英语美文.docx

英语美文

第一篇：英语美文1.WasteMankindiswastingthingseverywhereandeveryday.Whereverweturn,wecanseethatpaper,bottlesandcansarethrownaway;foodiswastedjustbecauseofitspoortaste;clothesarediscardedsimplyduetotheiroldfashion.Notonlyarethingsandmoneyarewasted,butnaturalresourcesareabusedaswell.Treesarecutdownmerelyforfuel;wildlifeiskilledsimplyforfood;oil,coalandmineralsareexploitedinabadway.Itistimetocallforanendtowaste.Wemustsavenaturalresourcesandmakefulluseofthem;otherwisehumanbeingswillbefacedwiththescarcityofnaturalresourcesandsufferfromthepollutioncausedbywaste.2.NoPains,NoGainsTheheightwhichgreatmenreachandkeepisnotattainedbyasuddenflight.Mostofusfeelenviousofthefamousandsuccessfulpeople.Wedonotunderstandwhytheyaresopopularandhonoredwhilewearemeresimplecommonfolks.Inourmisconception,wethinkthatpeopleareprosperousbecausetheyareespeciallygiftedorthattheyare“justlucky”.Allthesehavetakenrootinourstubbornminds,andwerefusetobelievethatmostgreatmenhaveamindwhichisthesameas,orperhapsevensimpleranddullerthanours.Yet,theirtriumphsaregreat.Why?Becausetheyareapttofightdifficultieswithperseveranceandwithoutfatigue,undergosufferingswithoutmindingthewounds;theyrealizethathardshipsformtheroadwhichtheymustpassthroughbeforereachingtheirdestination.Theirenduranceismorepowerfulthanthatofoursforthesimplereasonthattheysubmitwithoutcomplainttoeachstorminlife.3.RomeWasNotBuiltinaDayThegoodoldproverb,“Romewasnotbuiltinaday,”remindsusthatgreatthingsareneverdonewithoutmuchtimeandlabor.IttakesusbacktoRome,thecapitalofthegreatestempireoftheancientworldandthemostbrilliantcityofancienttimes.Indeed,Romewasbuiltthroughthelaborsofmanyagreatmanwhohadbeenstrivingagainstdifficulties.Ashumanbeings,weareeagertowinmeritsforourselves.Itis,however,onlypatienceaswellasendurancethatcanhelpustosucceedinperforminggreatdeeds;fordifficultiesareinfactunavoidable,unlesswedonotengageinanythingatall.Youngpeopleare,however,mostlyimpatient.Braveastheymaybeinthebeginning,theyoftengiveuphalfwayinthefaceofwhatseemstobeinsurmounta