第一篇：四級英語背誦美文

MY SCHOOL LIFE 我的學(xué)校生活

When I was six years old, I began to go to school.The first school(which)I attended was a primary school.There were many subjects(which were taught in the school, such as Chinese, arithmetic, history, geography, drawing and so forth.Since I was(became)a student, I studied very hard.My parents were quite proud of me.After I had studied there for three years, I entered a junior high school.When I was twelve years old, I became a student of a senior high school.I still studied very hard.Except on sick leave I was never absent from class.Everybody looked upon me as a model student.我六歲的時(shí)候，就開始上學(xué)了。我第一個(gè)上的學(xué)校是一所國小。學(xué)校里教的課目有許多，諸如國文，算術(shù)，史地，畫圖等等。既然我是一個(gè)學(xué)生，我就用功讀書。我父母深以我為榮。

我在那邊讀了三年后，就進(jìn)入初中。我十二歲的時(shí)候，就成為一個(gè)高中的物理學(xué)。我依舊用功讀書。除病假外，我永不缺課。人人都把我看作是一個(gè)模范生。MY NATIVE TOWN 我的故鄉(xiāng)

My native town is X.We have settled down here since my grandfather was a child.In other words, my family has lived here for more than one hundred years.It is a small village.There are about one thousand inhabitants.Most of them are farmers.The mode of their living is very simple.However, they have already possessed television sets and refrigerators.They made up their minds to live a modern life.我的故鄉(xiāng)是X。我們自從祖父是小孩時(shí)，就定居在此地。換句話說，我們家人在此地已經(jīng)住了一百余年了。

這個(gè)小村莊。居民大約有一千人。他們大部分是農(nóng)夫。他們的生活方式很簡單。然而，他們已擁有電視和冰箱。他們下定決心要過一個(gè)現(xiàn)代的生活

INDUSTRY(DILIGENCE)勤勉

It is a matter of course that industry will bring us success, wealth and good luck.I am sure that a hard-working person can always succeed in the work which he wants to do.This is unchangeable truth.Idleness is the opposite of industry.It is the source of all evil.An idle man only enjoys playing and making pleasures.That he is doomed to failure is of no doubt.We should not follow his example.勤勉會(huì)帶給我們成功，財(cái)富和好運(yùn)乃是當(dāng)然之事。我確信一個(gè)苦干的人終是能夠做成功他所要做的工作。這是不易之定理。懶惰是勤勉的反面。它是萬惡之源泉。一個(gè)懶惰的人只享受玩耍和尋樂。他命運(yùn)注定失敗是毫無疑問的。我們不應(yīng)學(xué)他的榜樣。THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION 教育的重要性

It is impossible for us to make our country rich and strong without developing education.Why? Because education gives people knowledge and teaches them how to become good citizens so as to be able to serve their country.No wonder they say that education decides the progress, prosperity and civilization of a country.At present(Nowadays)most countries in(of)the world are enforcing compulsory education.It is necessary for all kinds of people, both rich and poor, to receive education.Taiwan is an exception as well not.我們不可能使我們的國家富強(qiáng)而不發(fā)展教育。為什么？因?yàn)榻逃o予人民知識并教他們?nèi)绾纬蔀楹霉褚员隳転閲倚Я?。難怪，有人說教育決定一個(gè)國家的進(jìn)步，繁榮與文化。

現(xiàn)在世界大多數(shù)的國家都在實(shí)施強(qiáng)迫教育。所有各類人民不論貧富都必須接受教育。臺灣也不例外。

THE NATIONAL FLAG 國旗

it is the duty of every citizen to honor the national flag.Why? Because the national flag is the symbol of a(the)country.To respect it means to respect the country.In other words, if a man loves his country, he must love the national flag.In school, the national flag is usually raised at a certain time every day.Then the principal, teachers, staff and students are to(must)stand before it and sing the national anthem.It is indeed extremely meaningful to attend such a ceremony.尊敬國旗是每個(gè)公民的責(zé)任（義務(wù)）。為什么？因?yàn)閲焓菄业南笳鳌Ｗ鹁此馑季褪亲鹁磭?。換句話說，如果一個(gè)人愛國，他必須愛國旗。在學(xué)校里，通常每天定時(shí)要升旗。那時(shí)，校長，老師，教職員學(xué)生教師將恭敬地站在它前面并且唱國歌。參加此項(xiàng)儀式確實(shí)非常有意義。

HOW TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN 如何做一個(gè)好公民

My aim is to become a good citizen so as to be able to render service to the(my)country.However, to become a good citizen is not an easy thing.He has many duties to fulfill.The first duty of a good citizen is to love his country.He is to(must)be ready to sacrifice even his own life for the country.His second duty is to obey the law and help the government(to)maintain order.If everybody can do so, the country will be rich and strong(powerful).我的志向是做一個(gè)好公民以便能給國家效力。然而，做一個(gè)好公民不是一件容易的事情。他有許多責(zé)任要盡。

一個(gè)好公民第一件責(zé)任是愛他的國家。他須準(zhǔn)備為國家犧牲自己的生命。

他第二件責(zé)任是服從法律并且?guī)椭S持治安。如果人人都能這樣做的話，國家必定富強(qiáng)。

THE BENEFITS OF TRAVELING 旅行的益處

I am always interested in traveling.My reasons are quite(extremely)simple and clear.If anybody is not satisfied with my viewpoint(s), I shall be greatly surprised at his ways of thinking.In the first place, traveling increases our knowledge.Only by traveling can we see（因?yàn)橛茫╫nly）開頭，主動(dòng)詞須顛倒）things outside our home town.In the second place, traveling is good to our health.While we are traveling, we usually exercise our bodies.In conclusion, I earnestly hope that everybody must seize(grasp at)the opportunity of traveling.我對旅行終是感覺有趣。我的理由非常簡單時(shí)了。如果任何人對我的觀點(diǎn)不滿意的話，我將對他的想法會(huì)大大吃驚。

旅行增加我們的知識。只有藉旅行我們可以看到我們故鄉(xiāng)以外的東西。旅行對我們的健康有益。當(dāng)我們旅行的時(shí)候，我們通常運(yùn)動(dòng)我們的身體 HOW EXERCISE HELPS 運(yùn)動(dòng)的利益

If our bodies are not strong, our spirit to do things will certainly be quite dull.And at the same time, we are lack of energy(ies)to study.Diseases will only attack the weak, but not the strong.Why are our bodies not strong? Because we do not pay attention to exercise.For this reason, we students must often take different kinds(sorts)of exercise in the gym.Exercise helps us(to)strengthen our bodies and avoid disease.It also teaches us cooperation, for most exercise is played by team.如果我們的身體不強(qiáng)壯，我們做事的精神一定會(huì)十分遲鈍。而且同時(shí)，我們也缺少足夠的精力來讀書。疾病只為侵擊體弱的人而不是強(qiáng)壯的人。

為什么我們的身體會(huì)不強(qiáng)壯呢？因?yàn)槲覀儾蛔⒁膺\(yùn)動(dòng)?；诖朔N理由，我們學(xué)生必須時(shí)常在運(yùn)動(dòng)場做不同種類的運(yùn)動(dòng)。

運(yùn)動(dòng)幫助我們強(qiáng)壯身體并避免疾病。它也教我們合作，因?yàn)榇蠖鄶?shù)的運(yùn)動(dòng)都是團(tuán)體游玩的。

