高中生英语美文[共5篇]

第一篇：高中生英语美文

多阅读一些英文美文，可以提高学生的阅读理解能力，以下是小编跟大家分享高中生英语美文，欢迎大家阅读！

篇一：高中生英语美文

tress is a normal part of life and usually comes from everyday occurrences.Here are some ways you can deal with everyday sources of stress.Eliminate as many sources of stress as you can.For example, if crowds bother you, go to supermarket when you know the lines won’t be too long.Try renting videotapes rather than going to crowded movie theaters.If you are always running late, sit down with a pencil and paper and see how you are actually allotting your time.You may be able to solve your problem(and destress your life a bit)just by being realistic.If you can’t find the time for all the activities that are important to you, maybe you are trying to do too much.Again, make a list of what you do during the day and how much each activity takes.Then cut back.Avoid predictably stressful situations.If a certain sport or game makes you tense(whether it’s tennis or bridge), decline the invitation to play.After all, the point of these activities is to have a good time.If you know you won’t, there’s no reason to play.If you can’t remove the stress,remove yourself.Slip away once in a while for some private time.These quiet moments may give you a fresh perspective on your problems.Competing with others,whether in accomplishments, appearance, or possessions, is an avoidable source of stress.You might know people who do all they can to provoke envy in others.While it may seem easy to say you should be satisfied with what you have, it’s the truth.Stress from this kind of jealousy is self’inflicted.Labor-saving devices, such as cell phones or internet, often encourage us to cram too many activities into each day.Before you buy new equipment, be sure that it will really improve your life.Be aware that taking care of equipment and getting it repaired can be stressful.Try doing only one thing at a time.For example, when you’re riding your exercise bike, you don’t have to listen to the radio or watch television.Remember, sometimes it’s okay to do nothing.If you feel stress(or anything else)is getting the better of you, seek professional help—a doctor or psychologist.Early signs of excess stress are loss of a sense of well-being and reluctance to get up in the morning to face another day.篇二：高中生英语美文

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eyes.I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it.Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard.I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditches would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.Everyday I drove past the flowers thinking, “I'll stop on my way home and dig them.”

“Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty...” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them.My husband even gave me a folding shovel one year for my trunk to be used for that expressed purpose.One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone.I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long.You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.” A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor.She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked.I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us.I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.篇三：高中生英语美文

It may seem an exaggeration to say that ambition is the drive of society, holding many of its different elements together, but it is not an exaggeration by much.Remove ambition and the essential elements of society seem to fly apart.Ambition is intimately connected with family, for men and women not only work partly for their families;husbands and wives are often ambitious for each other, but harbor some of their most ardent ambitions for their children.Yet to have a family nowadays—with birth control readily available, and inflation a good economic argument against having children—is nearly an expression of ambition in itself.Finally,though ambition was once the domain chiefly of monarchs and aristocrats, it has, in more recent times,increasingly become the domain of the middle classes.Ambition and futurity—a sense of building for tomorrow—are inextricable.Working, saving, planning—these, the daily aspects of ambition —have always been the distinguishing marks of a rising middle class.The attack against ambition is not incidentally an attack on the middle class and what it stands for.Like it or not, the middle class has done much of society’s work in America;and it, the middle class, has from the beginning run on ambition.It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition.It would probably be a kinder world:without demands, without abrasions,without disappointments.People would have time for reflection.Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity.Competition would never enter in.Conflict would be eliminated, tension become a thing of the past.The stress of creation would be at an end.Art would no longer be troubling, but purely entertaining in its functions.The family would become superfluous as a social unit, with all its former power for bringing about neurosis drained away.Life span would be expanded, for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by overwork.Anxiety would be extinct.Time would stretch on and on, with ambition long departed from the human heart.Ah, how unbearably boring life would be!

第二篇：高中生英语美文诵读

必背美文

Youth

Youth is not a time of life;it's a state of mind;it's not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees;it's a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions;it's the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for the adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of 60 more than 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 message 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 cyniciam 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.Love your mother Let us take a moment of the time/ just to pay tribute and show appreciation /to the person called MOM /though some may not say it openly to their mother.There’s no one who could take the place of her.Cherish every single moment together with her.Though at times she may not be the best of friends, she may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!Your mother will be there for you;to listen to your sorrows, your frustrations, etc.Ask yourself “Have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her ‘blues’ of working in the kitchen, her tiredness?”Show her your due respect, though you may have a different view from hers.Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.Love her more than you love yourself, for life is meaningless without her.Time Is Money “Time is money.” This saying means that time is very valuable.But time is more valuable than money.The money we have lost can be gained again, but the time we have wasted cannot be regained.Moreover, sometimes persons can exist without money, but nothing can be done without time, just as no one can live without air.Despite being so valuable, time is often neglected by men.Since time is an invisible thing, men often waste their time unconsciously（无意地）.Without anything to do, they may gossip from morning till night.Man can live only at most to about 100 years.It seems fairly long, but in fact it is rather short.We often say “How quickly time flies!” How many things can a man accomplish in such a short period? Hence we should use the valuable time properly to do our work.We will race with it.We will study and work hard.Never waste a little bit of it.Hope Hope is what makes one's life continue forward.Setting goals for oneself is fine, but impossible to reach without hope.Many humans believe that hope is what creates disappointment;a sad belief to have.For hope provides one with the ability to project success in one's mind, aids in one's acceptance of one's faults and to know that challenges lie ahead, and provides the strength needed to remain appropriately focused on reaching one's goals.Hope provides one with trust, healthy and responsible anticipation, and gives one optimism.Hope does not create disappointment, expectation does.For when one expects, one ignorantly narrows one's focus.Expectation is what creates disappointment by causing each expectant individual to feel pessimistic with failure, impatient with new fears and challenges, and immature and uneducated when their narrow scope of goal achieving goes awry.Hope brings one's focus on goal achieving into a broader view allowing one to see new fears and challenges and helping one to prepare.Try to Be a Good Student Perhaps it is the dream of everyone to be a good student at school, but quite a few students feel at a loss on how to make it.In my opinion it is rather easy if you can act on the following points.First of all, make full use of your time and work hard.Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today, as time past will never come back.The fast developing society requires adequate knowledge, which presses us to spare no efforts to study.Of course, your hard work will be rewarded one day.Secondly, use your own head and present your point of view.Credulous（轻信的）attitude will only make you take anything for granted.With your own judgment you will be able to tell right from wrong and set up your own theory.Thirdly, set aside enough time for relaxation, entertainment, etc.don’t ignore the harm of all work and no play.Proper sports will build up your body and improve the efficiency of your studying.To be a good student is easier said than done, for it needs a student’s consistent efforts.But nothing is difficult to a man if he puts his heart into it.Natural Resources Nature has provided us with many kinds of resources.Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from Nature.The food we eat, the water we drink, the clothes we wear, the concrete and bricks to build our houses, the materials to make bikes we ride, etc.all come originally from Nature.People have been making use of these natural supplies for thousands of years.With the development of technology and the increase of the population, the amount and range of materials taken has increased.It is estimated that this tread will continue in the years to come.However, natural resources are not in exhaustible.Some resources are already nearly used up.For example, the end of the world’s fuel is already within sight.Such an essential daily item as water is in short supply in many parts of the world.We can no longer thoughtlessly use the many resources provided by Nature.We must learn to conserve what remains.We Have Only One World When industries grow, pollution also grows.Today the problem of environment has become more and more important.The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded.We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.If we don’t take action immediately, then we will destroy our only world.Man has made great progress in environment protection.Government of many countries has established laws to protect the forest and sea resource and to stop the environmental pollution.Still more measures should be taken to solve the problem.First, we should start by educating the public about the hazards of pollution.The government on its part should also design stricter laws.This is not only for our own generation but also for the future generation to come.It is necessary to protect our nature environment.We must begin now to protect our only world.Make The Best Use of Our Land It is the land that has been providing us with everything we need for centuries.In other words, almost everything we use daily comes from the land directly or indirectly.The food, clothes, houses, even the books and furniture are all supplied by the land.But the limited land is decreasing at a surprising speed.With the expanding of the cities, the development of the industry and over population, lots of large pieces of good farmland are being turned into residential areas with many houses and apartment buildings, or industrial areas, or warehouses.Therefore some measures must be taken to stop the abusing of our farmland.On the other hand, we should let everyone realize the danger of being short of land.And also we should educate them how to make better use of our land.Health It is said that we do not properly value a thing until we have lost it.It is only when a friend dies that we find out how much he was to us.So it is with health.When we are young and strong and have good health, we think little about it.It seems natural to us to be always well, and we cannot imagine what it is like to be ill.Wo we are often careless about our health, and without thinking we spoil our health by bad habits and doing silly things.It is only when we have our good health that we find that it was one of God’s best gifts to us.Health is our most important possession.We should do our best to maintain it.Good health is necessary to happiness and success.People who are in poor health are often pessimistic or depressed.As a rule, bad health means misery and failure.How can we keep our health? Only by knowing and carefully obeying the laws of health.A happy man is a healthy man, and only the healthy man can live a happy life.The desire for good health is universal.Everyone who loves life understands how important health is.First, good health is the guarantee for enjoying life.The only desire of a patient is always to live an ordinary and healthy life.Second, good health establishes a firm foundation for your ambition of the career.Without it, any lofty aspiration turns to be a daydream.Then how to keep fit? Everyone has his own answers to this question, while I think three principal suggestions should be followed.The first one is that a scientific diet should be adopted, which offers the necessities for your body.The second one is that physical exercises must be persisted, especially for the indoor people.The last, but not the least, is that the cheerful mood should be kept.In order to keep fit, I force myself to keep away from the “junk food”, although it usually tastes good, I even form a good habit of doing morning exercises.And the beautiful music and good books always cheer me up.Sports and Games Sports and games do a lot of good to our health.They can make us strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep healthy and fit.Especially they can be of great value to people who work with their brains most of the day, for sports and games give people valuable practice in exercising the body.What’s more, they make our life richer and more colourful.If we do not have a strong body, we will find it hard to do whatever we want.So persons of all ages enjoy watching and taking part in various kinds of sports-track and fields, swimming, skating, football, volleyball and basketball, etc.Sports and games are also very useful in character training.They demand not only physical skills and strength but also courage, endurance, discipline and usually teamwork.For boys and girls, what is learned in the playground often has a deep effect on their character.If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.A healthy citizen makes a strong country.Let’s all take part in sports and games.Smoking It is well known that smoking does harm to the health.Today, so many people still keep smoking, which has drawn wide attention of the society.Smoking has so many disadvantages but no advantages at all.First, the cigarettes with nicotine in them do great harm to the health.Such diseases as pneumonia, lung cancer may be caused or partly caused by them.Furthermore, the bad effects of cigarettes cost the smokers lots of money, which could be spent on other meaningful things.Thirdly, the accidents of fire all over the world every year are mostly caused by the still-burning butts(end).The government has formulated the regulation of no smoking in public places.Yet its result is not so satisfactory.From my point of view, it needs the common efforts of the society.Not only the nonsmokers but the smokers should cooperate on this matter.My Views on Large Modern Cities Since every coin has two sides, living in large modern cities offers us many advantages, simultaneously causes many troubles.Better education and better jobs are easy to get, and better medical care is convenient to receive in large modern cities.People are usually well informed due to the advanced media, such as television, newspaper and net PC.Large modern cities also provide varied entertainment for the city-dwellers.The public places like cinema, bar, disco-ball are everywhere.On the other hand, large modern cities are too big to control, so the traffic jams and traffic accidents often happen, and the social security is a headache problem.And city-dwellers have to face the housing problem.Usually a house is too expensive for the salary earning class to buy and the rent is also high.Moreover, noise and pollution in large cities bring harm to people’s health.Live in the City or in the Country Where do you like to live, in the city or in the country?Most cities are centers of economy, trade, transportation or culture.With the development of economy and society, more and more people have flooded into the cities, which makes the scale of the cities larger and larger.Surely, it is very convenient for shopping, education, business and so on.But it also has many disadvantages: the large population makes it crowded in each corner of the city;the big factories, too many cars, buses and trucks pollute the clean air;too much noise can make people mad.To live in the city, one even can’t get enough room for living.To live in the country is another thing.You can breathe the fresh air cheerfully, own a spacious house with a big backyard, and relax yourself in quietness.But when you want to go shopping, or take your child to school, perhaps you will complain about its inconvenient transportation, its remoteness„I am an ordinary person.I am always longing for the peaceful idyll（田园诗般的）life of the countryside.

