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晨读英语美文100篇
星火书业晨读英语美文100篇六级
Passage1.knowledgeandVirtue
Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;goodsenseisnotconscience,refinementisnothumilitynorislargenessandjustnessofviewfaith.Philosophy,howeverenlightened,howeverprofound,givesnocommandoverthepassions,noinfluentialmotives,novivifyingprinciples.LiberalEducationmakesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthegentleman.Itiswelltobeagentleman,itiswelltohaveacultivatedintellect,adelicatetaste,acandid,equitable,dispassionatemind,anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife—thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;theyaretheobjectsofaUniversity.Iamadvocating,Ishallillustrateandinsistuponthem;butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguaranteeforsanctityorevenforconscientiousness,andtheymayattachtothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,totheheartless,pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendeckedoutinthem.Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhattheyarenot;theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyaredetectedbycloseobservers,andinthelongrun;andhenceitisthattheyarepopularlyaccusedofpretenseandhypocrisy,not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,butbecausetheirprofessorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemforwhattheyarenot,andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraisetowhichtheyhavenoclaim.Quarrythegraniterockwithrazors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadofsilk,thenmayyouhopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashumanknowledgeandhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,thepassionandtheprideofman.
Passage2.“Packing”aPerson
Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantage.Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartandnaturewithoutanytracesofembellishment,sothatthepersonsopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyandlovely.Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesandgoesinamomentofdoze.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytoconcealthefurrowsploughedbytime.Ifyoustillenjoylife'sexuberanceenoughtoretainself-confidenceandpursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,andyourcharmandgracewillremain.Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacentstageofserenityindifferenttofameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtoresorttohair-dyeing;thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldsynchronizingwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxeeditionthatfascinatesonesomuchastobereluctanttopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.
Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor
Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:
thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylifeforafewhoursforthisjoy.
[00:
47.70]Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness
[00:
52.19]—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousness
[00:
57.46]looksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.
[01:
04.12]Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,
[01:
10.02]inamysticminiature,
[01:
11.89]theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.
[01:
17.90]ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,
[01:
23.92]thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.
[01:
28.08]WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.
[01:
32.12]Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.
[01:
36.06]Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine...
[01:
40.44]Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.
[01:
45.37]Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.
[01:
53.35]Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.
[01:
56.96]Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.
[02:
01.67]Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeople
[02:
08.23]—ahatedburdentotheirsons,
[02:
10.97]andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.
[02:
19.28]Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.
[02:
25.73]Thishasbeenmylife.
[02:
28.36]Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagain
[02:
32.52]ifthechancewereofferedme.
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01.43]Passage4.ALittleGirl
[00:
05.59]Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,wasalittlegirl.
[00:
14.23]Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,
[00:
19.37]whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloud
[00:
24.08]thathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.
[00:
28.56]Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossyhair,
[00:
35.01]gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.
[00:
43.26]Socompletelyabsorbedwassheinwatchingthecloudtowhichherstrangesongorincantationseemedaddressed,
[00:
52.40]thatshedidnotobservemewhenIroseandwenttowardsher.
[00:
57.00]Overherhead,highupintheblue,
[01:
00.50]alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycloudwassinging,asifinrivalry.
[01:
07.09]AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,
[01:
10.05]Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,
[01:
16.28]andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.
[01:
22.19]Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,
[01:
27.33]wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,
[01:
33.25]andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,
[01:
36.53]andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatwerequiveringinthesunlight.
[01:
42.43]AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;
[01:
45.28]foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedupintomyface.
[01:
53.26]Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,
[01:
59.06]grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.
[02:
02.45]Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.
[02:
09.79]Yetitwasnotherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinatedme,meltedme.
[00:
00.87]Passage5DeclarationofIndependence
[00:
07.00]WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,
[00:
10.39]itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands
[00:
15.75]whichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,
[00:
17.93]andtoassumeamongthepowersoftheearth,
[00:
21.22]theseparateandequalstationtowhichtheLawsofNatureandofNature'sGodentitlethem,
[00:
28.33]adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankind
[00:
32.16]requiresthattheyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtotheseparation.
[00:
38.08]Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,
[00:
44.74]thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,
[00:
50.21]thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.
[00:
55.47]—Thattosecuretheserights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,
[01:
00.39]derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,
[01:
05.31]—ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveoftheseends,
[01:
10.67]itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,
[01:
15.38]andtoinstitutenewGovernment,
[01:
17.90]layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,
[01:
24.35]astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.
[01:
30.37]Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernmentslongestablished
[01:
35.51]shouldnotbechangedforlightandtransientcauses;
[01:
39.34]andaccordinglyallexperiencehasshown,
[01:
42.62]thatmankindaremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,
[01:
48.64]thantorightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformstowhichtheyareaccustomed.
[01:
53.89]Butwhenalongtrainofabusesandusurpations,
[01:
58.16]pursuinginvariablythesameObjectevincesadesigntoreducethem
[02:
03.63]underabsoluteDespotism,itistheirright,itistheirduty,
[02:
08.88]tothrowoffsuchGovernment,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity.
[02:
15.56]—SuchhasbeenthepatientsufferanceoftheseColonies;
[02:
20.58]andsuchisnowthenecessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformerSystemsofGovernment.
[02:
28.49]ThehistoryofthepresentKingofGreatBritain[GeorgeIII]
[02:
34.00]isahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,
[02:
38.82]allhavingindirectobjecttheestablishmentofanab
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