英文美文電影選段

㈠ 需要五段英文（共計大約600詞）經典美文中英對照感謝

精彩詞句學起來：
1. She saw the world not always as it was, with just a little bit of magic.
因為一點點魔法，她眼中的世界於是變得與眾不同。
2. True, she had no title, nor crown, nor castle, but she was the ruler of her own little kingdom, whose borders were the house and meadow on the forest's edge where her people had lived for generations.
的確，她沒有頭銜，沒有皇冠，也沒有城堡，但她管轄著自己的小小王國，國界就在那森林邊際的屋子和牧場，她的子民世代生活在那裡。
3. I want to tell you a secret. A great secret that will see you through all the trials that life can offer. You must always remember this. Have courage and be kind.
我要告訴你一個秘密，這個巨大的秘密能幫你度過，人生所有的艱難困苦。你一定要好好記住。秘密就是，要勇敢，要善良。
4. Time passed, and pain turned to memory. In her heart, Ella stayed the same.
時光流逝，傷痛已成為往事，艾拉的內心從未改變。
5. His widow, an honorable woman, finds herself alone, though still in the prime of her life.
他的遺孀是位令人尊敬的女士，日子過的很寂寞，其實她還風華正茂。
6. She's skinny as a broomstick! And that stringy hair!
她瘦得像個掃把。頭發像亂麻。
7. Ella's stepmother, high-spirited lady that she was, set out to restore life and laughter to the house.
艾拉的繼母是個充滿活力的女士，打算把活力和笑聲重新注入這所房子。
8. Bring me the first branch your shoulder brushes on your journey.
給我帶回第一支劃過你肩頭的樹枝。
9. Sometimes I could scratch your eyes out!
有時候我都想把你眼珠子挖出來。
10. I think they're finding the sleeping quarters rather confining.
我想她們肯定覺得房間太擠了。
11. Can't you see? None of that matters. We're ruined.
你們還不懂嗎 那些都不重要。我們完蛋了。
12. And by and by they considered Ella less a sister than a servant.
漸漸地，她們不把艾拉當家人看待，而是當作傭人。
13. And punctuality is the...politeness of princes.
守時是王子應有的禮貌。
14. Just because it's what's done doesn't mean it's what should be done.
只因一直如此，並不代表就該如此。
15. If I must marry, could I not wed, say, a good, honest country girl?
要是我一定要結婚，我能不能娶一個善良又誠實的鄉村姑娘呢?

㈡ 英語美文摘抄

對於大部分的中國學生來說,由於語言環境的缺乏,閱讀是他們接觸英語的主要途徑。我整理了關於英語美文摘抄，歡迎閱讀!

關於英語美文摘抄篇一

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，一個豪門之家的父親帶著兒子去鄉村遊玩，他的首要目的是讓兒子看看那裡人們的生活是多麼的貧窮。他們待了幾天，晚上就住在農場上的一個赤貧之家。

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

在他們的返程途中，父親問兒子;“旅程結束有什麼感想?”

"It was great, Dad."

“感覺不錯呢，爸爸。”

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

“你看到窮人們是怎麼生活了吧?”父親問道

"Oh yeah," said the son.

“當然”兒子答道

"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

“那你說說，你從中學到了什麼?”父親說道。

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.

兒子回答： “我們家有一條狗，而他們有四條，我們的泳池的邊界到花園的一半，他們的溪流沒有盡頭。我們花園里有進口的燈籠，他們晚上能看到滿天的繁星。

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."

我們的露台只到前院，地平線之前都是他們的地盤。我們只居住在一小塊地方，他們的土地在目力所及之外。我們有傭人服務我們，而他們服務他人。我們的食物要買，他們的自己種。我們要靠牆來保護自己的財產，他們有自己的朋友。”

The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

父親無言以對，隨後兒子補充說：“謝謝爸爸讓我體會到我們是多麼的貧窮。”

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個非常有意思的事情。這不禁讓人想：如果每件事情我們都心存感恩，而不是覬覦更多，那收獲是不是會有大不同?

關於英語美文摘抄篇二

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!

你們許多人在一生中或許會有找不到人生目標的時候，這很正常。你追求自己的夢，跟著出現一大堆告訴你這夢不可能實現的理由。你開始為自己的人生找各種借口，告訴自己“我不行。” 很多大公司都是由一個夢演變而來，從車庫或地下室里發展成為紐約交易所的上市公司。為什麼不是你?為什麼不是你的夢?你在人生路上所遇到的那些障礙都是你自己設置的，要麼就是你讓他人施加在你身上的。夢想還是要有的，萬一實現了呢!

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!

做夢很容易，為夢而行才難。要知道，一個夢就是一段旅程。最簡單地說，這夢需要你做出承諾，付出時間，堅定渴望，以及擁有勇氣。道理很簡單，卻很少有人懂。夢就是要你意識到並擁抱生活中所有可能的美好。相信你的夢，相信自己能實現它。讓它帶領你。不要忘記，夢想還是要有的，萬一實現了呢!

關於英語美文摘抄篇三

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.

我有一張Shwocase電影院的積分卡，每次消費都會積點，然後定期給我提供免費的爆米花，汽水，和電影優惠券，最近我的積分可以換免費的爆米花了。

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，我正在排隊買電影票，注意到有一個父親帶著兩個孩子就排在我的前面，准備看日場電影，如今在電影上的花銷對於一個家庭來說也是有點小貴。於是我拍了下那位父親的肩膀，問道：“我正好有一張爆米花的免費優惠券，我不打算用了，要不你給其中一個小朋友來一份吧。”父親答道，“好的，太棒了，謝謝你!”說著手下了優惠券。

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.

