初中英語(yǔ)美文欣賞

時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日ASimpleGesture不過(guò)舉手之勞之邯鄲勺丸創(chuàng)作時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日Markwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedthattheboyaheadofhimhadtrippedanddroppedallofthebookshewascarrying,alongwithtwosweaters,abaseballbat,agloveandasmalltaperecorder.Markkneltdownandhelpedtheboypickupthescatteredarticles.一天下學(xué)后,馬克正走在回家的路上,忽然看到前面的小男孩絆倒了,他帶的東西撒了一地,此中有好多書(shū)、兩件羊毛衫、一個(gè)棒球拍、一只手套,還有一個(gè)小型錄音機(jī).看到這類(lèi)場(chǎng)景,馬克不由蹲下身,幫忙男孩撿拾起來(lái).Sincetheyweregoingthesameway,hehelpedtocarrypartoftheburden.AstheywalkedMarkdiscoveredthattheboy'snamewasBill,thathelovedvideogames,baseballandhistory,thathewashavingalotoftroublewithhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfriend.因?yàn)樗麄兺?馬克便幫男孩拿著一些東西.他們邊走邊聊.馬克了解到男孩名叫比爾,他喜愛(ài)玩電腦游戲,喜愛(ài)打棒球；他很喜愛(ài)歷史課,但其余科目卻學(xué)得亂七八糟.馬克還認(rèn)識(shí)到他剛跟女朋友分了手.TheyarrivedatBill'shomefirstandMarkwasinvitedinforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassed時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日pleasantlywithafewlaughsandsomesharedsmalltalk,thenMarkwenthome.Theycontinuedtoseeeachotheraroundschool,hadlunchtogetheronceortwice,thenbothgraduatedfromjuniorhighschool.Theyendedupinthesamehighschoolwheretheyhadbriefcontactsovertheyears.Finallythelongawaitedsenioryearcame,andthreeweeksbeforegraduation,BillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.他們先是到了比爾的家里,比爾邀請(qǐng)馬克喝可樂(lè),并一同看電視.那個(gè)下午過(guò)得非?？鞓?lè),他們溝通見(jiàn)解,還不時(shí)時(shí)地暢懷大笑.而后,馬克回家了.此后此后,他們持續(xù)來(lái)往,在學(xué)校周邊相見(jiàn),一同吃過(guò)一兩次午飯,并一同初中結(jié)業(yè).此后,他們升入同一所高中,并一直堅(jiān)持著簡(jiǎn)潔的接觸.最后,終于盼到中學(xué)快要結(jié)束了.就在結(jié)業(yè)前的第三周,比爾問(wèn)馬克,他們能否能夠談一談.Billremindedhimofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.“DoyoueverwonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?”askedBill.“Yousee,IcleanedoutmylockerbecauseIdidn'twanttoleaveamessforanyoneelse.Ihadstoredawaysomeofmymother'ssleepingpillsandIwasgoinghometocommitsuicide.Butafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughing,IrealizedthatifIhadkilledmyself,Iwouldhavemissedthattimeandsomanyothersthatmightfollow.Soyousee,Mark,whenyoupickedupmybooks時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日thatday,youdidalotmore.Yousavedmylife.”比爾提到了多年前他們第一次相遇的那一天.“你有沒(méi)有想過(guò)為什么那一天我會(huì)帶著那么多東西回家？”比爾問(wèn)道.“事實(shí)是,那一天我把自己的櫥柜所有清理干凈了,因?yàn)槲也幌虢o任何人制造烏七八糟的場(chǎng)面.我存下了媽媽吃的好多安息藥,本想回家自殺.