四級英語美文篇一：星火四級晨讀英語美文100篇【勵志感悟】第18篇

星火四級晨讀英語美文100篇【勵志感悟】第18篇

What is Life About ?

What is life about? We push very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love to do. One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.

Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

Life is a balance of work and play, family and personal time. You have to decide how you want to balance your life.Define your priorities, realize what you are able to compromise but always let some of your decisions be based on your instincts. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life,the whole aim of human existence. So, take it easy, do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life is fragile. Life is short. Do not take life for granted. Live a balanced lifestyle and enjoy life!

翻譯：

生活的意義

生活是關于什么的呢?我們每天努力地去賺更多的錢，去得到權力和認可。我們忽視了我們的健康，忽視了與家人在一起的時間，忽視了欣賞周圍的美麗，忽視了自己的愛好。某一天當我們往回看的時候，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己其實真正需要的并不是太多，但是時光不能倒轉，我們也找不回失去的東西。

生活不是賺錢，不是去追求權利和別人的認可。生活絕對不只是工作! 工作只是幫助我們?nèi)ド�存，以便于我們享受生活中的莢麗和快樂。

生活是一種工作時間和玩樂時間，家庭時間和個人時間的平衡。你必須自己去決定怎么去平衡你的生活。確定你自己最先做什么，明白什么是可以遲些做的，但是總體來說，讓你的一些決定跟著你的本能走�？鞓肥巧�活的意義和目的，是人類存在的整個目標。所以，放松點，去做那些你想做的事情，重視自然。生活是脆弱的，短暫的。不要把生活想得理所當然，過一種平衡的生活方式，去享受生活吧。

四級英語美文篇二：英語四級讀美文【5】

Unit 5 Scientific Research科學研究

Text 1 The Scientific Attitude

What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics，biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other Science? We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the machines, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through technology, science helps man to gain increasing control over his environment. The second aspect is the application by all of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is full of curiosity — he wants to find out how and why Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions, whether of pure or applied knowledge, and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves. He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies persistent and logical thought to the observations he makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent. He is skeptical (好懷疑的) — he does not verify them. Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knows that a number of factors tend to disturb neutral and objective investigation. Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses of how processes work and how events take place. These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts.

[A] aspects [B] application [C] attitude [D] curiosity [E] incomplete [F] investigation [G] neutral [H] persistent [I] satisfactory [J] sole [K] unconnected [L] utilizes [M] verify

科學態(tài)度

科學態(tài)度，即那些研究和應用物理、生物、化學、地質、工程、醫(yī)藥或其他任何科學的男人或女人的態(tài)度。科學態(tài)度的本質是什么?我們都知道科學在生活中起著重要作用。然而許多人認為我們的進步取決于科學的兩個不同方面：一方面是對科學家和技術專家所開發(fā)的機器、產(chǎn)品和應用學科體系的應用�？茖W通過技術幫助人類實現(xiàn)了對周圍環(huán)境越來越多的控制。另一個方面是社會成員對科學家們在他們工作中所使用的特殊的思考方式和行為方式的應用。那么這些特殊的思考方式和行為方式是什么呢?首先，一個成功的科學家似乎充滿好奇心——他要搞明白宇宙是如何運轉及為何那樣運轉；其次，他常常把注意力集中在那些還沒有得到滿意解釋的問題上，即使可用的數(shù)據(jù)看似毫無關聯(lián)，但是他的好奇心也會驅使他尋找潛在的關聯(lián)。再次，他認為能夠改進純理論知識或應用知識的現(xiàn)狀，并致力于解決其中所涉及的問題。他是一個好的觀察者，精確、有耐心而客觀，把持續(xù)思維和邏輯思維應用于他所做的觀察里。他充分利用自己所觀察到的事實。他善于質疑——不接受那些并非建立在現(xiàn)有的最充分證據(jù)上的說法，因此他拒絕把權威當作真理的惟一基礎�？茖W家總是驗證一些說法，仔細做實驗并客觀地驗證它們。此外，他不僅對其他人的工作很挑剔，對自己也一樣，因為他知道許多因素往往會干擾這種中立、客觀的研究。最后，他非常具有想象力，因為他常常必須在復雜而且經(jīng)常是不完整的數(shù)據(jù)中尋找相關性。此外，如果他對程序如何運行、事件如何發(fā)生做出的假設也需要想象力。所有這些似乎就是一個成功的科學家或技術專家思考和行為的一些方式。

難 句 解 析 in their work.

