在日常学习、工作和生活中，大家都不可避免的会接触到美文吧?随着时代的发展，读者对美文的要求也在不断变化，因此人们对美文的要求也在不断变化，如何写一篇“形散而神不散”的美文呢？下面是小编整理的经典英语美文：The Two Roads，欢迎阅读，希望大家能够喜欢。
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇1
It was New Year‘s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before
him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads-one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs；the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless.
He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, ″O youth, return！O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I‘ll choose the better way！″But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.
The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents‘ early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: ″Come back, my early days！Come back！″
And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year‘s Night.
Those who still linger on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: ″O youth, return！Oh give me back my early days！″
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇2
“What a bautiful day! Th sky is blu and th clouds ar whit.” Said my mothr. “Ys. Lt’s go to Xia Jiu Road.” Said my fathr. I was rally happy and I jumpd vry high.
Xia Jiu Road is mor famous than th othr shopping cntrs, bcaus vryon says “Xia Jiu Road is th shopping world.” I saw a cloths shop ovr thr, and I said to my parnts, “Mum, Dad, lt’s go in!” Mum and Dad lookd m and said, “You ar rally a child.” I was rally prky(神气的) and said “OK. Lt’s just go in !” I bought a lot of bautiful cloths. My parnts wr unhappy. I pat on thir shouldrs and said, “Don’t b angry, bcaus vryon says ‘Fin cloths mak th man’, isn’t it?” My parnts said togthr, “No, it isn’t. But w all lov you. ” W laughd togthr and my parnts wr happy again.
Today I was vry happy, bcaus I bought a lot of cloths and had a good tim. I don’t think “You can’t at th cak and hav it”is right.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇3
The Silk Road， regarded as the greatest East-West trade route， was first traveled by Zhang Qian when he was sent on a diplomatic1 task to the Western Regions in the Han dynasty2 (206 BC～AD 220).
The Silk Road is not only the name of a number of roads of international trade between ancient China and other parts of the world， but also a bridge of culture between China and many other countries in history. It was named because of the Chinese silk， which was one of the most important goods in the trade.
Usually， it can be divided into three roads. The Northern Silk Road on the land started from Chang’an (now Xi’an)， an ancient capital of China， and went west to Europe. It is the most famous and we know it very well. The Southern Silk Road on the land usually started from Sichuan Province and went south to India. The Silk Road on the sea mainly started from Guangzhou， Quanzhou， Dengzhou， and then it went east to Korea， Japan and west to Europe and Africa.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇4
it was new years night. an aged man was standing at a window. he raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal——the tomb. he had already passed sity of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.
the days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads——one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.he looked towards the sky and cried painfully, "o youth, return! o my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and ill choose the better way!" but both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.he was the lights flowing away in the darkness. these were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself. his remorse, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. but they had made their way to success and were now honoured and happy on this new years night.
the clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents early love for him. they had taught him and prayed to god for his good. but he chose the wrong way. with shame and grief he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father live. his darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: "come back, my early days! come back!"and his youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on new years night. he was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.
those who still linger on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: "o youth, return! oh give me back my early days!"
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇5
山之为山，是为了让那些名字随山屹立；江之为江，是为了让那些传说随波奔流。
The mountain is the mountain to let those names stand with the mountain; the river is the river to let those legends run with the waves.
逗留在大山的巍峨壮美中，我们就会错失大海，走过去，将是另一番浩瀚壮美的景致。
Staying in the majestic splendor of the mountains, we will miss the sea, and walk there will be another vast and magnificent scenery.
逗留在大海的浩瀚壮美中，我们就会错失大漠，走过去，广阔无垠的沙漠更震撼心灵。
Stay in the vast beauty of the sea, we will miss the desert, go, the vast desert more shocked the soul.
逗留在大漠的黄沙热浪中，我们就会错失森林，走过去，我们将领略森林的深邃之美。
Stay in the yellow sand heat wave in the desert, we will miss the forest, walk, we will appreciate the profound beauty of the forest.
汪国真说，太深的流连是一种羁绊，伴住的不止有双脚，还有未来。选择逗留，拥有了一时的美丽，然而选择一条不寻常的路，走过去，真正的美丽才会赫然显现，选择走不寻常的路，就是把祭品献给追求的祭坛。
Wang Guozhen said that too deep wandering is a kind of fetter, with not only feet, but also the future. Choose to stay, have a moment of beauty, but choose an unusual way, go, the real beauty will be obvious, choose to take an unusual way, is to sacrifice to the pursuit of the altar.
