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每日一篇英语短文

英语美文赏读

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第一篇MarkTwain’sLettertoOlivia马克·吐温给奥莉维亚的一封信

Livydear,

Ihavealreadymailedtoday’sletter,butIamsoproudofmyprivilegeofwritingthedearestgirlintheworldwheneverIplease,thatImustaddafewlinesifonlytosayIloveyou,Livy.

ForIdoloveyou,Livy—

asthedewlovestheflowers;asthebirdslovethesunshine;

asthewaveletslovethebreeze;asmotherslovetheirfirst-born;

asmemorylovesoldfaces;astheyearningtideslovethemoon;

astheangelslovethepureinheart.

Isoloveyouthatifyouweretakenfrommeitseemsasifallmylovewouldfollowafteryouandleavemyheartadullandvacantruinforeverandforever...

Takemykissandmybenediction,andtrytobereconciledtothefactthatIamyoursforeverandalways.

Sam

马克·吐温对奥利维亚（即信中的Livy）一见倾心，他向奥利维亚求婚，不过遭到拒绝。

不甘于此的马克·吐温展开了情书攻势，向她写了184封情书。

马克·吐温最终赢得美人芳心，与她步入婚姻殿堂。

词汇：

wavelet[ˈweɪvlət]小浪，微波

benediction[ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn]n祝福;恩赐;（礼拜结束时的）赐福祈祷;（大写）（罗马天主教）祈求上帝赐福的仪式

Reconcile[ˈrekənsaɪl]vt.使和好，使和解;调停，排解（争端等）

第二篇ChristmasGifts圣诞礼物

IneverbelievedinSantaClaus.Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivepresentsandtheydidn’twantustothinkweweren’tasgoodasotherkidswho,onChristmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthetreethatweresupposedlyleftbySantaClaus.

Dadhadlosthisjob,andwhenChristmascamethatyear,wehadnomoneyatall.OnChristmasEve,Dadtookeachoneofuskidsoutintothedesertnightonebyone.

“Pickoutyourfavoritestar,”Dadsaid.

“Ilikethatone!

”Isaid.

Dadgrinned（露齿而笑；咧着嘴笑）,“that’sVenus（金星；太白星）”,hesaid.Heexplainedtomethatplanetsglowedbecausereflectedlightwasconstantandstarstwinkledbecausetheirlightpulsed（行星稳定发光是因为反射光是持续的，恒星闪烁是因为它们的光是不稳定的；pulse：

搏动，跳动，震动）.

“Ilikeitanyway,”Isaid.

“Whatthehell（没关系；不管了）,”Dadsaid.“It’sChristmas.Youcanhaveaplanetifyouwant.”

AndhegavemeVenus.

Venusdidn’thaveanymoonsorsatellitesorevenamagneticfield,butitdidhaveanatmospheresortofsimilartoEarth’s,exceptitwassuperhot—about500degreesormore.（金星没有像月亮那样的卫星或其他卫星，甚至没有磁场，但它有着与地球相似的大气层/空气，只是它的空气超热，大约有五XX甚至更高）“So,”Dadsaid,“whenthesunstartstoburnoutandtheEarthturnscold,everyonemightwanttomovetoVenustogetwarm（当太阳开始燃尽时地球将变冷，生活在地球上的每个人都可能会想搬到金星上取暖）.Andthey’llhavetogetpermissionfromyourdescendantsfirst（这样的话，他们得先经过你的子孙的同意）.”

WelaughedaboutallthekidswhobelievedintheSantamythandgotnothingforChristmasbutabunchofcheapplastictoys（一堆廉价的塑料玩具）.“Yearsfromnow,whenallthejunktheygotisbrokenandlongforgotten,”Dadsaid,“you’llstillhaveyourstars（再过些年，他们所得到的垃圾玩具都坏了，而后被他们抛在脑后，”爸爸说，“你们的星星却还是你们的）.”

本文节选自《玻璃城堡》。

该书是美国记者珍妮特·沃尔斯的一本传记回忆录，讲述了作者的家庭背景和成长经历。

该书一出版便蝉联《纽约时报》畅销书榜，作者也因此在文坛名声大振。

第三篇TwentyDollars二十美元

Awell-knownspeakerstartedoff（开始活动，动身；进行或开展起来）hisseminar（研讨会，讨论会，培训会）byholdingup（举起，抬起）a$20bill.

Intheroomof200,heasked.“Whowouldlikethis$20bill?

”

Handsstartedgoingup.Hesaid,“Iamgoingtogivethis$20billtooneofyou.Butfirst,letmedothis.”

