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高中英文美文朗读(一)
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高中英语美文朗诵

Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. The doors open to us also pose challenges. Each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgement, but with the support of my teachers, parents and friends, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.

---Excerpt from Hong Ye's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第九届全军:洪晔,南京大学,2004年)

The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to something else, someplace else, a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seemed to have been except the deer. And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.

---Excerpt from Gu Qiubei's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第八届冠军:顾秋蓓,上海外国语大学,2003年)

Like many young people of my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoy respect in the international community. But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough. It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our minds to bigger issues.

---Excerpt from Sun Ning's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第七届冠军:孙宁,北京外国语大学,2002年)

To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition. In the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages, of all origins. With increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing-competition from the whole outside world. This is calling for a higher level of our personal development.

---Excerpt from Liu Xin's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第一届冠军:刘欣,南京大学,1996年)

A Chinese philosopher, Feng Youlan, once said China is an old country with a new life. To us, that means this country with a long, long history is on its course of modernization. I am encouraged every time I think of it. I do believe China really has a bright future, if it seeks this opportunity to continue building a road to the world. I see the future as a huge project in which I can play an important role. China needs more and better roads to the rest of the world. I feel needed. I feel inspired. I'm ready.

---Excerpt from Li Shu's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第二届冠军:李舒,四川大学,1997年)

We live at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflict and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to peace and happiness of the whole human race. To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller.

---Excerpt from Liang Limin's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第三届冠军:梁励敏,北京外国语大学,1998年)

What happened to this beautiful valley in Australia should also happen to our Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening. I have seen farmers planting trees on mountains along the Yellow River. I have seen them climb the mountain tops with seeding on their shoulders because they had no machinery. I have seen them pour on trees the water they carried up in buckets from miles down the valley. These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as the river has nourished them.

---Excerpt from Cai Li's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第四届冠军:蔡力,南京大学,1999年)

If a person inherits his father's millions of dollars and leads an easy life, he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence. The term "success", to be sure, will not sit still for easy definition. But as I understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor.

---Excerpt from Chen Heng's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第五届冠军:陈恒,上海外国语大学,2000年)

The first and foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first sight, attracting them by its unique image. What image does Beijing intend to create for itself once it has the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It is known to all that the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics. For me, the 2008 Olympics will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two more special colors, yellow and red.

---Excerpt from Qi Yue's speech

(全国英语演讲比赛第六届冠军:戚悦,北京语言文化大学,2001年)

高中英文美文朗读(二)
高中英语美文赏读10篇

1

Something wonderful in a disaster

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed．It happened a few minutes past three,

when my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence．Chris was paralyzed from the chest down, unable to breathe normally．As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of convenience with lots of unexpected challenges．We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots"．Or so we thought.

Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties．We came to learn that

something wonderful could happen in a disaster ．All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted.

As a family, we opened letter after letter．They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us．We used them to encourage ourselves．I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully. These letters, we realized, had to be shared．And so here we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding accident last week．No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this technical challenge．People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you alive.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

一、生词注解

1. paralyzed ['pærəlaizd] adj. 瘫痪的，麻痹的

2. chest [tʃest] n.胸，胸腔；柜子，橱

3. challenge [ˈtʃælindʒ] n挑战；质问

4. pour [pɔ:r] vt.灌，倒，注 vi.倾泻，流出

5. pile [pail] n.一堆，一叠 v.堆积

6. technical [ˈteknikəl] a.技术的，工艺的

二、词汇拓展

1.doubt

【导学】 1)n. 怀疑，疑惑，不相信;

have no doubt that… 毫不怀疑，毫无疑心

there's no doubt that… 这毫无疑问....

without doubt 无疑地，确实地；

2)vt. 怀疑，不信任

I don’t doubt that… 我毫不怀疑…

I doubt whether/if… 我怀疑…

【例句】

1)He is without doubt the cleverest student I've ever taught.

