它們每天每分每秒都照耀 著你的生活吧！如果有人為了站得高一點而把你推倒，那么你得自己 堅強地站起來，讓自己站得更高！要知道他們推你下去只是因為他們恐懼。而我要告訴你們的是：當我站在人生最高處的時候，我覺得那 是我覺得最美麗的時刻！6sta nd tall.昂首挺立。love,愛你們的，mom媽媽一生中要有的八種類型的朋友Did you know that people without friends are more likelyto

17、 die an early death?你知道嗎？沒有朋友的人往往死的早。It&rsq uo;s true. Just ask scie nee.這是真的。不信，可以向科學(xué)求證。To up your eha nces of liv ing a long, happy life, hav ing abunch of fair-weather buddies won&rsq uo;t do the trick. Youn eed a diverse, well-ro un ded en tourage that will stick with you throughthick and thi n.

18、 The followi ng eight types of friends are just what you need to keep the doctor away.要想生活得長久幸福，一群不能共患難的朋友是不能助你達成目 的的。 你需要的是一群性格各異、 面面俱到， 可以與你同甘苦共患難 的朋友。7接下來要說的八種類型的朋友正是這一類。1. A Loyal Best Friend1一個忠實的最好的朋友Sometimes a loyal best friend is the only thi ng you n eedto stay sane. Every one n eeds a non

19、-judgme ntal frie nd who willsupport them no matter what. This is the ki nd of friend wholets you be a hot mess and knows all of your deepest and darkest secrets,but still loves you all the same.有時一個忠實的最好的朋友可以是使你保持清醒的唯一原因。每個人都需要一個無論在任何情況下都無私支持自己的朋友。 這樣的朋 友可以放任你的一團糟，也知道你所有的最深處和最黑暗的秘密， 但 仍然一直愛著你。2. A

20、Fearless Adve nturer2. 一個無所畏懼的冒險者We live in a big world where there are so many places tosee, people to meet, and experie nces to be had, yet so manyof us are stuck in our own routi nes and forget to, well, live. Weall need an adventurous friend who will pull us out of our shells andintroduce us to

21、new ideas, cultures, philosophies, and activities.我們生活在一個宏大的世界里，可以看許多風景，遇到各色人， 擁有豐富多彩的經(jīng)歷。然而，我們大部分人都深陷在自己的瑣事里，忘記如8何好好地生活。我們都需要一個冒險的朋友，將自己從殼里拖出來并向我們介紹新想法、文化、哲學(xué)和活動3. A Brutally Hon est Co nfida nt3. 個極其誠實的知己There&rsq uo;s certa in situati ons in life where we n eed tohear the harsh truth. That’s

22、what the brutally honest con fida ntis for. If you’rein a rocky relati on shipandevery one&rsq uo;s telli ng you that it&rsq uo;s perfectly no rmal thatyou’re back with that special some one for the 8th time in the last 2years, the brutally hon est con fida nt is there to yank your rose-

23、coloredglasses off and tell you,“ Enough.Stop with all that break-up-a nd-get-back-together drama. You deservebetter. ” Friends are supposed to be honest with each other. If you findsome one who is brutally hon est with you (in a con structive way), the nhold on to this pers on! People like that are

24、 hard to come by these days.在生活中，有些特定的場合，我們需要知道殘酷的真相。這時我 們正需要這樣一個極其誠實的知己。在一段搖擺不定的戀愛關(guān)系中，每個人都對你說情人間難免有摩擦，你應(yīng)該再次回到那個人身邊，而這已是過去兩年里第八次出現(xiàn)。 此時那個極其誠實的知己則會摘掉你 樂觀的眼鏡，對你說，“夠了！不要再上演那種分分合合的戲碼了。你 值得9更好的人”。朋友之間應(yīng)該相互坦誠。如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)某個人對你極 其誠實，那么就緊緊抓住這個人。在這個時代，像這樣的人已不多了。4. A Wise Men tor4. 一位睿智的導(dǎo)師Jesse Jacks on once said,“ Ne

25、ver look dow n on some oneuni ess you’re help ing them up. ”If you have some onesmart, in spiri ng, and admirable in your life who practices this philosophy,you’re extremely lucky. We all need a friend who in spires us to bebetter people without making us feel in adequate. Plus, being ar

26、oundsuch a pers onwillchalle nge us to better ourselves every day.杰西杰克遜曾說，“永遠不要看輕別人，除非他需要你的幫助”。如果你的一生中有這樣聰慧、令人激勵和敬佩的人在實踐這種哲學(xué)，那你就非常幸運。我們都需要一個激勵自己變得更好而不是變得自卑 的朋友。而且，在這樣一個人身邊將會促使我們不斷提高，天天向上。The wise men tor in your life does n&rsq uo;t have to be some onewho shares the same occupati onor hobbies withyo

