四级英语美文

四级英语美文篇一：星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第18篇

星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】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!

翻译：

生活的意义

生活是关于什么的呢?我们每天努力地去赚更多的钱，去得到权力和认可。我们忽视了我们的健康，忽视了与家人在一起的时间，忽视了欣赏周围的美丽，忽视了自己的爱好。某一天当我们往回看的时候，我们会发现自己其实真正需要的并不是太多，但是时光不能倒转，我们也找不回失去的东西。

生活不是赚钱，不是去追求权利和别人的认可。生活绝对不只是工作! 工作只是帮助我们去生存，以便于我们享受生活中的荚丽和快乐。

生活是一种工作时间和玩乐时间，家庭时间和个人时间的平衡。你必须自己去决定怎么去平衡你的生活。确定你自己最先做什么，明白什么是可以迟些做的，但是总体来说，让你的一些决定跟着你的本能走。快乐是生活的意义和目的，是人类存在的整个目标。所以，放松点，去做那些你想做的事情，重视自然。生活是脆弱的，短暂的。不要把生活想得理所当然，过一种平衡的生活方式，去享受生活吧。

四级英语美文篇二：英语四级读美文【5】

Unit 5 Scientific Research科学研究

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 (好怀疑的) — 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

科学态度

科学态度，即那些研究和应用物理、生物、化学、地质、工程、医药或其他任何科学的男人或女人的态度。科学态度的本质是什么?我们都知道科学在生活中起着重要作用。然而许多人认为我们的进步取决于科学的两个不同方面：一方面是对科学家和技术专家所开发的机器、产品和应用学科体系的应用。科学通过技术帮助人类实现了对周围环境越来越多的控制。另一个方面是社会成员对科学家们在他们工作中所使用的特殊的思考方式和行为方式的应用。那么这些特殊的思考方式和行为方式是什么呢?首先，一个成功的科学家似乎充满好奇心——他要搞明白宇宙是如何运转及为何那样运转；其次，他常常把注意力集中在那些还没有得到满意解释的问题上，即使可用的数据看似毫无关联，但是他的好奇心也会驱使他寻找潜在的关联。再次，他认为能够改进纯理论知识或应用知识的现状，并致力于解决其中所涉及的问题。他是一个好的观察者，精确、有耐心而客观，把持续思维和逻辑思维应用于他所做的观察里。他充分利用自己所观察到的事实。他善于质疑——不接受那些并非建立在现有的最充分证据上的说法，因此他拒绝把权威当作真理的惟一基础。科学家总是验证一些说法，仔细做实验并客观地验证它们。此外，他不仅对其他人的工作很挑剔，对自己也一样，因为他知道许多因素往往会干扰这种中立、客观的研究。最后，他非常具有想象力，因为他常常必须在复杂而且经常是不完整的数据中寻找相关性。此外，如果他对程序如何运行、事件如何发生做出的假设也需要想象力。所有这些似乎就是一个成功的科学家或技术专家思考和行为的一些方式。

难 句 解 析 in their work.

【分析】复合句。of society 修饰 all members，of the special methods of thought and action 修饰 application，that 引导定语 从句修饰 thought and action。

【分析】并列复合句。第一个分句中 which 引导的定语从句修饰 problems, 其中 he notices 是插入语。第二个分句中 look for...unconnected 作 makes 的宾语补足语，其中 even if 引导让步状语从句。 — 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】复合句。破折号后面的内容是对 skeptical 的解释说明，which引导的定语从句修饰 statements。accept 与 reject并列。

下面我们学习文中标红的高频词#09#09高频词汇

attitude* /9{tItju:d/ @@ n. 态度，看法；姿态，姿势

【谐音】“爱踢球的”→尽管人们对国足态度不一，但青少年踢球的热情无法阻挡→态度

【搭配】attitude towards single parents 对单亲的看法；have a negative attitude towards sb 对某人持否定态度；an attitude of prayer 祈祷姿势

【活用例句】Whatever happens, we should maintain a positive attitude towards life. 不管发生什么事情，我们都应该保持积极的生活态度。

