大学英语美文摘抄（通用10篇）

　　英语也是与电脑联系最密切的语言，大多数编程语言都与英语有联系，而且随着网络的使用，使英文的使用更普及。英语是联合国的工作语言之一。下面是小编为你带来的大学英语美文摘抄，欢迎阅读。

　　Theworldhassomanylessonstoteachyou.Iconsidertheworld,thisEarth,tobelikeaschoolandourlifetheclassrooms.AndsometimeshereinthisPlanetEarthschoolthelessonsoftencomedressedupasdetoursorroadblocks.Andsometimesasfull-blowncrises.AndthesecretIvelearnedtogettingaheadisbeingopentothelessons,lessonsfromthegrandestuniversityofall,thatis,theuniverseitself.Itsbeingabletowalkthroughlifeeagerandopentoself-improvementandthatwhichisgoingtobesthelpyouevolve,becausethatsreallywhywerehere,toevolveashumanbeings.Togrowintomoreofourselves,alwaysmovingtothenextlevelofunderstanding,thenextlevelofcompassionandgrowth.

　　Andbeyondthat,onbehalfofyourmotherandsisters,Ipledgethatwe,yourbloodfamily,willdoallwecantocontinuetheimaginativewayinwhichyouweresteeringthesetwoexceptionalyoungmensothattheirsoulsarenotsimplyimmersedbydutyandtraditionbutcansingopenlyasyouplanned.

　　Walkcleanaroundthehill

　　NOWTHATIcanlookbackacrosstheyearsfromtheso-calledvantagepointofexperienceintwoWorldWars,travelthroughoutalargepartoftheworld,andcontactwithmanyoftheoutstandingpersonalitiesofourtime,itgivesmeagreatdealofrealreassuranceeachdaytoknowthatwaydowndeepIlearnedsomefundamentalvalueswhenIwasaboyinasmalltowninNebraska.

　　Ihavefoundonethingtobesoverytrue-thevirtuesIlearnedasaboyarestillfundamentalvirtues.Mypointofviewhaschanged,ofcourse，overtheyears,andsohasthatofmyfriends,butsomuchofallthischangeofviewpointislikeasmallboygazingatahillontheplainsofNebraska.Thehillremainsthesame.Thesmallboyonlyseesitfromanotherangleashegrowsup.

　　IhavealwaystriedtowalkcompletelyaroundeveryhillIhavefoundinexistencesince,sothatIcouldgetaviewfromeveryangle.This,Ithink,revealsthedifferencebetweenhonstyandcynicism.Whenyouseethehillfromeveryangle,youhaveamuchbetterchanceatkeepinglifeinfocus.Whenyouonlyseeitfromoneangleyouruntheverygreatdangerofbecomingcynical.

　　Twoofthefundamentalvirtuesthathavebennsuchagreatcomforttomeinmylife,fromthedaysofmyboyhoodinWahoo,Nebraska,untilnowareloyaltyandcharity.ThereareotherfundamentalsIlearnedasaboy,butprincipallyloyaltyandcharity.

　　Loyaltyisnotonlyjustaterm-ithasbeenawayoflifeforme.Imeannotonlyloyaltytomyfriendsandfamily,buttothehonestvaluesonwhichourcountrywasfounded.Andtome,thisguidepostofloyaltyofnecessitymeansloyaltytoonesownself.

　　WhenIwasgrowingup,Irebelledagainstsomanythings,andfoughtagainstsomanyofthebasicideasoflife-butIfoundoftersomuchrebellionandwalkingcompletelyaroundthathillontheNebraskaplains,inmymindseye,thatthesevirtueshadnotbeentestedoverthecenturiesinvain.

　　Charityisanotherrulethathasbeenofgreatcomforttomeinsomanytryingsituatuons.Charityissomethingyoumustlearn.IhavebeenveryluckyinlifebecauseIhavebeeninapositiontogivecharity,andoneshouldneverexpectandotherrewardfromcharitythatthesatisfactionitgives.

