隐形冠军
Why People Attend College or University? There are many advantages to a college or university education. Students have ample opportunity to explore a variety of interests, increase both their general and specific knowledge, prepare for a chosen career and develop independence. All of these are valuable goals to achieve, but it is my belief that most students today pursue higher education insgroupsto prepare for their future careers. In the past, only the rich and privileged had the opportunity to attend a university and their goals were very different. Coming from wealthy families, few of them would have to compete for a job after graduation, and most wished only to be considered well-educated. Today's students are more practical. They must be able to compete in a very competitive job market; therefore, a practical education is very important. Furthermore, higher education is a big investment and so most students want to get all they can out of it. For these students, it is better to have clearly defined career and education goals rather than to try and find themselves in college. Of course, all students want to increase their knowledge, but I believe that most students today want that knowledge to be relevant to their future careers. The world has changed a great deal since universities were established. They are still wonderful places for acquiring broad knowledge and for personal development. However, in today's competitive world these pursuits must be balanced with the pursuit of more specific goals. That is why I think most students view higher education as a valuable tool in career preparation
海上花的故事
目前,随着社会经济的快速发展,英语成为了主要的国际通用语言之一,这必然引起人们对 英语学习 的兴趣日益增强。下面是我带来的高中生英语朗读美文,欢迎阅读!高中生英语朗读美文篇一 Some thoughts on building a successful marriage From my perspective, once you enter into the realm of marriage, building and maintaining a successful marriage is actually a big part of personal and financial success. A solid marriage not only results in people sharing resources together, but a marriage also provides a lot of emotional support, cheerleading, and encouragement to succeed. What follows are twelve little things I do quite regularly in my marriage. Please, use as many of these as seem reasonable. I tell my wife I love her every single day. I usually do it in the morning before she leaves the bedroom, and on weekdays I'll also tell her when I see her in the evening for the first time. I usually couple(加倍,成双) it with a kiss. It's so simple, but it's a constant reminder of the fact that I do love her, no matter what. I ask about her day, listen, and ask follow up questions. I do this not only so I can keep tabs on her professional life, but also to give her a great chance to vent about her situation. Everyone needs to talk about themselves sometimes to someone who is interested - I try to provide that for her as often as I can. I try to surprise her on a regular basis. I'll spend an hour preparing a really excellent supper when she doesn't expect it. I'll spontaneously give the kids a bath when she's comfortable on the couch under a blanket, even if it's her turn. Doing these little unexpected things not only shows her I care, but also often compels her to do similar things for me. I hold her hand. I do this all the time, whenever it crosses my mind and seems appropriate. I'll just hold her hand gently while we're talking or we're riding in the car or we're waiting for an appointment or we're sitting on the couch in the evenings. I talk about EVERYTHING with her and let her determine what's interesting. If something is concerning me, I don't hide it from her. I tell her about it. Most of the time she's interested and we'll discuss it - sometimes she's not and I let it drop . Either way, though, she gets the message that I'm making an effort to share and be open. I work on building a positive relationship with her family. Whenever I visit or see anyone in her family, I make a special effort to try to establish or build upon a strong relationship with them. This accomplishes several things: it makes her more at ease in a family situation, it helps me to build stronger ties with people that are important to her, and it helps me to understand the influences that were around her as she grew up. I send her messages during the day. About once a week, during a time where my wife is really present in my thoughts, I send her a little simple note by email. All it says is something along the lines of "I was thinking about you just now. I can't wait until I see you this evening." It's just a very simple way of letting her know she's on my mind and in my heart. I put careful thought into gifts I give her. Sure, it's easy to just run out and get a generic gift to cover yourself during an anniversary or a birthday. However, a gift with some real thought behind it means substantially more than an obviously off-the-cuff gift. I encourage her to follow her passions and interests, even if they don't inspire or interest me. If my wife chooses to spend significant time on a project, it's obviously something that's important to her. That doesn't imply at all that it has to be important to me. If she's involved in her own project, I give her positive encouragement and then work on my own interests instead of saying things like "that seems like a waste of time." If she needs me, I willingly contribute to(有助于,贡献) those passions. If something genuinely excites her and she wants me to experience it, I willingly involve myself in whatever it may be: a