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英语美文2
Loveandfriendship
Botharesomuchrelatedtoeachother.Andbotharesodissimilar!
Whatarethedifferencesbetweenfriendshipandlove?
Isplatonicfriendshippossiblebetweenpersonsofoppositesex?
Letustryandunderstand.
Whatisfriendship?
Whydowecallapersonourfriend?
Whendowecallsomeoneaverygoodfriend?
Ifwecareforaperson,ifwearealwaysreadytohelpthatpersonandifwesharemostofourthoughtswithaperson,theyareourgoodfriends.Wecanalwayscountuponourgoodfriendsinanemergency.Wearealwayssurethatourfriendwillunderstandwhyweactedinacertainway.Weneednotexplainanythingtoourverygoodfriends.Thefriendshipissodeepandtherelationshipissointimate,thatmostofthethingsareautomaticallyunderstoodbyourfriends.
Whataboutlove?
Inarelationshipofdeeplove,allthesharingthatwediscussedabovearetakenforgranted.Butlovetranscendsallthis.Duringlove,weareattachedwithaparticularperson,whileinfriendship,onemayhavemanyfriends.Alovingrelationshipmakesonesomuchattachedtotheother,thatonegetspainedifhis/herbelovedishurt!
Lovealsoinvolvesaphysicalelement.Friendshipdoesnothavethat.Thisisavitaldifference.Naturegivesuslovesothatthespeciecangoforward.Naturedoesnotgiveusfriendship.
Yourheartbeatswillneverincreaseinanticipationofmeetingyourfriend.Youwillnotlieawakeatnightthinkingaboutyourfriend.Youwillnotfeeltotallylost,ifyoudon'tmeetyourfriendforafewdays.Youwillnothavedreamsinyoureyesthinkingaboutyourfriend.Butinlove,youwilldoallthisandmuchmore.Indeed,thereisnocomparisonbetweenloveandfriendship.
LearningofValue
Isawsomethingabitdisturbinglastweek.Ihadtostopatadrugstoretopicksomethingup,andwhilethereIsawakidaboutthirteenyearsupbuyaMonsterdrink,about24ouncesofcaffeinefix.Thatinitselfsaddenedme,tothinkthatthiskidhasbeenseducedbymarketersandpeerstothinkthatacaffeinefixisapositivethinginlife.Iwasshocked,though,toseethepriceaffixedtothecan:
$3.49.Thiskidwasspendingmoreononedrinkthananyonemakingminimumwageearnsinhalfanhourofwork--andIfeeltakenwhenIhavetopay$1.19foralargesodaatagasstationwhenI'mtraveling.Icouldn'thelpbutthinkthatthiskidneverhadbeentaughtofthevalueofmoney,andoftheconceptofexchangingthemoneyforsomethingofcomparablevalue.
IseethisprincipalalloverasIgothroughmyday.Iseerimsoncarwheelsthatcostupwardsof$500,justforalittlebitofdecorationonavehicle.Iseepeoplespendfourorfivedollarsforacupofcoffee,hundredsofdollarsforcellphonesthattheyalmostneveruse,thousandsofdollarsonhugetelevisionsetsthattheyalmostneverwatch.Allaroundusareadsandcommercialsthatkeepuswantingtobuythingsthatkeepusdissatisfiedwiththewaythingsare,andthoseadsandcommercialsaretryingtoconvinceusthatifwejustbuysomemorestuff--nomatterwhatthecost--we'llbehappierandmorecontent.
Butsomewherealongthelinewehavetolearntomakeourowndecisionsaboutvalue.There'sacommonlawofeconomicsthatstatesthatmanypoorpeoplewillstaypoorbecauseofthedecisionsthattheymakeabouthowtospendtheirmoney.Howmanypeoplehaveyouknownorknownof,forexample,whohavelittlemoneyyetwhobuyaveryexpensivecarwithhighmonthlypayments?
Andhowmanypeopleareintroublerightnowbecausetheyboughthousesthatweremoreexpensivethantheycouldafford?