【分析】復合句。of society 修飾 all members，of the special methods of thought and action 修飾 application，that 引導定語 從句修飾 thought and action。

【分析】并列復合句。第一個分句中 which 引導的定語從句修飾 problems, 其中 he notices 是插入語。第二個分句中 look for...unconnected 作 makes 的賓語補足語，其中 even if 引導讓步狀語從句。 — he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth.

【分析】復合句。破折號后面的內(nèi)容是對 skeptical 的解釋說明，which引導的定語從句修飾 statements。accept 與 reject并列。

下面我們學習文中標紅的高頻詞#09#09高頻詞匯

attitude* /9{tItju:d/ @@ n. 態(tài)度，看法；姿態(tài)，姿勢

【諧音】“愛踢球的”→盡管人們對國足態(tài)度不一，但青少年踢球的熱情無法阻擋→態(tài)度

【搭配】attitude towards single parents 對單親的看法；have a negative attitude towards sb 對某人持否定態(tài)度；an attitude of prayer 祈禱姿勢

【活用例句】Whatever happens, we should maintain a positive attitude towards life. 不管發(fā)生什么事情，我們都應該保持積極的生活態(tài)度。

近形↓

altitude /9{ltItju:d/ @@ n. 高度，海拔；[ pl. ] 高處，高地

【詞根】alt(高) ＋ itude(表狀態(tài))→高度，高處

【搭配】absolute altitude 絕對高度

【引申】〈同義〉height n. 高度，海拔 〈同綴〉gratitude n. 感激；latitude n. 緯度；magnitude n. 大小，長度；multitude n. 眾多，群眾

aspect* /9{spekt/ @@ n. (問題等的)方面；外貌

【詞根】a(表方向) ＋ spect(看)→向各個方面看→方面；外觀

【搭配】only one aspect of the problem 只是問題的一個方面

【活用例句】People chasing their career goals don’t notice the workplace encroaching into every aspect of their personal lives. 那些正在追求著職業(yè)目標的人們并沒有察覺到，工作已不知不覺滲入到他們生活的方方面面。

application /8{plI9keISFn/ @@ n. 應用，適用；申請 (表)

【詞根】來自apply ( v. 使用，運用)

【搭配】application of sth #09應用某物

【聽力例句】The link between university-based science and industrial application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible. 大學研究與工業(yè)應用之間的關系雖然是間接的，但有時卻是顯而易見的。[07.12]

curiosity* /8kjU5rI9((e7))sItI/ @@ n. 好奇心，求知欲

【搭配】from curiosity (=out of curiosity)在好奇心驅使下

【引申】〈反義〉indifference n. 不關心〈同根〉curious a. 好奇的，奇特的

【活用例句】Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them. 孩子們對他們周圍的世界生性好奇。 satisfactory* /8s{tIs9f{ktFrI/ @@ a. 令人滿意的

【引申】〈同義〉satis(來自:m.91mayou.com 蒲公英文摘:四級英語美文)fying a. 令人滿足的，令人滿意的

【活用例句】Our aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for everyone. 我們的目標就是為每個人獲得滿意的結果。 unconnected /8((f6))nk59nektId/ @@ a. 無關聯(lián)的，不相關的

【引申】〈同根〉connect v. 連接，聯(lián)系

【活用例句】The two crimes are apparently unconnected. 這兩起犯罪顯然沒有關聯(lián)。

persistent /p59sIst5nt/ @@ a. 堅持的，不屈不撓的；連綿的，持續(xù)的

【詞根】來自 persist(堅持不懈；持續(xù)) ＋ ent(…的)

【搭配】persistent pain 持續(xù)不斷的疼痛；persistent attempts to do sth 執(zhí)意企圖做某事；persistent rumours 持續(xù)不斷的謠言

【引申】〈同根〉persist vi. 持續(xù)，堅持不懈

【寫作例句】As is known to all, persistent practice will naturally lead to perfect performances and high efficiency.眾所周知，持久的練習將自然地產(chǎn)生好成績和高效率。

utilize 9ju:tIlaIz 【詞根】util(使用) ＋ ize(動詞后綴) →使用

【搭配】utilize water for producing electricity 用水發(fā)電

【引申】〈同根〉utility n. 效用，有用〈同義〉employ v. 使用；use vt. 使用，利用

【活用例句】We must consider how best to utilize the resources we have.我們必須考慮怎樣才能最有效地利用我們所擁有的資源。