27、u. It&rsq uo;ssimply some one who&rsq uo;sa few stepsahead of you in life and has eno ugh wisdom and patie nee to guide you inthe right directi on .It can be anyone — a colleague, a friendwho’sbeyond their years, or an10older n eighbor — as long as you look up to this pers on and w

28、antto be more like them.在你的生命中，一位睿智的導(dǎo)師不一定要是某個職位與你相同的或是擁有共同愛好的人。僅僅是某個生活閱歷比你多點，擁有足夠智 慧和能力，可以指引你走向正確方向的人。他可以是任何人 ——一位同事、一個閱歷豐富的朋友或是一位年老的 鄰居，只要你敬仰并且想要成為甚至超越他們。5. A Frie nd From a Differe nt Culture5. 來自不同文化的朋友The last thi ng you want to be described as is some one who’s stuck in their

29、own ways. If every one had a friend from a differentculture, the world would be a much better place. Being in a cross-culturalfriendship allows you to explore customs, values, and traditions outside ofyour own culture. Sometimes you might even adopt new ways to do things.你最不想被別人描述成固執(zhí)己見的人。如果每個人都有一位來自

30、 不同文化的朋友，世界將會變得更美好。一段跨文化的友誼可以使你 體驗與自己文化迥然不同的習(xí)俗、價值觀和傳統(tǒng)。有時，你甚至可能 米用新的方式做事。Be careful; don&rsq uo;tbefrie nd some one just becausethey’re froma differentculture. No one likes to be a11toke n frie nd. In stead, keep your mind ope n, and if you come acrosssome one you click with who just so happe n

31、s to be from a differentculture, make the effort to learn about their customs, values, andtraditions while getting to know the pers on on a pers on al level.注意，不要就因為某人來自不同文化就與其成為朋友。沒人喜歡成為象征性的朋友。相反，你要敞開心胸。如果你在網(wǎng)上遇到某個人 恰巧來自不同文化，要努力去了解他們的習(xí)俗、價值觀念和傳統(tǒng)，同 時從個人的層面去了解這個人。6. A Polar Opposite6. 個完全對立的朋友We huma n

32、s are hard-wired to get together in groups and attackoutsiders — the huma n pack men tality, if you will.If you only develop friendships with others who follow the same beliefs,customs, and values as you do, chances are you’re somewhatdetached from the rest of the world, and you’re

33、 more likely toperpetuate stereotypes on anyone who holds a differe nt world view fromyou.我們?nèi)祟愄焐臅奂谝黄鸾M成組，對付外來者-即人類團 體性思維，如果你想知道的話。要是只跟與你有相同信仰、習(xí)俗和價 值觀念的人做朋友，你將可能與其余的世界相脫離，更加可能給與你 持不同世界觀的人留下刻板的印象。12In stead ofcon sta ntlysurro undingyourself withlike- min ded people, try to break out of your comfort

34、 zone and befrie ndpeople who hold oppos ing views. They will help ope n your eyes todiffere nt world views and you&rsq uo;ll lear n to accept people whodon&rsq uo;t see the world exactly the way you see it.除了不斷地使志同道合的人圍繞在身邊，你應(yīng)該試著打破這種安 逸，同觀點與你對立的人做朋友。他們可以幫助你拓展不同世界觀的 視野，而你也將學(xué)會接受以一種完全迥異于你的方式看待世界的人。7.

35、A Frie ndly Neighbor7位友好的鄰居These days, a lot of people don&rsq uo;t know their ownn eighbors. It&rsq uo;s a shame, because some n eighbors can be the nicest and most helpful people ever. If you’re on a vacation, and yousuddenly realize that you forgot to lock the front door, you can call up yo

36、urtrusty ol’ n eighbor and ask them to head over to your house andlock it for you.Nice dependable neighbors who have each other’s backs are adying breed, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t introduceyourself to the new neighbors across the street!這些年，很多人不了解自己的鄰居。這真是羞愧。因為一些鄰居

37、可以成為最友好和最熱心的人。要是你正在度假，突然意識到自己忘13記鎖大門了，你可以打電話給信任的鄰居，讓他們前去你家，幫你鎖 好大門。擁有友好并相互照應(yīng)的鄰居是千金難買，但那并不意味著你不應(yīng)該向街對面的新鄰居介紹你自己。8. A Work Pal8.位工作伙伴Did you know that with a full-time job, you spe nd at least50% of your waking hours at work? Not only that, but you spend somemore time commuting to work, thinking about

