40篇英语短文背诵.docx
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40篇英语短文背诵
1.FallinLovewithEnglish
Hidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothisbecausehewastiredofhisparents’naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitanylonger.Hecouldn’tgetalongwellwithEnglishanddislikedjoininginEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamneveraddeduptoover60.
Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlywhathewassufferingfrom,butentirelydisagreedwithhisidea.Inordertocalmhimdownandsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceandswappedaseriesoflearningtipswithhim.TheitemsshesetdownhelpedhimfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.
Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend’swords.Now,hehasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.
2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes
VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.
Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluentlycommandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadofrequesting,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.
3.AHardTrip
Mysisterwasfondoftraveling.Eversincegraduating,shehadbeendeterminedtoorganizeatriptoanoldtemple.Sincetransportingfarewasexpensive,shedecidedtouseabicycletocycletherenotcaringaboutthedisadvantages.Herstubbornattitudewasalwayshershortcoming.Onceshemadeuphermindtodosomething,noonecouldpersuadehertochangehermind.Finally,wegaveinasusualthoughwepreferredtotakeatrain.Afterwepreparedeverything,includingtheschedule,reliableweatherforecastandtheinsurance,webeganourtrip.
Ourjourneywasalongariverflowingfromahighaltitude.Ourpacewasslowbecausetheriverfrequentlyhadmanysharpbendsthroughdeepvalleys,wherethewaterseemedtoboil.JustasIrecordedinmyjournal,itwasreallyahardjourney.Butwealsoenjoyedgreatviews.Onenight,Iputmyheadonmypillow--aparcelofwoolcoats,andlaybeneaththestars.Whentheflameinfrontofourcavewentoutatmidnight,Ifoundtheskysobeautiful!
4.AHorribleEarthquake
Dirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthquake.Butnoonejudgedthatanearthquakewascoming.Suddenly,everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdamsweredestroyed.Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.Hugecrackstrappedcyclistseverywhere.
Thenextday,thiseventwastheheadlineormaintitleofallnewspapers.Withthereportersgivinganoutlineofthedisaster,thewholenationwasshockedbythedamageandthevictim’sextremesuffering.Peopleweremovedwhentheyreadthatthesurvivorscomfortedeachotherbysaying“Congratulations!
Yousurvived!
”.Sotheynotonlyexpressedtheirsympathysincerely,butalsoorganizedtogethertohelpthevictimsrightaway.Theinjuredwererescuedandthedeadwereburied.Thefrightenedsurvivorsweredugoutfromundertheruinsandwereofferedshelter,freshwaterandelectricity.Thankstopeople’shelp,thelosswasminimized.
5.TheGreatPresident
Asthefounderoftherepublic,thepresidenthadmanygoodqualities.Beforecomingtopower,hewasagenerouslawyer.Hewaswillingtoselflesslyhelpeveryonewhoturnedtohim.Heacceptednofeetoofferlegalguidanceandopinionstothosewhowereoutofworkoruneducated.Later,believingallmankindtobeequal,hedevotedhimselftostoppingtheunfairanti-blacklaws.HesetuptheBlackYouthLeagueandwasvotedtobetheleader.However,thoughhekeptpeacefulprincipleswithoutviolenceandterror,hismeanenemiesstillblewuphishouseandattackedhisrelatives,andhehimselfcouldn’tescapebeingsentencedto30yearsinprison.
Notfearingoftheprisonguards’cruelty,hekeptactiveandbeggednomercyfromthem.Asamatteroffact,hewasalwayshopefulandneverlostheartduringthestageeventhoughhewasintrouble.
Finally,peoplerewardedhimwiththeleader’spositionandagoldblanket.
6.ABraveMaid
AwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthereceptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesigneditinararestyleandselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofitsfancycolourofhoneyandthebeautifulpaintingsonit.
Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.Butwhenthecountrywasatwar,theenemytroopsexplodedthecastle.Debatesonhowthevasesurvivedwentonandon.Inordertoremovepeople’sdoubt,ateamofnolessthan20peoplecarriedoutaninformalinvestigation.Theevidencestheyfoundshowedthatamaidtookthevaseapartandaskedasailortosinkitinalocalwell.Shenevergaveawaythesecretevenunderthecrueltrialoftheenemieswhowereinsearchoftreasures.
