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  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。

  大学英语美文摘抄1

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

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  Andbeyondthat,onbehalfofyourmotherandsisters,Ipledgethatwe,yourbloodfamily,willdoallwecantocontinuetheimaginativewayinwhichyouweresteeringthesetwoexceptionalyoungmensothattheirsoulsarenotsimplyimmersedbydutyandtraditionbutcansingopenlyasyouplanned.

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  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.

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  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?

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  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?

  大学英语美文摘抄6

  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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!”

  大学英语美文摘抄10

  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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