英文美文摘抄1
I take myself on dates. I go to the movies alone. I wander museums alone. I eat meals alone (and yes, that means I resist all temptation to scroll through Ins while waiting for my meal). I sit in coffee shops and journal alone. I take the train and go to new towns and walk around alone.
我跟自己去约会：我独自看电影，独自在博物馆闲逛，独自吃饭(是的，这是说在等待饭菜上来时，我抵制住所有刷Ins的诱惑)。我坐在咖啡馆里，独自写着日志。我一个人乘火车，前往新的城镇，然后独自在那里四处走走玩玩。
I realize this may sound super dorky. You're probably thinking that I must be pretty weird and very lonely. Interestingly enough, I was way more lonely before I started spending time alone. The feeling like I needed to be around people all the time to take a deep breath -- that was loneliness. The feeling of complete anxiety and fear when a boyfriend broke up with me -- that was loneliness. But this? This is peace. This is fun. This is what self-esteem is built of. Here's how I learned to spend time alone.
我意识到也许这听起来超级蠢。你很可能会想，我肯定十分怪异、非常寂寞。有趣的是，我在开始独自生活前是更加孤单的。那种就像我需要一直跟别人待在一起才能做深呼吸的感觉，是孤单。男朋友跟我分手，那种极为焦虑恐慌的感受，是寂寞。但现在这种场景呢?这是平静，是趣味，是构建自信心的基础。以下是我学会独处的方法。
I just did it. And let go of trying to look .我只是一个人独处，并不去想怎么尽量看起来酷。
2. Make a list of your favorite things. And don't wait for anyone. 列出你最爱的事物，不要等任何人跟你一起去践行。
3. Schedule It. And don't cancel on yourself. 计划时间，不要取消与自己的约会。
英文美文摘抄2
For the past year, I've been single by choice. Not by circumstance. Not because no one will ask me out or I can't find anyone eligible. It's hard for some people to believe that I am choosing not to date, and I often get weird looks and confused grunts from my old aunt and college friends alike. Why would someone voluntarily choose to stay single? To spend time alone? Aren't I missing out on life by not going on Tinder dates? What if The One is out there but I don't catch him because I'm too busy staying single?
过去一年中，我选择保持单身。这不是因为环境因素，不是因为没人约我出去或是我不能找到合适人选。有些人很难相信我选择不去约会。大姨和大学同学们老是对我投以怪异的'眼神和不解地咕哝。为什么会有人愿意保持单身?愿意独自一人消磨时光?没有继续在Tinder上相亲的我，难道不是错过了生活(的乐趣)吗?要是我命中注定的另一半就在Tinder上，但我因为忙着保持单身而错过了他，那怎么办?
I'm not the slightest bit embarrassed to say out loud that I've been dating myself and it's been the most nurturing, sustainable, and non-anxiety inducing relationship I've ever had. There's no waiting to be texted back (or obsessing about if my text is too flirty, too needy, too wordy), and there's no feeling like another person just doesn't understand me.
大声说出我正和自己相约，一点也不让我尴尬，而且它是我所有的关系中最滋养人、最持久也最不会引发焦虑的。我不需要等待他人的回复(或是费神考虑我的短信是否太过轻浮、有求于人或是冗长啰嗦)，另外我也不会再有那种就是有人无法明白我的感觉了。
That doesn't mean I don't plan on dating other people in future -- I definitely do. But I know now that the relationship I've built with myself is a model for the relationship I want to be in. I'm kind and patient and gentle and loving and forgiving of myself. I laugh at my mistakes and I let go of my errors. I am strong and courageous. That's the kind of person I want to be with and the type of relationship I hope to be in.
这不意味着我将来不打算谈恋爱(我当然会谈啦)。可我如今明白，与自己建立的这种关系是我想要与另一半相处的模式。我友善、耐心、温柔、友爱又宽容。我对自己犯的错误一笑了之。我强大而勇敢。这便是我想要的对象，也是我希望同他建立起的恋爱关系。
I know now that I'm not going into the relationship as a half, I'm going in as a whole. So whether it works out or doesn't work out, deep down, I haven't lost anything. I'm still me. I'm still complete. I still have the friendship I've built with the me that I've grown to know and love over the past 23 years. That's the greatest relief I've ever known.
