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大学英语背诵文选十篇1. The Happy doorHappiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.Being unhappy is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you dont feel happy, pretend to be!It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends. (232words)2. ThriftThrift is the foundation of all greatness. It is applied not only to money matters, but to everything else in lifethe wise use of ones time, ability, and energy. In short, thrift is the scientific management of ones money, of ones time, of ones affairs, and of ones self.Thrift is the best word for us. It makes fortune. It uplifts character. It improves the quality of the individual. The exercise of thrift has a very healthful reaction upon all the other faculties. The habit of thrift denotes self-control. It is a proof that a man is not a hopeless victim of his weakness. It is a proof that he is the master of himself as well as of his finances. Thrift is an educator. A thrifty man thinks and plans. He has a program. He has a certain amount of independence. If you have cultivated thrift, it means that you have the ability to control your desires and that you are developing some of the grandest human qualitiesself-reliance, independence, prudence, and foresight.We know that all great nations are founded on thrift. The ancient Roman Empire degenerated and came to an end when it ceased to be thrifty. Yet thrift does not require superior courage. It needs no fervent resolution, but only a little patient self-denial. And BEGIN is its device! (224 words)3. Advice to a Young Man -Robert Jones BurdetteRemember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, digging ditches or editing a paper, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. If you look around you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Dont be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in the morning. Its the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers, it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.There are young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them. It does not know their names, even it simply speaks of them as “old So-and-Sos boy”. Nobody likes them; the great, busy world doesnt know that they are there. So find out what you want to be and do, and take off your coat and make a dust in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you will be apt to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satisfied will the world be with you. (252 words)4. Frankness -Robert E. Lee You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do, on every occasion. If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it, if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot. You would wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind.Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one. The man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice. Deal kindly but firmly with all your classmates. You will find it the policy which wears best. Above all, do not appear to others what you are not.If you have any fault to find with any one, tell him, not others, of what you complain. There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to do one thing before a mans face and another behind his back. We should say and do nothing to the injury of any one. It is not only a matter of principle, but also the path of peace and honor. (184 words) 5. Love Your Life -Henry David Thoreau However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is.You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours even in a poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich mans abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace.The towns poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any. May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving. Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means, which should be more disreputable. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. （209 words）6. Youth -by Samuel Ullman Youth is not a time of life; its a state of mind; its not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; its a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; its the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for the adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than of 20.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear ,self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust.Whether 60 or 16 ,there is in every human beings heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of whats next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station: so long as it receives message of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.(240 words)7. True Nobility -Ernest HemingwayIn a calm sea every man is a pilot. But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain, is not life at all. Take the lot of the happiest-it is a tangled yarn. Bereavements and blessings, one following another, make us sad and blessed by turns. Even death itself makes life more loving. Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss. In the affairs of life or of business, it is not intellect that tells so much as character, not brains so much as heart, not genius so much as self-control, patience, and discipline, regulated by judgment. I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are. To regret ones errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. (190 words)8. Yesterday.Today.AND Tomorrow There are two days in every week that we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.One is Yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control.All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. Nor can we erase a single word we said - Yesterday is gone!The other day we shouldnt worry about is Tomorrow with its impossible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is beyond our immediate control.Tomorrows sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds - but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.This leaves only one day - Today. Any man can fight the battles of just one day; it is only when you or I add the burdens of those two awful eternities- Yesterday and Tomorrow- that we break down.It is not the experience of Today that drives man mad - It is remorse or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday, and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring. Let us, therefore, live One Day at a Time!