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英语短文阅读经典美文3篇【参考指引】此文档资料“英语短文阅读经典美文3篇”由三一刀客网友为您精编整理,供您阅读参考,希望对您有所帮助,喜欢就分享下载吧!英语短文阅读经典美文1Ithinkthat,fromabiologicalstandpoint,humanlifealmostreadslikeapoem.我以为,从生物学角度看,人的一生恰如诗歌。Ithasitsownrhythmandbeat,itsinternalcyclesofgrowthanddecay.人生自有其韵律和节奏,自有内在的生成与衰亡。Noonecansaythatalifewithchildhood,manhoodandoldageisnotabeautifularrangement;人生有童年、少年和老年,谁也不能否认这是一种美好的安排,thedayhasitsmorning,noonandsunset,andtheyearhasitsseasons,anditisgood一天要有清晨、正午和日落,一年要有四季之分,如此才好。thatitisso.Thereisnogoodorbadinlife,exceptwhatisgoodaccordingtoitsownseason.人生本无好坏之分,只是各个季节有各自的好处。Andifwetakethisbiologicalviewoflifeandtrytoliveaccordingtotheseasons,noonebutaconceitedfooloranimpossibleidealistcandenythathumanlifecanbelivedlikeapoem.如若我们持此种生物学的观点,并循着季节去生活,除了狂妄自大的傻瓜和无可救药的理想主义者,谁能说人生不能像诗一般度过呢。英语短文阅读经典美文2Howstrangeisthelotofusmortals!Eachofusishereforabriefsojourn;forwhatpurposeheknowsnot,thoughhesometimesthinkshesensesit.Butwithoutdeeperreflectiononeknowsfromdailylifethatoneexistsforotherpeople—firstofallforthoseuponwhosesmilesandwell-beingourownhappinessiswhollydependent,andthenforthemany,unknowntous,towhosedestiniesweareboundbythetiesofsympathy.AhundredtimeseverydayIremindmyselfthatmyinnerandouterlifearebasedonthelaborsofothermen,livinganddead,andthatImustexertmyselfinordertogiveinthesamemeasureasIhavereceivedandamstillreceiving.IamstronglydrawntoafrugallifeandamoftenoppressivelyawarethatIamengrossinganundueamountofthelaborofmyfellowmen.Iregardclassdistinctionsasunjustifiedand,inthelastresort,basedonforce.Ialsobelievethatasimpleandunassuminglifeisgoodforeverybody,physicallyandmentally.我们这些肉体凡胎是多么奇怪啊!每个人来到这个世上都只作短暂停留,究竟为了什么目的却无从知晓,虽然有时觉得自己好像有所感悟。但是,无需深入思考,仅从日常生活就可明白,人是为他人而存在的——首先是为这样一些人:他们的欢笑、健康和福祉与我们的幸福息息相关;其次是为那些为数众多的陌生人,因为同情他们,使得我们与他们的命运联系在了一起。每一天,我都上百次地提醒自己,我的精神和物质生活都是建立在他人(包括生者和死者)的劳动基础上,对于我已经得到和正在得到的一切,我必须尽力给以相同程度的回报。我深深向往一种俭朴的生活,由于经常意识到自己占用了同胞太多的劳动而心有不安。我认为阶级区分是不正当的,其最终的达成方式常常诉诸暴力。我还认为,无论是在身体上还是心理上,过一种简单而不铺张浪费的生活对每个人都有好处。Idonotatallbelieveinhumanfreedominthephilosophicalsense.Everybodyactsnotonlyunderexternalcompulsionbutalsoinaccordancewithinnernecessity.Schopenhauer’ssaying,“Amancandowhathewants,butnotwantwhathewants,”hasbeenaveryrealinspirationtomesincemyyouth;ithasbeenacontinualconsolationinthefaceoflife’shardships,myownandothers’,andanunfailingwellspringoftolerance.Thisrealizationmercifullymitigatestheeasilyparalyzingsenseofresponsibilityandpreventsusfromtakingourselvesandotherpeoplealltooseriously;itisconducivetoaviewoflifewhich,inparticular,giveshumoritsdue.我完全不相信哲学意义上的人的自由。