同根↓

abuse #09 n. &；59bju:z； vt. 妄用；傷害；毀謗

【詞根】ab(變壞) ＋ use(使用) →使用不當→濫用

【搭配】abuse the authority 濫用職權；abuse drugs 吸毒

【活用例句】Abusing power for personal gains is immoral. 以權謀私是不道德的。

sole* /s5Ul/ @@ a. 單獨的，獨有的 n. 腳底，鞋底

【詞根】sol(單獨的)＋e→單獨的

【搭配】the sole owner 擁有全部產(chǎn)權的物主；leather soles 皮鞋底

【引申】〈同義〉singular a. 單數(shù)的；非凡的，突出的，奇特的〈派生〉solely獨自地，單獨地

【活用例句】Practice is the sole criterion of truth. 實踐是檢驗真理的惟一標準。

verify /9verIfaI/ @@ vt. 證明，證實；核實，查對

【詞根】veri(真實) ＋ fy(使)→使…真實→證明，證實

【引申】〈同義〉certify v. 證明；confirm vt. 證實；批準；prove vt. 證明，證實；sanction vt. & n. 批準，認可

【活用例句】We will repeat the experiment twice in order to verify the results.我們將實驗重復兩次，以證實結果是否正確。 同綴↓

clarify / 9kl{rIfaI/ @@ vt. 澄清，闡明

【詞根】clar(clear 清楚) ＋ ify(使…)→使…清楚→澄清

【閱讀例句】And while establishing their own relationships and responses to life, the readers often find that the characters in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their own. 在建立自己與社會的關系以及對生活做出回應的同時，讀者發(fā)現(xiàn)書中的人物也經(jīng)歷了同樣的調(diào)整，這些都幫助他們更清楚地了解自己，并且賦予自己更大的意義。[08.12]

neutral /9nju:tr5l/ @@ a. 中立的，不偏不倚的；中性的

【聯(lián)想】自然(natural)當然是中性的(neutral)

【搭配】neutral countries 中立國；a neutral word 中性詞

【活用例句】He remained neutral during the debate.他在辯論中保持中立。

investigation

查研究中 /In8vestI9geISFn/ @@ n. 調(diào)查，研究 【搭配】bear investigation 經(jīng)得起調(diào)查，不怕追查；conduct an investigation in... 對…進行研究；under investigation 在調(diào)

【引申】〈同義〉research n. 調(diào)查，研究；study n. 研究，調(diào)查

【寫作例句】The key to the settlement of the question lies in your earnest investigations.解決問題的關鍵在于認真的調(diào)查。 incomplete /8Ink5m9pli:t/ @@ ▲ a. 不完全的，不完整的；不完善的

【搭配】an incomplete set of figures 一組不完整的數(shù)字

【閱讀例句】A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. 沒有書籍的人生是不完整的人生。書籍影響人生的深度和寬度。[08.12]

下面我們學習文中標黑的常用詞#09#09常用詞匯

develop* /dI9vel5p/ @@ v. (使)發(fā)展；患(病)；詳盡闡述；沖洗(照片)；開發(fā)；發(fā)展

【聯(lián)想】中國想要發(fā)展 (develop) 就不能把自己封閉 (envelop) 起來

【搭配】develop the habit 形成習慣；develop new software 開發(fā)新軟件

【活用例句】Her son developed asthma when he was two.她兒子兩歲時患了哮喘。/She develops the theme more fully in her later books.她在后來的書中更詳細的闡釋了這個主題。/I had the film developed yesterday.我昨天把膠卷拿去沖印了。 control*

控制 /k5n9tr5Ul/ @@ n. 控制(能力)，管理，抑制 vt. 控制，支配；克制；管理 【搭配】in control of (the area)掌握著，控制著(該地區(qū))；out of control 失去控制；under control 處于控制之下；control over

【活用例句】She’s a good teacher who has control well over her class. 她是個好老師，把班級管理得很好。

近義↓

harness /9hA:nIs/ @@ vt. 治理，利用；給(馬等)上挽具 n. 馬具

【聯(lián)想】har(看作hard結實的) ＋ ness→馬具通常都很結實→馬具

【搭配】harness a river to make electricity利用河流發(fā)電

【活用例句】They will harness the sun’s energy to heat homes.他們將利用太陽能為住宅供暖。

direct* /dI9rekt,daI-/ @@ a. 直截了當?shù)�，坦率�?ad. 直接地 vt. 針對；指導；給…指路；命令

【搭配】direct the project 管理項目；direct our attention to sth 需要注意某事；direct the traffic 指揮交通；direct...towards... #09把(注意力、精力) 貫注在…上

