四級英語經典美文

A. 大學英語四級美文晨讀100篇的內容簡介

《大學英語四級美文晨讀100篇》是作者在深刻領悟英語教學規律、學習水專平提升規律以及困擾廣大屬四六級考生的疑問之後而傾心編著的。有人說，新東方的課堂和老師充滿了活力和激情，充滿了動力和奮進的勇氣；有人說，新東方的課堂只要你走進去，什麼考試問題都會迎刃而解；有人說，新東方就是講考試技巧的，四、六級考研通不過了，雅思托福考分低了，都可以到新東方解決。我要說，這些都是真的，這是新東方課堂和老師固有的特色和魅力，但只有這些遠遠不夠。談到活力與激情，我們遠不如2008年中國北京奧運會；談到動力和奮進的勇氣，我們遠不如比爾·蓋茨、索羅斯等商界大鱷的勵志講座；談到技巧，我們遠不如雜技和魔術能夠帶給我們的震撼和折服。但是，我們的課堂和老師為什麼還是那麼受學生歡迎、熱愛和追捧。我想，這不僅是我們有這些，充其量來說，活力和激情以及勇氣和技巧只是我們的授課形式而已，而在這些形式之外，我們帶給考生更多的是對於考試規律和英語學習規律的研究和把握，能夠把這些規律運用到教學中去，讓考生既能學到東西，又能夠學得很開心。這樣就達到了我們的願望和目的。

B. 求4篇英語的經典美文

第一篇
Right Beside You

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the young woman with the white cane made her way1 carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, settled in to one. She placed her briefcase on her lap and rested her cane against her leg.
It had been a year since Susan, thirty-four, became blind. As the result of a medical accident she was sightless, suddenly thrown into a world of darkness, anger, frustration and self-pity. All she had to cling to2 was her husband Mark.
Mark was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. When she first lost her sight, he watched her sink into despair and he became determined to use every means possible to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too frightened to get around the city by herself. Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she got the hang of3 it. And that is exactly what happened.
For two weeks, Mark, military uniform and all, accompanied Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other senses, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to4 her new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could watch out for her, and save her a seat.
Each morning they made the journey together, and Mark would take a taxi back to his office. Although that meant he had to travel through the city and the routine was costly and exhausting, Mark knew it was only a matter of① time before Susan would be able to ride the bus on her own. He believed in her.
Finally, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she embraced her husband tightly. Her eyes filled with tears of gratitude for his loyalty, his patience, and his love. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their separate ways. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday... Each day on her own went perfectly, and a wild gaiety5 took hold of Susan. She was doing it! She was going to work all by herself!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was exiting the bus, the driver said, 「Miss, I sure envy you.」 Curious, Susan asked the driver why.
「You know, every morning for the past week, a fine looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you when you get off the bus. He makes sure you cross the street safely and he watches you until you enter your office building. Then he blows you a kiss, gives you a salute6 and walks away. You are one lucky lady,」 the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than sight, a gift she didn't need to see to believe—the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
第二篇
True Happiness

"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The authors of the American Declaration proclaimed happiness to be one of the essential rights that make life worth living. William James, the first American psychologist, echoed this emphasis on happiness: "If we were to ask the question: 'What is human life's chief concern? One of the answers we should receive would be: 'It is happiness.'" Every philosophical and religious system has offered its pathway to happiness for the indivial and the group. Happiness has been related to pleasure, refuge from pain, intellectual contemplation, union with God, friendship, children, wealth, honor, successful activity, and even state burial with statues! Today, scientists have joined the dialogue to seek answers about what contributes to happiness or, as they call it, "subjective well-being".
If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence. – Aristotle The concept of happiness--while difficult to define-- is obviously here to stay. But the desire for happiness can set up expectations that are often hard to fulfill. The right to pursue happiness was conceived of as an inalienable right; the entitlement that everyone be happy was never promised. As captured by Eric Hoffer, a misguided search we hope to provide a framework that will guide you in your personal pursuit of happiness.
第三篇
The trend in everyday conversation is to use grandiose words. "Outstanding" is new "good," "amazing" is the new "OK," and "huge" is the new "big."
I was in a restaurant in D.C. last weekend and everything I asked was answered in superlatives.

