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引导学生走近美文,使他们成为美文的崇拜者和得益者,听取 哇 声一片,这正是我们教者的责任,也是当代教育所期待的。我整理了高中优秀英语美文，欢迎阅读!
林肯盖茨堡演讲词
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation,
八十七年前，我们的祖先在这块大陆上建立了个新国家，
conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
这个国家是以自由为理念，并致力于人生而平等的主张。
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation，or any nation so conceived and so dedicated，can long endure.
现在我们投身于这场伟大的内战。这个内战在考验这个新国家或是任何一个有相同理念、致力于相同主张的国家能否长久存在。
We are met on a great battlefield of that war.
我们相会于这场战争的伟大战场上。
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.
我们来到这里，将这战场上的小块土地奉献给那些为国家生存而捐躯的人，以作为他们最后安息之地。
It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
我们这样做是十分适当的，也是应该的。
But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground.
但就广义而言，我们却无法奉献这块土地，无法把这块土地变得神圣，
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
因为在此奋战过的勇者，不论是生是死，都已经将这块土地变得如此神圣，以致我们薄弱的力量实不能再对它有所扬抑。
The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
我们现在在这里所说的话，世人是不太注意的，过不久都会忘记，但这些勇者在此曾有的表现世人将水远铭记在心。
It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.
我们活着的人，应该在这块土地上献身于那些曾被努力推进却尚未完成的工作。
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us:
我们实在应该献身于这些勇者所遗留给我们的眼前这个伟大任务:
that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion;
这些光荣过世的先烈们曾为国家大业奉献到底，而我们则应秉承他们的奉献精神，更加全力以赴;
that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain;
我们决意不计这些先烈白白牺牲;
that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom;
在上帝的庇佑之下，自由将在我国重生，
and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
而这个民有、民治、民享的政府将永存于世。
自制
Self-control is essential to happiness and usefulness.
自制是快乐及有为不可或缺的部分。
It is the master of all the virtues, and has its root in self-respect.
它主宰所有的美德，并扎根于自尊。
Let a man yield to his impulses and passions, and from that moment he gives up his moralfreedom.
一个人若受到冲动、感情用事支配的话，从那一刻起他便放弃了他的道德自由。
It is the self-discipline of a man that enables him to pursue success with superior diligenceand sobriety.
自律使人能够更加勤奋、更加冷静地来追求成功。
Many of the great characters in history illustrate this trait.
历史上许多伟人都展现了这样的特质。
In ordinary life the application is the same.
自律亦可同样运用在日常生活中。
He who would lead must first command himself.
欲领导他人的人必须先统御自己。
The time of test is when everybody is excited or angry, then the well一balanced mind comes tothe front.
每个人激动生气时，便是考验的时刻，这时心平气和的人便会出头了。
There is a very special demand for the cultivation of this trait at present.
目前最需要培养这种特质了。
The young men who rush into business with no good education or drill will do poor andfeverish work.
没有受过良好的教育或磨练便匆匆投入商场的小伙子，做起事来一定是差劲而毛躁。
Endurance is a much better test of character than act of heroism.
忍耐要比逞英雄更能考验品德。
A fair amount of self-examination is good，Self-knowledge is a preface to self-control.
适度的自我检讨很不错。若有自知之明方能自制。
Too much self-inspection leads to morbidness; too little conducts to careless and hastyaction.
不过过度的自我检讨会成为病态，检讨不足则又导致行事粗心草率。
There are two things which will surely strengthen our self-control.
有两件事肯定会增强我们的自制力。
One is attention to conscience; the other is a spirit of good will.
其一是注重良知，其二是心怀善意。
The man who would succeed in any great undertaking must hold all his faculties under perfectcontrol;
若要实现任何伟大的抱负获得成功就必须妥善掌控自己的才能;
they must be disciplined and drilled until they quickly and cheerfully obey the will.
他必须要先加以约束、磨练这些才能，它们方能迅速而又愉快地服从他的心意。
青春
Youth is not just a stage of life; it is a state of mind.
青春不只是人生的一个阶段;它是一种心境。
It is not a matter of rosy cheeks，red lips and supple knees;
它不是指红润的脸颊、红色的嘴唇和柔软弯曲的膝盖;
it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination，a vigor of the emotions.
而是指意志力、丰富的想象力、充沛的感情。
It is the freshness of the deep spring of life.
它是生命深泉之清新。
Youth means the predominance over of courage over timidity, of adventure over the love ofease.
青春意味着勇气胜过胆怯，冒险犯难胜过贪图安逸。
This often exists in a man of sixty more than in a boy of twenty.
六十岁的人往往要比二十岁的小伙子更持有这种精神。
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years.
没有人只因活了若干年而变老。
We grow old by deserting our ideals.