　　Intakingpartinanycharityyoumustgivefromyourheart.Anyothertypeofgivingisaterriblecheatonlifeitself.

　　Charityandloyaltyaretwothingsthathavetouchedmylifeverydeeply.TheyhavebeenasourceoftremendoussatisfactiontomeeverydayIhavelives.Thisruleofloyaltyhascausedmetocheckbackonthecourseofmyactivitiesatthecloseofrachday,tobesureIhaventknowinglyhurtanyoneinmydaysactivities.

　　IhavetriedtorepairanyhurtsIhavecausedbeforethedaysend.ThisundoubtedlyisveryselfishofmebecauseIhavelearnedthatthisrecheckingofeachdaygivesmeagoodnightssleep.

　　Inwalkingaroundthehillontheplaineachdayofmylife,thevirtuesIsee-whetherIaminLondon,Paris,Rome,Cairo,NowYork,HollwoodorWahoo,Nebraska-arealwaysthesame.

　　Iamgratefulforthoseold-fashionedvirtuesthatIlearnedasaboyinNebraska.AndIhopeIwillhaveenoughhumilityalwaystobethankfulIwasborninacountrythatgivemethischanceatlife.

　　Trytobecomeaquitter

　　Imoneofthosepeoplewhosterribleatsayingno.Itakeontoomanyprojectsatonce,andspendtoomuchofmytimedoingthingsIdrathernotbe.Igetstuffdone,butitsnotalwaysthebestIcando,orthebestwayIcanspendmytime.

　　Thatswhymynewestgoal,bothasaprofessionalandaperson,istobeaquitter.

　　Beingaquitterisntbeingsomeonewhogivesup,whodoesntseeimportantthingsthroughtotheend.Iaspiretobetheoppositeofthosethings,andthinkweallshould.ThequitterIwanttobeissomeonewhogetsoutwhentheresnovaluetobeadded,orwhenthatvaluecomesattheexpenseofsomethingmoreimportant.

　　IwanttoquitdoingthingsthatImaskedtodo,fornootherreasonthanImaskedtodoit.Iwanttobeabletoquitsomethinginmid-stream,becauseIrealizethere’snothinggoodcomingfromit.

　　Afriendofmineoncetoldmethat"IknewIwasanadultwhenIcouldstopreadingabook,evenaftergetting500pagesintoit."Oddthoughitsounds,wealltendtodothis.Wegetinvolvedinsomething,realizewedontwanttobeapartofit,butkeeptruckingthrough.Wesay"well,Ivealreadyinvestedsomuchtimeinthis,Imightaswellstickitout."

　　Iproposetheopposite:quitasoftenaspossible,regardlessofprojectstatusortimeinvested.Ifyourereadingabook,anddontlikeit,stopreading.Cutyourlosses,realizethatthesmartestthingtodoisstopbeforeyourlossesgrowevenmore,andquit.Ifyoureworkingonaprojectatworkthatisntgoinganywhere,butyouvealreadyinvestedtonsoftimeonit,quit.Takethetimegainedbyquittingthepointlessproject,andputittowardsomethingofvalue.Insteadofreadinganentirebookyouhate,read1/2abadoneand1/2agoodone.Isntthatabetteruseofyourtime?

　　Ifyourestuckdoingsomething,anddontreallywanttodoitanymore,stepbackforasecond.Askifyoureallyhavetodothis,andwhatvalueisbeingproducedfromyourdoingit.Dontthinkaboutthetimeyouveputintoit,orhowmuchitstakenoveryourlife.Ifyoudontwanttodoit,anddonthavetodoit,dontdoit.

　　Byquittingthesethings,youllfreeuptimetodothingsthatactuallydocreatevalue,foryourselfandforothers.Youllhavetimetoreadallthegreatbooksoutthere,oratleastacouplemore.You’llbeabletobegintoputyourtimeandeffortintothethingsyoudactuallyliketodo.

