英语晨读精华.doc

英语晨读精华
我们晨读，在阳光微风中，在参天古木下，在碾谷场上，在清香的花海里。我们在晨曦微露中学习，我们也成了其中最美的风景。正如荷尔德林诗云：“充满劳绩/然而人诗意地/栖居在这片大地上”。 “一日之计在于晨”，Don't be shy,just try。在大脑最清醒，理解和记忆的最佳时间晨读英语短文，享受朗读的乐趣，英语学习必然很有收获。
晨读美文，青春的、时尚的、励志的、有趣的、益智的，全在本书中。
阅读的愉悦概莫如此。所有能引发阅读兴趣的、好玩的、有趣的、感人的、时尚的、轻松的、益智的元素在本书中都可以读到。
时间正翻着书页，请你阅读。　　

目 录　
Week 1 　
Day 1 Much to Live For 生命的追求
Day 2 Yao Ming:New Center Style 姚明：新式中锋
Day 3 Tall Tale 吹牛
Day 4 Nanotechnology:Beyond Your Wildest Dreams 纳米科技：超越终极想象
Day 5 Jimmy:Picture Books for Adults 几米：画给大人看的漫画
Day 6 A Tale of Two Cities (excerpt) 双城记（节选）
Day 7 Two Poems 诗两首
Time for Fun
Week 2 　
Day 1 Youth 青春
Day 2 The Mountian Story 大山的故事
Day 3 Two Fables 寓言两则
Day 4 Does It Make a Difference 这样做有用吗
Day 5 Jane Eyre (excerpt) 简爱（节选）
Day 6 Rave the Day 锐舞终日
Day 7 Winner Never Quit 成功者决不放弃
Time for Fun
Week 3 　
Day 1 Persistence 毅力
Day 2 Cost of Love 母爱无价
Day 3 Great Expectations（excerpt） 远大前程（节选）
Day 4 Anthrax, Another Terrorist Weapon 炭疽热，恐怖分子的又一种武器
Day 5 The Garden of Eden 伊甸园
Day 6 Hallowe’en 万圣节
Day 7 Two Peoms 诗两首
Time to Learn
Week 4 　
Day 1 A Courageous Leader 勇敢的领袖
Day 2 Antelope and Lion 羚羊和狮子
Day 3 Habit 习惯
Day 4 Learn Constantly 不断学习
Day 5 The Fox and the Rooster 狐狸和雄鸡
Day 6 Do You Fear the Wind 你可害怕风
Day 7 The Price of Miracle 奇迹的价格
Time to Learn
Week 5 　
Day 1 The End of A Dream 美梦告终
Day 2 A Strange Present 一件奇怪的礼物
Day 3 Vacations in Space 太空度假
Day 4 Keeping Pleasant 保持愉快的心情
Day 5 The Man I Respect Most 我最尊敬的人
Day 6 My Time of Happiness Each Day 我每天的快乐时光
Day 7 Home—A Joy Forever 家——永恒的快乐
Time to Speak
Week 6 　
Day 1 Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address 林肯在盖茨堡的演说
Day 2 Self-Shortening Shirt 自动伸缩衬衫
Day 3 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 风雪夜 林边停
Day 4 Winston Churchill’s Address 温斯顿·丘吉尔的演说
Day 5 Summer 夏日
Day 6 Hip-Hop World 嘻哈音乐的世界
Day 7 How to Be Happy 快乐的秘诀
Time to Speak
Week 7 　
Day 1 Exploring the Oceans 海洋探索
Day 2 Attitude is Everything 态度决定一切
Day 3 Yoga 瑜伽
Day 4 Spring Song 春之歌
Day 5 The Sonic Cruiser 音速巡航机
Day 6 New Pictures of an Old Universe 宇宙初生
Day 7 Father and Daughter 父亲和女儿
Time to Enjoy
Week 8 　
Day 1 Trouble on the Table 餐桌上的麻烦
Day 2 Three Days to See 假如给我三天光明
Day 3 Pitch in for the Planet 为这颗星球努力
Day 4 Who Moved My Cheese 谁动了我的奶酪
Day 5 The Rising Popularity of Extreme Sports 极限运动日渐流行
Day 6 I Have a Dream 我有一个梦想
Day 7 The Wisdom of One Word 一句话的智慧
Time to Enjoy