他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。

2) I have no doubt that he will turn up on time.

我确信他会准时到来。

3) There is no doubt that the opera will be performed in the Beijing Forbidden City this month.

这台歌剧本月一定会在紫禁城上演的。

4) I don't doubt that he will win.

我不怀疑他会赢.

5) I doubt if/whether he will win.

我怀疑他能否赢。

2. alive

【导学】

1) adj. 活着的;现存的【高中英文美文朗读】

catch sb. alive 活捉…

2)adj. 热闹的;充满的

be alive with… 充满着…

【例句】

1) The injured man is unconscious but still alive.

受伤的人不省人事但仍活着。

2) The town was alive with rumors.

镇上谣言四起。

三、短语辨析：

1. care for

【辨析】care for 和care about

care for 多表示“照顾”，“喜欢”

care about 多表示“在乎”，“关注”，“关心”

【例句】

1) She doesn ’t care for that colour．

她不喜欢那种颜色。

2) He spent years caring for his sick mother．

他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。

3) Don't you care about this country's future?

难道你不为国家前途担忧吗?

2.by the end of

【辨析】by the end of , in the end, at the end和on end

by the end 到„„为止

in the end 最后，结果

at the end 终了时

on end 连续地

【例句】

1) He works three days on end.

他连续工作了三天。

2) At the end of the street you'll find it.

到街道的尽头,你就会看到了。

3) If you persevere with work, you'll succeed in the end.

你如果把工作坚持下去，最终会取得成功的。

四、语法点拨

【例句】

1. All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every

day．

【归纳】so…that…引导结果状语从句，表示“如此…以致…”,使用时要注意其倒装方式，如：

This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。

==So interesting is the book that everyone wants to read it.【高中英文美文朗读】

注意：so that…通常用于引导目的状语从句，表示“为了、以便…”, 如：

They got up early so that they could catch the early bus.

为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。

2. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh.

【归纳】the pile of letters marked with …其中marked with 为过去分词作定语，相当于定语从

句 that were marked with…。注意体会现在分词与过去分词作定语的差别：

boiled water 开水 boiling water 正沸腾的水

developed countries发展的国家 developing countries 发展中国家

fallen leaves 落叶 falling leaves 正在飘落的叶子

changed condition 改变了的情况 changing condition 变化着的情况

2

A way to be with customers

In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) assistant at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop.

The fruit shop did good business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, but he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen knew them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always getting me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers , and I suppose they must have stayed faithful to him because he had promised to sell good quality fruit. He had a way with them —I had to admit that. He called every woman “madam” for a start , even those who clearly were not, but when he said it , it did not sound like flattery . It just sounded polite in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter as well. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few words about the weather , but if he did , he would ask about their families or make jokes, always cutting his cloth according to his customers. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence , and I am sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for something for nothing.

一、生词注解

1. faithful ['feiθful] a.忠诚的；尽职的；如实的，准确可靠的

2. flattery ['flætəri] n.奉承；谄媚的举动

3.odd pence 零钱

4.generous ['dʒenərəs]a.慷慨的；宽厚的；大量的，丰富的

二、词汇拓展

1. admit

【导学】

v. 允许进入，承认

admit sth. 承认…

admit doing sth. 承认做了某事

admit( to sb.) that… 承认…

be admitted to… 被…接纳

admit of… 允许…

【例句】

1) I must admit, it's more difficult than I thought it would be.

我必须承认，这比我想象的要困难得多。

2) He was admitted to the hospital suffering from burns.

他由于烧伤，被送入医院治疗。

3) His conduct admits of no excuse.

他的行为无可宽恕。

2.promise

【导学】

1) n. 诺言，约定，(有)希望，预示

make a promise 许下诺言

keep one's promise 保守诺言

break one's promise 打破诺言，说话不算数

2) v. 允诺，约定，预示，有可能

promise sb. to do sth. 答应某人做某事

【例句】

1) I don't trust his promise to come for a visit.

