初二英语摘抄短文

英语美文 - All that is beautiful （上）第一篇：a grain of sand一粒沙子william blake/威廉.布莱克to see a world in a grain of sand,and a heaven in a wild fllower,hold infinity in the palm of your hand,and eternity in an hour.从一粒沙子看到一个世界，从一朵野花看到一个天堂，把握在你手心里的就是无限，永恒也就消融于一个时辰。第二篇：love your life热爱生活henry david thoreau/享利.大卫.梭罗however mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.it is not so bad as you are.it looks poorest when you are richest.the fault-finder will find faults in paradise.love your life,poor as it is.you may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.the setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.i do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.the town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.may be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which should be more disreputable.cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,turn the old,return to them.things do not change;we change.sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。第三篇the pure.the bright,the beautiful, 一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,that stirred our hearts in youth, 强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,the impulses to wordless prayer, 推动着我们做无言的祷告的,the dreams of love and truth; 让我们梦想着爱与真理的;the longing after something's lost, 在失去后为之感到珍惜的,the spirit's yearning cry, 使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,the striving after better hopes- 为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-these things can never die. 这些美好不会消逝。the timid hand stretched forth to aid 羞怯地伸出援助的手，a brother in his need, 在你的弟兄需要的时候，a kindly word in grief's dark hour 伤恸、困难的时候，一句亲切的话that proves a friend indeed ; 就足以证明朋友的真心；the plea for mercy softly breathed, 轻声地乞求怜悯，when justice threatens nigh, 在审判临近的时候，the sorrow of a contrite heart- 懊悔的心有一种伤感--these things shall never die. 这些美好不会消逝。let nothing pass for every hand 在人间传递温情must find some work to do ; 尽你所能地去做；lose not a chance to waken love- 别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-----be firm,and just ,and true; 为人要坚定，正直，忠诚；so shall a light that cannot fade 因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒beam on thee from on high. 就不会消失。and angel voices say to thee---你将听到天使的声音在说-----these things shall never die. 这些美好不会消逝。第四篇think it over……好好想想……today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路，但是我们的性情却更为急躁，眼光也更加狭隘；we spend more,but enjoy less;我们消耗的更多，享受到的却更少；we have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;我们的住房更大了，但我们的家庭却更小了；we have more compromises,but less time;我们妥协更多，时间更少；we have more knowledge,but less judgment;我们拥有了更多的知识，可判断力却更差了；we have more medicines,but less health;我们有了更多的药品，但健康状况却更不如意；we have multiplied out possessions,but reduced out values;我们拥有的财富倍增，但其价值却减少了；we talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much;我们说的多了，爱的却少了，我们的仇恨也更多了；we reached the moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;我们可以往返月球，但却难以迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍；we have conquered the outer space,but not our inner space;我们可以征服外太空，却征服不了我们的内心；we have highter income,but less morals;我们的收入增加了，但我们的道德却少了；these are times with more liberty,but less joy;我们的时代更加自由了，但我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少；we have much more food,but less nutrition;我们有了更多的食物，但所能得到的营养却越来越少了；these are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but divorces increase;现在每个家庭都可以有双份收入，但离婚的现象越来越多了；these are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;现在的住房越来越精致，但我们也有了更多破碎的家庭；that's why i propose,that as of today;这就是我为什么要说，让我们从今天开始；you do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a special occasion.不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着，因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别；search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;寻找更我的知识，多读一些书，坐在你家的前廊里，以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景，不要带上任何功利的想法；spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起，吃你爱吃的食物，去你想去的地方；life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存；use your crystal goblets.do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.举起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水，你想用的时候就享用吧！remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday";从你的词汇库中移去所谓的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”；let's write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"!曾打算“有那么一天”去写的信，就在今天吧！let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;告诉家人和朋友，我们是多么地爱他们；do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情；every day,every hour,and every minute is special;每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么特别；and you don't know if it will be your last.