英语美文阅读,菁选五篇（范文推荐）

英语美文阅读1　　Onceuponatimetherewasachildreadytobeborn.SoonedayheaskedGod,Theytellmeyouaresendingmetoea下面是小编为大家整理的英语美文阅读,菁选五篇（范文推荐）,供大家参考。

英语美文阅读1

　　Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

　　从前，有个孩子马上就要降生了。于是有一天他问上帝：“听说明天您就送我去人间了，但是，我这么弱小和无助，我在那儿怎么生活呢？”

　　God replied, "Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

　　上帝答道：“在众多的天使中，我特别为你挑了一位。她会在那里守候你，无微不至地照顾你。”

　　But the child wasn"t sure he really wanted to go. "But tell me, here in Heaven, I don"t do anything else but sing and smile, that"s enough for me to be happy."

　　小孩还是不确定自己是否真的想去：“但是在天堂，我除了唱唱笑笑外，什么也不做，这就足以让我感到幸福了。”

　　"Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel"s love and be happy."

　　“你的天使每天会为你唱歌，每天对你微笑。你会感受到她的爱，并且因此而幸福。”

　　"And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me," the child continued, "If I don"t know the language that men talk?"

　　“如果我不懂人类的语言，他们跟我说话时，我怎么听得懂呢？”孩子继续问道。

　　God patted him on the head and said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

　　上帝轻轻地拍了一下孩子的头说：“你的天使会对你说最最美丽、最最动听的话语，而这些都是你从未听过的。她会不厌其烦地教你说话。”

　　"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

　　“如果我想与你说话怎么办？”

　　But God had an answer for that question too. "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

　　上帝胸有成竹地回答：“你的天使会将你的双手合拢，教你如何祈祷。”

　　"I"ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will protect me?"

　　“听说下界有很多坏人，谁来保护我呢？”

　　"Your angel will defend you even if it means risking her life!"

　　“即使冒着生命危险，你的天使也会保护你的"。”

　　"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore," the child continued warily.

　　“但是见不到你，我会难过的。”小孩小心翼翼说道。

　　God smiled on the young one. "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, even though I will always be next to you."

　　听到这儿，上帝微笑着看着孩子。“尽管我会一直陪伴你左右，你的天使仍会向你提起我，教你重返天堂之路。”

　　At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard. The child knew he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question, softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel"s name."

　　此时，天堂一片宁静，凡间的声音已可听到，小孩明白自己得赶紧上路了。他又轻声问了最后一个问题：“哦，上帝，假如我现在就出发，请你告诉我，我的天使叫什么名字？”

　　God touched the child on the shoulder and answered, "Your angel"s name is not hard to remember. You will sim* call her Mommy."

　　上帝把手放在小孩的肩上，答道：“你的天使的名字很容易记住，你就叫她－－妈妈。”

英语美文阅读2

　　I had offered to watch my 3－year－old daughter， Ramanda， so that my wife could go out with a friend． I was getting some work done while Ramanda appeared to be having a good time in the other room． No problem， I figured． But then it got a little too quiet and I yelled out， "What are you doing， Ramanda?" No response． I repeated my question and heard her say， "Oh．．．nothing．" Nothing? What does "nothing" mean?

　　我主动提出照看我3岁的女儿，Ramanda，以便妻子能和她的朋友出去逛逛。我在做些事，此时Ramanda似乎在另一个房间玩得也很开心。我知道，没什么问题。突然间一点动静都没有了，于是我喊道：“Ramanda，你在干什么？”没有回答。我重复问了几次，这时听她说道：“没什么”，“没什么？那是什么意思？”

　　I got up from my desk and ran out into the living room， whereupon（于是） I saw her take off down the hall． I chased her up the stairs and watched her as her little behind made a hard left into the bedroom． I was gaining on her！ She took off for the bathroom． Bad move． I had her cornered． I told her to turn around． She refused． I pulled out my big， mean， authoritative Daddy voice， "Young lady， I said turn around！"

　　我从桌旁起身跑进起居室，我看见她溜到客厅，我追到楼梯上看到她的小背影跑进卧室，我正要靠近她，她又跑到了洗漱室。真晕。我在墙角处逮到了她，我让她转身，她不从。于是我用威严的父亲的那种声调说道“小姐，我命令你转身。”

　　Slowly， she turned toward me． In her hand was what was left of my wife"s new lipstick（口红，唇膏）． And every square inch of her face was covered with bright red （except her lips of course）！

　　慢慢地，她转过身，手里拿着我妻子的新口红。她的脸上涂满了明亮的红色（除了嘴唇）。

　　As she looked up at me with fearful eyes， lips trembling， I heard every voice that had been shouted to me as a child． "How could you．．．You should know better than that．．．How many times have you been told．．．What a bad thing to do．．．" It was just a matter of my picking out which old message I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been． But before I could let loose（释放，屈服）， I looked down at the sweatshirt my wife had put on her only an hour before． In big letters it said， "I"M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL！" I looked back up into her tearful eyes and instead of seeing a bad girl who didn"t listen， I saw a child of God．．．a perfect little angel full of worth， value and a wonderful spontaneity（自发性） that I had come dangerously close to shaming out of her．

