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英语美文赏析初中美文英语晨读
AStrangePresent
Oneday,whenIwas14,myunclesentmeapinkT-shirtfromST.Louis,
Missouriasmybirthdaypresent.OnabeautifulSundaymorning,Iwore
thispinkT-shirtandwalkedgentlytothemarket.Ontheway,someboys
whistledatme.Ibecameverynervous,soIwalkedfasterandmore
properlywithmoredecorum,butmoreandmoreboyswhistledatme
later.Therefore,Icouldn’thelpbutbecomemoreagitated.Suddenly,I
turnedbackandruntomyhome.Iaskedmymother,“Whydidtheboys
whistledatme?
”MymotherlookedatmyT-shirtwithasmileandsaid
nothing.ThenIturnedtomyfather.“Whydidtheboyswhistleatme?
”
MyfatherlookedatmybeautifulnewT-shirtandthenlaughinglyasked,
“Areyoulonely?
”Suddenly,Irealizedwhytheboyswerewhistlingat
me.ThemessageonmypinkT-shirtwas“Iamlonely”.
[注释]：
whistle:
asmallwindinstrumentformakingwhistlingsoundsbymeansofthebreath口哨
properly:
characterizedbyappropriatenessorsuitability;fitting恰当的
decorum:
theconventionsofpolitebehavior礼貌
agitated:
激动的，表现不安的
VacationsinSpace
Wantarideinaspaceship?
Itwillcostyouabout20millionUSdollars.
Atleastthat’swhatDennisTitorecentlypaidforatriptothe
InternationalSpaceStation.Whatifyouaren’trich,butstillwantto
travelinspace?
Don’tworry.ResearchsupportedbyNASAmightmake
yourdreamcometrue.Scientistsarerefiningaprocessthat,ifsuccessful,
willenablerocketstotakeofffromthebackofanairplane.Ifpeopledo
enduptakingvacationsinspace,don’tworryaboutfindingsomewhereto
stay.BusinessmenlikeBritishRichardBransonarealreadythinking
aboutbuildinghotelsoutthere.
[注释]：
NASA:
NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration（美国）
国家航空航天局；美国航天及太空总署
endup:
结束；告终
KeepingPleasant
Inthesegrimtimes,weigheddownwithtensionandpressurefromthe
realitiesoflife,manypeoplehavelosttheirsenseofhumor.Theytendto
keepastraightfacealldaylongandfailtokeeplifeinperspective.They
forgethowtosmileandfinallybecomephysicalandmentalwrecks.They
regardlifeasaburden,andtendtolookonthedarksideofthings.
Wellgoesasaying,“Laugh,andgrowfat.”Laughterreleasestension,
andsmilinghelpscreateapleasantsocialatmosphere.And,thus,inaway,
asenseofhumorisanelixirthathelpscurementaldiseases.Some
patientsevenimprovetheirphysicalandmentalhealthbyreading
humorousstoriesorwatchingfunnymovies.Thisprovesthatasenseof
humorhelpsuslookattheworldinatrueandhealthylightandmakes
ourlifeworthliving.
[注释]：
grim:
rigid无情的，严酷的
tension:
uneasysuspense紧张（状态），不安
perspective:
subjectiveevaluationofrelativesignificance;apointofview观点，评价； in
dimbimbo又笨又坏的女人
TheManIRespectMost
MyfatheristhemanIrespectmost.Sternashemaybe,heneverfailsto
showhiscareandconsideration.OnceIbrokeaneighbor’swindow.
Seeingnobodyaround,Iranawayimmediately.WhenDadcamehome,
henoticedmyuneasinessandaskedmewhathadhappened.
Icouldonlytellhimthetruth.Ratherthanscoldme,hepraisedmy
honestyandthenencouragedmetoapologizetoourneighbor.Ilearned
fromthisepisodethatnotonlydoesDadtakecareofourhealthbuthe
alsoteachesushowtobegoodcitizens.HowluckyIamtohavesucha
goodfather!
[注释]：
stern:
severe,strict严厉的
consideration:
carefulthought;deliberation体谅，考虑
uneasiness:
不安
episode:
anincidentoreventthatispartofaprogressionoralargersequence插
MyTimeofHappinessEachDay
Asastudent,mostofmytimeisspentonschoolworkandother
school-relatedactivities.Consequently,mytimeofhappinesseachdayis
verylimited.
However,thisisnottosaythatIamnothappyeveryday.Infact,I
reallyenjoycominghomefromschooleacheveningandhavingdinner
withmyfamily.Afterdinner,IreadorwatchsomeTVwithmyfamily.
Thisisahappytimeformeeveryday.
ButmyhappiesttimeofadayisjustbeforeIfallasleep.Lyingin
bed,IthinkaboutallIachievedthatday,anditmakesmehappytoknow
thatthedaywasfull.
[注释]：
consequently:
therefore从而，因此
achieve:
toperformorcarryoutwithsuccess;accomplish完成，达到
StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowy
Evening
《风雪夜林边停》是一首著名的诗歌。
写的是雪夜美景？
写的是守诺如一？
写的是
人生不得不向前行？
不同的读者会有完全不同的理解。
这大概就是文学批评中所说的“接受
美学”的观点吧。
WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow,
Hishouseisinthevillagethough.
Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,
Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.
Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer,
Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear,
Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake,
Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.
Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake,
Toaskifthereissomemistake.
Theonlyothersound’sthesweep,
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Ofeasywindanddownyflake.
Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,
ButIhavepromisestokeep,
AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,
AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.