38、work, working overtime,and furthering your career on your pers onal time. Depress in g, is n’t it?你知道嗎？在擁有一份全職工作后，你至少花費了 50%的醒著的 時間在工作上。不僅僅是那樣，你還要多花費些時間在通勤、思考工 作、加班，并且在個人時間拓展事業(yè)。真令人沮喪，是不是？Statistics show that the more isolated you are at work, the moredepressed you get. That&rsq uo;s why it mak

39、es sense to get a work pal tochat with at the water cooler and to help you get through the week. Youspe nd 50% of your waki ng hours at work, and so does your work pal.You’ll find it much easier to shoot the breeze and complain aboutwork with some one who can relate to you tha n eat ing lunch

40、alone everyday.數(shù)據(jù)表明，在工作上越孤立，你就變得越抑郁。這就是為什么需 要14一個可以在飲水機旁聊天并且助你度過一周的工作伙伴。 你花 50%醒著的時間在工作上，你的工作伙伴也一樣。與每天獨自吃午飯 相比，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)與合得來的人閑聊或是抱怨工作是更容易的事。Your work pal does n&rsq uo;t have to be your best frie nd outside ofwork. They just n eed to be some one you click with on some level, and ifyou two hit it off exc

41、epti on ally well, you can always start hanging out withthem outside of the office.你的工作伙伴不一定要是你工作之外的最好的朋友。 他們只需要 是你在某種層面上喜歡的人即可。如果你倆一拍即合特別好，那么在 辦公室之外你總是可以和他們出去逛。With a loyal best friend, a fearless adventurer, a brutally hon est confida nt,a wise men tor, a frie nd from a differe ntculture, a polar

42、opposite, a frie ndly n eighbor, and a work pal in your life,you’re bound to live a long and happy life!一生中，有一個忠實的最好的朋友、一個無所畏懼的冒險者、一 位極其誠實的知己、一位睿智的導(dǎo)師、一個來自不同文化的朋友、一 個完全對立的朋友、一個友好的鄰居以及一個工作伙伴，你必將活得長久而快樂。直面內(nèi)在的敵人 Faci ng the En emies With inWe are not born with courage, but neither are we born with

43、 fear.Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experie nces, by15what some one has told you, by what you’ve read in the papers.Some fears are valid, like walk ing alone in a bad part of tow n at twoo&rsq uo;clock in the morning. But once you lear n to avoid that situati on,you won&rs

44、q uo;t n eed to live in fear of it.我們的勇氣并不是與生俱來的，我們的恐懼也不是。也許有些恐 懼來自你的親身經(jīng)歷，別人告訴你的故事，或你在報紙上讀到的東西。有些恐懼可以理解，例如在凌晨兩點獨自走在城里不安全的地段。但是一旦你學(xué)會避免那種情況，你就不必生活在恐懼之中。Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions.Fear can destroy fortunes.Fear can destroyrelati on ships. Fear, if left un checked

45、, can destroy our lives. Fear is oneof the many en emies lurk ing in side us.恐懼，哪怕是最基本的恐懼，也可能徹底粉碎我們的抱負?？謶?可能摧毀財富，也可能摧毀一段感情。如果不加以控制，恐懼還可能 摧毀我們的生活?？謶质菨摲谖覀儍?nèi)心的眾多敵人之一。Let me tell you about five of the otherenemies we facefrom withi n. The first en emy that you&rsqu o;ve got to destroy before itdestroys

46、you is indifferenee. What a tragic disease this is! “ Ho-hum, letit slide. I’ll just drift along. ” Here’s one problem withdrifting:you can’tdrift your way to the to of the mou ntai n.16讓我來告訴你我們面臨的其他五個內(nèi)在敵人。第一個你要在它襲 擊你之前將其擊敗的敵人是冷漠。打著哈欠說： “隨它去吧，我就隨 波逐流吧。”這是多么可悲的疾病??！隨波逐流的問題是：你不可能漂流到山頂

47、去。The sec ond en emy we face is in decisi on. In decisi on is thethief of opport unity and en terprise. It will steal your cha nces for a betterfuture. Take a sword to this en emy.我們面臨的第二個敵人是優(yōu)柔寡斷。它是竊取機會和事業(yè)的賊，它還會偷去你實現(xiàn)更美好未來的機會。向這個敵人出劍吧！The third en emy in side is doubt. Sure, there’sroomfor heal

48、thyskepticism. Youcan&rsq uo;tbelieveeverything. But youalso can’tlet doubt takeover.Ma ny people doubtthe past, doubtthe future, doubteachother,doubt the government,doubtthe possibilitiesnaddoubt the opport un ities. Worse of all, they doubt themselves. I’mtelling you, doubt will destroy your life and yourcha nces of success. It will empty both your bank acco unt and your heart.Doubt is an en emy. Go after it. Get rid of it.第三個內(nèi)在的敵人是懷疑。當然