英语散文简单2分钟

Once a circle missed a wedge1. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around2 looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete3 and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now it could be whole, with nothing missing. It incorporated4 the missing piece into itself and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice the flowers or talking to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away. The lesson of the story, I suggested, was that in some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to yearn5, to hope, to nourish6 his soul with the dream of something better. He will never know the experience of having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had. There is a wholeness7 about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of is unrealistic dreams and not feel like a failure for doing so. There is a wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through8 a tragedy9 and survive, who can lose someone and still feel like a complete person. Life is not a trap10 set for us by God so that he can condemn11 us for failing. Life is not a spelling bee12, where no matter how many words you’ve gotten right, you’re dis-qualified13 if you make one mistake. Life is more like a base-ball season, where even the best team loses one-third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance14. Our goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection15 is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved16 a wholeness that others can only aspire17 to. That, I believe, is what God asks of us—not “Be perfect”, not “Don’t even make a mistake”, but “Be whole.” If we are brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive18, generous enough to rejoice19 in another’s happiness, and wise enough to know there is enough to know there is enough love to go around for us all, then we can achieve a fulfillment20 that no other living creature21 will ever know.1、wedge：n．楔子，三角木；2、go around：四处走动，四处旅行；3、incomplete：adj．不完整的；4、incorporate：vt．加上，使并入；5、yearn：vi．渴望，思慕；6、nourish：vt．滋养，培育；7、wholeness：n．完好无损；8、go through：遭受，经历苦难（等）；9、tragedy：n．悲剧，（一出）悲剧；10、trap：n．陷阱；11、condemn：vt．谴贵；12、spelling bee：[美]拼单词比赛；13、disqualify：vt．使不合格，淘汰；14、brilliance：n．光辉，光彩；15、imperfection：n．不完美；16、achieve：vt．完成，实现；17、aspire：vi．渴望，追求；18、forgive：vt．宽恕；19、rejoice：vi．感到高兴；20、fulfillment：n．实现；21、creature：n．人。 我觉得挺有哲理的，看看

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英语短篇散文精选：童真记趣

Oh God! I think I was about seven and half when my sisters and I pulled this stupid stunt. I remember watching television with them and the show on happened to be our favorite program to watch. All of a sudden we heard my brother, Chris, yelling from the backyard. So we all headed out there to see what happened. When we finally located him, he was in a tree hanging from the highest tree branch. Crying, he explained to us that he had climbed up the tree and couldn't get down. We thought, okay, one of us should climb up and get him off, but we couldn't manage to get him moving down.

It was then my youngest sister, Ka, who was five and a half at the time had seen a similar situation. She suggested we grab a sheet, hold it under the branch Chris was hanging off of, and tell him to drop so we can catch him. My other sister, Yams, who is one year younger than me, peered at me to confirm the idea and I said "Yeah, let's try that".

So we grabbed a sheet from the closet and went to hold it beneath the tree. Now mind you, the ages holding this blanket were ranging from seven and a half to five and a half, thus the sheet was probably being held up to our waist and also close to touching the ground. But we were confident it could work.

We looked up to Chris and he looked down at us a bit hesitant. I don't blame him the poor guy. It was then we told him to let go and to fall on his back. Chris looked at me and asked "Are you sure I'll land on the blanket?" Now, my brother at the age of four, had a cute squeaky voice. But because of a problem at birth with his tongue being a bit attached to the mouth, it came out more like this, "Ah you sho awill lan on da blanked?", "Yup!", I told him, "We're sure!" and he let go.

Now when I think about Chris letting go of that branch, I think of his faith in me and my sisters and I also think how stupid he was to trust us, cause when that boy let go he was in for a big surprise. Chris fell right through that sheet and landed right on his stomach. And no matter how tight we held on to the sheet, he still managed to get through.

We were shocked and a bit worried and we looked at the ground where he landed. This tiny seventy pound boy had made a hole right through the sheet and landed. He was positioned like one of those chalk drawings you find after a homicide, with one arm near the head another to the side and the knee bent a bit. We might as well have drawn an outline because he wasn't moving. So we bent down to check if he was still alive and when we asked him if he was okay he uttered these five words… "Ah stee hi da flow" in other words, "I still hit the floor!" Poor little man! But before you condemn us, Chris is fourteen now and he still bugs us about it, any tree he climbs he gets down on his own and, strangely, he wants to be a fireman when he grows up. Now he can write that he had personal experience about jumping and catching. See, no harm done…

英语短篇散文 精选 ：人生的意义

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.

So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.

It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.

What will matter is not your success, but your significance.

What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence, but your character.

What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.

What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.

What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.

It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

英语短篇散文 精选 ：感谢的快乐

In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closet to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! while your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.

Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, it brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.

Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence-speak up the first time you have the chance.

Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.

I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?

