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精品文档，仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除【精品文档】第PAGE页英语背诵文选100篇1.TheFirstSnowThefirstsnowcame.Howbeautifulitwas,fallingsosilentlyalldaylong,allnightlong,onthemountains,onthemeadows,ontheroofsoftheliving,onthegravesofthedead!Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebyawindingblacklineacrossthelandscape;andtheleaflesstrees,thatagainsttheleadenskynowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricaciesoftheirbranches.Whatsilence,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion!Everysoundwasmuffled;everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.Nomoretrampinghoofs,nomorerattlingwheels!Onlythechimingofsleigh-bells,beatingasswiftandmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.                       (118words)                                ByHenryWadsworthLongfellow第一场雪来了。它是多么美丽，于是默默降整天，整夜都在山上，在草地上，屋顶上的生活，死人的坟墓！在一片白茫茫的河流，蜿蜒成一条黑线穿过雪野，标志着当然，光秃秃的树木，对铅灰色的天空，此刻更美妙和复杂性及其分支机构。什么样的沉默，也带着雪，什么隐居！每一个声音是低沉的，一切噪音都化作柔和的音乐。没有更多的蹄践踏，没有更多的车轮辚辚！只有雪橇铃铛，敲击声跳动为迅速和欢快的孩子们心中。2.TheHumming-birdOfallanimalsbeingthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantincolors.ThestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewelofNature.Shehasplaceditleastinsizeoftheorderofbirds.“maximeMirandainminimis.”Hermasterpieceisthislittlehumming-bird,anduponitshehasheapedallthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness,rapidity,nimbleness,grace,andrichapparelallbelongtothislittlefavorite.Theemerald,theruby,andthetopazgleamuponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinitsaeriallifescarcelytouchestheturfaninstant.Alwaysintheair,flyingfromflowertoflower,ithastheirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar,anddwellsonlyintheclimateswheretheyperenniallybloom.                     (149words)                                         FromNaturalHistory                                     ByGeorgeLouiseBuffon3.PinesThepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisorderedanddesolate,bringintothemallpossibleelementsoforderandprecision.Lowlandtreesmayleantothissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadowbreezethatbendsthemorabankofcowlipsfromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.Butletstormandavalanchedotheirworst,andletthepinefindonlyaledgeofverticalprecipicetoclingto,itwillneverthelessgrowstraight.Thrustarodfromitslastshootdownthestem;itshallpointtothecenteroftheearthaslongasthetreelives.Itmaybewellalsoforlowlandbranchestoreachhitherandthitherforwhattheyneed,andtotakeallkindsofirregularshapeandextension.Butthepineistrainedtoneednothingandendureeverything.Itisresolvedlywhole,self-contained,desiringnothingbutrightness,contentwithrestrictedcompletion.Tallorshort,itwillbestraight.                                                 (160words)                                                 FromModernPainters                                                 ByJohnRuski4.ReadingGoodBooks                         Devotesomeofyourleisure,Irepeat,tocultivatingaloveofreadinggoodbooks.Fortunateindeedarethosewhocontrivetomakethemselvesgenuinebook-lovers.Forbooklovershavesomenoteworthyadvantagesoverotherpeople.Theyneedneverknowlonelyhourssolongastheyhavebooksaroundthem,andthebetterthebooksthemoredelightfulthecompany.Fromgoodbooks,moreover,theydrawmuchbesidesentertainment.Theygainmentalfoodsuchasfewcompanionscansupply.Evenwhilerestingfromtheirlaborstheyare,throughthebookstheyread,equippingthemselvestoperformthoselaborsmoreefficiently.Thisalbeittheymaynotbedeliberatelyreadingtoimprovetheirmind.Allunconsciouslytheideastheyderivefromtheprintedpagedarestoredup,tobeworkedoverbytheimaginationforfutureprofit.                                                (135words)                                                FromSelf-Development                                                ByHenryAddingtonBruce5.OnEtiquetteEtiquettetosocietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Withoutapparelmenwouldgoinshamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothecorruptionofmorals;andwithoutetiquettesocietywouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessaryintercoursebetweenitsmemberswouldbeinterferedwithbyneedlessoffencesandtroubles.Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldbetherailsalongwhichonlythetraincouldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewouldbethewheelsandaxisonwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.Thelackofproprietieswouldmakethemostintimatefriendsturnstobethemostdecidedenemiesandthefriendlyoralliedcountriesdeclarewaragainsteachother.Wecanfindmanyexamplesinthehistoryofmankind.ThereforeIadviseyoutostandonceremonybeforeanyoneelseandtotakepainsnottodoanythingagainstetiquettelestyougiveoffencesormakeenemies.  (160words)                                                  ByWilliamHazlitt6.AnHourbeforeSunriseAnhourbeforesunriseinthecitythereisanairofcold.Solitarydesolationaboutthenoiselessstreets,whichweareaccustomedtoseethrongedatothertimesbyabusy,eagercrowd,andoverthequiet,closelyshutbuildingswhichthroughoutthedayarewarmingwithlife.Thedrunken,thedissipated,andthecriminalhavedisappeared;themoresoberandorderlypartofthepopulationhavenotyetawakenedtothelaborsoftheday,andthestillnessofdeathisoverstreets;itsveryhueseemstobeimpartedtothem,coldandlifelessastheylookinthegray,somberlightofdaybreak.Apartiallyopenedbedroomwindowhereandtherebespeakstheheatoftheweatherandtheuneasyslumbersofitsoccupant;andthedimscantyflickerofalightthroughtheblindsofyonderwindowsdenotesthechamberofwatchingandsickness.Saveforthatsadlight,thestreetspresentnosignsoflife,northehousesofhabitation.            (166words)                                                  FromBoz                                                  ByCharlesDickens7.TheImportanceofScientificExperimentsTheriseofmodernsciencemayperhapsbeconsideredtodateasfarasthetimeofRogerBacon,thewonderfulmonkandphilosopherofOxford,wholivedbetweentheyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablethefirstinthemiddleagestoassertthatwemustlearnsciencebyobservingandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,andhehimselfmademanyremarkablediscoveries.Galileo,howeverwholivedmorethan300yearslater(1564to1642),wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmen,whoinItaly,France,GermanyorEngland,beganbydegreestoshowhowmanyimportanttruthscouldbediscoveredbywell-directedobservation.BeforethetimeofGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfallmorerapidlytowardstheearththansmallones,becauseAristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothetopoftheLeaningTowerofPisa,letfalltwounequalstones,andprovedtosomefriends,whomhehadbroughttheretoseehisexperiment,thatAristotlewasinerror.ItisGalileo’sspritofgoingdirecttoNature,andverifyingouropinionsandtheoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthegreatdiscoveriesofmodernscience.                                                (196words)                                                FromLogic                                                ByWilliamStanleyJevons8.AddressatGettysburgFourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnationinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.Wearemetonagreatbattlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfieldasafinalrestingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.But,inalargersense,wecannotdedicate—wecannotconsecrate—wecannothallow—thisground.Thebravemen,livinganddead,whostruggledhere,heaveconsecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwilllittlenotenorlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforus,theliving,rather,tobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichtheywhofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvanced.Itisratherforustobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus—thatformthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontothatcauseforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion;thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain;thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom;andthatgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.                       (268words)                                            ByAbrahamLincolnRather,tobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichtheywhofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvanced.Itisratherforustoheretothegreattaskremainingbeforeus—thatformthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontothatforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion;thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain;thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom;thatgovernmentofthepeople,thepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.9.ALittleGirl(1)Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,wasalittlegirl.Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloudthathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossyhair,gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.Socompletelyabsorbedwasshiinwatchingthecloudtowhichherstrangesongorincantationandwenttowardsher.Overherhead,highupintheblue,alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycouldwassinging,asifinrivalry.AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.(159words)10.ALittleGirl(2)Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatandwerequiveringinthesunlight.AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedupintomyface.Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.Yetitwasnotherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinatedme,meltedme.                    (129words)                              (302words)                                                FromAylwin                                                ByTheodoreWatts-Dunton11.ChoosinganOccupation                                                 Hodeslea,Eastbourne,November5,1892DearSir,Iamverysorrythatthepressureofotheroccupationshaspreventedmeformsendinganearlierreplytoyourletter.Inmyopinionaman’sfirstdutyistofindawayofsupportinghimself,therebyrelievingotherpeopleofthenecessityofsupportinghim.Moreover,thelearningtosoworkofpracticalvalueintheworld,inanexactandcarefulmanner,isofitself,averyimportanteducationtheeffectsofwhichmakethemselvesfeltinallotherpursuits.Thehabitofdoingthatwhichyoudonotdareaboutwhenyouwouldmuchratherbedoingsomethingelse,isinvaluable.ItwouldhavesavedmeafrightfulwasteoftimeifIhadeverhaditdrilledintomeinyouth.Successinanyscientificcareerrequiresanunusualequipmentofcapacity,industry,andenergy.Ifyoupossessthatequipment,youwillfindleisureenoughafteryourdailycommercialworkisover,tomakeanopeninginthescientificranksforyourself.Ifyoudonot,youhadbettersticktocommerce.Nothingislesstobedesiredthanthefateofayoungmanwho,astheScotchproverbsays,in‘tryingtomakeaspoonspoilsahorn,”andbecomesamerehanger-oninliteratureorinscience,whenhemighthavebeenausefulandavaluablememberofSocietyinotheroccupations.Ithinkthatyourfatheroughttoseethisletter.        (244words)                                             Yoursfaithfully                                              T.H.Huxley                                   FromLifeandLettersofThomasHenryHuxley                                            ByLeonardHuxley12.AnImportantAspectofCollegeLifeItisperfectlypossibletoorganizethelifeofourcollegesinsuchawaythatstudentsandteachersalikewilltakepartinit;insuchawaythataperfectlynaturaldailyintercoursewillbe  establishedbetweenthem;anditisonlybysuchanorganizationthattheycanbegivenrealvitalityasplacesofserioustraining,bemadecommunitiesinwhichyoungsterswillcomefullytorealizehowinterestingintellectualworkis,howvital,howimportant,howcloselyassociatedwithallmodernachievement—onlybysuchanorganizationthatstudycanbemadetoseempartoflifeitself.Lecturesoftenseemveryformalandemptythings;recitationsgenerallyprovedverydullandunrewarding.Itisinconversationandnaturalintercoursewithscholarschieflythatyoufindhowlivelyknowledgeis,howittiesintoeverythingthatisinterestingandimportant,howintimateapartitisofeverythingthatisinterestingandimportant,howintimateapartitisofeverythingthatis“practical”andconnectedwiththeworld.Menarenotalwaysmadethoughtfulbybooks;buttheyaregenerallymadethoughtfulbyassociationwithmenwhothink.    (195words)                                             ByWoodrowWilson13.Night(1)                         Nighthasfallenoverthecountry.Throughthetreesrisestheredmoonandthestarsarescarcelyseen.Inthevastshadowofnightthecoolnessandthedewsdescend.Isitattheopenwindowtoenjoythem;andhearonlythevoiceofthesummerwind.Likeblackhulks,theshadowsofthegreattreesrideatanchoronthebillowyseaofgrass.Icannotseetheredandblueflowers,butIknowthattheyarethere.FarawayinthemeadowgleamsthesilverCharles.Thetrampofhorses’hoofssoundsfromthewoodenbridge.Thenallisstillsavethecontinuouswindorthesoundoftheneighboringsea.Thevillageclockstrikes;andIfeelthatIamnotalone.14.Night(2)Howdifferentitisinthecity!Itislate,andthecrowdisgone.Youstepoutuponthebalcony,andlieintheverybosomofthecool,dewynightasifyoufoldedhergarmentsaboutyou.Beneathliesthepublicwalkwithtrees,likeafathomless,blackgulf,intowhosesilentbelovedspiritclaspedinitsembrace.Thelampsarestillburningupanddownthelongstreet.Peoplegobywithgrotesqueshadows,nowforeshortened,andnowlengtheningawayintothedarknessandvanishing,whileanewonespringsupbehindthewalker,andseemstopasshimrevolvinglikethesailofawindmill.Theirongatesoftheparkshutwithajanglingclang.Therearefootstepsandloudvoices;--atumult;--adrunkenbrawl;--analarmoffire;--thensilenceagain.Andnowatlengththecityisasleep,andwecanseethenight.Thebelatedmoonlooksovertheroofs,andfindsnoonetowelcomeher.Themoonlightisbroken.Itlieshereandthereinthesquaresandtheopeningofthestreets—angularlikeblocksofwhitemarble.   (195words)(323words)15.AnOctoberSunrise(1)IwasupthenextmorningbeforetheOctobersunrise,andawaythroughthewildandthewoodland.Therisingofthesunwasnobleinthecoldandwarmthofit;peepingdownthespreadoflight,heraisedhisshoulderheavilyovertheedgeofgraymountainandwaveringlengthofupland.Beneathhisgazethedew-fogsdippedandcrepttothehollowplaces,thenstoleawayinlineandcolumn,holdingskirtsandclingsubtlyattheshelteringcornerswhererockhungovergrass-land,whilethebravelinesofthehillscameforth,onebeyondothergliding.Thewoodsaroseinfolds,likedraperyofawakenedmountains,statelywithadepthofawe,andmemoryofthetempests.Autumn’smellowhandwasuponthem,astheyownedalready,touchedwithgoldandredandolive,andtheirjoytowardsthesunwaslesstoabridegroomthanafather.                                              (152words)16.AnOctoberSunrise(2)Yetbeforethefloatingimpressofthewoodscouldclearitself,suddenlythegladsomelightleapedoverhillandvalley,castingamber,blue,andpurple,andatintofrichredrose,accordingtothescenetheyliton,andthecurtainflungaround;yetallalikedispellingfearandthecovenhoofofdarkness,allonthewingsofhopeadvancing,andproclaiming,“Godishere!”Thenlifeandjoysprangreassuredfromeverycrouchinghollow;everyflowerandbudandbirdhadaflutteringsenseofthem,andallthefl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