幾分鍾以後，他們都買好了票，其中的一個小男孩，看起來大概9到10歲的樣子，向我走來，然後默默地拿出一美分給我看。我拿過來看著說道：“這個好酷，而且它看起來很閃。”“它是2011年生產的”小男孩答道，接著我就把硬幣還給了他。他又把硬幣遞過來說：“你可以收下它”。為了表示我的感激我說道：“這枚硬幣太棒了，非常感謝!你是從哪裡找到的?”“是從我爸爸的車里”他輕聲說道。“很不錯呢，謝謝”他笑了，然後轉身朝著他爸爸走去，只見他爸爸也報以微笑，好似他知道事情的始末。這個美好特別的一刻，讓平凡無奇的一天變得有意義。

㈢ 求五部英文原版電影中英文名稱、各電影摘抄一句美文美句、陳述理由。要是哪位幫忙，我一定感激不盡……

個人覺得《家庭作業》這部挺好的，其他美句、理由網上有

㈣ 唯美英文美文

文,不禁浮現出一個美麗的情境,賦予優美的語境和豐富的情感;美文,不禁聯想到一種美幻的意境,充滿情感的體驗和豐富的表達。美文,大概就是美的化身,它是一種情感,一種體驗和一種表達。下面是我帶來的唯美的英文美文，歡迎閱讀!

唯美的英文美文篇一
Love of Self

When I was younger, I thought that to love one's self was vanity and not a virtuous trait. As I have grown old, that belief has passed away, as have so many others. There is a vast deviation between being vain and loving one's self.

We are all in this world together striving for more or less the same things. To contribute and have our lives count for some thing. to love and be loved, To laugh and yes, to cry.

We seek shelter, nourishment, a mate, warmth, clothing, family, friends; we seek approval, love and self-esteem. We are all imperfect. Often ring our search we forget to simply enjoy what life is. We become so caught up in what could have been, what should be, what might be, that many of our todays are lost. let yesterday rest, live for today, hope and dream for your tomorrows

If there is some part of you that lessens your self-image, some part of you that prevents you from loving yourself, change it for only you can. Life is filled with things we have no control over, but ourselves, we can control. You are the clay, you are the sculptor and you have the ability to create a masterpiece. The shape and form are there. You have only to refine the work.

Is the task an easy one? No. There will be slips and flaws and you will be required to work and rework just as the sculptor must rework the clay before the piece is completed. Should the sculptor through out the piece condemning it as worthless because of a blemish or nick? Of course not, where then would all the world's treasures art be? I doubt we would have any. How many masterpieces do you think have been created in one fell swoop, a first effort compeletely successful without error, without change? Is it possible we fail to see that mankind is the most marvelous of all works of art? A living, continuous developing work of art.

How often have you heard the question” What is the human race coming to?” The answer, in my mind at least, is whatever we make it, for we are the weavers of tomorrow. You are a treasure, beyond price, one of a kind, irreplaceable. Not perfect but well on your way to being a masterpiece. Do not let your yesterdays hinder tomorrow's achievements.

Again I said to you that these words are merely feelings and thoughts, one person's outlook and subject to change with tomorrows setting sun, as I too continue to sculpt the lump of clay given to me at birth, called self.
唯美的英文美文篇二
Five Ways to Buff Up Your Love Ones

(讓愛人心情愉快的五個 方法 )

1.Acknowledge the big and the little things.

People want to be seen. They want their actions, attitudes, feelings, aspirations, etc. to be noticed and acknowledged. Become a person who notices.

2.Give thanks and appreciation.

Thank somebody for something and they are more likely to do the same thing again or to do something else you can thank them for. Why? Because being thanked feels good. Tell them you appreciate it too.

3.Give just to show appreciation for who they are.

Make a list of what you admire about your partner or another person. Now tell them you don't have to wait for a special occasion. Surprise that special person any time.

4.Take an active interest.

Take a real interest in the things important to your special someone. Listen to him or her and have a conversation about their hobbies, career etc. Learn something new about the topic. It will make them feel understood.

5.Do special things just for them.

Find out what that special person likes. Do they like cards, flowers, foot rubs, special books,or magazines? You may not like or want the same things. That's ok. Do something or give something they like. Make them feel special.

(See how many of these you can practice in one week with special people in your life and watch your relationships and intimacy grow.)
唯美的英文美文篇三
Love is Special

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

愛一個人卻得不到愛的回報是令人傷心的。更痛苦的是，愛上一個人卻沒有勇氣讓這人知道你的感受。

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

也許上帝希望我們在邂逅合適的人以前先遇到一些不合適的人。這樣當我們遇到合適的人時，我們將知道對這份禮物心懷感激了。

Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, and the romance in a relationship and find out you still care for that person.

愛是當你抽離了感情，激情和浪漫後，卻發覺你依然關注著的那個人。

A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never means to be and you just have to let go.

生命中的傷悲莫過於遇到了一個對你很重要的人，卻最終發現錯與無緣，終究不得不放棄。

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.

當幸福的一扇門關閉時，另一扇門便會敞開，因為我們通常都凝視著那扇緊閉的門太久了，卻沒注意到另一扇門已經為我們敞開。

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word,and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had.

最好的朋友即時只是同你一起坐在門廊前默默地打鞦韆，然後離開，也會讓你感覺到那是你有過的最好交談。

It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.

事實上直到失去的時候我們才知道自己曾擁有過什麼;但另一個事實是，只有等到出現使我們才知道自己所盼望的是什麼。

Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they’ll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.

將你全部的愛都給與一個人，並不能保證別人會回報以愛!不要期待愛的回報;僅僅等待愛在你們的心中成長。如果事與願違，你也應該為你心中有愛而滿足。

There are things you’d love to hear that you would never hear from the person whom you would like to hear them from, but don’t be so deaf as not to hear it from the one who says it from his heart.

也許你喜歡的人沒有從你說出那些你愛聽的話，但是對你的肺腑之言你卻不要充耳不聞。

Never say good-bye if you still want to try.

Never give up if you still feel you can go on.

Never say you don’t love a person anymore if you can’t let go.

如果還想努力，你就別說再見。

如果仍想繼續，你就別輕易放棄。

如果不能放棄，你就別說再也不愛他。

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

迷上一個人只需一分鍾，喜歡上一個人需要一小時，愛上一個人需要一天，但是忘記一個人卻需要一輩子。

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.

