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铜仁学院书写技能考核试题库(英语专业)
一、毛笔(考核时间30min,30字)
1、《送孟浩然之广陵》唐•李白故人西辞黄鹤楼,烟花三月下扬州孤帆远影碧空尽,唯见长江天际流
2、《出塞》唐•王昌龄秦时明月汉时关,万里长征人未还但使龙城飞将在,不教胡马度阴山
3、《浪淘沙》唐•刘禹锡九曲黄河万里沙,浪淘风簸自天涯如今直上银河去,同到牵牛织女家
4、《题金陵渡》唐•张祜金陵津渡小山楼,一宿行人自可愁潮落夜江斜月里,两三星火是瓜州
5、《枫桥夜泊》唐•张继月落乌啼霜满天,江枫渔火对愁眠姑苏城外寒山寺,夜半钟声到客船
6、《山行》唐•杜牧远上寒山石径斜,白云生处有人家停车坐爱枫林晚,霜叶红于二月花
7、《清明》唐•杜牧清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂借问酒家何处有,牧童遥指杏花村泉眼无声惜细流,树阴照水爱晴柔小荷才露尖尖角,早有蜻蜓立上头
8、《小池》宋•杨万里
9、《送元二使安西》唐•王维渭城朝雨泡轻尘,客舍青青柳色新劝君更尽一杯酒,西出阳关无故人
10、《寒食》唐•韩翔春城无处不飞花,寒食东风御柳斜日暮汉宫传蜡烛,轻烟散入五侯家
11、《凉州词》唐•王之焕黄河远上白云间,一片孤城万仞山羌笛何须怨杨柳,春风不度玉门关
12、《夜雨寄北》唐-李商隐君问归期未有期,巴山夜雨涨秋池何当共剪西窗烛,却话巴山夜雨时
13、《芙蓉楼送辛渐》唐•王昌龄寒雨连江夜入吴,平明送客楚山孤洛阳亲友如相问,一片冰心在玉壶
14、《乌衣巷》唐•刘禹锡evaporation of the sea,but itsoftened nowhereelse.Far away the dustyvines overhangingwaysidecottages,and themonotonous waysideavenues ofparched trekswithout shade,dropped beneaththe stareof earthand sky.So didthe horseswith drowsybells,in longfilesof carts,creeping slowlytowards theinterior;so didtheir recumbentdrivers,when theywereawake,which rarelyhappened;so didthe exhaustedlaborers in the fields.Everythingthat livedor grewwas oppressedby theglare;except thelizard,passing swiftlyover roughstonewalls,and cicada,chirping itsdry hotchirp,like arattle.The verydust wasscorchedbrown,and somethingquivered in the atmosphereas ifthe airitself werepanting.Blinds,shutters,curtains,awnings,were allclosed anddrawn todeep outthe stare.Grant itbut achink ora keyhole,and itshot inlike awhite-hot arrow.
11.A WetSunday inA CountryInnby WashingtonIrvingA wetSunday in a countryinn!Whoever hashad theluck toexperience one canalone judgeof mysituation.The rainpattered againstthe casements;the bellstolled forchurchwith amelancholy sound.I wentto the windows inquest ofsomething to amuse theeye;but itseemed as if I had beenplaced completelyout of the reachof allamusement.Thewindows ofmy bed-room lookedout amongtiled roofsand stacksof chimneys,while thoseofmy sitting-room commandeda fullview of the stableyard.I knowof nothingmorecalculated to make a man sickof thisworld than a stableyard on a rainy day.The placewaslittered withwet strawthat had been kickedabout bytravelers andstable-boys.In onecornerwas astagnant poolof water,surrounding anisland ofmuck;there wereseveralhalf-drowned fowlscrowded togetherunder acart,among which was amiserable,crest-fallen cock,drenched out of alllife andspirit;his droopingtail matted,as itwere,intoa singlefeather,along which the watertrickled fromhis back;near the cart was ahalfdozing cow,chewing hercud,and standingpatiently berained on,with wreathsofvapor risingfrom herreeking hide;a wall-eyed horse,tired of the lonelinessof thestable,was pokinghis spectralheadset of a window,with therain drippingon itfrom theeaves;anunhappy cur,chained to a dog-house hardby,uttered somethingevery nowand thenbetweena barkand ayelp;a drabof akitchen wenchtramped backwardsand forwardsthrough the yardin patens,looking assulky as the weatheritself;everything,in short,wascomfortless andforlorn,excepting acrew ofhardened ducks,assembled likebooncompanions rounda puddleand makinga riotous noise over their liquor.