我不相信他会如约前来访问。

2) She has high promise of a pianist.

她大有希望成为钢琴家。

3）I promise to return your bicycle on good condition.

我答应一定完好无损地还你的自行车。

三、短语辨析：

1. by name

【辨析】by name, in the name of 和name after

by name 名叫

in the name of 以„的名义

name after 以„命名

【例句】

1) Stop doing that, in the name of God!

看在上帝的分上,别干了!

2) She met a handsome boy, John by name.

她遇到了一位名叫约翰的英俊少年。

3) The child was named after its father, given its father's first name.

这个小孩以他父亲的名字而命名。

2. as well

【辨析】 as well和as well as

as well 同样，也

as well as 除„之外(也)，既„又; 和…一样好

【例句】

1) I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well.

我唱自己谱曲的歌，也弹吉他。

2) Do you burn coal as well as wood on this fire?

你是不是用煤也用木头 生这炉火?

四、语法点拨

【例句】

1. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence

【归纳】whatever 引导让步状语从句，此处相当于no matter what their bills came to.

whatever 也可引导名词性从句，如：

You shouldn’t have believed whatever he said.

你本不该相信他所说的一切。

2. He was always looking for something for nothing .

【归纳】be always doing表示“总是在做着„”，表达说话人的一种感情，如赞扬或者批评

等。如：

My students are always studying hard.

我的学生总是在努力学习。

3

To give or not

When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories . It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from . It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars .

Certainly , most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves .But has the world changed ?Maybe what was morally right in the old days ,when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help ,is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars .Let us look at their arguments.

First ,some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually

make a good living from begging .Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil.Secondly , there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer ,wine or drugs .Thirdly ,there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor ,but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence. Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people .Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.

It is hard to come to any final conclusion ; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently .A few coins can save a life in some situations , and even if the money is wasted ,that does not take way the moral goodness of the giver.

一、生词注解

1. religion [riˈlidʒən] n.宗教，宗教信仰

2. morally ['mɔ:rəli] adv. 道德上地，道义上地

3. misfortune [misˈfɔ:tʃən] n.不幸，厄运，逆境；不幸事故，灾难

4. pitiable [ˈpitiəbl] a.引人怜悯的，可怜的

5. evil [ˈi:vəl] a.邪恶的，坏的 n.邪恶，罪恶，祸害

二、词汇拓展

高中英文美文朗读(三)
高中英语美文赏读

1

Something wonderful in a disaster

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed．It happened a few minutes past three,

when my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence．Chris was paralyzed from the chest down, unable to breathe normally．As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of convenience with lots of unexpected challenges．We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots"．Or so we thought.

Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties．We came to learn that something wonderful could happen in a disaster ．All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted.

As a family, we opened letter after letter．They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us．We used them to encourage ourselves．I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully.

These letters, we realized, had to be shared．And so here we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding accident last week．No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this technical challenge．People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you alive.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

一、生词注解

1. paralyzed ['pærəlaizd] adj. 瘫痪的，麻痹的

2. chest [tʃest] n.胸，胸腔；柜子，橱

3. challenge [ˈtʃælindʒ] n挑战；质问

4. pour [pɔ:r] vt.灌，倒，注 vi.倾泻，流出

5. pile [pail] n.一堆，一叠 v.堆积

6. technical [ˈteknikəl] a.技术的，工艺的

二、词汇拓展

1.doubt

【导学】

1)n. 怀疑，疑惑，不相信; have no doubt that… 毫不怀疑，毫无疑心

there's no doubt that… 这毫无疑问....

without doubt 无疑地，确实地；

2)vt. 怀疑，不信任

I don’t doubt that… 我毫不怀疑…

I doubt whether/if… 我怀疑…

【例句】

1)He is without doubt the cleverest student I've ever taught.

他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。

2) I have no doubt that he will turn up on time.