但是當(dāng)跟你呆在一同又說(shuō)又笑的時(shí)候,我意識(shí)到假如我自殺了,我就會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)那些快樂(lè)的光陰,也就賞識(shí)不到此后隨之而來(lái)的很多其余的美好光陰了.因此,馬克,你看,那一天你幫我撿書(shū)的時(shí)候,你不不過(guò)在幫我撿書(shū),實(shí)質(zhì)上還為我做了好多.你挽救了我的生命.”Everylittlehello,everylittlesmile,everyhelpinghandsavesahurtingheart.TheresamiraclecalledFriendshipthatdwellsintheheart.Friendsareaveryrarejewel,indeed.Theymakeyousmileandencourageyoutosucceed.Theylendanear,theyshareawordofpraise,andtheyalwayswanttoopentheirhearttous.Showyourfriendshowmuchyoucare...每一句小小的問(wèn)候,每一個(gè)淺淺的笑臉,每一只救助之手,都會(huì)挽救一個(gè)傷痛的心靈.友情常駐心間會(huì)鑄就奇觀(guān),朋友的確是稀世瑰寶.他們帶給你歡笑,煽動(dòng)鼓勵(lì)你成功.他們會(huì)聆聽(tīng)我們的心聲,與我們分享每一個(gè)贊譽(yù),老是與我們坦誠(chéng)相待.必定要讓你的朋友知道你有多么在意他們陽(yáng)光的聲音時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日老師破天荒安插了一篇自由作文.Theteacherdeliveredafreewritingamazingly.孩子高興極了,想：終于能夠解脫厭煩的命題作文,寫(xiě)寫(xiě)自己內(nèi)心的東西了.Thechildwassohappybythinkingthathecanfinallywriteabouthisthoughtinhisinnerheartinsteadofthethesiswriting.他躺在柔嫩的草地上,陽(yáng)光暖暖地照著,想啊想,而后一躍而起,一篇很滿(mǎn)意,甚至是很喜悅的文章便呼之欲出——《陽(yáng)光的聲音》.Lyingonthesoftgrasslandwiththesunshinesprinklingoverhisbodywarmly,hejumpedupafterthinkingandcomposedasatisfactoryarticle------TheSoundoftheSun.孩子滿(mǎn)懷信心地把作文交了上去,而后墮入了無(wú)盡的期望.Theboyhandedinthecompositionwithhisfulfilledconfidence,andthen,hemettheendlesswaiting.作文本發(fā)下來(lái)了.Atlast,thepaperwasreturned.春暖花開(kāi)的日子里,孩子竟不由得打了一個(gè)寒戰(zhàn).Afterseeingtheresult,theboywastrembledinthebloomyspringdays.老師在作文后邊批了一個(gè)大大的“差”字.Theteachergavehima“poor”inthelastastheevaluation..時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日老師說(shuō)：“可笑！陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢？！此后不再克不及這樣寫(xiě)了,要扣分的！”孩子感覺(jué)很委屈,也很悲傷.Theteachersaid,“Howamuseyouare!Howcanthesunmakeanynoise?!Youarenotallowedtowritethecompositioninthiswayanymore..Themarksyougetwillbeverylowinthisway.那個(gè)“差”字像一個(gè)舞爪張牙的魔鬼,不時(shí)出此刻他的夢(mèng)里.The‘poor’evaluationislikeaclewingdevils,whichwillappearinhisdreamssometimes.幾年此后,老師仍是老師,孩子仍是學(xué)生.只可是孩子長(zhǎng)大了一些,成了老師家長(zhǎng)眼中公認(rèn)的好孩子,不再會(huì)想一些不著邊緣的事,說(shuō)一些無(wú)緣無(wú)故的話(huà)了.Severalyearspassed,theteacherisstillwhoheis,andthestudentishimselfthesamebutgrowsolder.Meanwhile,hehasbeenregardedasagoodboywhowillnottalkabouttheill-advisedthingsorsaythestrangewords.一天的閱讀賞識(shí)課,老師解說(shuō)的一位有名作家的文章里有一句：我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了陽(yáng)光的聲音.