Week 1
Day 1
每日一读
Much to Live For
热爱生活，让生命的体验成为一段美丽的乐符。翻开书页，睁开双眼，用心体会这优美的语言,聆听这智慧的声音。
There is so much I have not been, so much I have not seen. I have not thought and have not done or felt enough—the early sun, rain and the seasonal delight of flocks of ducks and geese in flight, the mysteries of late-at-night. I still need time to read a book, write poems, paint a picture, look at scenes and faces dear to me. There is something more to be of value—something I should find within myself—as peace of mind, patience, grace and being kind. I shall take and I shall give, while yet, there is so much to live for—rainbows, stars that gleam, the fields, the hills, the hope, the dreams, the truth that one must seek. I’ll stay here— treasure every day and love the world in my own way!　
[注释]：
seasonal delight: 季节性的喜悦　
mystery: something that is not fully understood 秘密，谜　
grace: a characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm 魅力，优雅　
rainbow: a graded display of colors 虹，彩虹 　
gleam: to emit a gleam; flash or glow 闪光；闪烁或发光；闪耀　

Day 2
每日一读
Yao Ming: New Center Style
“你怎么就知道我明年来就不是状元秀了呢？”
——2001 年随国家队赴达拉斯集训，有记者问及“今年参加选秀有可能是状元，没参加是否遗憾”时如是说。
“什么时候他们能把中文讲得那样好我们就厉害了！”——在更衣室采访的时候亲耳听见科比夸赞他英语好，大姚却轻叹一口气。这就是姚明。
If 20 years ago you asked the average American basketball fan if a Chinese man could play center for an NBA team, his answer might have sounded something like this: “Ha ha. No, he’d be too short!” But now, the doubters are silent. Who closed their mouths? Houston Rockets, 2.26-meter-tall center Yao Ming, from China. 　
Yao Ming grew up in a family of basketball players. When he was 12, Yao Ming started going to an athletics academy outside of Shanghai and later spent a lot of time studying NBA games televised in China.　
All this has paid off. Yao’s first NBA honor was his ranking as number-one draft pick, and he’s been elected for a Rookie-of-the-Month award. Yao Ming has a style different from those of tall centers in the past.
He rarely goes for the flashy slams. He’d rather show off his silk-smooth free-throw shots, or use his height to pop in jump shots from the three-point line.
[注释]：
doubter: 持怀疑态度的人　
athletics: activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill 体育运动　
academy: 学院　
televise: to broadcast or be broadcast by television （电视）播放　
pay off：还清，赢利　
ranking: of the highest rank 排名　
draft: a system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional
teams （美国）职业运动的选秀　
pick: the act of selecting or choosing; choice 挑选　
rookie: a first-year player, especially in a professional sport 新秀选手　
flashy: cheap and showy; gaudy 花哨的，华丽的　
slam: to hit something with force; crash 灌篮　
show off：炫耀　
pop in：投入　

Day 3
每日一读
Tall Tale
关于吹牛，中国文化和西方文化的幽默方式真是不一样。西方文化注重逻辑严密，而中国文化讲求整体性和模糊性。下面这段话请你仔细想一想，是真的吗？
A friend told me this story. He can stretch the truth a bit, so I’m not sure whether to believe him. But on the other hand, truth can be stranger than fiction! What do you think?
Two brothers were watching a horror film on video late one night. One brother dozed off and dreamed that he was being chased by the crazy man from the movie, who was trying to kill him. In the dream, he hid in a cupboard. There was no sound except his heart pounding, and he had no idea where his crazed captor was. He was terrified! At that moment, the video finished, and his brother put his hand on the shoulder of his sleeping sibling to wake him. The shock at that tense moment was enough that the sleeping brother suffered a massive heart attack and died instantly.
[注释]：
stretch ... a bit：夸大事实，言过其实　
horror film：恐怖电影　
doze off：打瞌睡　
cupboard: a closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils 橱柜
pounding: 跳动声，重击声　
captor: one that takes another as a captive 捕捉者　
terrified: deeply afraid 恐惧的　
sibling: one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister
兄弟，姐妹　
massive heart attack：严重的心脏病　
The answer：　
Of course it’s not true! If he died instantly, how would anyone know what his dream was about?　　
And think again:　
There is a girl behind each boy, and a boy behind each girl. How many children are needed to do this? 　　
The answer：　
It can be done with just two children: only one boy and one girl are needed if they stand back to back!