我确信他会准时到来。

3) There is no doubt that the opera will be performed in the Beijing Forbidden City this month. 这台歌剧本月一定会在紫禁城上演的。

4) I don't doubt that he will win.

我不怀疑他会赢.

5) I doubt if/whether he will win.

我怀疑他能否赢。

【随练】

1)毫无疑问，他是称霸日本的高尔夫球手。(without doubt/ golfer )

____________________________________________________.

2) 我怀疑我们是否能够按时到达。 ( I doubt whether/if…)

____________________________________________________.

3)毫无疑问，学生应当养成良好的习惯。（there is no doubt that…）

____________________________________________________.

2. alive

【导学】

1) adj. 活着的;现存的

catch sb. alive 活捉…【高中英文美文朗读】

2)adj. 热闹的;充满的

be alive with… 充满着…

【例句】

1) The injured man is unconscious but still alive.

受伤的人不省人事但仍活着。

2) The town was alive with rumors.

镇上谣言四起。

【随练】

1)当他到达时，城里非常热闹。(alive)

____________________________________________________.

2)这名逃犯是上周五夜里被活捉的。（the convict at large/ catch…alive）

____________________________________________________.

三、短语辨析：

1. care for

【辨析】care for 和care about

care for 多表示“照顾”，“喜欢”

care about 多表示“在乎”，“关注”，“关心”

【例句】

1) She doesn ’t care for that colour．

她不喜欢那种颜色。

2) He spent years caring for his sick mother．

他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。

3) Don't you care about this country's future?

难道你不为国家前途担忧吗?

【随练】

1) 我不计较价钱，只要车很好用就行了。(care about)

____________________________________________________.

2) 你要喝咖啡还是喝茶?(care for)

____________________________________________________.

2.by the end of

【辨析】by the end of , in the end, at the end和on end

by the end 到……为止

in the end 最后，结果

at the end 终了时

on end 连续地

【例句】

1) He works three days on end.

他连续工作了三天。

2) At the end of the street you'll find it.

到街道的尽头,你就会看到了。

3) If you persevere with work, you'll succeed in the end.

你如果把工作坚持下去，最终会取得成功的。

【随练】

1) 一连好几天连续下雨。（on end）

____________________________________________________.

2)会议结束时他做了一个令人兴奋的演讲。（at the end of）

____________________________________________________.

四、语法点拨

【例句】

1. All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．

【归纳】so…that…引导结果状语从句，表示“如此…以致…”,使用时要注意其倒装方式，如： This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。 ==So interesting is the book that everyone wants to read it.

注意：so that…通常用于引导目的状语从句，表示“为了、以便…”, 如：

They got up early so that they could catch the early bus.

为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。

2. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh.

【归纳】the pile of letters marked with …其中marked with 为过去分词作定语，相当于定语从 句 that were marked with…。注意体会现在分词与过去分词作定语的差别：

boiled water 开水 boiling water 正沸腾的水

developed countries发展的国家 developing countries 发展中国家

fallen leaves 落叶 falling leaves 正在飘落的叶子 changed condition 改变了的情况 changing condition 变化着的情况

【随练】

1) Say slowly_______________________（好让我听明白）。.

2）__________________________（多数被邀请来参加聚会的学生）came from our school.

参考答案:

二、词汇拓展

【随连】

1. 1) He is, without doubt, the greatest golfer in Japan.

2) I doubt if we can arrive on time.

3) There's no doubt that students should develop good habits.

2. 1) The city was all alive when he arrived.

2) The convict at large was caught alive on the night of last Friday.

三、短语辨析：

【随连】

1. 1)I don't care about the price, so long as the car is in good condition.

2)Would you care for coffee or tea?

2. 1)It has been raining for days on end.

2)He made an thrilling speech at the end of the meeting.