第二篇：英語四級寫作背誦

四、六級寫作背誦范文選

1.On Open Policy The open policy means that our country is open to investment, trade and technical and economic cooperation with other countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.The purpose of open policy is to acquire advanced technology, management skills to serve our socialist construction so as to promote the realization of the four modernizations.We must adhere to the open policy.Because economic relations between states today have become increasingly close, and no country can possibly advance behind close doors.Only in this way, can we gradually close the gap between our country and the developed countries.Through the implementation of policy, we can learn advanced technology and managerial expertise from abroad;make full use of the foreign capitals to set up great enterprises;absorb useful and healthy ideas and new knowledge of the modern civilization;and broaden our views and raise our level of competence.2.The place of Science and Technology in Modern Life.Human life can not continue without science and technology.For many years, human society has developed with the advance of science and technology while the development of science and technology has in turn

brought the process to mankind.So the life we are living now is more civilized than that of our fore fathers.The development of science and technology have brought about many changes in people's life.For example, the invention of television and space rocket have opened a new era for mankind.Through the use of TV people can hear the sound and learn the events happening thousands of miles away.Owing to the invention of spaceship and rocket, the dream of man's landing on the moon has now come true.Science and technology also play an important role in our socialist construction.We may say, our socialist construction is just like a skyscraper, while science and technology are its base.Without the base, the skyscraper can't be built.Therefore, we should try our best to contribute to the development of science and technology so as to provide a more solid base to build our country.3.Importance of Education China, as a developing country, is determined to catch up with and even surpass the developed ones.I think that one of the best possible ways to do so is to give first priority(優(yōu)先）to the development of culture, science and especially education.In modern times, when science and technology are making great progress，the education of the work force is of primary importance.Moreover, many of the success in advanced countries have demonstrated that a nation 's prosperity mainly depends on the quality of its labour force, namely those who have been well educated.In a developing country such as China, our investment in culture, education and science, and especially elementary education, must enjoy top priority.This is crucial(決定性的）for China to catch up with the developed nations in today's surging(洶涌的)waves of technological revolution.Otherwise, the gap between China and advanced countries will be widened rather than bridged.4.Air Pollution Air pollution is one of the major problems of the modern world.A great deal of energy is needed to run the factories of modern industrial nations.Automobile, trains, planes and busses need energy, too.Nearly all of this energy is produced by burning fuels.The burning produces wastes, some of which remain in the air, causing air pollution.Scientists are finding ways to stop air pollution especially in big industrial areas and densely-populated cities.They are studying new ways of generating electricity that may be less damaging to the environment.In the meantime, many power plants are being modernized to give off less

polluted material.Also, engineers try to design and locate new power plants to do minimum damage to the environment.However, it may be that we still have a long way to go before we have a “clean” world.Nearly all of the countries are trying hard to prevent and control air pollution.There indeed seems to be no end to tasks that environmentalists will be required to do.People will continually find new ways to control pollution.5.Environmental Protection Today the quality of our natural environment has become an important issue.The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded.We are using up our natural resources and at the same time polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.If we continue to do this, life on earth cannot survive.Concerned people have made some progress in environmental protection.Governments of many countries have established laws to protect the air, forests and sea resources and to stop environmental pollution.Still more measures should be taken to solve environmental problems.People should be further educated to recognize the importance of the problems, to use modern methods of birth control, to conserve(保存）our natural resources and recycle（再循環(huán)）our products.We are sure that we can have a better and cleaner place in the future.6.Automobiles Automobiles, as a product of modern civilization, have been playing a vital part in the daily activities of human society.Industry needs automobiles for farming as well as transportation.Every day, automobiles drive people to and from work.On weekends automobiles take families for joyful outings.And during holiday seasons, automobiles fill the highways everywhere, even in remote areas.It could be said that the wheels of automobiles move society forward.But automobiles have also given rise to a series of problems.For example, cities are overcrowded with automobiles.They create a lot of noise and traffic accidents which disable（傷殘）or kill many people each year.Worst of all perhaps is the air pollution caused by the exhaust gases produced by automobiles.Some of the gases are highly toxic(有毒的）and a serious health hazard.7.Computer The computer is widely used in all fields of society.Today, wherever you go, you will find computers being used.For example, computers are used in universities, large corporations, and small offices, etc.It has even entered the homes of ordinary people.As it is able to store and process a large amount of information, the computer bring about great convenience

and high efficiency to people of all walks of life.Computers can help people in different ways.For example, computer help scientists in analyzing data and doing complex calculation.For another example, computers are made use of by engineers in designing a plane, or a spaceship.Besides, computers may also play a great role in helping children with their lesson.Whatever you are doing, you many find computer a useful aid.However, the computer must be designed and instructed by man.What is more, it is true that computers can make decisions, but they need detailed instructions and programs prepared by humans to operate.Therefore, the computer can never replace the human brain.8.Travelling It is exciting to visit different places.As you travel, you will see beautiful sceneries typical of the region.Besides, you can meet and make friends with people of different colors and races.Finally, you can get to know the customs and living habits of the local people.Today people are so fond of travelling that tourism has become one of the faster growing industries in most countries.The main reason why people travel is, perhaps, for pleasure.For example, having worked hard throughout the weekdays, people will find a widened trip to the nearby mountains or beaches a real relaxation.For another

example, spending an annual holiday travelling abroad is an especially satisfying experience for those who do not have much of an opportunity to be away from their homelands.When people return from their travel, they will generally feel fresh and energetic, ready to work harder.Travelling is also one of the best means for learning.You may have read or heard about something but you can never get an accurate picture of it until you see it for yourself.Seeing is believing.Furthermore, if you area careful observer, you can learn much during your travel about the geography, biology, and history of the places you visit.No matter how well educated you are, there is always a lot for you to learn through travelling.The knowledge acquired from travel, as you will have found in your life, is no less valuable than that from any influential reference book.9.The World Population Explosion The human race has experienced a consistent increase in population since the beginning of its history.Famine and disease have done little to offset(抵消）this steady increase.Too many people are added annually to the population of the world.So both the causes of population increase and the results of having more people are worth careful study.Culture evolution is the major factor responsible for population increase.Early in human development, people invented tools to hunt animals.Later they built shelters to protect themselves.Step by step, they made life

easier.As a result, fewer died from natural forces, such as harsh climate and disease.In the past, when population grew, there was unexplored territory to inhabit.But now, almost all the habitable land has been explored.The world's population may reach 8.7 billion in 2033.It is clear that world population is a serious issue that needs careful attention.Human beings are unique to solve problems through cultural evolution.(發(fā)展）Facing the world population explosion in the near future.We must carry out the birth control program in order to save the mankind and save the world.10.Opening-door Policy is the Only Way to Make China StrongModern Chinese history leads us to the conclusion that socialism, not capitalism is best for China.But how a socialist China should look at capitalism and more importantly, make use of the better side of capitalism for its own advantage is of vital(至關(guān)）importance to the country.As far as our country's economic construction is concerned, taking advantage of the part of capitalism that is useful to us means we need to develop foreign trade, introduce advanced technology and better management, and make use of foreign funds.It also means we can absorb some of the economic theories, and make use of those economic policies, methods and measures that comply with(遵循）the law of mass

production and a commodity economy.By opening our windows wider to the outside world, people can learn more about other peoples and learn to make sensible judgments.Absorbing the better part of the cultures of other people to enrich ourselves is the best way to safeguard our socialist culture.So taking advantage of capitalism and stepping up economic reforms is the only way to make China strong.Closing the county to international exchanges will only keep it weak.11.Choosing an Occupation Every one faces the problem of choosing an occupation after graduation from college or university, which plays a vital role in his life.An appropriate occupation makes a man work with zest(熱情）and vigor, as well as contribute to his country.To make a wise choice, two important things should be taken into consideration.One is the interest, the other, the demands of people and society.Only if the two aspects are connected, can a man show his talent and ability to the best advantage.If the two conflict, the former should be under the latter, for the people's interests are more important than the individual's.In regard to my choice in the future, I am fond of learning foreign languages;what is more, with the implementation of the Open-Door

Policy, exchange between home and abroad in economy and culture has been growing significantly, thus I'm determined to be a qualified interpreter.12.The Brain and the Computer Some recent developments in the computer industry make scientists predict that the gap between human beings and machines will be closed about the year 20000.To understand the significance of this prediction let us compare the human brain with existing computers.The brain consumes electrical energy at the rate of 25 watts and occupies a volume of one tenth of a cubic foot.The brain houses between 10 billion and 100 billion items of information.Every brain cell is directly connected to many other cells.As a result, the cells in which information is stored can communicate with thousands of other cells.However, the computer consumes 1000,000 watts of electrical power and occupies hundreds of cubic feet of space.Its million items of immediately accessible information.In contrast, the computer memory is like a cell of pigeonholes, with no thinking capacity and no connections elsewhere.In a word, the electronic brains are hopelessly inadequate in comparison with the human brains.13.Health and Life