【活用例句】I want to direct my efforts more towards my own projects. 我想把更多的努力放到我自己的項目上。 look* /lUk/ @@ v. 看；顯得；朝著；打量 n. 看起來，臉色，[常 pl. ] 容貌

【短語】look after (the child) 照看(小孩), 注意，關心；look ahead 向前看，考慮未來；look around 到處尋找，察看，觀光，游覽；look back (on one’s school days)回顧(學生時代)，回憶, 回頭看；look down upon (sb) 看不起，輕視(某人)；look for 尋找，尋求，惹來；look forward to (one’s holidays) 盼望(放假)，期待；look into (a mysterious murder) 調(diào)查(神秘的兇殺案), 觀察；look on 觀看，旁觀；look out for 注意，留神；look to(our defences, the new manager) 照管，留心(我們的辯護)，指望(新上任的經(jīng)理)，依靠；look to ...as... 把…看作是…

同根↓

overlook /85Uv59lUk/ @@ vt. 忽略；寬��；俯瞰

【詞根】over(在…上面) ＋ look(看)→在上面看→俯視

【寫作例句】To sum up, there are enormous benefits of college students doing jobs temporarily. However, the problems it causes shouldn’t be overlooked.總而言之，大學生做臨時性工作的好處很多，但是隨之而產(chǎn)生的問題不容忽視。

data* /9deIt5,9dA:t5/ @@ n. [ pl. ] 數(shù)據(jù)，資料

【聯(lián)想】數(shù)據(jù)(data)與日(date)更新

【搭配】technical data 技術資料

【活用例句】Sufficient data have been collected for the building project. 為這個建筑項目已經(jīng)收集了充足的資料。 patient* /9peIS5nt/ @@ a. 忍耐的，有耐心的 n. 病人

【詞根】pati(suffer 忍受) ＋ ent(…人)→忍受痛苦的人→病人

【搭配】be patient with young children 對幼兒有耐心

【引申】〈派生〉impatient a. 不耐煩的，急躁的

【聽力例句】She is a very patient woman.她是個非常耐心的女人。[03.9]

派生↓

patience* /9peIS5ns/ @@ n. 耐心，忍耐

【搭配】lose / run out of patience (with sb)(對某人)失去耐心；have little patience with sb 對某人沒什么耐性

【活用例句】Celia’s patience suddenly snapped and she told them to shut up. 希麗亞突然失去了耐心，讓他們閉嘴。 logical* /9l((e7))dZIkl/ @@ a. 邏輯(上)的；符合邏輯的；合理的

【詞根】來自 logic(邏輯) ＋ al(…的)

【搭配】logical conclusion 合乎情理的結論；a logical argument 合乎邏輯的論證

【活用例句】The debater’s argument failed of logical connection. 辯論者的論點缺乏邏輯的連貫性。

basis* /9beIsIs/ @@ n. 基礎，根據(jù)，原則

【聯(lián)想】綠洲(oasis)是沙漠人生存的基礎(basis)

【搭配】on a regular basis 以定期性方式；on a daily basis 按每天的標準

【活用例句】The basis of a good marriage is trust. 美滿婚姻的基礎是信賴。

disturb* /dI9st((ae)):b/ @@ v. 攪亂，打亂；打擾；妨礙，打斷

【詞根】dis(分開) ＋ turb(攪亂)→攪開了→打亂

【搭配】disturb the peace 擾亂治安；disturb the balance in nature 破壞生態(tài)平衡

【引申】〈同根〉disturbance n. 擾亂，打擾；騷亂〈同義〉annoy vt. 使苦惱，騷擾；riot n. 騷亂，暴亂；bother vt. 煩擾，打擾；interrupt vt. 打斷，打擾；upset vt. 擾亂，使煩亂；interfere vi. 干涉，妨礙；interference n. 干涉，阻礙

【活用例句】The wind disturbed the smooth surface of the lake. 風吹皺了平靜的湖面。

Text 2 “Accidental” Discoveries

In the long history of man’s creativity, discoverers seem to fall intotwo classes. The first is the ingenious (機靈的) person who sets out to find the solution to a problem. The second is the “l(fā)ucky” one who appears to come across something by “accident”. But we should be clear about what we mean by “accident”problem of the “pitting (蝕損斑, 氫氣泡疤)”which spoiled gun barrels after they had been fired for a certain length of time. In his research, the first thing that he did was to order a number of barrels to be made of new steel alloys. One of these alloys contained a high percentage of chromium(鉻). A gun barrel was made of this new“chromium steel”, but the first shot fired through it broke it into a dozen pieces. So the fragments were thrown on to the waste heap. A week or two afterwards, the expert noticed that among the now worn fragments of metal, the broken pieces of the chromium steel barrel were as bright as they had been originally. From this “accidental” discovery developed the enormous benefits of “stainless steel (不銹鋼)”.