每个人的行为不仅受外在力量的约束,还要与内在需求协调一致。叔本华说:“人可以任意而为,却不能心想事成。”这句话从我年轻时起就一直深深地启发着我。在面对生活的艰辛时——无论是我自己还是他人的艰辛,这句话总能不断地给我安慰,成为永不枯竭的忍耐的源泉。这一认识能够仁慈地缓和那份令人几欲崩溃的责任感,并防止我们太把自己或者他人当回事,还有助于形成一种尤其幽默的人生观。Toinquireafterthemeaningorobjectofone’sownexistenceorthatofallcreatureshasalwaysseemedtomeabsurdfromanobjectivepointofview.Andyeteverybodyhascertainidealswhichdeterminethedirectionofhisendeavorsandhisjudgments.InthissenseIhaveneverlookeduponeaseandhappinessasendsinthemselves—thisethicalbasisIcalltheidealofapigsty.Theidealswhichhavelightedmywayandtimeaftertimehavegivenmenewcouragetofacelifecheerfully,havebeenKindness,Beauty,andTruth.Withoutthesenseofkinshipwithmenoflikemind,withouttheoccupationwiththeobjectiveworld,theeternallyunattainableinthefieldofartandscientificendeavors,lifewouldhaveseemedtomeempty.Thetriteobjectsofhumanefforts—possessions,outwardsuccess,luxury—havealwaysseemedtomecontemptible.客观地说,探求自己或者其他所有生命存在的意义或者目标,我一直都认为是荒唐之举。然而,每个人多少都有自己的理想,决定着他的奋斗目标和他对事情的看法。从这个意义上说,我从来都不会把安逸和幸福看作终极目标——我将这种伦理道德的基础称之为“猪圈理想”。一直以来,是对真、善、美的追求照亮了我的道路,一次又一次给我以新的勇气,让我愉快地面对生活。如果没有对志同道合者的那种亲近感,如果没有对客观世界——那个艺术和科学研究永远也无法穷极的世界——的孜孜以求,生命对我来说就是一场空。那些向来为世人竞相追求的目标——财产、奢华和外在的成功——我对此不屑一顾。英语短文阅读经典美文3Whereveryouare,andwhoeveryoumaybe,thereisonethinginwhichyouandIarejustalikeatthismoment,andinallthemomentsofourexistence.Wearenotatrest;weareonajourney,ourlifeisamovement,atendency,asteady,ceaselessprogresstowardsanunseengoal.Wearegainingsomething,orlosingsomething,everyday.Evenwhenourpositionandourcharacterseemtoremainpreciselythesame,theyarechanging.Forthemereadvanceoftimeisachange.ItisnotthesamethingtohaveabarefieldinJanuaryandinJuly,theseasonmakesthedifference.Thelimitationsthatarechildlikeinthechildarechildishintheman.无论你在何处,无论你是何人,此刻,而且在我们生命的每时每刻,你与我有一点是类似的。我们不是在休息,我们在旅途中。生命是一种运动,一种趋势,一个稳步、持续的通往一个未知目标的过程。每天,我们都在获得,或失去。尽管我们的地位和性格看起来好像一点都没变,但是它们在变化。因为时光的流逝本身是一种变化。在一月和七月拥有一片贫瘠的土地是不同的,是季节本身带来了变化。孩童时可爱的缺点到了成人时便成了幼稚。Everythingthatwedoisastepinonedirectionoranother,eventhefailuretodosomethingisinitselfadeed.Itsetsusforwardorbackward.Theactionofthenegativepoleofamagneticneedleisjustasrealastheactionofthepositivepole.Todeclineistoaccept–theotheralternative.我们做的每件事都是迈向一个或另外一个方向,甚至“什么都没做”本身也是一种行为,它让我们前进或倒退。一棵磁针的阴极的作用与阳极是一样的。拒绝即接受??接受反面。Areyounearertoyourporttodaythanyouwereyesterday?Yes,--youmustbealittlenearertosomeportorother;forsinceyourshipwasfirstlunchedupontheseaoflife,youhaveneverbeenstillforasinglemoment;theseaistoodeep,youcouldnotfindananchorageifyouwould.Therecanbenopauseuntilyoucomeintoport.你今天比昨天更加接近你的目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