　　当她用惊慌的眼神抬头看着我时，她的嘴唇在颤抖，我听见了那些应对小孩说的`话“你怎么能……你应该知道……告诉你多少次了……你做了见多糟糕的事……”现在只需要选句常说的老话来警告她，以便让她知道自己有多坏。但是在我说这些话之前，我低头看见了妻子一个小时前让她穿上的运动衫，上面用很大的字母写着“我是个完美的小天使”，我回头看见了她眼中的泪水，这次我看到的不是一个坏女孩，而是上帝的女儿……一个有价值，很自主的完美小天使，我险些让她蒙羞而使她丧失这些品质。

　　"Sweetheart， you look beautiful！ Let"s take a picture so Mommy can see how special you look．" I took the picture and thanked God that I didn"t miss the opportunity to reaffirm what a perfect little angel he had given me．

　　“宝贝，你看起来漂亮极了，我们拍张照让妈妈来看看你看起来有多特别”，我给她拍了照片，感谢上帝，我没有错失赞美小天使的机会，她是上帝赐予我的。

英语美文阅读3

　　Man"s youth is a wonderful thing： it is so full of anguish and of magic and he never comes to know it as it is， until it has gone from him forever． It is the thing he cannot bear to lose， it is the thing whose passing he watches with infinite sorrow and regret， it is the thing whose loss with a sad and secret joy， the thing he would never willingly relive again， could it be restored to him by any magic．

　　青春奇妙无穷，充满魅力，充满痛楚．青春年少的时候根本不知青春为何物，直到青春一去不复返了才对青春有了真正的认识．谁都想让青春永驻，不忍青春离去；眼睁睁地看着青春流逝，心中会涌起无穷的忧伤和惋惜；青春的失去是人们永远感到悲哀的事；青春的失去是人们真正觉得悲喜交集的事；即便奇迹出现青春复苏，谁都不会心甘情愿重度青春的岁月。

　　Why is this? The reason is that the strange and bitter miracle of life is nowhere else so evident as in our youth． And what is the essence of that strange and bitter miracle of life which we feel so poignant， so unutterable， with such a bitter pain and joy， when we are young? It is this： that being rich， we are so poor； that being mighty， we can yet have nothing； that seeing， breathig， smelling， tasting all around us the impossible wealth and glory of this earth， feeling with an intolerable certitude that the whole structure of the enchanted life – the most fortunate， wealthy， good， and happy life that any man has ever known – is ours – is ours at once， immediately and forever， the moment that we choose to take a step， or stretch a hand， or say a word－ we yet know that we can really keep， hold， take， and possess forever－ nothing． All passes； nothing lasts： the moment that we put our hand upon it ， it melts away like smoke， is gone forever， and the snake is eating at our heart again； we see then what we are and what our lives must come to．

　　为什么如此?因为在青春时代，生活充满了奇特而辛酸的不可思议的事．我们在青春年少时带着悲喜交集的心情，十分强烈而不可名状地感受到人生的奇特辛酸/不可思议的经历．其实质是什么呢?其实质是这样的：青春年少的时候，虽然殷实富足，却非常贫穷；虽然力气强大，却一无所有；世间的富贵荣华触目皆是，简直可以呼吸到，闻到嗅到，还可以品尝到，心中的自信按捺不住，深切地感受到整个被陶醉了的生活——人类迄今为止所直到的最幸运/最富有的美好幸福的生活，只要我们决定向前迈步，奋发努力，便立即归我们所有了，并将永远属于我们．然而，我们知道，我们真的永远不能抓到什么，永远不能获得什么，永远不能占有什么．一切匆匆过去，荡然无存．我们一出手它就烟消云散，飘然而去，一去不复返了．于是，心中泛起阵阵隐痛，看到了自己真实的面孔，看到了自己未来生活的必然走向。

　　A young man is so strong， so mad， so certain， and so lost． He has everything and he is able to use nothing． He hurls the great shoulder of his strength forever against phantasmal barriers， he is a wave whose power explodes in lost mid – oceans under timeless skies， here－aches out to grip a fume of painted smoke， he wants all， feels the thirst and power foreverything， and finally gets nothing． In the end， he is destroyed by his own strength， devoured by his own hunger， impoverished by his own wealth． Thoughtless of money or the accumulation of material possessions， he is none the less defeated in the end by his own greed a greed that makes the avarice of King Midas seem paltry by comparison．

　　青年人非常坚强，狂热自信，但容易迷惘混沌，虽然机缘无数，却把握不住，虽然身强体壮，试图冲破重重虚幻的屏障，却如同一个波浪，最终还是无力地消失在旷远浩淼的大海中央，他伸出手想要抓住斑斓的云烟，他想得到世间的万物，渴望主宰一切，最终却是一无所获．最后，他被自己的力量所毁灭，被自己的饥饿所吞食，被自己的财富弄得贫穷潦倒．他对金钱或财富的积累不以为意漫不经心，然而最终还是被自己的贪欲所吞噬。

