初中的英語美文篇一：初中英語美文欣賞

The Big Beauty of a Little Country小國家的大美麗

Further north lies another pint-sized country that’s 1)tucked away, not on a hill, but in the mighty Alps.

Two centuries ago there were dozens of independent states in German-speaking

Europe. Today there are only four: Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Nestled between Switzerland and Austria, the Principality of Liechtenstein is

defined by the mighty Alps to the east, the baby Rhine River to the west, and a stout fortress protecting the mouth of its valley to the south. This quirky remnant of

medieval feudal politics is just about 62 square miles. It’s truly land-locked, without a seaport or even an airport.

Liechtensteiners, who number about 35,000, speak German, are mostly Catholic and have a stubborn independent 2)streak.

Women weren’t given the vote until 1984.

The country’s made up of 11 villages. The village of Triesenberg, high above the valley, gathers around its onion-domed church, which recalls the settlers who arrived here centuries ago from the western part of Switzerland.

The town of Vaduz sits on the valley floor. While it has only 5,000 people, it’s the country’s capital. Its 3)pedestrianized main drag is lined with modern art and hotels bordering a district of 4)slick office parks.

Historically, Europe’s tiny countries have offered businesses special tax and

accounting incentives. For a place with such a small population, Liechtenstein has a lot of businesses. Many European companies locate here to take advantage of its low taxes.

And that’s how the Prince of Liechtenstein, whose castle is 5)perched above his 6)domain, likes it. The billionaire prince, who looks down on his 6- by 12-mile country, 7)wields more real political power in his 8)realm than any other European royalty.

The National Museum tells the story of the Prince and his country. Their family 9)crest dates to the Middle Ages, when the Liechtenstein family was close friends with the Hapsburg family, who ruled the 10)Holy Roman Empire. The Liechtenstein family purchased this piece of real estate from the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1719, the domain was granted principality status, answering only to the emperor. The Liechtenstein princes, who lived near Vienna, saw their new country merely as a status symbol and didn’t even bother to visit for decades. In fact, it wasn’t until the 20th century that the first Liechtenstein prince actually lived here.

In 1806, during the Napoleonic age, Liechtenstein’s obligations to the Hapsburg emperor disappeared, and the country was granted true independence. Later, after World War Ⅰ, tough times forced the principality to enter into an economic union with Switzerland.

To this day Liechtenstein enjoys a close working relationship with its Swiss

neighbours, and, like Switzerland, a big part of its modern economy is tourism and sports, hosting visitors enjoying its dramatic natural beauty. 11)Ski lifts, busy both

winter and summer, take nature-lovers to the dizzying 12)ridge that serves as the border with Austria. Even in little, little Liechtenstein the views are big and the hiking possibilities go on and on.

再往北坐落著另一個迷你小國，它不是藏在一座小山上，而是隱匿在雄壯的阿爾卑斯山間。

兩個世紀以前，歐洲有許多的獨立國家都講德語�？涩F(xiàn)在只剩四個：德國、奧地利、瑞士和列支敦士登。

坐落在瑞士和奧地利之間，列支敦士登公國東有阿爾卑斯山，西臨萊茵河的一小部分，南邊還有一座堅固的堡壘保護著列支敦士登所處峽谷的咽喉地帶。這個中世紀封建制度遺留下來的詭異的小國，面積只有62平方英里。列支敦士登也是真正意義上的內(nèi)陸國家，沒有海港，甚至連個飛機場都沒有。

列支敦士登有人口三萬五千，都說德語，大多數(shù)是天主教徒，有著相當頑固的獨立主義思想。

直到1984年，女性才擁有選舉權。

整個國家由十一個村組成。特里森貝格村位于峽谷高處，村子的中心是一座洋蔥形圓頂教堂，這讓幾世紀前來到這里的的開拓者仿佛看到了瑞典西部的影子。 瓦杜茲鎮(zhèn)坐落在山谷的底部。雖然鎮(zhèn)上只有5000人口，但這里是列支敦士登的首都。小鎮(zhèn)主要的步行街兩邊陳列著現(xiàn)代藝術雕像，并分布著旅店，與窗明幾凈的商務辦公區(qū)相鄰。

由于一些歷史原因，歐洲的小國家們?yōu)槠髽I(yè)提供稅收和貿(mào)易結算的優(yōu)惠政策。對于一個人口這么少的國家而言，列支敦士登的貿(mào)易往來已經(jīng)很多了。很多歐洲公司總部都設在這兒，為的就是享受它的低稅收政策。

