关于精美英语美文阅读
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关于精美英语美文阅读篇一
Who Stole the Watch
It was very hot in the small courtroom and everybody was feeling sleepy.After a tiring morning, the clerks were anxious to get off to lunch and even the judge must have felt relieved when the last case came up before the court. A short,middle-aged man with gray hair and small blue eyes was now standing before him. The man had a foolish expression on his face and he kept looking around stupidly as if he was trying hard to understand what was going on.
The man was accused of breaking into a house and stealing a cheap watch. The witness who was called did not give a clear account of what had happened. He claimed to have seen a man outside the house one night, but on being questioned further, he confessed that he was not sure whether this was the man. The judge considered the matter for a short moment and then declared that as there was no real proof, the man could not be found guilty of any crime. He said that the case was dismissed and then rose to go.Meanwhile, the accused looked very puzzled.It was clear that he had not understood a thing. Noticing this, the judge paused for a moment and then the man said suddenly,"Excuse me, sir, but do I have to give the watch back or not?"
关于精美英语美文阅读篇二
Pandora
After the stealing of fire,Zeus became increasingly unkind to men. One day he ordered his son Hephaestus to build an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay.He then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts.Among others, Athena clothed her in an attractive coat and Hermes gave her the power of telling lies. A charming young lady, she was the first woman that ever lived.Zeus called her Pandora. because she had received from each of the gods and goddesses a gift. The gift was harmful to men.
Zeus decided to send her down to men as a present.So Hermes then brought her to Epimetheu; brother of Prometheus. The greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her,and Epimetheus happily received her into his house. He had quite forgotten Prometheus' warning: never to accept anything from Zeus. The couple lived a happy life for some time. Then trouble came on to the human world.
When he was busy with teaching men the art of living, Prometheus had left a big cask in the care of Epimetheus. He had warned his brother not to open the lid. Pandora was a curious woman.She had been feeling very disappointed that her husband did not allow her to take a look at the contents of the cask.One day, when Epimetheus was out, she lifted the lid and out it came unrest and war, plague and sickness, theft and violence, grief, sorrow, and all the other evils. The human world was hence to experience these evils. Only hope stayed within the mouth of the jar and never flew out.So men always have hope within their hearts.
潘多拉
自从火种被盗之后，宙斯就对人类越来越不友好了。有一天，他命令他的儿子赫菲斯托斯变成一个外表美丽的少女，然后让天上诸神及女神给予她不同的礼物。除此之外，雅典娜给她穿上吸引人的外衣，赫尔墨斯给了她说谎的能力。她是如此耀眼的一个少女，是一个亘古未有的女人，宙斯把她称作潘多拉，因为她得到了天上所有诸神和女神所赐予的礼物，而这礼物是对人类有害的。
宙斯决定让把潘多拉当作礼物给世上的男人，所以赫尔墨斯把她带给普罗米修斯的哥哥阿皮米修斯。潘多拉的美貌打动所有看过她的人的心，阿皮米修斯很高兴地接受了并带回自己的家，他很快就忘记普罗米修斯的忠告：不要接受宙斯的任何礼物。这对夫妇幸福地生活了一段日子后，麻烦就来到了人类的身边。
当普罗米修斯忙于教人类生活的艺术时，留了一个大的盒子给阿皮米修斯照看。他警告他的弟弟说千万不能打开盖子，潘多拉是一个危险的女人。潘多拉很是失望，因为她的丈夫不允许她看看那个盒子里的东西。有一天，当阿皮米修斯外出时，她打开了盖子并释放出了不安，战争，瘟疫，疾病，盗窃，暴力以及悲伤，难过甚至是所有的邪恶。人类世界从此就开始经历这此邪恶。只有希望开呆在瓶口处并从未离开。所以人类的心里还是充满希望的。
关于精美英语美文阅读篇三
The Right words
After my brother's massive heart attack,he lay in a coma in the hospital's coronary intensive care unit. Tubes and wires hooked him up to machines that kept him alive. A scope showed the wiggly lines of a faltering heartbeat.The only sound in his room was the rhythmical whoosh of the pump forcing air into his lungs.My sister-in-low stood by, helpless.
As a minister I had often been with families in similar situations. I had searched for the right words, the perfect scriptural passage, a phrase of hope, trying to comfort them. But this was a new experience.
During these difficult days,my sister-in-law and I were torn between hope and resignation. We appreciated every visitor. We were grateful for their stories of people who had snapped out of comas and returned to normal.We listened when they cared. But many visitors came through the door talking, and kept talking. Was that how I had dealt with my nervousness when I didn't know what to say?
Then a casual friend came to visit. He stood with us around the bed, looking at my brother's body. There was a long silence. Suddenly overcome with emotion, he said,"I'm sorry." There was another long pause.Finally, he hugged my sister-in-law and then turned to shake my hand. He held it a second longer than necessary and squeezed a little harder than usual. As he looked at me, tears came to his eyes. And then he left. One week later, my brother died.
Years have passed and I still remember that visitor,I do not recall his name, but I'll never forget how he shared our grief, quietly and sincerely and without awkwardess. His few words spoke volumes.
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