Itisworthgivingthisbravemaidafortuneinreturn.
7.AFairCompetition
Swifter,HigherandStrongerstandsforthespiritoftheOlympics.Butfairnessisthebasisofthismotto.Onlywhenyouwinfairlywillyouandyourhomelanddeservethegreatglory.Butnowadays,unliketheancienthonestslavecompetitors,somehopelessathleteswhocan’tbearthepainoftrainingcheatwhentakingpartingames.Medalsseemtohavemagicalpowercausingthemtocheat,andtheprizemoneyhasreplacedthemottoastheironlygoal.
So,inthegymnasticseventtobeheldinourcitynextmonth,oneofthehost’sresponsibilitiesistokeepcompetitionsfair.Theyadvertisedonpostersoutsidethestadiumtopromisethateverycompetitoristohavearegularphysicalexaminationinagymnasiumoneafteranother.Noonecanbargainonthis.Thevolunteersinchargewillbeverystrict.Itisfoolishtocheatbecausetheywillnotbeadmittedtocompeteandwillevenbefinedaswell.
8.Computers
Thegoalofearlycalculatingmachineswastosimplifydifficultsums.Butwiththehelpofnewtechnology,electronicchipsreplacedtubesandarevolutionofartificialintelligencehasarisen.Fromthenon,theappearanceofcomputerstotallychangedourlives.Theycannotonlydownloadinformationfromthewetwhenconnectedbythenetworkormobilephonesignals,butalsosolvedifferenttypesoflogicalproblems.Withoperatorsastheircoaches,theycanevencontrolrocketstoexplorethemoonandinstructandroidswiththehumanrace’scharacterstomopfloorsandwatchoveryournaughtyniece.Anyhow,computersaresohelpfulthattheydobringhappiness.
However,computersareeasilyattackedbyviruses.Thisrealityhasbecomeahard-to-dealwith-problem.Asaresult,computersaredangerousinaway.So,personally,Iworryabouttheiruniversalapplicationsinsomefields,suchasfinance.
9.WildlifeProtection
Dinosaursdiedoutbecauseofanunexpectedincident.Butwildlifetodaydisappearsorisindangerjustbecausehumansdoharmtoit.Forexample,tigersarehuntedforfurtomakecarpetssothattheycanonlyliveinsecurereserves;grasslandisdestroyedwithoutmercysothatduststormscomeintobeingaffectingdistantcities.
Lastyear,scientistssawsomemonkeysrubbingthemselveswithacertainkindofinsectstoprotectthemselvesfromfiercemosquitoesbiting.Accordingtotheresultoftheinspection,theyfoundthattheinsectcontainsapowerfuldrug,solocalfarmerswereemployedtocatchtheinsects.Theendingwasthattheinsectsdisappearedfromthewholezone.Whentoldthatitwasalosstohumans,thefarmersburstintolaughterandresponded,“Ourreallossisourdecreasingincome.”
Weshouldappreciatethenaturalbalanceandpaymoreattentiontotheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.Notuntilwesucceedinlettingwildlifeliveinpeace,canwesmileinrelief.
10.MyFirstBand
Iwasverysensitivetomusic.Justdippingintothemusicbooksbriefly,Icouldsingorplaywell.Tobehonest,Ialwaysdreamtofbecomingafamousfolkactor.IwassoconfidentthatIneverdecreasedmydevotion.
Iformedmyfirstbandcalled“RollingFrog”.Atthebeginning,wereliedonperformingoninstrumentsinpubsortopassers–bytoearnextramoneyincash.Thenweworefalsebeardstopretendtobethemusicianswhompeoplewerefamiliarwith.Inaddition,weattachedhumorousactstoourperformancesandplayedjokesoneachother.Soon,our“funnyjazz”becamefamousandinvitationstoperformforbroadcaststationsbegantocome.Afterwards,wesortedoutattractivemusicandmadearecordinastudio.Amillionorsocopiesweresoldandwebecamemillionaires.
Itwaspainfulthatthebandbrokeupfinally.Butaboveall,Irealizedmydreamtobeamusician.
11.AnInterestingFestival
TheAgriculturalFeasttakesplaceaftertheIndependenceDay.Itisnotaworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexicolookforwardtoitsarrivalforitsreligiousorigin:
Longago,humans’
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