第三篇：高中生英语美文摘抄

导语：在19至20世纪的，英国和美国在文化、经济、军事、政治和科学在世界上的领先地位使得英语成为一种国际语言。下面是小编为你带来的高中生英语美文摘抄，欢迎阅读。

篇一：高中生英语美文摘抄

美丽的微笑与爱心

The poor are very wonderful people.One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street.And one of them was in a most terrible condition，and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three.I take care of this one who looked worse.So I did for her all that my love can do.I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face.She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “thank you” and she died.I could not help but examine my conscience[良心]before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her place.And my answer was very simple.I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself.I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more-she gave me her grateful love.And she died with a smile on her face.As did that man whom we picked up from the drain[阴沟、下水道], half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home.“I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything.Like an angel-this is the greatness of our people.And that is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me.穷人是非常了不起的人。一天晚上，我们外出，从街上带回了四个人，其中一个生命岌岌可危。于是我告诉修女们说：“你们照料其他三个，这个濒危的人就由我来照顾了。”就这样，我为她做了我的爱所能做的一切。我将她放在床上，看到她的脸上绽露出如此美丽的微笑。她握着我的手，只说了句“谢谢您”就死了。我情不自禁地在她面前审视起自己的良知来。我问自己，如果我是她的话，会说些什么呢？答案很简单，我会尽量引起旁人对我的关注，我会说我饥饿难忍，冷得发抖，奄奄一息，痛苦不堪，诸如此类的话。但是她给我的却更多更多――她给了我她的感激之情。她死时脸上却带着微笑。我们从排水道带回的那个男子也是如此。当时，他几乎全身都快被虫子吃掉了，我们把他带回了家。“在街上，我一直像个动物一样地活着，但我将像个天使一样地死去，有人爱，有人关心。”真是太好了，我看到了他的伟大之处，他竟能说出那样的话。他那样地死去，不责怪任何人，不诅咒任何人，无欲无求。像天使一样――这便是我们的人民的伟大之所在。因此我们相信耶稣所说的话――我饥肠辘辘――我衣不蔽体――我无家可归――我不为人所要，不为人所爱，也不为人所关心――然而，你却为我做了这一切。

I believe that we are not real social workers.We may be doing social work in the eyes of the people, but we are really contemplatives[修行者、沉思冥想的人] in the heart of the world.For we are touching the body of Christ twenty-four hours...And I think that in our family we don't need bombs and guns, to destroy, to bring peace, just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home.And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world.我想，我们算不上真正的社会工作者。在人们的眼中，或许我们是在做社会工作，但实际上，我们真的只是世界中心的修行者。因为，一天24小时，我们都在触摸基督的圣体。我想，在我们的大家庭时，我们不需要枪*和炮弹来破坏和平，或带来和平――我们只需要团结起来，彼此相爱，将和平、欢乐以及每一个家庭成员灵魂的活力都带回世界。这样，我们就能战胜世界上现存的一切邪恶。

And with this prize that I have received as a Prize of Peace, I am going to try to make the home for many people who have no home.Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor I think that more and more love will spread.And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace be the good news to the poor.The poor in our own family first, in our country and in the world.To be able to do this, our Sisters, our lives have to be wove with prayer.They have to be woven with Christ to be able to understand, to be able to share.Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand, to be able to share.Because today there is so much suffering...When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied.I have removed that hunger.But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out from society-that poverty is so full of hurt and so unbearable…And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something.我准备以我所获得的诺贝尔和平奖奖金为那些无家可归的人们建立自己的家园。因为我相信，爱源自家庭，如果我们能为穷人建立家园，我想爱便会传播得更广。而且，我们将通过这种宽容博大的爱而带来和平，成为穷人的福音。首先为我们自己家里的穷人，其次为我们国家，为全世界的穷人。为了做到这一点，姐妹们，我们的生活就必须与祷告紧紧相连，必须同基督结结一体才能互相体谅，共同分享，因为同基督结合一体就意味着互相体谅，共同分享。因为，今天的世界上仍有如此多的苦难存在……当我从街上带回一个饥肠辘辘的人时，给他一盘饭，一片面包，我就能使他心满意足了，我就能躯除他的饥饿。但是，如果一个人露宿街头，感到不为人所要，不为人所爱，惶恐不安，被社会抛弃――这样的贫困让人心痛，如此令人无法忍受。因此，让我们总是微笑想见，因为微笑就是爱的开端，一旦我们开始彼此自然地相爱，我们就会想着为对方做点什么了。

篇二：高中生英语美文摘抄

超越卓越的你

Consider...YOU.In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you.You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe.Wow!Stop and think about that.You're better than one in a million, or a billion, or a gazillion...You are the only one like you in a sea of infinity!