老師滔滔不停地闡發(fā)著這句話(huà)多么的優(yōu)美,多么的富裕真理,可孩子一句也聽(tīng)不進(jìn)去.Butonedayinanreadingappreciationcourse,theteacher時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日interpretedthesentence“Ihaveheardthecallofthesun”writtenbyafamousauthor.Histeacherspoutedhowgracefulthissentencewas,andhowsensibleitwas,buthecanhardlyfocushimselfonevenawordofit.孩子望了一眼窗外刺目的陽(yáng)光,想：陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢？想到這,他冷冷地笑了.Then,theboyfacedthedazzlingsunshinethinkingthat:howcanthesunmakethesound?Andthen,hemadeasmilecoldly."Youaretheonlyonewhocanmakeyouhappy."Wehaveallheardthatsomanytimesinourlives.Therearetimesitisaprettytoughpilltoswallow.Inreality,thepeoplethatsurroundyouhaveahugeimpactonyourcurrentmood.Whenyourchildrenaregrumpyinthemorning,youfindanicepilethedogleftyouovernight,youhittheroadandthetrafficwon’tallowyouyournormalspeed,thenwhenyougettoworkandyourco-workercalledinsick...theseareallthingsthatmightcontributetoyouroverallHappinessoftheday.However,moodsandtemporaryemotionsarenotthesameashappiness.Happinessexistswhenyoulookattheoverallpictureofyourlifeandyousmile,thatishappiness.Youknowthosetimeswhenyoucan’twaitforyourchildrento時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日gotobed,thenlateryoucheckonthekidsandyoualmostcrybecausetheylookexactlylikeangels...YOURANGELS,sleepingsosweetlyandsoundly.Youcanhardlyrememberatimeofirritationwiththem.ThatisHappiness.Aslifeprogressesandchanges,werealizethatwhoweare,(whatmakesus,us)...thatiswhatweareresponsiblefor.Weknowthatimmediategratificationorirritationonlypacifiesordeterioratesouremotionalstimulishortterm.Ourglobalviewofhowweseeourselvesdeterminesourstateofmind.OurstateofminddeterminesourHappiness.So,howdowetakecontrolofouremotionsandfindthepathofHappiness?Thisseemstobethemilliondollarquestion.Therearetonsofbooksonorrelatedtothesubject.Youcouldreadandpracticeuntilyouarecompletelyconfused.Or,wecouldspendtherestofourlifeintrospectivelyevaluatingwhatmakesushappy.Whichmighttakemoretimeandenergyandactuallyfrustrateusmore.Howaboutthis?Whatifwelookedatourselvesanddecidedwhatwelikedanddidn’tlikeandsetaboutmakingchanges.Itdoesn’thavetobemajoralterations.Maybeyouaretiredofyourhousebutcan’taffordtomove.Trypaintingthelivingroomorbuyingflowerstosetonthekitchentable.時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日Ifyouhaven’thadavacationforawhileandjustcan’taffordtotakethatcruise,gocampinginstead.Maybetheissuesaremorepersonalorinternal.Doyougetmadtooeasily?Learnyogaormeditation.Areyouhavingmaritalproblems?Visitacounselor.Arethekidshavingdisciplineissues?Determinethemajorissues,establishguidelinesonhowyouaregoingtocorrecttheproblemandsticktoit.Youmaybesaying,’Sure,thatsoundssoeasybut...’Ofcourseitsoundseasy.Problemsarealwayseasiertotalkaboutthantotaketheobviousactionstofixthem.But,forthemostpart,thingsareasdifficultoraseasyaswedeterminethemtobe.Sometimeswejustmakethingsharderthannecessary.IfyourunHappinessstemsfromasituationbeyondyourcontrolthenfindotherwaystocompensate.If,forexample,moneyissotightandnoapparentwindfalliscomingyourwayanytimesoon,findinexpensiveentertainment.Backyardballgames,picnicsinthepark,movienightwithpopcornandsnacksinyourbedroomareafewalternativestoanexpensivenightout.Iftheissuesaremoreseriousandyoufeelpowerless,thatisthetimetoseekprofessionalhelp.時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日Otherwise,lookinthemirrorandbeglad.Ifyoudon’tlikewhatyousee,changeit.Makethesolutionthatsimple!“你是獨(dú)一一個(gè)能夠讓自己幸福的人.”我們老是聽(tīng)到有人說(shuō)我們還有好多的時(shí)間.那些時(shí)間就像在吞咽一顆苦澀的藥片讓人無(wú)奈.事實(shí)上,你圍繞在你四周的人會(huì)對(duì)你的心情會(huì)有相當(dāng)大的影響.比如,清晨你的孩子很不聽(tīng)話(huà),一夜事后你的夠給你留下一堆特別的東西,你撞到墻上而后交通又限制你正常速度,當(dāng)你開(kāi)始任務(wù)時(shí)你的同事打電話(huà)說(shuō)他身體不適等等,這些事情都將會(huì)影響你一成天的幸福感覺(jué).但是,心情和臨時(shí)的感情都是不克不及和幸福相提并論的.幸福存在于你看到你生活的整個(gè)畫(huà)面時(shí),你面帶淺笑.是的,這才是幸福.你知道的,你沒(méi)能等到你孩子去睡覺(jué),但是當(dāng)去檢查他們睡得能否安好時(shí),你幾乎能哭泣,因?yàn)樗麄兯檬沁@樣的甜美,就像是天使你的天使.你仿佛不記得他們?cè)凶屔鷼獾臅r(shí)候了.這才是幸福.跟著生活的更改和提升,我們開(kāi)始認(rèn)識(shí)到我們是誰(shuí),（是什么早就了此刻的我們,我們）我們的責(zé)任是什么.我們知道一時(shí)的滿(mǎn)足和煩惱不過(guò)使我們使情緒獲取短暫撫慰或好轉(zhuǎn).我們對(duì)我們自己的整體見(jiàn)解才會(huì)決定我們精神狀態(tài),而我們的精神狀態(tài)又決定我們的幸福.于是,我們要如何來(lái)控制我們的情緒,從而發(fā)明通往幸福的捷徑呢？這仿佛是一個(gè)價(jià)值千金的問(wèn)題.已經(jīng)有成噸重的書(shū)對(duì)這個(gè)主時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日題進(jìn)行了闡述或波及.你能夠讀讀這些書(shū)并依此付諸實(shí)踐,知道你完好迷惑；或許,我們能夠用我們余下的時(shí)間來(lái)反省和評(píng)估是什么讓我們幸福.這些可能據(jù)有我們更多的時(shí)間和精力和帶給我們更多的挫敗.那么假如我們這樣做呢？我們假如先自我審察一番,而后決定什么是我們喜愛(ài)的,什么是我們不喜愛(ài)的,接著開(kāi)始變動(dòng).沒(méi)有需要必定是大的更改.比如,可能你已經(jīng)厭煩了你此刻的房屋,但是你又沒(méi)有錢(qián)新買(mǎi)房搬場(chǎng).那么你能夠試著給你的房間刷上新的油漆,或者買(mǎi)一些花放到你的餐桌上.可能你沒(méi)有一個(gè)完好的長(zhǎng)假去做長(zhǎng)途旅游,那么你能夠測(cè)試考試去露營(yíng).這些話(huà)題可能太集體化或許內(nèi)心化.你太簡(jiǎn)單生氣嗎？那就學(xué)習(xí)瑜伽或許測(cè)試考試深思吧！你有婚姻問(wèn)題嗎？那就去咨詢(xún)一下婚姻顧問(wèn)吧！你的孩子存在一些紀(jì)律問(wèn)題嗎？那你能夠找出主要問(wèn)題,而后列出你打算改正這個(gè)問(wèn)題的大綱并鍥而不舍.你可能會(huì)說(shuō),“是的,這些聽(tīng)起來(lái)很簡(jiǎn)單,但是”這聽(tīng)起來(lái)自然簡(jiǎn)單.討論問(wèn)題老是比付諸行動(dòng)去解決問(wèn)題要簡(jiǎn)單的多.但是,問(wèn)題是困難的仍是簡(jiǎn)單的全憑我們解決的信心的大小.有時(shí)我們可能把問(wèn)題錯(cuò)亂化了.假如你不幸福的原由是根源于一種你沒(méi)法控制的情況,那你能夠找尋其余方法來(lái)加以填補(bǔ).比如,假如你生活窘迫而且不太有可能會(huì)忽然大發(fā)橫財(cái),那就找比較低價(jià)的娛樂(lè)方法.