施瓦辛格，这个拼搏在人生路上永不止息的伟大形象。他早年是举世嘱目的健美先生，一身壮实的肌肉让他拿遍了大大小小的健美比赛奖项。但他并没有逗留健美给他的荣誉中，而是选择走一条不寻常的路－－好莱坞影视。他在好莱坞创造了更大的.辉煌后，雄心勃勃的他又“摇身一变”，成为了一名政客，在政坛上叱咤风云。这个健壮的美国人向我们展示了不走寻常路的美，创造了一个个不寻常的神话。
Schwarzenegger, the great image that never stops fighting on the road of life. In his early years, he was a bodybuilding man who was entrusted by the whole world. His strong muscles made him win all the awards of bodybuilding competitions. But instead of staying in the honor of bodybuilding, he chose to take an unusual path - Hollywood film and television. After he created greater brilliance in Hollywood, he became a politician and became a great power in politics. This robust American shows us the beauty of the unusual way and creates a series of unusual myths.
我们要记住，孔雀是因为在赞誉中逗留而退化了翅膀，让它充其量只是一只长着美丽尾巴的鸟。仲永是因为在天才的光环中逗留最终成为庸才。牛顿是因为在前半生的成就中逗留才出现在后半生二十年中研究上帝的遗憾，他没有在巨人的肩膀上站稳。
We need to remember that peacock's wings have degenerated due to its stay in praise, making it at best just a bird with a beautiful tail. Zhongyong is because staying in the aura of genius eventually becomes mediocre. Newton appeared in the second half of his life to study God because of his stay in the first half of his life. He did not stand on the shoulders of giants.
一个富有战斗力的人生需要面对永无止境的选择，在这些选择中走一条不寻常的路。不要因一时的美丽而逗留，也不要因自己的平凡而低头，我们要不走寻常路，因这不寻常的路而笑对苍天。
A life full of fighting force needs to face endless choices and take an unusual path among them. Don't linger because of the beauty of the moment, and don't bow because of the commonness of ourselves. Let's not go on the common way, because of the unusual way, smile to the sky.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇6
Everybody will learn to grow up, when they are small, they have to overcome all kinds of problems, because they are young, so they will take more time to grow up. The road to be mature is not easy, the kids should learn to be nice to other, be considerate and take care of others. Of course, it need time to be an adult, the road to grow up will be mixed with happiness and sorrow.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇7
Since I go to primary school， I walk to school with my friends every day. It is not far from my home， so I keep walking. Early in the morning， the road is clean and there are less people and cars in the street， I can see the scenery all the way. The tall buildings， the green trees and the beautiful flowers are in front of me.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇8
He is not perfect, but it is optimistic. He is not perfect, but very strong. He is not perfect, but he walked out an unusual life path. Go to Xinhua Bookstore, stopping a human tricycle. The car is not going to the avenue as usual, but it is bent into a quiet trail. I am wondering, just listen to the car and said, "There are few people here, safe, and quiet.
You can give you a comfortable ride environment." He actually unusual road. I laughed with him, wearing a white vest, and dumped the silver silk in a rigor, about 50 years old. The car is in front of it, but I started to be strange, good road, but the body is slightly bumpy, not like sitting other tricycles. The eyes moved down, but suddenly found that he actually had only one leg! He lost the right leg, the air-air pants tube, took a sputum, hanging in the air, with the frequency of his car, first rush, after a while, the moment is paid forward. In order to accelerate the speed of the car, his hips are separated from the seat cushion, and the body is pouring forward to focus all the strengths on the only leg. Looking at the air pants tube, I am not a taste in my heart.
I brought the body, more than 100 kilograms. I wanted to get off several times, but I was afraid of tarnishing some holy things. The front is a top slope. I said, "I get off first, help you push the car." He quickly stopped "No, no, this slope can't craw down, I am going to make a life. Last, I rely on me again Legs, carrying two old outside Jiaxing! "The words, happy laughing. It is indeed a different person. The car encounters a disciplal, so she is reluctantly refused to go forward, and even the trend of backwards. The driver bows the body, accelerate forward, the car issued a "squeak" scream. His dark neck tall stretches a rib.