　　Letstryittogether:whatarethethingsyouredoing,thatyoureonlydoingbecauseyouvebeendoingthemforsolong?Quit.Dontlettimespentdictatetimeyouwillspend.Letslearnhowtosay"no"atthebeginning,orinthemiddle,andfreeupmoreofourtimetodothethingswe’dliketobedoing,andthethingsactuallyworthdoing.

　　Sayingnoishard,andadmittingamistakenyesisevenharder.Butifwedoboth,wellstarttomakesurethatwerespendingourtimecreatingvalue,ratherthanaggravatingourlosses.Letsbequitterstogether.

　　Whatdoyouthink?Whatinyourlifecanyouquit?

　　visitwithatramp

　　Iwasswingingonthefrontgate,tryingtodecidewhethertowalkdownthestreettoplaywithVerna,mybestfriendinfifthgrade,whenIsawatrampcomeuptheroad.

　　"Hello,littlegirl,"hesaid."Isyourmamaathome?"

　　Inoddedandswungthegateopentolethimintheyard.HelookedlikeallthetrampswhocametoourhousefromthehobocampbytheriverduringtheGreatDepression.Hisshaggyhairhungbelowashapelesshat,andhistreadbareshirtandtrousershadbeenrainedonandsleptin.Hesmelledlikeabonfire.

　　Heshuffledtothedoor.Whenmymotherappeared,heasked,"Lady,couldyouspareabitetoeat?"

　　"Ithinkso.Pleasesitonthestep."

　　Hedroppedontothenarrowwoodenplatformthatservedasthefrontporchofourtwo-roomframehouse.Inminutesmymotheropenedthescreenandhandedhimasandwichmadefromthickslicesofhomemdebreadandgenerouschunksofboiledmeat.Shegavehimatincupofmilk."Ithankyou,lady,"hesaid.

　　Iswungonthegate,watchingthetrampwolfdownthesandwichanddrainthecup.Thenhestoodandwalkedbackthroughthegate."Theysaidyourmamawouldfeedme,"hetoldmeonthewayout.

　　Vernahadsaidthehobostoldoneanotherwhowouldfeedthem."Theynevercometomyhouse,"shehadannouncedproudly.

　　SowhydoesMamafeedthem?Iwondered.Awindow,sheworkedasawaitressinthemorningsandsewedatnightstoearnmoney.Whyshouldshegiveanythingtomenwhodidntworkatall?

　　Imarchedinside."Vernasmothersaysthosemenaretoolazytowork.Whydowefeedthem?

　　Mymothersmiled.Herbluehousedressmatchedhereyesandemphasizedherauburnhair.

　　"Lovely,wedontknowwhythosemendontwork,"shesaid."Buttheywerebabiesonce.Andtheirmotherslovedthem,likeIloveyou."Sheputherhandsonmyshouldersanddrewmeclosetoherapron,whichsmelledofstarchandfreshlybakedbread.

　　"Ifeedthemfortheirmothers,becauseifyouwereeverhungryandhadnothingtoeat,Iwouldwanttheirmotherstofeedyou."

　　Whathaveyougainedfromthestory?

　　MotherTeresaofCalcuttawasoftenquotedassaying:"IknowGodwillnotgivemeanythingIcanthandle.IjustwishHedidnttrustmesomuch."OvertheyearsIhavefoundmyselfoftenfeelingthesameway.Ihavehadablessedlife,butithasneverbeenaneasyone.

　　Inmy45yearsIhavehadtodealwithsickness,injuries,accidents,andpain.Ihavehadtodealwithyearsofpovertyandfinancialstruggles.Ihavehadtodealwithmysonsmentalhandicaps,thedeathoflovedones,andbeingseparatedfromthoseIlove.Ihavehadtodealwithanger,betrayal,confusion,depressionandattimesevendespair.

　　LikesomanybeforemeIhaveaskedthequestion:Whydobadthingshappentogoodpeople?Itisaquestionthathasbeenaskedthroughouttheages.Bookshaveevenbeenwrittenaboutit.