比方,后院足球,公園野餐,看電影吃爆米花或許在寢室享受零食,做一些選擇來(lái)期時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日待一次昂貴的出門(mén).假如問(wèn)題比較嚴(yán)重而你有感覺(jué)無(wú)力,這時(shí)你就應(yīng)當(dāng)向?qū)I(yè)人士來(lái)追求幫忙.但是,看著鏡子中的你很快樂(lè).假如你不喜愛(ài)你所看到的,那就變動(dòng)它.解決的方法很簡(jiǎn)單.英語(yǔ)美文賞析：呼喊自由的鸚鵡Aman,agreatman,afighterforfreedomwastravelinginagoldencage,continuallyrepeating“Freedom!Freedom!”.Anditwassuchaplacethatwhentheparrotrepeatedtheword“Freedom!”itwouldgoonechoinginthevalleys,inthemountains.一集體,一個(gè)了不起的人,一個(gè)為了自由而戰(zhàn)的斗士,正在山巒間穿行.今夜他留在一個(gè)大酒店里留宿.酒店里有一個(gè)金鳥(niǎo)籠,里面有一只美麗的鸚鵡在不停地屢次呼叫著“自由！自由！”,這讓他很震撼.那邊是這樣的一種地方,當(dāng)這只鸚鵡不停地屢次呼叫“自由！”的時(shí)候,這個(gè)詞便會(huì)在山巒間、在幽谷中久久回蕩.Themanthought:“Ihaveseenmanyparrots,andIhavethoughttheymustwanttobefreefromthosecagesbutIhaveneverseensuchaparrotwhosewholeday,fromthemorningtotheeveningwhenhegoestosleep,isspentincallingoutforfreedom.”Hehadanidea.Inthemiddleof時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日thenight,whentheownerwasfastasleep,hegotupandopenedthedoorofthecage.Hewhisperedtotheparrot,“Nowgetout.”這集體想：“我看到過(guò)好多鸚鵡,也曾想過(guò)他們必定想從這些籠子里飛出去獲取自由但是,我從沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)這樣的鸚鵡,從早到晚,直到入眠,一成天都在呼叫著自由.”他有了一個(gè)想法午夜,當(dāng)?shù)陽(yáng)|酣睡的時(shí)候,他靜靜起身,翻開(kāi)了鳥(niǎo)籠門(mén),小聲地對(duì)鸚鵡說(shuō)：“此刻,出去吧.”Buthewasverysurprisedthattheparrotwasclingingtothebarsofthecage.Hesaidtohimagainandagain,“Haveyouforgottenaboutfreedom?Justgetout!Thedoorisopenandtheownerisfastasleep;nobodywilleverknow.Youjustflyintothesky;thewholeskyisyours.”但是令他驚訝的是這只鸚鵡竟抓著鳥(niǎo)籠的橫木不放.他對(duì)它一遍又一遍地說(shuō)：“你忘了自由了嗎？快出去！門(mén)開(kāi)著,店?yáng)|酣睡著,沒(méi)有人會(huì)看到.你只需飛向天空,整片天空就是你的了.”Buttheparrotwasclingingsodeeply,sohard,thatthemansaid,“Whatisthematter?Areyoumad?”Hetriedtotaketheparrotoutwithhisownhands,buttheparrotstartedpeckingathim,andatthesametimehewasshouting,“Freedom!Freedom!”Thevalleysinthenightechoedandre-echoed,butthemanwasalsostubborn；hewasafreedom時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日時(shí)間：二O二一年七月二十九日f(shuō)ighter.但是鸚鵡仍舊緊緊地使勁抓著橫木不放,于是他說(shuō)：“怎么了？你瘋了嗎？”他試圖用手把鸚鵡弄出來(lái),但是鸚鵡卻開(kāi)始啄他,同時(shí)大叫：“自由！自由！”深夜的山谷里蕩起了一聲又一聲的回音,但是這集體也同樣地固執(zhí),誰(shuí)讓他是個(gè)自由之士呢.Hepulledtheparrotoutandthrewhimintothesky;andhewasverysatisfied,althoughhishandwashurt.Theparrothadattackedhimasforcefullyashecould,butthemanwasimmenselysatisfiedthathehadmadeasoulfree.Hewenttosleep.他把鸚鵡拽出來(lái),扔向空中.他很滿(mǎn)意,只管他的手受傷了.雖然鸚鵡全力地進(jìn)犯他,但是他卻稱(chēng)心如意,因?yàn)樗沟靡粋€(gè)靈魂自由了.他便回去持續(xù)睡他的覺(jué).Inthemorning,asthemanwaswakingup,heheardtheparrotshouting,“Freedom!Freedom!”Hethoughtperhapsthe