I think he is in this time, must be a purple, the ribs under the single dress, a certain root of roots. The car finally climbed up, and the driver turned turning. In front of him, it is a weak group of society, but in my opinion, he is undoubtedly a strong. In the face of the unfaming of fate, he did not choose depression, but raised the self-confident sail. The lack of legs, it is destined to have a special life. He got a different path, just like bent into that trail. The human car, maybe it is a normal job, but for him, it is better than the normal person to pay 100 times, thousands of efforts! He threw the road behind, throwing the slope behind, earning the fantasy life. He fights with yourself and fate. That only leg, supported the weight of his entire life, supported his dignity of his life, and supported his unusual way of his life.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇9
in his article, “our de-vocalised public space”, chan cheow pong deplored the lack of political space here for argument and debate. in “a letter to my dad aka the government” , julie ng siew choo continued this theme. www
mr chan cites as proof the lack of anti-us demonstrations over iraq during the recent visit of president george bush in singapore. unfortunately, he did not explain how such demonstrations would have been in our national interest.
on freedom of speech in singapore, mr chan fails to distinguish between form and substance. the substantive issue must surely be whether singaporeans have a right to a different view and whether they have effective avenues to express them.
the answer is clearly“yes”as is amply demonstrated by many singaporeans exercising this right in the forum pages of the newspapers, the internet and elsewhere. the space for political debate has gradually but steadily widened. that mr chan could publish such a critical piece in lianhe zaobao shows this to be so.
as a form, street protests may be an accepted channel for expression in other countries in other circumstances. in singapore we have different but effective avenues for expression.
mr chan is dismissive of them, arguing that because the government defines these alternatives, they are tantamount to restrictions on an individual's political space. mr chan advocates that “society”, but not the elected government, should decide the boundaries of political action and expression.
how is this to be achieved？ who is to represent and interpret the will of “society”, if not the elected government？ in countries with an elected and functioning government, it is the government's responsibility to define public policy and to govern in accordance with the constitution and the laws of the land, in the interests of the collective and public good.
if they fail to do so effectively, the electorate can vote them out in the next election. every individual in such a society lives within the framework of policies and laws determined by the elected government.
ms julie ng asked why the government still needs to censor films at all, since she is already 21. but censorship is not just a question of age, but societal norms of public decency and morality. even in western countries like the uk and australia, censorship boards decide what can or cannot be shown publicly in films. every country needs to uphold the values affirmed by the majority of its population. in no country is individual freedom absolute.
singapore society must evolve and grow on its own terms and at its own pace. just because we refuse to ape other societies mindlessly in having street demonstrations or in our censorship standards does not make singaporeans a“de-vocalised” lot, or signify any lack of idealism or self-mobilisation.
on the contrary, it underlines a growing maturity and confidence in our own model, which has enabled singapore to grow and prosper.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇10
The Silk Road， regarded as the greatest East-West trade route， was first traveled by Zhang Qian when he was sent on a diplomatic1 task to the Western Regions in the Han dynasty2 (206 BC～AD 220).
The Silk Road is not only the name of a number of roads of international trade between ancient China and other parts of the world， but also a bridge of culture between China and many other countries in history. It was named because of the Chinese silk， which was one of the most important goods in the trade.
Usually， it can be divided into three roads. The Northern Silk Road on the land started from Chang’an (now Xi’an)， an ancient capital of China， and went west to Europe. It is the most famous and we know it very well. The Southern Silk Road on the land usually started from Sichuan Province and went south to India. The Silk Road on the sea mainly started from Guangzhou， Quanzhou， Dengzhou， and then it went east to Korea， Japan and west to Europe and Africa.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇11
The stone road in the hometown, no one knows how much it is. The wind and rain of the years have engraved deep "wrinkles" on its face, and some slate's edges are also covered, and they are young. ! Occasionally a few embossed slate, which is also engraved with the imperial writing! People can't help but turn over the old history, however, the long-term vicissitudes of bluestone board, its four seasons, but all kinds of style. Do not believe, let us come together to enjoy! The bluestone road of the spring night, the footprints of the moonlight, occasionally on the street will also rise to a thin layer of rain! The moon color will make you feel refreshed. Under the dark blue sky, the long street like Zhang Shuo's unparalleled rice paper, the moonlight passed through the branches, and the light shadow of the rice paper was released, and there was a wonderful freehand ink painting, such as poetry. That round of Mingyue is like a huge street light, illuminating any part of the long street. At this time, the bluestone road, quiet, gentle and beautiful. The bluestone road of Yan Summer is cool. The sun is hot, the sun is behind, when you have a dry tongue, just go to the bluestone road under the long rock, you will not help but adequately admire: "Really cool!" I only felt, I took a stock from time to time. Cool, direct heart, refreshing! At this time, you must not be willing to go to the troubles of the trouble. I will only stay here, bathe, and I will never leave this cool bluestone road! The lingering autumn, I will pick a rainy day, hold the small umbrella, go to the street with you to enjoy the movie view. The foot turned on the sky, walking on the street of this smoke, I saw the water dripped in the roof "Tick Tick" to the lower, and there is a tapped rain, and the tiles on the roof are hit. All, it consists of it. A cheerful sonata. It's a drop of rain and drops in the small stone pit drop in the foot, splashing a crystal clear water. ! This water bead is also welcome! Snowy winter, there is something else. The bluestone road has a layer of furry "snowpell", and the foot will also send "" sound, which feels particularly warm and thick. At this time, I will go to the blue stone road. In the snow, we will leave our two lovely little footprints, will echoing two strings-like laughter, which is so warm ... ah! The bluestone road in the hometown is very different from the four seasons of the year. Classmates, have time, please come to the blue slate with me!