Me: How s the salmon?

Server: Fantastic!

Me: Does it come with rice?

Server: Absolutely!

Would a "good" and a "yes" have been sufficient? Undeniably!

At Starbucks, the smallest coffee you can order is a Tall. Tall would seem to indicate that there was also a short and medium, with Tall being the largest. But at Starbucks, Tall is small. Grande, which is both Italian and Spanish for large, is medium.

Likewise, at your local 7-Eleven you cannot buy a small: Your choices are Big Gulp, Super Gulp and Extremely Big Gulp. OldBananaNavyGap also did away with the small. You cannot buy anything from the chain stores that is really a "small." My father is an average-sized man. He hasn t gained weight (or height, for that matter) for the past 30 years. Ergo, his size remains the same. But in the same amount of time, his T-shirt size has gone from small/medium to medium to large to extra large.

Upon reflection, the reason for all this colossal-speak is clear: We are bored with our fantastic, wonderful lives. We want the next-next thing now. Now!

And we also want others to think that we still care, that we can still be delighted, that we know that everything is just great. Even when deep inside we know it can t be. Everything can t be great. Hence, we live in a world where extreme is ordinary, where radical is quotidian; exceptional is pedestrian. And to not be overly delighted by the mundane is appalling. It s horrific. And, Dude, that s heinous.

I m not scientist, and my methods of proof leave a little to be desired, or a lot to be desired, or an immensity. An to be honest, I guess I d rather live in a world where people were overly excited than depressed.

But listen to the voices around you. Listen to your own voices. There is nothing on the news that is good or bad, only things that are wonderful or devastating. Even the weather is either beautiful or horrible.

Listen the next time when someone asks you something and you agree, because when you could simply say "yes," instead you will say "absolutely" or "without doubt" or "Oh, yeah, unquestionably - absolutely without doubt."

Have people forgotten what it is like to be OK? Simply OK with what they have and who they are?

If everything is outstanding, if everything is the most amazing thing ever, is anything ever amazing at all?
第四篇
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.

All claimed that they were the best.

The most important.

The most useful.

The favorite.

Green said:

"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."

Blue interrupted:

"You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

Yellow chuckled:

"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."

Orange started next to blow her trumpet:

"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you."

Red could stand it no longer he shouted out:

"I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy."

Purple rose up to his full height:

He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey."

Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination:

"Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."

And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak:

"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

The rain continued:

"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another.