As the saying goes, you don?t know what happiness is until you lose it? you don?t know what health is until you are ill.“Health is of vital importance to life” sounds like a cliche to everyone, but it is absolutely true.The negligence of the delicate balance of your body and soul, the harmful habits such as smoking, excessive drinking and burning mid-night oil will catch up with you someday.How many big plans are interrupted by bad health!Even a normal life is unimaginable without the guarantee of health.How to keep fit is an eternal topic of diversity and controversy.Regardless of all the different suggestions poured from all kinds of sources, one should do at least two things for him/herself.First, hold an active and optimistic attitude toward life and maintain a mental well-being.Second, live a regular life and keep a balanced diet.Anyway, a healthy life is within reach when you begin to adjust your mind and body.14.Energy Resources China is rich in various energy resources.Coal and petroleum, for instance, are two major ones.They are essential in developing the country's industry, science and technology.China has done a great deal in

the past few decades to raise its output of coal and petroleum.Three energy resources are being used up rapidly, With the building of four modernization, new industrial and science projects are springing up like bamboo shoots after rain.They are all big consumers of energy resources.Besides there has been considerable waste in the utilization of these resources.To avoid an energy crisis in the future, the government must take certain measures.First, it should let people know the importance of saving energy.Second, efforts should be made to develop new energy resources, such as solar energy, geothermal(地?zé)幔〆nergy and so on.We have reason to be optimistic in this respect.15.Competition Competition makes people original and creative.It very necessary to compete if human society wants to advance.(Even animals compete for survival.)Without it, we would become lazy and nobody would rake any responsibility.When three monks live together, there will be no drinking water.This Chinese proverb vividly describes why China's productivity was so low before Mr Deng came to power.At that time, we had the so-called planned economy.There was no competition at all.So neither farmers nor workers worked hard.China was on the edge of collapse.Competition can stimulate people to try their best to do anything.For

example, in 100-meter race, each sportsman runs as quickly as possible, trying to win the champion.The same things happen in our society and in our daily life.If a company wants to surpass others, it must compete with them.It must raise its efficiency.All the companies doing this will no doubt benefit the whole society and the whole human race.Being a student, I must compete with other students in our studies.I must study hard in all the fields so that I can be a useful man when I enter the society after graduation.16.Students? Part-time jobs

There are many advantages for a student to have a part time job.For instance, it helps him to realize that no success comes from nothing.It enables him to be independent and builds up his self-confidence.Therefore, part-time jobs can get the students out of the ivory tower and give them the opportunity to know more of himself and of his personal value in society.As everything has two sides, the disadvantages can?t be ignored.Part-time jobs cut into students? study time;some even become so preoccupied with making money that they ca ?t focus their attention on studying.In the end, the students may fall behind or fail in their studies.In my opinion, students can choose to take up a job according to their own situation.The most important thing is for him to keep a good balance，put his study on top of the list and assign an adequate amount of time to it.17.Wealth and Happiness

Everybody wants to get wealth.In today?s material world, making money or becoming wealthy symbolizes a person?s success and capability.Many people just make every effort, pay any price to attain greater wealth.With money, they can but nice, large apartments in nice neighborhood;with money, they can own stately luxury cars.Wealth seems with money, they can own stately luxury cars.Wealth seems to bring all happiness in life.In my opinion, people cannot do anything without money, but money is not everything.What money will bring you depends on your personal belief and goal in life.If you are kind enough to help others, especially the poor, money is a good thing to you.With it, you can do much more for the benefit of people and your country, and it will and to your own happiness.If you want money just for your own needs, you?ll never be satisfied or happy.In a word, you should have money spent for more people, only then can money be the source of your happiness.18.Ideals

Everyone has his ideals.A businessman wishes to make greater profit;a farmer expects bumper harvests;a student tries to learn more and better.And everyone strives, with more or less effort, to realize his ideal.One should be sensible about whether his ideal is well founded or not.If it is, one has to plan and work hard for its realization.Effort, skill and persistence are all necessary.And very often, one has to get help from others, including advice and support in one form or another.My ideal is to become a doctor, It is said that the field of medicine is a well-paid profession, but I take it as a lofty profession entrusted with saving people?s lives.To realize my ideal I have concentrated on laboratory work to develop the analytical skills necessary to become a qualified doctor.I am sure I will realize my ideal if I persevere in this pursuit.19.Popular Sports in China

Sports are flourishing in china now.More and more people are willing to take part in sports of different kinds, such as table-tennis, football, volleyball, and so on.Every year there are many matches played on the city, provincial or national level.Sports are no longer limited to a few professional players.Early in the morning people may be seen doing exercise.Martial arts(like Chinese boxing or swordplay)which formerly were cultivated for self-defense, now have become a form of physical exercise and are practiced in parks, streets, gardens, or on campuses.In addition young and old people are also often seen running in order to build up their

bodies.China promotes sports to enhance the physical condition of its people;she is formulating policies to provide encouragement of this activity.She awards prizes to the excellent players for the best records both in china and the world.In the world the Chinese have become a strong people instead of “the weaklings of East Asia”.20.Is Failure a Bad Thing?

Failure is what often happens.It is everywhere in our life.Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and athletes may fail in competitions.Although failure happens to everyone, attitudes towards failure are various.Some people don?t think their failure is a very important thing at all.So they pay no attention to it.As a result, they will have the same failure a period later.Some people think themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure.Consequently, they spend their time and energy on useless things and they may really be fools as they have thought.Other people are quite different from the two kinds of people mentioned above.Instead of being distressed and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced.After hard work, they will be successful in the end.It is said that failure is the mother of success.Success will be gained after times of failures so long as we are good at drawing lesson from our failures.In my opinion, failure is not a bad thing, the really bad thing is taking a failure as failure or even lose our heart after failure.21.Modernization of Family Life With the rapid development of the society, family life is becoming modernized.Years ago, people considered owing radios, sewing machines, watches and bicycles as being modernized.But in recent years, almost all families have TV sets, refrigerators and washing machines.It is very common to see people ride motorcycles or even drive private cars and more and more families have telephones, computers and air-conditioners.The modernization of family life brings us convenience and comfort.One may enjoy TV or radio programs, communicate with his friends through telephone or work with his computer while his washing machine, refrigerator and air-conditioners are running.And by car or motorcycle one can quickly reach wherever he wants to go.In spite of this, these modern facilities also bring us disadvantages.For example, radiation from TV sets and computers is harmful to our health;improper driving of cars and motorcycles becomes the major cause of traffic accidents.The quietness of a family is often disturbed by a falsedialing or unwelcome phone call.But it is believed that these

disadvantages will be disposed of with the improvement of modernization and our life will be more healthy and more comfortable.

第三篇：英語四級作文背誦

0317 范文背誦

Please write a short essay entitled Grammar or Communication following the outline given below.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.1.英語教學(xué)中出現(xiàn)了重交際輕語法的現(xiàn)象

2.這一現(xiàn)象發(fā)生的原因及其后果

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

Grammar or Communication

As regards English teaching, there appears a phenomenon that more attention is paid to cultivating communication skills while grammar is neglected.Under this prevailing trend, many people hold the belief that communication is the main purpose of English teaching;some even go so fast as to say many tests do not take grammar seriously.Many factors may account for the prevalence of this phenomenon.For one thing, with wide criticism from the public and media, grammar is thought to be the cause of the so-called “deaf and dumb “English.For another, influenced by communicative teaching method, many teachers insist that communication skills should be the priority in English teaching.As a consequence, many a student can not write an article an article without any grammatical, spelling or tense mistakes.As far as I’m concerned, grammar and communication should be balanced in English teaching, and neither should be overemphasized at the expense of the other.With grammatical competence, a good article will be written;with communicative skills, ‘deaf and dumb” English will meet its fate.0324 范文背誦

Please write a short essay entitled The Returning of Traditional Chinese Culture following the outline given below.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.1.近年來社會(huì)上出現(xiàn)國學(xué)熱

2.國學(xué)回歸的意義

3.我們應(yīng)該怎樣做

In recent years, the issue of traditional Chinese culture has been brought into public focus.For instance, it is reported that many primary schools have set up courses of sinology.It is of vital significance for the public to acquire knowledge of traditional Chinese culture.For one thing, traditional Chinese culture is the essence of Chinese civilization of more than 5000 years.Thus, immersed in it, people can enlarge their scope of knowledge, enrich their experience and adapt themselves to the complicated society.For another, the revival of traditional Chinese culture can contribute to a harmonious society.To summarize, the merits of traditional Chinese culture should be inherited by all the Chinese-young and old.In the first place, we are well-advised to read more Chinese classics or attend more lectures on them.In the second place, we have the obligation to encourage others to learn it.