這也是列支敦士登王子喜歡的方式，他的城堡高踞于他的領地上。這個已然是億萬富翁的王子，俯瞰著他長六英里，寬十二英里的國家，他在自己的王國揮

灑著比其他歐洲貴族更多的政治實權。

國立博物館講述了王子和他的國家的故事。他們的家族徽章可以追溯到中世紀，當時列支敦士登家族與統(tǒng)治神圣羅馬帝國的哈布斯堡家族是很親密的朋友。列支敦士登家族從神圣羅馬帝國皇帝手上買下了這塊地產(chǎn)。1719年，這塊領土被正式冊封為公國，只受羅馬皇帝管轄。而住在維也納附近的列支敦士登的王子們，只不過把自己的新國家當成地位的象征，幾十年都懶得去探訪一次。實際上，直到20世紀，才有第一位列支敦士登王子真正居住在這里。

1806年，在拿破侖統(tǒng)治期間，哈布斯堡王朝對于列支敦士登的統(tǒng)治結束了，而這個國家也獲得了真正意義上的獨立。再之后，經(jīng)歷了第一次世界大戰(zhàn)，困難的境況迫使列支敦士登公國與瑞士形成了經(jīng)濟共同體。

直到今天，列支敦士登還是和自己那些瑞士鄰居們有著親密友好的合作關系。和瑞士一樣，旅游和各種運動是列支敦士登的一大部分現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟來源，它們能讓游客們沉浸在那美麗的大自然風景中�？罩欣|車在冬夏都很流行，可以把大自然愛好者帶到那些令人暈眩的的山脊上，那里正好是與奧地利交界處。就算是在很小很小的列支敦士登，風景一樣很壯觀，而去徒步旅行可供選擇的地方也越來越多。

The Secret to Success: Fail a Little

成功秘訣：需要一點兒失敗

I want this new school year to be a good one for my students as they learn about everything from calculus to Shakespeare to failure.

That’s right. Failure.

We all need to fail a little. In fact, the secret of success might just be that. Consider the path of Hey David Thoreau.

By many accounts, Thoreau was a failure. Folks thought he should have been a civic leader. He could have been a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher. He might even have made congressman or governor.

Instead, the Harvard man seemed to spend most of his time 1)loafing in the woods near his hometown over near Walden Pond. Everyone just scratched their heads and wondered why such a promising young fellow wasn’t a “success.”

I’m not suggesting that my students drop classes for the woods, but it’s important to remember that ideas on success vary, even in these 2)enlightened times.

The lessons of failure are an important part of the 3)curriculum of success. We learn from them. They push us to do better; they teach us humility.

As a teacher, I expect students to revise their work, to build on the “failure” of the first draft to achieve clarity and insight in the final draft. That’s a good model for most things in life.

Part of the problem, though, is that we live in a country obsessed by results. In school it is the A student who gets all the perks even though getting an A doesn’t always measure how much a person really knows. A’s are icons of honor. F’s are badges of defeat.

We idealize icons and look up to heroes such as George Washington or 4)John

Glenn. Yet we shouldn’t discount the heroes who labor outside the limelight. Those

are the men and women who quietly go about the business of raising a family and taking care of their neighbors.

The most admirable are ones who invent their own success. They know how to seize the moment and let the chips fall where they may. They know that the best way to measure success is by living each day to the fullest.

True success is giving something back. And you don’t have to have a lot in the wallet to attain it. There are many people, young and old, who give back by serving in literacy campaigns and soup kitchens.

As my father used to say: “Make sure you leave the world a better place than it was when you entered it. At least clean up after yourself.”

The beginning of the school year is a good time to start reorienting ourselves. It’s a good time to see our failures in a new light.

After Thoreau died in 1862, his mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 5)lamented that Hey hadn’t blossomed into a great leader of the nation. His books were little read, his ideas seemed 5)skewed. And yet, less than 100 years later, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pointed to Thoreau’s essay Civil Disobedience as one of the sparks that ignited the civil rights movement and profoundly shaped American society. Not a bad legacy for a failure.

