適合高中生背誦經(jīng)典英語短文

TheForceofHabits之勘阻及廣創(chuàng)作Habits,whethergoodorbad,aregraduallyformed.Themorewedoathing,themorewetendtolikedoingit;andifwedonotcontinuetodoit,wefeeluncomfortable.Thisiscalledtheforceofhabits,andtheforceofhabitsshouldbefoughtagainst.Thisapplieseventosuchgoodthingsasworkorrest.Somepeopleformabadhabitofworkingtoomuch,andothersofidlingtoomuch.Badhabits,onceformed,aredifficulttogetridof.Thewisemanalwaysrememberstocheckanybadhabit.Hewarnshimself“Iamnowbecomingidle”or“Iliketoomanysweets”or“Ismoketoomuch”.Andthenadds,“Iwillgetmyselfoutofthisbadhabitatonce.”Manypeoplesaycertaingoodhabitsshouldpayattentionenthusiasmandthrift.

TheWaytoAchieveSuccessthattheyowemuchofittothecultivationofinearlylife.Informinggoodhabits,Ithinkwetofourthings,thatishonesty,industry,“Honestyisthebestpolicy.”Thisisaproverbtowhichwemustpayattention.Therearesomanytemptationsinsocietythatthroughalittlecarelessnesswemaygoastray.Butwhenwearehonest,peoplewillnotbedishonesttous.Industrygiveseverymanandwoman,everyboyandgirl,properworktodo.Todonothingisgoingtoruinoneself.Enthusiasmisagreatforce.One’ssoulwillexpandifonedevotesoneselftoanoblecause.Thedifficultiesinourwayaretremendous,butwhatcanwenotaccomplish,ifwithenthusiasm?Therearemanyproverbs,whichsetforththeadvantagesofthrift.Sinceweliveintheworldinwhichmoneyisaverypowerfulthing,weshouldalwaystrytosaveaportionofourearningsforfutureuse.Thesearethefourthingstowhichwemustpayattention.Itisonlybythiswaythatwecanachievesuccess.TVABlessingoraCurse?AsTVentersmoreandmorefamilies,peoplebegintowonderaboutitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Somebelieveitisablessing,othersholdthatitisacursetosociety.TV,asamassmedia,canbringtopeoplenewinformationoneconomies,culture,arts,andmanyotherfields.Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoriteprogramsathome.Insomecountries,someTVstationsprovidesuchprogramsaslookingfordangerouscriminalsandlostchildren,helpingtofindanideallover,andotherswhicharequitebeneficialtosociety,someTVstationsprovidevarioususefulseminarsforpeopleofvariousagesandsocialstatus.Butontheotherhand,TVmayexertbadinfluenceonpeople.Someprogramsarefullofviolence.Asaresult,people,especiallyjuveniles,areledtocommitcrimes.AnincreasingnumberofpeoplearesoindulgedinTVprogramsthatsomeevenneglecttheirduties.Inmyopinion,theattitudetowardsTValldependsononeself.Peopleshouldchoosethoseprograms,whichareuseful,andcanbringtothemthesenseofbeauty.OnTestandTestTakingThepurposeofatestistocheckhowmuchwestudentshavelearnedaboutasubject.Itnotonlyhelpsmakeournewlyacquiredknowledgepermanent,butalsoenablesustofindoutwhatneedstospendmoretimeimproving.on

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moreharmthangood.Ithinkthatwegotocollegeinordertohaveourfurtherstudies,andprepareustobequalifiedforthefuturejob.Therefore,weshouldtakeacorrectattitudetowardstest.Aslongaswestudydiligentlyandreviewourlessonsregularly,wearesuretobeusedtoserveitsrealpurpose.TheDictionaryThedictionaryisalivingteacher.Wheneveryoucomeacrossword,justconsultitandyouwillgetacleardefinition.Everystudent,whetherattendingschoolorself-taught,shouldalwayshaveadictionaryathand.Asastudyaid,itisconvenient,inexpensiveandomniscient(all-knowing).Languageskillswilldevelopwithyourconstantuseofdictionaries.Themoreyouusethem,themorefamiliaryouwill