不要追求外表，它們具有欺騙性;不要追求財富，它最終也會消亡。尋找使你歡笑的那個人吧，因為僅僅一個微笑就會使黑暗變得光明。

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 wants to do.

夢著你的夢想，去你想去的地方，做你想做的人吧，因為你只有一生和一個機會去做所有你想做的事情。

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough hope to make you happy.

你可能已經擁有了足夠多的興奮讓你感到甜蜜，有足夠多的磨難讓你磨練得更堅強，有足夠多的悲哀讓你更富有同情心，有足夠的希望讓你更想快樂。

Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

經常設身處地為他人著想。己所不欲，勿施於人。

A careless world may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

無心之語可能導致不和;無情的話可能毀掉一生;及時的良言可以緩解緊張;愛的心聲可以寬慰心靈。

The beginning of love is to let those we love be just themselves, and not twists them with our own image-otherwise; we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

愛之初，讓我們所愛的人保持他們的本色，不要把他們扭曲成我們自己的模樣，否則我們所愛的僅僅是我們在他們身上的影子。

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

最快樂的人不必事事盡善盡美，他們只會讓大部分事情順其自然。

When you were born, you were crying and everything 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.

當你呱呱落地時，你大聲地哭泣，你周圍的每個人都朝你微笑。而當你走完餘生時，你是唯一微笑的人，你周圍的人卻要為你落淚。

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t get on well in life unless you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

錦綉前程建立在對過去的寬懷之上，如果往昔的事物與煩惱總也不能釋懷，生活就難以順心如意

㈤ 英語美文精選摘抄帶翻譯欣賞

一些英語美文能用簡單溫暖的文字、真實動人的情感傳達語言之美。下面是我為大家帶來英語美文精選摘抄，希望大家會喜歡這些英文語錄!

英語美文精選摘抄：生命中的十一種感動

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

只有付出的愛是痛苦的，但比這更痛苦是愛一個人卻沒有勇氣讓那人知道你的感情。

A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you，only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

生命中令人悲傷的一件事是你遇到了一個對你來說很重要的人，但卻最終發現你們有緣無份，因此你不得不放手。

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with，never say a word，and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

最好的朋友就是那種能和你促膝而坐，彼此不說隻字片語，分別時卻感到這是你有過的最好的一次交流!

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it， but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

的確只有當我們失去時才知道曾擁有的是什麼，同樣，只有當我們擁有了才知道曾經失去了什麼。

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone，an hour to like someone，and a day to love someone- but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

迷上某人只需一分鍾，喜歡上某人需要一小時，愛上某人則要一天，然而，忘記某人卻是一輩子的事情。

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.

別傾心於容貌，因為它具有欺騙性，也別傾心於財富，它也會消散，傾心於那個能帶給你笑容的人吧，因為一個笑容能使漫漫長夜如白晝般明亮。

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.

做你想做的夢吧，去你想去的地方吧，成為你想成為的人吧，因為你只有一次生命，一個機會去做所有那些你想做的事。

Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you，it probably hurts the person too.

要設身處地的為別人著想， 如果一雙鞋你穿著夾腳， 別人的感覺可能也一樣。

A careless word may kindle strife;a cruel word may wreck a life;a timely word may level stress;a loving word may heal and bless.

無心快語可能引發爭執，無情之詞可能折損生命，適時溫語可能消弭壓力，而關愛之聲可能治癒心靈。

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

幸福之人並非擁有一切，只是盡力享受生活的賜予。

Love begins with a smile，grows with a kiss，ends with a tear. 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 smiling and everyone around you is crying.

愛情以笑開始，以吻轉濃，以淚結束。當你哭著降臨人世時，身邊的每個人都在為此歡笑，好好生活吧，這樣你就能含笑離開人世，而身邊的每個人都在為此哭泣。

英語美文 精選 摘抄：輝煌壯麗的暴風雨

it begins when a feeling of stillness creeps into my consciousness. every thing has suddenly gone quiet. birds do not chirp. leaves do not rustle. insects do not sing.

起初，有一種平靜的感覺悄悄襲上我的心頭。剎那間，萬物都突然寂靜無聲。鳥兒不在啁啾，樹葉不再沙沙作響，昆蟲也停止了歡唱。

the air that has been hot all day becomes heavy. it hangs over the trees, presses the heads of the flowers to the ground, sits on my shoulders. with a vague feeling of uneasiness i move to the window. there, in the west, lies the answer - cloud has piled on cloud to form a ridge of mammoth while towers, rearing against blue sky.

整日悶熱的空氣變得格外呆滯，它籠罩著樹木，逼得花朵垂向地面，也壓得我的肩頭沉甸甸的。我懷著隱隱約約的煩躁不安，信步走到窗前，原來答案就在西邊天際，雲層重重疊疊，就像一排嵯峨的白塔，高聳在藍天之上。

their piercing whiteness is of brief ration. soon the marshmallow rims flatten to anvil tops, and the clouds reveal their darker nature. they impose themselves before the late-afternoon sun, and the day darkens early. then a gust of wind ships the st along the road, chill warning of what is to come.

雲彩那耀眼的白色轉瞬便消失了。頃刻間，棉花糖狀的雲彼岸變得像鐵砧一樣平展，雲層也露出了陰暗的本來面目。它強行遮住西斜的太陽，使天色早早就黑了下來。接著，勁風驟起，一路捲起塵土飛揚。冷嗖嗖的，預示著即將來臨的一切。

in the house a door shuts with a bang, curtains billow into the room. i rush to close the windows, empty the clothesline, secure the patio furnishings. thunder begins to grumble in the distance.

砰的一聲，風關上了一扇房門。窗簾也隨風揚起，向屋內翻卷著。我急忙跑上去關上窗戶，收下晾曬的衣服，安頓好露台上的家什。遠處開始響起隆隆的雷聲。

the first drops of rain are huge. they splat into the st and imprint the windows with indivial signatures. they plink on the vent pipe and plunk on the patio roof. leaves shudder under their weight before rebounding, and sidewalk wears a coat of shiny spots.