12.Crossing TheRubiconFrom ThirtyMore FamousStories Retoldby JamesBaldwinThe marchto Italywas begun.The soldierswere evenmore enthusiasticthan Caesarhimself.They climbedmountains,waded rivers,endured fatigue,faced allkinds ofdangerfor thesake of their greatleader.At lastthey came to a little rivercalled theRubicon.It was the boundaryline ofCaesarsProvince ofGaul;on the other sideof it was Italy.Caesar pauseda momenton thebank.He knewthat tocross it would beto declarewar againstPompey and the RomanSenate;itwouldinvolve allRome in a fearfulstrife,the endof whichno mancould foresee.But hedid nothesitate long.He gavethe word,and rodeboldly across the shallowstream.HWe havecrossed theRubicon/he criedas hereached thefarther shore.HThere is nowno turningback.Soon thenews was carried toRome:nCaesar hascrossed theRubicon;and therewas greatdismay amongthose who had plottedto destroyhim.Pompeys soldiersdesertedhim and hastened tojoin themselvesto CaesafsRome senatorsand theirfriendsmade readyto fleefrom the city.HCaesar hascrossed theRubicon!was shoutedalong theroads and byways leadingtoRome;and thecountry peopleturned outto meetand hailwith joythe conqueringhero.The wordwascarrieda secondtime to thecity:nCaesar hascrossed theRubicon/1andthe wildflight began.Senators andpublic officersleft everythingbehind andhurried awayto seek safetywith Pompey.On foot,on horseback,in litters,in carriages,they fledfor theirlives——all becauseCaesar hadcrossed theRubicon.Pompey wasunable toprotect them.He hurriedto the seacoast,and,with allwho wereableto accompanyhim,sailed away to Greece.Gasser was the masterof Rome.
13.Andrewfs Ruldsto BeRichThe personof nextconsideration isSir AndrewFreeport,a merchantof greateminencein thecity ofLondon,a personof indefatigableindustry,strong reason,and greatexperience.His notionsof tradeare nobleand generous,and asevery rich man hasusuallysome slyway ofjesting,which wouldmake ongreat figurewere henot arichmanhe callsthesea theBritish Common.He is acquainted withcommerce in all itsparts,and willtellyou that it is a stupidand barbarousway toextend dominionby arms;for truepower isto begotby artsand industry.He willoften argue,that ifthis part of ourtrade werewellcultivated,we shouldgain fromone nation;and of another,from another.I haveheard himprovethat diligencemade morelasting acquisitionsthan Valero,and thatsloth hasruinedmore nationsthan thesowed.He aboundsin severalfrugal maxims,among whichthegreatest favoriteis,A pennysaved is a pennygot.A generaltrader ofgood senseispleasanter companythanageneral scholar;and SirAndrew havinga naturalunaffectedeloquence,the perspicuityof hisdiscourse givesthe samepleasure thatwit wouldinanother man.He hasmade hisfortunes himself,and saysthat England may bericher thanotherkingdoms byas plainmethods as he himselfis richerthan othermen;though at thesame timeI cansay thisof him,that there is nota pointingthe compassbut blowshome ashipin whichhe is an owner.
14.Two WomenInexternals,they weretwo unobtrusivewomen;a per-fectly secludedlife gavethemretiring mannersand habits.In Emilysnature theextremes ofvigor andsimplicity seemedto meet.Under anunsophisticated culture,inartifical tastes,and anunpretending outside,lay asecrecy powerand firethat might have inflamedthe brain and kindledthe veinsof ahero;but she had noworldly wisdom:her powerswere unacceptedto thepractical businessoflife:she wouldfail todefend her most manifestrights,to consulthermostlegitimateadvantage.An interpreterought alwaysto havestood betweenher and the world.Her willwas not veryflexible,and itgenerally opposedher interest.Her temperwas magnanimous,but warmand sudden;her spiritaltogether unbending.Annes characterwas milderand moresubdued;she wantedthe power,the fire,theoriginality of her sister,but was well endowedwith quitevirtues of her own.Long suffering,self-denying,reflective,and intelligent,a constitutionalreserve andtaciturnity placedandkept herin theshade,and coveredher mind,and especiallyher feelings,with asort ofnun-like evil,which wasrarely lifted.Neither Emilynor Annewas learned;they hadnothought offilling theirpitchers at the well-spring ofother minds;they alwayswrote formtheimpulse ofnature,the dictatesof intuition,and fromsuch storesof observation as theirlimitedexperience hadenabled them to amass.I maysum upall bysaying,that forstrangersthey werenothing,for superficialobservers lessthan nothing;but forthose whohadknown themall theirlives in the intimacyof closerelationship,they weregenuinelygood andtruly great.
15.Three PhysicalStatesMost peoplewould describewater as a colourlessliquid.They wouldknow thatin verycoldconditions it becomes a solid calledice,and thatwhen heatedonafire itbecomes avaporcalled steam.But water,they wouldsay,is aliquid.We havelearned thatwater consistsof moleculescomposed oftwo atomsof hydrogenand one atomof oxygen,which wedescribe by the formula this isequally trueof thesolidcalled iceand the gas calledsteam.Chemically thereis nodifference betweenthegas,theliquid,and thesolid,all of which aremade upof moleculeswith theformulathisis trueofother chemicalsubstances;most of them canexist asgases or as liquidsor assolids.Wemay normallythink ofiron asa solid,but if we heat it ina furnaceit willmelt andbecomea liquid,and at very hightemperatures itwill becomea gas.We normallythink of air asamixture ofgases,but atvery lowtemperatures itbecomes aliquid,and atlowertemperatures stillitbecomesa whitesolid.Nothing verypermanent occurswhen agas changesinto aliquid orasolid.Everyoneknows thatice,which has been madeby freezingwater,can bemelted againby beingwarmed;and thatsteam canbe condensedonacold surfaceto becomeliquid water.In factit is onlybecause wateris sucha familiarsubstance thatdifferent nameare usedfor thesolid,liquid,and gas.For othersubstances wehave todescribe thesedifferent statesdirectly.Thus for air wetalk aboutliquid airand solidair.We couldalso talkabout gaseousair,but,since thisis thenormal thing,we usuallyjust describeit asair.