anewalmostvariousbecomewiththem.Soonerorlater,youwillbequiteskilledinfindingthepage,scanningtheentriesandlocatingtheexactmeaningsofthenewwords.Butyoushouldhaveonethinginmind.Asalanguagestudent,youcanneverbecometoomuchattachedtodictionaries;basiclanguageskillsdonotcomefromdictionaries,butfromyourpractice.Exposeyourselftothelanguagebylistening,speaking,readingandwritingmore,andthatistheonlywaytothemasteryofalanguage.OnLearningLearningisone’sownbusiness,whichcannotrelyonothers.Asweknow,learningisaprocessofaccumulatingknowledge.Itisone’slife-longtask,whichcannotbeaccomplishedinonemove.Asuccessfullearnerisanindependentonewhohasbothanindomitable(unyielding)willandamazingendurance.Hewilltrytodiscoverhisownwayoflearning.Insteadofwaitingfortheteacher’shelp,hewillmakeeffortstocreatefavorableconditionsonhisowninitiative.Itwillcertainlybeofgreathelp,ifthereisgoodenvironment,sufficientbooksandequipment,aswellasinstructionsfromteacherandbeneficialfriends.Butevenifonehasgotallthesefavorableconditions,onecannotbesuretosucceedinlearning.Sothemostimportantfactorinlearningconsistsinone’sownmanisafailurebecausehecannotbearsuchindispensablehardships.Unremitting(neverstopping)effortscancompensateforthelackoftalentsandthusenableonetogetconsiderableprogressinlearning.IsFailureaBadThing?Failureisacommonoccurrence(happening)inourdailyWhateverwedo,therearealwaystwopossibleresults:successorfailure.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetries,sometimes

life.failurecan’tbeavoided.Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardsfailure.Whenfacedwithit,somecanstanduptoit,drawausefullessonfromitandtrytheirbesttofulfillwhattheyaredeterminedtodo.Others,however,loseheartandgivein.Theydonothingbutcomplainaboutthemselvesandobjectiveconditions.Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureteachessuccess.”whatreallycountsisnotthefailureitself,buttheproperattitudeweshouldtakeafterit.Itrustthataslongaswekeeptowhatisrightandcorrectwhatiswrong,thatistosay,learnalessonfromfailure,wewillbecertaintosucceed.SoIamoftheopinionthatfailureisnotabadthing.

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“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”Therearemanygamesforpeopletoindulge(enjoy)aftertheirworkofstudy.Amongthemarefootball,tennis,andkite-flying.Otherformsofrecreationareboating,fishing,gardening,cycling,

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chess-playing,andreading.Thosewhospendmostoftheirtimeintheopenairandhaveconstantmuscularemployment,shouldadoptreadingorsomeotherquietformsofrecreation.Personswhositmuchattheirbusinessshouldtakeakindofrecreationthatwillsupplytheirmuscleswithexercise.Recreationprovidespeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxation.Itmakespeoplefeelhappy,energeticandconfident,meanwhileitpreparespeopletodomuchbetterthaneverintheirdailywork.OnToday’sEducationIthinkoneofthemainproblemswithtoday’seducationisthatmuchemphasisisplacedontestscore.Ithasbecomethemostimportantcriterion(standard)forcollegeenrollment.Astudent,howevercreativeandintelligent,willnotbeadmittedintoacollegeforhistotalscoresarejustonepointlessthanrequired.Itisalsoonofthe(decisive)factorseitherinjobassignmentorinemploymentcompetitions.ThecompetitionforhighscoresamongstudentsbecomesStudentsfindthemselvesconcentratingmoreonstrategiestoachievehighscoresthanonacquiringtheknowledge.Theywillplaytruant(stayawayfrom)ofsomesubsidiary(lessimportant)coursesandskipsubstance,whichwillnotbetestedon.Teachersareapttogivetheirstudentshighscores.Astheirjobis