第四篇：四級英語美文

經(jīng)典情詩：愛我少一點(diǎn) 愛我久一點(diǎn)

Is the burden of my song? 我歌唱永恒的愛情

Love that is too hot and strong 如果愛得太炙熱

Burneth soon to waste.它將很快燃燒成灰燼

Still, I would not have thee cold 但也不要對我冰冷

Not too backward ,nor too bold 不要愛得太羞怯，也不要愛得太狂熱

Love that lasteth till its old 不要讓愛的花朵那么快就凋謝

Fadeth not in haste.我要你愛我 一直到老

Love me little ,Love me long 愛我少一點(diǎn)，愛我久一點(diǎn)

Is the burden of my song.我歌唱永恒的愛情

If thou love me too much, 如果愛我太多

It will not prove me as true as totlch;它不可能像金石那樣永恒

Love me little ,more than such, 愛我少一點(diǎn)我更愿意

For I fear the end.只因我怕愛會(huì)失去

I am with little well content, 一點(diǎn)兒我就感到幸福

And a little from thee sent 一點(diǎn)兒就會(huì)讓我滿意

Is enough, with true intent 只要你是真心真

To be steadfast friend.我們的愛 至死不渝 迷失的自我

―Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.‖ ——Henry David Thoreau

迷失自我，才能開始認(rèn)識自我?！嗬ご笮l(wèi)·梭羅

Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed.I would get into debt by going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to pay off that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car.It seemed like a never-ending cycle that had no place for the possibility of a dream.我們未來的一切似乎都模糊地設(shè)定好了，利用貸款上大學(xué)，然后為了還債被迫去找一份工作，還要為了買房買車背負(fù)更多的債務(wù)……這仿佛是一個(gè)無休止的循環(huán)，讓我們的夢想沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)。

I want more—but not necessarily in the material sense of personal wealth and success.I want more out of life.I want a passion, a conceptual dream that wouldn't let me sleep out of pure excitement.I want to spring out of bed in the morning, rain or shine, and have that zest for life that seemed so intrinsic in early childhood.我們想要的更多——并不是對于個(gè)人財(cái)富和成功等物質(zhì)性需求，我們對于生活，想要更多。我想要熱忱、有概念的夢想，讓我不會(huì)空懷純粹的興奮入睡。我希望能在早晨一躍起床，無論是陽光普照還是刮風(fēng)下雨，也能對生活充滿熱情，就像我們的童年時(shí)固有的一樣。

We all have a dream.It might be explicitly defined or just a vague idea, but most of us are so stuck in the muck of insecurity and self-doubt that we just dismiss it as unrealistic or too difficult to pursue.我們都有夢想，無論它是明確的目標(biāo)還是模糊的主意，但我們大多數(shù)人都受困于不安全和自我懷疑的泥濘里，我們把夢想看做是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的、難以追求的，最后放棄了。

We become so comfortable with the life that has been planned out for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and societal norms that we feel that it's stupid and unsafe to risk losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more fulfilling.我們變得滿足于父母、老師、傳統(tǒng)及社會(huì)規(guī)條為我們營造的安逸生活。為了那一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)能夠?yàn)樯钭兊酶鋵?shí)的希望去冒險(xiǎn)，我們會(huì)認(rèn)為這是愚蠢和危險(xiǎn)的。

―The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.‖ ~Jawaharlal Nehru

過于謹(jǐn)慎才是最大的危險(xiǎn)——賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯（印度開國總理）

Taking a risk is still a risk.We can, and will, fail.Possibly many, many, many times.But that is what makes it exciting for me.That uncertainty can be viewed negatively, or it can empower us。

冒險(xiǎn)始終還是有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。我們，也有可能失敗，還有可能是失敗很多很多次。但這會(huì)讓我們更加興奮。不確定因素看起來有不利，但同時(shí)也能激勵(lì)我們。

Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more resilient to the aspects of life we have no control over.The fear of failure, although, is what makes us stagnant and sad.So even though I couldn't see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge in hopes that in the depths of fear and failure, I would come out feeling more alive than ever before.失敗能讓我們成長，讓我們更強(qiáng)大，讓我們更能適應(yīng)生活中難以控制的各個(gè)方面。對于失敗的恐懼，讓我們停滯不前，悲傷不已。盡管不能清晰地看見未來，在恐懼和失敗的深淵里，我們也要保持希望，那么我們將活得更有生命力。

If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be turning point of finding out who you truly are, and what you truly want to do.如果你迷失了自我，請深呼吸，迷失或許能成為你人生的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)，讓你發(fā)現(xiàn)真正的自己，并讓你知道自己想真正成為怎樣的人。勵(lì)志短語：能改變你一生的十句話

The power of a sentence is tremendous.A single destructive sentence can ruin somebody's life, make your day, or change your mood.言語的力量是無窮的。一句簡單的話可以毀掉生活，可以成就生活，也可以轉(zhuǎn)變你的心情。

Fortunately, there are some sentences that can give us power to go on.We have sorted out 10 powerful sentences that can change your life for the better.幸好，有一些話能夠讓我們鼓足勇氣繼續(xù)前行。下面我們就列舉了10句話，讓你的生活朝好的方向改變。

1.People aren't against you;they are for themselves.人們并不是針對你，他們只是為了他們自己。

2.Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.爬上山頂并不是為了讓全世界看到你，而是讓你看到整個(gè)世界。

3.You learn more from failure than from success;don't let it stop you.Failure builds character.你從失敗中學(xué)到的要比從成功中學(xué)到的多，不要讓失敗阻止你前行的道路，失敗幫助成就性格。

4.The most dangerous risk of all – The risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.最危險(xiǎn)的冒險(xiǎn)就是：你一生把賭注都押在做你不想做的事情上，想著自己以后會(huì)有空做自己想做的事。

5.Go where you're celebrated, not where you're tolerated.走進(jìn)贊美你的人群，不要留在只是容忍你的圈子里。

6.The person that you will spend the most time with in your life is yourself, so you better try to make yourself as interesting as possible.一生中大部分的時(shí)間我們都是和自己打交道，所以你要盡量讓自己變得有趣一些

7.If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.了解你自己的局限性，并克服它。

8.People often say that motivation doesn't last.Well, neither does bathing that's why we recommend it daily.人們總說奮斗的動(dòng)力不會(huì)長久。同樣洗澡的效果也不會(huì)很久。所以我們會(huì)建議每天都做，不管是洗澡還是給自己動(dòng)力

9.Everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.每個(gè)人都會(huì)害怕一些事，熱愛一些事物，同時(shí)也失去過一些東西。

10.Comfort is the enemy of achievement.安逸是成就的敵人。五招挽留住你逝去的時(shí)間

Recognize Where the Waste Is

了解時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在哪里

In order to begin a time management program, you need to pinpoint exactly where you are wasting the most time.Likely, there will be many areas where you need better time management.Look at those areas and start working on them every day.Slacking off here or there won't help you.Be rigid.要開始進(jìn)行時(shí)間管理程序，就要非常精確的找出自己在什么地方浪費(fèi)了大把時(shí)間。很多方面的時(shí)間管理你可能都需要改進(jìn)。審視這些，開始每天在這些事務(wù)上用心。不要懈怠任何事情，那樣對你是沒好處。必須嚴(yán)格要求自己。

Get Some Tools

使用節(jié)約時(shí)間的工具

Getting your life organized will help your time management because you won't have to think about what is coming up next on your schedule.You can also look up directions if you have a meeting, what restaurants are nearby, and a million other handy things to save yourself some time.Some people use their iPhone for these functions and some still use the Palm Pilot system.Whatever you use, make sure you can surf the net and plug in your daily schedule at ease.井井有條的生活有益于進(jìn)行時(shí)間管理，因?yàn)檫@樣你就不必去想接下來要做的事。你也可以查看自己的安排，是否有會(huì)議要參加，要去附近的哪個(gè)餐館，還要做無數(shù)其他瑣碎的事情，這樣能節(jié)省時(shí)間。一些人用手機(jī)，也有一些人用掌上電腦，用什么工具，只要保證能隨意上網(wǎng)添加日常安排就行。

Multi-Task While Eating

吃飯時(shí)多做點(diǎn)事

Eating while just staring at the wall is a great time waster.Which is not a good thing.At least check your e-mail or read over a project you have to work on in the afternoon while you are munching your way through that tuna sandwich.If you read in your free time, do it during lunch to give you some extra time later when you are usually reading.吃飯時(shí)僅僅盯著墻面是對時(shí)間的巨大浪費(fèi)。這是很不好的事。在你大口吞食金槍魚三明治的時(shí)候，至少應(yīng)該查看郵件，或者看看下午的待辦事項(xiàng)。平時(shí)你用業(yè)余的時(shí)間看書，但是你如果在吃飯的時(shí)候看書的話，原本用于看書的時(shí)間就節(jié)省下來了。