16.Plastic TechnologyInto the wardwere carriedmen withbroken faces,with jawbones thatfeltlike“sand underyour fingers”.Sepsis andbleeding causednumerous deaths.Many ofthesemen couldnot uttera word,and laywrapped inyards andyards ofbandage.Somecould notsleep.Many couldnot eat,and feedingwas aslow business.Mirrors wereabsolutelyforbidden in the ward.Gillies managedto keepup the spirits of these brokenpeople,telling themhe wouldsoon have them lookingas goodas new,and promisinghewould givethem6Cnew^faces.Late in the sixteenthcentury wehave one of thegreatest namesin thehistory ofplasticwork:Gaspare Tagliacozzi,professor at the universityof Bologna.He describedthearm-flap graftfor noseand ear,which meantthat therepair wasdone bycutting anarea ofskinout of the armand usingit tocover thedamaged noseor ear.“We restore,repair,andmake wholethose partsof theface whichNature hasgiven,but whichFortune hastakenaway,not somuch that they maydelight theeye,but that they mayraise upthespiritand」help themind of the suffererwrote Tagliacozzi.During the first WorldWar explosivesof apower hardlydreamed ofbefore werebeingused.The woundsthey causedwere moreserious thansurgeons had ever hadto face;they createdtremendous opportunities,and tremendousproblems.As anartist,Gillies sawtheplastic surgeonasasculptor.His materials,instead of being woodor stone,were livingskin,bone fatand muscle.He employedthemtoremake people.The termreconstructivesurgery^.therefbre,describes wellwhat hewas tryingto do.
17.About Temperatureon EarthForthe lastfifty years,the globehas beenwarming up.It istrue thatthe averagetemperaturerise is only abouttwo degrees,but that hasbeenenough tostart theglaciersreceding inmany partsof the world.A riseof onedegree pergeneration isa largeincrease.Nature seldommoves asswiftlyas this.We mayhave beenhelping her.Carbon dioxideCO2in theair ismostly;responsible for the greenhouseeffect itisagas producedby allour countlessfires,furnaces and internal combustionengines.;The endof theshort-lived ageof fossilfuels isalready insight soon-in oneor twocenturiesatthemost---we willhave wastedall theworld*s resourcesof oiland coal.Thisno longermeans disaster,for atomicenergy has arrived intime tosave ourcivilization fromdyingthrough lackof power.We aremoving intoa brighterand cleanerage,as thesmokeof millionsof firesand furnacesand automobilesceases todarken thesky.But forthat veryreason,it mayalso be a colderage.This suggeststhat itmay beeasier to affect theclimate---the longpattern oftemperatureand moisture-than tocontrol thebehaviour of the weather,which isa localandshort phenomenon.The climateof Earthis determinedto nosmall extentby theimmensequantities ofice lockedup atthe poles,and thatice remainsperpetually frozen,in spiteofthe twenty-four-hour-long summerdays,because the Suns heatis reflectedoff theblindingwhite wastes,andhasno chanceofbeingabsorbed.If thatice couldonce beremoved,itwould neverreform on the samescale.The darker,exposed soilwould collectand keepsomuch of theSunswarmth nowlost to us,thatthegeneral Earthtemperature would be atahigher level.
18.CometsNo accountof thesolar systemwouldbecomplete withoutmention of comets,forthese arejust asmuch membersof the suns familyas are the majorand minorplanets.Quite a large number ofcometsare discoveredevery century,but most of themareextremely faintobjects,far belowthe limitsof theunaided eye.Comets usuallyarousepublic interestwhen theyare largeand brightenough toattract attentionand receivementionin thenewspapers.But objectsof thistype areusually fewand farbetweenespecially sofar duringthe presentcentury.You probablysaw thetwo in1946,andmay beold enough to recallseeing the1910appearance ofHalleys Comet.I havemet quitea lot ofpeople who saw HalleysComet.Their memorywasn*tverygood whenit cameto recallingother things,but theyremembered the comet.If youare fortunateenoughtosee acomet,dont giveit justa casualglance and thenvanish indoors.Notice justwhere itis inrelation to the starsand try to plotits pathbymaking nightlyobservations.At the same timetry tojudge thebrightness ofits nucleusbrightestpart,and seehow faryou cantrace itstail.Usually thelonger youstay in the darksoallowing the eyes toget adaptedto thedarkness,the furtheryou shouldbe ableto trace;the tail.Notice thatquite faintstars canbe seenthroughthetail itmust thereforebe thinnerthan the finestcloud.A seriesof observationslike theseshould show thatthecomets tailpointsaway from the sun,and that it usuallygrows insize andbrightness asthecometgetscloser to the sun.If itisonits waytothesun,you mayeven havea chanceof seeingit onitsreturn journey.