近形↓

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

【词根】alt(高) ＋ itude(表状态)→高度，高处

【搭配】absolute altitude 绝对高度

【引申】〈同义〉height n. 高度，海拔 〈同缀〉gratitude n. 感激；latitude n. 纬度；magnitude n. 大小，长度；multitude n. 众多，群众

aspect* /9{spekt/ @@ n. (问题等的)方面；外貌

【词根】a(表方向) ＋ spect(看)→向各个方面看→方面；外观

【搭配】only one aspect of the problem 只是问题的一个方面

【活用例句】People chasing their career goals don’t notice the workplace encroaching into every aspect of their personal lives. 那些正在追求着职业目标的人们并没有察觉到，工作已不知不觉渗入到他们生活的方方面面。

application /8{plI9keISFn/ @@ n. 应用，适用；申请 (表)

【词根】来自apply ( v. 使用，运用)

【搭配】application of sth #09应用某物

【听力例句】The link between university-based science and industrial application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible. 大学研究与工业应用之间的关系虽然是间接的，但有时却是显而易见的。[07.12]

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

【搭配】from curiosity (=out of curiosity)在好奇心驱使下

【引申】〈反义〉indifference n. 不关心〈同根〉curious a. 好奇的，奇特的

【活用例句】Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them. 孩子们对他们周围的世界生性好奇。 satisfactory* /8s{tIs9f{ktFrI/ @@ a. 令人满意的

【引申】〈同义〉satis(来自:www.zhaoQt.NeT 蒲公英文摘:四级英语美文)fying a. 令人满足的，令人满意的

【活用例句】Our aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for everyone. 我们的目标就是为每个人获得满意的结果。 unconnected /8((f6))nk59nektId/ @@ a. 无关联的，不相关的

【引申】〈同根〉connect v. 连接，联系

【活用例句】The two crimes are apparently unconnected. 这两起犯罪显然没有关联。

persistent /p59sIst5nt/ @@ a. 坚持的，不屈不挠的；连绵的，持续的

【词根】来自 persist(坚持不懈；持续) ＋ ent(…的)

【搭配】persistent pain 持续不断的疼痛；persistent attempts to do sth 执意企图做某事；persistent rumours 持续不断的谣言

【引申】〈同根〉persist vi. 持续，坚持不懈

【写作例句】As is known to all, persistent practice will naturally lead to perfect performances and high efficiency.众所周知，持久的练习将自然地产生好成绩和高效率。

utilize 9ju:tIlaIz 【词根】util(使用) ＋ ize(动词后缀) →使用

【搭配】utilize water for producing electricity 用水发电

【引申】〈同根〉utility n. 效用，有用〈同义〉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.我们必须考虑怎样才能最有效地利用我们所拥有的资源。

同根↓

abuse #09 n. &；59bju:z； vt. 妄用；伤害；毁谤

【词根】ab(变坏) ＋ use(使用) →使用不当→滥用

【搭配】abuse the authority 滥用职权；abuse drugs 吸毒

【活用例句】Abusing power for personal gains is immoral. 以权谋私是不道德的。

sole* /s5Ul/ @@ a. 单独的，独有的 n. 脚底，鞋底

【词根】sol(单独的)＋e→单独的

【搭配】the sole owner 拥有全部产权的物主；leather soles 皮鞋底

【引申】〈同义〉singular a. 单数的；非凡的，突出的，奇特的〈派生〉solely独自地，单独地

【活用例句】Practice is the sole criterion of truth. 实践是检验真理的惟一标准。

verify /9verIfaI/ @@ vt. 证明，证实；核实，查对

【词根】veri(真实) ＋ fy(使)→使…真实→证明，证实

【引申】〈同义〉certify v. 证明；confirm vt. 证实；批准；prove vt. 证明，证实；sanction vt. & n. 批准，认可

【活用例句】We will repeat the experiment twice in order to verify the results.我们将实验重复两次，以证实结果是否正确。 同缀↓

clarify / 9kl{rIfaI/ @@ vt. 澄清，阐明

【词根】clar(clear 清楚) ＋ ify(使…)→使…清楚→澄清

【阅读例句】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. 在建立自己与社会的关系以及对生活做出回应的同时，读者发现书中的人物也经历了同样的调整，这些都帮助他们更清楚地了解自己，并且赋予自己更大的意义。[08.12]

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

【联想】自然(natural)当然是中性的(neutral)

【搭配】neutral countries 中立国；a neutral word 中性词

【活用例句】He remained neutral during the debate.他在辩论中保持中立。

investigation

查研究中 /In8vestI9geISFn/ @@ n. 调查，研究 【搭配】bear investigation 经得起调查，不怕追查；conduct an investigation in... 对…进行研究；under investigation 在调