Plan Ahead

提前計(jì)劃

Each night, there needs to be a moment where you review what will be happening the next day.If you have somewhere to be at 8:30am, plan accordingly.Set your alarm to wake up earlier.Plan your route to avoid as much of the morning traffic rush as possible.It will only take a couple of minutes to refer to your schedule, but will save you tons of time the next day.每天晚上花點(diǎn)時(shí)間想想明天要做什么。如果要在八點(diǎn)半到達(dá)某地，就調(diào)節(jié)好自己的計(jì)劃。把鬧鐘的時(shí)間設(shè)置得提前一點(diǎn)，計(jì)劃好路線，盡可能避免早高峰。雖然這會(huì)花掉你幾分鐘時(shí)間，但會(huì)為明天節(jié)約大量時(shí)間。

Priorities

知道孰輕孰重

Making sure you are attacking a task in the order is also key to managing your time.Alphabetizing your record collection instead of doing your taxes is probably not a smart move.Make a list of things you need to do--no matter how small--and put them in order.You can then attack projects and tasks as they move up the list instead of trying to do pieces of projects at the same time.That just keeps you unfocused and wasting time.還有個(gè)合理安排時(shí)間的關(guān)鍵，就是確保計(jì)劃井井有條。不去處理稅務(wù)事宜，反而去整理音樂磁盤，這么做很不明智。把要做的事情，不論多小，都按順序列在單子上。然后你就可以開始排時(shí)間表了，有些事要先做，這樣你就不會(huì)把時(shí)間都浪費(fèi)在一些瑣碎的事情上了。這種做法能避免你分散精力、浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。經(jīng)典美劇中的人生哲理

I guess there's something empowering about having some absolutely horrible thing happen to you.我想悲痛的遭遇可以讓人變得強(qiáng)大?！渡钕蚯皼_》

Knowledge and patience.The only counter to greater skill.知識和耐心，是擊敗強(qiáng)者的唯一方法?！端拱瓦_(dá)克斯》

If you're gonna be bad, be bad with purpose.Otherwise you're just not worth forgiving.你想要做壞人，就得壞得有目的。否則你就不值得原諒?！段砣沼洝?/p>

The loneliness, the heartbreak, the sacrifice you'll face as a woman with a dream on her own.孤獨(dú)、心碎以及犧牲，這是有夢想的女人今后必將面對的?！睹绹植拦适隆?/p>

In a world where you can't fight back, superheroes provide meaningful wish-fulfilment.在一個(gè)人自身無力反抗時(shí)，超級英雄能滿足他們心中的愿望?！渡畲蟊ā?/p>

Better not to ignore the past but learn from it instead.Otherwise, history has a way of repeating itself.最好不要忽略過去 而是從中得到些教訓(xùn)，否則 歷史會(huì)不斷重復(fù)上演。——《緋聞女孩》

Very often when women think they are angry, they are really just hungry.妹紙以為自己很生氣的時(shí)候，其實(shí)她們只是餓了?！渡畲蟊ā?/p>

It's so easy to do the wrong thing in this world.在這個(gè)世界，很容易做錯(cuò)事?！缎惺呷狻?/p>

Don't let your pride leave you all alone.別讓你的驕傲使你孤獨(dú)一人?！段砣沼洝?/p>

That's the problem with people today.They've lost faith, and in that loss, they no longer know who they should fear.這是現(xiàn)今人們身上的一個(gè)問題。他們失去了信仰，又因?yàn)闆]有信仰，他們不知道該害怕什么。——《吸血鬼日記》

I just think in relationships, you get back what you put into them.我覺得在感情上，你付出多少才能得到多少?！渡畲蟊ā稭y dear, when tragedies strike, we try to find someone to blame.In the absence of suitable candidate, we usually blame ourselves.親愛的，當(dāng)悲劇降臨，我們總想把責(zé)任歸咎于他人。如果無人可以指責(zé)，我們往往責(zé)備自己?！短祁D莊園》 和自己交談的力量

Life is like a big swing, dangling between the depths of happiness and sadness.As soon as we descend down the slope of sadness, we accelerate over the ever-feel-good acclivity f happiness.At times of distress, when we are down we slip over an abyss of emotional trauma and frustrations.One who can rise above the occasion, is the architect of many wins over sorrows.生活像一具大秋千，總在開心和憂愁間搖擺。每當(dāng)我們陷入憂愁的低谷時(shí)，我們以開始沖向開心的谷頂。在深陷悲痛，跌入感情創(chuàng)傷和絕望的深淵的時(shí)候，能夠從中走出來的，就是戰(zhàn)勝悲傷的贏家。

To come above tougher times you have to pep yourself up, when you are feeling low, lost and confused.This can be done effectively by self-talk.Self-talk is a way of talking to oneself.It can be effectively used for soul searching.When talking to ourselves, we hardly lie as our conscience controls our speech.Self talk is efficient because when we are vocal about our thoughts, it makes a larger impact on our mind.Our brain then receives the same message from the mind as well as the ears.This repetition pep talks and thoughts fine tunes the performance of brain.當(dāng)你感覺情緒低落，失落和迷惘時(shí)，要從艱難中走出，你要不斷激勵(lì)自己。這可以用自我交談的方式有效地實(shí)現(xiàn)。自我交談其實(shí)就是與自己對話，它能夠有效地運(yùn)用于靈魂的探索。當(dāng)我們和自己談話時(shí)，我們很難說謊，因?yàn)槲覀兊牧夹闹渲徽劇Ｗ晕医徽勚杂行?，是因?yàn)槲覀兛梢月牭阶约旱南敕?，這對我們思想有很強(qiáng)的影響力。我們的大腦像耳朵一樣從思想中接受信息。重復(fù)激勵(lì)的談話和想法會(huì)調(diào)節(jié)大腦的反應(yīng)。

Self-talk is a software, which when properly loaded onto our mind directs ourselves for better results and a healthy mind.Actually many times in our life, we find others advising us to do better in studies, sports, life etc.We usually get bugged by these people and blank our ears out of their constructive suggestions.It is because it doesn't come from within us.And when something comes from within you, you always try your best to do justice to it.Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status.自我交談是一個(gè)軟件，當(dāng)它被恰如其分地轉(zhuǎn)載我們的思想時(shí)，它就能指引我們得到好的結(jié)果和一個(gè)健康的心態(tài)。實(shí)際上我閃在生活中常發(fā)覺別人勸告自己要在學(xué)習(xí)、體育和生活等方面做得更好。我們經(jīng)常對別人在我們耳邊的嘮叨感到厭煩，對富有建設(shè)性的建議也聽不進(jìn)去。這是因?yàn)檫@不是來自我們內(nèi)心的聲音。當(dāng)這個(gè)聲音來自你的內(nèi)心時(shí)，你就會(huì)全力以赴去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。因此，與自己對話可以改善我們的現(xiàn)狀。

Each one of us has some good points and some bad ones.Though we hardly admit in pubic, we know in our mind that we could do better in some areas of our personal landscape.This get better attitude can be converted into a practical reality using self-talk.每個(gè)人都有優(yōu)點(diǎn)和弱點(diǎn)。雖然我們不會(huì)在公共場合承認(rèn)，我們清楚自己在個(gè)人生活的某些方面可以做得更好。通過自我交談我們可以做得更好，這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)就能在生活中變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)。

If you are an introvert and you want to be the gregarious person like you friend next door, all you need to do is talk to yourself.Tell yourself with all the sincerity and emotions that ―I can be like him.I am a natural born speaker.I do like people and speaking comes naturally to me.I just have to be ready to listen and speak‖.Suppose you love a person and want to tell him or her, then just say to yourselves ―I love her with all my heart.She is the only one and I know it.If I don't let her know, it would be grave injustice on my part.Every person loves to be loved.Even she will‖.These are just some examples I have explained.It's up to you to program your own mantra.如果你是內(nèi)向型的，你想如你隔壁的朋友那樣出眾，你所要做的就是和自己交談。充滿誠摯和感情地告訴自己―我可以像他一樣，我是個(gè)天生的演說家。我確實(shí)喜歡人們，和人交談很自然。我只要準(zhǔn)備好傾聽和談話就是了。‖ 假設(shè)你愛一個(gè)人，你想告訴他或她，那么就對自己說―我全心全意地愛她，我知道她是我的唯一。如果我不告訴她，這對自己很不公平。每個(gè)人都喜歡他人所愛的。她也一樣。‖ 這些只是我用來解釋的例子，怎么說取決于你自己。

If you are highly optimistic to do better, there is no better motivator than self-talk.So guys start talking.如果你非常樂觀地想做得更好，自我交談就是最好的辦法。所以，開始交談吧！