你无从知道这是否最后刻。http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/9750123.html?si=1There" is no better than "Here"Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive " there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your " there" vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really appreciating what you already have right "here." It is important for human beings to keep soberminded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present.Gratitude To be grateful means you are thankful for and appreciative of what you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment, you can experience the full wonder of "here."There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try:1. Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.2. Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.3. Spend time offering assistance to those who are less fortunate than you, so that you may gain perspective.However you choose to learn gratitude is irrelevant. What really matters is that you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation for all that you have right now, so that you may live more joyously in your present moment.Abundance One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want, and so they are always striving to get to a point when they would finally have enough.Alan and Linda always dreamed of living "the good life." Both from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their mutual goal of becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years, amassing a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a palatial seven-bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood. They focused their energies on accumulating all the things they believed signified abundance: membership in the local exclusive country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class society friends. No matter how much they accumulated, however, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to erase the deep fear of scarcity both had acquired in childhood. They needed to learn the lesson of abundance. Then the stock market crashed in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money. A bizarre but costly lawsuit depleted another huge portion of their savings. One thing led to another, and they found themselves in a financial disaster. Assets needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from extravagant, they have taken stock of their lives and feel quite blessed. Only now, as they assess what they have left -- a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable income, and good friends -- do they realize that true abundance comes not from amassing, but rather from appreciating.Scarcity consciousness arises as a result of the "hole-in-the-soul syndrome." This is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with things from the outside world. But like puzzle pieces, you can't fit something in where it does not naturally belong. No amount of external objects, affection, love, or attention can ever fill an inner void. We already have enough, so we should revel in our own interior abundance.彼岸无尽头，知足才常乐许多人都相信，一旦他们达到了自己所设定的某个特定目标，他们就会开心、快乐。然而事实往往是，当你到达彼岸时，你还是不知足、不满意，而且又有了新的彼岸--新的幻想和憧憬。由于你总是疲于追逐一个又一个的彼岸，你从未真正欣赏、珍惜你已经拥有的一切。不安于现状的欲望人皆有之，由来已久，但重要的是要对它保持清醒的头脑。一方面，你的生活因为梦想和渴望而更加精彩。另一方面，这些欲望又使你越来越不懂得珍惜和享受现在拥有的生活。假如你能懂得感恩，学会知足，你就接近实现生活在现实中提出的要求。感恩之心感恩是指你感激、珍惜自己当前所拥有的一切以及所处的人生境遇。心存感恩，你的心灵就充满愉悦，你就能真正领会人生路上的种种体验。如果你努力把眼光锁定在此时此刻，你就能感受它的美妙之处。感恩之心需要经常加强。许多方法可以培育感恩之心，你不妨试试以下几种：1．设想如果你失去了你现在所拥有的一切，你的生活将会怎么样。它肯定会使你回想起原来你是多么喜欢和珍视这一切。2．每天都列出那些值得你感激的事物，那样你就能时时刻刻意识到自己的幸运。每天都要这么做，尤其是当你觉得好像没有什么可感激的时候。另外你也可以每天临睡前花几分钟感恩自己所拥有的一切。3．花时间帮助那些没有你那么幸运的人，这样你也许会对生活有正确的认识。其实，你选择何种方法去学会感恩，这无关紧要，真正重要的是你应该有意识地努力去欣赏和珍视你现在所拥有的一切，这样你就可以更快乐地享受你目前的生活。知足常乐贫穷是人类最普遍的恐惧之一。许多人担心自己的所需所求不够，所以他们总是孜孜以求有朝一日能心满意足，别无他求。艾伦和琳达都来自贫苦的工人家庭，都一直梦想着过上"好日子"。他们早早地成了家，然后就开始为他们共同的致富目标奋斗。他们拼命工作了好几年，终于积攒了一笔钱，从两居室搬到了一套坐落在最高档街区的富丽堂皇的七居室大房子。此后，他们费尽心思去积聚那些他们认为是代表富足的东西：当地惟一的一家乡村俱乐部的会员资格、豪华汽车、名牌服装，以及上流社会的朋友。但是，不论他们积聚了多少，似乎永远难以满足。他们俩谁都无法消除小时侯对贫穷的刻骨铭心的恐惧。其实，他们就需要学会知足常乐这一课。1987年，股市遭受重创，艾伦和琳达损失惨重。祸不单行，一场莫名其妙的昂贵的官司又耗尽了他们的一大笔积蓄，这一切使他们陷入了经济困境。他们不得不变卖家产，最后他们丢掉了乡村俱乐部的会员资格，失去了汽车和房子。艾伦和琳达努力奋斗了好几年才从困境中走出来。现在他们的生活毫不奢华，但是他们是自己生活的主宰，幸福而又知足。只有在这时，他们才掂量着那些尚未失去的东西，如稳固相爱的婚姻、健康的身体、可靠的收入、真正的朋友等等，他们终于认识到，真正的富足不是来自财富的积聚，而是来自对所拥有的一切的珍视。贫穷感可以归因于"精神空虚综合症"，即我们试图用身外之物来填补内心的空缺。但是，就像拼图游戏一样，你不能把本来不属于那个地方的东西硬塞进去。任何身外之物、情感、关爱和关注都无法填补内心的空虚。我们拥有的已经足够，因此我们应该满足于内心世界的丰富与充实。