四、语法点拨

【随连】

1. so that I can understand you

高中英文美文朗读(四)
初高中英语美文阅读

导读：每个人在这个世界上都占有一个独一无二的位置。无论别人说什么，你自己怎么想，你都是特别的。所以，不要担心自己会被取代，因为你永远是惟一的。

As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious outside，but I wanted to be liked inside.

Once I left home to hitchhike to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t easy，and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home，I was different，not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope，who was staying with us，was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be missed if I weren’t there. I told my mom，and she explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could replace me. I pointed out，“She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful qualities，but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my faults—and there were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher，wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was

changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to act in ways that I didn’t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can’t be.

当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候，觉得自己总是让人失望。从外表上看，我似乎很叛逆，但是在内心深处，我是如此地渴望被人疼爱。

有一次我离开了家和我的朋友佩内洛普搭便车去了加利福尼亚。这次旅行并不轻松，而且有很多次我感觉不安。有一次的突发状况让我一直庆幸自己还活着。回到家，我发觉自己变了，看上去不那么自信了。

我很高兴能回到家，但不久我注意到和我们一起的佩内洛普穿着我的衣服，而且我父母看上去更喜欢她，我想知道如果我不在家的话他们是否会想念我。后来，我把我的想法告诉了母亲，她说尽管佩内洛普是个可爱的女孩，但她始终不能取代我，我说：“她比我有耐心而且无论何时看上去她都比我要整洁大方。”母亲说这些都是非常好的优点，但我却是惟一个能扮演好自己角色的人。母亲让我感到尽管我有缺点———似乎还很多———但是，我被家中每一个人爱着，谁也无法取代。

我成了一个探寻者，想要知道自己到底是谁，又是什么让我变得独一无二。我的人生观开始改变。我需要一个坚固的基础来发展，我忍受住压力，不再做自己不喜欢做的事。而且我为真实的我感到高兴。渐渐地我越发肯定自己无可替代。

每个人在这个世界上都占有一个独一无二的位置。无论别人说什么，你自己怎么想，你都是特别的。所以，不要担心自己会被取代，因为你永远是惟一的。

给予比获得更让人幸福......

Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.

"Is this your car, Mister?" he asked.

Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astonished. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Boy, I wish...." He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad1 said made Paul quite surprised.

"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively2 he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?"

"Oh, yes, I'd love that."

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.

"Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled3 brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of4 squeezed up5 against him and pointed to the car. "There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm gonna6 give you one just like it... then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."

Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.

That Christmas Eve, Paul learned that it was more blessed to give....

保罗收到一辆汽车，那是他哥哥送的圣诞礼物。圣诞节前夜，保罗从办公室出来时，一个街头少年绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，十分羡慕。

"先生，这是你的车？"少年问道。

保罗点点头："这是我哥哥送我的圣诞礼物。"男孩十分惊讶："你是说这是你哥送你的，你一分钱也没花？好家伙，我希望……"他停住了。保罗当然知道男孩他希望什么。他希望能有一个那样的哥哥。但那少年接下来说的话却让保罗大吃一惊。

"我希望，"男孩继续说："我能成为那样的哥哥。"

保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，他冲口而出："你要不要坐我的车去兜一兜风？"

"哦，当然，我愿意！"

车开出一小段路后，男孩转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮地说："先生，你是否介意把车子开到我家门前？"保罗微笑。他想他知道男孩想干什么。那男孩肯定是要向邻居炫耀他能坐一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。

"你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前？"男孩要求。男孩跑上台阶，过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了，但动作有些缓慢。他背来了他跛脚的弟弟。他让弟弟坐在最下面的台阶上，略有些挤靠着自己，然后指着那辆车。"这就是那车，巴迪，就是我刚才在楼上对你说的。他哥哥送他的圣诞礼物，他一分钱也没花。将来某一天我也会送给你一辆像这样的车，到那时候，你就能自己去看我一直努力给你描绘的那些圣诞节陈列窗里的漂亮东西了。"