You're amazing!You're awesome!And by the way, TAG, you're it.As amazing and awesome as you already are, you can be even more so.Beautiful young people are the whimsey of nature, but beautiful old people are true works of art.But you don't become “beautiful” just by virtue of the aging process.Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and loving in the ways of life.That is the Art of Life.You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you.Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers.You are the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.Paint a Masterpiece.God gives every bird its food, but he doesn't throw it into its nest.Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, it's truly up to you.试想一下……你！一个空前绝后的你，不论是以往还是将来都不会有一个跟你一模一样的人。你在历史上和宇宙中都是独一无二的。哇！想想吧，你是万里挑

一、亿里挑

一、兆里挑一的。

在无穷无尽的宇宙中，你是举世无双的！！

你是了不起的！你是卓越的！没错，就是你。你已经是了不起的，是卓越的，你还可以更卓越更了不起。美丽的年轻人是大自然的奇想，而美丽的老人却是艺术的杰作。但你不会因为年龄的渐长就自然而然地变得“美丽”。

真正的美丽源于生命里的学习、成长和热爱。这就是生命的艺术。你可以只听天由命, 慢慢地学，有时候或许会很痛苦。又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长，故意地挥霍生活及其提供的一切。你就是手握今日之刷描绘自己未来的艺术家。画出一幅杰作吧！

上帝给了鸟儿食物，但他没有将食物扔到它们的巢里。不管你想要去哪里，不管你想要做什么，真正做决定的还是你自己。

篇三：高中生英语美文摘抄

我们这个时代的尴尬

Paradox of Our Times

[1]We have bigger houses and smaller families;more conveniences, but less time;we have more degrees, but less common sense;more knowledge, but less judgement;more experts, but more problems;more medicine, but less wellness.[2] We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get to angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too often, and pray too seldom.[3] We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.We've learned how to make a living, but not a life;we've added years to life, not life to years.[4] We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.We spend more, but have less;we buy more, but enjoy it less.[5] We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.We've conquered outer space, but not inner space.We've split the atom, but not our prejudice;we write more, but learn less;plan more, but accomplish less.[6] We've learned to rush, but not to wait;we have higher incomes, but lower morals.We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies, but have less communication.We are long on quantity, but short on quality.[7] These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;tall men and short character;steep profits and shallow relationships.More leisure and less fun;more kinds of food, but less nutrition;two incomes, but more divorce;fancier houses, but broken homes.[1]我们居住的房屋越来越宽敞，家庭却越来越小型化；可以享受的生活便利日益增多，属于自己的时间却日趋减少；我们获得了一张又一张学位证书，却愈加频繁确把握和判断；专家越来越多，问题却也日渐增加；药物越吃越多，健康却每况愈地陷入对常识的茫然中；我们广泛地涉猎各类知识，却越来越缺乏对于外界事物的准下。

[2]我们花钱太疯，笑容太少，开车太快，发怒太急，熬夜太晚，起身太累，文章读得太少，电视看得太勤，祷告做得太少。

[3]我们不断聚敛物质财富，却逐渐丢失了自我价值。我们的话语太多，真爱太少，谎言泛滥。我们掌握了谋生手段，却不懂得生活真谛；我们让年华付诸流水，却不曾将生命倾注其中。

[4]我们的住房越来越好，脾气却越来越糟；我们行驶的道路越来越宽阔，眼光却越来越狭隘。我们付出很多，可获得的很少；我们购买了很多，可从中得到的乐趣却很少。

[5]我们能够往返于地球与月球之间，却不乐于穿过马路向新邻居问好。我们可以征服外部空间，却慑于走进内心世界。我们可以击碎原子，却不能突破思想偏见；我们写得很多，可学到的很少；计划很多，可完成的很少。

[6]我们学会了追赶时间，却没学会耐心等待；我们拥有的财富越来越多，道德品质却日益沦丧。我们生产更多的电脑用于存储更多的信息和制造更多的拷贝，而相互间的交流与沟通却越来越少。我们拥有的是数量，缺乏的是质量。

[7]这是一个快餐食品和消化迟缓相伴的时代；一个体格高大和性格病态并存的时代；一个追名逐利和人情冷漠相生的时代。我们的休闲多了，乐趣却少了；食品种类多了，营养却少了；双薪家庭增加了，离婚率也激升了；居室的装修华丽了，家庭却残缺破碎了。

篇四：高中生英语美文摘抄

说出心里话

Words from the Heart

Most people need to hear those “three little words” I love you.Once in a while, they hear them just in time.I met Connie the day she was admitted to the hospice1 ward, where I worked as a volunteer.Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred from the gurney2 to the hospital bed.Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was alert and cheerful.We got her settled in.I finished marking her name on all the hospital supplies she would be using, then asked if she needed anything.“Oh, yes,” she said, “would you please show me how to use the TV? I enjoy the soaps so much and I don't want to get behind on what's happening.” Connie was a romantic.She loved soap operas, romance novels and movies with a good love story.As we became acquainted, she confided how frustrating it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman.”

“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has never been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me.” She sighed and looked out the window at the trees in the courtyard.“I'd give anything if he'd say ‘I love you,' but it's just not in his nature.”

Bill visited Connie every day.In the beginning, he sat next to the bed while she watched the soaps.Later, when she began sleeping more, he paced up and down the hallway outside her room.Soon, when she no longer watched television and had fewer waking moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill.He talked about having worked as a carpenter and how he liked to go fishing.He and Connie had no children, but they'd been enjoying retirement by traveling, until Connie got sick.Bill could not express his feelings about the fact that his wife was dying.One day, over coffee in the cafeteria, I got him on the subject of women and how we need romance in our lives;how we love to get sentimental1 cards and love letters.“Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked(knowing his answer), and he looked at me as if I was crazy.“I don't have to,” he said.“She knows I do!”

“I'm sure she knows,” I said, reaching over and touching his hands rough, carpenter's hands that were gripping the cup as if it were the only thing he had to hang onto “but she needs to hear it, Bill.She needs to hear what she has meant to you all these years.Please think about it.”

We walked back to Connie's room.Bill disappeared inside, and I left to visit another patient.Later, I saw Bill sitting by the bed.He was holding Connie's hand as she slept.The date was February 12.Two days later I walked down the hospice ward at noon.There stood Bill, leaning up against the wall in the hallway, staring at the floor.I already knew from the head nurse that Connie had died at 11 A.M..When Bill saw me, he allowed himself to come into my arms for a long time.His face was wet with tears and he was trembling.Finally, he leaned back against the wall and took a deep breath.“I have to say something,” he said.“I have to say how good I feel about telling her.” He stopped to blow his nose.“I thought a lot about what you said, and this morning I told her how much I loved her...and loved being married to her.You shoulda2 seen her smile!”

I went into the room to say my own good?bye to Connie.There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine card from Bill.You know, the sentimental kind that says, “To my wonderful wife...I love you.”

大多数人需要听到那“三个小字”——我爱你。有时他们就会在最需要的时候听到。

我在康尼住进收容所病房的那天见到了她。我在那儿当义工。把她从轮床抬上病床时，她的丈夫比尔焦虑不安地站在旁边。虽然康尼处于和癌症搏斗的晚期，但她仍然神智清醒，精神愉快。我们把她安顿好。我在医院提供给她使用的所有用品上标上她的名字，然后问她是否需要什么。

“啊，是的，”她说，“请告诉我怎么用电视好吗？我非常喜欢肥皂剧，想随时跟上进展情况。”康尼是个浪漫的人。她酷爱肥皂剧、浪漫小说和讲述美好爱情故事的电影。随着我们越来越熟，她向我吐露说，跟一个经常叫她“傻女人”的男人生活了32年有多么沮丧。

“唉，我知道比尔爱我，”她说道，“可是他从来不说他爱我，也不给我寄贺卡。”她叹了口气，朝窗外庭院里的树望去。“如果他说声‘我爱你’，我愿意付出一切，可这根本不是他的性格。”

比尔每天都来探望康尼。一开始，康尼看肥皂剧，他就坐在床旁。后来，她睡的时候多了，比尔就在屋外走廊里踱来踱去。不久，康尼不再看电视了，醒的时候也少了，我开始花更多的义工时间和比尔在一起。

他谈到他一直是个木工，他多么喜欢钓鱼。他和康尼没有孩子，但他们四处旅游，享受着退休生活，直到康尼得病。对他妻子病危这一事实，比尔无法表达他的感受。

一天，在自助餐厅喝咖啡时，我设法和比尔谈起女人这个话题，谈到生活中我们多么需要浪漫，多想收到充满柔情蜜意的卡片和情书。

“你跟康尼说你爱她吗？”我明知故问。他瞧着我，就好像我有神经病。

“我没有必要说，”他说道。“她知道我爱她！”

“我肯定她知道，”我说。我伸出手，触摸着他那双木工粗糙的手。这双手紧握着杯子，似乎它是他需要依附的惟一东西——“可是她需要听到它，比尔。她需要听到所有这些年来她对你意味什么。请你考虑考虑。”

我们走回康尼的房间。比尔进了屋，我走开去看望另一个病人。后来，我看见比尔坐在床边。康尼入睡了，他握着她的一只手。那天是2月12日。

两天后的中午时分，我顺着收容所病房过道向前走着。比尔站在那里，靠着墙，凝视着地面。护士长已经告诉我，康尼在上午11点故去了。

比尔看见我后，让我拥抱了他许久。他满脸泪水，浑身颤抖。最后，他向后靠在墙上，深深地吸了一口气。

“我有话非说不可，”他说道。“我得说，对她说出来，感觉真是好极了。”他停下来擤鼻子。“你说的话我想了很多；今天早上我对她说我多么爱她……我多么珍惜和她结为夫妻。你真该看看她的笑容！”

我走进康尼的房间，亲自去和她告别。我看见，床头桌上放着一张比尔给她的大大的情人节贺卡——就是那种充满柔情蜜意的贺卡，上面写着：“给我出色的妻子……我爱你。”