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美文对我国文学创作的繁荣和现代文化建设做出了巨大的贡献。现代传媒的兴盛,促进了美文的传播;而美文也在文化普及方面起着无可替代的作用。我分享关于八年级英语美文，希望可以帮助大家!

In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of. When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself. It's likely that you think it wise for yourself to know your place and stay aloof from worldly wearing a mask of cowardice, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist—aware of both one's strength and shortage. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of existence. If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it's needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life. Unless you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one's life. Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor.

认识你自己

人生在世，和自己相处最多，打交道最多，但是人最不了解的也恰恰是自己。当你一帆风顺时，往往高估自己;不得志时，又往往低估自己。你可能认为安分守己、与世无争是明智之举，而实际上往往被怯懦的面具窒息了自己鲜活的生命。

彻悟自己，就是正确认识自己，做一个冷静的现实主义者，既知道自己的优势，也知道自己的不足。我们可以憧憬人生，但不要期望过高。因为在现实中，理想的实现总是会打折扣的。你可以勇敢地迎接挑战，但是必须清楚自己努力的方向。

要彻悟自己就要欣赏自己。无论你是一棵参天大树，还是一棵无名小草，无论想要成为一座高山，还是一块石头，你都是一种天然，都有自己存在的理由。只要你认真地欣赏自己，你就会拥有一个真正的自我，你才会拥有信心。一旦拥有了信心你就能战胜任何灾难。

要彻悟自己，就要善待自己。在气愤时善待自己，找个僻静之处宣泄一下，不要被那些无名之火伤身;忧伤时，要善待自己，找个好友倾诉一番，让低迷的情绪高涨起来;劳累时，你要善待自己，睡个好觉或者吃点滋补品，对自己的健康和生活关心备至。唯有知道如何善待自己，你才会信心百倍，从容不迫地准备应对疾病的侵袭。

彻悟了自己，你才能把握自己的生命，你的生活才会丰富多彩、有滋有味!

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street， going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

As his car passed， one child appeared， and a brick smashed into the Jag's side door. He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.

He jumped out of the car， grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car， shouting， "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?"

Building up a head of steam， he went on"That's a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?"

“Please， mister， please， I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do!”pleaded the youngster.

"It's my brother，" he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.

Sobbing， the boy asked the executive， "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."

Moved beyond words， the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts， checking to see that everything was going to be okay.

"Thank you， sir. And God bless you，" the grateful child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk backs to his Jaguar... a long， slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart. Sometimes， when you don't have the time to listen... Life throws a brick at your head.

It's your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick!

Do you sometimes ignore loved ones because your life is too fast and busy leaving them to wonder whether you really love them?