Day 4
每日一读
Nanotechnology: Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
纳米技术带来的变化，将超出你最疯狂的想象。应用纳米科技，我们可以移动一颗颗原子，把它们放到我们想放的地方。这样，在理论上，我们就可以制造出任何我们想要的东西。例如，通过移动煤炭里的原子我们可以制造钻石。多么令人惊奇！当然，目前纳米技术还没 有发展成熟。
Nanotechnology is the science of moving individual atoms around and putting them precisely where we want. Since everything is composed of atoms, by doing this we can, in theory, construct anything we want. For example, by moving around the atoms in a piece of coal, we could create a diamond. 　
Currently, nanotechnology is still quite crude. Scientists can alter the properties of things like plastics or cloth to make them harder or softer or more durable, but they can’t build something new from a collection of atoms. Why? Well, because things are made up of billions of atoms and it takes too long to move them around. 　
So, the next big step in nanotechnology will be building machines that can do this automatically. Once we have these we should be able to make almost anything with no waste and no pollution, at very little cost.
Scientists think that the first “Universal Assembler” might be built in around 15 years. 　 　
[注释]：
nanotechnology: 纳米技术　
individual: of or relating to an individual, especially a single human being 个别的，单
独的，个人的　
atom: a part or particle considered to be an irreducible constituent of a specified
system 原子
precisely: in a precise manner 准确地；明确地　
be composed of: 由……组成，由……构成　
construct: to form by assembling or combining parts; build 建造　
currently: belonging to the present time 目前　
crude: unripe or immature 未成熟的　
alter: to change or become different 改变　
property: a characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor 特性，属性　
durable: capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay 耐久的　
billion: 十亿(的)　

Day 5
每日一读
Jimmy:Picture Books for Adults
迷宫般的城市，习惯看相同的景物，走相同的路线，到达相同的目的地；习惯让人的生活不再变化；习惯让人有种莫名的安全感，却又有种莫名的寂寞。而你永远不知道，你的习惯会让你错过什么。　
《向左走，向右走》，一个发生在城市—— 只可能发生在城市的、关于追寻的故事。作者以一种淡淡的、幽默的笔调缓缓述说，在故事情节与画面中制造城市生活中的种种“巧合”，让人在阅读时感到既熟悉又惊讶，不自觉地发出会心一笑..
Artists and authors use many different ways to talk about society; many write novels, while others paint pictures. An artist in Taipei has found a different way to talk about life, people, and the problems we all face. His name is Jimmy Liao, and he creates illustrated books.　
Jimmy is both an illustrator and an author. He draws all of the colorful pictures in his books and writes all of the storylines. His small paperback books usually have only one or two lines of text per page, the rest being filled by his cute, simple drawings. Simplicity is one of Jimmy’s strong points; he doesn’t lose the reader in complex plots or dialogues.　
Jimmy’s books speak to readers about the ups and downs of living in the modern world. One of his most popular stories, Turning Left, Turning Right,　 tells of a short romance between a couple that live next to each other. The lonely pair meet one day in the park and immediately fall in love. When they leave each other at the end of a fun-filled day, they exchange telephone numbers, but the rain causes the numbers to become illegible. They are unable to contact each other, and soon return to their lonely lives.　
Sad, right? Don’t start crying yet; there’s a catch to the story. You see, this man and woman actually live in the same building! The problem is, when they leave their apartments, one always turns to the left, while the other always turns to the right. The result is that they never realize they are neighbors. The lesson of the story? Life is in the details: things that seem small and insignificant can actually turn out to be important. And this is another of Jimmy’s talents: he shows his readers how the “little things” in life are often more important than we realize.　
[注释]：
illustrate: 画插图　
illustrator: 插图画家 　
storyline: 故事情节，故事大纲　
paperback: a book having a flexible paper binding 平装本，纸面本　
drawing: the art of representing objects or forms on a surface chiefly by means of lines 线条画
simplicity: the property, condition, or quality of being simple or uncombined 简单　
plot: the plan of events or main story in a narrative or drama 情节　
ups and downs： 起起落落　
romance: a love affair 恋爱，罗曼史　
illegible: not legible or decipherable 无法辨认的，字迹不清的　
contact: to get in touch with; communicate with 联络，联系　
catch: a tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback 圈套，陷阱　
insignificant: lacking in importance; trivial 无意义的，微小的　
talent: a marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment 才能　