Heproceeded（继而）tocrumple（弄皱；使……变得皱巴巴的）the20dollarnote.Hethenasked,“Whostillwantsit?

”Stillthehandswereupintheair.

“Well,”hereplied,“whatifIdothis?

”Hedroppeditonthegroundandstartedtogrind（磨碎，碾碎，摩擦发出刺耳声）itintothefloorwithhisshoe.

Hepickeditup,nowcrumpledanddirty.

“Now,whostillwantsit?

”

Stillthehandswentupintheair.

“Myfriends,youhavealllearnedaveryvaluablelesson.NomatterwhatIdidtothemoney,youstillwanteditbecauseitdidnotdecreaseinvalue.Itwasstillworth$20.Manytimesinourlives,wearedropped,crumpled,andgroundintothedirtbythedecisionswemakeandthecircumstancesthatcomeourway（来临；遇到；碰到；意外落在……头上；偶尔发生在……身上）.Wefeelasthoughweareworthless;butnomatterwhathappenedorwhatwillhappen,youwillneverloseyourvalue.

Dirtyorclean,crumpledorfinely（成颗粒地；细微地；细小地；华丽地；优雅地；精致地；精巧地；精确地）creased（弄皱，压褶，使……起褶子）,youarestillpricelesstothosewholoveyou.

Theworthofourlivescomes,notinwhatwedoorwhoweknow,butinwhoweare.

Youarespecial;don'teverforgetit."

第四篇ThingsIHateaboutYou我恨你的十件事

来源:

电影《我恨你的十件事》

Ihatethewayyoutalktome,

Andthewayyoucutyourhair.

Ihatethewayyoudrivemycar,

Ihateitwhenyoustare.

Ihateyourbigdumbcombatboots（兵靴；作战靴；军靴）,

Andthewayyoureadmymind.

Ihateyousomuchitmakesmesick,

itevenmakesmerhyme.

Ihatethewayyou'realwaysright,

Ihateitwhenyoulie.

Ihateitwhenyoumakemelaugh,

Evenworsewhenyoumakemecry.

Ihateitwhenyou'renotaround,

Andthefactthatyoudidn'tcall.

ButmostlyIhatethewayIdon'thateyou,

Notevenclose,

Notevenalittlebit,

Notevenatall.

恨是爱的绝对反义词吗？

也许不是。

它是爱的另一种表达方式，一种反向表达。

在电影中，性格一向高傲的女主站在讲台上，当着全班师生的面念出写给男主的这首诗，坦诚对方在自己心中的位置。

此时我们或许应该知道：

我恨你恰恰是因为我太过爱你。

第五篇AForeverFriend一个永远的朋友

Sometimesinlife,youfindaspecialfriend.

Someonewhochangesyourlifejustbybeingpartofit.

Someonewhomakesyoulaughuntilyoucan'tstop.

Someonewhomakesyoubelievethattherereallyisgoodintheworld.

Someonewhoconvincesyouthattherereallyisanunlockeddoorjustwaitingforyoutoopenit.

Thisisforeverfriendship.

Whenyou’redownandtheworldseemsdarkandempty,yourforeverfriendliftsyouupinspiritandmakesthatdarkandemptyworldsuddenlyseembrightandfull.

Yourforeverfriendgetsyouthroughthehardtimes,thesadtimesandtheconfusedtimes.

Ifyouturnandwalkaway,yourforeverfriendfollows.

Ifyouloseyourway,yourforeverfriendguidesyouandcheersyouon.

Yourforeverfriendholdsyourhandandtellsyouthateverythingisgoingtobeokay.

Andifyoufindsuchafriend,youfeelhappyandcompletebecauseyouneednotworry.

Youhaveaforeverfriend,andforeverhasnoend.

第六篇ThePriceofAMother’sLove母爱的价格

Alittleboywentuptohismotherandhehandedherapieceofpaperthathehadbeenwritingon.

Thisiswhatitsaid:

Forcuttingthegrass$5.00

Forcleaningmyroomthisweek$1.00

Forgoingtothestoreforyou$0.50

Baby-sittingmykidbrotherwhileyouwentshopping$0.25

Takingoutthegarbage$1.00

Forgettingagoodreportcard$5.00

Forcleaningupandrakingtheyard$2.00

TotalOwed:

$14.75

Well,hismotherlookedathimstandingthereexpectantly,andyoucouldseethememoriesflashingthroughhermind.

Soshepickedupthepen,turnedoverthepaperhe'dwrittenonandthisiswhatshewrote:

FortheninemonthsIcarriedyouwhileyouweregrowinginsideme,nocharge.

ForallthenightsthatI'vesatupwithyou,doctoredyouandprayedforyou,nocharge.