我希望這個新學年成為對學生有益的一個學年。他們將在新學年里學習很多東西，包括微積分、莎士比亞和失敗。

沒錯，就是失敗。

我們都需要有點兒失敗的經(jīng)歷。事實上，成功的秘訣也許就在于此。以亨利?大衛(wèi)?梭羅的人生道路為例吧。

根據(jù)多種流傳的說法，梭羅的一生是失敗的。人們認為他本該成為一名官員，他本來還可以成為醫(yī)生、律師或教師，他甚至還可能當選眾議員或州長。 然而，這位哈佛畢業(yè)生似乎把自己的大部分時間都用來在家鄉(xiāng)附近瓦爾登湖畔的樹林里閑逛。所有人都百思不得其解，不為什么這樣一個前途光明的年輕人卻沒能“成功�！�

我并不是建議我的學生逃課去樹林里，但重要的是記住，即便是在現(xiàn)在這樣開明的時代，對成功的定義也是不同的。

初中的英語美文篇二：初中英語美文背誦

(1)Just for today

Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime. Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my “l(fā)uck” as it comes.

Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.就為了今天，我將盡力只度過今天而不立刻去解決終身的問題。對一件令我沮喪而又必須堅持一輩子的事，我只能堅持十二個小時。

就為了今天，我會很快樂。亞伯拉罕?林肯說過，“大多數(shù)人都是決定想怎么高興就怎么高興。”這已經(jīng)被認為是真理。

就為了今天，我會做自我調(diào)整適應事物本來的面目，而不是想方設法使每一件事滿足自己的欲望。當機會來臨的時候我會抓住它。

就為了今天，我會盡力心強志堅。我會學習，學一些有用的東西。我不會做一個精神上的流浪漢。我會讀一些需要努力、思考和注意力集中的東西。

Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways. I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out: If anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do—just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt: they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.

Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, and try not to improve or regulate anybody but myself.

Just for today I will have a program, I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.

Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life.

Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

就為了今天，我會用三種方法來磨煉我的靈魂。我會做對某人有利的事但不能被發(fā)現(xiàn)，若有人發(fā)現(xiàn)了就不算數(shù)。我將會做至少兩件我不愿做的事情——只為了磨練。我不會讓任何人感到我的感情受到了傷害：它們可能受到了傷害，但今天我不想表現(xiàn)出來。

就為了今天，我會過得很愜意�？雌饋砦疫_到了最佳狀態(tài)，穿著得體、講話謙虛、行為禮貌、一點不吹毛求疵，盡量改進和調(diào)節(jié)自己而不是別人。

就為了今天，我會制定一個計劃，我也許不會嚴格地遵守它，但我一定要有計劃。我會

避免兩種錯誤：倉促行事和優(yōu)柔寡斷。

就為了今天，我將會獨自靜靜地呆上半小時放松。在這半小時里，某個時刻，我會日后對我的生活有個更好的看法。

就為了今天，我將不再害怕。尤其我不會再害怕享受美麗的事物，并且相信我給予世界的，世界也會給予我。

(2) The Poor

The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition，and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three. I take care of this one who looked worse. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she said just the words "thank you" and she died. I could not help but examine my conscience[良心]before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more-she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain[陰溝、下水道], half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. "I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for." And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel-this is the greatness of our people. And that is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me.

窮人是非常了不起的人。一天晚上，我們外出，從街上帶回了四個人，其中一個生命岌岌可危。于是我告訴修女們說：“你們照料其他三個，這個瀕危的人就由我來照顧了�！本瓦@樣，我為她做了我的愛所能做的一切。我將她放在床上，看到她的臉上綻露出如此美麗的微笑。她握著我的手，只說了句“謝謝您”就死了。我情不自禁地在她面前審視起自己的良知來。我問自己，如果我是她的話，會說些什么呢？答案很簡單，我會盡量引起旁人對我的關注，我會說我饑餓難忍，冷得發(fā)抖，奄奄一息，痛苦不堪，諸如此類的話。但是她給我的卻更多更多――她給了我她的感激之情。她死時臉上卻帶著微笑。我們從排水道帶回的那個男子也是如此。當時，他幾乎全身都快被蟲子吃掉了，我們把他帶回了家�！霸诮稚�，我一直像個動物一樣地活著，但我將像個天使一樣地死去，有人愛，有人關心。”真是太好了，我看到了他的偉大之處，他竟能說出那樣的話。他那樣地死去，不責怪任何人，不詛咒任何人，無欲無求。像天使一樣――這便是我們的人民的偉大之所在。因此我們相信耶穌所說的話――我饑腸轆轆――我衣不蔽體――我無家可歸――我不為人所要，不為人所愛，也不為人所關心――然而，你卻為我做了這一切。

初中的英語美文篇三：初中英語美文誦讀

初中英語美文誦讀

1

May I have your attention, please? I have an announcement to make. The Students? Union is going to hold a party on Saturday evening, August 15, to welcome our friends from the United States. The party will be held in the roof garden of the Main Building (主摟) .It will begin at 7:30 p.m. There will be music, dancing, singing, games (轉 載于:smilezhuce.com 蒲公 英文摘:初中的英語美文)and exchange of gifts. Will everybody please bring along a small gift for this purpose? Remember to wrap it up, sign your name and write a few words of good wishes ( 祝愿).