篇五：高中生英语美文摘抄

母亲永远成不了父亲

A Unique Job

A father's job is unique.If parents had job descriptions mine would read: organize bills, playmates, laundry, meals, laundry, carpool, laundry, snacks, outings and shopping, and laundry.The only thing on my husband's description would be the word “fun” written in big red letters along the top.Although he is a selfless caregiver and provider, our children think of him more as a combination of a jungle gym and bozo and clown.Our parenting styles compliment each other.His style is a nonstop adventure where no one has to worry about washing their hands, eating vegetables, or getting cavities.My style is similar to Mussolini.I'm too busy worrying to be fun.Besides, every time I try, I am constantly outdone by my husband.I bought my children bubble gum flavored toothpaste and I taught them how to brush their teeth in tiny circles so they wouldn't get cavities.They thought it was neat until my husband taught them how to rinse by spitting out water between their two front teeth like a fountain.I took the children on a walk in the woods and, after two hours, I managed to corral a slow ladybug into my son's insect cage.I was “cool” until their father came home, spent two minutes in the backyard, and captured a beetle the size of a Chihuahua.I try to tell myself I am a good parent even if my husband does things I can't do.I can make sure my children are safe, warm, and dry.I'll stand in line for five hours so the children can see Santa at the mall or be first in line to see the latest Disney movie.But I can't wire the VCR so my children can watch their favorite video.I can carry my children in my arms when they are tired, tuck them into bed, and kiss them goodnight.But I can't flip them upside down so they can walk on the ceiling or prop them on my shoulders so they can see the moths flying inside of the light fixture.I can take them to doctor appointments, scout meetings, or field trips to the aquarium, but I'll never go into the wilderness, skewer a worm on a hook, reel in a fish, and cook it over an open flame on a piece of tin foil.I'll even sit in the first row of every Little League game and cheer until my throat is sore and my tonsils are raw, but I'll never teach my son how to hit a home run or slide into first base.As a mother I can do a lot of things for my children, but no matter how hard I try--I can never be their father.母亲永远成不了父亲

当爸是件无人能替代的活儿。

如果为人父母有职务简述的话，我的“职务简述”将会包括如下内容：管理账单和孩子们的玩耍同伴、洗衣、做饭、洗衣、安排与人合伙用车、洗衣、准备小吃、安排短途旅游、购物、洗衣。

我先生的“职务简述”是在上端用红色写出的两个大字——“乐子”。尽管他无私地给予孩子们百般关爱，尽其所能为他们提供所需，我们的孩子们更多的时候还是把他看作攀缘游戏架、大傻瓜和小丑的三合一。

我们俩为人父母的风格是互补的。他的风格是持续不断的探险，在这过程中，没有人需要操心孩子是不是洗手了，是不是吃蔬菜了，或者会不会长蛀牙。我的风格则类似墨索里尼的执政风格。我太忙了，为这操心，为那操心，哪里顾得上找什么乐子。再者，每次我试图逗孩子们开心，我总是被我先生比下去。

我给孩子们买来带泡泡糖香味的牙膏，教他们如何用牙刷转圈儿刷牙以免得蛀牙。他们认为那样刷挺好玩，直到有一天我先生教他们如何漱口——从两颗门牙间把水喷出来。他们发现这才叫好玩。

我带孩子们到小树林里去散步，两个小时后，我好不容易才逮住一个迟钝的瓢虫放进我儿子的虫笼里。在他们眼里我是够“酷”的，直到他们的父亲回家，在后院里只花了两分钟，便捕获了一只有奇瓦瓦小狗那么大的甲虫！

我劝慰自己我是个好妈妈，尽管我先生能做的事情我做不了。我可以确保我的孩子们是安全的、暖和的、干干爽爽的。我可以排队等个小时，让孩子们在大商场里看到圣诞老人——或者第一个排队让孩子们看最新的迪斯尼影片。但是我不会给录像机接上电线，好让孩子们看他们喜欢的录像。

当孩子玩累时，我可以把他们抱到床上，亲吻他们，送他们进入梦乡。但是我无法让他们头冲下，那样他们可以脚踏天花板漫步；或者把他们扛在我的肩膀上，让他们看飞蛾如何在灯具里飞舞。

我可以带他们去看医生，参加童子军集会，或者带他们去参观水族馆，但是我永远也不会进入荒郊野地，在鱼钩上挂上虫饵，钓上一条鱼，然后把鱼用锡纸包起来在明火上烤着吃。

我甚至可以出席每一场少年棒球联合会的比赛，坐在第一排呐喊助威，直到我的嗓子喊疼了，我的扁桃体发炎了，但是我永远无法教我的儿子如何打一个本垒打或者如何巧妙进入一垒的位置。

作为一个母亲，我可以为我的孩子们做许多事情，但是不管我怎样努力——我永远成为不了他们的父亲。

篇六：高中生英语美文摘抄

犹太女孩谱写别样《神曲》

Book on Divine Comedy does Dante differently

What's a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey whose first language was Yiddish doing writing a book about history's greatest Catholic poet, Dante?

Perhaps trying to convince the world that his epic poem, the Divine Comedy, is not just for Ivy League intellectuals but for the common man and woman on life's journey.Harriet Rubin's “Dante in Love,” published by Simon and Schuster, may not become required reading in the hallowed halls of Oxbridge academia.But that's just fine with her.“This book is aimed at people in hell,” said Rubin.“And how do you get out of hell if there is no exit sign anywhere? The book is aimed at people who are in some kind of quandary.People with passion.”

Quandary? Passion? Dante ate them for breakfast.Banned from returning to his beloved Florence in 1302, Dante roamed from city to city in Italy and France, from noble court to grubby back streets until he died in Ravenna in 1321.Through the exile, the wandering and the angst, he created The Divine Comedy--divided into Hell, Purgatory and Paradise--a poem many consider the greatest ever written.Rubin, the daughter of a window cleaner and housewife from New Jersey, already had experience in writing about an Italian luminary from centuries past.She is author of the highly provocative and acclaimed 1998 book “The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women,” in which she discusses how to become powerful without becoming like a man.Now she is doing Dante differently from many previous works on the poet considered to be the father of the Italian language.It is by no means a “Divine Comedy for Idiots.”

But in its own way it does take Dante off the pedestal of poetic sanctity and explain as simply as possible the immense tapestry of religion, art, architecture, cosmology, theology and history that provided the backdrop for the work.犹太女孩谱写别样《神曲》

一个来自新泽西、母语为依地语的犹太女孩创作了一本关于历史上最伟大的天主教诗人但丁的书，不觉得她很可爱吗？

这或许是为了向世人证明，但丁的史诗《神曲》并不仅仅是写给长青藤联盟的学者看的，同样也适合跋涉在生命旅程中的普通男女。

哈里特·鲁宾的《爱中的但丁》一书由西蒙和舒斯特出版集团发行，这本书可能并不会成为牛津和剑桥大学神圣厅堂里的必读书，但对她来说这样已经很好了。

鲁宾说：“这本书的受众对象是那些在苦难中挣扎的人们。如果在任何地方都找不到出口标志，你怎样才能脱离困境呢？这本书是专为那些陷入某种困境、却仍怀有激情的人们而写的。”

困境？激情？但丁拿它们当家常便饭。

1302年，但丁被禁止回到他深爱的佛罗伦萨，于是他周游意大利和法国，从一个城市游荡到另一个城市，从高雅的宫廷徘徊到肮脏的后街，直到1321年，他死于拉文纳（意大利东北部港市）。

在流放、游荡和痛苦中，他创作了《神曲》，这部被很多人视为有史以来最伟大的诗篇分为《地狱》、《炼狱》和《天堂》三部。

鲁宾，一个新泽西的擦窗工人兼家庭主妇的女儿，在写作方面已小有经验，她曾写过一本关于几个世纪前的一位意大利大师的书。

1998年，她创作的《女君王论: 女人获取权力的战略、战术与武器》一书出版了，这本书非常富有煽动性、赢得了很高的评价。在书中她讨论了（女人）怎样才能变得强大，却不必像男人一样。

现在，她正在用一种和以往许多描写但丁的著作不同的方式来诠释这位被认为是意大利语言之父的诗人。

这决不是一本“为愚人而作的神曲”。

但是，她独有的写作手法确实使但丁的圣洁诗歌不再那么高高在上，她尽可能用最简单直白的方式来阐释这部作品深厚的背景，那是宗教、艺术、建筑、宇宙哲学、神学和史学共同编织出的巨大织锦。

篇七：高中生英语美文摘抄

生活的忠告

Words To Live By

I'll give you some advice about life.给你生活的忠告

Eat more roughage;

多吃些粗粮；

Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;

给别人比他们期望的更多，并用心去做；

Remember what life tells you;

熟记生活告诉你的一切；

Don't take to heart every thing you hear.Don't spend all that you have.Don't sleep as long as you want;

不要轻信你听到的每件事，不要花光你的所有，不要想睡多久就睡多久；

Whenever you say “I love you”, please say it honestly;

无论何时说“我爱你”，请真心实意；

Whevever you say “I'm sorry”, please look into the other person's eyes;

无论何时说“对不起”，请看对方的眼睛；

Fall in love at first sight;

相信一见钟情；

Don't neglect dreams;

请不要忽视梦想；

Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete;

深情热烈地爱，也许会受伤，但这是使人生完整的唯一方法；

Find a way to settle, not to dispute;

用一种明确的方法解决争议，不要冒犯；

Never judge people by their appearance;

永远不要以貌取人；

Speak slowly, but think quickly;

慢慢地说，但要迅速地想；

When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, simle and say, “Why do you want to know?”

