英语美文背诵选篇

1Contents1.JustforToday2.Love3.TheFirstSnow4.OurHabitsAreLessonsinDisguise5.BeHappy6.TheHappyDoor7.If8.TrytoRemembertheGoodThings9.TrueNobility10.Youth11.Dream--APassionwithinYou12.We’reJustBeginning13.IfIWereaBoyAgain14.ThinkPositiveThoughtsEveryDay15.TheLoveofBeauty16.OnMotesandBeams17.WorkandPleasure18.AnOctoberSunrise19.ThePleasureofReading20.ThreeDaystoSee21.JustforTodayByDaleCarnegieJustfortodayIwilltrytolivethroughthisdayonlyandnottacklemywholelifeproblematonce.IcandosomethingfortwelvehoursthatwouldappallmeifIhadtokeepitupforalifetime.JustfortodayIwillbehappy.ThisassumestobetruewhatAbrahamLincolnsaid，that“Mostfolksareashappyastheymakeuptheirmindstobe.”JustfortodayIwilladjustmyselftowhatis,andnottrytoadjusteverythingtomyowndesires.Iwilltakemy“luck”asitcomes.JustfortodayIwilltrytostrengthenmymind.Iwillstudy.Iwilllearnsomethinguseful.Iwillnotbeamentalloafer.Iwillreadsomethingthatrequireseffort,thoughtandconcentration.JustfortodayIwillexercisemysoulinthreeways.Iwilldosomebodyagoodturnandnotgetfoundout:Ifanybodyknowsofit,itwillnotcount.IwilldoatleasttwothingsIdon'twanttodo—justforexercise.Iwillnotshowanyonethatmyfeelingsarehurt:theymaybehurt,buttodayIwillnotshowit.JustfortodayIwillbeagreeable.IwilllookaswellasIcan,dressbecomingly,talklow,actcourteously,criticizenotonebit，andtrynottoimproveorregulateanybodybutmyself.JustfortodayIwillhaveaprogram,Imaynotfollowitexactly,butIwillhaveit.Iwillsavemyselffromtwopests:hurryandindecision.JustfortodayIwillhaveaquiethalfhourallbymyselfandrelax.Duringthishalfhour,sometime,Iwilltrytogetabetterperspectiveofmylife.JustfortodayIwillbeunafraid.EspeciallyIwillnotbeafraidtoenjoywhatisbeautiful，andtobelievethatasIgivetotheworld,sotheworldwillgivetome.32.LoveBySirThomasBrowneIloveyounotbecauseofwhoyouare,butbecauseofwhoIamwhenIamwithyou.Nomanorwomanisworthyourtears,andtheonewhois,won’tmakeyoucry.Theworstwaytomisssomeoneistobesittingrightbesidethemknowingyoucan’thavethem.Neverfrown,evenwhenyouaresad,becauseyouneverknowwhoisfallinginlovewithyoursmile.Totheworldyoumaybeoneperson,buttoonepersonyoumaybetheworld.Don’twasteyourtimeonaman/woman,whoisn’twillingtowastetheirtimeonyou.Justbecausesomeonedoesn’tloveyouthewayyouwantthemto,doesn’tmeantheydon’tloveyouwithalltheyhave.Don’ttrytoohard,thebestthingscomewhenyouleastexpectthemto.MaybeGodwantsustomeetafewwrongpeoplebeforemeetingtherightone,sothatwhenwefinallymeettheperson,wewillknowhowtobegrateful.Don’tcrybecauseitisover;smilebecauseithappened.Lifeisapureflame,andwelivebyaninvisiblesunwithinus.43.TheFirstSnowByHenryWadsworthLongfellowThefirstsnowcame.Howbeautifulitwas,fallingsosilentlyalldaylong,allnightlong,onthemountains,onthemeadows,ontheroofsoftheliving,onthegravesofthedead!Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebyawindingblacklineacrossthelandscape;andtheleaflesstrees,thatagainsttheleadenskynowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricaciesoftheirbranches.Whatsilence,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion!Everysoundwasmuffled,everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.Nomoretrampinghoofs,nomorerattlingwheels!Onlythechimingofsleigh-bells,beatingasswiftandmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.54.OurHabitsAreLessonsinDisguiseWealwayshavesomethingtobethankfulfor.Theairwebreatheisagoodstart.Ourcapacitytothinkandrelatetooneanotherisagifttoappreciate.Eventhehabitswehave,goodorbad,existforpositivereasons.Wearemeanttolearnfromthem.Withoutcontrast,wehavenocontext.Andwithoutcontext,contentdoesn’treallymatter.Whatisupifwedonotunderstanddown?Whatisgoodifwedonotknowbad?Ourhabitsarelessonsindisguise.Theychallengeustogrow,tobecomemoreaware,tostopandsmelltheroses.Whenwegivethanksandappreciate,weimmediatelytranscendallnegativeenergyandemotionholdingusback.Trythis:thenexttimeyougetabillinthemail,say“thankyou”.Feelgoodthatyouhaveamailbox,andanaddress.Donotfearthebill,resistthebill,getupsetaboutthebillorworryaboutthebill.Simplyappreciateit.Nowdothesamethingthenexttimeyouaredelayedonaflight,rejectedforajobopening,orcriticizedbysomeonewhodoesn'tknowanybetter.RecognizethattheworldisfullofstimuliandWEhavethepowertochoosehowwewillrespond.Paycloseattentiontoyourrepeatedtendenciesandhabitsandremindyourselftopausebeforehittingthereplay(autopilot)button.Donotfanthefiresofdiscontentwithhostilityandresistance.65.BeHappyByLioydMorris“Thedaysthatmakeushappymakeuswise.”----JohnMasefieldWhenIfirstreadthislinebyEngland’sPoetLaureate,itstartledme.WhatdidMasefieldmean?Withoutthinkingaboutitmuch,Ihadalwaysassumedthattheoppositewastrue.Buthissoberassurancewasarresting.Icouldnotforgetit.Finally,Iseemedtograsphismeaningandrealizedthatherewasaprofoundobservation.Thewisdomthathappinessmakespossibleliesinclearperception,notfoggedbyanxietynordimmedbydespairandboredom,andwithouttheblindspotscausedbyfear.Activehappiness——notmeresatisfactionorcontentment---oftencomessuddenly,likeanAprilshowerortheunfoldingofabud.Thenyoudiscoverwhatkindofwisdomhasaccompaniedit.Thegrassisgreener;birds’songsaresweeter;theshortcomingsofyourfriendsaremoreunderstandableandmoreforgivable.Happinessislikeapairo