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someteacherstendtoseteasypaperstotesttheirstudentsonornarrowdownthescopeoftheexam,evengivethemthehintstoexams,orfavortheirstudentswithhigherscores.Asaresult,thecompetitionforhighscoresbecomessointensethatitactuallyaffectsoureducationresults.WeekendWeekendsareimportant.Theyprovidepeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxationthatareessentialtoahappyandhealthylife.I’moneofthosewhoknowhowtoenjoytheirleisureontheweekend.AgoodsleepatSaturdaynightusuallyhelpsmetorecoverfromthehardlaboroftheweek.AdelightSundaytriptothesuburbsmakesmefreshandfreefromanytension.IfIstayathome,IusuallydosomelightreadingorpracticeChinesecalligraphyatraditionalwritingskillwhichhasanextraordinarycalmingeffect.SometimesmotherinvitesmetohelphercookandIamalwayshappytoacceptherinvitation.Agoodrestontheweekendalwaysmakesmefeelhappy,energetic,confidentandreadytoallthehardworkaheadofme.Youcannotworkhappilyandefficientlyuntilyoulearnhowtorestandrelaxontheweekend.MyViewonJob-HoppingSomepeopletendtosticktotheirpositionsallthetime,astheythinkthelongeroneworksinaparticularfield,themoreskillfulonelifeenergytoscientificresearch.Suchpeoplelovetheirworkandturnouttobespecialistsintheirownfield.Theyareusuallyhighachievers.Somearedifferent.Theyareinthehabitofjob-hopping,fortheyalwayspursue(follow)whatisnewandstimulating(interesting).Theyneverseemcontentwiththeirpresentsituation.Someliketomeetmorepeople,makemoremoneyandnewacquaintances,sotheyhopfromjobtojob.AsfarasIamconcerned,Iwanttobeprofessionallystrong.Iamnotinfavorofconstantjob-hopping,asthesayinggoes“Jackofalltrades,masterofnone”.ButIwanttocooperateandcommunicatewithsomeoneelsesoastobemorecreativeandlesspartial.AttendingCollegeatOne’sOwnExpenseNowadays,collegesanduniversitiestendtoacceptmoreandmorecandidateswithascoreclosetotherequiredbychargingaportionoftheirtuition.Moreover,thepercentageofthestudentsattendingcollegethiswaywillbeincreasingyearbyyear.Owingtothispractice,collegecandidateshavemuchfreedominchoosingthemajortheymostlyinterestedin.Inaddition,thosewhodidnotperformwellontheCollegeEntranceExamareabletoattendcollegetohavefurtherstudies.Itisreportedthatmostofthesestudentsworkharderthantheirclassmates.Certainlythispracticehassomedisadvantages.Forexample,thosecandidateswhocannotaffordthetuitionmighthavefeweropportunitiestoreceivehighereducation.Inmyopinion,theadvantagesofthispracticeweighmorethanitsdisadvantages.SoIaminfavorofitandIbelievepeoplewillbemorewillingtoacceptitastimegoesby.School-agedChildrenDropOutIt’sreportedthatinChinaaboutonemillionschool-agedchildrendropoutofschooleachyearand80%ofthedrop-outsarefromthefamilieswhicharetoopoortokeeptheirchildrenatschool.Totackletheproblem,thegovernmenthaslaunchedtheHopeProject.Ithashelpedthousandsofchildrengobacktoschool.Butinmyopinion,thisisfarfromenough.Inordertochangethissituationcompletely,thegovernmentshouldsetasideanadequateamountofmoneyforeducation,especiallyforelementaryeducation.Andalso,thegovernmentshouldestablishlawstoensurethatnochildrenshoulddropoutofschoolaselementaryschooleducationiscompulsoryinChina,andlocalgovernmentsshouldaidthepoorfamiliessothattheycansendtheirchildrentoschool.Tosumup,solongasourcentralandlocalgovernmentsandthewholesocietypayenoughattentiontothisproblemandtakeeffectiveaction,thissituationwillbechanged.KnowledgeandPowerKnowledgeandpowerarethetwothingsmostdesiredbyman.Thereiscloseconnectionbetweenthesetwothings.Theman,havingdonehisbestinacquiringknowledge,willeasilygetahighpositionandperformitsuccessfully.Powerdependsonknowledge.Knowledgetopowerisjustlikeacompasstoaship,bywhichhersailingismadesafelyacrossanunknownocean.Agreatstatesmanoralearnedscholarcanrender(give)hisgoodservicestohiscountryjustbecausehehasperfectandprofoundknowledge.wayinaWhyareapprentice