【引申】〈同义〉research n. 调查，研究；study n. 研究，调查

【写作例句】The key to the settlement of the question lies in your earnest investigations.解决问题的关键在于认真的调查。 incomplete /8Ink5m9pli:t/ @@ ▲ a. 不完全的，不完整的；不完善的

【搭配】an incomplete set of figures 一组不完整的数字

【阅读例句】A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. 没有书籍的人生是不完整的人生。书籍影响人生的深度和宽度。[08.12]

下面我们学习文中标黑的常用词#09#09常用词汇

develop* /dI9vel5p/ @@ v. (使)发展；患(病)；详尽阐述；冲洗(照片)；开发；发展

【联想】中国想要发展 (develop) 就不能把自己封闭 (envelop) 起来

【搭配】develop the habit 形成习惯；develop new software 开发新软件

【活用例句】Her son developed asthma when he was two.她儿子两岁时患了哮喘。/She develops the theme more fully in her later books.她在后来的书中更详细的阐释了这个主题。/I had the film developed yesterday.我昨天把胶卷拿去冲印了。 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)掌握着，控制着(该地区)；out of control 失去控制；under control 处于控制之下；control over

【活用例句】She’s a good teacher who has control well over her class. 她是个好老师，把班级管理得很好。

近义↓

harness /9hA:nIs/ @@ vt. 治理，利用；给(马等)上挽具 n. 马具

【联想】har(看作hard结实的) ＋ ness→马具通常都很结实→马具

【搭配】harness a river to make electricity利用河流发电

【活用例句】They will harness the sun’s energy to heat homes.他们将利用太阳能为住宅供暖。

direct* /dI9rekt,daI-/ @@ a. 直截了当的，坦率的 ad. 直接地 vt. 针对；指导；给…指路；命令

【搭配】direct the project 管理项目；direct our attention to sth 需要注意某事；direct the traffic 指挥交通；direct...towards... #09把(注意力、精力) 贯注在…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项目上。 look* /lUk/ @@ v. 看；显得；朝着；打量 n. 看起来，脸色，[常 pl. ] 容貌

【短语】look after (the child) 照看(小孩), 注意，关心；look ahead 向前看，考虑未来；look around 到处寻找，察看，观光，游览；look back (on one’s school days)回顾(学生时代)，回忆, 回头看；look down upon (sb) 看不起，轻视(某人)；look for 寻找，寻求，惹来；look forward to (one’s holidays) 盼望(放假)，期待；look into (a mysterious murder) 调查(神秘的凶杀案), 观察；look on 观看，旁观；look out for 注意，留神；look to(our defences, the new manager) 照管，留心(我们的辩护)，指望(新上任的经理)，依靠；look to ...as... 把…看作是…

同根↓

overlook /85Uv59lUk/ @@ vt. 忽略；宽恕；俯瞰

【词根】over(在…上面) ＋ look(看)→在上面看→俯视

【写作例句】To sum up, there are enormous benefits of college students doing jobs temporarily. However, the problems it causes shouldn’t be overlooked.总而言之，大学生做临时性工作的好处很多，但是随之而产生的问题不容忽视。

data* /9deIt5,9dA:t5/ @@ n. [ pl. ] 数据，资料

【联想】数据(data)与日(date)更新

【搭配】technical data 技术资料

【活用例句】Sufficient data have been collected for the building project. 为这个建筑项目已经收集了充足的资料。 patient* /9peIS5nt/ @@ a. 忍耐的，有耐心的 n. 病人

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

【搭配】be patient with young children 对幼儿有耐心

【引申】〈派生〉impatient a. 不耐烦的，急躁的

【听力例句】She is a very patient woman.她是个非常耐心的女人。[03.9]

派生↓

patience* /9peIS5ns/ @@ n. 耐心，忍耐

【搭配】lose / run out of patience (with sb)(对某人)失去耐心；have little patience with sb 对某人没什么耐性

【活用例句】Celia’s patience suddenly snapped and she told them to shut up. 希丽亚突然失去了耐心，让他们闭嘴。 logical* /9l((e7))dZIkl/ @@ a. 逻辑(上)的；符合逻辑的；合理的