最初落下來的是大顆大顆的水珠，撲撲地打在塵土裡。在玻璃窗是留下了一個個印記。雨點把排氣管敲得叮叮當當，把露台頂棚打得噼噼啪啪，樹葉被砸得瑟瑟發抖，難以抬頭。人行道披上了一層亮閃閃的水點。

the rhythm accelerates; plink follows plunk faster and faster until the sound is a roll of drums and the indivial drops become an army marching over fields and rooftops. now the first bolt of lightning stabs the earth. it is heaven’s exclamation point. the storm is here!

雨加快了節奏，叮叮當當緊跟著噼噼啪啪，一陣緊似一陣，終於連成一片緊密的鼓點，顆顆雨滴也匯集成一支行進在田野和屋頂的大軍。這時，第一道閃電刺向大地，這是老天劃的驚嘆號。暴風雨來了。

in spite of myself, i jump at the following crack of thunder. it rattles the windowpane and sends the dog scratching to get under the bed. the next bolt is even closer. it raises the hair on the back of my neck, and i take an involuntary step away from the window.

隨即響起了一聲霹靂，我不禁跳了起來，雷聲震得窗戶格格作響，嚇得狗兒三抓兩爬鑽到床底下。第二道閃電離得更近。我驚得寒毛倒立，不由得從床邊後退了一步。

the rain now becomes a torrent, flung capriciously by rising wind. together they batter the trees and level the grasses. water streams off roofs and out of rain spouts. it pounds against the window in such a steady wash that i am sightless. there is only water. how can so much fall so fast? how could the clouds have supported this vast weight? how can the earth enre beneath it?

這時，雨下的簡直是傾盆如注，狂風吹得 雨水 飄搖不定。風雨交加，恣意地抽打樹木，夷平草地。雨水從屋頂奔流而下，漫出了排水管，不停地潑灑在窗戶上，使我什麼也看不清楚。眼前只有水。這么多雨水，怎麼能下得這么急?雲層怎麼能承受得這么巨大的重量?大地怎麼能經受得起這樣的沖擊?

pacing through the house from window to window, i am moved to openmouthed wonder. look how the lilac bends under the assault, how the day lilies are flattened, how the hillside steps are a new made waterfall! now hailstones thump upon the roof. they bounce white against the grass and splash into the puddle. i think of the vegetable garden, the fruit trees, the crops in the fields; but, thankfully, the hailstones are not enough in numbers or size to do real damage. not this time.

我在房裡踱來踱去，從一個窗口走到另一個窗口，屋外的景色使我瞠目結舌，驚嘆不已。瞧，在暴風雨的襲擊下，丁香折彎了腰，萱草倒伏在地，山坡上的石階小道變成了一簾新辟的瀑布!這是突然下起冰雹。乒乒乓乓地砸在屋頂上，頃刻間草地上銀珠紛飛，稅窪里水花四濺，我開始擔心園里的蔬菜、水果，還有田裡的莊稼;不過，謝天謝地，冰雹個頭不大，數量也不多，還不足以造成什麼實際損失。至少這一次是不會了。

from this storm is already beginning to pass. the tension is released from the atmosphere, the curtains of rain let in more light. the storm has spend most of its energy, and what is left will be expended on the countryside to the east.

因為這場暴風雨即將過去，緊張的氣氛緩和了，從雨幕中透出更多的亮光。暴風雨已經耗去了大部分的精力，還有一點餘威只能到東邊的鄉間去施展了。

i am drawn outside while the rain still falls. all around, there is a cool and welcome feeling. i breathe deeply and watch the sun’s rays streaks through breaking clouds. one ray catches the drops that form on the edge of the roof, and i am treated to a row of tiny, quivering colors - my private rainbows.

雨仍在淅淅瀝瀝地下著，我卻忍不住走到室外，環境是那麼清新宜。我深深地呼吸著新鮮空氣，仰望著那船運而出的道道陽光，有一束陽光恰巧映射在屋檐邊的水珠上，我便看到一條細細的、微微顫動著的七色綵帶——一條供我個人欣賞的彩虹。

i pick my way through the west grass, my feet sinking into the saturated soil. the creek in the gully runs bank - full of brown water, but the small lakes and puddles are already disappearing into the earth. every leaf, brick, single, and blade of grass is fresh-washed and shining.

我小心翼翼地穿過濕漉漉的草地，雙腳不時陷入雨水浸透的土壤中。河谷里的小溪滿載著渾濁的泥水奔流而去，但那些小水窪和小水坑裡的水已滲入地下，都不見了蹤影。每片樹葉和草葉，每塊磚頭和卵石都沖得纖塵不染，熠熠發光。

like the land, i am renewed, my spirits cleansed. i feel an infinite peace. fro a time i have forgotten the worries and irritations i am nurturing before. they have been washed away by the glories of the storm.

像大地一樣，我也煥然一新，心靈得到了凈化。我感到無比的平靜，一時間全然忘掉了以往郁積在心頭的煩惱與憂愁。他們都已被這輝煌壯麗的暴風雨滌盪得乾乾凈凈。

英語美文精選摘抄：電影《勇敢的心》 經典台詞

1.“Fight,and you may die.Run,and you''ll live at least a while.And dying in your beds many years from now.Would you be willing to trade?All the days from this day to that, for one chance,just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they''ll never take our Freedom!Freedom——”

“戰斗，你可能會死;逃跑，至少能苟且偷生，年復一年，直到壽終正寢。你們!願不願意用這么多苟活的日子去換一個機會，僅有的一個機會!那就是回到戰場，告訴敵人，他們也許能奪走我們的生命，但是，他們永遠奪不走我們的自由!”

2. Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it.

你的心靈是自由的，用盡勇氣去追隨吧.

3.There's a difference between us. You think the people of this land exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. And I go to make sure that they have it.

我們間的區別就是，你們認為這片土地的人民生存是為了供養你們階級，我卻認為你的階級應該給你的人民自由.我走了，確認他們是否得到了.