strangeland;anapprenticecannottheseso?Becausetheyareinwishestoproducegoodwork,he

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work.Ifthetohisinstructor’sadvice.Weareallthefuturemastersofourcountry.Ourcountryneedsourservices.Howcanwefulfillourfuturetasks?Togetmoreknowledgeistheonlyanswer.BreakfastWegettheenergyforourmovementsfromfood.Humanbeingsarejustlikemachines.Forustoworkproperly,wemustbewellenergized.Theenergy,ofcourse,comesfromthethreemealsaday,thatis,breakfast,lunchanddinner.Breakfast

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inthehumanreplenishing(fillupagain)energy,thusmakingusenergeticagain.Foranother,inthecourseofaday,morningistheperiodoftimeinwhichweworkwithmostefficiency.Withoutbreakfast,theefficiencywouldbelost.Finally,theconstantlackofbreakfastcancontributetostomachtroubles.Therefore,tokeepfit,wemusthavebreakfasteveryday.Itcanbeacupofmildwithsomebread,orabowlofporridgewith

somesteamedbread,oranythingelseofthesimilarkind.Anyway,wemusteatourfill(eatasmuchaswecan),becauseagoodbreakfastcannotonlyensureourgoodhealthbutalsomakeagoodbeginningforanewday.AbilityandGookLooksOldpeopleusuallytelltheyoung,“Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.”Meaningabilityismoreimportantthanappearance.Indeed,we’veseensomanybrilliantbutnotatallgood-lookingpeople.InthefilmMozart,anoperasingerreiterates(repeat)thisviewbysaying,“Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsme.”Forher,thepreferenceshowsone’staste.However,nowadays,withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingmuchemphasisonthelooks,theappearanceofthejob-applicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanabilitybecausemanybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon’thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,becauseitdemonstratesone’sownself-cultivation.Itbespeaks(show)theeffortsandthegloryofacquiringsomethingthroughone’shardworkwhereasagoodlookbespeaksnostruggleoftheindividual.Goodlooksarepleasant,butIliketheabilitybecauseitreallyshowssomethingofmyownself.LifeIsStruggleEverythingintheworldisinconstantstruggle.Struggleisinasenseofthecompetitioninnaturalselectionamongorganisms.Animalsandplantsstrugglefortheirexistence.Natureprovidesthemwithweaponsforthatstruggle.Lionshaveclaws;fishhavescales;roseshavethorns.Theyusetheseweaponsfortheunavoidablewarofexistence.Naturealsoordersustostruggle;whenweobeythenature,wewinourexistence.Theresultofstruggleistheevolutionofabettersociety.Inordertosurpasstheothers,onehastodevotehimselftowhathedoes.Ifeveryindividualdoesso,thesocietywillmakeprogress.Struggleisinevitable.Butweshouldstrugglewithsportsmanship,nottostandinthewayofothersinordertoachieveourownsuccess.Itisonlybystrugglinginsuchaway,mankindwillseeaworldgettingmoregloriousdaybyday.CanComputerWordStrHumanBrainComputersareworkingfasterthanhumanbrain.ButisitthatsomedaythecomputerwillWordStrhumanbrainandcontrolthehumanbeing?Itisquiteimpossible.Computersaredesignedanddevelopedbyhumanaccordingtotheordersdesignedbyhumanbeing.Tgrammes,thecomputerswillnotknowwhattodo.Itistruepeoplearerelyingmoreandmoreoncomputers.Ifpeople

possibleWithoutdon’