导语：英语是世界上最流行的语言，也是所有语言中使用最广泛的语言，学好英语有利于我们对外交流。下面由我为大家整理的优美英语散文，希望可以帮助到大家！ If life is a river， it is the most exciting is that a section of |。 Flowing a trickle of childhood， life began to restlessness， personality spray， a piece after piece of Pentium the melody of youth。 It is surging， it's always a time of the wild and intractable， slap embankment， heaving ship of life。 As an individual， water is gentle and weak， often easily conquered by other objects。 As group。 The water is tough， it can constantly wear stone， without fear of breaking off the mountains。 So， water is the most talked about team spirit。 Its initial exploration may be blind， but once it determines the future direction of its own， it will not hesitate to rush up， in the earth sketched out a trail of pioneers。 A hedge between keeps friendship green。 It is not big， it has a strong vitality， with flexible ways of showing the wisdom of waves， Jianxi， lakes， rivers， oceans， and even people's sweat and the eyes are the soul of the container。 It corrects the coordinates of human relationships with detachment。 So water is a gentleman in all things。 We often say that only refers to the negative Fire and water have no mercy。， it。 As the source of all things， water is the most selfless， no matter where the creator sends it， it has no regrets。 It enables life to continue， so that the mountains and rivers full of spirituality， with all things side by side to withstand the sun still can consume， together with the air to maintain the human emotions。 The water of youth has never been so many scruples and rules and regulations， once the old river bed can not break the outbreak of youth， will break through the shackles， and create a new channel。 Its thorough reflection of the world's bright， its simplicity is often easy to cause sediment mixed， its courage to frighten the road ahead of the trip stone， its unruly and often hurt innocent。 Simple and complex intertwined， creation and destruction of the same life， this is the youth， a fast and colorful journey of life。 Because the vibrant air peiran， so it often makes people worried about the fragile and even collapse。 However， the youth of the river is never stop， despite the rapids reefs stop， stop it without determination。 Conform to the laws of nature， mercilessly destroy waves after the waves did not figure， and so will most willing to to assist waves together into the distance。 Some people love in fact he did not see the placid in smooth water， the role and value of youth， not experienced fighting waves of pleasure。 The charm of youth lies in the strong and fierce， without the dynamic world will be stagnant water， life will be insipid。 Due to constraints， is not a drop of water can be agitated in the flood， not every river can HAOGE thousands of miles into the sea， have not yet landed was ruthlessly evaporated， some were artificially waste。 Even so， it can't change its youthful personality。 Jianxi can stay， after all the sea waves are。 Because the drops of water to the sea of ambition， only the eternal flow of historical torrential rivers。 It will not be small because of its own small drops of inferiority， nor because of the rise of dams and convergence of publicity personality。 When the energy is slowing down， looking at the waves rolling behind it， it will proudly say： "my youth once was like this。"。 如果说人生是一条河流，青春则是最富激|情的那一段。 淌过涓一涓细流的童年，人生便开始躁动个性浪花，一朵朵一片片奔腾着青春旋律。它的汹涌澎湃，它的桀骜不驯，时时拍击着岁月的堤岸，起伏着人生航船。 作为个体，水是柔一弱的，时常轻而易举地被其他物体所征服。作为群体。水是坚韧的，它可以不懈地滴穿顽石，毫无畏惧地冲破万重山关。所以说，水是最讲一团一队精神的。它的最初探索可能是盲目的，而一旦确定了自己未来流向，就会毫不迟疑冲上去，在大地勾画出一条条开拓者的足迹。 君子之交淡如水。它随遇而安，大有大无，有着极强生命力，以灵活多样存在方式显示着睿智的波光，涧溪，湖泊，河流，海洋，甚至人的汗腺和眼睛都是它灵魂的容器。它以超然心态矫正着人际关系坐标。所以说，水是万物里的君子。 我们常说水火无情，那只是指它的消极面。作为万物之源，水是最无私的，不管造物主把它降生到哪里，它都无怨无悔。它使生命得到延续，使江山充满灵性，同万物并肩抵御着太阳仍能的消耗，同空气一起维系着人间情感。 青春之水从来就没有那么多的顾忌和条条框框，一旦旧河床盛不下爆发的青春，便会冲破束缚，开创出新的渠道。它的透彻映照着世界的明媚，它的单纯往往容易造成泥沙混杂，它的勇敢震慑了前路的绊石，它的不羁又常常误伤无辜。单纯与复杂一交织，创造与破坏同生，这就是青春，一段湍急多彩的'人生之旅。 因为活力四溢神气沛然，所以常使人担心它的脆弱甚至崩溃。然而，青春之河是从来不会断流的，尽管有险滩暗礁阻拦，都挡不住它义无反顾的决心。顺应自然规律，后浪无情地摧没前浪的身影，而前浪会心甘情愿地扶助后浪一道流向远方。 有人喜欢风平浪静波澜不惊，其实他没有看到青春活力的作用和价值，没有体验过搏击风浪的快意。青春的魅力就在于壮怀激烈，没有动感世界就会死水一潭，人生也就平淡无味。 由于条件限制，不是任何一滴水都能在洪流中激荡，不是每一条河流都能浩歌千里汇入大海，有的还没有落地就被无情地蒸发，有的被人为地浪费。尽管如此，都不能改变它青春的个性。 涧溪岂能留得住，终归大海作波涛。正因为滴滴水珠向大海的壮志，才有了江河滔滔万古流的历史。它不会因为自己是一滴水珠而渺小自卑，也不会因为堤坝的增高而收敛起张扬的个性。当精力不济渐趋平缓时，望着身后滚滚波涛，它会自豪地说：我的青春也曾经是这样。