19.The Effectof LightSpeedRaising oureyes from the earth to observethe heavenlyobjects,we finda reallyconsiderablespace oftime occupiedby lightin carryingto usinformation aboutthosedistant bodies.From themoon lighttakes littlemore thana secondand aquarter in reachingus;so thatwe obtainsufficiently earlyinformation of the conditionof oursatellite.But lightoccupies more thaneight minutesin reachingus fromthesun;a longeror shorterinterval intravellingtous from Mercury,Venus,and Mars,according tothe positionof theseplanets;from aboutthirty-five tofifty minutesinreachingusfromJupiter;about anhour andtwentyminutes onthe averagein speedingacross thegreat gapwhich separatesus fromSaturn;while wereceive informationfrom Uranusand Neptuneonly afterintervals twiceandthree timesas greatas that which lighttakes tocome fromthe ringedplanet,Saturn.Thus,if wecould atany momentsee the whole rangeof thesolar systemas distinctlyaswe seeJupiter orMars,the scenewould notshow thereal appearanceof thesolar systematthat,or any other definite,instant.The informationbrought bylight aboutthe variousmembersof thesolar systembelongs todifferent times.If manhad powersof visionwhichenabled himto watchwhat is taking place onthedifferent planetsof thesolar system,it isclearthat eventsof thegreatest importancemighthavehappened whileyet heremainedquite unconsciousof theiroccurrence.Or,to lookatitthe otherway,if anobserver onNeptunecould see all that istakingplaceonthe earth,he mightremain forhoursunconscious of an eventimportant enoughtoaffecta wholecontinent.
20.Engine AndPlaneSteam engines were thefirst to be triedin aero-planes,but they were tooheavy tobe ofany real use.One suchmachine,made in1773,consisted of alargenumberofwings oneabove theotherand wasdriven bya steamengine.It issaid to have risenfor amoment offtheground.Another rose,but felland wasdamaged.It was not untilthe petrolengine,which isvery lightfor thepower itdevelops,was fittedtoamachine thatanyrealsuccesswas obtained.On December16,1902,Orville Wright,an American,flew safelyinaheavier-than-airmachine fortwelve seconds,He andhis brotherWilbur hadmade alotofexperiments andhadtaken immensetrouble tostudy theartofflying ingliders before they attemptedto flytheiraeroplane.Orville camedown safelyafter thefirst shortflight,andonthe sameday theexperimentwas repeatedthree times.The longestof theseflights covereda distanceof741feet andlasted49seconds.The machinewhichwasused hadan enginedeveloping onlysixteenhorse-power but the aeroplanereached aspeed of24miles anhour.The twobrotherscontinued theirexperiments aftertheir firstsuccess,and in1907Wilbur gavesomeexhibitions offlying inFrance whichastonished allwhosawthem.The Wrightbrothers laidthe foundationof modernflying.Soon othersfollowed intheirfootsteps.Louis Bleriot,a Frenchman,flew acrossthe EnglishChannel fromCalaisto Doverin
1909.Prizes wereoffered forflights fromone placeto another.Competition increased.The aeroplaneimproved moreand moreas itsbehavior becamebetterunderstood.More powerfulenginesweredeveloped.In1919sir JohnAlcovk andSirArthur Brownmade thefirst flightacrosstheAtlantic Ocean,and in the sameyear anaeroplaneflew fromEngland toAustralia.The ageofairtravel hadarrived.
三、粉笔字(考核时间lOmin,抄写5句英文谚语,30字左右)*题中的中文只是作为赏析,不需要抄写中文*
1.Absence makesthe heartgrow fonder小别胜新婚;离别更增思念之情
02.Action speaklouder thanwordso行动胜于言辞;事实胜于雄辩;坐而言不如起而行
3.Advice whenmost neededis leastheeded忠言于最需要时,最不被重视;忠言逆耳o
4.Affection isblind reason爱情是盲目的理性o
5.After astorm comesa calm暴风雨后的宁静;否极泰来;雨过天晴
6.After dinnersit awhile,after supperwalk amile饭后坐一下,晚饭后运动
7.After nightcomes theday黑夜过后,白昼将至;否极泰来
8.All goodthings come to anendo好景不常;天下没有不散的筵席
9.All riversrun into thesea条条江河通大海;条条大道通罗马;殊途同归
10.All thingscome tothose whowaito懂得忍耐的人是最大的赢家;忍为上策
11.Art islong,life isshorto生也有涯,而知无涯;人生短暂,而学问无穷
12.As yousow,so willyou reap种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
13.Be itever sohumble,there*snoplace likehome在家千日好,出门事事难
14.Beauty isin theeye of the beholdero情人眼里出西施
15.The bestof friendsmust parto天下无不散的筵席
16.Better latethan nevero亡羊补牢,尤为晚矣
17.Better the devil youknow than thedevilyou dontknowo明枪易躲,暗箭难防
18.A birdinthehand isworth twointhebusho一鸟在手,胜于二鸟在林;把握现在,不要空想未来
19.A braveman smilesintheface ofadversity勇者面对逆境也微笑;勇者不惧o
20.The chainisnostronger thanits weakestlinko整个链条的强韧与否,要看最弱的那一环
21.Constant drippingwears awaythe stoneo滴水穿石;铁杵磨成针22,The courseof truelove neverdid runsmootho真爱无坦途,好事多磨