　　WhenIrememberallthatIhavefacedandgonethroughinthislife,IrealizethatGodhasusedallofittoeventuallymakemebetter.Withpaincameempathy.Withgriefcamehealing.Withfrustrationcamepatience.

　　Withstrugglescamestrength.Withsorrowcamejoy.Withangercamelove.AndwithdespaircametrustinGod.Everytest,challenge,andtragedyeventuallyledmetogreatergoodness,greaterlove,andgreaterOnenesswithourHeavenlyFather.

　　Noneofuslikesthenegativeexperiencesinlife.Noneofusenjoyspain.Noneofuswantstogothroughsorrow.Mayeachdayherethenhelpyoutogrowbetterandmoreloving.

　　Lettersofyesteryears

　　Whendidyoulastwrite-Imeanintherealsense,i.e.ahandwrittenletter-toyourparents,brothers,sisters,otherrelativesorfriendswholiveapartfromyou?Tothisquestion,mostpeoplewouldanswer"yearsago".

　　IknowIwouldbejeeredbyanumberofmyregularcritics,whowouldsay:"Listen,thisoldfoggyisharpingonthegoodolddaysagain."

　　Waitaminute.Dontgetmewrong.Imnotblamingmoderntechnologyforthedisappearanceofhandwrittenletters;instead,Imblamingmodernmenofbecominglazyandlessattachedtokinshipwhileenjoyingtheeaseandconvenienceaffordedbymoderntechnology.

　　Takegreetingsbetweenfamilymembersandfriendsatfestivals.Chinesepeoplewroteletterstotheirkinfolkandfriendstoexpressgoodwishesduringtraditionalfestivalsbeforethetelephonebecamepopularintheearly1990sincitiesandaboutadecadelaterinruralareas.

　　E-mailsweresoonbypassedasmobilephonetextmessagingbegantosweepacrossthenationasthedominantcarrieroffestivalcorrespondenceintheearly2000s.Thefast,ubiquitous,low-costmessengerprevailsoveranyotherformofcommunicationwherespeedisconcerned.Andthebroadcastingfunctionofacellphonemakesiteasytosendonemessagetoanumberofreceiverswithjustaclick.

　　Thenewtechnologyevencreatedanewoccupation.In2002,"professionalwritersofshortmessages",appearedproducingreadytextpassagesforvariousoccasions:NewYeargreetings,marriagecongratulations,sicknesscondolences,andsoon.

　　Atfirst,peoplewereattractedbythewitty,metaphoricalandphilosophicalmessageswrittenbythe"professionalwriters".Buttheysoongotboredbecausetheyoftenreceivedthesamemessagefromtheircolleagues,friendsandfamilymembers.Theidenticaltextsruinedthesincerityofthegreetings.Nowpeoplehaveresumedwritingtheirownmessages-withastatementthatitistheir"owncreation".

　　However,forpeoplewhousedtocommunicatethroughhandwrittenletters,neitherane-mailnoracellphonemessagecanmatchatraditionalletter.ThelifelessprintcharactersonthescreenofacomputerorcellphoneneverconveysanaffectionateassociationasisdescribedbyatraditionalChinesesaying:"Theseeingofthehandwritingislikeseeingthewriterhim/herself."Themodern"letters"mayevencauseasenseofunrealityonthepartofthereceiver:"Isthisreallywrittenbyhim/her?"

　　InthejustpastMid-AutumnFestival,theNanjingNormalUniversityurgeditsstudentstohandwritealettertotheirparents.Itwasthefirsteverhandwrittenletterthestudentshadsenttotheirparents.Theyfeltgreatpleasureindoingsoandtheirparentsweregreatlymoved.Amotherwrotebacktoherdaughtersayingthatthedayshereceivedtheletterwas"thehappiestdayinmylife".

　　AllChinesewhohavereadTangDynastyversesrememberthislineofthegreatpoetDuFu:"Aletterfromhomeisworth10,000liangingold"

　　A"letterfromhome"hasservedasanemotionalbondbetweenfamilymembersandfriends.ItisalsopartofChinesecultureforitisacarrierofetiquette,calligraphyandliterature.Weshouldnotabandonthispartofourculture.AtleastwecanurgeyoungpeopletoregularlywritetotheirparentslikewhattheNanjinguniversitydid.