当别人问你不想回答的问题时，笑着说：“你为什么想知道？”

Remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme accomplishment;

记住：那些敢于承担最大风险的人才能得到最深的爱和最大的成就；

Call you mother on the phone.If you can't, you may think of her in your heart;

给妈妈打电话，如果不行，至少在心里想着她；

When someone sneezes say, “God bless you”;

当别人打喷嚏时，说一声“上帝保佑”；

If you fail, don't forget to learn your lesson;

如果你失败了，千万别忘了汲取教训；

Remember the three “respects”.Respect yourself, respect others, stand on dignity and pay attention to your behavior;

记住三个“尊”： 尊重你自己； 尊重别人； 保持尊严，对自己的行为负责；

Don't let a little dispute break up a great friendship;

不要让小小的争端损毁了一场伟大的友谊；

Whenever you find your wrongdoing, be quick with reparation!

无论何时你发现自己做错了，竭尽所能去弥补；动作要快！

Whenever you make a phone call smil when you pick up the phone, because someone feel it!

无论什么时候打电话，摘起话筒的时候请微笑，因为对方能感觉到！

Marry a person who likes talking;because when you get old, you'll find that chatting to be a great advantage;

找一个你爱聊的人结婚；因为年纪大了后，你会发觉喜欢聊天是一个人最大的优点；

Find time for yourself.找点时间，单独呆会儿；

Life will change what you are but not who you are;

欣然接受改变，但不要摒弃你的个人理念；

Remember that silence is golden;

记住：沉默是金；

Read more books and watch less television;

多看点书，少看点电视；

Live a noble and honest life.Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again;

过一种高尚而诚实的生活。当你年老时回想起过去，你就能再一次享受人生。

Trust God, but don't forget to lock the door;

相信上帝，但是别忘了锁门；

The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;

家庭的融洽氛围是难能可贵的；

Try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;

尽你的能力让家平顺和谐；

When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers;

当你和你的亲近的少吵嘴时候，试着就事论事，不要扯出那些陈芝麻、烂谷子的事；

You cannot hold onto yesterday;

不要摆脱不了昨天；

Figure out the meaning of someone's words;

多注意言下之意；

Share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;

和别人分享你的知识，那才是永恒之道；

Treat our earth in a friendly way,don't fool around with mother nature;

善待我们的地球，不要愚弄自然母亲；

Do the thing you should do;

做自己该做的事；

Don't trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;

不要相信接吻时从不闭眼的伴侣；

Go to a place you've never been to every year.每年至少去一个你从没去过的地方。

If you earn much money,the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;

如果你赚了很多钱，在活着的时候多行善事，这是你能得到的最好回报；

Remember,not all the best harvest is luck;

记住有时候，不是最好的收获也是一种好运；

Understand rules completely and change them reasonably;

深刻理解所有的规则，合理地更新他们；

Remember,the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;

记住，最好的爱存在于对别人的爱胜于对别人的索求这上；

Comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to achieve most;

回头看看你发誓取得的目标，然后评价你到底有多成功；

In love and cooking,you must give 100% effort……but expect little appreciation;

无论是烹饪不是爱情，都用百分之百的负责态度对待，但是不要乞求太多的回报。

篇八：高中生英语美文摘抄

你所记得的一切

All you remember

All you remember about your child being an infant is the incredible awe you felt about the precious miracle you created.You remember having plenty of time to bestow all your wisdom and knowledge.You thought your child would take all of your advice and make fewer mistakes, and be much smarter than you were.You wished for your child to hurry and grow up.All you remember about your child being two is never using the restroom alone or getting to watch a movie without talking animals.You recall afternoons talking on the phone while crouching in the bedroom closet, and being convinced your child would be the first Ivy League1 college student to graduate wearing pullovers2 at the ceremony.You remember worrying about the bag of M＆M's melting in your pocket and ruining your good dress.You wished for your child to be more independent.All you remember about your child being five is the first day of school and finally having the house to yourself.You remember joining the PTA3 and being elected president when you left a meeting to use the restroom.You remember being asked “Is Santa real?” and saying “yes” because he had to be for a little bit longer.You remember shaking the sofa cushions for loose change4, so the toothfairy5 could come and take away your child's first lost tooth.You wished for your child to have all permanent teeth.All you remember about your child being seven is the carpool6 schedule.You learned to apply makeup in two minutes and brush your teeth in the rearview mirror1 because the only time you had to yourself was when you were stopped at red lights.You considered painting your car yellow and posting a “taxi” sign on the lawn next to the garage door.You remember people staring at you, the few times you were out of the car, because you kept flexing2 your foot and making acceleration3 noises.You wished for the day your child would learn how to drive.All you remember about your child being ten is managing the school fund?raisers.You sold wrapping paper for paint, T shirts for new furniture, and magazine subscriptions4 for shade trees in the school playground.You remember storing a hundred cases of candy bars in the garage to sell so the school band could get new uniforms, and how they melted together on an unseasonably5 warm spring afternoon.You wished your child would grow out of playing an instrument.All you remember about your child being twelve is sitting in the stands6 during baseball practice and hoping your child's team would strike out7 fast because you had more important things to do at home.The coach didn't understand how busy you were.You wished the baseball season would be over soon.All you remember about your child being fourteen is being asked not to stop the car in front of the school in the morning.You had to drive two blocks further and unlock the doors without coming to a complete stop.You remember not getting to kiss your child goodbye or talking to him in front of his friends.You wished your child would be more mature.All you remember about your child being sixteen is loud music and undecipherable8 lyrics9 screamed to a rhythmic beat.You wished for your child to grow up and leave home with the stereo.All you remember about your child being eighteen is the day they were born and having all the time in the world.And, as you walk through your quiet house, you wonder where they went ?? and you wish your child hadn't grown up so fast.当你的孩子是个婴儿时，你所记得的，是你对自己创造出的堪称完美奇迹的作品，感到不可思议的敬畏。你记得你有大量的时间去传授你所有的智慧和知识。你认为你的孩子将会接受你所有的忠告而少犯错误，将会比孩提时代的你聪明许多。你多希望你的孩子快快长大。

孩子两岁时，你所记得的，是从不能独自使用卫生间，从不看一部与动物无关的电影。你记得那些蜷缩在卧室储衣间跟朋友通电话的下午，深信你的孩子将是第一个身着套头衫出席毕业典礼的常春藤名牌大学毕业生。你记得你担心那袋M＆M巧克力糖会在你的衣兜里融化，毁了你体面的衣服。你多希望你的孩子更独立些。

孩子5岁时，你所记得的，是他上学第一天你终于独自拥有整个房子了。你记得参加家长—教师联系会，在你离开会议室去洗手间时，你当选为会长。你记得孩子问你“圣诞老人是真的吗？”你回答“是的”，因为他还需要你的肯定回答，尽管不久他就能自己判断了。你记得在沙发垫子下一通翻腾要找出些零钱，这样牙齿仙女就会来把你孩子掉的第一颗牙带走。你多希望孩子的牙都换成了恒牙。

孩子7岁时，你所记得的，是合伙用车的时间安排。你学会了在两分钟内化完妆，照着汽车后视镜刷牙，因为你能给你自己找出的时间就只有汽车停在红灯前的那小段。你想过把你的车子漆成黄色，并在车库门旁的草坪上立一个“出租车”的标志牌。你记得有几次你下车后，人们盯着你，因为你不断用脚踩油门加速，制造噪音。你多希望孩子有一天能学会开车。

孩子10岁时，你所记得的，是怎么组织学校的募捐者。你们为重新粉刷学校兜售包装纸，为购置新家具兜售体恤衫，为在学校操场上种植遮阳树劝人订阅各种杂志。你记得你在车库里存放了上百盒糖果等待出售，得到钱后学校的乐队就可以购置新制服，可是那些糖果竟在一个暖和得过头的春天的下午全都融化在一起了。你多希望孩子长大，不再演奏什么乐器了。

孩子12岁时，你所记得的，是孩子在体育场打棒球练习赛时，你坐在看台上希望你孩子所在的队很快三击不中出局，因为家里还有更重要的事等你去做。教练不明白你为什么那么忙。你多希望棒球赛季能尽快结束。

孩子14岁时，你所记得的，是他不让你早晨把汽车停在校门口。你不得不开过两个街区，车还没停稳就赶紧打开车门。你记得没能在他的朋友面前跟他吻别或说话。你多希望孩子能更成熟些。

孩子16岁时，你所记得的，是吵闹的音乐和以富有节奏的拍子尖声唱出的难以听懂的歌词。你多希望孩子快点长大成人，带着音响离开家吧。

孩子18岁时，你所记得的，是他们出生的那一天，拥有世间所有的时光。

当你在静静的房子里走来走去时，你纳闷他们去哪里了——你多希望孩子别这么快就长大了。

第四篇：英语美文

The Two Roads

John Ruskin

It was New Year’s Night.An aged man was standing at a window.He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake.Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal---the tomb.He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads---one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs;the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “O youth, return!O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness.These were the days of his wasted life;he saw a star fall down from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself.His remorse, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart.Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him.But they had made their way to success and were now honoured and happy on this New Year’s Night.The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’ early love for him.They had taught him and prayed to God for his good.But he chose the wrong way.With shame and grief he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived.His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: “ Come back, my early days!Come back!”