我们变老是因为我们抛弃了自己的理想。
Years may wrinkle the skin，but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
岁月可以使皮肤产生皱纹，但是放弃热诚则会消蚀灵魂。
Worry，doubt，self-distrust，fear and despair - these bow the head and turn the growingspirit back to dust.
忧虑、怀疑、缺乏自信、恐惧和绝望—这些都会让我们垂头丧气，而且会让成长的精神化为乌有。
Whether sixty or sixteen，there is in every numan being's heart the love of wonder,
每个人不管是六十岁或是十六岁，心中都有一股好奇心，
the sweet amazement of the stars and the starlike things, the undaunted challenge ofevents，
对星星及星状的东西会产生一种欢喜之情，不畏任何挑战，
the unfailing childlike appetite for what-next and the joy of the game of living.
对未知的事物有着一种像孩子般永不冷却的热望，以及游戏人生的喜悦之情。
You are as young as your faith，as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence,
你有信心、自信和希望时，就会年轻;
as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
而你若怀疑、恐惧和绝望时，就会衰老。
北冰洋的海豚
阅读经典美文可以丰富学生的知识,巩固学习成果;可以提高学生的阅读能力和写作能力;可以学生的审美能力和陶冶情操。我分享高中优秀英语美文，希望可以帮助大家!高中优秀英语美文：Relationship that Lasts If somebody tells you, "I'll love you for ever," will you believe it? I don't think there's any reason not to. We are ready to believe such commitment at the moment, whatever change may happen afterwards. As for the belief in an everlasting love, that's another thing. Then you may be asked whether there is such a thing as an everlasting love. I'd answer I believe in it. But an everlasting love is not immutable(不变的). You may unswervingly love or be loved by a person. But love will change its composition with the passage of time. It will not remain the same. In the course of your growth and as a result of your increased experience, love will become something different to you. In the beginning you believed a fervent love for a person could last indefinitely. By and by, however, "fervent" gave way to "prosaic(平凡的)" . Precisely because of this change it became possible for love to last. then what was meant by an everlasting love would eventually end up in a sort of interdependence. We used to insist on the difference between love and liking. The former seemed much more beautiful than the latter. One day, however, it turns out there's really no need to make such difference. Liking is actually a sort of love. By the same token, the everlasting interdependence is actually an everlasting love. I wish I could believe there was somebody who would love me for ever. That's, as we all know, too romantic to be true. Instead, it will more often than not be a case of lasting relationship. 高中优秀英语美文：为什么你会爱上你的爱人? Have you ever known a married couple that just didn't seem as though they should fit together -- yet they are both happy in the marriage, and you can't figure out why? I know of one couple: He is a burly ex-athlete who, in addition to being a successful salesman, coaches Little League, is active in his Rotary Club and plays golf every Saturday with friends. Meanwhile, his wife is petite(娇小的), quiet and a complete Homebody(喜欢在家消遣的男人). She doesn't even like to go out to dinner. What mysterious force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally desirable to any unbiased observer? Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate, one of the most telling, according to John Money, professor emeritus of medical psychology and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, is what he calls our "love map" -- a group of messages encoded in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes. It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, and body build. It also records the kind of personality that appeals to us, whether it's the warm and friendly type or the strong, silent type. In short, we fall for and pursue those people who most clearly fit our love map. And this love map is largely determined in childhood. By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has already begun to float around in our brains. When I lecture, I often ask couples in the audience what drew them to their dates or mates. Answers range from "She's strong and independent" and "I go for redheads" to "I love his sense of humor" and "That crooked smile, that's what did it." Robert Winch, a longtime sociology professor at Northwestern University, stated in his research that our choice of a marriage partner involves a number of social similarities. But he also maintained that we look for someone with complementary needs. A talker is attracted to someone who likes to listen, or an aggressive personality may seek out a more passive partner. However, there are instances where people of different social backgrounds end up getting married and being extremely happy. I know of one man, a factory worker from a traditional Irish family in Chicago, who fell in love with an African American Baptist. When they got married, their friends and relatives predicted a quick failure. But 25 years later, the marriage is still strong. It turns out that the woman was like her mother-in-law -- a loving and caring person, the type who rolls up her sleeves and volunteers to work at church or help out people in need. This is the quality that her husband fell for, and it made color and religion and any other social factors irrelevant to him. Or as George Burns, who was Jewish and married the Irish Catholic Gracie Allen, used to say: his marriage was his favorite gig, even though it was Gracie who got all the laughs. The two of them did share certain social similarities -- both grew up in the city, in large but poor families. Yet what really drew them together was evident from the first time they went onstage together. They complemented each other perfectly: he was the straight man, and she delivered the punch lines. There are certainly such "odd couples" who could scarcely be happier. We all know some drop-dead beautiful person married to an unusually plain wallflower. This is a trade-off some call the equity theory. When