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高考英语写作素材积累
晨读美文记背 Day 43-45
Day 43 If the World Were a Village of 100 People
If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100
people，with all the existing human ratios remaining the same，it would
look something like the following：
There would be：
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere ，both north and south
8 Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be non-white
30 would be white
6 people would possess 59％ of the entire world's wealth
and all 6 would be from the United States
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death；1 would be near birth
1（yes，only 1）would have a college education
1 would own a computer
When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective，
the need for acceptance ，understanding and education becomes
glaringly apparent．
The following is also something to ponder …
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness，you are
more blessed than the million who will not survive this week．
If you have never experienced the danger of battle，the loneliness of
imprisonment，the agony of torture，or the pangs of starvation…you are
ahead of 500 million people in the world．
If you have food in the refrigerator，clothes on your back，a roof
overhead and a place to sleep，you are richer than 75％ of this world．
If you have money in the bank，in your wallet，and spare change in
a dish someplace，you are among the top 8％ of the world's wealth．
If your parents are still alive and still married，you are very rare，
even in the United States and Canada．
Someone once said：What goes around comes around．
So…
Work like you don't need the money．
Love like you've never been hurt．
Dance like nobody's watching．
Sing like nobody's listening．
Live like it's Heaven on Earth．
Words and Expressions
hemisphere n． 半球
substandard adj． 不够标准的，在标准之下的
malnutrition n． 营养不良，营养缺乏
glaringly adv． 显而易见地
ponder v． 考虑，琢磨；沉思
Read and recite the following sentences：
（1 ）If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of
precisely 100 people，with all the existing human ratios remaining the
same，it would look something like the following．
（2）Someone once said：What goes around comes around．
（3）Work like you don't need the money．Love like you've never
been hurt ．Dance like nobody's watching ．Sing like nobody's
listening．Live like it's Heaven on Earth．
Now try and write out the sentences here：
（1）If we could shrink the earth's population to __________，with
all the existing human ratios __________，it would look something like
__________．
（2）Someone once said：What goes around __________．
（3）Work like __________．Love like __________．Dance like
__________．Sing like __________．Live like it's Heaven on Earth．
Which sentence(s) do you like most？Write it（or them）out here：
参考译文
如果世界是个一百人的村落
如果我们把全世界的人口按照现有比例压缩为一个100 人的村
子，情况就会如同以下：
这个村子里有：
57 人是亚洲人
21 人是欧洲人
14 人来自西半球的南、北美洲
8 人是非洲人
52 人是女性
48 人是男性
70 人是有色人种
30 人是白人
6 人拥有全世界59％的财富，而且这6 人全是美国人
80 人的居住环境不达标准
70 人是文盲
50 人苦于营养不良
1 人濒临死亡
1 人正要出生
1 人（是的，只有1 人）会接受大学教育
1 人拥有电脑
透过这个压缩图来放眼我们的世界，你就会明晓接纳他人、谅解
以及教育是何等重要。
再从以下角度来想想看：
如果你早上醒来的时候健康无恙，那么，比起活不过这一周的百
万人来说，你真是幸运多了。
如果你未曾经历过战争的危险、入狱的孤独、严刑的苦楚、饥饿
的痛苦，那么，比起世界上5 亿人来，你真是幸运多了。
如果你冰箱里有食物，身上有衣服可穿，有屋篷遮蔽，有地方睡
觉，那么，比起世界上75％的人来，你真是富足多了。
如果你银行中有存款，钱包中也有钱，还能到某处消费吃菜，你
便跻身在世界上最富有的8％人口当中了。
如果你的父母依然健在，而且还在一起生活的话，这可是非常难
得的事，即使是在美国与加拿大。
有人说过：我所付出的终将会回归。
所以，
去工作吧，犹如你不执迷于金钱。
去爱他人，犹如你从未曾被伤害。
去跳舞吧，犹如无人在一旁观看。
去歌唱吧，犹如无人在一边谛听。
好好地生活，犹如这里是人间乐土。
Day 44 If I Were a Boy Again
If I were a boy again，I would practice perseverance more often，
and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient ．If we
want light ，we must conquer darkness ．Perseverance can sometimes
equal genius in its results．“There are only two creatures，”says a
proverb ，“ who can surmount the pyramids —the eagle and the