4.I have nothing. Men fight for me because if they do not, I throw them off my land and I starve their wives and children. Those men who bled the ground red at Falkirk fought for William Wallace.He fights for something that I never had. And I took it from him, when I betrayed him. I saw it in his face on the battlefield and it's tearing me apart .

我什麼都沒有，人民跟我作戰，只是如果不這樣，我會沒收土地，餓死他們的妻兒.為威廉華萊士浴血奮戰的人，他們為了我沒有的東西殊死斗爭，我出賣他時，我在他臉上看到了讓我汗顏的東西

5.You tell your king, that William Wallace will not be ruled. Nor will any Scot while I'm alive.

告訴你的國王，威廉華萊士不會屈服於統治，在我活著時，所有蘇格蘭人都是!

6. Freedom is the best, I tell thee true, of all things to be won. Then never live within the bond of slavery, my son.

告訴你，我的孩子，在你一生中，有許多事值得爭取，但，自由無疑是最重要的，永遠不要帶著腳鐐，過奴隸的生活。

7.Many man dies,not every man really lives.

每個人都會死,但不是每個人都真正活過.

8. We don’t need to win, just need to fight.

我們不需要勝利，只需要戰斗。

9.Use your brain before the sword .

先學會用腦，後學會用劍。

10.I know you can fight. But it’s our wits that make us men.

我知道你能打仗，不過，真正的男子漢還要會用腦子。

11. Go back to England and tell them there that Scotland’s daughters and her sons are yours no more. Tell them Scotland is free.

滾回英格蘭去，告訴那裡的人，蘇格蘭的兒女不再受你們的奴役，蘇格蘭是自由的。

12. He has courage. So does a dog. But it is exactly that ability to compromise that makes a man noble.

他很勇猛，但狗也很勇猛。但要成為貴族，就必須懂得妥協。

>>>下一頁更多“優美英文摘抄帶翻譯欣賞”

㈥ 英語經典美文片段

Nothing succeeds like confidence.When you are truly confident,it radiates from you like sunlight,and attracts success to you like a magnet.

It's important to believe in yourself.Believe that you can do it under any circumstances,because if you believe you can,then you really will.The belief keeps you searching for answers,which means that pretty soon you will get them.

Confidence is more than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going and exactly how you are going to get there. It comes from acting with integrity and confidence.It comes from a strong sense of purpose.It comes from a strong commitment to take responsibility,rather than just letting life happen.

One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and to get a record of successful experiences behind you.

Confidence is compassionate and understanding.It is not arrogant. Arrogance is born out of fear and insecurity,while confidence comes from strength and integrity.Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do it.Know that you are capable of accomplish anything you want,and live your life with confidence.

Anything can be achieved through focused,determined effort and self-confidence.If your life is not what you want it to be,you have the power to change it,and you must make the changes on a moment by moment basis. Live your priorities. Live with your goals and your plan of action. Live each moment with your priorities in mind. Act with your own purpose,and you will have the life you want.

信心成就一切，當你真正自信時，它就像燦爛的陽光一樣從你身上散發出來，就像磁鐵一樣將成功吸引到你身上。

相信自己非常重要。要相信自己無論在任何情況下都會成功。因為如果你相信你能做到，那麼你就真的會做到。這種信念促使你不斷的去尋找答案，而不斷的探索就意味著你很快就會找到答案。

信心不只是一種態度，它來源於你確切地知道自己要去干什麼並且確切地知道怎麼去干。它來源於正直和自信地去行動。它來源於強烈的目標感。它來源於強烈地勇於承擔責任的許諾，而不是讓生命放任自流。

培養自信的一種方法是去做你害怕做的事情，並將它做成功。

信心是富有同情心和善解人意的。它一點都不傲慢自大。傲慢是由於害怕和缺乏安全感才產生的，而信心則出於堅強的決心和誠實正直。信心並不是僅僅認為你可能會成功，而是確信你一定能成功。確信你有能力實現自己的願望，並充滿信心的生活著。

如果你足夠專心、堅決和自信，那麼任何事都能做成。如果生活不像你預想的那樣，你有力量去改變它，並且你必須一步一步的去實現這些改變。銘記你生命中最重要的事情。有目標並且有計劃的去生活。為你的目標而奮斗，你就會擁有自己想要的生活。

㈦ 有什麼英語經典電影片段，適合5到6人表演（配音）

加里森敢死隊.沒有女人的，5到6人.完全符合

㈧ 簡單英語美文

閱讀教學在高中英語教學中佔有極其重要的地位。高效的閱讀教學是提升英語教學質量的關鍵。下面是我帶來的簡單經典英語美文，歡迎閱讀!

簡單經典英語美文篇一
Funny or not?

Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.

Most funny stories are based on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films. However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from America, has recently come into fashion. It is cal1ed' sick humour '. Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself.

A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, the patient's recovery was slow. On Christmas day, the man still had his right leg in plaster. He spent

a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing. The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good. The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Year's Eve he was able to hobble along to a party. To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals. He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.

我們覺得一則笑話是否好笑，很大程度取決於我們是在哪兒長大的。幽默感與民族有著神秘莫測的聯系。譬如，法國人聽完一則俄國笑話可能很難發笑。同樣的道理，一則可以令英國人笑出淚來的笑話，俄國人聽了可能覺得沒有什麼可笑之處。

大部分令人發笑的 故事 都是根據喜劇情節編寫的。盡管民族不同，有些滑稽的情節卻能產生普遍的效果。比如說，不管你生活在哪裡，你看查理.卓別林的早期電影很難不發笑。然而，近來一種新式幽默流行了起來，這種幽默主要來自美國。它被叫作“病態幽默”。喜劇演員根據悲劇情節諸如暴死，重大事故等來編造笑話。許多人認為這種笑話是低級庸俗的。下面是個“病態幽默”的實例，你可據此自己作出判斷。