保罗走下车子，把跛脚的男孩抱到车子前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟身旁。三个人开始了一次令人难忘的假日兜风。

那个圣诞节前夜，保罗体会到"施与比获得更让人幸福……"

When I come across a good essay in reading newspapers, I am often inclined to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the opposite side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep in good health, or advice about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front essay, the opposite one is bound to suffer damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without the subject. As a result, the scissors would stay before they start, or halfway done when I find out the regretful consequence that inevitably causes my repentance.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both deserving your attention. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be given up. But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left behind. Thus you are caught in a fix and feel sad？ How come that nice opportunities and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once？ It may happen that your life changes dramatically on your preference of one alternative to the other.

In fact that is what life is like: we are often faced with the two opposite aspects of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we are engaged in another. The former may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I still remember a philosopher’s remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual or passive choice may not be a bad one.

Whatever we do in our lifetime, wherever life’s storm tosses us, there must be something we can achieve, some shore we can land, that opens up new vistas to us. Don’t forget God always keeps an alternative door open for every one. While the front door is closed, there must be another open for you.

读报的时候，看到一篇好文章，总想把它剪下来收藏。就在我拿起剪刀准备剪的时候，才发现反面的文章也很有趣，它要么是讨论如何保持健康，要么是建议你怎样为人处世。假如你剪了这面的文章，那面的文章势必会被损坏，只留下一半或缺少文章题目。因此，举起的剪刀往往停留在半空舍不得再剪，继而不可避免地后悔、遗憾。

有时候，在同一时间有两件事要做，并且这两件事都值得你去关注。你只能选择其中一个，另一件事只能等到以后再做或者干脆放弃。可是你知道，未来不可预知，今后的变化可能不允许你完成剩下的这件事。所以你会觉得郁闷：为什么这么好的机遇和绝妙的想法会聚集到同一个时间？有可能就是因为你选择了这件事而放弃了那件事，你的一生就会发生戏剧性的改变。

这就是生活，像剪报一样，我们经常面临正反都完美的一件事，可是当我们忙碌于这件事的时候，注意力却又被另一件事所吸引。前者或许比后者更重要，我们举棋不定。我仍然记得一位哲学家的话：“当一扇门关闭时，生活会为你开启另一扇门。”所以不经意或被动选择，或许并不是坏事。

不管我们做什么，不管生活的暴风雨把我们吹向何处，我们一定可以实现梦想，哪里都有我们可以落脚的海岸，因为生活会为我们开启另一扇门。当有一扇门对你关闭时，一定会有另一扇门为你敞开。

每个人都会有心情不好的时候，如果你只是沉湎于自己的沮丧，你就会无法自拔；而如果你想着去安慰其他同样心情不好的人，你会发现，开心其实是很容易的。

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was discouraged, weary1, and plain2 sad. My focus was on me, me, me.

I expressed my depressed state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afternoon?” I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of empathy4.

That afternoon we dropped by my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything I rushed, “I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The look that came over Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.

I got back into the car and for come amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barrie attempted to describe. “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.”

你有没有这样的一天，事事都不如人意，没有一件事让你开心？不久前，我就有过这么一天。我气馁、疲倦，悲伤挥之不去。我的注意力就是我自己、自己、自己。毕竟，没有任何人经历我所遭受的磨难。

我向母亲说出了沮丧的心境，希望得到一点同情。而她开口说的是：“我听说莉莉今天也不大开心。你为什么不做些曲奇饼，下午我们给她送去？”我并不想做曲奇饼，但决定还是暂时别回到自己的问题中去。于是，我做了曲奇饼，并把它们摆放到一个小盘子里。然后我还做了一张卡片，上面画了一朵向日葵，还写了几句安慰的话语。

那天下午我们去了我朋友莉莉的家。我走到门前按响了门钤。不一会，莉莉来开门，惊奇的看着我，没料到我们会到访。没等她开口，我先急急地对她说：“我听说你不开心，决定给你带点东西来。”莉莉脸上浮现的表情是我无法用语言描述的。好像原来乌云密布的天空顷刻间雨过天晴，金光四射；好像就因为这么个小小的举动，她的这一天就亮堂直来了。