我现在知道了，我不会在恋爱关系中有所保留，而将会是全身心投入。因此无论这段关系是否有好的结果，在内心深处我都没有任何损失。我仍然是我自己，我仍然完好无损，我同自己建立起的友谊依旧存在，那是我在过去23年中渐渐了解并爱上的。这便是我所知的最大欣慰。
学习英语除课本知识，还要对课外知识进行学习，下面是大学英语
英语美文摘抄（一）
When Love Beckons You
When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
But if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a payer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
爱召唤
当爱召唤你时，请追随她，尽管爱道路艰难险峻。当爱羽翼拥抱你时，请顺从她，尽管隐藏在其羽翼之下剑可能会伤到你。当爱向你诉说时，请相信她，尽管她声音可能打破你梦想，就如同北风吹落花园里所有花瓣。
爱会给你戴上桂冠，也会折磨你。爱会助你成长，也会给你修枝。爱会上升到枝头，抚爱你在阳光下颤动力嫩枝，也会下潜至根部，撼动力你紧抓泥土根基。
但是，如果你在恐惧之中只想寻求爱平和与快乐，那你就最好掩盖真实自我，避开爱考验，进入不分季节世界，在那里你将欢笑，但并非开怀大笑，你将哭泣，但并非尽情地哭。爱只将自己付出，也只得到自己。爱一无所有，也不会为谁所有，因为爱本身就已自足。
爱除实现自我别无他求。但是如果你爱而又不得不有所求，那就请期望：
将自己融化并像奔流溪水一般向夜晚吟唱自己优美曲调。
明过多温柔所带来苦痛。
被自己对爱理解所伤害；
并情愿快乐地悲伤。
在黎明带着轻快心醒来并感谢又一个有家日子；
在黄昏怀着感恩之心回家；
然后为内心所爱之人祈祷，吟唱赞美之歌，并带着祷告和歌声入眠。
英语美文摘抄（二）
Be Happy!
“The days that make us happy make us wise.”----John Masefield
when I first read this line by England’s Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the opposite was true.
But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget it.
Finally, I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom, and without the blind spots caused by fear.
Active happiness---not mere satisfaction or contentment ---often comes suddenly, like an April shower or the unfolding of a bud.
Then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener; bird songs are sweeter; the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable.
Happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision.
Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall.
Happy, the wall crumbles.
The long vista is there for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world about you----people, thoughts, emotions, pressures---are now fitted into the larger scene.
Everything assumes a fairer proportion. And here is the beginning of wisdom.
“快乐日子使人睿智。”
——约翰·梅斯菲尔德
第一次读到英国桂冠诗人梅斯菲尔德这行诗时，我感到十分震惊。他想表达什么意思？我以前从未对此仔细考虑，总是认定这行诗反过来才正确。但他冷静而又胸有成竹表达引起我注意，令我无法忘怀。
终于，我似乎领会他意思，并意识到这行诗意义深远。快乐带来睿智存在于敏锐洞察力之间，不会因忧虑而含混迷惑，也不会因绝望和厌倦而黯然模糊，更不会因恐惧而造成盲点。
积极快乐 – 并非单纯满意或知足 – 通常不期而至，就像四月里突然下起春雨，或是花蕾突然绽放。然后，你就会发觉与快乐结伴而来究竟是何种智慧。草地更为青翠，鸟吟更为甜美，朋友缺点也变得更能让人理解，宽容。快乐就像是一副眼镜，可以矫正你精神视力。
快乐视野并不仅限于你周围事物。当你不快乐时，你思维陷入情感上悲哀，你眼界就像是被一道墙给阻隔，而当你快乐时，这道墙就会砰然倒塌。
你眼界变得更为宽广。你脚下大地，你身边世界，包括人，思想，情感和压力，现在都融入更为广阔景象之中，其间每件事物 比例都更加合理。而这就是睿智起始。
英语美文摘抄（三）
The Goodness of Life
Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life’s goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed.
