高中课外阅读-英语美文欣赏87(英语读物)

英语美文欣赏87

Everydayisaluckyday

IteacheconomicsatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMonday,atthe

beginningofclass,Icheerfullyaskedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen.

Oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeensogood.Hehadhiswisdom

teethremoved.TheyoungmanthenproceededtoaskmewhyIalwaysseemedto

besocheerful.

HisquestionremindedmeofsomethingI'dreadsomewherebefore:"Every

morningwhenyougetup,youhaveachoiceabouthowyouwanttoapproachlife

thatday,'11said."Ichoosetobecheerful."

"Letmegiveyouanexample,"Icontinued,addressingallsixtystudentsinthe

class.uInadditiontoteachinghereatUNLV,Ialsoteachoutatthecommunity

collegeinHenderson,17milesdownthefreewayfromwhereIlive.Onedayafew

weeksagoIdrovethose17milestoHenderson.Iexitedthefreewayandturned

ontoCollegeDrive.Ionlyhadtodriveanotherquartermiledowntheroadtothe

college.Butjustthenmycardied.Itriedtostartitagain,buttheenginewouldn't

turnover.SoIputmyflasherson,grabbedmybooks,andmarcheddowntheroad

tothecollege.”

“AssoonasIgotthereIcalledAAAandarrangedforatowtrucktomeetme

atmycarafterclass.ThesecretaryintheProvost'sofficeaskedmewhathas

happened.'Thisismyluckyday,'Ireplied,smiling."

"'Yourcarbreaksdownandtodayisyourluckyday?'Shewaspuzzled.'What

doyoumean?"'

“'Ilive17milesfromhere.*Ireplied.'Mycarcouldhavebrokendown

anywherealongthefreeway.Itdidn't.Instead,itbrokedownintheperfectplace:

offthefreeway,withinv/alkingdistanceofhere.I'mstillabletoteachmyclass,

andFvebeenabletoarrangeforthetowtrucktomeetmeafterclass.Ifmycarwas

meanttobreak,downtoday,itcouldn'thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenient

fashion.,H

"Thesecretary'seyesopenedwide,andthenshesmiled.Ismiledbackand

headedforclass."Soendedmystory.

IscannedthesixtyfacesinmyeconomicsclassatUNLV.Despitetheearly

hour,nooneseemedtobeasleep.Somehow,mystoryhadtouchedthem.Ormaybe

itwasn'tthestoryatall.Infact,ithadallstartedwithastudent'sobservationthatI

wascheerful.

Freetosoar有限的自由

上天让我经历逆境，体验束缚的滋味，并定下规则约束我们，让我们从中

成长起来，获得人生的力量……

Onewindyspringday,Iobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindto

flytheirkites.Multicoloredcreationsofvaryingshapesandsizesfilledtheskies

likebeautifulbirdsdartinganddancing.Asthestrongwindsgustedagainstthe

kites,astringkeptthemincheck.

Insteadofblowingawaywiththewind,theyaroseagainstittoachievegreat

heights.Theyshookandpulled,buttherestrainingstringandthecumbersometail

keptthemintow,facingupwardandagainstthewind.Asthekitesstruggledand

keptthemintow,facingupwardandagainstthewind.Asthekitesstruggledand

trembledagainstthestring,theyseemedtosay,“Letmego!Letmego!Iwantto

bef?ee!”theysoaredbeautifullyevenastheyfoughttherestrictionofthestring.

Finally,oneofthekitessucceededinbreakingloose.'TreeatlastJitseemedtosay.

“Freetoflywiththewind.^^

Yetfreedomfromrestraintsimplyputitatthemercyofanunsympathetic

breeze.Itflutteredungracefullytothegroundandlandedinatangledmassof

weedsandstringagainstadeadbush."Freeatlast”,freetoliepowerlessinthedirt,

tobeblownhelplesslyalongtheground,andtolodgelifelessagainstthefirst

obstruction.

Howmuchlikekiteswesometimesare.Theheavengivesusadversityand

restrictions,rulestofollowfromwhichwecangrowandgainstrength.Restraintis

anecessarycounterparttothewindsofopposition.Someofustugattherulesso

hardthatweneversoartoreachtheheightswemighthaveobtained.Wekeeppart

ofthecommandmentandneverrisehighenoughtogetourtailsofftheground.

Letuseachrisetothegreatheights,recognizingthatsomeoftherestraintsthat

wemaychafeunderareactuallythesteadyingforcethathelpsusascendand

achieve.