　　And that is the reason why， when youth is gone， every man will look back upon that period of his life with infinite sorrow and regret． It is the bitter sorrow and regret of a man who knows that once he had a great talent and wasted it ， of a man who knows that once he had a great treasure and got nothing from it ， of a man who knows that he had strength enough for everything and never used it．

　　青春消逝，蓦然回首，无论是谁，心中都会充满无尽的忧伤，充满无穷的懊悔．曾经才智卓越，却白白浪费了，曾经财富殷实，却一无所有，曾经本事高强，却从未利用．一个认识到自己失落青春的人回忆起来总是充满悲伤和懊悔。

英语美文阅读4

　　We cannot travel every path． Success must be won along one line．We must make our business the one life purpose to which every other must be subordinate（服从）．

　　我们不可能把每条路都走一遍。必须执着于一条道路才能获得成功。我们必须有一个终生追求的目标，其他的则从属于这个目标。

　　I hate a thing done by halves（不完全的）． If it be right, do it boldly．If it be wrong， leave it undone．

　　我痛恨做事半途而废。如果这件事是对的，就大胆勇敢地去做；如果这件事不对，就不要去做。

　　The men of history were not perpetually（不断地） looking into the mirror to make sure of their own size． Absorbed in their work they did it． They did it so well that the wondering world sees them to be great， and labeled them accordingly．

　　历史长河中的伟人并不是靠终日瞻观镜中的自己来衡量自身的形象的。他们的形象来自对事业全身心的投入与追求。他们是如此的卓越超凡，于是芸芸众生觉得他们很伟大，并因此称他们为伟人。

　　To live with a high ideal is a successful life． It is not what one does， but what one tries to do， that makes a man strong． “Eternal vigilance，” it has been said， “is the price of liberty．” With equal truth it may be said， “Unceasing effort is the price of success．” If we do not work with our might， others will； and they will outstrip（超过） us in the race， and pluck the prize from our grasp．

　　为崇高的理想而活着是一种成功的生活。使人变强大的，不是这个人做了什么，而是他努力尝试去做什么。有人说过，“恒久的警惕是自由的代价”，那同样也可以说，“不懈的努力是成功的代价。”倘若我们不尽全力工作，别人会尽全力，随后他们将在竞争中超越我们，从我们手中夺取胜利的果实。

　　Success grows less and less dependent on luck and chance．Self－distrust is the cause of most of our failures．

　　成功越来越不依赖于运气和巧合。丧失自信是我们失败的主要原因。

　　The great and indispensable help to success is character． Character is a crystallized habit， the result of training and conviction． Every character is influenced by heredity， environment and education． But these apart， if every man were not to be a great extent the architect of his own character， he would be a fatalist， and irresponsible creature of circumstances．

　　性格是取得成功不可或缺的重要助力。性格是一种固化成形的习惯，是不断培养并坚信于此的结果。每个人的性格都会受到遗传因素、环境和教育的影响。但除此之外，如果人在很大程度上不能成为自己性格的构筑者，那么他就会沦为宿命论者，从而成为环境的失败造物。

　　Instead of saying that man is a creature of circumstance， it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance． From the same materials one man builds palaces， another hovel． Bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks， until the architect can make them something else．

　　与其说人是环境的造物，不如说人是环境的建筑师更贴切些。同样的材料，有人能用其建造出宫殿，而有人只能建成简陋的小屋。在建筑师将其变成他物之前，砖泥依然是砖泥。

　　The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much．

　　想得到的多就永远不要奢望太多。

　　Wise men don"t care for what they can"t have．

　　智者不会在意他们得不到的东西。

英语美文阅读5

　　If you think you are beaten, you are.

　　如果你认为自己会被打败，那么你一定会被打败．

　　If you think you dare not, you don’t.

　　如果你认为自己不敢，那你就确实不敢．

　　If you"d like to win, but you think you can’t, it"s almost a cinch you won’t.

　　如果你想赢，但又认为自己赢不了，那么可以肯定你必输无疑．

　　If you think you"ll lose, you"ve lost, for out in the world we find success begins with a fellow"s will.

　　如果你觉得回输，那么你已经输了，因为在这个世界上，成功源自于信念．

　　It"s all in the state of the mind.

　　一切取决于内心．

　　If you think you"re outclassed, you are.

　　相信自己是一流的，你就是一流的．

　　You"ve got to think high to rise.

　　你必须胸怀大志．

　　You"ve got to be sure of yourself before you can ever win a prize.

　　首先必须相信自己，然后才能最终胜利．

　　Life"s battles won"t always go to the stronger or the faster man.

　　身体最强壮，奔跑最迅速的人并不永远都是生命之战的胜者．

　　But, sooner or later, the person who wins is the person who thinks he can

　　但，迟早，胜者正是相信自己能胜的人．

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