23.A crookedstick throwsa crookedshadowo上梁不正下梁歪;曲杖生曲影
24.The darkesthour comesbefore dawn黎明之前,是最黑暗的时刻
25.Do inRome asthe Romansdo在罗马,就照着罗马人的习俗去做;入乡随俗朱雀桥边野草花,乌衣巷口夕阳斜旧时王谢堂前燕,飞入寻常百姓家爆竹声中一岁除,春风送暖入屠苏千门万户瞳瞳日,总把新桃换旧符
15、《元日》宋•王安石天街小雨润如酥,草色遥看近却无最是一年春好处,绝胜烟柳满皇都
16、《早春》唐•韩愈朝辞白帝彩云间,千里江陵一日还两岸猿声啼不住,轻舟已过万重山
18、《滁州西涧》唐•韦应物独怜幽草涧边生,上有黄鹏深树鸣春潮带雨晚来急,野渡无人舟自横
19、《望天门山》唐•李白天门中断楚江开,碧水东流至此回两岸青山相对出,孤帆一片日边来
17、《早发白帝城》唐•李白
20、《春日》宋•朱熹胜日寻芳泗水滨,无边光景一时新等闲识得东风面,万紫千红总是春
二、硬笔(考核时间20min,英语名篇一篇,每篇300字左右)
1.The CharmBy the timethey atlast cameto speechtheywerealone inone of the rooms-remarkable forafine portraitoverthechimney place-out ofwhich theirfriends hadpassed,and thecharmof itwas thateven beforethey hadspoken theyhad practicallyarranged witheach othertostay behindto talk,The charm,happily,was inotherthings too-partly inthere beingscarcea spotat Weatheredwithout somethingto staybehind for.It wasinthe waythe autumn daylookedinto thehilt windowsas itwaned;thewaythe redlight,breaking atthe closefromunder alow sombersky,reached outina long shaftand playedover oldwainscots,oldtapestry,old gold,old color.It wasmostofall perhapsintheway shecameto him asif,since shehadbeenturned onto dealwith thesimpler sort,he might,should hechoose tokeepthewholething down,just takeher mildattention fora partofhergeneral business.As soonas heheard her voice,however,the gapwas filledup and the missinglink supplied,the slightirony hedivined inher attitudelost itsadvantage.He almostjumped atit toget
26.Dont biteoff more than youcan chewo贪多嚼不烂;不要自不量力
27.Dont burnthe candleat bothendso蜡烛不要两头烧;不可过分透支体力
28.Dont castyour pearlsbefore swineo不要在猪面前丢珍珠;不要对牛弹琴
29.Dont crossa bridgetill youcome toit船到桥头自然直;勿杞人忧天
30.Dont cutoff yournose tospite yourface不要割下自己的鼻子来和脸过不去;不要和自己过不去
31.Dont havetoo manyirons inthe fire不要把太多的铁放到火炉里;不要同时做太多事;不要操之过急
32.Dont makea mountainout ofa molehillo勿将霰鼠丘看作大山;不要小题大做
33.Dont measureother peoplescorn byyour ownbushel0别用自己的斗去量别人的谷;勿以己度人
34.Dont meettrouble halfwayo勿杞人忧天;勿自寻烦恼
35.Dont paintthe lily不要给百合花涂上颜色
36.Dont putall youreggs inone basketo不要把所有的蛋放在一个篮子里;勿孤注一掷
37.Dont put thecartbeforethehorseo不要把马车放在马前;勿本末倒置
38.Dont ridethe highhorse0不要骑高马;不要摆架子
39.Dont setfire toyour houseto keepyourself warm不要焚屋取暖
40.Dont telltales outof school不要泄露秘密o
41.Dont washyour dirtylinen inpublico家丑不可外扬
42.Drunkenness revealswhat sobernessconcealso酒醉时会说出清醒时不想说的话;酒后吐真言
43.Dry breadat home is better than roastmeat abroado在家吃干面包,好过在外吃烤肉;在家千日好,出门事事难
44.The earlybird catchesthe worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃;捷足先登
45.Early tobed andearly torise makesamanhealthy,wealthy,and wise早睡早起使人健康、富有又聪明
46.Eaiser saidthan done说时容易做时难;知易行难
47.East orwest,homeisbesto东奔西跑,不如家里最好;金窝、银窝,不如自己的草窝
48.Eat tolive andnot liveto eato吃饭是为了活着,活着不是为了吃饭
49.The endjustifies themeans0为达目的,不择手段
50.Even Homersometimes nodso即使荷马也会打瞌睡;智者千虑,必有一失
51.Every asslikes tohear himselfbray0每头驴子都爱听自己嘶叫;马不知脸长
52.Every manhas hisfaultso每个人都有缺点;人非圣贤,孰能无过
53.Every manis his own worstenemyo每个人是自己最大的敌人
54.Every whyhasawhereforeo事出必有因
55.Everybodys businessis nobodysbusiness众人之事无人管;三个和尚没水喝o
56.Everything comestohimwho waitso等待的人终必得到
57.Evil tidingsspread quicklyo好事不出门,坏事传千里
58.Expectation isbetter thanrealizationo期待比实现更美好
59.Experience isthe bestteacher0经验即良师
60.The eyeis biggerthanthebelly0眼大肚子小
61.A fairface mayhide afoul hearto笑里藏刀,包藏祸心
62.False withonecanbe falsewith twoo撒了一次谎,必有第二次
63.A faultconfessed ishalf redressedo承认错,就等于改正了一半;知过能改,善莫大焉
64.First impressionsare mostlastingo初次印象最持久;先入为主
65.Fools rushin whereangels fearto tread无知者无畏;无知的人,天不怕,地不怕o
66.Forewarmed isforearmedo预先获得警告,既是预先有了准备;凡事预则立
67.Fortune helpshim that*s willingto helphimselfo天助自助者
68.A friendin needisafriend indeedo患难见真情;患难之交才是真朋友
69.A friend to allisafriendto none对谁都友好的人,等于对谁都不友好
70.Gather yerosebuds whileye may有花堪折直需折
71.Give athief enoughrope and hell hanghimselfo多行不义必自毙
72.Give creditwhere creditis due有功则赏
73.Give himan inchand helltake anelL得寸进尺
74.A goodbeginning makesa goodendingo有善始必有善终
75.Good companymakes shortmileso良伴同行路途短
76.A goodname issooner lostthan won好名声得之难,失之易
77.Great mindsthink alikeo英雄所见略同
78.Handsome isas handsomedoeso行为漂亮才是美;心美貌亦美
79.Haste makeswaste0欲速则不达
80.He laughsbest wholaughs lasto笑到最后的人笑的最甜;别高兴得太早
81.He thatfights andruns awaymay liveto fightanother day逃跑的人未来可以再战;0留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
82.He thatgains timegains allthingso能争取时间,便能获得一切