—— RobertFrost
[注释]：
queer:
deviatingfromtheexpectedornormal;strange奇怪的
farmhouse:
adwellingonafarm农舍，农家
harness:
thegearortackle,otherthanayoke,withwhichadraftanimalpullsavehicleoran
implement（全套）马具,系在身上的绳子
downy:
madeoforcoveredwithdown绒毛的，柔和的
flake:
aflat,thinpieceorlayer;achip薄片；雪片
RobertFrost:
弗罗斯特·R.（1874—1963）美国诗人。
生于旧金山，求学于哈佛大学。
它
的诗集《新罕布什尔》、《诗选》和《又一片牧场》均获得普利策奖，被公认为美国无冠的
桂冠诗人。
Home—AJoyForever
Homemeansalottome.“Beiteversohumble,thereisnoplacelike
home.”Iappreciatethewarmthofmyhome,andregarditasoneofthe
brightestanddearestspotsonearth.ItistheplacewhereIcantakerefuge
wheneverImeetwithdifficulties,failuresandevenfrustrationsinmy
dailylife.Athome,mydearparentsandbrothersandsisterswillcomfort
meandcheermeup.Andwiththeirconcernandencouragement,Iwill
regainmyself-confidenceandmusterupallmystrengthandcourageto
facethesternrealitiesoflife.Tome,homeisforeverajoywhereIcan
alwaysfindlove,understanding,careandhelp.
[注释]：
humble:
lowinrank,quality,orstation;unpretentiousorlowly粗陋的
refuge:
protectionorshelter,asfromdangerorhardship庇护，避难，避难所
frustration:
theactoffrustratingoraninstanceofbeingfrustrated挫败，挫折，受挫
muster:
tocallforth;summonup鼓起（勇气等），积聚
stern:
hard,harsh,orsevereinmannerorcharacter严厉的，严酷的
Summer
夏日晨风，拂过我的脸庞，扰动我的梦想，飞扬在这青春读书的好时光。
Ichancedtoriseveryearlyoneparticularmorningthissummer,andtook
awalkintothecountrytodivertmyselfamongthefieldsandmeadows,
whilethegreenwasnew,andtheflowersintheirbloom.Asatthisseason
oftheyeareverylaneisabeautifulwalk,andeveryhedgefullof
nosegays,Ilostmyself,withagreatdealofpleasure,amongseveral
thicketsandbushesthatwerefilledwithagreatvarietyofbirds,andan
agreeableconfusionofnotes,whichformedthepleasantestsceneinthe
worldtoonewhohadpassedawholewinterinnoiseandsmoke.The
freshnessofthedewsthatlayuponeverythingaboutme,withthecool
breathofthemorning,whichinspiredthebirdswithsomanydelightful
instincts,createdinmethesamekindofanimalpleasure,andmademy
heartoverflowwithsuchsecretemotionsofjoyandsatisfactionasarenot
tobedescribedoraccountedfor.
—JosephAddison,Tulips
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[注释]：
divert:
toentertainbydistractingtheattentionfromworrisomethoughtsorcares;amuse消遣，
通过把注意力从烦恼之事上转移开而娱乐
meadow:
草地
hedge:
树篱
nosegay:
花束
thicket:
灌木丛
animalpleasure：
快感
instinct:
本能
overflow:
tohaveaboundlesssupplyandtobefilledbeyondcapacity溢出，充满
JosephAddison艾迪生·J.（1672—l719），英国随笔作家和诗人。
生于威尔特郡，曾就读于
牛津大学。
曾任贸易和殖民地事务专员，1717年被任命为国务大臣。
同年他还创办《旁观
者》杂志。
本文选自他的《郁金香》。
ExploringtheOceans
海洋是生命的摇篮，风雨的故乡，气候的调节器，交通的要道，资源的宝库。
缤纷的海
洋世界到底有多少未知的秘密?
EverwonderwhatlivesintheEarth’swaters?
Some300scientistsfrom
53differentcountriesarewonderingthesamething.Forthefirsttimein
history,scientistsaretryingtocounthowmanyspeciesoffish,animals
andplantsliveunderwater.
Theyareconductingacensusoflifeintheworld’soceans,which
cover70percentoftheEarth’ssurface.Thestudybeganin2000andis
expectedtoendin2010,atacostofUS$1billion.Sofar,scientistshave
countedmorethan15,000speciesoffishandaround200,000speciesof
animalsandplantsintheoceans.Theyexpecttofindatleastanother
5,000speciesoffish.
Scientistsbelievethattheanimalsandplantsthey’vefoundsofar
representjust10percentoftheworld’stotalunderwaterpopulation.That
meansthattheyexpecttofindalmost2millionspeciesofanimalsand
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plantsby2010.“Ourgoalby2010istoknowasmuchaboutlifeinthe
oceansasweknowaboutlifeonlandnow,”saysamarinebiologistwho
isworkingontheproject.
Thenewly-discoveredspeciesarenotallnewspecies.Manyofthem
havejustneverbeenrecordedbefore.Scientistsfearthatthegrowing
humanpopulationisdecreasingthevarietyofspecieslivingintheocean.
Theyhopethecensuswillhelpthemlearnhowhumanactivity,suchas
fishingandagriculture,isaffectingtheoceans.
[注释]：
species:
品种（单复数同形）
census:
officialcountingoftheinformation普查，种群普查
conduct:
todirectthecourseof;tomanageorcontrol进行，主持
surface:
theouterorthetopmostboundaryofanobject表面
represent:
tostandfor;tosymbolize代表
underwater:
relatingto,occurring,used,orperformedbeneaththesurfaceofwater水中的
biologist:
生物学家
decrease:
togroworcausetogrowgraduallylessorsmaller,asinnumber,amount,orintensity
减少
variety:
agroupthatisdistinguishedfromothergroupsbyaspecif
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