And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night.He was still young though his faults were real;he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.Those who still linger on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return!Oh give me back my early days!”

两条道路

约翰.罗斯金

那是一个除夕之夜，一位老人站在窗前。他悲伤地望着天空，望着深蓝色的天空，繁星像百合花一样漂浮在清澈平静的天空之湖里。他望着地面，却没有几个像他这样绝望的，奔向唯一的终点――坟墓的人。在通往生命终点的旅途中，他已经走过了六十个驿站，收获的却只有过失和悔恨。如今他的健康不佳，精神空虚，内心痛苦，晚年的生活并不舒适。

年轻的时光像梦一样在浮现在眼前，他回想起那个关键的时刻，父亲把他带到人生的岔路口，有两条路摆在他面前：一条通往一个宁静的、阳光灿烂的地方，那里满是花果，柔和甜美的歌手回响在空中；另一条却通往一个黑暗无底的洞穴，那里流淌的不是清水，而是毒汁，那里恶魔肆虐，毒蛇横行。

他仰望着天空，痛苦地哭喊道：“啊，青春，回来吧！啊，父亲，重新把我带到生命的起点吧，我会选择另一条更好的路！”可是，他的父亲连同青春，都已经离开他了。

他看到黑暗中点点光亮被吞没，那些是他虚度的日子；他看见一颗星星从天上坠落，消失了，那他的象征。悔恨，像一把锋利的剑，深深刺入他的心脏。他想起那些童年时的伙伴，那些同他一起踏上生命的旅途的人们，如今都是成功的、受人尊重的。此刻，他们都沉浸在除夕的幸福中。

教堂高塔上的钟声敲响了，这让他想起了小时父母的爱，那些谆谆教诲，那些他们为他的幸福所做的祷告。可是他选择了一条错误的路。羞愧和悲伤使他不敢再奢望父亲所居住的天堂。他昏暗的眼睛饱含了泪水，他绝望地奋力哭喊：“回来吧，我逝去的岁月！回来啊！”不过这次他的青春真的回来了。因为所有这一切只不过是除夕夜他做的一场梦而已。他仍然年轻，尽管确实犯过错误，不过仍然没有进入那黑暗的洞穴，他仍然可以选择那条通往安宁和光明的道路。

正在人生路口徘徊，犹豫着是否选择光明之路的年轻人啊！请记住，当时光已逝，你的双脚在黑暗的山间举步维艰、跌跌撞撞的时候，你会痛苦地呼喊：“啊，青春！回来！啊，把我逝去的日子还给我吧！”可是，那一切都是没用的！

Napoleon Bonaparte to Marie Josephine

Napoleon Bonaparte

Dear Marie,I have your letter, my adorable love.It has filled my heart with joy…since I left you I have been sad all the time.My only happiness is near you.I go over endlessly in my thought our kisses, your tears,your delicious jealousy.The charm of my wonderful Josephine kindles a living, blazing fire in my heart and senses.When shall I be able to pass every minute near you, with nothing to do but to love you and nothing to think of but the pleasure of telling you of it and giving you proof of it? I loved you some time ago;since then I feel that I love you a thousand times better.Ever since I have known you I adore you more every day.That proves how wrong is that saying of La Bruyere “Love comes all of a sudden.” Ah, let me see some of your faults: be less beautiful, less graceful, less tender, less good.But never be jealous and never shed tears.Your tears send me out of my mind---they set my very blood on fire.Believe me that it is utterly impossible for me to have a single thought that is not yours, a single fancy that is not Submissive to your will.Rest well.Restore your health.Come back to me and then at any rate before we die we ought to be able to say: “We were happy for so very many days!” Millions of kisses even to your dog.拿破仑.波拿巴致玛莉.约瑟芬

拿破仑.波拿巴

亲爱的玛莉，我收到你的信了，我可爱的宝贝。你的信让我的心充满了快乐……自从和你分开后，我就一直闷闷不乐。

我唯一的快乐就是陪在你身边。我脑子里不停地回想着我们的吻、你的泪、以及那甜蜜的醋意。我美妙的约瑟芬的魅力在我心中点燃了一团熊熊的火。我何时才能每时每刻都伴在你的身边，除了爱你什么都不做、除了告诉你和向你证明我有多爱你之外什么不想呢？不久之前我爱过你，自那以后，我感到我对你的爱增加了一千倍。自从我们相识以来，我一天比一天更加爱慕你。这证明了那句拉.布鲁耶尔所说的“爱总是突如其来”是多么错误。啊，让我来看看你的一些美中不足吧，但愿你能少几分优雅、少几分美丽，少几分温柔，少几分善良，但是坚决不要嫉妒，坚决不要掉眼泪。你的泪水会让我我神志不清――会点燃我的血。请相信我，如果我有一个念头不是你的，有哪个意愿不是顺从你的，这是根本不可能的事情。好好休息，养精蓄锐。回到我身边，那时我想不管怎样，我们在离开人世时都可以说：“我们曾经有过很多幸福的日子！”给你几百万个吻，也吻你的爱犬。

For a Declaration of War against Japan

Franklin Roosevelt

Mr.Vice President, Mr.Speaker, members of the Senate and the House of

Representative,Yesterday, December 7, 1941---a date which will live in infamy---United States of America, was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the Unites States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message.And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.It will be recorded that distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago.During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces.I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost.In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.Last night, Japanese forces attacked Wake Island.And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.Japan has therefore undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area.The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves.The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.As Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.But always, let our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.I believe that I interpret the will of Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us.Hostilities exist, there is no blinking the fact that our people, our territory, and our interest are in grave danger.With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by

Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.1941年12月7日，珍珠港受到日本偷袭，罗斯福于1941年12月8日在国会发表本篇演说，美国国会当天通过了向日本宣战的决定。要求对日本宣战

富兰克林.罗斯福

副总统先生，议长先生，各位参议员和众议员们：

昨天，1941年12月7日，将永远是一个耻辱的日子——美利坚合众国遭到了日本帝国海空军部队蓄意的突然袭击。

美国过去与这个国家处于和平状态，并且在日本的请求下，仍然同该国政府和天皇进行对话，以期维持太平洋地区的和平。

事实上，就在日本空军中队开始轰炸美国的瓦湖岛一小时后，日本驻美国大使和他的同事还向我国国务卿提交了对最近一份我国致日本书的正式复函。虽然该复函声称看起来继续目前的外交谈判已毫无必要，却未包含任何有关战争或武装袭击的威胁或暗示。

应该记录在案的是，日本与夏威夷之间的距离足以表明这场战争在很多天甚至几个星期前就开始蓄意谋划了。而在此期间，日本政府故意用希望继续维持和平这样虚假的申明和表态来欺骗美国。

昨天日本对夏威夷群岛的袭击使美国海军和陆军军力遭受了严重的损失，我很遗憾地告诉诸位，战争夺去了很多美国人的生命。另外，据报告，在旧金山和檀香山之间的公海上的美国船只也遭到了鱼雷袭击。

昨天，日本对马来半岛发动了袭击。昨晚，日本军队袭击了香港。昨晚，日本军队袭击了关岛。昨晚，日本军队袭击了菲律宾群岛。昨晚，日本军队袭击了威克岛。

今天早晨，日本袭击了中途岛。

由此可见日本在太平洋区域已经开始了令人震惊的全面侵略扩张。昨天和今天的事实都

已经证明了这点。美国人民对此已经有了自己的看法，并且很清楚这对我们民族的安全和存亡意味着什么。

作为海军和陆军总司令，我已经下令采取一切手段来进行防卫。同时，请我们整个民族都牢记这场针对我们的侵犯。

无论我们要花多长时间才能击溃这次有预谋的入侵，美国人民都终将凭借正义的力量获得绝对的胜利。

我坚信，我们不仅会最大程度地保卫我们自己，我们也会确保以后像此类背信弃义的行为永远不会再对我们构成威胁。我相信我说的这些话可以代表国会和人民的意愿。

战争已经发生，我们不能无视这个事实：我们的人民，我们领土，我们的利益都处于极度危险的境地。

我们信赖我们的军队，我们有无比坚决的信念，胜利必定属于我们。愿上帝赐福于我们。鉴于日本在1941年12月7日对我国进行的无端的和卑鄙的袭击，我要求国会宣布美国和日本已处于交战状态。

第五篇：高中生励志美文欣赏

高考是一件大事，无论对考生还是家长来说，多看一些优秀的励志文章对自己的高考可是很有帮助的。让我们一起来看看吧，下面是小编帮大家整理的高中生励志美文欣赏，希望大家喜欢。

高考励志美文1：

这是一篇高三老师写给自己学生的文章，句句戳心，读完仿佛打了100针鸡血!不仅高考生需要认真看看，每一位莘莘学子都应该拜读，给消沉的意志力注入源源的动力。

你可以一天上九节课两节晚自习，你可以一天写完两支笔芯做至少三套卷子，你可以早起十分钟晚睡十分钟记几个单词和成语，你可以用玩手机的时间弄懂一道数学题，用看杂志的时间写完一篇英语阅读，你可以把K歌看电影聚会打游戏的时间都用在学习上，总有人比你努力，可怕的是比你牛的人比你还努力。

如果你想在高考后换一部新的手机，买一台电脑，去看一次演唱会，享受一次单人旅行，每天早上能睡到自然醒，不必再听父母的唠叨，自信地说我出去玩了，拉着恋人的手在街上疯癫，碰到班主任反而拉得更紧。那么，去努力吧。至少18岁的暑假需要你。

说真的，我也很讨厌学习，我也搞不懂那些二次三角函数学了到底有什么屁用，我同意柯景腾说的：十年后我的生活中一定没有数学LOGO，但是我仍然可以活得很好。但这并不是你不学习的理由，说句俗的啊，你生在中国，在中国这个应试教育中成绩才是王道，没有成绩你把头昂起来时都会没有底气，你蠢吗?不。那为什么不好好学?