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇12
Since I watched the movie and was attracted by the girl who was dancing like an angel, I wanted to be her. I told my mother that I wanted to take the dance class. She was very happy and took me to the dance studio. At first, I practised so hard and felt great to make progress step by step. But a month passed, I felt so bored to do the same movement everyday, and I wanted to quit the class. But thinking about letting my mother down and if I gave up this time, I would do the same thing next time, so I decided to insist. This was the road that I chose, so I can’t give up.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇13
Dear foreign friend: Hello! I am honored to have this opportunity to let you know China through writing, but I will never say that this article can "read China", because China has a long history, the extension is vast, and it is not impossible to make it. You "Read". To this end, I can only choose the two keywords "all the way" "Chinese food", which will hide the Chinese. China has had a sea and there are two silk roads on land. In addition to silk and porcelain, food has always been an important part of communication on the Silk Road. Zhang Yutong's western region, broughtting ingredients such as pepper, cousin and carrots for China;
Ming Dynasty Yangbang, China introduced crops such as pepper, sweet potato, and pour. These introduced food ingredients have an important impact on China's crop planting structure and diet culture, and some are even more important to "not a day without this king". Take "pepper" as an example, its arrival is not only greatly enriched and satisfied with the desire of the Chinese people, and even has a profound impact on China's dishes, in the dishes of Sichuan, Hunan Cuisine, Cuisine, etc. Become a first-handed family.
For example, after the Western Sea Specialty, the wine is introduced to China, and the development of history has been fully integrated into China's traditional wine culture. At the same time, the tea, wheat, such as the tea, wheat, etc. from China, also affect the "moisturizing silent", and constantly fill their dining table and diet culture. More than 800,000 Chinese restaurants along the way are all blooming everywhere, and they are loved by the people of their people. Gourmet, is undoubtedly a well-deserved "first-behaved" in human civilization. "A band all the way" is not a solo, it is a big chorus, not a single dance, is a collective dance. In the construction of "all the way", the exchange of food is multi-directional, and the exchange of food is an important part of cultural exchanges. In the long river in history, whether it is China or the people in all countries, it is the beneficiaries of such exchanges.
The Chinese diet culture is profound, the source is long, the Chinese diet is "beautiful" words, this beauty refers to the perfect unity of Chinese food activities form and content, which means it brings to the aesthetic pleasure and spirit enjoyment. . Chinese people talk, not only three meals a day, thirst, hunger, it often contains Chinese people to know things, understand the philosophy of understanding things, Confucius said: "Eat is not tired, don't worry." Eating and drinking, you can't just see it, it is actually a medium that is emotional between people, is a different social activity.
Eat, chat, you can do business, exchange information, interviews. Friends clutch, sent to us, people are accustomed to expressing farewell or welcoming mood on the dinner table, and people are often borrowed by wine. In the past teahouse, everyone sat down and drink tea, listening to books, giving a dragon gate or venting to the court's dissatisfaction, is an excellent psychological massage. "Rites · Gifts" said: "The birth of the husband, the beginning of the diet.
Chinese food reflects a spirit, an intrinsic ethical spirit. Chinese food will not be estimated in international exchanges. Influence and role. A band all the way, the world is also. China's beauty, beauty in ChinaFood.Welcome to China to vivid and culturally profound food and culture.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇14
"Area" strategic goal is to establish a mutual political trust, economic integration and cultural tolerance, fate community and community responsibility, the interests of the community, in many countries, including Eurasia, to build a mutual benefit community of interests, fate and responsibility.