　　Humanthoughtisnotafirework,evershootingofffreshformsandshapesasitburns;itisatree,growingveryslowly—youcanwatchitlongandseenomovement—verysilently,unnoticed.Itwasplantedintheworldmanythousandyearsago,atiny,sicklyplant.Andmenguardeditandtendedit,andgaveuplifeandfametoaiditsgrowth.Inthehotdaysoftheiryouth,theycametothegateofthegardenandknocked,beggingtobeletin,andtobecountedamongthegardeners.Andtheiryoungcompanionsoutsidecalledtothemtocomeback,andplaythemanwithbowandspear,andwinsweetsmilesfromrosylips,andtaketheirpartamidthefeast,anddance,notstoopwithwrinkledbrows,atweaklingswork.

　　Andthepassersbymockedthemandcalledshame,andotherscriedouttostonethem.Andstilltheystayedtherelaboring,thatthetreemightgrowalittle,andtheydiedandwereforgotten.Andthetreegrewfairandstrong.Thestormsofignorancepassedoverit,andharmeditnot.Thefiercefiresofsuperstitionsoaredaroundit;butmenleapedintotheflamesandbeatthemback,perishing,andthetreegrew.Withthesweatoftheirbrowmenhavenourisheditsgreenleaves.

　　Theirtearshavemoistenedtheearthaboutit.Withtheirbloodtheyhavewatereditsroots.Theseasonshavecomeandpassed,andthetreehasgrownandflourished.Anditsbrancheshavespreadfarandhigh,andeverfreshshootsareburstingforth,andevernewleavesunfoldingtothelight.Buttheyareallpartoftheonetree—thetreethatwasplantedonthefirstbirthdayofthehumanrace.Thestemthatbearsthemspringsfromthegnarledoldtrunkthatwasgreenandsoftwhenwhite-hairedTimewasalittlechild;thesapthatfeedsthemisdrawnupthroughtheroots.

　　HappyFathersDay

　　InaclassIteachforadults,Irecentlydidthe“unpardonable.”Igavetheclasshomework!Theassignmentwasto“gotosomeoneyoulovewithinthenextweekandtellthemyoulovethem.Ithastobesomeoneyouhaveneversaidthosewordstobeforeoratleasthaventsharedthosewordswithforalongtime.”Nowthatdoesntsoundlikeaverytoughassignment,untilyoustoptorealizethatmostofthemenwereover35andwereraisedinthegenerationofmenthatweretaughtthatexpressingemotionsisnot“macho.”Showingfeelingsorcryingwasjustnotdone.Sothiswasaverythreateningassignmentforsome.

　　Atthebeginningofournextclass,Iaskedifsomeonewantedtosharewhathappenedwhentheytoldsomeonetheylovedthem.Ifullyexpectedoneofthewomentovolunteer,aswasusuallythecase,butonthiseveningoneofthemenraisedhishand.Heappearedquitemovedandabitshaken.Asheunfoldedoutofhischair,hebeganbysaying,"Dennis,Iwasquiteangrywithyoulastweekwhenyougaveusthisassignment.IdidntfeelthatIhadanyonetosaythosewordsto,andbesides,whowereyoutotellmetodosomethingthatpersonal?ButasIbegandrivinghomemyconsciencestartedtalkingtome.ItwastellingmethatIknewexactlywhoIneededtosayIloveyouto."

　　"Yousee,fiveyearsago,myfatherandIhadaviciousdisagreementandreallyneverresolveditsincethattime.WeavoidedseeingeachotherunlessweabsolutelyhadtoatChristmasorotherfamilygatherings.Buteventhen,wehardlyspoketoeachother.SolastTuesdaybythetimeIgothomeIhadconvincedmyselfIwasgoingtotellmyfatherIlovedhim.It’sweird,butjustmakingthatdecisionseemedtoliftaheavyloadoffmychest.