WhileIwouldn'tsaythattheanswertoourmoneyissueswouldbetoskimpandsaveeverypennyandneverhaveanyfuninlife,itisimportantthatwelearnaboutvalueandaboutwhentospendhowmuch.Afewyearsago,forexample,mywifeandIhadcellphones.AtthetimeIworkedhalfanhourfromhome,Iwasontheroadwithsportsteamsalot,andmywifealsowasontheroadquiteabit.Thecellphonesmadesense,eventhoughwedidn'tusethemmuch--atleastweknewthatifanythinghappened,wecouldcontactoneanother.
Thenwemovedsomeplacewherewedidn'tneedthephonesanymore,forwebothworkedclosetooneanotherandweweren'tontheroadmuch.Suddenly,the$75everymonthtokeepthephonesmadenosense,sowegotridofthem.Theywerenowjustaluxuryitem,nolongerasnecessaryastheywerebefore.Theysimplydidn'thavethesamevaluethattheyhadhadbefore.AndeventhoughithadbeenquiteconvenienttomakeanoccasionalphonecallfromwhereverIhappenedtobe,thatconveniencewasnolongerworththeamountofmoneywewouldhavehadtopaytomaintainit.
It'sunfortunatethatmoneyissuchahugepartofourlives,andthatitaffectsourlivessoverystrongly.Butthat'sthewaythingsare,sothebestthatwecandoislearntodefinethevalueofourmoneyforourselvesandtoexchangeourmoneyforgoodsandservicesthathaveequalorevengreatervalue.WhileawomanIknowwhoisbrokecangooutandspendalmostahundreddollarsonanewhairdo,Iknowthatshereallycan'taffordit,andthatitsvalueisnotnearlyasmuchasshethinksitis.WhenmywifeandIgoonvacationinafewweeksandspend$400onahotelroominYosemiteNationalPark,though--whichismuchmorethanwe'veeverspentonahotelroombefore--webothhaveconsideredthecost,thelocation,andthereasonsforourvacation,andwebothagreethatthereisgreatvalueinthepricethatwe'llpay.
Moneyishere,andit'sapartofourlives.Wecanlivewithitandhaveitworkforus,orwecansquanderitandloseitandbecomeangryandfrustratedwithourloss.Thechoiceisours,butonethingisforsure--thepathtohappinessdoesn'tlieinexchangingourmoneyforgoodsorservicesoflittlevalue;rather,weneedtomakesurethatthemoneywespendismoneywellspent.Onlythencanweavoidtheresentmentandfrustrationthatwillcomeoverhavingwastedmoneywhenwedidn'tneedto.
写好英文作文的20个秘诀
Agreement:
主语和谓语在人称、数上的一致,关系代词与先行词的一致。
Ambiguity:
尽量不去使用可能引起歧义的词语或句子。
Brief:
文章"简为贵",要抓住要点,简明扼要。
Coherence:
文理通顺,前后连贯。
Development:
主题的发挥应当充分、合理、正确。
Division:
词汇、句子、段落要分配使用得当,划分要清楚,避免使用重复字句和种子片段。
Figures:
正确合理使用各类修辞格式。
Inflateddiction:
不使用做作的语言。
Key:
用适当的关键词突出主题,每段都应有主题句。
Logical:
内容要符合逻辑。
Message:
信息要新鲜、确实、可信。
Omit:
合理删除多余的不必要部分。
Proposition:
主张、观点、论述要清楚肯切、合情入理。
Punctuation:
正确适时使用标点符号。
Relevant:
文章一定要要题。
Sentencepattern:
句型要尽量多样化。
Strait:
开门见山,直来直去。
Style:
文体恰切,适合内容要求。
Tense:
动词时态要正确、一致、变化合理。
Theme:
选题得当,主题突出。
英文写作的黄金三定律
作者:
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人们进行写作的一般目的是向读者传递信息、介绍情况,或阐述作者对某一主题所持的观点,用英文写作也不例外。
为让读者更好地理解所传递的信息,使用英文进行写作时,行文一定要注意做到清晰、准确、简洁这三点,这就是公认的英文写作“黄金三定律”。
定律之一:
清晰
文章的清晰体现在读者能够很容易理解作者讲述的内容。