别匆忙,慢慢走

一位年轻的总裁，以有点快的车速，开着他的新Jaguar经过住宅区的巷道。他必须小心游戏中的孩子突然跑到路中央，所以当他觉得小孩子快跑出来时，就要减慢车速。

就在他的车经过一群小朋友的时候，一个小朋友丢了一块砖头打到了他的车门，他很生气的踩了煞车并后退到砖头丢出来的地方。

他跳出车外，抓了那个小孩，把他顶在车门上说：“你为什么这样做，你知道你刚刚做了什么吗?” 接着又吼道：“你知不知道你要赔多少钱来修理这台新车，你到底为什么要这样做?”

小孩子求着说：“先生，对不起，我不知道我还能怎么办?”他接着说：“因为我哥哥从轮椅上掉下来，我没办法把他抬回去。”

那男孩啜泣着说：“你可以帮我把他抬回去吗?他受伤了，而且他太重了我抱不动。”

这些话让这位年轻的总裁深受感动，他抱起男孩受伤的哥哥，帮他坐回轮椅上。并拿出手帕擦拭他哥哥的伤口，以确定他哥哥没有什么大问题。

那个小男孩感激地说：“谢谢你，先生，上帝保佑你。” 然后他看着男孩推着他哥哥回去。

年轻总裁返回Jaguar的路变的很漫长，他也没有修他汽车的侧门。他保留着车上的凹痕就是提醒自己

生活的道路不要走的太匆忙，否则需要其他人敲打自己来注意生活的真谛。

当生命想与你的心灵窃窃私语时，若你没有时间，你有两种选择：倾听你心灵的声音或让砖头来砸你!

请问你是否曾因为生活太快、太忙碌而忽略了你所爱的人，然后让他们开始开始怀疑起你是不是真的爱他们呢?

by Brian Dyson

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.You name them—work,family,health,friends and spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back .But theother four balls—family,health,friends and spirit are made of glass these ,they will beirrevocably scuffed, marked ,incked ,damaged or even shattered .They will never be the same.You must understand that and strive for balance in your life .

How?

Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are differentthat each of us is special.

Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

Don’t take for granted the things closest to heart. Cling to them as you cling to your life, forwithout them, life is meaningless.

Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living yourlife one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment youstop trying.

Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds useach together.

Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find . The quickest way to receivelove is to give; the faster way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keeplove is to give it wings.

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where youare going.

Don’t forget that a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Don’t be afraid to learn . Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journeyto be savored esch step of the way.

生活中的五个球

布莱恩.迪森 曾任可口可乐公司总裁

想像生活是一个杂耍游戏，你不停地抛接空中的5个球。这5个球是工作、家庭、健康、友谊和精神生活，你必须使它们都保持在空中。你很快就会明白工作是个橡皮球，掉在地上，它会重新弹起来。但其他4个球：家庭、健康、友谊和精神生活，都是玻璃做的。如果失手落地，它们就会被磨损、出现裂痕、缺口、被损坏，甚至粉粹，并且这些损失都无可挽回。一旦落地，它们再也不能恢复原状。你必须明白这一点，并在生活中竭力取得平衡。

怎么做呢?

不要妄自菲薄、盲目攀比。正是因为我们每个人各不相同，我们才显得独特。

不要以别人的观点来设定自己的目标。只有你知道什么最适合自己。

不要把最亲密的东西视为理所当然。一生中尽量珍惜它们，因为一旦失去人生将毫无意义。

不要在沉湎过去或梦想未来中蹉跎岁月。真真切切地过好生命中的每一天，你的整个人生就会丰富、充实。

不要未尽全力就轻言。只要从不放弃，希望就与你同在。

不要害怕承认自己还并不完美。正因为不完美才使你与世界联系在一起。

不要害怕承担风险。只有通过冒险，我们才能从中学会勇敢。

不要借口真爱难求而紧闭心扉。获得爱的最快途径是给予;失去爱的最快办法是握得过紧;维持爱的最好办法是给爱以双翅。

不要让生活的脚步过于匆忙以至忘记你过去的足迹和你今后的人生目标。

不要忘记人的最大情感需求是感被欣赏。

不要惧怕学习。知识没有重量，它是你可以轻松携带的珍宝。

不要虚度光阴或信口开河。时间和言语都无法收回。生活不是赛跑，而是每一步都应该细细品味的一次旅行。