Don?t forget: 7:30 Saturday evening, roof garden, Main Building. There?s sure to be a lot of fun. Everybody is welcome.

2

Dear Mike,

I was so pleased to hear from you last Thursday and now I am writing to tell you some changes in our school. Our school was set up in the 1950s. It is one of the biggest schools in our city. But in the past, it had no more than 200 students and 20 teachers. There was only a small playground and five classrooms. However, some changes have taken place.

A teaching building with 20 classrooms and a library have been built during the past ten years. The new playground is about 1,000 square meters. Besides, a computer center is being built now and it will be completed next year.

I hope you can come here for a visit some day.

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

3

Today we visited a farm. Early in the morning, we met at the school gate and went there together The farm workers gave us a warm welcome. Then the head of the farm showed us around.

How glad we were to see the crops and vegetables growing well. At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. After a ten minutes’ break, we had great fun singing and dancing, telling jokes(笑話) or stories. Two of us even played a game of chess. The time passed quickly. Before we knew it,we had to say goodbye to the workers.

4

The other day my brother and I went to the cinema by bicycle.My brother was riding with me sitting on the seat behind.As we came to the crossroads(十字路口) a young man and a girl came up and stopped “We’ve found you at long last,”they said, “but we didn’t know them.Pointing to a policeman not far away,the young man explained. “He stopped us about half an hour ago and made us catch the offender.So come on,stand here.Hope you don?t have to wait as long as we did.Good luck.

5. My hometown

I was born in a beautiful town with high mountains around it.The mountains are covered with all kinds of green bamboo.Through the town runs a small stream.It?s said

that a new railway is going to be built to the east of the town and a bamboo factory to the west.All the children of the school age can go to school.If anyone is ill,he can go to see the doctor in the newly-built hospital.People in the town are hard-working and never take the backwardness lying down.Though they are having a richer and better life,they are not satisfied with what they have got.They are working hard to build their town into a modern one.

6．

One of the most interesting places to visit in Singapore is the bird park.It?s located in the industrial area of Singapore,called Jurong.The bird park is about 12 kilometres from the centre of the city and it?s easy to get there by bus or taxi.

There are hundreds of beautiful birds from many different parts of the world, includingp enguins, parrots,eagles and ostriches.The birds are kept in large cages.There?s also a very large cage which you can walk inside to get a closer look at the birds.It takes about two hours to see all the birds.You can walk around the park or ride on the bus.The best time to visit the park is in the early morning or late in the afternoon,when it is cooler.

7.

I live in a flat.When you go in you come into the hall.The toilet is on the left and the bathroom is on the right.There are two doors in front of you.The door on the left leads to a bedroom.The door on the right leads to a living room.When you go into the living room there are two doors on the right.The first door leads to the kitchen.The second door leads to the dining room.There is also another door on the left near the end of the living room.This door leads to the second bedroom.There is a balcony in front of the living room and the second bedroom.

8.

Mrs Wang decided to make a trip to Beijing.When she told her son about her decision,he was so overjoyed that he jumped up.They began to pack their luggage.When the day came,the son became worried,for noboday would take care of his flowers.They would die if they were not watered.Suddenly a good idea came to his mind. “Mum”,he said to his mother, “we can use a piece of cloth to take care of the flowers”. He showed her mother what he meant by putting one end of the cloth into the basin, full of water,and the other end into the flower pot.

Three days later,when they came back from Beijing, the flowers were still alive and even started to bloom.

9

On day a man was riding along the road. Suddenly a car was running towards him. He was so shocked that he quickly turned to the left side. But it was too late. The car knocked him down heavily. When the driver realized he had caused an accident, he got such a fright that he fled with his car. He was soon out of sight, leaving the man helpless on the spot. But some passers-by happened to see what had happened and reported to the police the number of the car. Several days later the driver was caught.

