农夫三下乡
对于大部分的中国学生来说,由于语言环境的缺乏,阅读是他们接触英语的主要途径。我整理了关于英语美文摘抄，欢迎阅读!
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
一天，一个豪门之家的父亲带着儿子去乡村游玩，他的首要目的是让儿子看看那里人们的生活是多么的贫穷。他们待了几天，晚上就住在农场上的一个赤贫之家。
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
在他们的返程途中，父亲问儿子;“旅程结束有什么感想?”
"It was great, Dad."
“感觉不错呢，爸爸。”
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
“你看到穷人们是怎么生活了吧?”父亲问道
"Oh yeah," said the son.
“当然”儿子答道
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
“那你说说，你从中学到了什么?”父亲说道。
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
儿子回答： “我们家有一条狗，而他们有四条，我们的泳池的边界到花园的一半，他们的溪流没有尽头。我们花园里有进口的灯笼，他们晚上能看到满天的繁星。
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
我们的露台只到前院，地平线之前都是他们的地盘。我们只居住在一小块地方，他们的土地在目力所及之外。我们有佣人服务我们，而他们服务他人。我们的食物要买，他们的自己种。我们要靠墙来保护自己的财产，他们有自己的朋友。”
The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
父亲无言以对，随后儿子补充说：“谢谢爸爸让我体会到我们是多么的贫穷。”
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
所以看待事物的角度也是一个非常有意思的事情。这不禁让人想：如果每件事情我们都心存感恩，而不是觊觎更多，那收获是不是会有大不同?
Many of you fail to seek your purpose in life and you should. You dream and then follow it up with a list of all the reasons why the dream is unachievable. You fill your life with excuses and "I can't." Many great companies were conceived from a dream, nurtured in a garage or basement and grew to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Why not you? Why not your dream? The only true limits you experience in life are those you create or those you allow others to impose upon you. If you can dream it, you can do it!
你们许多人在一生中或许会有找不到人生目标的时候，这很正常。你追求自己的梦，跟着出现一大堆告诉你这梦不可能实现的理由。你开始为自己的人生找各种借口，告诉自己“我不行。” 很多大公司都是由一个梦演变而来，从车库或地下室里发展成为纽约交易所的上市公司。为什么不是你?为什么不是你的梦?你在人生路上所遇到的那些障碍都是你自己设置的，要么就是你让他人施加在你身上的。梦想还是要有的，万一实现了呢!
Dreaming is the easy part. Acting on the dream is harder. Recognize that a dream is a journey. On the simplest level, it takes commitment,time,desire, and courage. But rarely is something great easily realized. Dreaming is recognizing and embracing the potential for greatness and seeking it in all areas of your life. Believe in your dreams and your ability to accomplish them. Keep your dreams in front of you. I'm here to challange you to reach for your dream. Do not be afraid to dream. Never forget, if you can dream it, you can do it!
做梦很容易，为梦而行才难。要知道，一个梦就是一段旅程。最简单地说，这梦需要你做出承诺，付出时间，坚定渴望，以及拥有勇气。道理很简单，却很少有人懂。梦就是要你意识到并拥抱生活中所有可能的美好。相信你的梦，相信自己能实现它。让它带领你。不要忘记，梦想还是要有的，万一实现了呢!
I have a Rewards Card for Showcase Cinema that allows me to earn rewards points with each purchase that I make at the theatre and periodically provides me with a free popcorn, soda or movie ticket coupon. I had recently accumulated enough rewards points to obtain a coupon for a free popcorn.
我有一张Shwocase电影院的积分卡，每次消费都会积点，然后定期给我提供免费的爆米花，汽水，和电影优惠券，最近我的积分可以换免费的爆米花了。
Standing in the movie theatre ticket line on Saturday, I noticed just ahead of me, a father with his 2 small boys also waiting to buy their tickets for the Matinee Movie. Knowing that movies can be quite expensive for families nowadays, I tapped the Dad on the shoulder and asked, ‘I have a coupon for free popcorn and don’t plan to use it, would you like it for one of your boys?’ He said, ‘Yeah, sure. That’s great! Thanks!’ and took the coupon.
周六，我正在排队买电影票，注意到有一个父亲带着两个孩子就排在我的前面，准备看日场电影，如今在电影上的花销对于一个家庭来说也是有点小贵。于是我拍了下那位父亲的肩膀，问道：“我正好有一张爆米花的免费优惠券，我不打算用了，要不你给其中一个小朋友来一份吧。”父亲答道，“好的，太棒了，谢谢你!”说着手下了优惠券。
A few minutes later, after they had purchased their tickets, one of his small sons who appeared to be about 9 or 10 years old, walked up to me and silently held out a shiny penny to show me. I took it and said, ‘Wow that’s cool! It’s really shiny!’ He quietly replied, ‘It’s a 2011’. As I handed it back to him. He pushed the penny towards me once again and quietly said, ‘You can keep it’. Showing my gratitude, I replied, ‘Wow that’s awesome, thank you very much” and asked, ‘Where did you get it!’ and he said quite softly, ‘I found it in my Dad’s car’. I said, ‘Oh that’s cool, thanks! He smiled, quietly turned and walked back to his Dad who returned my smile with a knowing smile of his own. It’s the small special moments like that that can make an ordinary day, special.