particular type of art, a craft project, a yard project, whatever. Even if I don't enjoy it, I do have the opportunity to learn more about my wife and what she's passionate about, which means that my understanding of her grows. I look for opportunities to build mutual(共同的,相互的) friendships. The idea that there is a group of people that are "my" friends and another group that is "her" friends can be a big dividing factor between us. Instead, I often focus on building friendships and relationships that we share with others so that something of a community of friendship and love grows up around us. I hold her every night, even if it's just for a moment. I might be completely exhausted when I go to bed in the evening, but I take a moment to move close to her, put my arm around her, and hold her close, even if it's just for a minute or so. That moment of physical contact(身体接触) to end the day is a simple sign of love. 高中生英语朗读美文篇二 致地球的公开信 First off, allow us to apologize for the abductions(绑架,劫持). Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, we recognize that too often you did not find the experience as satisfying as we did. We genuinely regret the way things got out of hand. It started out as just something to do, an occasional way to blow off steam(发脾气,减压) after a long day of observation. We tried not to break anybody, and we always put you back where we found you. Frankly you aren't all that interesting, and we might soon have grown tired of the whole thing. But we got such a kick out of your cute eyewitness accounts, what with the stories of our big dark eyes and little arms and all. You made us feel special, even if your tales were complete crap. The books, the movies, the T-shirts—we were like celebrities. And some of you took it all so seriously, with your conspiracy theories and everything. It was really quite a hoot(叫嚣,嘲骂声). Then this guy Whitley Strieber came along, and he sort of took the joy out of it, you know? What a killjoy shitbag he is. Today we abduct only nerdy guys who live alone in Airstream trailers, primarily because they're nerds and, truth be told, we just like to mess with their heads. Many of you have written asking about crop circles, so let's set the record straight. It ain't us. Really, it's not. Think about it. You people have trouble reaching your own moon, and even you have cell phones, satellite TV, and high-speed DSL. We sail between stars at speeds you believe impossible—you think we have to knock down veggies(蔬菜) in order to communicate? And why do you always assume we land in rural areas? Please. On a planet with New York, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, and Amsterdam, you figure we'd choose to hang out in Roswell, New Mexico? Have any of you actually been there? We would be remiss if we failed to mention the anal(肛门的,直肠的) probing. For the longest time, we swear we thought those were data ports. We meant no harm, and hope that you will, like us, try to forget this unfortunate chapter in our history. Inretrospect(回顾往事) it was simply a bad idea. Now we don't want to be seen as whiners(哀诉者,哭诉者), but there are a few things we wish to discuss. For one thing, we are troubled by the way we have been portrayed in the media. We represent an array of life whose richness and sheer scope would astound you. Yet for the most part, on this planet we are typecast as either hairless dweebs with foreheads like watermelons, or else giant insects who want to eat you. No offense, but this is especially hard to take from a backwater planet most beings have never heard of. The very word “alien” is plagued(折磨,苦恼) by negative associations. According to our latest focus groups, the term conjures up(使人想象出) images of slimy, parasitic(寄生的) creatures who spring onto the faces of unsuspecting beings in order to plant their young inside, or people picking cabbages. We've discussed this among ourselves, and we no longer wish to be called aliens. Henceforth, we prefer to be called “Chuck Norris®.” Please do not shorten,hyphenate(用连字符连接), or alter this in any way. The plural form(复数形式) is the same, as in, “Hey, there goes a Chuck Norris®. Wait, there goes another one." Finally, some advice. Look, from where we sit, you're all the same. We appreciate that human beings come in slightly different models and colors, and to you these nearly imperceptible differences seem to cause no end of trouble. But honestly, we're astounded that you can even tell yourselves apart. In blind taste tests, in fact, the average Chuck Norris® cannot detect any difference whatsoever. So chill, people of Earth, and try to get along. While you're in a reflective mood, take a closer look at what you're doing to your planet. You are ruining it: depleting(耗尽) your natural resources, polluting your air, sickening your oceans, and destroying unique species forever. This is just plain wrong, not to mention completely irrational(不合理的,荒谬的). Everyone knows that the logical thing is to find somebody else's planet and ruin that. Noobs. How can you possibly expect to survive in the coming interstellar economy? By the way, we've elected you to come up with the new shared unit of galactic currency. Just pick something small and ubiquitous(到处存在的), something of nominal value that you won't miss much. It's your call, but we suggest hamsters(田鼠,仓鼠). In closing, much of what you do befuddles us. Many of your core concepts—such as guilt, selflessness, and David Hasselhoff—simply have no counterparts in non-Terran cultures. You're what galactic sociologists call “a bunch of strange ducks." Yet for reasons not entirely clear, we have developed a certain affection for you. We'd just as soon keep you around, if only for the entertainment value. We're going away for a bit now, and when we return, we expect to find that you have made significant progress toward sitting at the adults’ table. This will, of course, mean fewer senseless military conflicts, less reality television, and no more Sudoku. Don't make us come down there. 