RunThroughtheRain雨中的记忆

世间万物皆有自己的季节，做任何事情也有一个恰当的时机。如果有机会，

你也可以在雨中狂奔一回……

ShehadbeenshoppingwithherMominWal-Mart.Shemusthavebeen6

yearsold,thisbeautifulbrownhaired,l)freckle-facedimageofinnocence.Itwas

pouringoutside.Thekindofrainthat2)gushesoverthetopofraingutters,somuch

inahurrytohittheEarthithasnotimetoflowdownthespout.

Weallstoodthereunderthe3)awningandjustinsidethedooroftheWal-Mart.

Wewaited,somepatiently,others4)irritatedbecausenaturemesseduptheirhurried

day.Iamalways5)mesmerizedbyrainfall.Igetlostinthesoundandsightofthe

heavenswashingawaythedirtanddustoftheworld.Memoriesofrunning,

splashingsocarefreeasachildcomepouringinasawelcome6)reprievefromthe

worriesofmyday.

Hervoicewassosweetasitbrokethe7)hypnotic8)trancewewereallcaught

in."Mom,letsrunthroughtherain,"shesaid.

“What?”Momasked.

“Let'srunthroughtherain!"Sherepeated.

"No,honey.Wellwaituntilitslowsdownabit,"Momreplied.

Thisyoungchildwaitedaboutanotherminuteandrepeated:"Mom,let'srun

throughtherain.*'

"We'llgetsoakedifwedo,"Momsaid.

"No,wewon't,Mom.That'snotwhatyousaidthismorning,"theyounggirl

saidasshetuggedatherMom'sarm.”

Thismorning?WhendidIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?"

"Don'tyouremember?WhenyouweretalkingtoDaddyabouthiscancer,you

said,IfGodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthroughanything!',

Theentirecrowdstoppeddeadsilent.Iswearyoucouldn'thearanythingbut

therain.Weallstoodsilently.Noonecameorleftinthenextfewminutes.Mom

pausedandthoughtforamomentaboutwhatshewouldsay.

Nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly.Somemighteven

ignorewhatwassaid.Butthiswasamomentofaffirmationinayoungchild'slife.

Timewheninnocenttrustcanbenurturedsothatitwillbloomintofaith."Honey,

youareabsolutelyright.Let'srunthroughtherain.Ifgetwet,wellmaybewejust

neededwashing,"Momsaid.Thenofftheyran.

Weallstoodwatching,smilingandlaughingastheydartedpastthecarsand.

Theyheldtheirshoppingbagsovertheirheadsjustincase.Theygotsoaked.But

theywerefollowedbyafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthewayto

theircars.Andyes,Idid.Iran.Igotwet.Ineededwashing.Circumstancesor

peoplecantakeawayyourmaterialpossessions,theycantakeawayyourmoney,

andtheycantakeawayyourhealth.Butnoonecanevertakeawayyourprecious

memories.So,don'tforgettomaketimeandtaketheopportunitiestomake

memorieseveryday!

Toeverythingthereisaseasonandatimetoeverypurposeunderheaven.I

hopeyoustilltakethetimetorunthroughtherain.

ShehadbeenshoppingwithherMominWal-Mart.Shemusthavebeen6

yearsold,thisbeautifulbrownhaired,freckle-facedimageofinnocence.Itwas

pouringoutside.Thekindofrainthatgushesoverthetopofraingutters,somuch

inahurrytohittheEarthithasnotimetoflowdownthespout.

WeallstoodthereundertheawningandjustinsidethedooroftheWal-Mart.

Wewaited,somepatiently,othersirritatedbecausenaturemesseduptheirhurried

day.Iamalwaysmesmerizedbyrainfall.Igetlostinthesoundandsightofthe

heavenswashingawaythedirtanddustoftheworld.Memoriesofrunning,

splashingsocarefreeasachildcomepouringinasawelcomereprievefromthe

worriesofmyday.

Hervoicewassosweetasitbrokethehypnotictrancewewereallcaughtin.

nMom,let'srunthroughtherain,"shesaid.

"What?"Momasked.

“Let'srunthroughtherain!*'Sherepeated.

"No,honey.We'llwaituntilitslowsdownabit,"Momreplied.

Thisyoungchildwaitedaboutanotherminuteandrepeated:"Mom,let'srun

throughtherain.”

"We'llgetsoakedifwedo,"Momsaid.

"No,wewon't,Mom.That'snotwhatyousaidthismorning,"theyounggirl

saidasshetuggedatherMom'sarm.*'

Thismorning?WhendidIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?"

"Don'tyouremember?WhenyouweretalkingtoDaddyabouthiscancer,you

said,*IfGodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthroughanything!"