聖誕節 前幾周，某人摔斷了右腿被送進醫院。從他進醫院那一刻時，他就纏住醫生，讓醫生告訴他什麼時候能回家。他十分害怕在醫院過聖誕。盡管醫生竭力醫治，但病人恢復緩慢。聖誕節那天，他的右腿還上著石膏，他在床上鬱郁不樂地躺了一天，想著他錯過的種種歡樂。然而，第二天，醫生安慰他說，出院歡度新年的可能性還是很大的，那人聽後振作了精神。果然， 除夕 時他可以一瘸一拐地去參加晚會了。為了補償住院這一段不愉快的經歷，那人喝得稍許多了一點。在晚會上他盡情娛樂，一再告訴大家他是多麼討厭醫院。晚會結束時，他嘴裡還在嘟噥著醫院的事，突然踩到一塊冰上滑倒了，摔斷了左腿。
簡單經典英語美文篇二
The death of a ghost

For years villagers believed that Endley farm was haunted. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bert Cox. They employed a few farm hands, but no one was willing to work there long. Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find the work had been done overnight. Hay had been cut and cow sheds had been cleaned. A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the

moonlight. In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.

No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen. This was indeed the case. A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died. Everyone went to the funeral, for the 'ghost' was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man. After the funeral, Joe and Bert revealed

a secret which they had kept for over forty years. Eric had been the eldest son of the family. He had been obliged to join the army ring the first World War. As he hated army life he decided to desert his regiment. When he learnt that he would be sent abroad, he returned to the farm and his farther hid him until the end of the war. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bert. They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their ty to keep Eric in hiding. All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse(隱遁者, 寂寞者). He used to sleep ring the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.

多年來，村民們一直認為恩得利農場在鬧鬼。恩得利農場屬於喬.考科斯和鮑勃.考科斯兄弟倆所有。他們雇了幾個農工，但誰也不願意在那兒長期工作下去。每次僱工辭職後都敘述著同樣的故事。僱工們說，常常一早起來發現有人在夜裡把活幹了，乾草已切好，牛棚也打掃干凈了。有一個徹夜未眠的僱工還聲稱他看見一個人影在月光下收割莊稼。隨著時間的流逝，考科斯兄弟雇了一個盡心盡責的鬼，他們家的活大部分都讓鬼給幹了，這件事成了公認的事實。

誰也沒想到農場竟會有一個從未露面的人。但事實上確有此人。不久之前，村民們驚悉恩得利農場的鬼死了。大家都去參加了葬禮，因為那“鬼”不是別人，正是農場主的兄弟埃里克.考科斯。人們以為埃里克年輕時就死了。葬禮之後，喬和鮑勃透露了他們保守了長達50多年的秘密。

埃里克是這家長子。年齡比他兩個弟弟大很多，第二次世界大戰期間被迫參軍。他討厭軍旅生活，決定逃離所在部隊。當他了解自己將被派遣 出國 時，他逃回農場，父親把他藏了起來，直到戰爭結束。由於害怕當局，埃里克戰後繼續深藏不露。他的父親告訴大家，埃里克在戰爭中被打死了。除此之外，只有喬與鮑知道這個秘密。但他倆連自己的妻子都沒告訴。父親死後，他們兄弟倆認為有責任繼續把埃里克藏起來。這些年來，埃里克過著隱士生活，白天睡覺，夜裡出來幹活，一點不知道自己已成了恩得利家場的活鬼。他死後，他的弟弟們才覺得無法再保守這個秘密了。
簡單經典英語美文篇三
The double life of Alfred Bloggs

These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as' white collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a stman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls (n.工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a stman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow stmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a stman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.

如今，從事體力勞動的人的收入一般要比坐辦公室的人高出許多。坐辦公室的之所以常常被稱作“白領工人”，就是因為他們通常是穿著硬領白襯衫，系著領帶去上班。許多人常常情願放棄較高的薪水以換取做白領工人的殊榮，此乃人之常情。而這常常會引起種種奇怪的現象，在埃爾斯米爾公司當清潔工的艾爾弗雷德.布洛斯就是一個例子。

艾爾弗結婚時，感到非常難為情，而沒有將自己的職業告訴妻子。他只說在埃爾斯米爾公司上班。每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西裝離家上班，然後換上工作服，當8個小時清潔工。晚上回家前，他洗個淋浴，重新換上那身黑色西服。兩年多以來，艾爾弗一直這樣，他的同事也為他保守秘密。艾爾弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁給了一個清潔工，而且她永遠也不會知道了，因為艾爾弗已找到薪職，不久就要坐辦公室里工作了。他將來掙的錢只有他現在的一半。不過他覺得，地位升高了，損失點兒錢也值得。從此，艾爾弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。別人將稱呼他為“布洛格斯先生”，而不再叫他“艾爾弗”了。

㈨ 關於經典英語美文摘抄

古今中外的經典美文是知識的結晶,是智慧的源泉。開展經典美文誦讀,能拓寬學生視野,開發學生智力,培養學生美好情操,對提高全民族人民的素質也能起到積極的作用。下面是我帶來的關於經典英語美文摘抄，歡迎閱讀!

關於經典英語美文摘抄篇一
埃及艷後Three centuries later, shortly before the birth of Christ, Egypt was still ruled by a living goddess, Cleopatra, a Greek descended from one of Alexander's generals. She looked back to the Golden Age of Alexander's world empire and was determined to do even better herself.

Alexander died at the age of 32. By the time Cleopatra was 23, she had gone ever further than Alexander making her entrance into Rome as Queen of Egypt and consort of Julius Caesar, the most powerful man in the world.

These were complex times. To keep your throne, you had to be adaptable, ruthless, intelligent and a great politician. Cleopatra had all these traits which is why history has provided us with lots of interpretations of Cleopatra. Renaissance poets saw her as a heroine dying for love. And painters alluded to her eroticism in their bare breasted portrayals of the dying queen. Hollywood reinforced the image of Cleopatra as a vamp starting with Theda Bara's sective portrayal in 1917.

But who was the real Cleopatra? What did she really look like?

