经典英语短篇美文【优选6篇】
经典英语短篇美文 篇一
Title: The Power of a Smile
A smile has the power to brighten someone's day, to heal a broken heart, and to bridge the gap between strangers. It is a universal language that transcends cultural barriers and connects people from all walks of life. In a world filled with chaos and negativity, a simple smile can make a significant difference.
Think about a time when you were feeling down, and someone smiled at you. How did it make you feel? It probably brought a sense of warmth and comfort, reminding you that there is still kindness and goodness in the world. That is the power of a smile.
A smile is contagious. When you smile at someone, it is hard for them not to smile back. It creates a ripple effect, spreading joy and positivity to those around you. It can brighten someone's day, turning a bad mood into a good one. It can even inspire others to pass on the kindness and smile at someone else, creating a chain of happiness.
A smile is also a form of communication. It can convey love, appreciation, and understanding without the need for words. Sometimes, words are not enough to express our emotions, but a smile can say it all. It can mend broken relationships, heal emotional wounds, and bring people closer together.
Moreover, a smile has numerous health benefits. It releases endorphins, the body's natural feel-good chemicals, which can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and boost the immune system. Smiling can also make you appear more approachable and confident, opening doors to new opportunities and connections.
In a world where everyone is busy and consumed by their own lives, it is easy to forget the power of a smile. But we should never underestimate its impact. A simple smile can create a positive ripple effect, brightening someone's day and making the world a better place.
So, let's remember to smile more often. Let's spread joy, kindness, and positivity wherever we go. Let's embrace the power of a smile and make a difference in the lives of those around us. After all, a smile costs nothing but has the potential to change everything.
经典英语短篇美文 篇二
Title: The Beauty of Imperfection
In a world that constantly emphasizes perfection and flawlessness, we often forget the beauty that lies in imperfection. We strive for perfection in our looks, our careers, and our relationships, but what if we embraced our imperfections instead?
Imperfections make us unique. They tell a story of our journey, our experiences, and our resilience. Each scar, each wrinkle, and each flaw is a reminder of the battles we have fought and the lessons we have learned along the way. It is through our imperfections that we become authentic and real.
Perfection is an illusion. It is an unattainable standard that can leave us feeling inadequate and constantly striving for more. When we chase perfection, we miss out on the beauty that exists in the present moment. We become blind to the little imperfections that add character and depth to our lives.
Embracing imperfection allows us to let go of judgment, both towards ourselves and others. It teaches us to accept ourselves as we are and to extend the same acceptance to those around us. When we embrace imperfection, we create a space for genuine connections and relationships to flourish.
Imperfection also fosters growth and resilience. It is through our mistakes and failures that we learn, grow, and become better versions of ourselves. It is in those moments of imperfection that we discover our strengths, our passions, and our true potential.
Furthermore, imperfection is beautiful because it is real. It is a reminder that life is messy, unpredictable, and imperfectly perfect. It is a reminder that our worth does not depend on our achievements or our appearance but on our ability to be authentic, kind, and compassionate human beings.
So, let us embrace our imperfections. Let us celebrate the scars, the flaws, and the quirks that make us who we are. Let us create a world where imperfection is not only accepted but celebrated. Because it is in our imperfections that we find true beauty and meaning in life.
经典英语短篇美文 篇三
The thermometer had dropped to 18 degrees below zero, but still chose to sleep in the porch as usual. In the evening, the most familiar sight to me would be stars in the sky. Though they were a mere sprinkle of twinkling dots, yet I had become so accustomed to them that their occasional absence would bring me loneliness and ennui.
It had been snowing all night, not a single star in sight. My roommate and I, each wrapped in a quilt, were seated far apart in a different corner of the porch, facing each other and chatting away.
She exclaimed pointing to something afar, “Look, Venus in rising!” I looked up and saw nothing but a lamp round the bend in a mountain path. I beamed and said pointing to a tiny lamplight on the opposite mountain, “It’s Jupiter over there!”
More and more lights came into sight as we kept pointing here and there. Lights from hurricane lamps flickering about in the pine forest created the scene of a star-studded sky. With the distinction between sky and forest obscured by snowflakes, the numerous lamp-lights now easily passed for as many stars.
Completely lost in a make-believe world, I seemed to see all the lamplights drifting from the ground. With the illusory stars hanging still overhead, I was spared the effort of tracing their positions when I woke up from my dreams in the dead of night.
Thus I found consolation even on a lonely snowy night !
经典英语短篇美文 篇四
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you bui< not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
经典英语短篇美文 篇五
Some people say thatpromises are made to be broken. That certainly seems to be true inthis cutthroat society that we live in. But if you break yourpromise, you will ruin your reputation and no one will trust youanymore. So whenever we say, “I give you my word,” we should meanit. There is nothing worse than to be let down by others becausethey have not kept their promises.
In fact, it isn’t sodifferent to keep promises. Just remember never to promise anythingwe are not sure we can live up to. In short, therefore, to betrustworthy, we should always say what we mean and mean what wesay.
经典英语短篇美文 篇六
Tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of city skylines and village halls.
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering — waiting,waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the station, that will be it!” we cry. “When I’m 18.” “When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz.” “When I put the last kid through college.” “When I have paid off the mortgage.” “When I get a promotion.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!”
Sooner or later, we must realize that there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly out distances us.
“Relish the moment” is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24: “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” It isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more icecream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunset, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough.
