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晨读英语美文100篇(六级)

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晨读英语美文100篇六级
Passage1.knowledgeandVirtue
Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;
goodsenseisnotconscience,refinementisnothumility,norislargenessandjustnessofviewfaith.
Philosophy,howeverenlightened,howeverprofound,givesnocommandoverthepassions,noinfluentialmotives,novivifyingprinciples.LiberalEducationmakesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthegentleman.Itiswelltobeagentleman,
itiswelltohaveacultivatedintellect,adelicatetaste,acandid,equitable,dispassionatemind,
anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife
—thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;theyaretheobjectsofaUniversity.
Iamadvocating,Ishallillustrateandinsistuponthem;
butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguaranteeforsanctityorevenforconscientiousness,
andtheymayattachtothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,totheheartless,pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendeckedoutinthem.Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhattheyarenot;
theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyaredetectedbycloseobservers,andinthelongrun;
andhenceitisthattheyarepopularlyaccusedofpretenseandhypocrisy,not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,
butbecausetheirprofessorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemforwhattheyarenot,
andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraisetowhichtheyhavenoclaim.Quarrythegraniterockwithrazors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadofsilk,thenmayyouhopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashumanknowledgeandhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,
Passage2.“Packing”aPerson
Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharm
whenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantage.Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualandnaturalway,
itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.
Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartandnaturewithoutanytracesof
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embellishment,
sothatthepersonsopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyandlovely.Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.
Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesandgoesinamomentofdoze.
Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytoconcealthefurrowsploughedbytime.Ifyoustillenjoylife'sexuberanceenoughtoretainself-confidenceandpursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,andyourcharmandgracewillremain.
Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,
throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.
Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacentstageofserenityindifferenttofameorwealth.
Thereisnoneedtoresorttohair-dyeing；
thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldsynchronizingwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.
Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxeeditionthatfascinatesonesomuchastobereluctanttopartwith.
Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.
Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor
Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.
Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.
Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy
—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylifeforafewhoursforthisjoy.
Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness
—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousness
looksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,
theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.
WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.
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