愛和友誼

There are times when we are faced with illnesses, disorders, disabilities some type of tragedy that causes us to lose contact with ourselves and the world in which we live.Our happiness begins to fade and our heart begins to grow heavy.This affects the way we think, live, feel and the way we look at life.有時(shí)候我們會(huì)遭遇疾病，混亂，殘疾等一些災(zāi)難，這些災(zāi)難會(huì)暫時(shí)使我們迷失自我，并與這個(gè)我們賴以生存的世界失去聯(lián)系。我們的快樂開始褪卻，我們的內(nèi)心開始變得沉重。這一切影響著我們的思維，生活，感情以及對待生活的方式。

None of us can be happy all the time.During times of tragedy, it is natural and even beneficial to be sad, but not to hold unhappy, anger or any negative emotion that takes control.We must heal ourselves emotionally and spiritually.沒有人始終都保持著快樂。當(dāng)身處災(zāi)難時(shí)，悲傷是自然的，也是非常有益的。但不要讓不愉快，憤怒或任何消極的情緒操控你的生活。我們必須從情緒上和精神上治愈我們心靈上的創(chuàng)傷。

Talk with optimistic and encouraging people for they bring a sense of hope into the world, a new meaning to life.They help you see past the clouds on a glooming day，they bring sunlight everyday.去和積極樂觀的人們聊聊天，因?yàn)樗麄儙Ыo世界一線希望，帶給生活新的意義。他們會(huì)幫助你在陰郁的天氣里抹去烏云，讓你的每天都是晴天。

Happiness is when you are with people who love you for who you are, this is the true meaning of love and friendship.Each day you are reborn with love and joy when you realize that you have people by your side that care.當(dāng)你和真正關(guān)愛你的人在一起時(shí)，這才是快樂，同時(shí)這也是愛與友誼的真正含義。每天當(dāng)你意識到有人在你身邊關(guān)愛著你時(shí)，你便和愛與喜悅一起重生。

充實(shí)你的思想

Feed Your Mind 充實(shí)你的思想

Since the pre-historic times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs.Be it hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always manipulated the circumstances to the best of his advantages.Probably this might be the reason why we human are the most developed of all living species on the earth, and probably also in the universe.As we climbed the steps of evolution with giant leaps, we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking-we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of times.自史前時(shí)代起，人類就已有滿足自己需求的強(qiáng)烈欲望。無論是饑餓、避難或?qū)ひ捙渑?，人類總是操縱著環(huán)境使其達(dá)到最利于自己的狀態(tài)。這或許解答了為什么人類是地球上甚至是宇宙中最高級的現(xiàn)存物種。然而在進(jìn)化的階梯上取得巨大飛躍之時(shí)，我們卻不知何故將一些常識和邏輯思維拋諸腦后了--我們忘記了自己已經(jīng)停止了超前思維。

If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry.But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things.So it silently began to heed to your needs and never let itself grow.When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop.This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”, “Why can't I think?”, “Why am I always given the difficult problems?” Well this is the aftermath of our own karma of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.如果你餓了，你會(huì)怎么做？抓起你最喜愛的美食飽餐一頓，然后靜靜地呆在那里？而你的大腦也像你的胃，是會(huì)感到饑餓的，但它卻從不讓你知道，因?yàn)槟阕屗恢毕胫愕膲糁星槿?、你最喜愛的明星和許多諸如此類的荒唐事。因此它只是默默地留意著你的需要卻從不讓自己成長。當(dāng)思維恣意成長時(shí)，創(chuàng)造力就嘎然而止。這也許就是為什么我們有時(shí)會(huì)想“下一步該如何”、“為什么我想不到？”、“為什么我總是碰到難題？”的原因吧。這也是我們的大腦總在考慮那些毫無價(jià)值的事情產(chǎn)生的后果。

Hunger of the mind can be actually satiated through extensive reading.Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood.Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to take help of reading.You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your “How to?” questions.Once you read a book, you just don't run your eyes through the lines, but even your mind decodes it and explains it to you.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas.The same seed if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!This is nothing but creativity.More the number of books you read, your mind will open up like never before.事實(shí)上，思維的饑荒可以通過廣泛的閱讀來滿足。為什么是閱讀而不是選擇看電視呢？因?yàn)樽院⑻釙r(shí)代起，讀書就已經(jīng)是最具教育性的工具了。正如人生發(fā)展的其他方面一樣，我們不得不求助于閱讀。世界上有無數(shù)書籍可以回答你“如何做”的問題。讀書時(shí)不僅要用眼睛瀏覽文字，還要用腦去解讀、詮釋。書中有趣的部分就會(huì)像種子一樣貯存在你的腦海里。將來你會(huì)不自覺地運(yùn)用這粒種子引發(fā)新的想法。多次運(yùn)用這粒種子將有助于你把許多事情聯(lián)系起來，即使你做夢都想不到這些！這不是別的，就是創(chuàng)造力！你讀的書越多，你的心智就會(huì)前所未有地開闊。

永遠(yuǎn)別放棄希望

Life doesn’t always give us the joys we want.生活并非總是如你所愿。

We don’t always get our hopes and dreams, and we don’t always get our own way.希望有時(shí)會(huì)落空，夢想有時(shí)會(huì)破滅，我們不能一切隨心所愿。

But don’t give up hope, because you can make a difference one situation and one person at a time.但別放棄希望，因?yàn)槭挛锊⒎且怀刹蛔?；不同時(shí)間，不同場合，你會(huì)呈現(xiàn)不同的面貌。

Look for the beauty around you—in nature, in others, in yourself—and believe in the love of friends, family, and humankind.處處留心身邊的美吧---自然中的，別人中的，你自己的---請相信，美來自朋友、家庭乃至全人類的融融愛意。

You can find love in a smile or a helping hand, in a thoughtful gesture or a kind word.It is all around, if you just look for it.一個(gè)微笑，援助之手，關(guān)心的舉止，友善的世界，無不傳達(dá)著愛。愛無所不在，如果你有尋找的話。

Give love, for in giving it you will find the power in life along with the joy, happiness, patience, and understanding.奉獻(xiàn)愛心吧，從中你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)生活的力量，感受生活帶來的幸?？鞓罚瑢W(xué)會(huì)忍耐和理解。

Believe in the goodness of others and remember that anger and depression can be countered by love and hope.相信人性本善。記住，愛心和希望能化解一切憤怒和沮喪。

Even when you feel as though there isn’t a lot you can do to change unhappiness or problems, you can always do a little—and a little at a time eventually makes a big difference.哪怕生活中揮之不去的不快和困難將你重重包圍，讓你力不從心，但你仍可以盡力而為。累積點(diǎn)滴努力，最終你將扭轉(zhuǎn)乾坤。

第五篇：高中英語 經(jīng)典美文背誦_英語

By heart

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter.Yet this is not always the case.A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands.He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat.But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual.It was simply a blank sheet of paper.The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow-actor had at last learnt his lines.The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds.Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim.Read the letter to me.' And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire.I must get my glasses.' With this, he hurried off the stage.Much to the aristocrat's amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.有些劇目十分成功，以致連續(xù)上演好幾年。這樣一來，可憐的演員們可倒霉了。因?yàn)樗麄冃枰灰惯B著一夜地重復(fù)同樣的臺詞。人們以為，這些演員一定會(huì)把臺詞背得爛熟，絕不會(huì)臨場結(jié)巴的，但情況卻并不總是這樣。

有一位名演員曾在一出極為成功的劇目中扮演一個(gè)貴族角色，這個(gè)貴族已在巴士底獄被關(guān)押了20年。在最后一幕中，獄卒手持一封信上場，然后將信交給獄中那位貴族。盡管那個(gè)貴族每場戲都得念一遍那封信。但他還是堅(jiān)持要求將信的全文寫在信紙上。

一天晚上，獄卒決定與他的同事開一個(gè)玩笑，看看他反復(fù)演出這么多場之后，是否已將信的內(nèi)容記熟了。大幕拉開，最后一幕戲開演，貴族獨(dú)自一人坐在鐵窗后陰暗的牢房里。這時(shí)獄卒上場，手里拿著那封珍貴的信。獄卒走進(jìn)牢房，將信交給貴族。但這回獄卒給貴族的信沒有像往常那樣把全文寫全，而是一張白紙。獄卒熱切地觀察著，急于想了解他的同事是否記熟了臺詞。貴族盯著紙看了幾秒鐘，然后，眼珠一轉(zhuǎn)，說道：“光線太暗，請給我讀一下這封信?！闭f完，他一下子把信遞給獄卒。獄卒發(fā)現(xiàn)自己連一個(gè)字也記不住，于是便說：“陛下，這兒光線的確太暗了，我得去眼鏡拿來。”他一邊說著，一邊匆匆下臺。貴族感到非常好笑的是：一會(huì)兒工夫，獄卒重新登臺，拿來一副眼鏡以及平時(shí)使用的那封信，然后為那囚犯念了起來。