83.He whobegins manythings,finishes butfew虎头蛇尾
84.Health isbetterthanwealtho健康胜于财富
85.His barkis worsethan hisbite叫得凶,但咬得不重;雷声大,雨点小
86.Honesty isthe bestpolicyo诚实为上策
87.Hope springseternal inthe humanbreasto希望永远在人的心中滋生
88.A housedivided againstitself cannotstand0有内江的家不能存在;家和万事兴
89.lt isas wellto knowwhich waythewindblows最好知道风吹往哪个方向;识时务者o为俊杰
90.It isbest tobe onthe safeside小心谨慎为上策
91.It isbetter tobe alonethan iinbad company交恶友不如无友o
92.lt isbetter todo wellthan to say wello说得好不如做得好
93.It is not howlong buthow wellwe live人生在于活得漂亮,而非活得长久
94.It isthe unexpectedthat alwayshappens0意外常常发生
95.The journeyofathousand milesstarts withone step千里之行,始于足下;万丈高楼平地起
96.Jump oncebut looktwiceo三思而后行
97.Keep somethingforarainyday未雨绸缪,有备无患
98.Keep yourmouth shutand youreyes open少说话,多观察
99.Kill notthe goosethat laysthe goldeneggSo勿杀生金蛋的鹅;勿杀鸡取卵laborer isworthy of his hire一分辛劳,一分收获there beforeher.nI metyou yearsand yearsago inRome.I rememberall aboutit.”Sheconfessed todisappointment---shehadbeen sosure hedidnt;and toprove howwell hedidhe beganto pourforth theparticular recollectionsthat poppedup ashe calledfor them.Herface andhervoice,all athis servicenow,worked themiracle-the impressionoperating likethetorch ofa lamplighterwho touchesinto flame,one byone,alongrow ofgas jets.
2.Under thePower ofNatureDuring thewhole ofa dull,dark,and soundlessday intheautumnof theyear,when thecloudshung uppressively lowintheheavens,Ihadbeen passingalone,on horseback,through asingularly drearytract ofcountry;and atlength foundmyself,astheshades of theevening drewon,within viewof themelancholy House of Usher.I knewnot howitwas---but,with thefirst glimpseofthe building,a senseof insufferablegloom pervadedmyspirit.I sayinsufferable;for thefeeling wasunrelieved byany ofthat half-pleasurable,because poetic,sentiment withwhichthemind usuallyreceives even the sternestnaturalimages ofthe desolateor terrible,I lookedupon thescene beforeme-upon themere house,andthesimple landscapefeatures ofthe domain,upon thebleak walls,upon thevacanteye-like windows,upon a few randysedges,and upona fewwhite trunksof decayedtrees---with anutter depressionof soulwhich Ican comparetonoearthly sensationmoreproperly than totheafterdream ofthe revelerupon opium;the bitterlapse intoeverydaylife,the hideousdropping offoftheveil.There was an iciness,a sinking,a sickeningof theheart,an unredeemedtorture intoought ofthe sublime.What was it Ipaused tothink whatwasit thatso unnervedme inthe contemplationoftheHouseofUsher Itwasamystery allinsoluble;nor couldI grapplewith theshadowy fanciesthat crowdedupon me as Ipondered.I wasforded tofall backupon theunsatisfactory conclusion,that while,beyond doubt,thereare combinationsof verysimple naturalobjects whichhavethepower ofthus affectingus,still theanalysis of this powerlies amongconsiderations beyondour depth.
3.The PowerIs UnlimitedBesideswhich,thereisa rarerthing thantruth-namely power,or deepsympathy withtruth.What isthe effect,for instance,upon society,of childrenBythepity,by thetenderness,andbythe peculiarmodes ofadmiration whichconnect themselveswith thehelplessness,with theinnocence,and with the simplicityof children,not onlyaretheprimalaffections strengthenedand continuallyrenewed,but thequalities whichare dearestin thesightof heaven-the frailty,for instance,which appealsto forbearance,the simplicitywhichis mostalien fromthe worldly---are keptup inperpetual remembrance,and theirideals arecontinuallyrefreshed.A purposeofthe same natureis answeredbythehigher literature,viz.,the literatureof power.What doyou learnfrom ParadiseLost Nothingat all.What doyoulearn from a cookery-book Somethingnew,something thatyou did not knowbefore,inevery paragraph.But wouldyou thereforeputthewretched cookery-book ona higherlevelof estimationthanthedivine poemWhat youowe toMilton isnot anyknowledge,ofwhich a million separateitems arestill but amillionof advancingsteps onthe sameearthlylevel;what youowe ispower---thatis,exercise andexpansion toyour ownlatent capacityofsympathy with the infinite,where everypulse andeach separateinflux isa stepupward,astep ascendingas upona Jacobsladder fromearthtomysterious altitudesabovetheearth.All thesteps ofknowledge,from firstto last,carry youfurther onthe sameplane,but couldneverraise youone footabove yourancient levelof earth;whereas thevery firststep inpowerisaflight---is anascending movementinto anotherelement whereearth isforgotten.
