初中英语美文欣赏

ASimpleGesture只是举手之劳Markwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedthattheboyaheadofhimhadtrippedanddroppedallofthebookshewascarrying,alongwithtwosweaters,abaseballbat,agloveandasmalltaperecorder.Markkneltdownandhelpedtheboypickupthescatteredarticles.一天放学后，马克正走在回家的路上，突然看到前面的小男孩绊倒了，他带的东西撒了一地，其中有很多书、两件羊毛衫、一个棒球拍、一只手套，还有一个小型录音机。看到这种场景，马克不禁蹲下身，帮助男孩捡拾起来。Sincetheyweregoingthesameway,hehelpedtocarrypartoftheburden.AstheywalkedMarkdiscoveredthattheboy'snamewasBill,thathelovedvideogames,baseballandhistory,thathewashavingalotoftroublewithhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfriend.由于他们同路，马克便帮男孩拿着一些东西。他们边走边聊。马克了解到男孩名叫比尔，他喜欢玩电脑游戏，喜欢打棒球；他很喜欢历史课，但其他科目却学得一塌糊涂。马克还了解到他刚跟女朋友分了手。TheyarrivedatBill'shomefirstandMarkwasinvitedinforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassedpleasantlywithafewlaughsandsomesharedsmalltalk,thenMarkwenthome.Theycontinuedtoseeeachotheraroundschool,hadlunchtogetheronceortwice,thenbothgraduatedfromjuniorhighschool.Theyendedupinthesamehighschoolwheretheyhadbriefcontactsovertheyears.Finallythelongawaitedsenioryearcame,andthreeweeksbeforegraduation,BillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.他们先是到了比尔的家里，比尔邀请马克喝可乐，并一起看电视。那个下午过得非常愉快，他们交流看法，还时不时地开怀大笑。然后，马克回家了。从此以后，他们继续往来，在学校附近相见，一起吃过一两次午餐，并一起初中毕业。后来，他们升入同一所高中，并始终保持着简短的接触。最后，终于盼到中学快要结束了。就在毕业前的第三周，比尔问马克，他们是否可以谈一谈。Billremindedhimofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.“DoyoueverwonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?”askedBill.“Yousee,IcleanedoutmylockerbecauseIdidn'twanttoleaveamessforanyoneelse.Ihadstoredawaysomeofmymother'ssleepingpillsandIwasgoinghometocommitsuicide.Butafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughing,IrealizedthatifIhadkilledmyself,Iwouldhavemissedthattimeandsomanyothersthatmightfollow.Soyousee,Mark,whenyoupickedupmybooksthatday,youdidalotmore.Yousavedmylife.”比尔提到了多年前他们第一次相遇的那一天。“你有没有想过为什么那天我会带着那么多东西回家？”比尔问道。“事实是，那天我把自己的橱柜全部清理干净了，因为我不想给任何人制造乱七八糟的场面。我存下了妈妈吃的很多安眠药，本想回家自杀。但是当跟你呆在一起又说又笑的时候，我意识到如果我自杀了，我就会错过那些愉快的时光，也就欣赏不到以后随之而来的许多其他的美好时光了。所以，马克，你看，那天你帮我捡书的时候，你不只是在帮我捡书，实际上还为我做了很多。你拯救了我的生命。”Everylittlehello,everylittlesmile,everyhelpinghandsavesahurtingheart.TheresamiraclecalledFriendshipthatdwellsintheheart.Friendsareaveryrarejewel,indeed.Theymakeyousmileandencourageyoutosucceed.Theylendanear,theyshareawordofpraise,andtheyalwayswanttoopentheirhearttous.Showyourfriendshowmuchyoucare...每一句小小的问候，每一个浅浅的笑容，每一只援助之手，都会拯救一个伤痛的心灵。友谊常驻心间会铸就奇迹，朋友确实是稀世珍宝。他们带给你欢笑，鼓励你成功。他们会倾听我们的心声，与我们分享每一个赞扬，总是与我们坦诚相待。一定要让你的朋友知道你有多么在乎他们……阳光的声音老师破天荒布置了一篇自由作文。