Three Days to See I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight;silence would tech him the joys of sound.Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see.Recently I was visited by a very good friends who had just returned from a long walk in the woods, and I asked her what she had observed.“Nothing in particular.” she replied.I might have been incredulous had I not been accustomed to such reposes, for long ago I became convinced that the seeing see little.How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch.I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf.I pass my hands lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough, shaggy bark of a pine.In the spring I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud the first sign of awakening Nature after her winter's sleep.I feel the delightful, velvety texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable convolutions;and something of the miracle of Nature is revealed to me.Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently on a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song.I am delighted to have the cool waters of a brook rush thought my open finger.To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.To me the page ant of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips.我常常想，如果每個(gè)人在他成年的早期有一段時(shí)間致瞎致聾，那會(huì)是一種幸事，黑暗會(huì)使他更珍惜視力，寂靜會(huì)教導(dǎo)他享受聲音。

我不時(shí)地詢問過我的能看見東西的朋友們，以了解他們看到什么。最近，我的一個(gè)很好的朋友來看我，她剛從一片森林里散步許久回來，我問她看到了什么，她答道：“沒什么特別的?！比绻也皇橇?xí)慣了聽到這種回答，我都可能不相信，因?yàn)楹芫靡詠砦乙汛_信這個(gè)情況：能看得見的人卻看不到什么。

我獨(dú)自一人，在林子里散步一小時(shí)之久而沒有看到任何值得注意的東西，那怎么可能呢？我自己，一個(gè)不能看見東西的人，僅僅通過觸覺，都發(fā)現(xiàn)許許多多令我有興趣的東西。我感觸到一片樹葉的完美的對稱性。我用手喜愛地?fù)崦^一株白樺那光潮的樹皮，或一棵松樹的粗糙樹皮。春天，我摸著樹干的枝條滿懷希望地搜索著嫩芽，那是嚴(yán)冬的沉睡后，大自然蘇醒的第一個(gè)跡象。我撫摸過花朵那令人愉快的天鵝絨般的質(zhì)地，感覺到它那奇妙的卷繞，一些大自然奇跡向我展現(xiàn)了。有時(shí)，如果我很幸運(yùn)，我把手輕輕地放在一棵小樹上，還能感受到一只高聲歌唱的小鳥的愉快顫抖，我十分快樂地讓小溪澗的涼水穿過我張開的手指流淌過去。對我來說，一片茂密的地毯式的松針葉或松軟而富彈性的草地比最豪華的波斯地毯更受歡迎。對我來說四季的壯觀而華麗的展示是一部令人激動(dòng)的、無窮盡的戲劇。這部戲劇的表演，通過我的手指端涌淌出來。

YOUTH

Samuel Ullman Youth is not a time of life;it is a state of mind;it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees;it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions;it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy 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 being’s heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s 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 messages 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.青春

塞繆爾·厄爾曼

青春不是年華，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙熱的戀情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

青春氣貫長虹，勇銳蓋過怯弱，進(jìn)取壓倒茍安。如此銳氣，二十后生而有之，六旬男子則更多見。年歲有加，并非垂老，理想丟棄，方墮暮年。

歲月悠悠，衰微只及肌膚；熱忱拋卻，頹廢必致靈魂。憂煩，惶恐，喪失自信，定使心靈扭曲，意氣如灰。

無論年屆花甲，擬或二八芳齡，心中皆有生命之歡樂，奇跡之誘惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一臺天線，只要你從天上人間接受美好、希望、歡樂、勇氣和力量的信號，你就青春永駐，風(fēng)華常存。

一旦天線下降，銳氣便被冰雪覆蓋，玩世不恭、自暴自棄油然而生，即使年方二十，實(shí)已垂垂老矣；然則只要樹起天線，捕捉樂觀信號，你就有望在八十高齡告別塵寰時(shí)仍覺希望。

Hello, Chicago.If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled.Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.We are, and always will be, the United States of America.It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination.And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.Yes we can.America, we have come so far.We have seen so much.But there is so much more to do.So tonight, let us ask ourselves--if our children should live to see the next century;if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call.This is our moment.This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids;to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace;to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one;that while we breathe, we hope.And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.Thank you.God bless you.And may God bless the United States of America.您好，芝加哥

如果還有人仍在懷疑美國是否是一個(gè)一切皆有可能的國度的話，如果還有人仍在疑慮我們美國的締造者的夢想是否還存在于我們這個(gè)時(shí)代的話，如果還有人仍在質(zhì)疑我們民主的力量的話，今晚你就可以得到答案。

它的答案告訴延伸線，圍繞學(xué)校和教堂的人數(shù)這個(gè)民族從未見過的，等待三個(gè)小時(shí)，四個(gè)小時(shí)的人們，許多第一次在他們的生活，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為，這次一定是不同的，他們的聲音可能是不同的。

不管你是年輕人還是老年人，是富人還是窮人，是民主黨人還是共和黨人，是黑人還是白人，也不管你是拉丁美洲人或亞洲人還是本土美國人，更無論你是否為同性變者、是否是殘疾人，這是美國人共同的答案。美國人向全世界傳遞一個(gè)聲音，那就是我們的選舉從不分紅州或藍(lán)州。

我們屬于，而且永遠(yuǎn)只屬于美利堅(jiān)合眾國。

它的答案，導(dǎo)致這些誰一直在說這么長時(shí)間這么多的是玩世不恭和恐懼和懷疑是我們能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)把他們手中的弧的歷史和彎曲再次向希望一個(gè)更美好的一天。

雖然等待了很長時(shí)間，但在今晚的這一決定性時(shí)刻，由于我們在這次選舉中的努力，美國終于迎來了變革。

一名男子降落在月球上，墻上下來在柏林，世界是連接我們自己的科學(xué)和想象力。

今年，在這次選舉中，她談到她的手指到屏幕上，她和演員投票，因?yàn)?06年后，在美國，通過最好的時(shí)候和最黑暗的時(shí)間，她知道怎樣可以改變美國。

是我們能夠做到。

美國，我們來到迄今。我們已經(jīng)看到這么多。但有這么多事情要做。因此，今夜，讓我們反問一下我們自己，如果我們的孩子能夠活到下個(gè)世紀(jì)；如果我的女兒能夠幸運(yùn)地活得像安-尼克森-庫珀那樣長，他們將會(huì)看到什么樣的變化？我們那時(shí)將會(huì)取得什么樣的進(jìn)步？

這是我們來回答問題的機(jī)會(huì)，這是我們的時(shí)刻。

這是我們的時(shí)代，要使我們的人民重新工作并將機(jī)會(huì)留給我們的子孫；重新恢復(fù)繁榮并促進(jìn)和平；回歸我們的美國夢想并重申一個(gè)基本事實(shí)--在眾人之中，我們也是其中一個(gè)；當(dāng)我們呼吸，當(dāng)我們充滿希望的時(shí)候，我們遭遇冷嘲熱諷和質(zhì)疑，那些人認(rèn)為我們無法做到。我們將用一句話來做出回應(yīng)：不，我們可以！

謝謝您。上帝保佑你。愿上帝保佑美利堅(jiān)合眾國。

We are on a Journey

Wherever you are, and whoever you may be, there is one thing in which you and I are just alike at this moment, and in all the moments of our existence.We are not at rest;we are on a journey.Our life is a movement, a tendency, a steady ceaseless progress toward an unseen goal.We are gaining something, or losing something, everyday.Even when our position and our character seem to remain precisely the same, they are changing.For the mere advance of time is a change.It is not the same thing to have a bare field in January and in July.The season makes the difference.The limitations that are childlike in the children are childish in the man.Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another.Even the failure to do something is in itself a deed.It sets us forward or backward.The action of the negative pole of a magnetic needle is just as real as the action of the positive pole.To decline is to accept — the other alternative.Are you nearer to your port today than you were yesterday? Yes, — you must be a little nearer to some port or other;for since your ship was first launched upon the sea of life, you have never been still for a single moment;the sea is too deep, you could not find an anchorage if you would;there can be no pause until you come into port.無論你身處何處，也不管你是誰，此刻，抑或是我們生命存在的每一個(gè)瞬間，有一件事對我們來說都是一樣的：我們沒有停留；我們正在旅途上。