Theentirecrowdstoppeddeadsilent.Iswearyoucouldn'thearanythingbut

therain.Wcallstoodsilently.Noonecameorleftinthenextfewminutes.Mom

pausedandthoughtforamomentaboutwhatshewouldsay.

Nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly.Somemighteven

ignorewhatwassaid.Butthiswasamomentofaffirmationinayoungchild'slife.

Timewheninnocenttrustcanbenurturedsothatitwillbloomintofaith."Honey,

youareabsolutelyright.Let*srunthroughtherain.Ifgetwet,wellmaybewejust

neededwashing,"Momsaid.Thenofftheyran.

Weallstoodwatching,smilingandlaughingastheydartedpastthecarsand.

Theyheldtheirshoppingbagsovertheirheadsjustincase.Theygotsoaked.But

theywerefollowedbyafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthewayto

theircars.Andyes,Idid.Iran.Igotwet.Ineededwashing.Circumstancesor

peoplecantakeawayyourmaterialpossessions,theycantakeawayyourmoney,

andtheycantakeawayyourhealth.Butnoonecanevertakeawayyourprecious

memories.So,don'tforgettomaketimeandtaketheopportunitiestomake

memorieseveryday!

Toeverythingthereisaseasonandatimetoeverypurposeunderheaven.I

hopeyoustilltakethetimetorunthroughtherain.

为人父母

Ifitwasgoingtoeasy,itneverwouldhavestartedwithsomethingcalled

labor!

Shoutingtomakeyourchildrenobeyislikeusingthehorntosteeryourcar,

andyougetaboutthesameresults.

Tobeinyourchildren'smemoriestomorrow,youhavetobeintheirlives

today.

Thesmartestadviceonraisingchildrenistoenjoythemwhiletheyarestillon

*v*ourside.

Thebestwaytokeepkidsathomeistogiveitalovingatmosphereandhide

thekeystothecar.

Therighttemperatureinahomeismaintainedbywarmhearts,notbyhot

heads.

Parents:Peoplewhobareinfants,boreteenagers,andboardnewlyweds.

Thejoyofmotherhood:Whatawomanexperienceswhenallthechildrenare

finallyinbed.

Lift'sgardenageiswhenthekidsaretoooldtoneedbaby-sittersandtoo

youngtoborrowthefamilycar.

Grandparentsaresimilartoapieceofstring-handytohavearoundandeasily

wrappedaroundthefingersofgrandchildren.

Achildoutgrowsyourlap,butneveroutgrowsyourheart.

Godgaveyoutwoearsandonemouth...soyoushouldlistentwiceasmuchas

voutalk.

Therearethreewaystogetsomethingdone:Doityourself,hiresomeonetodo

it,orforbidyourchildrentodoit.

Adolescenceistheagewhenchildrentrytobringuptheirparents.

Cleaningyourhousewhileyourkidsareathomeisliketryingtoshovelthe

drivewayduringasnowstorm.

Oh,tobeonlyhalfaswonderfulasmychildthoughtIwaswhenhewassmall,

andhalfanstupidasmyteenagernowthinksIam.

Thereareonlytwothingsachildwillsharewillingly:communicablediseases

andhismother'sage.

Moneyisn'teverything,butitsurekeepsthekidsintouch.

Adolescenceistheageatwhichchildrenstopaskingquestionsbecausethey

knowalltheanswers.

Analarmclockisadeviceforawakeningpeoplewhodon'thavesmall

children.

Nowonderkidsareconfusedtoday.Halftheadultstellthemtofind

themselves;theotherhalftellthemtogetlost.

Peoplehardesttoconvincethatit'stimeforretirementarechildrenatbedtime.

Kidsreallybrightenahousehold;theyneverturnoffanylights.

Thedifferenceateachercanmake

史蒂夫已经12岁了，他的父母都是酒鬼，他几乎都要辍学了。然而，他

阅读能力不错，但他总是考试不及格。从一年级开始，一直这样。史蒂夫长得

很健壮，看上去比12岁的孩子要大。但他一直都被人忽略，直到有一天怀特

老师的到来。

Steve,atwelve-year-oldboywithalcoholicparents,wasabouttobelost

forever,bytheU.S.educationsystem.Remarkably,hecouldread,yet,inspiteof

hisreadingskills,Stevewasfailing.Hehadbeenfailingsincefirstgrade,ashewas

passedonfromgradetograde.Stevewasabigboy,lookingmorelikeateenager

thanatwelveyearold,yet,Stevewentunnoticed...untilMissWhite.

MissWhitewasasmiling,young,beautifulredhead,andStevewasinlove!

