适合高中生背诵的经典英语短文Word格式.docx

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Thisapplieseventosuchgoodthingsasworkorrest.Somepeopleformabadhabitofworkingtoomuch,andothersofidlingtoomuch.Badhabits,onceformed,aredifficulttogetridof.

Thewisemanalwaysrememberstocheckanybadhabit.Hewarnshimself“Iamnowbecomingidle”or“Iliketoomanysweets”or“Ismoketoomuch”.Andthenadds,“Iwillgetmyselfoutofthisbadhabitatonce.”

TheWaytoAchieveSuccess

Manypeoplesaythattheyowemuchofittothecultivationofcertaingoodhabitsinearlylife.Informinggoodhabits,Ithinkweshouldpayattentiontofourthings,thatishonesty,industry,enthusiasmandthrift.

“Honestyisthebestpolicy.”Thisisaproverbtowhichwemustpayattention.Therearesomanytemptationsinsocietythatthroughalittlecarelessnesswemaygoastray.Butwhenwearehonest,peoplewillnotbedishonesttous.

Industrygiveseverymanandwoman,everyboyandgirl,properworktodo.Todonothingisgoingtoruinoneself.

Enthusiasmisagreatforce.One’ssoulwillexpandifonedevotesoneselftoanoblecause.Thedifficultiesinourwayaretremendous,butwhatcanwenotaccomplish,ifwithenthusiasm

Therearemanyproverbs,whichsetforththeadvantagesofthrift.Sinceweliveintheworldinwhichmoneyisaverypowerfulthing,weshouldalwaystrytosaveaportionofourearningsforfutureuse.

Thesearethefourthingstowhichwemustpayattention.Itisonlybythiswaythatwecanachievesuccess.

TV---ABlessingoraCurse

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.

OnTestandTestTaking

Thepurposeofatestistocheckhowmuchwestudentshavelearnedaboutasubject.Itnotonlyhelpsmakeournewlyacquiredknowledgepermanent,butalsoenablesustofindoutwhatneedstospendmoretimeimproving.

Butsomestudentsdonotdealwithtestcorrectly.Someofthemareafraidoffailinginatest.Theycheatevenattheriskofbeingcaughtonexams.Thoughcheatingmightgiveone“bettergrades”,itaddsnothingtoone’sknowledge.Thisdishonestbehaviorwilldoonemoreharmthangood.

Ithinkthatwegotocollegeinordertohaveourfurtherstudies,andprepareustobequalifiedforthefuturejob.Therefore,weshouldtakeacorrectattitudetowardstest.Aslongaswestudydiligentlyandreviewourlessonsregularly,wearesuretobeusedtoserveitsrealpurpose.

TheDictionary

Thedictionaryisalivingteacher.Wheneveryoucomeacrossanewword,justconsultitandyouwillgetacleardefinition.Everystudent,whetherattendingschoolorself-taught,shouldalwayshaveadictionaryathand.Asastudyaid,itisconvenient,inexpensiveandalmostomniscient（all-knowing）.

Languageskillswilldevelopwithyourconstantuseofvariousdictionaries.Themoreyouusethem,themorefamiliaryouwillbecomewiththem.Soonerorlater,youwillbequiteskilledinfindingthepage,scanningtheentriesandlocatingtheexactmeaningsofthenewwords.Butyoushouldhaveonethinginmind.Asalanguagestudent,youcanneverbecometoomuchattachedtodictionaries;

basiclanguageskillsdonotcomefromdictionaries,butfromyourpractice.Exposeyourselftothelanguagebylistening,speaking,readingandwritingmore,andthatistheonlywaytothemasteryofalanguage.

OnLearning

Learningisone’sownbusiness,whichcannotrelyonothers.Asweknow,learningisaprocessofaccumulatingknowledge.Itisone’slife-longtask,whichcannotbeaccomplishedinonemove.Asuccessfullearnerisanindependentonewhohasbothanindomitable（unyielding）willandamazingendurance.Hewilltrytodiscoverhisownwayoflearning.Insteadofwaitingfortheteacher’shelp,hewillmakeeffortstocreatefavorableconditionsonhisowninitiative.Itwillcertainlybeofgreathelp,ifthereisgoodenvironment,sufficientbooksandequipment,aswellasinstructionsfromteacherandbeneficialfriends.Butevenifonehasgotallthesefavorableconditions,onecannotbesuretosucceedinlearning.