For every single act that is senselessly destructive, there are thousands more small, quiet acts of love, kindness and compassion.
For every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more who devote their lives to helping and to healing.
There is goodness to life that cannot be denied.
In the most magnificent vistas and in the smallest details, look closely, for that goodness always comes shining through.
There si no limit to the goodness of life. It grows more abundant with each new encounter. The more you experience and appreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived.
Even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be cov ered in foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives on. Open your eyes, open your heart, and you will see that goodness is everywhere.
Though the goodness of life seems at times to suffer setbacks, it always endures. For in the darkest moment it becomes vividly clear that life is a priceless treasure.
And so the goodness of life is made even stronger by the very things that would oppose it.
Time and time again when you feared it was gone forever you found that the goodness of life was really only a moment away.
Around the next corner, inside every moment, the goodness of life is there to surprise and delight you.
Take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit and calm your thoughts. Then, share your good fortune with another.
For the goodness of life grows more and more magnificent each time it is given away.
Though the problems constantly scream for attention and the conflicts appear to rage ever stronger, the goodness of life grows stronger still, quietly, peacefully, with more purpose and meaning than ever before.
生命美好
尽管有很多事让人忧虑，但相比而言，值得感激事要多得多。尽管生命美好有时被蒙上阴影，但它却永远不会被埋没。
相对于每一个无谓破坏行为而言，都有更多数以千计更为微小，包含着爱，友善和同情举动静静地上演着。相对于每一个试图伤害他人人而言，都有更多人致力于帮助他人，治愈他人创伤。
生命美好不能否认。
在最为壮观前景和最为琐碎细节中，()请仔细观察，因为美好事物总是散发着耀眼光芒闪亮登场。
生命美好没有界限。每一次相遇都会使这美好变得越发丰富。你经历得越多，越能欣赏生命美好，生命中美好就会变得越多。
即使当寒风袭来，整个世界似乎被雾气掩盖之时，生命美好仍会存在。睁开双眼，打开心扉，你就会发现这美好无处不在。
尽管生命美好有时似乎遭受挫折，但它总会挺过来。因为，在最黑暗时刻，有一点变得格外清楚，那就是，生命是无价财富。因此，下正是与生命美好相对立事物使其越发强大。
无数次地，当你担心这美好已经远离之时，你会发现生命美好其实只与你相隔须臾。它就在下一角落，存在于每个时刻之间，等着给你惊喜。
花些时间让生命美好感动自己灵魂，放松自己思绪。然后，把你幸运与他人分享。因为生命美好会在每次给予之间变得越来越壮观。
尽管总是有问题让你去关注，冲突也似乎愈演愈烈，但生命美好却总是静静地，平和地，带着比以往更强意志和更多价值变得更加强大。
1：a woman who truly loves you will be angry at you for many things, but will stick around. 如果一个女人真的爱你，她会因为很多事情对你发脾气，却始终坚守在你身边
2：if you really love me, then why do i see is to breed.倘若你真的爱我，那么为什么我看到的只是繁衍。
3：dream most deep place, only then the smile is not tired. 梦的最深处，只有微笑不累。
4：create good memories today, so that you can have a good past。今天创造出一份美好记忆，明天就能拥有一段美好回忆。
5：every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。
6：every day may not be good...but there's something good in every day. 并不是每一天都是好日子，但每一天一定会有些好事会发生。
7：happiness is to find someone who can give you warm and share your life together.幸福，就是找一个温暖的人过一辈子。
8：however long the night, the dawn will break. 管黑夜有多长，天亮总会到来。
9：all endings are beginnings, we just don't know it at the time.-mitch albom.所有的结局都是新的开始，只是当时不知道。
10：he doesn’t even know i exist. 他甚至，都不知道我的存在剧情。
11：a woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life to be thankful for a good one. 一生中，女人总会爱过一两次坏蛋，才会珍惜那个对的人。
12：i never wanted to be your whole life. just your favorite part. 我从来就没想过要成为你的全部。我只想做你最喜爱的那一个部分。
13：everybody dies, but not everybody lives.人人最后都会死，但非人人都曾活过。