高中生英语朗读美文篇三 Don’t Allow Your Weaknesses to Limit You We all have weaknesses and strengths – no matter who we are. Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some struggle to manage their finances properly. Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with relationships. Many people leave it and that and accept it as just bad luck – but not everyone. Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve tremendous things. They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities. It's Your Choice I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter as a child. Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to to work hard to overcome it. He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others regularly — where his weakness is front and center for all to see. If he hadn’t worked on his speaking ability, it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects. You can find similar people on New Zealand News channels, and I suspect the same in other countries. There are a number of presenters and reporters who have a noticeably unusual manner of speaking. Perhaps they have a lisp, or they have a peculiar accent or pitch of voice. These people have succeeded in spite of what would be appear to be a weakness in their profession. Lots of people face far more significant limitations than you do. They may be missing limbs or are born into extreme poverty. But no matter what the limitation, you will always find people who have overcome it. Here are some more examples: Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is an inspirational speaker and and also a very good wrestler. He shares his story in a brief video on his site. Lance Armstrong’s bout with cancer meant he lost one testicle and had to go through chemotherapy which has a horrific effect on the body. Yet he went on to win the Tour de France, one of the most grueling sports events there is, a record 7 times. Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, came from a very poor background. He was constantly plagued with illness as a child and spent large amounts of time in hospital. At 19 months old, Helen Keller became ill and lost her sight and hearing . She went on to become a world famous author and speaker, and an advocate of many social causes. Grant Calder is a tetraplegic and yet he still works outdoors on a large sheep farm in New Zealand’s rugged South Island. Here is his inspiring story. Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. As a child she suffered measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox, double pneumonia and eventually polio, leaving her left leg and foot weak and deformed. Doctors said she would never walk again. She went on to win 3 gold medals in track during the 1960 Olympic games. Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountaineering accident, but has since climbed Mt Everest. Bill Wilson was an alcoholic who wanted to help other alcoholics and founded what was to become Alcoholics Anonymous, a movement that has helped millions of people. No One Would Have Predicted These Successes These above are cases involving individuals with significant limitations, and it can be easy to write them off as exceptions to the rule, but that’s not the case. They were just people with problems. If one of these people had told you what they hoped to achieve you would have nodded kindly while quietly thinking to yourself that they had no chance. And yet the results speak for themselves. We All Face Challenges in Life Most of us will never have to face the kinds of challenges these people faced. Yet most of us will never achieve to the degree that these people have either. Unless we choose to. If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs, what can you do?
往昔岁月
阅读是人生的一种美好享受。阅读经典美文可以让学生的心灵得到滋润和净化,穿越时空与作者展开灵魂的交流,在不断提升的精神境界中让生命之树得以枝繁叶茂。我精心收集了高中英语短文,供大家欣赏学习!
The First Ball Games
最早的球类运动
The first interesting thing for sports use was the ball.
球是最早的有意思的体育用具。
In ancient Egypt, as in everywhere,
在古埃及,和其他地方一样,
throwing stones was a favorite children's game.
丢石块是孩子们最喜欢的游戏。
But a stone could hurt a child.
但是石块会伤到孩子。
Looking for something less dangerous to throw,
为了找到可以降低危险的玩具,
the people in Egypt made,perhaps,the first balls.
埃及人做出了第一个球
At first,balls were made of grass or leaves held together
起初,人们把草或树叶塞紧做成了球。
Later they made balls with animals' skin.
后来,他们用动物皮做球,
They put the pieces of animals' skin together with thread
他们用线把动物皮缝起来,
and put in some birds' feathers or grass.
再把鸟的羽毛或草塞进去。
This kind of ball was soft and not heavy.Everyone liked to play with it.
这种球又软又轻,人人都爱玩。
Although the people in Egypt liked fighting and wars,
尽管埃及人喜欢打架,征战,
they tried to save time for sports games.
但还是找时间参与体育游戏。
Before long they could play a lot of new ball games,each with its own rules.
不久他们能够玩很多新鲜的球类游戏,各个游戏有自己的规则。
Perhaps they thought
或许他们认为
the games were useful to help the young men run faster in wars.
这些游戏能使他们在战场上跑得更快。
Partying with Foreigners
与老外同乐
Partying is fun.But have you ever been invited to a party by a foreigner?