Sothemostimportantfactorinlearningconsistsinone’sowneffort.Tolearnisratherapainstakingandperseveringbusiness.Manyamanisafailurebecausehecannotbearsuchindispensablehardships.Unremitting（neverstopping）effortscancompensateforthelackoftalentsandthusenableonetogetconsiderableprogressinlearning.

IsFailureaBadThing

Failureisacommonoccurrence（happening）inourdailylife.Whateverwedo,therearealwaystwopossibleresults:

successorfailure.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetries,sometimesfailurecan’tbeavoided.

Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardsfailure.Whenfacedwithit,somecanstanduptoit,drawausefullessonfromitandtrytheirbesttofulfillwhattheyaredeterminedtodo.Others,however,loseheartandgivein.Theydonothingbutcomplainaboutthemselvesandobjectiveconditions.

Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureteachessuccess.”Inmyopinion,whatreallycountsisnotthefailureitself,buttheproperattitudeweshouldtakeafterit.Itrustthataslongaswekeeptowhatisrightandcorrectwhatiswrong,thatistosay,learnalessonfromfailure,wewillbecertaintosucceed.SoIamoftheopinionthatfailureisnotabadthing.

Recreation

Itisimpossibletokeepingoodhealthunlesswetakesufficient（enough）recreation.Themind,too,requireschangetomakeitacute（sharp）andvigorous.Thereismuchtruthintheoldsaying,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”

Therearemanygamesforpeopletoindulge（enjoy）aftertheirworkofstudy.Amongthemarefootball,tennis,andkite-flying.Otherformsofrecreationareboating,fishing,gardening,cycling,walking,chess-playing,andreading.Thosewhospendmostoftheirtimeintheopenairandhaveconstantmuscularemployment,shouldadoptreadingorsomeotherquietformsofrecreation.Personswhositmuchattheirbusinessshouldtakeakindofrecreationthatwillsupplytheirmuscleswithexercise.

Recreationprovidespeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxation.Itmakespeoplefeelhappy,energeticandconfident,meanwhileitpreparespeopletodomuchbetterthaneverintheirdailywork.

OnToday’sEducation

Ithinkoneofthemainproblemswithtoday’seducationisthattoomuchemphasisisplacedontestscore.Ithasbecomethemostimportantcriterion（standard）forcollegeenrollment.Astudent,howevercreativeandintelligent,willnotbeadmittedintoacollegeforhistotalscoresarejustonepointlessthanrequired.Itisalsoonofthecrucial（decisive）factorseitherinjobassignmentorinemploymentcompetitions.

Thecompetitionforhighscoresamongstudentsbecomesintense.Studentsfindthemselvesconcentratingmoreonstrategiestoachievehighscoresthanonacquiringtheknowledge.Theywillplaytruant（stayawayfrom）ofsomesubsidiary（lessimportant）coursesandskipoverthesubstance,whichwillnotbetestedon.

Teachersareapttogivetheirstudentshighscores.Astheirjobisjudgedmainlybythestudents’performanceintermsofscores,someteacherstendtoseteasypaperstotesttheirstudentsonornarrowdownthescopeoftheexam,evengivethemthehintstoexams,orfavortheirstudentswithhigherscores.

Asaresult,thecompetitionforhighscoresbecomessointensethatitactuallyaffectsoureducationresults.

Weekend

Weekendsareimportant.Theyprovidepeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxationthatareessentialtoahappyandhealthylife.I’moneofthosewhoknowhowtoenjoytheirleisureontheweekend.AgoodsleepatSaturdaynightusuallyhelpsmetorecoverfromthehardlaboroftheweek.AdelightSundaytriptothesuburbsmakesmefreshandfreefromanytension.

IfIstayathome,IusuallydosomelightreadingorpracticeChinesecalligraphy----atraditionalwritingskillwhichhasanextraordinarycalmingeffect.SometimesmotherinvitesmetohelphercookandIamalwayshappytoaccepthergoodrestontheweekendalwaysmakesmefeelhappy,energetic,confidentandreadytoallthehardworkaheadofme.Youcannotworkhappilyandefficientlyuntilyoulearnhowtorestandrelaxontheweekend.

MyViewonJob-Hopping

Somepeopletendtosticktotheirpositionsallthetime,astheythinkthelongeroneworksinaparticularfield,themoreskillfulonewillbeatit.Somehavebeenteachersalltheirlives.Somedevotetheirlifeenergytoscientificresearch.Suchpeoplelovetheirworkandturnout