We're in Berlin because this is the best portrait of Cleopatra in the world. There are very few ancient sculptures that are existing. So this is probably as close as we're ever going to get to how she really looked. She's rather plain looking, isn't she? Look at her hair. It's tied up in a simple bun. It's a classical Greek hairstyle. It's practical but not exactly designed to captivate a Roman general.

We know from ancient sources that her hair was a reddish color, wavy. But look at her nose. It's a little bit too long and hooked at the end. And her mouth, is not exactly sensual. She's not wearing any jewelry. There are no earrings, no necklace. This is not the portrait of a femme fatale.

The ancient sources tell us she was intelligent, witty, charming, a linguist and along with this, she had a tremendous determination. It was this amazing combination of abilities that made Cleopatra the most famous woman in history. It wasn't her beauty.

Women in Egypt had always been powerful: Queen Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and now Cleopatra. But ring the era of the Ptolemy's, the role of Greek women had changed. They gained an identity apart from that of their husbands or families. Women participated in the arts and civic life and marriage became a union of two people, not just two houses. The portraits of the women of this period show strong indivials looking back at you with confidence. They're almost haunting. Women would not have this power again until the 20th century. Cleopatra was well ecated, strong minded with ideas of her own and a female.

As a intellectual, Cleopatra would have been heartbroken: when ring fighting between Egyptians and Caesar's Roman troops, there occurred one of the greatest tragedies of the ancient world - the burning of the library of Alexandria. It's sad to think about what was lost in the fire at Alexandria. There are the missing manuscripts of Aristotle and Plato. They were probably there. There was an entire room with editions of Homer. Maybe even there were early manuscripts of the Old Testament, which could probably help settle Biblical questions today.

Cleopatra was eventually able to replace 200,000 of the manuscripts. Books were very important to her. It's ironic that today everybody knows her for her beauty, but it was her intelligence that was most important asset she had.

耶穌誕生的三百年後，埃及依然在克莉奧帕卓女王的統治下，她是亞歷山大大帝手下一名將領的後代。她一面追懷著亞歷山大帝國的黃金時期，一面決意自己做得更出色。

亞歷山大於32歲駕崩，當時埃及艷後僅23歲，她遠行得疆界比亞歷山大更遠，她以埃及王後和世界上最有權力的人——朱利安·愷撒情人的身份走進羅馬。

當時局面非常復雜。要保住王位則必須是一名靈活，無情、機智兼出色的政客。這些特點埃及艷後全部具備，這也解釋了為什麼我們會從歷史上看到關於她的多種不同說辭。文藝復興時期的詩人將她視成為愛情獻身的女英雄。畫家們把她描繪為裸胸垂死的貪欲的女王。好萊塢的電影強化了她的盪婦形像——第一部始於桑德·芭拉在1917年媚人的扮演。

可是埃及艷後究竟是什麼樣的人?她的外貌是怎樣的呢?

於是我們來到了柏林，這兒有全世界最好的埃及艷後的肖像。現在僅存的古代雕像已是鳳毛麟角，所以這一尊也許能幫助我們盡多地了解她的外貌。她長得挺平常的，是不是?看看他的頭發，結的是個簡單的髻。這是希臘古典發型。風格朴實，並非特別設計來俘獲羅馬將領的愛情。

我們從古代資料了解到她的頭發是淺紅色的，有波紋的。可瞧她的鼻子，是稍有點長的鷹鉤鼻。嘴也算不上性感。她不飾帶任何珠寶。沒有耳環，沒有項鏈。這並非一個性感尤物的相貌。

古代資料還告訴我們，她聰明、詼諧、迷人、精通多種語言，而且，她還具有驚人的毅力。正是集合了這種種才華而決非美貌，才使得埃及艷後成為歷史上最負盛名的女性。

過去，埃及婦女的勢力向來不弱，如：哈特謝普蘇特女王、奈費爾提蒂女王，以及想在這位克莉奧帕卓女王。但在托勒密王朝時期，希臘婦女的角色改變了。她們取得獨立於丈夫和家庭外的身份，參與到藝術和市民生活中，並以兩個個人而不是兩家人的名義締結婚姻。這一時期的婦女形象表現除了強烈的個性與自信。那令人印象深刻。21世紀以前婦女們都沒有再擁有過這種權力。埃及艷後便是受過良好 教育 、意志堅強、有自己思想的一位女性。

在埃及人與愷撒的羅馬軍隊作戰期間發生了古代一大慘劇——亞歷山大圖書館的焚毀。作為一位知識人士，這一悲劇定曾讓埃及艷後為之哀慟不已。要說亞歷山大圖書館在那次火災中的損失是令人傷心的。遺失的亞里土多德和伯拉圖手稿估計就在其中。有一整個房間里放的是荷馬的作品。如果《聖經舊約》的早期文稿沒有在那時遺失的話，也許今日我們對《聖經》的許多疑惑已經解開了。

埃及艷後最後找回了二十萬冊文稿。書籍對她太重要了。諷刺的是她以美貌蜚聲於今日世界，而其實智慧才是她最最可貴的資產。
關於經典英語美文摘抄篇二
猶太女孩譜寫別樣《神曲》Book on Divine Comedy does Dante differently

What's a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey whose first language was Yiddish doing writing a book about history's greatest Catholic poet, Dante?

Perhaps trying to convince the world that his epic poem, the Divine Comedy, is not just for Ivy League intellectuals but for the common man and woman on life's journey.

Harriet Rubin's "Dante in Love," published by Simon and Schuster, may not become required reading in the hallowed halls of Oxbridge academia. But that's just fine with her.

"This book is aimed at people in hell," said Rubin. "And how do you get out of hell if there is no exit sign anywhere? The book is aimed at people who are in some kind of quandary. People with passion."

Quandary? Passion? Dante ate them for breakfast.

Banned from returning to his beloved Florence in 1302, Dante roamed from city to city in Italy and France, from noble court to grubby back streets until he died in Ravenna in 1321.

Through the exile, the wandering and the angst, he created The Divine Comedy -- divided into Hell, Purgatory and Paradise -- a poem many consider the greatest ever written.

Rubin, the daughter of a window cleaner and housewife from New Jersey, already had experience in writing about an Italian luminary from centuries past.