（217 Words）9. Self-Confidence is Essential to SuccessNothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.Its important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.Confidence is more than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going and exactly how you are going to get there. It comes from acting with integrity and confidence. It comes from a strong sense of purpose. It comes from a strong commitment to take responsibility, rather than just letting life happen.One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and to get a record of successful experiences behind you.Confidence is compassionate and understanding. It is not arrogant. Arrogance is born out of fear and insecurity, while confidence comes from strength and integrity.Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do it. Know that you are capable of accomplish anything you want, and live your life with confidence.（202 words）10. Born to WinYou cannot teach a man anythingYou can only help him discover it within himself -GalileoEach human being is born as something unique，something that never existed beforeEach person has the potential to win in his own wayA normal person can see，hear，touch，taste，and think for himselfEach has his own unique potentials- his capabilities and limitationsEach can be an important，thinking，aware，and creatively productive person in his own right-a winner The words winner and loser have many meaningsWhen we refer to a person as a winner，we do not mean one who defeats the other person by dominating and making him lose Instead a winner is one who responds genuinely by being trustworthy and responsive both as an ind1ividual and as a member of societyA loser is one who fails to respond genuinely Few people are winners or losers all the timeIts a matter of degreeHowever，once a person has the capacity to be a winner，his chances are greater for becoming even more so (205 words)1如何选择朋友 how to choose FriendsAs the saying goes, “A friend in need is a friend indeed”. Friends play a very essential role in our daily life. However, how to make goods friends is a problem for most of us. As for me, I have three principles to choose friends.正如谚语所说的那样，患难见真情。朋友在我们日常生活中扮演着非常重要的角色。然而，如何交到一个好朋友是我们大多数人都遇到过的问题。 In the first place, good friends should have their own principles. We should take into account the fact that people who insist on their principles have high quality. Therefore, it is worth making friends with them.首先，好朋友应该是有他们自己的处事原则。我们应该认识到这样一个事实，坚持自己原则的人一般都是具有高尚的品格。因此，这样的人值得我们去交朋友。 Then, I want to point out that good friends should be full of trust. This kind of person has a pure heart, so we can communicate with each other by heart.然后，我想说的是，好的朋友应该是充满真诚的。这样的朋友有一颗赤子之心，我们能用心来彼此交流。 Finally, active friends are just like beautiful sunshine. They can light up our blue mood, drive away the dark clouds and give us courage.最后，拥有积极心态的朋友就像美丽的阳光。他们能够照亮我们忧郁的心情，驱走乌云，给我们鼓励。 Friends who have above three characteristics will be great wealth for us.能交到有以上三个特征的朋友将会是我们巨大的财富。22.自信的重要 The Importance of Self-ConfidencePeople say that self-confidence is half of the success that can bring you courage to stick to what you do. Without self-confidence, one can not do well in anything.Self-confidence is of great importance and value to a person.人们说自信是成功的一半，它能给你带来勇气去坚持你所做的事。没有自信，一个人就不能做好任何事。自信对一个人很重要也很有价值。Firstly, self-confidence enables us to have the ambition of being successful. Only when you have the ambition to be successful, can you be successful eventually. Secondly, once we gain self-confidence, we will possess the courage and strength to overcome the setbacks anddifficulties. With self-confidence, no one and nothing can stop you to success.Thirdly, with self-confidence we may accomplish something which seems to be impossible previously.No great thing is easy for us, therefore we should hold the idea that anything is possible. We should, or have to trust in ourselves.首先，自信使我们拥有成功的雄心。只有当你有成功的野心的时候，你最后才能成功。其次，一旦我们获得了自信，我们就拥有了勇气和力量去克服挫折和困难。有了自信，没有人也没有什么能够阻止你成功。再次，有了自信我们可能实现一些以前看起来不可能的事。没有什么大事对我们是容易的，因此我们应该相信一切皆有可能。我们应该，或者必须相信自己。In short, self-confidence is the spiritual pillar of a person as well as the inherent power, which is of great importance and value to a person.总之，自信是一个人的精神支柱也是一个人的内在力量，它对一个人很重要也很有价值。3.一只木碗The Wooden BowlA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old mans hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfathers shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth.有一位风烛残年的老人，他和儿子、儿媳还有四岁的小孙子生活在一起。老人的双手颤抖，眼睛昏花，步履也已蹒跚。晚上一家人围在一起吃饭，老人颤抖的手和昏花的眼睛让吃饭成了件很困难的事儿：豆子从他的勺子里掉出来，滚到地板上；拿杯子时牛奶洒在桌布上。The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.这一切让儿子和儿媳感到反感。于是，这对夫妻在角落里给老人单独摆了张桌子。爷爷一个人孤单地吃饭，其他人在另外一张餐桌上享受着晚餐。爷爷已经打碎了一两只盘子，于是他的饭碗被换成了一个木碗。Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfathers direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old son watched it all in silence.有时候，向爷爷的那个方向看一眼，就会发现爷爷独自吃饭时，眼里含着泪花。更有甚者，如果爷爷把叉子掉在地上或者弄洒了食物，夫妻二人抛给老人的话语一定是尖刻的警告。四岁的孙子在一旁静静地看着发生的一切。One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old son smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfathers hand and gently led him back to the family table.一天晚上晚餐前，父亲发现儿子正在地板上玩木屑。他亲切地问孩子：“你在做什么？”儿子同样亲切地回答：“哦，我在给你和妈妈做小碗，等我长大了给你们用。”四岁的孩子笑了笑，然后继续做他的小碗。夫妻二人愣住了。两个人沉默无语，眼泪流满了脸颊。尽管两个人都没有说话，但是他们都知道应该怎么做。那晚，丈夫拉着爷爷的手，温和地重新让他回到了家庭饭桌旁。For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes always observe, their ears always listen, and their minds always process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day is being laid for the childs future.在老人的余生里，每一顿饭都是和家人一起吃。不知出于什么原因，当叉子掉在地上，牛奶被弄洒，桌布被弄脏的时候，丈夫和妻子都不再像原来那样在意。孩子有着惊人的洞察力。他们的眼睛在观察，他们的耳朵在倾听，他们的头脑在处理着他们接收的信息。如果他们看见我们耐心地为家庭成员提供一个快乐的家的氛围，那么他就会在今后的生活中模仿这种态度。明智的家长知道每一天都在为孩子的将来打基础。Let us all be wise builders and role models. Take care of yourself.and those you love.today, and everyday!让我们成为明智的建筑师吧，做一个角色模范。照顾好你自己，照顾好你爱的人 今天!每一天!4.做一个快乐的人 Be HappyCan you imagine the world full of crying and shouting, under the control of power, covered with darkness? However, its not just a joke