我回到我们的车子里，也不知是什么奇妙的原因，我自己也感觉好多了。那天，我的经历正如同詹姆斯.巴里曾试图描述的：“给他人带去阳光的人，自己也会沐浴在阳光之中。”

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1

Something wonderful in a disaster

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed．It happened a few minutes past three,

when my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence．Chris was paralyzed from the chest down, unable to breathe normally．As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of convenience with lots of unexpected challenges．We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots"．Or so we thought.

Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties．We came to learn that something wonderful could happen in a disaster ．All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted.

As a family, we opened letter after letter．They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us．We used them to encourage ourselves．I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully.

These letters, we realized, had to be shared．And so here we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding accident last week．No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this technical challenge．People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you alive.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

一、生词注解

1. paralyzed ['pærəlaizd] adj. 瘫痪的，麻痹的

2. chest [tʃest] n.胸，胸腔；柜子，橱

3. challenge [ˈtʃælindʒ] n挑战；质问

4. pour [pɔ:r] vt.灌，倒，注 vi.倾泻，流出

5. pile [pail] n.一堆，一叠 v.堆积

6. technical [ˈteknikəl] a.技术的，工艺的

二、词汇拓展

1.doubt

【导学】 1)n. 怀疑，疑惑，不相信;

have no doubt that… 毫不怀疑，毫无疑心

there's no doubt that… 这毫无疑问....

without doubt 无疑地，确实地；

2)vt. 怀疑，不信任

I don’t doubt that… 我毫不怀疑…

I doubt whether/if… 我怀疑…

【例句】

1)He is without doubt the cleverest student I've ever taught.

他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。

2) I have no doubt that he will turn up on time.

我确信他会准时到来。

3) There is no doubt that the opera will be performed in the Beijing Forbidden City this month. 这台歌剧本月一定会在紫禁城上演的。

4) I don't doubt that he will win.

我不怀疑他会赢.

5) I doubt if/whether he will win.

我怀疑他能否赢。

【随练】

1)毫无疑问，他是称霸日本的高尔夫球手。(without doubt/ golfer )

____________________________________________________.

2) 我怀疑我们是否能够按时到达。 ( I doubt whether/if…)

____________________________________________________.

3)毫无疑问，学生应当养成良好的习惯。（there is no doubt that…）

____________________________________________________.

2. alive

【导学】

1) adj. 活着的;现存的

catch sb. alive 活捉…

2)adj. 热闹的;充满的

be alive with… 充满着…

【例句】

1) The injured man is unconscious but still alive.

受伤的人不省人事但仍活着。

2) The town was alive with rumors.

镇上谣言四起。

【随练】

1)当他到达时，城里非常热闹。(alive)

____________________________________________________.

2)这名逃犯是上周五夜里被活捉的。（the convict at large/ catch…alive）

____________________________________________________.

三、短语辨析：

1. care for

【辨析】care for 和care about

care for 多表示“照顾”，“喜欢”

care about 多表示“在乎”，“关注”，“关心”

【例句】

1) She doesn ’t care for that colour．

她不喜欢那种颜色。

2) He spent years caring for his sick mother．

他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。

3) Don't you care about this country's future?

难道你不为国家前途担忧吗?

【随练】

1) 我不计较价钱，只要车很好用就行了。(care about)

____________________________________________________.

2) 你要喝咖啡还是喝茶?(care for)

____________________________________________________.

2.by the end of

【辨析】by the end of , in the end, at the end和on end

by the end 到„„为止

in the end 最后，结果

at the end 终了时

on end 连续地

【例句】

1) He works three days on end.

他连续工作了三天。

2) At the end of the street you'll find it.