Behind the great rubber industry of today lies a story of one man’s search and of his discovery by “accident”. Rubber in its natural state is hard when cold, and soft and sticky when heated. Goodyear, an American, had been trying to find a way in which molded rubber on to a stove and at the same time a piece of sulphur slipped out of his hand. He scraped the bits of boiling rubber on to a plate. But when it had cooled down, what a different sort of rubber it was! It was cold, and yet elastic. He had invented — by “accident” — the basic method of preparing rubber for commercial use. This list of discoveries by “accident” could fill a long book, and remember most of them happened when somebody asked himself: “Why?”

[A] accidental [B] afterwards [C] commercial [D] elastic [E] fragments [F] investigate [G]molded [H] percentage [I] sticky [J] scraped [K] spoiled [L] slipped [M] solution

“偶然”的發(fā)現(xiàn)

在人類創(chuàng)造的歷史長河中，發(fā)現(xiàn)者們似乎可以分成兩類。第一類是遇到問題并解決問題的聰明人。第二類是那種看起來像是“偶然”遇到某些問題的“幸運者”。但是我們應該明白所謂“偶然”的意思。許多偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)的“偶然”便是：某些事情的發(fā)生了，而那時有一個細心的人在場，注意到了發(fā)生的事情，并著手找出原因。下面是這方面的一些例子：在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)期間，一位著名的金屬專家被要求研究“蝕損斑”問題，這種蝕損斑在槍管射擊一定時間后就會損壞槍管。他在研究過程中，所做的第一件事就是用新的鋼合金制成許多槍管。這些合金中有一種含有很大比例的鉻。于是一支槍管便由這種新的“鉻鋼”制成，但是在經(jīng)過第一次射擊后，鉻鋼就被炸成了許多碎片，隨之這些碎片被扔到了廢物堆里。一兩周以后，這位專家注意到在已廢棄的金屬碎片中，鉻鋼槍管的碎片與原先一樣明亮。在這個“偶然”發(fā)現(xiàn)后，“不銹鋼”的好處就被傳

四級英語美文篇三：星火四級晨讀英語美文100篇【勵志感悟】第3篇

星火四級晨讀英語美文100篇【勵志感悟】第3篇

The Lesson of the Bamboo Trees

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their upright after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind. When used in reference to a person, this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's emotions.

Have you ever felt like you are about to snap? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.

During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained, mentally exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don't break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant ordeal.With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation,things may not be as bad as they seem to be.The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.If the going gets tough and you are at your breaking point,how resilience.Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break.

翻譯：

竹子的啟示

我童年最美好的回憶便是在小河邊漫步，或懶懶地坐在河岸邊。在那里，我靜靜地享受那份悠閑，流水濺濺，鳥鳴啾啾，樹聲縈耳。我還喜歡看那片竹林。清風拂來，它們?nèi)�都彎下了腰；風勢漸微，它們又都優(yōu)雅地站了起來，恢復了之前的挺拔。

每當我想起竹子從彎曲中恢復挺拔身姿的能力，腦海里便出現(xiàn)“韌性”這個詞。這個詞用于人身上，便是指輕松地從震驚、沮喪或其他考驗我們心理極限的境況中恢復過來的能力。

你是否曾感覺自己馬上就要折斷了?是否曾感覺自己已經(jīng)到了崩潰的邊緣?感謝上帝，你挺過來了，于是才有現(xiàn)在這活著的你去追憶那不堪回首的往事。

在那一段往事中，你也許感到心中的情緒糾結正侵蝕著你的健康。你感到自己一顆心麻木了、腦力枯竭了，甚至你完全可能正經(jīng)受身體的各種不適。

人生便是起起伏伏，悲歡相繼。下次當不幸或痛苦將你帶到崩潰的邊緣，記�。呵�而勿折。努力吧，不要讓這樣的境況把你打倒。

心懷希望將會幫你渡過難關。心懷希望迎接一個更美好的明天或者更好的狀況時， 事情或許就沒有看上去的那么糟糕。如果結局值得擁有你將會更容易戰(zhàn)勝那些不愉快的考驗。假如你正面對困難處在崩潰的邊緣，請表現(xiàn)出你的韌性來。就像竹子一樣，彎曲但不折斷。

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