几分钟以后，他们都买好了票，其中的一个小男孩，看起来大概9到10岁的样子，向我走来，然后默默地拿出一美分给我看。我拿过来看着说道：“这个好酷，而且它看起来很闪。”“它是2011年生产的”小男孩答道，接着我就把硬币还给了他。他又把硬币递过来说：“你可以收下它”。为了表示我的感激我说道：“这枚硬币太棒了，非常感谢!你是从哪里找到的?”“是从我爸爸的车里”他轻声说道。“很不错呢，谢谢”他笑了，然后转身朝着他爸爸走去，只见他爸爸也报以微笑，好似他知道事情的始末。这个美好特别的一刻，让平凡无奇的一天变得有意义。
基督城里
有很多英语学习者喜欢背诵这些美文以提高自己的英语水平,如果英语学习者能够清晰的把握美文的衔接手段,则他们的背诵则会事半功倍。我整理了经典的优秀英语美文，欢迎阅读!
Bosom Friend’s Day is a new festival proposed by some female writers and hosts to appreciate the bosom friend who quietly support you. On that day, friends will gather together to celebrate their own festival, and also they will do something meaningful to show their appreciation to each other.
闺蜜日是由一些女作家提出来的一个新的节日。这个节日是来感激那些默默支持你的闺蜜。在那天，朋友们会聚在一起来庆祝他们自己的节日，他们也会做一些事情来表达他们对彼此的感激。
Bosom friend is neither your lover nor your families, but she perhaps is the one who knows you most and you almost have no secrets in front of her. This is not because she inquires about your staffs, instead you are likely to tell her everything you experience, no matter the happiness or sadness.
闺蜜既不是你的爱人也不是你的家人，但是她却可能是那个最懂你的人，而你在她的面前也是几乎没有任何秘密的。这并不是因为她询问关于你的事情，而是你可能会告诉她你经历的所有事情，不管那些事情是开心的还是伤心的。
Bosom friend is also the one who cares you most among all your friends. When you are happy, she is really happy for you and when you are sad, she may be sadder than you. She is never afraid to tell her real thoughts to you because she believes that the friendship between you and her is strong enough and do not need to beat around the bush. As a result, she may be the only one that can directly points out your mistakes.
闺蜜也是在你所以朋友当中最关心你的那一个人。当你开心时她会真心的为你感到开心，当你伤心时，她可能会比你更伤心。她从不会害怕告诉你她的真实想法，因为他相信你和她之间的友谊足够强大而不需要拐弯抹角。因此，她可能是唯一一个可以直接指出你的错误的人。
To a certain extent, bosom friend is your soul mate and part of you rather than a friend of you.
在某种程度上，闺蜜是你的心灵伴侣，是你的一部分而不是你的朋友。
Last, thank you for your company and what you did for me, my bosom friend.
最后，谢谢你的陪伴和你为我所做的，我的闺蜜
If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Don't leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way. Always believe that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and doubt. Turn your "worry hours" into "productive hours". Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in. You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world.
如果你觉得心有余力不足，觉得缺乏前进的动力，有时候你只需要改变思维的角度。试着训练自己的思想朝好的一面看，这样你就会汲取实现目标的动力，而不会因为消极沉沦停滞不前。一旦变换看问题的角度，你的生活会豁然开朗，幸福快乐会接踵而来。别交出掌握命运的主动权，也别指望局面会不可思议的好转。你必须与内心希望与热情步调一致。建立自信，敢于与困难短兵相接，而非绕道而行。记住，力量不是驾驭局势的法宝，无坚不摧的能力才是最重要的。请坚信，美好的降临并非不可能，失误也许是成功的前奏。将惶恐化作信任，学会超越担忧和疑虑。让“诚惶诚恐”的时光变得“富有成效”。不要挥霍浪费精力，将它投到有意义的事情中去。当你下意识品尝生命的欢愉时，美好就会出现。当你积极地看待生活，并以此作为你的日常准则时，你就会找到快乐的真谛。
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!
在一生有多少这样的时刻：我们对一个人朝思暮想，只想一把把他们从梦中拉出来，真切的拥抱一回!
When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
一扇通往幸福的门关闭了，另一扇幸福之门打开了，可有多少次啊，我们徘徊在那扇关闭的门前，却忽略了那扇早已为我们开启的新的幸福之门。
Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
不要以貌取人，外貌可能会欺骗你;不要追逐财富，财富会消失的。去寻找那个让你笑口常开的人吧，一个微笑就可以使暗淡的日子豁然开朗。去追寻那个令你心灵愉悦的人吧!
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
做你想做的梦，去你想去的地方，成为你想成为的人，因为你只有一次生命和一次机会去做你想做的事情。
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
愿幸福与你永伴，使你亲切可爱;愿你历经磨难，使你坚韧不拔;愿你痛彻心肺，使你通情达理，愿你充满希望，使你幸福快乐。
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
世界上最幸福的人并不一定拥有最好的东西，他们只是最充分利用、珍惜了他们生命中的一切。
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
爱始于微笑，育于亲吻，终于流泪。
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
五彩缤纷的明天常常建立在对过去的遗忘之上。只有对过去的失败和伤痛不再耿耿于怀，生活才会变得更加美好。
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
当你呱呱落地、啼哭不已时，周围的人却笑逐颜开;要认真的生活，只有这样，当你走到生命的尽头时，你才会含笑而眠，而周围的人却痛哭不已。