为保证所写文章清晰明了,写作时有两点一定要加以注意:
一是越确切具体越好。
在这一方面,作者首先应明确了解自己所要传达的信息、读者的范围及特点,然后再选择相关信息,采用某种文体格式传递给读者。
也就是说,写作必须要以特定读者为对象,以让读者能够明确接受作者所传递的信息为宗旨。
尽量以客观陈述为主,少主观臆测推断;尽量明确无误表达,少模棱两可评论,这是使文章清晰确切的写作准则。
二是组织结构富有逻辑性。
文章结构富逻辑性会让读者很轻松地读懂作者要表达的思想内容。
文章的这种逻辑性可以通过采用从一般到具体、从“全景”到细节、从问题的定义到分析再到提出解决方案等多种方式来体现。
定律之二:
准确
要使文章语义表达准确,首先要尽量不要在学术文章中出现“大概、也许”之类模棱两可的词语,避免出现容易让人困惑和误解的词语和表达法;其次,要尽量避免使用那些有多种含义的词语和表达法。
例如:
Singaporeisafinecountry这句话中的fine一词有多种含义,如“好的、细小的、罚款”等。
日常生活中这样使用没有问题,但在写作时一定要避免使用这种容易产生歧义的多义词。
定律之三:
简洁
直截了当、切中要点是保证文章简洁的最好写作形式。
与中文写作相比,英文写作非常强调直奔主题、简单明快的写作风格。
例如,在写作一个段落时,常常将概括段落主要内容的主题句(topicsentence)作为段落的首句,以便让读者迅速明确本段要讲述的内容。
另外,写作时尽量将每个句子写得简短一些,少用或不用冗长的复合句。
切记:
短小精练的句子表达的意思才强而有力。
AStoryofHope
Twomen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Onemanwasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureachafternoontohelpdrainthefluidfromhislungs.Hisbedwasnexttotheroom'sonlywindow.Theothermanhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.
Thementalkedforhoursonend.Theyspokeoftheirwivesandfamilies,theirhomes,theirjobs,theirinvolvementinthemilitaryservice,wheretheyhadbeenonvacation.Andeveryafternoonwhenthemaninthebedbythewindowcouldsitup,hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethingshecouldseeoutsidethewindow.
Themanintheotherbedbegantoliveforthoseone-hourperiodswherehisworldwouldbebroadenedandenlivenedbyalltheactivityandcoloroftheworldoutside.
Thewindowoverlookedaparkwithalovelylake.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.Youngloverswalkedarminarmamidstflowersofeverycoloroftherainbow.Grandoldtreesgracedthelandscape,andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.
Asthemanbythewindowdescribedallthisinexquisitedetail,themanontheothersideoftheroomwouldclosehiseyesandimaginethepicturesquescene.Onewarmafternoonthemanbythewindowdescribedaparadepassingby.Althoughtheothermancouldn'theartheband-hecouldseeitinhismind'seyeasthegentlemanbythewindowportrayeditwithdescriptivewords.Daysandweekspassed.
Onemorning,thedaynursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbathsonlytofindthelifelessbodyofthemanbythewindow,whohaddiedpeacefullyinhissleep.Shewassaddenedandcalledthehospitalattendantstotakethebodyaway.
Assoonasitseemedappropriate,theothermanaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch,andaftermakingsurehewascomfortable,shelefthimalone.Slowly,painfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbowtotakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself.
Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.Itfacedablankwall.Themanaskedthenursewhatcouldhavecompelledhisdeceasedroommatewhohaddescribedsuchwonderfulthingsoutsidethiswindow.
Thenurseresponde
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