men and women possess a particular asset, such as high intelligence, unusual beauty, a personality that makes others swoon, or a hefty bankroll that has the same effect, some decide to trade their assets for someone else's strong points. The raging beauty may trade her luster for the power and security that come with big bucks. The not-so-talented fellow from a good family may swap his pedigree(血统，家族) for a poor but brilliantly talented mate. Indeed, almost any combination can survive and thrive. Once, some neighbors of mine stopped by for a friendly social engagement. During the evening Robert, a man in his 50s, suddenly blurted out, "What would you say if your daughter planned to marry someone who has a ponytail and insisted on doing the cooking?" "Unless your daughter loves cooking," I responded, "I'd say she was darn lucky." "Exactly," his wife agreed. "It's really your problem, Robert -- that old macho thing rearing its head again. The point is, they're in love." I tried to reassure Robert, pointing out that the young man their daughter had picked out seemed to be a relaxed, nonjudgmental sort of person -- a trait he shared with her own mother. Is there such a thing as love at first sight? Why not? When people become love-struck, what happens in that instant is the couple probably discover a unique something they have in common. It could be something as mundane as they both were reading the same book or were born in the same town. At the same time they recognize some trait in the other that complements their own personality. 高中优秀英语美文：哪里才是给你幸福的地方 Once, when a relationship I loved but struggled with was ending, I felt convinced that if only he and I went to the spot of one of our first dates (a place we had returned to throughout our relationship and where we always felt calm and connected), we would somehow figure everything out. Of course, I didn't suggest we go there, and so we didn't, and the relationship came to its natural end. Looking back I don't think the place could have breathed new life into anything at the time, anyway, but what's striking to me is that, for a moment, I was certain that a place had the power to do so. Such is the power of a couple's secret, private space. When we're growing up, forts made of blankets and secret clubhouses provide space for friendships and crushes to develop. And if you've seen the movie Up!, you perhaps have some thoughts on how one's childhood clubhouse(俱乐部) can - with a little care, fresh paint, and the right partner-in-crime - create space for adult love to bloom. As women and men grow up and form loving adult relationships, it becomes increasingly important for couples to create a space in which they can relax, be themselves, and grow closer. For many couples, the bed they share may be the place to which they retreat for feelings of safety, comfort and love - not to mention sex. A couple's bed is where they may let down their emotional and physical guards during sleep as well as during sex. In fact, it may be one of the few places where they can make themselves feel entirely vulnerable to another human being. For some people, trust and security come easy. For others, learning to be vulnerable to another person is a struggle that they may or may not win with time, practice and what feels like great risk taking. Consequently, as damaging as affairs in any shape or form may be, they can feel particularly threatening when a person allows their affair into the bed they share with their partner. Betraying trust by letting someone else into a couple's bed can feel not just hurtful, but devastating. The bed is such a special place for many women and men that it's not unusual for some couples to say that they have their best conversations with each other when they are in bed. Maybe they wake up on weekends feeling rested and enjoy lying together, just talking. Perhaps before sleep, the ritual of getting undressed, settling into bed and holding one another close allows the conversation to flow more naturally than during the day. For some couples, it's sex that brings them closer - kissing, hugging, touching, and naked passion may be followed by cuddling, closeness and sharing secrets one might never think to share over breakfast, let's say, or watching television. As relationship-enhancing as a bed or bedroom may be, others places can allow love or sex to bloom, too. A bath tub can serve as a private sanctuary in which some couples dissect their day, share their dreams, or seduce one another. The shower can be not only a place to become clean but a place to start kissing or to have passionate, lustful sex. Some couples find their special place outside the home: a fire tower nestled in the woods in which they can take in an entire forest of autumn leaves, a park in which they can lie down and look at clouds, or a neighborhood hotel that they can retreat to for a night away from the kids and a chance to feel young again. Even a living room sofa can provide comfort and closeness for a couple or family as they huddle together(挤在一起) to eat popcorn and watch a movie. Wherever you find your special place, know that it is important to have one and to visit it with some regularity to keep it alive as a sanctuary(避难所) and a place that matters. Spaces become alive in the ways that they bring us closer to a partner, a family or a group of friends. As life gets hectic and relationships become stressed, special places can help to center a relationship. Going to bed together can feel calming, sneaking away to your favorite hotel can ignite passion, and drawing a fragranced bath for your significant other may just inspire romance or re-connection. Where's your secret spot? 看了“高中优秀英语美文”的人还看了： 1. 优秀高中英语美文摘抄 2. 高中生优秀英语美文摘抄 3. 优秀高中英语美文欣赏 4. 优美高中英语美文摘抄 5. 经典高中英语美文摘抄
