適合背誦的英語(yǔ)文章

　　背誦式語(yǔ)言輸入是我國(guó)傳統(tǒng)的最有效的語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)方法之一。下面是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編帶來(lái)的適合背誦的英文文章，歡迎閱讀!

　　適合背誦的英文文章1

　　A Great Friendship

　　—Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

　　Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further the American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From that work sprang a friendship perhaps incomparable in intimacy and the trustfulness of collaboration and indurations. It lasted 50 years. It included pleasure and utility but over and above them, there were shared purpose, a common end and an enduring goodness on both sides. Four and a half months before he died, when he was 8)ailing, debt-ridden, and worried about his impoverished family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison's reply remind us that friends are friends until death. They also remind us that sometimes a friendship has a bearing on things larger than the friendship itself, for has there ever been a friendship of greater public consequence than this one?

　　"The friendship which has 11)subsisted between us now half a century, the harmony of our political 12)principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. It's also been a great 13)solace to me to believe that you're 14)engaged in 15)vindicating to 16)posterity the course that we've pursued for preserving to them, in all their purity, their blessings of self-government, which we had assisted in acquiring for them. If ever the earth has beheld a system of administration 17)conducted with a single and 18)steadfast eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to it, one which, protected by truth, can never know 19)reproach, it is that to which our lives have been devoted. Myself, you have been a 20)pillar of support throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I shall leave with you my last 21)affections." (Feb 17, 1826)

　　A week later Madison replied--

　　"You cannot look back to the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more 22)affecting 23)recollections than I do. If they are a source of pleasure to you, what aren't they not to be to me? We cannot 24)be deprived of the happy 25)consciousness of the pure devotion to the public good with which we 26)discharge the trust committed to us and I 27)indulge a confidence that 28)sufficient evidence will find its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be 29)withheld 30)whilst we are here."

　　偉大的友誼

　　——托馬斯·杰斐遜和詹姆斯·麥迪遜

　　托馬斯·杰斐遜和詹姆斯·麥迪遜相識(shí)于1776年。為什么偏偏是這一年呢?當(dāng)時(shí)他們開(kāi)始共同努力推動(dòng)美國(guó)革命，后來(lái)又一同為政府?dāng)M訂新草案。在這些合作中孕育出的友誼是親密無(wú)間、信誠(chéng)以托、堅(jiān)不可摧的。這份友誼維持了五十年。當(dāng)中包含有歡樂(lè)，有協(xié)作，他們更志同道合地朝共同的目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)，歷經(jīng)多年從不間斷地令彼此受益。在離開(kāi)人世前四個(gè)半月時(shí)，杰斐遜重病在身，債臺(tái)高筑，并為家庭的貧困感到憂(yōu)心如焚，于是他提筆給這位知交好友寫(xiě)了封信。從他的信以及麥迪遜的回復(fù)中，我們可以看到：這兩個(gè)朋友是一生之交;并且有時(shí)候，他們之間的友情意義之大更超越了友情本身，這份友誼給大眾帶來(lái)的深遠(yuǎn)影響是前所未有的。

　　“你我之間的友誼迄今已經(jīng)走過(guò)了半個(gè)世紀(jì)，我們?cè)谡卧瓌t與追求上取得的協(xié)調(diào)在過(guò)去的漫漫歲月中為我?guī)?lái)了源源不斷的快樂(lè)。我感到一大安慰的是，我相信你還在兢兢業(yè)業(yè)地致力于造福子孫后代的事業(yè)——這份事業(yè)我們?cè)鵀樗麄儬?zhēng)取過(guò)，我們也努力要把他們透明自治的優(yōu)良體制流傳下去。希望這世界上有一種治理制度，在執(zhí)行的時(shí)候?qū)ｉT(mén)有堅(jiān)定不移的一只眼睛來(lái)審視它，監(jiān)護(hù)大眾利益和為之奮斗者的幸福，建立在真理基礎(chǔ)上的制度將永遠(yuǎn)與責(zé)難無(wú)緣，我們一生所致力的也正在這里。我自己，還有你，畢生都為此鼎力支持。請(qǐng)你照顧我的身后之事，也請(qǐng)相信，我的友情永遠(yuǎn)和你同在。”(1826年2月17日)

　　一個(gè)星期后，麥迪遜寫(xiě)了回信——

　　“在過(guò)去的漫長(zhǎng)歲月中，你我的友誼與一致的政治觀(guān)，總令我在回想時(shí)心中無(wú)比感動(dòng)。它們?yōu)槟銕?lái)歡樂(lè)，對(duì)我又何嘗不是如此?我們肩負(fù)人民的信任，為大眾福利鞠躬盡瘁，從中獲得的幸福感是難以泯滅的。我堅(jiān)信，無(wú)論當(dāng)前對(duì)我們的評(píng)判怎樣，我們的一切貢獻(xiàn)，身后的下一代人必將給予公斷。”