Forallthetryingtimes,andallthetearsthatyou'vecausedthroughtheyears,there’snocharge.

Forallthenightsthatwerefilledwithdread,andfortheworriesIknewwereahead,nocharge.

Forthetoys,food,clothes,andevenwipingyournose,there'snocharge,son.

Andwhenyouadditallup,thefullcostofrealloveisnocharge.

Whenhefinishedreadingwhathismotherhadwritten,thereweregreatbigtearsinhiseyes.

Andthenhetookthepenandingreatbiglettershewrote:

"ALREADYPAID."

能力提升篇

第1篇

TheBirdJingweiTryingtoFilltheSea（精卫填海）

Onceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterofEmperorYan,legendaryrulerofprimitiveChina,wentboatingontheEasternSea.Whileshewasenjoyingherself,astrongwindroseontheseaandherboatcapsized.Justbeforeshewasburiedbythesurgingwaves,herspiritturnedintoabeautifulbird.Asitflewovertheroaringsea,itcriedsadlyinthesound“jinwei,jingwei”.Thatwaswhypeoplecalledit“Jingwei”.

 Thebirdlivedonamountainnearthesea.Ithatedtheseasomuchthatitdecidedtofillitup.Everyday,itflewtoandfrobetweenthemountainandthesea,carryinginatwigorapebblefromthemountainanddroppingitintothesea.

从前，炎帝（传说中中国原始社会的统治者）的小女儿在东海上划船。

正当她划得高兴时，海面上突然升起一阵大风，把她的小船弄翻了。

就在她要被汹涌的波浪吞没时，她的灵魂变成了一只美丽的小鸟。

它飞过那咆哮的海面，伤心的叫着"精卫，精卫"的声音。

所以人们就叫她"精卫"。

   精卫鸟住在靠海的一座山上。

它非常恨大海，所以决心要把它填平。

它每天来回于山海之间，把从山上衔来的小树枝和小石子扔在大海里。

Oneday,theroaringseasaidtoJingwei,"Poorlittlebird,stopdoingthatmeaninglessthing!

You'llneverfillmeup."Jingweireplied,"I'llfillyouupnodoubt!

Iwill,evenifit'lltakemethousandsofyears!

I'llfightonuntildoomsday!

"

   ThebravelittlebirdkeptcarryingtwigsandpebblesfromthemountaintotheEasternSeawithouttakingarest.

   Fromthisfablecomestheidiom"ThebirdJingweitryingtofillthesea".Weuseittodescribepeoplewhoarefirmandindomitableandwillnotstopuntiltheyreachtheirgoal.

一天，咆哮的大海对精卫说：

"可怜的小鸟，停止你那无谓的举动吧！

你是永远都填不平我的。

"精卫回答说：

"我当然会把你填平的！

即使这需要千千万万年的时间，我也一定会斗争到底，直到你的末日来临！

"

   这只勇敢的小鸟继续从山上衔来小树枝和小石子，扔到东海中，从未有片刻休息。

   "精卫填海"这个成语就是由这个传说而来的，形容那些坚定不移，不屈不挠，不到目的决不罢休的人。

词汇：

legendary传奇的;传说的;极其著名的

primitive原始的;发展水平低的;落后的;[生物学]原生的

capsizedvt.&vi.倾覆;使（船或车）翻

surging（波涛等）汹涌的

waves波浪

roaring喧哗的;风哮雨嚎的；怒吼的；咆哮的

toandfro来回地，往复地；来来回回地

twig细枝，嫩枝

pebble卵石

第二篇螃蟹—鲁迅

TheCrab-byLuXun

Anoldcrabgrewrestless.Findinghimselfstiffallover,he

knewitwastimeforhimtomoulthisshell.

Hedashedhereandthereinsearchofacavetohide.Hewas

goingtoblockupthemouthofthecavesothathecouldmoult

insecret.Heknewitwouldbeverydangeroustoshedhisshell

intheopenbecause，withhisnewshellstillbeingsoft，he

mightbeeatenupbyothercrabs.Thisfearwasnotgroundless

forhehimselfhadreallyseenithappentoothermoultingcrabs.

Theoldcrabkeptmovingaboutinahurry.

Anearbycrabasked,“Hey，brother,what’stherush?

”

老螃蟹觉得不安了，觉得全身太硬了，自己知道要脱壳了。

他跑来跑去的寻。

他想寻一个窟穴，躲了身子，将石子堵了穴口，隐隐的蜕壳。

他知道外面蜕壳是危险的。

身子还软，要被别的螃蟹吃去的。

这并非空害怕，他实在亲眼见过。

他慌慌张张地走。

旁边的