C. 大學英語四級美文晨讀100篇的目錄

PART ONE 著名人物
UNIT 1 Get a Life，Gordon!Minister Says PM Needs More Fun
英國：布朗首相是個工作狂嗎
UNIT 2 Miller』s Not Like the Rest
《越獄》新偶像米勒，走和別人不一樣的路
UNIT 3 She Is a Legend
女中傳奇
UNIT 4 Gettysburg Address
葛底斯堡演說
UNIT 5 The Second Inaugural Address by Bill Clinton
柯林頓第二次就職演說
UNIT 6 ABlindWoman』sVision
海倫·凱勒——奮斗的人
UNIT 7 「Mom．in．chief』』Role and More for Michelle Obama
准第一夫人：照顧好女兒是首要任務
UNIT 8 The Mask Forever——Jim Carrey
永遠的《面具》——金·凱利
UNIT 9 Ronaldo：King ofthe Wodd
羅納爾多：世界球王
UNIT 10 McCain：What We』re Fighting for
麥凱恩：我們為何而戰
UNIT 11 Winston Churchill：His Other Life
溫斯頓·丘吉爾：生活側記
UN IT 1 2 Remarks of Senator Barack Obama：Iowa Caucus Night
奧巴馬1月3日在衣阿華的演講辭
UNIT 13 Remembering Diana
追憶黛安娜
UNIT 14 Marilyn Monroe：Candle in the Wind
瑪麗蓮·夢露：風中之燭
UNIT 15 Hewitt
休伊特
UNIT 16 The GenUeman Thief：Arsene Lupin
怪盜亞森·羅蘋
UNIT 17 Engrid Bergman
英格利·褒曼
UNIT 18 Hillary』S Comparison
希拉里的比較
UNIT 19 The Making of Isaac Newton
牛頓+蘋果=萬有引力
UNIT 20 The Ups and Downs of Katherine Graham
奮斗與堅持：報業女巨人的一生
UNIT 21 The Britain』S GotTalent Singer~usan Boyle
英國新晉超女蘇珊大媽
PART TWO 工作生活
UNIT 1 Kids Think Glasses Make Others Look Smart Honest
小孩認為戴眼鏡顯得更有學問，更誠實
UNIT 2 Excuse
借口
UNIT 3 NextTime ThatYou ThinkYou』re Having a Bad Day
當覺得自己倒霉時看看這個
UNIT 4 Can Happiness Be Bought
錢可以買到幸福嗎
UNIT 5 Januaw 31 the Year』s Biggest Night for First Dates
1月31日最適合初次約會
UNIT 6 ThankYou：
贊揚比加薪更重要
UNIT 7 MusicThat』sAlwaysonTop
永遠的流行音樂
UNIT 8 Life ls Miracule
生命即是奇跡
UNIT 9 Tuesdays with Morrie
相約星期二
UNIT 10 Women Approaching 30 Prefer Marriage to Carreers
30歲的女性婚姻重於事業
UNIT 11 Cowboys』Tales of Love and Loss
純粹美國式的鄉村音樂
UNIT 12 Like Father,Like Daughter
就業新趨勢：女承父業
UNIT 13 Mother Is Role Model in Son』s Choice of Wife
男人擇偶常以母親為標准
UNIT 14 Short PeopleAre Most Prone to Jealousy
個子越矮嫉妒心越強
UNIT 15 Blue-eyed Men Prefer Blue·eyed Women
藍眼睛男士為何青睞藍眼睛女士
UNIT 16 Persistence Pays
苦盡甘來
UNIT 17 Air and Opportunity
機會如空氣，請善待機會
UNIT 18 TheseThingsIWishforYou
幸福快樂就好
UNIT 19 Online Love Is Often Blind。Brief
網戀盲目而短暫
UNIT 20 Always Buying Sneakers?It's the Sign of a Leader
愛買運動鞋的人具有領導潛質嗎
UNIT 21 When Men See Red．They See Hot
男性偏愛紅衣女郎
PART THREE 健康環境
UNIT 1 Women』s Intelligence Increases During Motherhood
女性懷孕後智力會上升
UNlT 2 Are Baiqi Extinct
白鰭豚真的滅絕了嗎
UNIT 3 Kids PreferVeggies with Cool Names
蔬菜起酷名孩子更喜歡
UNIT 4 Different ExerciseAffectsAppetite Differently
不同鍛煉方式對食慾的影響不一樣
UNIT 5 Music to Your Ears Can Be MusicforYour Heart too
悅耳的音樂也有益於心臟健康
UNIT 6 Men Make Women Gain Weight
愛情影響女性體重變化
UNIT 7 Lack ofVitamin D Linked to Depression in Elderly
老年人缺維生素D會導致抑鬱症
UNIT 8 Long Working Hours「Health Risk」
長時間工作危害大
UNIT 9 Smoking Hurts Mind as Well as Body
吸煙既損害身體又損害大腦
UNIT 10 Children UnderThree Should See No Television
英國專家建議3歲以下兒童不要看電視
PART FIVE 科技長廊

D. 大學英語四級美文晨讀100篇的介紹

《大學英語四級美文晨讀100篇》是2009年中國宇航出版社出版的圖書。

E. 大學英語四級美文夜讀100篇

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F. 新東方大學英語四級美文晨讀100篇TXT

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01 The Language of Music

A painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm-two entirely different movements.

Singers and instruments have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner』s responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion, and each overlapping tone has to sound clear.

This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conctors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sounds with fanatical but selfless authority.

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