Forthefirsttimeinhisyounglife,hecouldn'ttakehiseyesoffhisteacher;yet,

stillhefailed.Heneverdidhishomework,andhewasalwaysintroublewithMiss

White.Hisheartwouldbreakunderhersharpwords,andwhenhewaspunished

forfailingtoturninhishomework,hefeltjustmiserable!Still,hedidnotstudy.

Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewas

testedforbasicskills.Stevehurriedthroughhistests,andcontinuedtodreamof

otherthings,asthedayworeon.Hisheartwasnotinschool,butinthewoods,

whereheoftenescapedalone,tryingtoshutoutthesights,soundsandsmellsofhis

alcoholichome.Noonecheckedonhimtoseeifhewassafe.Nooneknewhewas

gone,becausenoonewassoberenoughtocare.Oddly,Stevenevermissedadayof

school.

Oneday,MissWhite'simpatientvoicebrokeintohisdaydreams.

uSteve!!”Startled,heturnedtolookather.

“Payattention!,?

StevelockedhisgazeonMissWhitewithadolescentadoration,asshebegan

togooverthetestresultsfortheseventhgrade.

“Youalldidprettywell,^^shetoldtheclass,“exceptforoneboy,anditbreaks

myhearttotellyouthis,Shehesitated,pinningStevetohisseatwithasharp

stare,hereyessearchinghisface.

”...Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass!”

ShejuststaredatSteve,astheclassspunaroundforagoodlook.Steve

droppedhiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.

Afterthat,itwaswar!!Stevestillwouldn'tdohishomework.Evenasthe

punishmentsbecamemoresevere,heremainedstubborn.

“Justtryit!ONEWEEK!”Hewasunmoved.

“You'resmartenough!Yoifllseeachange!”Nothingfazedhim.

“Giveyourselfachance!Don'tgiveuponyourlife!^^Nothing.

uSteve!Please!Icareaboutyou!”

Wow!Suddenly,Stevegotit!!Someonecaredabouthim?Someone,totally

unattainableandperfect,CAREDABOUTHIM??!!

Stevewenthomefromschool,thoughtful,thatafternoon.Walkingintothe

house,hetookonelookaround.Bothparentswerepassedout,invariousstagesof

undress,andthestenchwasoverpowering!He,quickly,gathereduphiscamping

gear,ajarofpeanutbutter,aloafofbread,abottleofwater,andthistime...his

schoolbooks.Grimfacedanddetermined,heheadedforthewoods.

ThefollowingMondayhearrivedatschoolontime,andhewaitedforMiss

Whitetoentertheclassroom.Shewalkedin,allsparkleandsmiles!God,shewas

beautiful!Heyearnedforhersmiletoturnonhim.Itdidnot.

MissWhite,immediately,gaveaquizontheweekendhomework.Steve

hurriedthroughthetest,andwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.Withalookof

surprise,MissWhitetookhispaper.Obviouslypuzzled,shebegantolookitover.

Stevewalkedbacktohisdesk,hisheartpoundingwithinhischest.Ashesatdown,

hecouldn'tresistanotherlookatthelovelywoman.

MissWhite'sfacewasintotalshock!SheglancedupatSteve,thendown,then

up・

Suddenly,herfacebrokeintoaradiantsmile.Thesmartestboyintheseventh

gradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest!

FromthatmomentnothingwasthesameforSteve.Lifeathomeremainedthe

same,butlifestillchanged.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearn,buthewas

goodatit!

Hediscoveredthathecouldunderstandandretainknowledge,andthathe

couldtranslatethethingshelearnedintohisownlife.Stevebegantoexcel!Andhe

continuedthiscoursethroughouthisschoollife.

Afterhigh-schoolSteveenlistedintheNavy,andhehadasuccessfulmilitary

career.Duringthattime,hemettheloveofhislife,heraisedafamily,andhe

graduatedfromcollegeMagnaCumLaude.DuringhisNavalcareer,heinspired

manyyoungpeople,whowithouthim,mightnothavebelievedinthemselves.

StevebeganasecondcareeraftertheNavy,andhecontinuestoinspireothers,as

anadjunctprofessorinanearbycollegeMissWhiteleftagreatlegacy.Shesaved

oneboywhohaschangedmanylives.

Yousee,it'ssimple,really.Achangetookplacewithintheheartofoneboy,all

becauseofoneteacher,whocared.

我懂了Hvelearned...

有时，一个人想要的只是一只可握的手和一颗能交谈的心……

I'velearned...Thatthebestclassroomintheworldisatthefeetofanelderly

person.