4.Change MakesLife BeautifulToregard allthings andprinciples ofthings asinconstant modesor fashionshas moreand more becomethe tendencyof modemthought.Let usbegin withthatwhichiswithout-our physicallife.Fix uponit inoneofits moreexquisite intervals,the moment,forinstance,of deliciousrecoil fromthe floodof waterin summerheat.What isthe wholephysicallife inthat momentbutacombination ofnatural elementsto whichscience givestheirnames Butthese elements,phosphorus andlime anddelicate fibers,are presentnot inthehuman bodyalone:we detectthem inplaces mostremote fromit.Our physicallife isaperpetual motionof them---the passageoftheblood,the wastingand repairingofthelensesof theeye,the modificationofthetissues ofthe brainunder everyray oflight andsound---processes whichscience reducesto simplerand moreelementary forces.Like theelements ofwhichwe arecomposed,the actionof theseforces extendsbeyond us:it rustsironand ripensout onevery sideof usthose elementsare broadcast,driven inmany currents;and birthand gestureand deathandthespringing ofviolets fromthe graveare butafewoutof tenthousand resultantcombinations.That clear,perpetual outlineof faceand limbis butanimage ofours,under whichwe groupthema designinaweb,the actualthreads ofwhichpass outbeyond it.This atleast offlame---like ourlife has,that itis but the concurrence,renewed frommoment tomoment,of forcesparting sooneror lateron theirways.
5.Suit IsBestThe properforce of words liesnot inthe wordsthemselves,but intheir application.Aword may be afine soundingword,ofanunusual length,and veryimposing fromitslearning andnovelty,and yetintheconnection inwhich itis introducedmaybequitepointless andirrelevant,It isnot pompor pretension,buttheadaptation ofthe expressiontothe idea,that clenchesa writersmeaning:asitisnotthe sizeor glossinessofthematerials,but theirbeing fittedeach toits place,that givesstrength tothe arch;orasthe pegsand nailsareas necessarytothesupport ofthebuildingasthelarger timbers,and moreso thanthemere showy,unsubstantial ornaments.I hateanything thatoccupiesmorespace thanit isworth.I hate toseea loadof bandboxesgo alongthe street,and Ihatetoseeaparcel ofbigwords withoutanything inthem.A person who dewsnot deliberatelydimples ofall histhoughtsalike incumbrous draperiesand flimsydisguises maystrike outtwenty varietiesoffamiliar everydaylanguage,each comingsomewhat nearertothefeeling hewants toconvey,and atlast nothit uponthat particularand onlyone whichmaybesaid tobeidentical withthe exactimpression inhis mind.This wouldseem toshowthatMr.Cobalt ishardlyright insaying thatthefirstword thatoccurs isalways thebest.It maybeavery goodone;and yeta bettermay presentitself onreflection orfrom timeto time.It maybesuggested naturally,however,and spontaneously,fromafresh andlively conceptionof thesubject.
6.About ReadingBooksby VirginiaWoolfIt issimple enoughto saythat sincebooks haveclasses-fiction,biography,poetry-weshould separatethem andtake fromeach whatis rightthat eachshould give us.Yet fewpeopleask frombooks whatbooks cangiveus.Most commonlywe cometo bookswithblurred anddivided minds,asking offiction that it shall be true,of poetrythatitshall befalse,of biographythatitshallbeflattering,of historythatitshall enforceour ownprejudices.If wecould banishall suchpreconceptions whenwe read,that wouldbe anadmirablebeginning.Do notdictate toyour author;trytobecome him.Be hisfellow-worker andaccomplice.If youhang back,and reserve,and criticizeat first,you arepreventingyourself fromgetting thefullest possiblevalue fromwhat youread.But ifyouopen yourmind aswidely aspossible,then signsand hintsof almostimperceptible fineness,fromthetwist,and turnofthefirst sentences,will bringyou intothe presenceofahumanbeing unlikeany other.Steep yourselfin this,acquaint yourselfwith this,and soon you willfindthat yourauthor isgiving you,or attemptingto giveyou,something farmore definite.The thirty-two chaptersofa novel-ifweconsider howto readanovelfirst---are anattemptto makesomething asformed andcontrolled asa building:but wordsare moreimpalpablethan bricks,reading isa longerandmorecomplicated processthan seeing.Perhaps thequickestwaytounderstand theelementsofwhat anovelist isdoing isnot toread,but towrite,tomakeyour ownexperiment withthe dangersand difficultiesofwords.Recall,then,some eventthathasleft adistinct impressiononyou-how atthe cornerofthestreet,perhaps,you passedtwo peopletalking,A treeshook,an electriclight danced,the toneofthetalkwas comic,but alsotragic,a wholevision,an entireconception,seemed containedin thatmoment.
