适合背诵的英语文章

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　适合背诵的英文文章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."

伟大的友谊

——托马斯·杰斐逊和詹姆斯·麦迪逊

托马斯·杰斐逊和詹姆斯·麦迪逊相识于1776年。为什么偏偏是这一年呢?当时他们开始共同努力推动美国革命，后来又一同为政府拟订新草案。在这些合作中孕育出的友谊是亲密无间、信诚以托、坚不可摧的。这份友谊维持了五十年。当中包含有欢乐，有协作，他们更志同道合地朝共同的目标迈进，历经多年从不间断地令彼此受益。在离开人世前四个半月时，杰斐逊重病在身，债台高筑，并为家庭的贫困感到忧心如焚，于是他提笔给这位知交好友写了封信。从他的信以及麦迪逊的回复中，我们可以看到：这两个朋友是一生之交;并且有时候，他们之间的友情意义之大更超越了友情本身，这份友谊给大众带来的深远影响是前所未有的。

“你我之间的友谊迄今已经走过了半个世纪，我们在政治原则与追求上取得的协调在过去的漫漫岁月中为我带来了源源不断的快乐。我感到一大安慰的是，我相信你还在兢兢业业地致力于造福子孙后代的事业——这份事业我们曾为他们争取过，我们也努力要把他们透明自治的优良体制流传下去。希望这世界上有一种治理制度，在执行的时候专门有坚定不移的一只眼睛来审视它，监护大众利益和为之奋斗者的幸福，建立在真理基础上的制度将永远与责难无缘，我们一生所致力的也正在这里。我自己，还有你，毕生都为此鼎力支持。请你照顾我的身后之事，也请相信，我的友情永远和你同在。”(1826年2月17日)

一个星期后，麦迪逊写了回信——

“在过去的漫长岁月中，你我的友谊与一致的政治观，总令我在回想时心中无比感动。它们为你带来欢乐，对我又何尝不是如此?我们肩负人民的信任，为大众福利鞠躬尽瘁，从中获得的幸福感是难以泯灭的。我坚信，无论当前对我们的评判怎样，我们的一切贡献，身后的下一代人必将给予公断。”

适合背诵的英文文章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 n 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“操纵”

纳特.霍尔曼

当我获悉我的队员，那些我信任并倾力进行高强度训练和悉心指导的小伙子们遭到职业赌徒的“操纵”时，我对年轻人具备起码的诚实品质的信念遭到重创。遭到这种打击，倘若我对自己生活准则的信心稍有不足，就可能放弃这一准则。然而，我可以坦诚地说，我一如既往地相信大多数年轻人的确循规蹈矩，相信体育运动的价值。个别年轻人轻率的行为无法摧毁我三十四年来和其他孩子相处时树立起的信念，这些孩子证实了我的信念。

这些年我看到成千上万的孩子在竞技场接受重要的训练，看着他们学会诚实、公平地比赛，学会顾全大局。更重要的是，看着他们将这里学到的知识运用到将来必须直面的人生。我帮助和培养过的许多孩子已经成为优秀的社会成员。

我认识到教师的职责是伟大的，而教练和学生呆在一起的时间更多，他们的职责更伟大。我不仅花费了更多的时间，在感情上也与他们贴得更近。不管学生胜负与否，我都陪伴、支持着他们。

在他们最难忘的成长岁月，我和队员们建立了特别亲密的关系。所以，我知道自己能给他们好的或坏的影响。我努力以自己的性格和行为为他们树立道德规范。因此，我心里时刻谨记信仰和原则。

要赢，这种欲望对每位竞争者至关重要。它对我自然也很重要，无论是作为一名选手、教练还是一个普通人。我相信竞争的欲望能使精力朝着良好健康的方向发展，但我也认识到，获胜的欲望必须与理想、有道德的生活方式联姻，求胜心一定不能太强，以致妨碍比赛或生活的其他方面。

作为一个教练，我总是努力强调赢还不够，比赛必须公正。我常说，我宁可队员是发挥出色的失败者，也不愿他们是行为不光彩是胜利者，除非获胜是唯一的目的。所以我努力培养学生的思维方式，让他们像我一样将生活和工作视为一体，明白每次行动与其他行为息息相关。这才是对待事物的正确观点。

我相信年轻人充满活力，能在他们走向成熟的曲折而令人振奋的岁月作他们的良师益友让我非常满足。说实话，我认为没有什么工作能比它更值得付出时间了。埃德温·马卡姆比我总结得更好，他说：

“命运让我们成为兄弟，没有人可以各自独立。
我们送入别人生命里的，转而又回报给我们自己。”