I'velearned...Thatwhenyou'reinlove,itshows.

rvelearned...Thathavingachildfallasleepinyourarmsisoneofthemost

peacefulthingsintheworld

I'velearned...Thatbeingkindismoreimportantthanbeingright.

I'velearned...Thatyoushouldneversaynotoagiftfromachild.

I'velearned...ThatIcanalwaysprayforsomeonewhenIdon'thavethe

strengthtohelphiminsomeotherway.

I'velearned...Thatnomatterhowseriousyourliferequiresyoutobe,

everyoneneedsafriendtoactgoofywith.

I'velearned...Thatsometimesallapersonneedsisahandtoholdandaheart

tounderstand.

I'velearned...Thatmoneydoesn'tbuyclass.

I'velearned...That9sit'sthosesmalldailyhappeningsthatmakelifeso

spectacular.

I'velearned...Thatundereveryone'shardshellissomeonewhowantstobe

appreciatedandloved.

I'velearned...ThattheLorddidn'tdoitallinoneday.WhatmakesmethinkI

can?

I'velearned...Thatwhenyouplantogetevenwithsomeone,youareonly

lettingthatpersoncontinuetohurtyou.

I'velearned...Thatlove,nottime,healsallwounds.

I'velearned...Thattheeasiestwayformetogrowasapersonistosurround

myselfsmarterthanIam.

I'velearned...Thateveryoneyoumeetdeservestobegreetedwithasmile.

I'velearned...Thatthere'snothingsweeterthansleepingwithyourbabiesand

feelingtheirbreathonyourcheeks.

I'velearned...Thatnooneisperfectuntilyoufallinlovewiththem.

Fvelearned...Thatlifeistough,butI'mtougher.

I'velearned...Thatopportunitiesarcneverlost;someonewilltaketheones

*v*oumiss.

I'velearned...Thatwhenyouharborbitterness,happinesswilldockthem.

I'velearned...That1wishIcouldhavetoldmyDadthatIlovehimonemore

timebeforehepassedaway.

Fvelearned...Thatasmileisaninexpensivewaytoimproveyourlooks.

I'velearned...ThatIcan'tchoosehowIfeel,butIcanchoosewhatIdoabout

it.

I'velearned...Thateveryonewantstoliveontopofthemountain,butallthe

happinessandgrowthoccurswhileyou'reclimbingit.

I'velearned...Thatitisbesttogiveadviceinonlytwocircumstances;whenit

isrequestedandwhenitisalifethreateningsituation.

Thetreesoutsidemywindow

生命中没有什么恒久不变的风景，只要你的心永远朝着太阳，每一个清晨

都会向你展现一番美景，等着你去欣赏一一这个世界总会带给你新的希望。

Fromthewindowofmyroom,Icouldseeatallcotton-rosehibiscus.Inspring,

whengreenfoliagewashalfhiddenbymist,thetreelookedveryenchantingdotted

withredblossom.Thisinspiringneighborofmineoftensetmymindworking.I

graduallyregardeditasmybestfriend.

Nevertheless,whenIopenedthewindowonemorning,tomyamazement,the

treewasalmostbarebeyondrecognitionasaresultofthestormravagesthenight

before.Struckbytheplight,Iwasseizedwithasaddensaddensatthethoughtuall

theblossomisdoomedtofair*.Icouldnothelpsighingwithemotion:thecourseof

lifeneverrunssmooth,fortherearesomanyupsanddowns,twistsandturns.The

vicissitudesofmylifesawmybelovedfriendspartingoneafteranother.Isn'tit

similartothetreesheddingitsflowersinthewind?

Thiseventfadedfrommymemoryastimewentby.OnedayafterIcame

homefromthecountryside,Ifoundtheroomstuffyandcasuallyopenedthe

window.Somethingoutsidecaughtmyeyeanddazzledme.Itwasaplumtreeall

scarletwithblossomsetoffbeautifullybythesunset.Thesurprisediscovery

overwhelmedmewithpleasure.Iwonderedwhy1hadnoideaofsomeunyielding

lifesproutingoverthefallenpetalswhenIwasgrievingforthehibiscus.

Whenthelastwitheredpetaldropped,allthejoyfuladmirationforthehibiscus

sankintooblivionasifnothingwasleft,untilthelandscapewasagainablazewith

theredplumblossomtoremindpeopleoflife'salternationandcontinuance.Can't

itbesaidthatlifeisactuallyasymphony,aharmoniouscompositionoflossgain.

Standingbythewindowlostinthoughtforalongtime,Irealizedthatno

sceneryintheworldremainsunchanged.Aslongasyoukeepyourheartbaskingin

thesun,everydawnwillpresentafineprospect