参加派对很有趣。可是,你曾被老外邀请去参加派对吗?
What should you wear?
你该穿什么样的衣服?
Should you bring anything?
你该带什么东西去吗?
If so,what?
如果要带的话,带什么?
Don't worry.
别担心。
Today we are going to give you some tips about partying with foreigners.
今天我们要给你一些提示,让你知道参加老外的派对时该怎么做。
First,you should ask if it is a formal or casual party.
首先,你得问清楚这是个正式的还是非正式的派对。
Then you will know what to wear.
那么你就知道该穿什么样的服装了。
It's as simple as that.
就是那么简单。
At a casual party, it is customary to bring a bottle of wine or some other refreshment.
若是非正式的派对,习惯上是要带瓶酒或其他点心。
It is not considered polite to bring someone along with you unless you first ask your host.
带某些未经邀请的人参加是不礼貌的,除非事先问过主人。
At more formal parties like birthdays,a small gift will be sufficient.
若是比较正式的派对,如生日派对等,送个小礼物就够了,
Giving money would cause some embarrassment.
送钱会令人尴尬。
Finally,never overstay your welcome.
最后要注意的是,千万别逗留过久而生厌。
When it's getting late,it's time to thank you host for a wonderful evening and say good night.
时候不早时,你就该向主人致谢并告诉你度过了一个美好的夜晚,然后说声晚安道别。
Valentine's Day
情人节
Valentine's Day is named for Saint Valentine,
瓦伦丁节(情人节)是为纪念圣.瓦伦丁而命名的。
an early Christian churchman who reportedly helped young lovers.
瓦伦丁是早期的一位基督教教士,传说曾经帮助过年轻的情侣们。
Valentine was executed for his Christian beliefs
瓦伦丁因信仰基督教被处死,
on February 14 more than 1700 years ago,
于1700多年前的2月14日。
but the day that has his name is even earlier than that.
但是情人节在他处死之前就以他的名字命名了。
More than 2000 years ago,the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers.
两千多年前,古罗马人为情侣们规定了一个节日。
As part of the celebration,
那天有一个活动是,
girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container
姑娘们把她们的名字写在纸片上,然后放在一个大匣子里。
Boys reached into the container and pulled one out.
小伙子从匣子里摸出一张纸片,
The girl whose name was written on the paper
名字写在那张纸上的姑娘,
became his lover of sweetheart for a year.
在一年内就是他的情人。
Lovers still put their names on pieces of paper
情人们至今仍将他们的名字写在纸片上,
and send each other Valentine's Day cards that tell of their love.
还相互寄送表达爱情的情人节卡片。
Sometimes they send gifts,like flowers or chocolate candy.
有时还寄赠礼物,如鲜花和巧克力糖片。
Americans usually send these gifts and cards through the mail system.
美国人通过邮政系统寄送这些礼物和卡片,
But some use another way to send this message.
但有些人也用另一种方式传达他们的爱意。
They have it printed in a newspaper.The cost is usually a few dollars.
他们把表达爱意的词句登在报纸上,费用只需几美元。
Some of these messages are simple and short:
有些词语很简短,如:
"Jane,I love you very much.Peter."
"简,我非常爱你。彼得。"
Others say more.This one for example:"Dan Roses are red, violets are blue.
有些则说得多些.例如:"丹,玫瑰是红的,紫罗兰是蓝的,
I hope you love me as much as I love you.Forever,Mary."
但愿你爱我像我爱你一样.永远爱你的玛丽。"
Most of the news- papers that print such messages are local,
登载这些爱情寄语的大多是当地报纸,
but one,USA Today,
但是一份叫<今日美国>的报纸
is sold throughout the United States and 90 other countries as well.
在美国各地及其他90个国家发行。
This means someone can send a Valentine messages to a lover
这意味着人们可以在情人节将爱情寄语传到情人那里,
in far away city or town almost anywhere in the world.
传到世界上任何一个遥远城镇。
These massages cost$80 and more.
而费用需要80美元或更多。
An employee of the USA Today
<今日美国>的一个雇员
says readers can have a small heart or rose
说,现在读者可以把一个小小的红心和玫瑰,
printed along with their messages nowadays.
印在爱情寄语旁。
Will this kind of Valentine's Day message reach the one you love?
你所钟爱的人能收到这样的爱情寄语吗?
Well,just make sure he or she reads the newspaper.
噢,你得肯定他或她是看这份报纸的。