10

Nowadays watching TV has become part of people?s life in most families. Although

there are many excellent programs for children, many people feel it harmful for them. There are several reasons for this. First, some programs are not good for children to watch. Second, television can affect children?s eyesight. Third, if they watch TV too long each day, they won?t be able to finish their homework in time.

So watching too much television can be harmful to children, both mentally and physically. Parents should know what program the children are watching. Every coin has two sides. Children must be under control when they watch television.

11. The Way to Keep Healthy

It?s very important for us to keep healthy in our everyday life. But why? Here are some advice for you to follow.

First you should have a healthy diet. It?s necessary to eat enough fish and vegetables, because they contain all kinds of vitamin you need every day. But do not eat too much fat, such as butter or anything too fatty. Too many sweets can do harm to your teeth. So you had better not eat too many sweets or chocolates and keep off coffee.

Good habits can help your keep fit. Doing regular exercise is certainly a good way to ensure your body is healthy. After a day?s work, an eight-hour sleep is needed. And avoid working or studying too hard. Remember smoking can damage your health .So never smoke.

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Computers will be used more and more in the hospital s of tomorrow. For example, a doctor can talk to the computer and explain what is wrong with a person . Then the computer will tell him what to do .Not only do computers check a person?s health but also they keep information records of patients with the same illness. The possibility that these records will be printed by computers any time needed will be turned into reality soon The computer programs for storing whole texts about different illnesses have already been well developed to help medical workers already..

Scientists are working hard so that computers can save doctors a lot of time and work and play a more and more important part in hospitals in the future.

13

Today pollution has become a more serious problem to us. It means that the air, seas, rivers , and land are polluted by waste or poisonous things. It does harm not only to human beings but also to animals.

We can not have fresh air because many factories have poisonous smoke sent into the air. Beautiful parks are made dirty by plastics tins and bags. Fish die from polluted water. It?s said that strange diseases have appeared in some places because of pollution.

I hope scientists can find ways to solve the serious problems. We are looking forward to seeing clear sky, clean rivers and beautiful parks again.

14 Extreme Joy Begets Sorrow

Mike was Mr and Mrs /smith?s only son. They loved him very much.

One day Mr Smith bought Mike a new bike. The moment he had the bike, Mike rode it round and round. How happy he was! Mr and Mrs Smith stood nearby watching happily. Now Mike managed to ride with his hands off, “ Look at me!” How proud he felt!

While he was looking at his parents cheerfully. Mike sped up the bike. Oh, no! Off the bike the overjoyed boy. He got g\badly hurt. Mr and Mrs Smith went into deep sorrow. It was the right saying” Extreme joy begets sorrow”.

The story teaches us the we must think of danger in time joy.

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Hello, everyone. It?s so nice to meet all of you here.

I have been studying in this school since last September, and I have joined in quite a few very popular and unforgettable after-class activities.

The school often holds the “ English Corner” , in which the students practice their spoken English. I have learned a lot more about China by taking with the Chinese students. We had a New Year party with wonderful performances of singing and dancing. In March, the school organized a tree-planting activity in the countryside. Recently many students took an active part in the English Speech Contest. All these activities have a good effect on the training of the students? abilities, so they are warmly welcomed by them .

Thank you.

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As we all know now, the earth is like our mother. But look at what we have done to her. The destruction of the rain forests, and wildlife, the ozone layer depletion, the polluted rivers and seas. Once she was beautiful and rich, but she has become dirty and poor. She gives life to all the living things on the earth, beautiful and balanced nature. Can she bear to have children destroying everything? Can we bear to see our mother suffering so much? Is this the way to treat our mother?

Droughts, floods, acid rain. These are the punishment from nature. So we should keep in mind that we have only one earth. We should treat it like mother. It ?s our duty to do something to cure her, love her, and take care of her so that we can save the earth and save ourselves.

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As the saying goes, Time is money. “Yes, indeed the case.” But in my opinion, time is more valuable than money. The reason is that when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is gone, it will never come back. Se we must value our time.

From birth to death, time is limited for all of us. So we should make good use of it. As students, what we should do first is to study well and obtain knowledge so that we can serve our country in the future.

However, some people don?t know the value of time. They spend time doing meaningless things, such as smoking, drinking and even gambling. They don?t realize that wasting time is equal to washing a part of their valuable life.

We should form a good habit of saving time. Don?t put off what we should do till tomorrow. Laziness will bring us poverty as well as failure.

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