　　WhenIgothome,IrushedintothehousetotellmywifewhatIwasgoingtodo.Shewasalreadyinbed,butIwokeherupanyway.WhenItoldher,shedidn’tjustgetoutofbed,shecatapultedoutandhuggedme,andforthefirsttimeinourmarriedlifeshesawmecry.Westayeduphalfthenightdrinkingcoffeeandtalking.Itwasgreat!"

　　“ThenextmorningIwasupbrightandearly.IwassoexcitedIcouldhardlysleep.IgottotheofficeearlyandaccomplishedmoreintwohoursthanIhadthewholedaybefore."

　　“At9:00Icalledmydadtoseeifcouldcomeoverafterwork.Whenheansweredthephone,Ijustsaid,‘Dad,canIcomeoverafterworktonight?Ihavesomethingtotellyou.’Mydadrespondedwithagrumpy,‘Nowwhat?’Iassuredhimitwouldn’ttakelong,sohefinallyagreed.

　　“At5:30,Iwasatmyparents’houseringingthedoorbell,prayingthatDadwouldanswerthedoor.IwasafraidifMomansweredthatIwouldchickenoutandtellherinstead.Butasluckwouldhaveit,Daddidanswerthedoor."

　　“Ididn’twasteanytime–Itookonestepinthedoorandsaid,‘Dad,IjustcameovertotellyouthatIloveyou.’

　　“Itwasasifatransformationcameovermydad.Beforemyeyeshisfacesoftened,thewrinklesseemedtodisappearandhebegantocry.Hereachedoutandhuggedmeandsaid,‘Iloveyoutoo,son,butI’veneverbeenabletosayit.’

　　“ItwassuchapreciousmomentIdidn’twanttomove.Momwalkedbywithtearsinhereyes.Ijustwavedandblewherakiss.DadandIhuggedforamomentlongerandthenIleft.Ihadn’tfeltthatgreatinalongtime.

　　“Butthat’snotevenmypoint.Twodaysafterthatvisit,mydad,whohadheartproblems,butdidn’ttellme,hadanattackandendedupinthehospital,unconscious.Idon’tknowifhellmakeit.

　　“Somymessagetoallofyouinthisis:Don’twaittodothethingsyouknowneedtobedone.WhatifIhadwaitedtotellmydad–maybeIwillnevergetthechanceagain!Takethetimetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!”

　　InthiscrisisIthinkImaybepardonedifIdonotaddresstheHouseatanylengthtoday,andIhopethatanyofmyfriendsandcolleaguesorformercolleagueswhoareaffectedbythepoliticalreconstructionwillmakeallallowancesforanylackofceremonywithwhichithasbeennecessarytoact.IsaytotheHouseasIsaidtoMinisterswhohavejoinedthisgovernment,Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,sweatandtears.Wehavebeforeusanordealofthemostgrievouskind.Wehavebeforeusmany,manymonthsofstruggleandsuffering.Youask,whatisourpolicy?

　　Isayitistowagewarbyland,seaandair.WarwithallourmightandwithallthestrengthGodhasgivenus,andtowagewaragainstamonstroustyrannyneversurpassedinthedarkandunpleasantcatalogueofhumancrime.Thatisourpolicy.Youask,whatisouraim?Icananswerinoneword.Itisvictory.Victoryatallcosts—victoryinspiteofallterrors—victory,howeverlongandhardtheroadmaybe,forwithoutvictorythereisnosurvival.Letthatberealized.

　　NosurvivalfortheBritishEmpire,nosurvivalforallthattheBritishEmpirehasstoodfor,nosurvivalfortheurge,theimpulseoftheages,thatmankindshallmoveforwardtowardhisgoal.Itakeupmytaskinlightheartandhope.Ifeelsurethatourcausewillnotbesufferedtofailamongmen.Ifeelentitledatthisjuncture,atthistime,toclaimtheaidofallandtosay,“Comethen,letusgoforwardtogetherwithourunitedstrength.

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