Theteacherdeliveredafreewritingamazingly.孩子高兴极了，想：终于可以摆脱讨厌的命题作文，写写自己心里的东西了。Thechildwassohappybythinkingthathecanfinallywriteabouthisthoughtinhisinnerheartinsteadofthethesiswriting.他躺在柔软的草地上，阳光暖暖地照着，想啊想，然后一跃而起，一篇很满意，甚至是很得意的文章便跃然纸上——《阳光的声音》。Lyingonthesoftgrasslandwiththesunshinesprinklingoverhisbodywarmly,hejumpedupafterthinkingandcomposedasatisfactoryarticle------TheSoundoftheSun.孩子满怀信心地把作文交了上去，然后陷入了无尽的期待。Theboyhandedinthecompositionwithhisfulfilledconfidence,andthen,hemettheendlesswaiting.作文本发下来了。Atlast,thepaperwasreturned.春暖花开的日子里，孩子竟忍不住打了一个寒战。Afterseeingtheresult,theboywastrembledinthebloomyspringdays.老师在作文后面批了一个大大的“差”字。Theteachergavehima“poor”inthelastastheevaluation..老师说：“可笑！阳光怎么会有声音呢？！以后再也不能这样写了，要扣分的！”孩子觉得很委屈，也很难过。Theteachersaid,“Howamuseyouare!Howcanthesunmakeanynoise?!Youarenotallowedtowritethecompositioninthiswayanymore..Themarksyougetwillbeverylowinthisway.那个“差”字像一个张牙舞爪的魔鬼，时时出现在他的梦里。The‘poor’evaluationislikeaclewingdevils,whichwillappearinhisdreamssometimes.几年以后，老师还是老师，孩子还是学生。只不过孩子长大了一些，成了老师家长眼中公认的好孩子，再也不会想一些不着边际的事，说一些莫名其妙的话了。Severalyearspassed,theteacherisstillwhoheis,andthestudentishimselfthesamebutgrowsolder.Meanwhile,hehasbeenregardedasagoodboywhowillnottalkabouttheill-advisedthingsorsaythestrangewords.一天的阅读欣赏课，老师讲解的一位著名作家的文章里有一句：我听见了阳光的声音。老师滔滔不绝地分析着这句话多么的优美，多么的富有哲理，可孩子一句也听不进去。Butonedayinanreadingappreciationcourse,theteacherinterpretedthesentence“Ihaveheardthecallofthesun”writtenbyafamousauthor.Histeacherspoutedhowgracefulthissentencewas,andhowsensibleitwas,buthecanhardlyfocushimselfonevenawordofit.孩子望了一眼窗外刺眼的阳光，想：阳光怎么会有声音呢？想到这，他冷冷地笑了。Then,theboyfacedthedazzlingsunshinethinkingthat:howcanthesunmakethesound?Andthen,hemadeasmilecoldly.Youaretheonlyonewhocanmakeyouhappy.Wehaveallheardthatsomanytimesinourlives.Therearetimesitisaprettytoughpilltoswallow.Inreality,thepeoplethatsurroundyouhaveahugeimpactonyourcurrentmood.Whenyourchildrenaregrumpyinthemorning,youfindanicepilethedogleftyouovernight,youhittheroadandthetrafficwon’tallowyouyournormalspeed,thenwhenyougettoworkandyourco-workercalledinsick...theseareallthingsthatmightcontributetoyouroverallHappinessoftheday.However,moodsandtemporaryemotionsarenotthesameashappiness.Happinessexistswhenyoulookattheoverallpictureofyourlifeandyousmile,thatishappiness.Youknowthosetimeswhenyoucan’twaitforyourchildrentogotobed,thenlateryoucheckonthekidsandyoualmostcrybecausetheylookexactlylikeangels...YOURANGELS,sleepingsosweetlyandsoundly.Youcanhardlyrememberatimeofirritationwiththem.ThatisHappiness.Aslifeprogressesandchanges,werealizethatwhoweare,(whatmakesus,us)...thatiswhatwear