到街道的尽头,你就会看到了。

3) If you persevere with work, you'll succeed in the end.

你如果把工作坚持下去，最终会取得成功的。

【随练】

1) 一连好几天连续下雨。（on end）

____________________________________________________.

2)会议结束时他做了一个令人兴奋的演讲。（at the end of）

____________________________________________________.

四、语法点拨

【例句】

1. All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．

【归纳】so…that…引导结果状语从句，表示“如此…以致…”,使用时要注意其倒装方式，

如：

This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。 ==So interesting is the book that everyone wants to read it.

注意：so that…通常用于引导目的状语从句，表示“为了、以便…”, 如：

They got up early so that they could catch the early bus.

为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。

2. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a laugh.

【归纳】the pile of letters marked with …其中marked with 为过去分词作定语，相当于定语从 句 that were marked with…。注意体会现在分词与过去分词作定语的差别：

boiled water 开水 boiling water 正沸腾的水

developed countries发展的国家 developing countries 发展中国家

fallen leaves 落叶 falling leaves 正在飘落的叶子

changed condition 改变了的情况 changing condition 变化着的情况

【随练】

1) Say slowly_______________________（好让我听明白）。.

2）__________________________（多数被邀请来参加聚会的学生）came from our school.

参考答案:

二、词汇拓展

【随连】

1. 1) He is, without doubt, the greatest golfer in Japan.

2) I doubt if we can arrive on time.

3) There's no doubt that students should develop good habits.

2. 1) The city was all alive when he arrived.

2) The convict at large was caught alive on the night of last Friday.

三、短语辨析：

【随连】

1. 1)I don't care about the price, so long as the car is in good condition.

2)Would you care for coffee or tea?

2. 1)It has been raining for days on end.

2)He made an thrilling speech at the end of the meeting.

四、语法点拨

【随连】

1. so that I can understand you

2. Most of the students invited to the party

2

A way to be with customers

In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) assistant at Mr.

Breen’s fruit shop. The fruit shop did good business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, but he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen knew them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always getting me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers , and I suppose they must have stayed faithful to him because he had promised to sell good quality fruit. He had a way with them —I had to admit that. He called every woman “madam” for a start , even those who clearly were not, but when he said it , it did not sound like flattery . It just sounded polite in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter as well. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few words about the weather , but if he did , he would ask about their families or make jokes, always cutting his cloth according to his customers. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence , and I am sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for something for nothing.

一、生词注解

1. faithful ['feiθful] a.忠诚的；尽职的；如实的，准确可靠的

2. flattery ['flætəri] n.奉承；谄媚的举动

3.odd pence 零钱

4.generous ['dʒenərəs]a.慷慨的；宽厚的；大量的，丰富的

二、词汇拓展

1. admit

【导学】

v. 允许进入，承认

admit sth. 承认…

admit doing sth. 承认做了某事 admit( to sb.) that… 承认…

be admitted to… 被…接纳 admit of… 允许…

【例句】

1) I must admit, it's more difficult than I thought it would be. 我必须承认，这比我想象的要困难得多。

2) He was admitted to the hospital suffering from burns. 他由于烧伤，被送入医院治疗。

3) His conduct admits of no excuse.

他的行为无可宽恕。

【随练】

1)这个句子可以有多种解释。

____________________________________________________.

2)她承认读过这封信。

____________________________________________________.

3)他向老师承认他错了。

____________________________________________________.

2.promise

【导学】

1) n. 诺言，约定，(有)希望，预示

make a promise 许下诺言

keep one's promose 保守诺言

break one's promise 打破诺言，说话不算数

2) v. 允诺，约定，预示，有可能

promise sb. to do sth. 答应某人做某事

【例句】

1) I don't trust his promise to come for a visit.

我不相信他会如约前来访问。

2) She has high promise of a pianist.

她大有希望成为钢琴家。

3）I promise to return your bicycle on good condition. 我答应一定完好无损地还你的自行车。

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