She is author of the highly provocative and acclaimed 1998 book "The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women," in which she discusses how to become powerful without becoming like a man.

Now she is doing Dante differently from many previous works on the poet considered to be the father of the Italian language.

It is by no means a "Divine Comedy for Idiots."

But in its own way it does take Dante off the pedestal of poetic sanctity and explain as simply as possible the immense tapestry of religion, art, architecture, cosmology, theology and history that provided the backdrop for the work.

猶太女孩譜寫別樣《神曲》

一個來自新澤西、母語為依地語的猶太女孩創作了一本關於歷史上最偉大的天主教詩人但丁的書，不覺得她很可愛嗎?

這或許是為了向世人證明，但丁的史詩《神曲》並不僅僅是寫給長青藤聯盟的學者看的，同樣也適合跋涉在生命旅程中的普通男女。

哈里特·魯賓的《愛中的但丁》一書由西蒙和舒斯特出版集團發行，這本書可能並不會成為牛津和劍橋大學神聖廳堂里的必讀書，但對她來說這樣已經很好了。

魯賓說：“這本書的受眾對象是那些在苦難中掙扎的人們。如果在任何地方都找不到出口標志，你怎樣才能脫離困境呢?這本書是專為那些陷入某種困境、卻仍懷有激情的人們而寫的。”

困境?激情?但丁拿它們當家常便飯。

1302年，但丁被禁止回到他深愛的佛羅倫薩，於是他周遊義大利和法國，從一個城市游盪到另一個城市，從高雅的宮廷徘徊到骯臟的後街，直到1321年，他死於拉文納(義大利東北部港市)。

在流放、游盪和痛苦中，他創作了《神曲》，這部被很多人視為有史以來最偉大的詩篇分為《地獄》、《煉獄》和《天堂》三部。

魯賓，一個新澤西的擦窗工人兼家庭主婦的女兒，在寫作方面已小有 經驗 ，她曾寫過一本關於幾個世紀前的一位義大利大師的書。

1998年，她創作的《女君王論: 女人獲取權力的戰略、戰術與武器》一書出版了，這本書非常富有煽動性、贏得了很高的評價。在書中她討論了(女人)怎樣才能變得強大，卻不必像男人一樣。

現在，她正在用一種和以往許多描寫但丁的著作不同的方式來詮釋這位被認為是義大利語言之父的詩人。

這決不是一本“為愚人而作的神曲”。

但是，她獨有的寫作手法確實使但丁的聖潔詩歌不再那麼高高在上，她盡可能用最簡單直白的方式來闡釋這部作品深厚的背景，那是宗教、藝術、建築、宇宙哲學、神學和史學共同 編織 出的巨大織錦。
關於經典英語美文摘抄篇三
Macho, insensitive bosses share certain characteristics. Their behavior is arrogant, quick-tempered and controlling. Their motives are typically selfish and manipulative. They show little concern for others and few signs of understanding why others don’t trust them. Most of all, they are quite unaware of their failings and the impact they have on their subordinates. No only do they see no need to change, they often make their high-handed behavior a source of pride.

That’s why you can trust them to be some of your best teachers about proctivity and success.

Before you decide that I’ve lost my mind, I'll explain.

Most human beings are amazingly consistent in the way they behave. That’s why we can say of some action, “That isn’t like you,” or “It’s so out of character.” Without that consistency, such a remark would be pointless. And amongst the most consistent groups of all are those who spend least time in any kind of introspection: the extreme extroverts, the loud, slap-you-on-the-back hearty types, the arrogant, the pompous, the selfish and the self-centered — the people who, if they become bosses, are most likely to prove to be bad ones.

Powerful lessons from powerful people

Bad bosses can become useful teachers precisely because their behavior tends to be so consistently bad. You can be fairly sure of their motives and intentions, which allows you to compare cause with effect .

The pompous boss, convinced of her superiority and the rightness of whatever she does; the lazy boss, sure that status confers the right to live off other people’s efforts; the rigid, controlling boss, firm in his belief that all subordinates are incompetent without his oversight; all of these hold to their actions so tenaciously — and are so blind to what they are doing — that they will provide some of the best lessons in what not to do that you will ever be offered.

Here are seven of the lessons you might come across, beginning with proctivity:

See how much effort bad bosses have to use to make things happen their way; effort that would be unnecessary if they behaved better — all that time spent micro-managing and checking; all the ranting and raving to rece others to obedience; all the lies and stratagems needed to manipulate others instead of asking them openly.

See how others react to them; how people become adept at sabotaging their efforts and undermining their success. Even when they dare not oppose the boss openly, subordinates will show great ingenuity in finding other ways to frustrate them.

Look at the effect bad bosses have on trust — how this type of behavior ruins relationships with customers as well as employees. Once discovered, as it always is in the end, cynical manipulation renders future trust impossible too.

What about the impact on motivation? Consider how you feel if you find yourself going along with the boss’s bad behavior. Do you feel motivated or depressed? Does it make you want to exert yourself or limit your output to no more than is needed to preserve your safety and career prospects?

Rigidity next. Most macho bosses see changing a poor decision as an unacceptable sign of weakness. How many times have you seen a bad leader proce disaster from what could have been a triumph, simply because he or she refused to admit to — and change — a bad decision?

Take some time to consider what survival in the lifestyle of a bad boss demands. Is that how you would be willing to live? Are the rewards they get worth what they have to do to get them?

Most important, observe the way bad bosses are regarded by those above them. Are they genuinely fooling the top dogs about their weaknesses? Or are those executives simply playing the same game — but far better — manipulating middle and junior managers to enhance their own positions, then throwing them to the wolves when they become too much of an embarrassment? I’m sure you can think of many more situations where a bad boss has taught you a valuable lesson. Observing and learning from others’ mistakes is as important as learning from your own — and a good deal less painful.

Besides, the macho tough guys can never admit to being wrong. They can’t learn from their own mistakes. Since you can, it’s an advantage you can use for all it’s worth.