　　適合背誦的英文文章2

You Cannot Fix a Real Faith
When I learned that members of my team, boys whom I had trusted and to whom I had devoted intense training and guidance---when I learned that these boys had been fixed by professional gamblers, my faith and belief in the basic integrity of youth received a severe blow. Any weaker confidence in the principles upon which I have tried to base my life might well have folded under its force. Yet I can honestly say that my belief in the real decency of the great majority of our young men and the value of athletics is as strong as ever. The indiscretions of a few youngsters cannot destroy a faith built up by thirty-four years of experience with other boys who have justified that faith.
　　
Throughout the years I’ve seen thousands of boys getting important training on the athletic field. I have seen them learn honestly and fair play, and I’ ve seen them learn to subordinate themselves for the benefit of their team. What is more important, I’ve seen them take the lessons they have learned here into the situations they’ve had to face in later life. Many of the boys I’ve helped to teach have become outstanding members of their communities.
　　
I realized that the responsibilities of any teacher are great and that those of a coach who spends more time with his pupils than any other teachers are even greater. Not only do I spend more time, but I feel emotionally closer to them, seeing and sustaining my students when they lose as well as when they win.
　　
Because of this peculiarly intimate relationship with the members of my team in their most impressionable and formative years, I know that I can exercise great influence for good or bad on them. I try by the example of my own character and actions to set them a standard of moral behavior. For this reason, I have always tried to be very clear in my own mind about the principles in which I believe.
　　
Take the desire to win, fundamental with every competitor. Naturally, it’s important to me, both as a player and coach and as a human being. I believe the competitive urge is a fine, wholesome direction of energy. But I also realize that the desire to win must be wedded to an ideal, an ethical way of life. It must never become so strong that it dwarfs every other aspect of the game or of life.
　　
As a coach I have always tried to emphasize that winning is not enough. The game must be played right. I have often said that I would rather see my teams lose a game in which they played well than win with a sloppy performance that reflected no credit, except that it was sufficient to win. So I’ve tried to develop a way of thinking that sees life, and the things I do, as a whole, with every act relating to anther set. This puts things in true perspective.
　　
I believe in the resilience, in the bounce, of youth. I get rich satisfaction from working with young people, providing leadership and friendship during the tortuous but exciting years that shape them toward maturity. I honestly think no more worthwhile activity could occupy my time.Edwin Markham has summed it up better than I could. He wrote:
　　
"There is a destiny that makes us brothers,
　　
None goes his way alone,
　　
All that we send into the lives of others,
　　
Comes back into our own."
真正的信仰不容“操縱”
納特.霍爾曼
當(dāng)我獲悉我的隊(duì)員，那些我信任并傾力進(jìn)行高強(qiáng)度訓(xùn)練和悉心指導(dǎo)的小伙子們?cè)獾铰殬I(yè)賭徒的“操縱”時(shí)，我對(duì)年輕人具備起碼的誠(chéng)實(shí)品質(zhì)的信念遭到重創(chuàng)。遭到這種打擊，倘若我對(duì)自己生活準(zhǔn)則的信心稍有不足，就可能放棄這一準(zhǔn)則。然而，我可以坦誠(chéng)地說(shuō)，我一如既往地相信大多數(shù)年輕人的確循規(guī)蹈矩，相信體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的價(jià)值。個(gè)別年輕人輕率的行為無(wú)法摧毀我三十四年來(lái)和其他孩子相處時(shí)樹(shù)立起的信念，這些孩子證實(shí)了我的信念。
這些年我看到成千上萬(wàn)的孩子在競(jìng)技場(chǎng)接受重要的訓(xùn)練，看著他們學(xué)會(huì)誠(chéng)實(shí)、公平地比賽，學(xué)會(huì)顧全大局。更重要的是，看著他們將這里學(xué)到的知識(shí)運(yùn)用到將來(lái)必須直面的人生。我?guī)椭团囵B(yǎng)過(guò)的許多孩子已經(jīng)成為優(yōu)秀的社會(huì)成員。
我認(rèn)識(shí)到教師的職責(zé)是偉大的，而教練和學(xué)生呆在一起的時(shí)間更多，他們的職責(zé)更偉大。我不僅花費(fèi)了更多的時(shí)間，在感情上也與他們貼得更近。不管學(xué)生勝負(fù)與否，我都陪伴、支持著他們。
在他們最難忘的成長(zhǎng)歲月，我和隊(duì)員們建立了特別親密的關(guān)系。所以，我知道自己能給他們好的或壞的影響。我努力以自己的性格和行為為他們樹(shù)立道德規(guī)范。因此，我心里時(shí)刻謹(jǐn)記信仰和原則。
要贏，這種欲望對(duì)每位競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者至關(guān)重要。它對(duì)我自然也很重要，無(wú)論是作為一名選手、教練還是一個(gè)普通人。我相信競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的欲望能使精力朝著良好健康的方向發(fā)展，但我也認(rèn)識(shí)到，獲勝的欲望必須與理想、有道德的生活方式聯(lián)姻，求勝心一定不能太強(qiáng)，以致妨礙比賽或生活的其他方面。
作為一個(gè)教練，我總是努力強(qiáng)調(diào)贏還不夠，比賽必須公正。我常說(shuō)，我寧可隊(duì)員是發(fā)揮出色的失敗者，也不愿他們是行為不光彩是勝利者，除非獲勝是唯一的目的。所以我努力培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的思維方式，讓他們像我一樣將生活和工作視為一體，明白每次行動(dòng)與其他行為息息相關(guān)。這才是對(duì)待事物的正確觀(guān)點(diǎn)。
我相信年輕人充滿(mǎn)活力，能在他們走向成熟的曲折而令人振奮的歲月作他們的良師益友讓我非常滿(mǎn)足。說(shuō)實(shí)話(huà)，我認(rèn)為沒(méi)有什么工作能比它更值得付出時(shí)間了。埃德溫·馬卡姆比我總結(jié)得更好，他說(shuō)：
“命運(yùn)讓我們成為兄弟，沒(méi)有人可以各自獨(dú)立。
我們送入別人生命里的，轉(zhuǎn)而又回報(bào)給我們自己。”