生命是一種運(yùn)動(dòng)，是一種趨勢，是一個(gè)向著未知目標(biāo)奮進(jìn)的無休止的行進(jìn)。每天，我們有所得亦有所失。我們時(shí)時(shí)刻刻都在改變，即使我們的狀態(tài)和角色看上去沒有絲毫的變化。只因?yàn)闀r(shí)間推移的本身就是一種變化。對于一塊荒蕪的土地，一月和七月是截然不同的。因?yàn)榧竟?jié)的變化讓他有所區(qū)別。能力的局限在孩子們的身上只是一種天真，而在大人的身上卻表現(xiàn)出一種幼稚。

我們做的所有事情都是向著某個(gè)方向邁出了一步。即使是失敗，本身也是一個(gè)作為，左右著我們的進(jìn)退。磁針的負(fù)極作用與正極作用是一樣的真實(shí)。

對比昨天的你，今天你是否離自己的目標(biāo)更近了？答案是肯定的，你一定離某個(gè)港口更近了些。因?yàn)樽詮哪愕暮酱谏暮Ｑ笾衅鸷降哪且豢唐?，你就從來沒有停泊過。海水太深了，你尋找不到拋錨之處。你永遠(yuǎn)都不可能停下來，除非你到達(dá)自己的港口。

《海上鋼琴師》 經(jīng)典英文對白

1900: Moonlight city.You just couldn’t see an end to it.It wasn’t what I saw that stopped me ,Max.It was what I didn’t see.Take the piano.Keys begin.Keys end.You know there are 88 of them.They’re not infinite.You’re infinite.And on those keys, the music that you can make is infinite.I like that.That I can live by.But you get me up on that gangway, and you roll them out

in front of me.Keyboards have millions and billions of keys that never end.That keyboard is infinite.Then on that keyboard there’s no music you can play.That’s God’s piano.Did you see the streets?

There’re thousands of them.How do you choose just one?

One woman, one house, one way to die…….You don’t even know where it comes to an end.Aren’t you ever just scared of breaking apart with the

thought of it?

I was born on this ship.And the world passed me by.But 2000 people at a time and there’re old wishes here.But nevermore that fit between prow and stern..You played out your happiness bit on a piano that was not

infinite.I learned to live that way.Land?

Land is a ship too big for me，It’s a woman too beautiful, a bridge too long, perfume to

strong, music I don’t know how to play.I can never get off this ship.At best, I didn’t step off my life.After all, I don’t exist for anyone.偌大的城市，綿延無盡。

并非是我眼見的讓我停住了腳步，而是我所看不見的。你能明白嗎？

拿鋼琴來說。

鍵盤有始亦有終。

你確切地知道88個(gè)鍵就在那兒，錯(cuò)不了。

它們并不是無限的，而你，才是無限的。你能在鍵盤上表現(xiàn)的音樂是無限的。

我喜歡這樣，我能輕松應(yīng)付。

而你現(xiàn)在讓我走過跳板，走到城市里，等著我的是一個(gè)沒有盡頭的鍵盤。

我又怎能在這樣的鍵盤上彈奏呢？

那是上帝的鍵盤啊！

你看到那數(shù)不清的街道嗎？

如何只選擇其中一條去走？

一個(gè)共渡一生的女人，一幢屬于自己的屋子，一種生與死的方式~~~~

你甚至不知道什么時(shí)候才是盡頭。

一想到這個(gè)，難道不會(huì)害怕、會(huì)崩潰嗎？

我在這艘船上出生。

世事千變?nèi)f化，然這艘船每次只載2000人。

這里有著希望，但僅在船頭和船尾之間。

你可以在有限的鋼琴上奏出你的歡欣快樂。

我習(xí)慣了這樣的生活。

陸地？

陸地對我來說是一艘太大的船，太漂亮的女人，太長的旅程，太濃烈的香水，無從著手的音樂。

我永遠(yuǎn)無法走下這艘船，這樣的話，我寧可舍棄我的生命。

畢竟，我從來沒有為任何人存在過

If I Were a Boy Again

If i were a boy again, I would practise perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was hard or invonvenient.If we want light, we must conquer darkness.Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.“There are only two creatures,” says a proverb, “who can surmount the pyramides-the eagle and the snail.” If i were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention;I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand.I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begin early enough.I often hear grown-up people say,“I could not fix my attention on the lecture or book, althought i wished to do so,” and the reason is, the habit was not formed in yourth.If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of memory.I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and , on every possible occasion.It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately,but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble.It only needs early cultivation to become a power.If i were a boy again, I would look on the cheerful side.Life is very much like a mirrow.If you smile upon it, it smiles back upon you;but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return.Inner sunshine warms not only the heart fo the owner, but of all that come in contact with it.Who shuts love out, in turn shall be shut from love.If I were a boy again, I would school myself to say“No” oftenner.I might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand erect, and decline doing a unworthy act because it is unworthy.If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends, and indeed towards stangers as well.The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more endurable.Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, I would , if I werea boy again, try still harder to make others happy..假如我又回到了童年

假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，決不因?yàn)槭虑槠D難或者麻煩而撒手不干，我們要光明，就得征服黑暗。毅力在效果上有時(shí)能同天才相比。俗話說：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有兩種——鷹和蝸牛?！?/p>

假如我又回到了童年，我就要養(yǎng)成專心致志的習(xí)慣；有事在手，就決不讓任何東西讓我分心。我要牢記：優(yōu)秀的滑冰手從不試圖同時(shí)滑向兩個(gè)不同的方向。如果及早養(yǎng)成這種專心致志的習(xí)慣，它將成為我們生命的一部分。我常聽成年人說：“雖然我希望能集中注意聽牧師講道或讀書，但往往做不到?！倍蚓褪悄贻p時(shí)沒有養(yǎng)成這種習(xí)慣。

假如我現(xiàn)在能重新開始我的生命，我就要更注意記憶力的培養(yǎng)。我要采取一切可能的辦法，并且在一切可能的場合，增強(qiáng)記憶力。要正確無誤地記住一些東西，在開始階段的確要作出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久，記憶力本身就會(huì)起作用，使記憶成為輕而易舉的事，只需及早培養(yǎng)，記憶自會(huì)成為一種才能。

假如我又回到了童年，我就要培養(yǎng)勇氣。一位明智的作家曾說過：“世上沒有東西比勇氣更溫文爾雅，也沒有東西比懦怯更殘酷無情?！?我們常常過多地自尋煩惱，杞人憂天。“怕禍害比禍害本身更可怕?！狈彩露加形ｋU(xiǎn)，但鎮(zhèn)定沉著往往能克服最嚴(yán)重的危險(xiǎn)。對一切禍福做好準(zhǔn)備，那么就沒有什么災(zāi)難可以害怕的了。

假如我又回到了童年，我就要事事樂觀。生活猶如一面鏡子：你朝它笑，它也朝你笑；

如果你雙眉緊鎖，向它投以懷疑的目光，它也將還以你同樣的目光。內(nèi)心的歡樂不僅溫暖了歡樂者自己的心，也溫暖了所有與之接觸者的心?！罢l拒愛于門外，也必將被愛拒諸門外。”

假如我又回到了童年，我就要養(yǎng)成經(jīng)常說“不”字的習(xí)慣。一個(gè)少年要能挺得起腰，拒絕做不應(yīng)該做的事，就因?yàn)檫@事不值得做。我可以寫上好幾頁談?wù)勗缒昱囵B(yǎng)這一點(diǎn)的重要性

假如我又回到了童年，我就要要求自己對伙伴和朋友更加禮貌，而且對陌生人也應(yīng)如此。在坎坷的生活道路上，最細(xì)小的禮貌猶如在漫長的冬天為我們歌唱的小鳥，那歌聲使冰天雪地的寒冬變得較易忍受。

最后，假如我又回到了童年，我不會(huì)力圖為自己謀幸福，好像這就是人生唯一的目的；與之相反，我要更努力為他人謀幸福.No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes.In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.After the unforgettably initial shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what, I'll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes.As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his commitment to his son.He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning.Remembering his son's classroom would be in the back right corner of the building;he rushed there and

started digging through the ruins.As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching their hearts, saying: “My son!” “My daughter!” Other well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying: “It's too late!They're all dead!You can't help!Go home!Come on, face reality, there's nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with one line: “Are you going to help me now?” And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school's ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere.You're in danger.We'll take care of it.Go home.” To which this loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”

The police came and said, “You're angry, anxious and it's over.You're endangering others.Go home.We'll handle it!” To which he replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know for himself: “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's voice.He screamed his son's name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?!It's me, Dad!I told the other kids not to worry.I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved.You promised, No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!You did it, Dad!” “What's going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad.We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here.When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us.” “Come out, boy!”

“No, Dad!Let the other kids out first, cause I know you'll get me!No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!”