snail．”
If I were a boy again ，I would school myself into a habit of
attention；I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand
．I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two
directions at once ．The habit of attention becomes part of our life，if
we begin early enough．I often hear grown up people say“I could not fix
my attention on the sermon or book，although I wished to do so”，and
the reason is，the habit was not formed in youth．
If I were to live my life over again，I would pay more attention to the
cultivation of the memory ．I would strengthen that faculty by every
possible means ，and on every possible occasion．It takes a little hard
work at first to remember things accurately ；but memory soon helps
itself，and gives very little trouble ．It only needs early cultivation to
become a power．
If I were a boy again，I would cultivate courage．“Nothing is so
mild and gentle as courage，nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice
，”says a wise author．
We too often borrow trouble ，and anticipate that may never
appear．“The fear of ill exceeds the ill we fear．”Dangers will arise
in any career ，but presence of mind will often conquer the worst of
them．Be prepared for any fate，and there is no harm to be feared．
If I were a boy again，I would look on the cheerful side ．Life is
much like a mirror：if you smile upon it，it smiles back upon you；but
if you frown and look doubtful on it ，you will get a similar look in
return．Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner，but of all
that come in contact with it．“Who shuts love out，in turn shall be shut
out from love．”
If I were a boy again，I would school myself to say“no”more often．
I might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to
gain that point where a young boy can stand erect ，and decline doing
an unworthy act because it is unworthy．
If I were a boy again ，I would demand of myself more courtesy
towards my companions and friends ，and indeed towards strangers as
well．The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the
little birds that sing to us all winter long，and make that season of ice
and snow more endurable．
Finally，instead of trying hard to be happy，as if that were the sole
purpose of life，I would，if I were a boy again，I would still try harder
to make others happy．
Words and Expressions
surmount vt． 战胜，克服；居于……之上
pyramid n． 金字塔
school vt． 训练，磨炼；培养，教育
in hand 在手头，现有
at once 一起，同时；立刻，马上
sermon n． 训诫，说教，布道
faculty n． 能力，才能，技巧
by every possible means 采取一切可能的办法
cowardice n． 懦弱，胆怯
borrow trouble 自找麻烦
anticipate vt． 期望，期盼；预料，预期
erect adj． 竖立的，直立的，挺立的
courtesy n． 谦恭有礼
Read and recite the following sentences：
（1 ）If I were a boy again ，I would practice perseverance more
often，and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient．
（2 ）Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its
results．“There are only two creatures，”says a proverb，“who can
surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail．”
（3）I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means，and
on every possible occasion ．It takes a little hard work at first to
remember things accurately；but memory soon helps itself，and gives
very little trouble．
（4）Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner，but of
all that come in contact with it．“Who shuts love out，in turn shall be
shut out from love．”
Now try and write out the sentences here：
（1）If I were a boy again，I would __________，and never give
up a thing because __________．
（2）Perseverance can sometimes __________．“There are only
two creatures，”says a proverb，“who can __________—the eagle
and the snail．”
（3 ）I would strengthen that faculty __________ ，and
__________．It __________ at first to remember things __________；
but memory soon __________，and gives very little trouble．