【词根】来自 logic(逻辑) ＋ al(…的)

【搭配】logical conclusion 合乎情理的结论；a logical argument 合乎逻辑的论证

【活用例句】The debater’s argument failed of logical connection. 辩论者的论点缺乏逻辑的连贯性。

basis* /9beIsIs/ @@ n. 基础，根据，原则

【联想】绿洲(oasis)是沙漠人生存的基础(basis)

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

【活用例句】The basis of a good marriage is trust. 美满婚姻的基础是信赖。

disturb* /dI9st((ae)):b/ @@ v. 搅乱，打乱；打扰；妨碍，打断

【词根】dis(分开) ＋ turb(搅乱)→搅开了→打乱

【搭配】disturb the peace 扰乱治安；disturb the balance in nature 破坏生态平衡

【引申】〈同根〉disturbance n. 扰乱，打扰；骚乱〈同义〉annoy vt. 使苦恼，骚扰；riot n. 骚乱，暴乱；bother vt. 烦扰，打扰；interrupt vt. 打断，打扰；upset vt. 扰乱，使烦乱；interfere vi. 干涉，妨碍；interference n. 干涉，阻碍

【活用例句】The wind disturbed the smooth surface of the lake. 风吹皱了平静的湖面。

Text 2 “Accidental” Discoveries

In the long history of man’s creativity, discoverers seem to fall intotwo classes. The first is the ingenious (机灵的) person who sets out to find the solution to a problem. The second is the “lucky” one who appears to come across something by “accident”. But we should be clear about what we mean by “accident”problem of the “pitting (蚀损斑, 氢气泡疤)”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(铬). 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 (不锈钢)”.

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”的发现

在人类创造的历史长河中，发现者们似乎可以分成两类。第一类是遇到问题并解决问题的聪明人。第二类是那种看起来像是“偶然”遇到某些问题的“幸运者”。但是我们应该明白所谓“偶然”的意思。许多伟大发现的“偶然”便是：某些事情的发生了，而那时有一个细心的人在场，注意到了发生的事情，并着手找出原因。下面是这方面的一些例子：在第一次世界大战期间，一位著名的金属专家被要求研究“蚀损斑”问题，这种蚀损斑在枪管射击一定时间后就会损坏枪管。他在研究过程中，所做的第一件事就是用新的钢合金制成许多枪管。这些合金中有一种含有很大比例的铬。于是一支枪管便由这种新的“铬钢”制成，但是在经过第一次射击后，铬钢就被炸成了许多碎片，随之这些碎片被扔到了废物堆里。一两周以后，这位专家注意到在已废弃的金属碎片中，铬钢枪管的碎片与原先一样明亮。在这个“偶然”发现后，“不锈钢”的好处就被传

四级英语美文篇三：星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第3篇

星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】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.

翻译：

竹子的启示

我童年最美好的回忆便是在小河边漫步，或懒懒地坐在河岸边。在那里，我静静地享受那份悠闲，流水溅溅，鸟鸣啾啾，树声萦耳。我还喜欢看那片竹林。清风拂来，它们全都弯下了腰；风势渐微，它们又都优雅地站了起来，恢复了之前的挺拔。

每当我想起竹子从弯曲中恢复挺拔身姿的能力，脑海里便出现“韧性”这个词。这个词用于人身上，便是指轻松地从震惊、沮丧或其他考验我们心理极限的境况中恢复过来的能力。

你是否曾感觉自己马上就要折断了?是否曾感觉自己已经到了崩溃的边缘?感谢上帝，你挺过来了，于是才有现在这活着的你去追忆那不堪回首的往事。

在那一段往事中，你也许感到心中的情绪纠结正侵蚀着你的健康。你感到自己一颗心麻木了、脑力枯竭了，甚至你完全可能正经受身体的各种不适。

人生便是起起伏伏，悲欢相继。下次当不幸或痛苦将你带到崩溃的边缘，记住：曲而勿折。努力吧，不要让这样的境况把你打倒。

心怀希望将会帮你渡过难关。心怀希望迎接一个更美好的明天或者更好的状况时， 事情或许就没有看上去的那么糟糕。如果结局值得拥有你将会更容易战胜那些不愉快的考验。假如你正面对困难处在崩溃的边缘，请表现出你的韧性来。就像竹子一样，弯曲但不折断。

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