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第頁共頁晨讀考研英語美文八篇晨讀考研英語美文八篇晨讀考研英語美文1Iwas45yearsoldwhenIdecidedtolearnhowtosurf.Theysaythatlifetoughenough.ButIguessIliketomakethingsdifficultonmyself,becauseIdothatallthetime.Everydayandonpurpose.That'sbecauseIbelieveindruptingmyfortzone.WhenIstartedoutintheentertai____entbusiness,ImadealtofpeoplethatIthoughtwouldbegoodtome.Notpeoplewhocouldgivemeajoboradeal,butpeoplewhocouldshakemeup,teachmesomething,challengemyideasaboutmyselfandtheworld.SoIstartedcallingupexpertsinallkindsoffields.Someofthemwereworld-famous.Ofcourse,Ididn'tknowanyofthesepeopleandnoneofthemknewme.Andevenwhentheyagreedtogivemesomeoftheirtime,theresultsweren'talwayswhatonemightdescribeaspleasant.Take,forexle,EdwardTeller,thefatherofthehydrogenbomb.Ittookmeayearofbeggingandmorebeggingtogettohimtoagreetomeetwithme.Andthenwhathappened?Heridiculedmeandinsultedme.Butthatwasokay.Iwashopingtolearnsomethingfromhim—andIdid,evenifitwasonlythatI'mnotthatinterestingtoaphysictwithnotasteforourpopculture.Overthelast30years,I'veproducedmorethan50moviesand20televionseries.I'msuccessfuland,inmybusiness,prettywellknown.Sowhydocontinuetosubjectmyselftothsortofthing?Theanswersimple:Druptingmyfortzone,bombardingmyselfwithchallengingpeopleandsituations—ththebestwaythatIknowtokeepgrowing.AndtoparaphraseabiologtIoncemet,ifyou'renotgrowing,you'redying.SomaybeI'mnotthebestsurferonthenorthshore,butthat'sokay.晨讀考研英語美文2Studiesservefordelight,forornament,andforability.Theirchiefusefordelight,inprivatenessandretiring;forornament,indcourse;andforability,inthejudgementanddpositionofbusiness.Forexpertmencanexecute,andperhapsjudgeofparticulars,onebyone;butthegeneralcounsels,andtheplotsandmarshallingofaffairs,ebestfromthosethatarelearned.Theyperfectnature,andareperfectedbyexperience:fornaturalabilitiesarelikenaturalplants,thatneedpruningbystudy;andstudiesthemselvesdogiveforthdirectionstoomuchatlarge,excepttheybeboundedinbyexperience.Craftymencontemnstudies,simplemenadmirethem,andwemenusethem;fortheyteachnottheirownuse;butthatawdomwithoutthem,andabovethem,wonbyobservation.Readnottocontradictandconfute;nortobelieveandtakeforgranted;nortofindtalkanddcourse;buttoweighandconsider.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested;that,somebooksaretobereadonlyinparts;otherstoberead,butnotcuriously;andsomefewtobereadwholly,andwithdiligenceandattention.Somebooksalsomaybereadbydeputy,andextractsmadeofthembyothers;butthatwouldbeonlyinthelessimportantarguments,andthemeanersortofbooks;elsedtilledbooksare,likemondtilledwaters,flashythings.Readingmakesafullman；conferenceareadyman;andwritinganexactman.Andtherefore,ifamanwritelittle，hehadneedhaveagreatmemory;ifheconferlittle,hehadneedhaveapresentwit;andifhereadlittle,hehadneedhavemuchcunning,toseemtoknowthathedoesnot.晨讀考研英語美文3Atage89,MaryFasanograduatedwithabachelorsdegreefromtheExtensionSchoollastweekandenteredthehtorybooksastheoldestpersontoearnanundergraduatedegreeatHarvard.Followingthespeechshedelivered--“ThePowerofKnowledge”--attheExtensionSchooldiplomaawardingceremony:Irememberonenightafewyearsagowhenmydaughterwasfranticwithworry.AftermyHarvardExtensionSchoolclasses,Iusuallyarrivedatthebusstationnearmyhomeby11p.m.,butonthatnightIwasnowheretobefound.Mydaughterwasnervous.Itwasntsafeforasinglewomantowalkaloneonthestreetsatnight,especiallyoneasdefenselessasIam:Icanslayamuggerwithmysharpwit,butImjusttooshorttodoanyrealphysicaldamage.ThstoryillustratesahabitIhavedevelopedovertheyears:Ilosetrackofthetimewhenitestolearning.Howelsedoyouexplainawomanwhobeganhighschoolatage71andwhograduatingwithabachelorsdegreeat89?Imayhavestartedlate,butIwillcontinuetolearnaslongasIamablebecausetherenogreaterfeeling,inmyopinion,thantravelingtoafarawaycountryasIhaveandbeingabletoidentifybysightthepaintingofafamousartt,thestatueofanobscuresculptor,thecathedralofanancientarchitect.Ihavefoundthattheworldafinalexamthatyoucanneverbepreparedenoughfor.SoIwillcontinuetotakeclassesandtellmystory.Latelyitseemsthateveryoneaskingme,“Mary,whatadvicedoyouhaveforotherstudents?”SowhileIhaveyouallhere,Imgoingtoeasemyburdenofansweringyoueachindividually:Ifthesayingtruethatwdomeswithage,youmaysafelyassumethatIamoneofthewestpeopleinthhallandpossiblyatthuniversitytoday.SoltentomewhenItellyouth:Knowledgepower.MystudieswereinterruptedwhenIwasinthe7thgrade,backsometimearoundWorldWarI.IlovedschoolbutIwasforcedtoleaveittocareformyfamily.IwasconsignedtoworkinaRhodeIslandcottonmill,whereIlaboredformanyyears.Ieventuallymarriedandraed5children,20grandchildren,and18great-grandchildren.ButallthewhileIfeltinferiortothosearoundme.IknewIwasassmartasacollegegraduate.IknewIwascapableofdoingajobwell--Ihadproveditbyrunningasuccessfulfamilybusinessfordecadesthatstillexts.ButIwantedmore.IwantedtofeelconfidentwhenIspokeandIwantedpeopletorespectmyopinions.Doesitsurpreyoutodcoverhowmuchyouhaveinmonwithan89-year-oldwoman?Iknowthatmanyofyougraduatestoday,whetheryouwerebornin1907or1967,havefacedsimilarbarrierstopletingyourstudiesandhavesometimesfeltinferioraroundthoseyouworkorsocializewithjustbecauseyoudidnthaveadegree.ButIamheretoday--likeyouare--toprovethatitcanbedone;thatthepowergainedbyunderstandingandappreciatingtheworldarounduscanbeobtainedbyanyoneregardlessofsocialstatus,personalchallenges,orage.Thatbeliefwhathasmotivatedmeforthelast75yearstogetthdegree.ItalsothemsionoftheHarvardExtensionSchool.WithoutthesupportIreceivedfromthschool,ImightnothavegraduateduntilIwas100--aphrasethatmanyofyouhaveprobablyusedinjest.Andyou,too,knowthatthejourneywasworthit,andthatthepowerofknowledgemakesmethemostformidable89-year-oldwomanatthebusstop.晨讀考研英語美文4Ifsomebodytellsyou,“I'llloveyouforever,”willyoubelieveit?Idon'tthinkthere'sanyreasonnotto.wearereadytobelievesuchmitmentatthemoment,whateverchangemayhappenafterwards.Asforthebeliefinaneverlastinglove,that'sanotherthing.Thenyoumaybeaskedwhethertheresuchathingasaneverlastinglove.I'dansweribelieveinit.Butaneverlastinglovenotimmutable.Youmayunswervinglyloveorbelovedbyaperson.Butlovewillchangeitspositionwiththepassageoftime.Itwillnotremainthesame.Inthecourseofyourgrowthandasaresultofyourincreasedexperience,lovewillbeesomethingdifferenttoyou.Iwhcouldbelievetherewassomebodywhowouldlovemeforever.That's,asweallknow,tooromantictobetrue.Instead,itwillmoreoftenthannotbeacaseoflastingrelationship.晨讀考研英語美文5“Onthe14thofMarch,ataquartertothreeintheafternoon,thegreatestlivingthinkerceasedtothink.Hehadbeenleftaloneforscarcelytwominutes,andwhenwecamebackwefoundhiminharmchair,peacefullygonetosleep-butforever.”AnimmeasurablelosshasbeensustainedbothbythemilitantproletariatofEuropeandAmerica,andbyhtoricalscience,inthedeathofthman.Thegapthathasbeenleftbythedepartureofthmightyspiritwillsoonenoughmakeitselffelt.