7.A LittleGirlFrom Alysonby TheodoreWatts-DuncanSitting ona grassy,beneath oneofthewindows ofthe church,wasalittle girl.Withher headbent back,she wasgazing upatthesky andsinging,while oneofherlittle handswaspointing toa tinycloud thathovered likea goldenfeather aboveher head.The sun,which hadsuddenly becomevery bright,shining onher glossyhair,gave ita metallicluster,and itwas difficulttosaywhat wasthe color,dark bronzeor black.So completelyabsorbedwas shein watchingthe cloudto whichher strangesong orincantation seemedaddressed,that shedidnotobserve mewhen Irose andwent towardsher.Over herhead,high upin theblue,a larkthat wassoaring towardsthe samegauzy cloudwas singing,asifin rivalry.As Islowlyapproached thechild,I could see by her forehead,which inthe sunshineseemed likeaglobe ofpearl,and especiallybyhercomplexion,that shewas uncommonlylovely.Hereyes,which atone momentseemed blue-gray,at anotherviolet,were shadedby longblacklashes,curving backwardinamost peculiarway,and thesematched inhue hereyebrows,andthetresses thatwere tossedabout hertender throatand werequivering inthe sunlight.All thisI didnot takein atonce;for atfirst Icouldseenothing butthose quivering,glittering,changeful eyesturned upinto myface.Gradually theother features,especially thesensitivefull-lipped mouth,grew uponmeasI stoodsilently gazing.Here seemedtomea moreperfectbeauty thanhadevercometome inmy oversetdreams ofbeauty.Yet itwasnotherbeauty somuch asthe lookshe gaveme thatfascinated me,melted me.
8.A CuriousDecisionAnonymousA poorchimney-sweeper,whohadnot enoughmoney tobuy ameal,stopped onehotsummer dayat noonbefore aneating-house,and remainedregaling hisnose withthe smellofthe victuals.The masterofthe shop toldhim severaltimes togo away,butthe sweepcould notleave thesavory smell,though unableto purchasethe tasteofthefood.At lastthecook cameoutoftheshop,and takinghold ofthesweep,declared that,ashehad beenfeedingupon the smell of his victuals,he shouldnot goaway withoutpaying halfthe priceofa dinner.The poorfellow saidthat heneither couldnor wouldpay,and that he wouldaskthe firstpersonwhoshould pass,whether itwasnotan unreasonableand unjustdemand.The casewas referredtoapoliceman,who happenedto passat thatmoment.He saidtothe sweep:As youhave beenfeasting oneof yoursenses withthe odorofthismans meat,itisbut justyou shouldmake himsome recompense;therefore youshall,in yourturn,regale oneof hissenses,which seemstobemore insatiablethan yourappetite.How muchmoneyhave younIhave buttwo pencein alltheworld,sir,and Imust buyme somebread/1nNever mind/answered theofficer,take yourtwo pencebetween yourhands;nowrattle themloudly.「The sweepdid so,andtheofficer,turning tothe cook,said Now,sir,I thinkhe haspaidyou:thesmellof yourvictuals regaledhis nostrils;the soundof hismoney hastickledyour ears/*This decisiongave moresatisfaction tothe bystandersthantothe cook,but itwas theonlypayment hecould obtain.
9.Oliver GoldsmithByWashington IrvingThereare fewwriters forwhom thereader feelssuch personalkindness asfor OliverGoldsmith,for fewhave soeminently possessedthe magicgift ofidentifying themselveswiththeir writings.We readhis characterin everypage andgrow intofamiliar intimacywithhim aswe read.The artlessbenevolence thatbeams throughouthis works;thewhimsical,yet amiableviews ofhuman lifeand humannature;the unforcedhumor,blending sohappily withgood feelingand goodsense,and singularlydashed attimes withapleasing melancholy;eventhevery natureofhismellow,and flowingand softlytinted style,—all seemto bespeakhis moralaswellas hisintellectual qualities,and makeus lovetheman atthesametime thatwe admirethe author.While theproductions ofwriters ofloftierpretension andmore resoundingnames aresuffered tomolder onour shelves,those ofGoldsmithare cherishedand laidin ourbosoms.We donot quotethem withostentation,butthey minglewith ourminds,sweeten ourtempers,and harmonizeour thoughts;they putusin goodhumor withourselves andwiththeworld,andinso doingthey makeus happierandbetter men.An acquaintancewiththeprivate biographyof Goldsmithlets usintothesecret ofhisgifted pages.We therediscover themto littlemorethantranscripts ofhis ownheart andpicturingofhisfortunes.There heshows himselfthesamekind,artless,good-humored,excursive,sensible,whimsical,intelligent beingthatheappears inhis writings.Scarcely anadventure orcharacter isgiven inhis works,that maynot betraced tohisown party-colored story.Many ofhis mostludicrous scenesand ridiculousincidents havebeendrawn fromhisownblunders andmischances,andheseems reallytohavebeenbuffeted intoalmost everymaxim impartedby himfortheinstruction ofhis reader.
10.A SummerDayBy CharlesDickensOne daythirty yearsago Marseilleslay inthe burningsun.A blazingsun upona fierceAugustday wasno greaterrarity insouthern Francethan atanyothertime beforeor since.Everything inMarseilles andabout Marseilleshad staredatthefervid sun,and beenstaredat inreturn,until astaring habithad becomeuniversal there.Strangers werestared outofcountenance bystaring whitehouses,staring whitestreets,staring tractsof aridroad,staringhills fromwhich verdurewas burntaway.The onlythingstobe seennot fixedlystaring andglaringwere thevines droopingunder theirloads ofgrapes.These didoccasionally windalittle,asthehot airbarely movedtheir faintleaves.The universalstare madetheeyesache.Towards thedistant blueoftheItalian coast,indeed,itwasalittlerelieved bylight cloudsof mistslowly risingfromthe。