（4 ）Inner sunshine warms __________ ，but of all that come
__________．“Who shuts love out，__________．”
Which sentence(s) do you like most？Write it（or them）out here：
参考译文
假如我又回到了童年
假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，决不因为事情艰难或
者麻烦而撒手不干。我们要光明，就得征服黑暗。毅力在效果上有
时能同天赋相媲美。俗话说：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有两种
——鹰和蜗牛。”
假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成专心致志的习惯；有事在手，
就决不让任何东西让我分心。我要牢记：优秀的滑冰手从不试图同
时滑向两个不同的方向。如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯，它将
成为我们生命的一部分。我常听成年人说：“虽然我希望能集中注
意听牧师讲道或读书，但往往做不到。”而原因就是年轻时没有养
成这种习惯。
假如我现在能重新开始我的生命，我就要更注意记忆力的培养。
我要采取一切可能的办法，并且在一切可能的场合，增强记忆力。
要正确无误地记住一些东西，在开始阶段的确要作出一番小小的努
力；但要不了多久，记忆力本身就会起作用，使记忆成为轻而易举
的事，只需及早培养，记忆自会成为一种才能。
假如我又回到了童年，我就要培养勇气。一位明智的作家曾说
过：“世上没有东西比勇气更温文尔雅，也没有东西比怯懦更残酷
无情。”
我们常常过多地自寻烦恼，杞人忧天。“怕祸害比祸害本身更可
怕。”凡事都有危险，但镇定沉着往往能克服最严重的危险。对一
切祸福做好准备，那么就没有什么灾难可以害怕的了。
假如我又回到了童年，我就要事事乐观。生活犹如一面镜子：你
朝它笑，它也朝你笑；如果你双眉紧锁，向它投以怀疑的目光，它
也将还你同样的目光。内心的欢乐不仅温暖了欢乐者自己的心，也
温暖了所有与之接触者的心。“谁拒爱于门外，也必将被爱拒之门
外。”
假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成经常说“不”字的习惯。一个
少年要能挺得起腰板，拒绝做不应该做的事，就因为这事不值得
做。我可以写上好几页谈谈早年培养这一点的重要性。
假如我又回到了童年，我就要要求自己对伙伴和朋友更加礼貌，
而且对陌生人也应如此。在坎坷的生活道路上，最细小的礼貌犹如
在漫长的冬天为我们歌唱的小鸟，那歌声使冰天雪地的寒冬变得较
易忍受。
最后，假如我又回到了童年，我不会力图为自己谋幸福，好像这
就是人生唯一的目的；与之相反，我要更努力为他人谋幸福。
Day 45 If I Had My Life to Live Over
If I had my life to live over，I would have talked less and listened
more．
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was
stained and the sofa faded．
I would have eaten the popcorn in the“good”living room and worried
much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the
fireplace．
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble
about his youth．
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a
summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed ．
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it
melted in storage．
I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about
grass stains．
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television—and
more while watching life．
I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my
husband．
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the
earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day．
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical ，
wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime．
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy ，I'd have
cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside
me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle．
When my kids kissed me impetuously
，I would never have
said，“Later．Now go get washed up for dinner．”There would have
been more“I love you's”…More“I'm sorry's”…
But mostly ，given another shot at life ，I would seize every
minute，look at it and really see it，live it and never give it back．
Words and Expressions
take the time 从容进行
ramble about 漫谈，东拉西扯
tease vt． 梳理
spray vt． 喷洒
pregnancy n． 怀孕，妊娠
impetuously adv． 鲁莽地，急躁地
Read and recite the following sentence：
But mostly ，given another shot at life ，I would seize every
minute，look at it and really see it，live it and never give it back．
Now try and write out the sentence here：
But mostly，__________ at life，I would __________，look at it
and really __________．
Which sentence(s) do you like most？Write it（or them）out here：
参考译文
如果我能再活一次
如果我能再活一次，一切都会不一样。
我要自己少说话，多听别人说。
我要请朋友来家里吃饭，地毯弄脏了，沙发褪色了又何妨？
我要在“讲究”的客厅里吃爆米花。倘若有人在壁炉生火带出了
炉灰，我不会操那么多闲心。
我要从从容容听爷爷讲他年轻时候的事情。
我决不会因为夏天头发刚刚梳理过、喷过发胶，就一定要把车窗
玻璃摇起来。
我要将雕成玫瑰花状的粉红蜡烛点上，而不让它在闲置中融化。
我要和孩子们一起坐在草坪上，不担心衣服上会染上草渍。
看电视我要少哭一点，少笑一点，看生活我要多哭一点，多笑一
点。
我会更多分担些由丈夫承担的责任。
生病的时候我就卧床休息，不会假装自己一天不工作，地球就会
停止转动。
我买东西不会只看它很实用，不显脏，或能保证用一辈子。
我不会在盼望中度过9 个月妊娠期，我要珍惜每一刻，要意识到
体内生长的神奇是我今生帮助上帝创造奇迹的唯一机会。
孩子们毛手毛脚地亲我，我决不会说：“等等。先去洗手洗脸，
准备吃饭。”我要更多地说“我爱你……”“对不起……”。
但总的来说，如果再让我活一回，我要把握好分分秒秒，留心生
活，真正关注生活，品味生活，决不使岁月蹉跎。