“JustasDarwindcoveredthelawofdevelopmentoforganicnature,soMarxdcoveredthelawofdevelopmentofhumanhtory:thesimplefact,hithertoconcealedbyanovergrowthofideology,thatmankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing,beforeitcanpursuepolitics,science,art,religion,etc.;thatthereforetheproductionoftheimmediatematerialmeansofsubstenceandconsequentlythedegreeofeconomicdevelopmentattainedbyagivenpeopleorduringagivenepochformthefoundationuponwhichthestateinstitutions,thelegalconceptions,art,andeventheideasonreligion,ofthepeopleconcernedhavebeenevolved,andinthelightofwhichtheymust,therefore,beexplained,insteadofviceversa,ashadhithertobeenthecase.”Butthatnotall.Marxalsodcoveredthespeciallawofmotiongoverningthepresent-daycapitaltmodeofproductionandthebourgeosocietythatthmodeofproductionhascreated.Thedcoveryofsurplusvaluesuddenlythrewlightontheproblem,intryingtosolvewhichallpreviousinvestigations,ofbothbourgeoeconomtsandsocialtcritics,hadbeengropinginthedark.晨讀考研英語美文6我一出生，夢想就完畢了，然而當時我卻毫不知曉，仍執(zhí)著于一些永無實現(xiàn)之日的事情。我確實懷有許多夢想。不過，當早晨醒來之時，所記起的卻只是一場夢境而已。我的經(jīng)歷就是如此。Ialwayshadthedreamtodancelikeabeautifulballerinatwirlingaroundandaroundandhearingpeopleapplaudforme.WhenIwasyoung,Iwouldtwirlaroundandaroundinthefieldsofwildflowersthatgrewinmybackyard.我一直夢想著像一個美麗的芭蕾演員一樣跳舞，輕盈地旋來轉(zhuǎn)去，耳邊是人們的掌聲喝彩。小時候，我常常在自家后院長滿野花的草地上練習芭蕾舞的旋轉(zhuǎn)動作。我想要是我轉(zhuǎn)得再快一點，眼前的一切都會消失，我將會獲得一方新的天地。然而現(xiàn)實喚醒了我，我聽到一個聲音說：“我不明白你為什么不厭其煩地嘗試跳舞。跳芭蕾舞的人都長得漂亮、苗條、嬌小得意。還有，你也沒有跳芭蕾舞的天分?！庇浀卯敃r那些話讓我的全身都失去了知覺。我癱倒在地上，哭了好幾個小時。我們家住在鄉(xiāng)下，附近有一個湖。我不喜歡待在家里，媽媽總是在家里大喊大叫著抱怨生活處處不如意。她曾經(jīng)夢想著可以住在城市里，只有在那里她的.理想才能實現(xiàn)，而后來卻住在這遠離城市的鄉(xiāng)下，這與她的理想大相徑庭。Ienjoyedhangingoutbythewater.Iwouldsitthereforhoursandstareatmyreflection.ThereIwas,lookingnothinglikeaprettyballerinadancer.Reflectionsdon'tlie.Oncethewaveswoulde,myreflectionwasgone.Washedawayjustlikemydreamtodance.我喜歡到水邊待著，在那兒，我常常一坐就是幾個小時，靜靜地望著水中我的倒影。水中的我哪也不像一個漂亮的芭蕾舞演員，倒影從不扯謊。微波蕩過，倒影消失了'就像我跳舞的夢想一樣消失了。AsIgrewolder,Ibegantorealizethatthereasonmydreamwasevenborn,wasbecauseitwassomethingthatwas.insideofme.ThedreamIhadwasnevernurturedandcaredfor,soitslowlydied.It'snotthatIwantedittodie,butIallowedittodiethedayIstartedlteningtothewords,”Youcan'tdoit.“WhenIfinallywokeupfrommanyyearsofdreaming,Irealizedthatyoucan'tsettlefordancinginthewildflowers,youhavetomoveontotheplatform。隨著我的成長我開場明白之所以我的夢想會產(chǎn)生，是因為它就在我心里。而我從未培育和呵護過它，因此它漸漸地死去了。我并不想讓它死去，但是從我聽到“你辦不到”這種話的那一天，我就放任了它的離去。最后，當我從多年來的夢想中醒來時，我才明白過來你不能滿足于在野花叢中跳舞，你必須設(shè)法到舞臺上去跳。晨讀考研英語美文7InsidetheRussianEmbassyinLondonaKGBcolonelpufTedacigaretteashereadthehandwrittennoteforthethirdtime.Therewasnoneedforthewritertoexpressregret,hethought.Correctingthproblemwouldbeeasy.Hewoulddothatinamoment.Thethoughtofitcausedagrimsmiletoappearandjoytohheart.Buthepushedawaythosethoughtsandtumedhattentiontoaframedphotographonhdesk.Hwifewasbeautiful,hetoldhimselfasherememberedthedaytheyweremarried.Thatwasforty-threeyearsago,andithadbeentheproudestandhappiestdayofhlife,在倫敦的俄國使館，一位克格勃上校一邊抽著煙，一邊讀著一張手寫的字條，這已是他第3次在讀這張字條了口便條的作者不必表示遺憾了，上校這樣想著。糾正這個錯誤其實很容易。他只要一會兒工夫便會做到。想到這里，他的臉上不禁浮現(xiàn)出一種可怕的笑容，內(nèi)心深處充滿了快樂之情。上校從沉思中游離出來，將注意力集中到桌子上的一個像框上，他的妻子是位美麗的女人，當想起他們成婚的那一天時他不禁自語道。那已是43年前的事情了'可卻是他一生中最自豪最幸福的日子。Whathadhappenedtoallthattime?Whyhaditpassedsoquickly,andwhyhadn'thespentmoreofitwithher?Whyhad