分数不够打击你吗?期末考场坐的舒服吗?补抄作业不累吗?手机不离手、微信、微博人人更新让你变美变帅肚子饱了吗?等着心爱的人没心思学习手机聊天你们会结婚吗?清醒点亲爱的同学们，别忘了自己的梦想。

话又说回来，学习其实也不是那么讨厌的事，当你背完了整整几页的政治历史语文，别人问你你可以自信的倒背如流收获了别人崇拜的眼神时，当你为了一道数学物理化学题目纠结了整整半天但是最后解出来被同学老师表扬时，当你中考高考完可以安心的在家等通知书不用向别人一样担心受怕，被家长亲戚鼓励时，当你可以自由支配自己时间谈恋爱都不怕爸爸妈妈骂，可以理直气壮的把成绩单一甩过去时，那种成就感是无与伦比的，谁都想当个优秀的人。

15岁觉得游泳难，放弃游泳，到18岁遇到一个你喜欢的人约你去游泳，你只好说“我不会耶”。18岁觉得英文难，放弃英文，28岁出现一个很棒但要会英文的工作，你只好说“我不会耶”。人生前期越嫌麻烦，越懒得学，后来就越可能错过让你动心的人和事，错过新风景。

人有两条路要走，一条是必须走的，一条是想走的，你必须把必须走的路走漂亮才可以走想走的路，有些路，你不走下去，就不会知道那边的风景有多美。

当你很累很累很累很累的时候，你应该闭上眼睛做深呼吸，告诉自己你应该坚持的住。如果今天我很努力。成绩依旧不好。至少长大后我可以说：那时候的我真的努力过!撑不住的时候，可以对自己说声“我好累”但不要对自己说“我不行”。也可以说“再坚持3分钟”!

人脑的潜力是无限的，一个人的大脑如果完全被开发的话据说可以记住26国语言，4000多本图书的全部内容。全世界最聪明的人爱因斯坦也仅仅只开发了12%而已，所以别以自己蠢为借口，你要是真的发狠了你是不是下一个爱因斯坦谁又会知道。

高考没什么好怕的!高考报考人数915万人，其中907.7万人不与你在同省。同省中其中1万人已被保送，2千人对大学后就业没信心不参加高考，8千人是裸考，9千人不能正常发挥，1千人会迟到，4.2万人不和你考一个学校，剩下1000人，630水平不如你，369个会产生心理问题。你的对手只剩自己!

高考励志美文2：

夏天是个分水岭，总是喜忧参半。

许多18岁左右的年轻人收获了“盛夏的果实”，很快他们就要去上大学了。而对有些人来说，这个夏天全是忧愁。所有原本高兴的事，也都打上了一层霜。只因他们没能考上大学。

好些年前，我曾是后者中的一个：漫不经心考大学没有上线，面临着去复读做个高四生还是参加工作的抉择。靠着不错的记忆力，我十分顺溜地在当年7月底考上了一个好单位，红纸写着我的名字，第一名。

然而，上班不到半个月，走入社会的新鲜感仍蓬勃，许多同学的大学录取通知书陆续到了，让人不得不考虑人生的未来。一天中午值班时，我忽然意识到，这辈子可能上不了大学啦!脑海里反复出现好友燕的大学生哥哥写给她的信：这一生不上大学，会缺少一种生活方式，会是一件多么遗憾的事!莫名地，在中午空旷寂寞的办公室，我开始慌张地哭泣。命运那么大，来得那么急，我还没能消化。

始料不及的是，并非我想去复读就可以。复读班的班主任、一位退休返聘的女老师，因我高三曾经的叛逆，明确说不接收我，理由是担心我会坏了班上的学习风气。后来即便努力争取到复读机会，但班主任没有在宿舍安排我的床位。对于这种软歧视，我唯有隐忍。每天低着头走进拥挤的教室，每天对着书本给自己承诺：一定要考上大学，一定要远离这里!

进复读班一个多月后的一次测试，“洗心革面”、刻苦学习的我各科成绩已迎头赶上，英语和语文还相当不错，终于从班主任那里赢得了一个床位，不用每天骑着自行车往返在家与“学校”之间。运气更好的是，同宿舍的两个女孩都善良而单纯，一个是初中毕业考上中专已工作两年的艳，她说在机械厂当售货员卖扳手、螺丝有点烦，不如回来复读碰碰运气;另一个是家在农村考了四五次大学总是差几分的云，她是我迄今见过的掌握英文单词最多的人，各种匪夷所思的单词她都了然于胸。原因很简单，她背下了一大本英汉辞典里所有的单词，费了多少年去实现这个目标现在已记不清楚了。我和她俩一见如故。

成为高四生的三个多月后，因诸多敬业的老师悉心教导，我已逐渐找回学业方面的自信。然而，依然会对着书本默默流泪，对着茫然的未来流泪。不让任何人看见，不向任何人透露点滴，只是强迫自己，将心思放在每一道题、每一个单词、每一次考试上。

一切都带着背水一战的味道，此前此后都没有那样努力过。就这样，人生中的第二个“黑色七月”如期到来。考后我梦见了准确的总分，与真实成绩一分不差。考上了，并非心目中很好的大学，但总归是考上了，可以去飞翔了。心底有个模糊的期许，将要去看这世界山水和人心的精彩。再回首那充满孤寂泪水与不屈斗志的一年，恍如隔世。三百多天，每天都在与自己搏斗。其中有许多美好的忆念，有很温暖的点滴，有同甘共苦的美丽，但，平淡中有种惊心动魄的折损，令人不想重复。

真实的人生，从高四开始。从书本到现实，又从现实回到课堂。那一年，让我懂得许多真相。从此不会再骄傲，从此不欺负别人但也不无原则退让，从此明白人与人之间的善意与鼓励有多么重要。

每一个高中毕业生，人生都翻开新的一页。从此不再是小孩，从此要低头去面对真实的自己。在漫长人生中，16、17或18岁的这一年，只是其中一个小小台阶，跌倒了就要站起来。这一生想要走什么样的路，把握在自己的手里。想上大学就踏踏实实去做高四生，这没什么可羞的。成长从跌倒开始，再说在咱中国，上大学相对而言更容易寻觅到向上的路——这是真的，因此有书读还是去吧，先别论大学的排名以及专业的冷热。若高考失利，经济或其他条件不允许你去做高四生，别泄气，只要心中有光，只要自己坚持，一定还会有其他进修机会——曾经的中国“打工皇后”吴士宏不就是中专毕业吗?别在意“聪明人”们的讥笑，像许三多一样沉下心去做有意义的事，上不上大学就不是最重要的了。

写此文时暴风降临，窗外的树木在迎风飘扬。它们没有被强劲的风拔起，唯因根在那里，坚如磐石。我们每个人一生中都要遇见许多大风大雨，过后能否更强劲，一切只能靠自己。真的，只能靠自己。亲爱的高四生，加油吧!

高考励志美文3：

这是不久前知乎网站上的一个提问。对此，张小林的回答是：并不是努力就能上清华北大。短期来看有运气的影响因素，长期来看有家庭环境的影响。

她解释说：“一个人的家庭环境会对他/她产生非常大的影响，决定你来到清华北大的不仅是自己的努力，还有你的家庭环境，包括你父母的教育理念，愿意及能够为教育付出的时间、金钱，你的眼界和视野，你能接触到的一些资源的机会。”

张小林发在知乎提问下的回答帖被广泛转发。在围绕“努力能否上清北”的讨论中，“家庭环境对于个人发展的重要影响”再次引起网友对“寒门难出贵子”现象的关注。有人称这是“贵子”的优越，也有人称这是“寒门式努力”的无奈。不少网友发问：光靠个人努力，“穷孩子”还能挤进名校吗?