"Area" is in the era of financial crisis, as the world's economic growth engine of China, its production capacity, technology and capital advantages, experience and patterns into the market and the cooperation advantages, implement a great innovation of all-around opening up. Through the "One Belt And One Road", we will share the experience and lessons of China's reform and development and China's development. China will strive to push along to cooperation and dialogue between countries, establish a more equal and balanced new global development partnership, strengthen the basis of long-term and stable development of world economy.
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇15
“look down, elsa,” father said. i gathered all my courage and looked down. i saw the square in the center of the village. and i saw the crisscross1 of twisting, turning streets leading to the square.
“see, my dear,” father said gently. “there is more than one way to the square. life is like that. if you cant get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”
now i understood why i was there. earlier that day i had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. but she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as i said.
when i turned to father for help, he would not interfere. instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. by the time we reached home, i had a plan.
at school the net day, i secretly poured my luncheon soup into a bottle and brought it home. then i talked the cook into serving it to mother at dinner. the plan worked perfectly. she swallowed2 one spoonful3 and sputtered4, “the cook must have gone mad!” quickly i told what i had done, and mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the net day!
in the years that followed i often remembered the lesson father taught me. i knew where i wanted to go in life. i wanted to be a fashion designer. and on the way to my first small success i found the road blocked. what could i do? accept the roadblock5 and fail?or use imagination and wits to find another road to my goal?
i had come to paris, the center of the world of fashion, with my sketches6. but none of the famous fashion designers seemed interested in buying them. then one day i met a friend who was wearing a very beautiful sweater. it was plain in color, but it had a lovely and unusual stitch7.
“did you knit8 that sweater?” i asked her.
“no,” she answered. “it was done by a woman here in paris.”
“what an interesting stitch!” i continued.
my friend had an eplanation. “the woman her name is mrs. vidian—told me she learned the stitch in armenia, her native country.”
suddenly i pictured a daring design knitted into such a sweater. then an even more daring idea came to me. why not open my own house of fashion? why not design, make and sell clothes from the house of schiaparelli9! i would do it, and i would begin with a sweater.
i drew a bold black and white butterfly pattern and took it to mrs. vidian. she knitted it into a sweater. the result, i thought, was wonderful. then came the test. i wore the sweater to a luncheon which people in the fashion business would attend. to my great pleasure, the sweater was noticed. in fact, the representative of a large new york store wanted 40 sweaters to be ready in two weeks. i accepted the order and walked out on a cloud of happiness.
my cloud disappeared suddenly, however, when i stood in front of mrs. vidian. “but it took me almost a week to knit that one sweater,” she said. “forty sweaters in two weeks? it is not possible!”
i was crushed to be so close to success and then to be blocked! sadly i walked away. all at once i stopped short. there must be another way. this stitch did take special skill. but surely there must be other armenian women in paris who knew how to do it.
i went back to mrs. vidian and eplained my plan. she really didnt think it would work, but she agreed to help.
we were like detectives10, mrs. vidian and i. we put ourselves on the trail11 of any armenians who lived in paris. one friend led us to another. at last we tracked down 20 women, each of whom could knit the special stitch. two weeks later the sweaters were finished. and the first shipment from the new house of schiaparelli was on its way to the united states!
from that day a steady stream of clothes and perfumes12 flowed from the house of schiaparelli. i found the world of fashion gay13 and eciting, full of challenge and adventure. i shall never forget one showing which was really a challenge. once again fathers advice helped me. i was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. i found myself left with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! i was as gloomy14 as my models and salesgirls. “well never make it,”one of them cried.
here, i thought, is the test of all tests for fathers advice. where is the way out this time? i wondered and worried. i was certain we would have to call off the presentation or else show the clothes unfinished. then it dawned on15 me. why not show the clothes unfinished?
we worked hurriedly. and, eactly 13 days later, right on time, the schiaparelli showing took place.
what a showing it was! some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. many of our clothes were still in an early stage. they were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. but on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. in this way we were able to show that what colors and tetures the clothes would have when they were finished.
all in all, the showing was different. it was so different that it was a great success. our unusual showing caught the attention of the public, and orders for the clothes poured in.
fathers wise words had guided me once again. there is more than one way to the square always.
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