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英语美文篇

英语背诵100篇

1.TheFirstSnow

Thefirstsnowcame.Howbeautifulitwas,fallingsosilentlyalldaylong,allnightlong,onthemountains,onthemeadows,ontheroofsontheliving,onthegravesofthedead!

Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebeawindingblacklineacrossthelandscape;andtheleaflesstress,thatagainsttheleadenskynowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricaciesoftheirbranches.Whatsilence,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion!

Everysoundwasmuffled,everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.Nomoretrampinghoofs,nomorerattlingwheels!

Onlythechimingofsleigh-bell,beatingasswiftandmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.（118words）

FromKavanagh

ByHenryWadsworthLongfellow

2.TheHumming-bird

Ofallanimalsbeingthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantincolors.ThestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewelofNature.Shehasplaceditleastinsizeoftheorderofbirds."maximeMirandainminimis."Hermasterpieceisthislittlehumming-bird,anduponitshehasheapedallthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness,rapidity,nimbleness,grace,andrichapparelallbelongtothislittlefavorite.Theemerald,theruby,andthetopazgleamuponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinitsaeriallifescarcelytouchestheturfaninstant.Alwaysintheair,flyingfromflowertoflower,ithastheirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar,anddwellsonlyintheclimateswheretheyperenniallybloom.（149words）

FromNaturalHistory

ByGeorgeLouiseBuffon

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3.Pines

Thepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisorderedanddesolate,bringintothemallpossibleelementsoforderandprecision.Lowlandtreesmayleantothissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadowbreezethatbendsthemorabankofcowlipsfromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.Butletstormandavalanchedotheirworst,andletthepinefindonlyaledgeofverticalprecipicetoclingto,itwillneverthelessgrowstraight.Thrustarodfromitslastshootdownthestem;itshallpointtothecenteroftheearthaslongasthetreelives.Itmaybewellalsoforlowlandbranchestoreachhitherandthitherforwhattheyneed,andtotakeallkindsofirregularshapeandextension.Butthepineistrainedtoneednothingandendureeverything.Itisresolvedlywhole,self-contained,desiringnothingbutrightness,contentwithrestrictedcompletion.Tallorshort,itwillbestraight.

（160words）

FromModernPainters

ByJohnRuskin

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4.ReadingGoodBooks

Devotesomeofyourleisure,Irepeat,tocultivatingaloveofreadinggoodbooks.Fortunateindeedarethosewhocontrivetomakethemselvesgenuinebook-lovers.Forbooklovershavesomenoteworthyadvantagesoverotherpeople.Theyneedneverknowlonelyhourssolongastheyhavebooksaroundthem,andthebetterthebooksthemoredelightfulthecompany.Fromgoodbooks,moreover,theydrawmuchbesidesentertainment.Theygainmentalfoodsuchasfewcompanionscansupply.Evenwhilerestingfromtheirlaborstheyare,throughthebookstheyread,equippingthemselvestoperformthoselaborsmoreefficiently.Thisalbeittheymaynotbedeliberatelyreadingtoimprovetheirmind.Allunconsciouslytheideastheyderivefromtheprintedpagedarestoredup,tobeworkedoverbytheimaginationforfutureprofit.

（135words）

FromSelf-Development

ByHenryAddingtonBruce

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5.OnEtiquette

Etiquettetosocietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Withoutapparelmenwouldgoinshamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothecorruptionofmorals;andwithoutetiquettesocietywouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessaryintercoursebetweenitsmemberswouldbeinterferedwithbyneedlessoffencesandtroubles.Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldbetherailsalongwhichonlythetraincouldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewouldbethewheelsandaxisonwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.Thelackofproprietieswouldmakethemostintimatefriendsturnstobethemostdecidedenemiesandthefriendlyoralliedcountriesdeclarewaragainsteachother.Wecanfindmanyexamplesinthehistoryofmankind.ThereforeIadviseyoutostandonceremonybeforeanyoneelseandtotakepainsnottodoanythingagainstetiquettelestyougiveoffencesormakeenemies.（160words）

byWilliamHazlitt

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6.AnHourBeforeSunrise

Anhourbeforesunriseinthecitythereisanairofcold.Solitarydesolationaboutthenoiselessstreets,whichweareaccustomedtoseethrongedatothertimesbyabusy,eagercrowd,andoverthequiet,closelyshutbuildingswhichthroughoutthedayarewarmingwithlife.Thedrunken,thedissipated,andthecriminalhavedisappeared;themoresoberandorderlypartofthepopulationhavenotyetawakenedtothelaborsoftheday,andthestillnessofdeathisoverstreets;itsveryhueseemstobeimpartedtothem,coldandlifelessastheylookinthegray,somberlightofdaybreak.Apartiallyopenedbedroomwindowhereandtherebespeakstheheatoftheweatherandtheuneasyslumbersofitsoccupant;andthedimscantyflickerofalightthroughtheblindsofyonderwindowsdenotesthechamberofwatchingandsickness.Saveforthatsadlight,thestreetspresentnosignsoflife,northehousesofhabitation.（166words）

FromBoz

ByCharlesDickens

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7.TheImportanceofScientificExperiments

TheriseofmodernsciencemayperhapsbeconsideredtodateasfarasthetimeofRogerBacon,thewonderfulmonkandphilosopherofOxford,wholivedbetweentheyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablethefirstinthemiddleagestoassertthatwemustlearnsciencebyobservingandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,andhehimselfmademanyremarkablediscoveries.Galileo,howeverwholivedmorethan300yearslater（1564to1642）,wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmen,whoinItaly,France,GermanyorEngland,beganbydegreestoshowhowmanyimportanttruthscouldbediscoveredbywell-directedobservation.BeforethetimeofGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfallmorerapidlytowardstheearththansmallones,becauseAristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothetopoftheLeaningTowerofPisa,letfalltwounequalstones,andprovedtosomefriends,whomhehadbroughttheretoseehisexperiment,thatAristotlewasinerror.ItisGalileo'sspritofgoingdirecttoNature,andverifyingouropinionsandtheoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthegreatdiscoveriesofmodernscience.

（196words）

FromLogic

ByWilliamStanleyJevons

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8.AddressatGettysburg

Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnationinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.

Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.Wearemetonagreatbattlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfieldasafinalrestingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.

But,inalargersense,wecannotdedicate-wecannotconsecrate-wecannothallow-thisground.Thebravemen,livinganddead,whostruggledhere,heaveconsecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwilllittlenotenorlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforus,theliving,rather,tobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichtheywhofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvanced.Itisratherforustobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus-thatformthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontothatcauseforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion;thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain;thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom;andthatgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.（268words）

ByAbrahamLincoln

9.ALittleGirl

（1）

Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,wasalittlegirl.Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloudthathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossyhair,gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.Socompletelyabsorbedwasshiinwatchingthecloudtowhichherstrangesongorincantationandwenttowardsher.Overherhead,highupintheblue,alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycouldwassinging,asifinrivalry.AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.

（159words）

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10.ALittleGirl

（2）

Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatandwerequiveringinthesunlight.AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedupintomyface.Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.Yetitwasnotherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinatedme,meltedme