你能来到清华，不仅仅是因为你努力

张小林是清华大学社科学院的大一学生，她的观点来自其老师晋军博士多年来的一项调查研究。

在晋军所教授的《社会学概论》课上，每年都会对入学新生进行一次问卷调查，问题包括“你父母的职业”、“你上大学以前到过最远的地方是哪里”、“最喜欢的电影”，等等。

通过对问卷调查结果的统计，晋军发现，相比全国的家庭社会经济地位构成，清华学生里，社会经济地位高的家庭占比更高，社会经济地位低的家庭占比较低，呈现“倒金字塔型”。

有意思的是，关于学生“入学前活动半径”的统计数据发现，在清华大学社科学院14级学生里，入学之前曾经到过境外的学生占比43.9%，没有出过省的学生为○。相比之下，西部一所211大学的数据则是，到过境外的学生只有2.3%，没有出过省的学生有22.7%。

这一项数据统计结果“非常稳定”：在清华大学社科学院和经管学院，13级和14级学生到过境外的比例都在40%左右，过去的调查结果也是类似的数据。

“询问入学前活动半径，其实是在调查家庭经济状况，直接询问学生家庭收入并不是一个很好的调查方式。”张小林认为，是否出国出省和家庭经济状况有很大的相关性。

因此，这项问卷调查得到的结果是：相对于全国而言，清华大学里家境中等和偏上的学生更多，并且这一现象多年来一直持续。

然而，对于这个结果也有质疑的声音：不足200人样本的调查能说明问题吗?事实上，早在2010年，晋军就指导他的学生对清华大学生源状况进行抽样调查：2010级清华大学农村生源占总人数17%。而当年的高考全国农村考生比例是62%。

晋军还通过多年的课堂随机调查描绘出一名清华本科生的典型形象：出身城市、父母是公务员和教师、每年与父母起码外出旅行一次，甚至高中就有出国游学的经历。

用晋军告诉学生的话来说，“你的家庭背景决定了你能接触到资源的多少，决定了你的学习环境，决定了你上的小学、初中、高中，也决定了你的眼界和见识。你能来到清华，不仅仅是因为你努力，更是因为你有了上述这些东西。”

即使上了“清北”，但努力程度仍有差别

张小林的帖子在网上被广泛转发和讨论。令她意外的是，有媒体“断章取义”地理解为“家里有钱就能上清华北大”，甚至冠以《只有富二代才能上清华?》的标题。

张小林认为，这是对她观点的误读，家庭环境的影响不仅仅指物质条件。而这在中国青年报记者的采访中得到了许多学生的认可。正如张小林所写，在求学过程中，个人努力和家庭环境是两个互补的因素，父母的社会资本、文化资本、经济资本越多，你需要付出的努力就会相应减少，反之亦然。

虽然其中存在着一种极端情况——因为资源实在太少，即使再怎么努力，也没有机会上清华北大。但不可否认的是，依然有许多出身“寒门”的学生能够凭借“自己的努力”考入名校。

此外，对于处于教育发展滞后的贫困地区，国家也要求高校为寒门学子开辟了专门通道。比如，清华大学去年扩大了“自强计划”的实施范围，面向832个国家级扶贫开发工作重点县及集中连片特殊困难县的中学招生。

这些措施一定程度上让更多的寒门学子圆了“名校梦”。但另一个事实是，如张小林所说，即使在上了清华的学生里，每个人为了上清华付出的努力程度也不一样。

去年，李力在复读第二年后考入了清华大学。这个从西部小县城走到省城读高中，再来到北京读大学的“农村娃”在家人眼里着实是“光宗耀祖”。

回想高中4年，李力几乎没有外出娱乐、参加社团活动的经历。除了寒暑假回家，几乎所有时间都留在学校里啃书本、做练习题。可相比之下，同样考入清华的其高中同学王达就“轻松太多”。

王达的父亲是私营企业老板，母亲是高中英语教师。对于王达来说，没有令李力“崩溃到极点的英语”，也没有控制生活费的苦恼。不仅如此，王达在高中就担任了学生会主要负责人，外出参加各种学科竞赛、机器人比赛，暑假到北京学习英语，寒假去国外度假……最终还因学科竞赛表现出色成了保送生。

在李力看来，“家庭”所给予的条件让王达实现“清华梦”省力不少。“同样考入清华，但其实我觉得他各方面比我能力强很多，而且他学得轻松、快乐。”李力说。

和李力一样，付林是一个地地道道的“寒门学子”。以晋军的问卷调查来看，他出生于中原农村家庭，父母都是“老实巴交”的农民，上大学前到过最远的地方是离家50公里的地级市，上大学前未看过电影，很少有时间看电视。

通过自身的努力，他在乡镇念了小学和初中后，考入一所县城高中。成绩优异的他在高考失利的情况下进入一所985大学，最终在研究生阶段考入北京大学。

回想一路求学的经历，他发现：自己小学和初中同学都来自农村，寒门比例在98%以上;高中同学中，寒门比例占了50%左右;家庭条件的差距在本科期间尤为明显，“优越者每月有上万元的生活费，贫困者只能靠几十元的助学金勉强维持”，在他就读的985院校里，真正出身寒门的学生只占到5%左右。

进入北大读研后，他发现，自己身边很多同学都从未参加过中考、高考、考研，“一路保送而来，某某省状元比比皆是”。“身边可能有富可敌国的巨贾之子，也可能有手握大权的官员之子，还有可能是电视上看到的明星之子，当然也有农民的孩子、下岗工人的孩子”，但他推测此比例小于1%。

从98%到50%，再到5%、1%，付林在这些数字的变化中意识到“寒门式努力”的难处：随着学校层级的升高，“寒门贵子”比例越来越小，而最后的1%在社会这所大学校里还会有所削减，“如果人生是一次长跑，寒门学子在起跑线上就落后太多，起跑后动力不足、补给不足、身体素质差，能够咬牙坚持下来的实在屈指可数”。

“现在看来，我们都站到同样一个平台上。但如果往前看，你会发现我们走得很艰难，并且还有许多付出一样努力的‘穷孩子’已经‘累’倒在终点前了。”李力说。

名校可以为“寒门子弟”带来什么

在北大读研究生时，一个班级20多个人，但真正的“寒门学子”只有付林一个。

与同学的交往中，付林感到差距最大的是自己的阅历——没去过几个城市、没旅游过、没有唱过KTV、没有去过健身房、也不知道红酒还能分很多种类……“当别人聊天的时候，我只能听，无法参与其中”。

对此，“心态还算积极”的付林也曾试图多看书、多与朋友交流、多参加他们的活动。可他发现，有些阅历需要资金支持。比如，他的意识里，最贵的相机也就几千元，但一次郊游中，他看到一个玩单反的朋友带了好几个镜头，“听说每个镜头都几万元的时候，我惊呆了”。

正如付林的感受，进入清华后的李力为了弥补与王达之间的差距，报名参加了好几个社团的招新面试，可结果却很不理想：想加入艺术团，却没有音乐或乐器特长;想加入学生会外联部，却在面试中因表达不好被刷掉;想加入文学社，却发现自己并未看过几本文学名着，面试时连问题都很陌生……

最无奈的是，最终他发现，自己根本没有时间参加社团活动——除了学习时间，他的课余时间几乎全花在勤工助学岗位上，“不要说赶超别人，就连弥补都很难”。

“他们不能无忧无虑地做自己喜欢的事情，需要花大量的时间兼职、考虑现实性的东西。”在清华大学社科学院大二学生张嫚看来，不同家庭环境的学生在大学里的表现是有差别的。

她记得，大一时需要进行PPT展示，对于从小学就开始制作PPT的她来说“一点儿不费劲”，可班里来自农村的学生“连PPT是什么都不知道。”

南京师范大学金陵女子学院皇甫亚楠曾撰文指出，教育内容是一种“文化屏障”，文化屏障是一个阶层的文化符号，现在的教育体系并没有照顾到寒门学子的认知程度，比如纳入正规教育中的计算机课程和英语课程。寒门学子由于受经济限制，很多人到大学才接触电脑，偏远山区的孩子甚至连基本的网络概念都没有。至于英语，家境殷实的孩子即使学校英文成绩不佳，完全可以通过课外辅导、外教的方式弥补，口语能力比寒门学子好得多。即使教科书一样，他们的文化背景都不会相同。

在晋军老师关于学生“最喜欢的电影”调查中，清华大学社科14级学生问卷的统计结果分别是《肖申克的救赎》、《盗梦空间》和《哈利·波特》。可对于李力来说，在大学之前，他从未在电影院看过电影，“老实说，大二之前，我连《肖申克的救赎》都没看过，平常大家提起这些国外电影，我只能保持沉默”。

一位社会学研究者告诉记者，1999年大学扩招以后，重点大学中农村学生的比例降低已是不争的事实。不仅如此，好大学中的“精英”来自城市的居多，因为“城市的孩子、父母职业好的孩子，从小见多识广、阅历丰富，比农村孩子拥有更多的优质资源”。

看完郑也夫的《科场现形记》，就读于清华大学社科学院的大二学生曾杰对“寒门贵子”的讨论有了更深入的理解。

他用马克思·韦伯关于经济、文化和声望的社会分层标准来解释，“一个学生家庭的经济地位、文化背景以及社会资源决定了你能不能上名校”。但同时，他相信，教育能够促进社会阶层的流动。

“来了清华之后，只要你有心，什么都可以补上。”曾杰认为，“大学”是一个催化剂，可以助你一臂之力，让“寒门学子”有机会改变自己的命运、获得一个不错的社会地位，“但不能保证你能获得最高的社会资源，保证最高的社会地位”。

晋军老师的一段话，张小林记得很清楚。晋军说，“大学第一年后，大家会变得越来越像，那些没有出过国的，可以慢慢获得机会，那些在超级中学没有社团和课余活动的，也可以弥补，所以教育对个人的成长还是有一定影响的。”

帖子引发的讨论还在继续，许多评论张小林已无暇顾及，除了删去一些理解特别偏颇的评论，唯一一个留在她心里的评论是：“社会的未来是你们的，但我们也会努力的。”