14：every thing is gonna be alright. 一切都会好起来的。
15：before i met you i never knew what it was like; to look at someone and smile for no reason。没有遇到你之前，我从来没想到自己会这样，毫无缘由的对着一个人傻笑。
16：dream most deep place, only then the smile is not tired. 梦的最深处，只有微笑不累。
17：every story has an ending.but in life, every end is a new beginning——每段故事都有一个结局。但是在人的一生中，每一个终点同时也是一个新的起点。
18：blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.有福之人，是因为他的真实比他的名誉更耀眼。
19：actions speak louder than words.行动比语言更响亮。
20：don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to. 不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现
21：i fear every lasting "typing" which finally brings me only"ok.=)"我害怕，害怕每次长时间的“正在输入”，换来的都是一句：哦。呵呵。
22：don’t waste your time on a man,who isn’t willing to waste their time on you. 不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。
23：i am on my way to future, where you are there. 我要去有你的未来。
24：do not, for one repulse, forgot the purpose that you resolved to effort. 不要只因一次挫败，就忘记你原先决定想达到的远方。
25：dream is like underwear.although you have it,you can not show it to everyone you meet.理想就像内裤，虽然你有，但是你不能逢人就证明你有。
26：dont' treat others the way you don't want to be treated. 已所不欲，勿施于人。
27：blessedness is of comparative degree,you will feel it with more ease when there is something under you.幸福是个比较级，要有东西垫底才容易感觉到。
28：a true friend is someone who accepts your past, supports your present and encourages your future.真正的朋友会接受你的过去，力挺你的现在，鼓舞你的将来。
29：distance could make you forget about them, but the memories would always be there. 距离会让你遗忘，但是回忆却会永驻。
30：i don't know where i am going, but i am on my way. 我不知将去何方，但我已在路上。
31：don't argue with me, every word comes out of your mouth would be the solid evidence of hurting me. 你不要和我吵，你的每一字，每一句，都会成为伤害我的呈堂证供!
32：can’t sleep at night. can’t get up in the morning. 晚上睡不着，早上起不来。
33：acting as if nothing borne in mind is the best revenge.it's all for myself to live better.若无其事，原来是最好的报复。生活得更好，是为了自己。
34：coffee is lonely without cups just as i am lonely without you.没有杯子……咖啡是寂寞的……没有你……我是孤独的……
35：don’t be so hard on yourself. 别对自己太苛刻了。
36：don't realize too much which will let you down.不要知道得太多，会难过。
37：if the relationship doesn't make you a better person, then you are with the wrong one. 如果一段感情，没有把你变成更好的人，那么很遗憾你跟错了人。
38：destiny determines who comes into our lives but it’s the heart that decides who stays inside.命运决定谁会进入我们的生活，内心决定我们与谁并肩。
39：buried city, to shut all lights. 埋下一座城，关了所有灯。
40：age wrinkles the body. quitting wrinkles the soul. 岁月使皮肤起皱，放弃使灵魂起皱。
41：i understand you have called content, and you don't understand is th我懂有你叫知足，而你却不懂有我叫珍惜。
42：he who has ability to be such a naughty guy and can be stronger more as well. 有本事任性的人，也会有本事坚强
43：happiness is about having each tiny wish come ture. 幸福是每一个微小愿望的达成。
44：emotion is the innate weakness of human.情感是人类的本质弱点。
45：active long will be very tired, care about for a long time will crash! 主动久了会很累， 在乎久了会崩溃!
46：everbody will make mistakes, that‘s why they put erasers on the end of pencils. 每个人都会犯错，这就是为什么把橡皮擦安在铅笔后面的原因剧情。
47：don't give up the things that belong to you and keep those lost things in memory.属于自己的，不要放弃;已经失去的，留作回忆。
48：being single doesn't mean that you don't know anything about love. 单身，并不意味着你不懂爱情。
49：a successful relationship requires fall in love many times, always with the the same person. 一段成功的恋情，就是一次次的堕入爱河，与同一个人。
50：i don't give a shit on your care the least about me.我不在乎你对我的不在乎。