Day 6
每日一读
A Tale of Two Cities (excerpt)
狄更斯在《双城记》一书的开头就说，“这是一个最好的时代，也是一个最坏的时代”。妙哉斯言！这段文字中多个平行句所表达的希望与绝望、光明与黑暗、理想与现实一直深深地打动读者。文中句型的反复、形式上的对偶、内容上的对比、总体结构上的平行（排比），都值得我们细细体味。
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.　
——　Charles Dickens 　　
[注释]：
wisdom: a wise outlook, plan, or course of action 智慧，明智的行为，学识　
epoch: a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy age, era,
period 新纪元，时代，时期　
incredulity: the state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief 怀疑　
despair: to lose all hope 绝望，失望　
查尔斯·狄更斯（1812—1870），英国大名鼎鼎的作家，是 19 世纪英国现实主义文学的主要代表。他笔耕一生，靠勤奋和汗水创作出《大卫·科波菲尔》、《双城记》等世界名著。他的作品以妙趣横生的幽默、细致入微的心理分析以及现实主义描写与浪漫主义气氛的有机结合而著称。　

Day 7
每日一读
Two Poems
下面是两首著名的小诗。桑德堡的短诗《雾》曾在各种媒体上广为传播，是美国家喻户晓的名作。而在米莱创作的许多优美的抒情诗中，被引用最频繁的是《第一颗无花果》。
Fog 　
The fog comes 　
on little cat feet. 　
It sits looking 　
over harbor and city 　
on silent haunches 　
and then moves on. 　
——　 Carl Sandburg 　　　
First Fig 　
My candle burns at both ends,　
It will not last the night, 　
But ah my foes and oh my friends 　
It gives a lovely light.　
——　 Edna St. Vincent Millay 　　
[注释]：
harbor: a sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships 海港　
haunch: the hip, buttock, and upper thigh in human beings and animals 腰　
fig: any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Ficus, especially F. carica, native to the
Mediterranean region and widely cultivated for its edible multiple fruit 无花果　
candle: readily bent; pliant 柔软的　

Time for fun
商业广告（Advertisement）中不乏文字精炼优美，内涵令人回味的佳作。
且大都朗朗上口，易于诵记。下面选录了一些著名品牌的经典广告词。
Time is what you make of it. (Swatch)
天长地久。（斯沃奇手表）
Make yourself heard. (Ericsson)
理解就是沟通。（爱立信）
Start ahead. (Rejoice)
成功之路，从头开始。（飘柔）
A diamond lasts forever. (De Bierres)
钻石恒久远，一颗永流传。（戴比尔斯）
Connecting People.(Nokia)
科技以人为本。（诺基亚）
Let's make things better.(Philips)
让我们做得更好。（飞利浦）
Mosquito Bye Bye Bye.(RADAR)
蚊子杀杀杀。（雷达牌驱虫剂）
Good to the last drop. (Maxwell)
滴滴香浓，意犹未尽（麦斯威尔咖啡）
Obey your thirst．
服从你的渴望。（雪碧）
Things go better with Coca-Cola. (Coca-Cola).
饮可口可乐，万事如意。（可口可乐）
The choice of a new generation.
新一代的选择。（百事可乐）
Take time to indulge．
尽情享受吧！（雀巢冰激凌）
The taste is great.
味道好极了。（雀巢咖啡）
To me， the past is black and white， but the future is always color．
对我而言，过去平淡无奇；而未来，却是绚烂缤纷。（轩尼诗酒）
Just do it.
只管去做。（耐克运动鞋）
Feel the new space.
感受新境界。（三星电子）
Intelligence everywhere.
智慧演绎，无处不在。（摩托罗拉手机）
Let’s make things better. (Philips)
让我们做得更好。（飞利浦电子）
No business too small, no problem too big.
没有不做的小生意，没有解决不了的大问题。 （IBM 公司）

Week 2
Day 1
每日一读
Youth
20 世纪初塞缪尔·厄尔曼写的这篇不足 500 字的短文《青春》一直为世人倾倒，过了这么多年它的魅力依旧。因为它给予了一种启示，教我们如何美好地生活。
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. 　
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old b