新东方 四级晨读美文100篇

一直以来，阅读都是培养英语综合应用能力和提高综合文化素养的重要途径。英语阅读能力还是发展其他语言技能的基础，提升阅读能力对于英语学习来说尤为关键。对于四级考生来说，阅读理解题型在四级考试中所占的分值比重高达35%，其重要性更是不言而喻。

《全国大学英语四、六级考试大纲》中规定：“四、六级考试的命题材料（除主观题外）均选自英文原版材料，包括日常生活对话、广播电视节目、讲座、报纸杂志、书籍、学术期刊等。”因此本书选取的文章均出自地道的原版英语文章，力求为读者提供丰富的四级阅读素材，帮助读者提升阅读理解能力和英语语感，轻松备战四级考试。

本书的每篇文章均给出了精彩的译文，并对文章中出现的重难点单词和短语都进行了精要的讲解，给出拓展词汇和短语典型用法例句，帮助读者建立词汇之间的联系和理解短语的用法，从而更加有效地夯实英语基础，综合提升英语能力。

全书所有文章均配有同步音频，适合跟读模仿，有助于读者改善发音和提升听力水平。扫码即可听音频，学习起来方便而轻松。也可登录网址免费下载本书音频。

 

本书由以下四个部分构成：美丽英文、激情演讲、趣味时文和真题精选。其中，“美丽英文”部分包含经典名篇，例如亨利·大卫·梭罗的《瓦尔登湖》，还包含一些其他意境优美的文章，学习起来不仅能够提升阅读能力，还能获得美好的学习体验与宝贵的心灵滋养；“激情演讲”部分所节选的内容均出自现当代精彩演讲，它们或幽默而富有智慧，或理性而发人深省，每一篇都充满震撼人心的力量；“趣味时文”大多为英美报纸杂志上的文章，话题丰富多样，富有趣味，还能够帮助读者掌握当下较为地道和时新的英语用法；“真题精选”部分的文章选自历年四级阅读真题，选材多样，有助于读者加深对真题的理解和把握，在阅读真题文章的过程中，发现自己的优势和不足，从而有针对性地为四级考试做更好的准备。

目 录

 

PART 1 美丽英文 

 

001 What I Have Lived for

我的人生追求                                                      / 002

002 Companionship of Books

以书为伴                                                          / 005

003 If I Were a Boy Again

假如我又回到了童年                                                / 008

004 Advice to a Young Man

给年轻人的建议                                                    / 011

005 Education and Discipline

教育与规训                                                        / 014

006 Three Days to See

假如给我三天光明                                                  / 017

007 Universities and Their Function

大学及其作用                                                      / 020

008 Seeing People off

送行                                                              / 023

009 Spell of the Rising Moon

月亮升起来                                                        / 026

010 Walden

瓦尔登湖                                                          / 030

011 About Reading Books

谈读书                                                             / 033

012 A Definition of Greatness in Art

何谓伟大的艺术                                                     / 036

013 Dancers

舞者                                                               / 039

014 On Going a Journey

论出游                                                             / 042

015 The Strenuous Life

奋进的人生                                                         / 045

016 Choose to Be Cheerful

快乐的抉择                                                         / 048

017 My Mother’s Gift

母亲的礼物                                                         / 051

018 Life in a Violin Case

琴匣人生                                                           / 054

019 The Wisdom of Success

成功的至理                                                         / 057

020 Happiness Happens from the Inside-Out

幸福由内而外                                                       / 061

021 Embrace Truth

拥抱事实                                                           / 064

022 Are You Lacking in Gratitude?

感恩了吗？                                                         / 067

023 What’s the Big Deal About Accountability?

敢于担当才会赢                                                     / 070

024 Keep on Looking, Keep on Listening

多观察，多倾听                                                     / 073

025 Magic of Love

爱的魔法                                                           / 077

 

 

PART 2 激情演讲 

 

026 Zuckerberg’s Commencement Address at Harvard University

扎克伯格在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲                                 / 082

027 Peter Thiel’s Commencement Address at Hamilton College

彼得·蒂尔在汉密尔顿学院毕业典礼上的演讲                           / 086

028 Steven Spielberg’s Commencement Address at Harvard University

史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲                       / 090

029 Nina Tassler’s Commencement Address at Boston University

尼娜·塔斯勒在波士顿大学毕业典礼上的演讲                           / 093

030 Matt Damon’s Commencement Address at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

马特·达蒙在麻省理工学院毕业典礼上的演讲                           / 096

031 Sheryl Sandberg’s Commencement Address at Tsinghua University

雪莉·桑德伯格在清华大学毕业典礼上的演讲                           / 100

032 Tim Cook’s Commencement Address at University of Washington

蒂姆·库克在华盛顿大学毕业典礼上的演讲                             / 103

033 Leonardo DiCaprio’s Address in the UN Climate Summit

莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥在联合国气候峰会上的演讲                       / 106

034 Ben Bernanke’s Commencement Address at Princeton University

本·伯南克在普林斯顿大学毕业典礼上的演讲                           / 109

035 Oprah Winfrey’s Commencement Address at Harvard University

奥普拉·温弗莉在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲                           / 113

036 David McCullough Jr’s Commencement Address at Wellesley High School

小戴维·麦卡洛在韦尔斯利高中毕业典礼上的演讲                        / 116

037 Salman Khan’s Commencement Address at Rice University

萨尔曼·可汗在莱斯大学毕业典礼上的演讲                                 / 120

038 Michael Lewis’ Commencement Address at Princeton University

迈克尔·刘易斯在普林斯顿大学毕业典礼上的演讲                        / 123

039 Jeff Bezos’ Commencement Address at Princeton University

杰夫·贝佐斯在普林斯顿大学毕业典礼上的演讲                          / 127

040 James Cameron’s TED Talk: Failure Is an Option, But Fear Is Not

詹姆斯·卡梅隆TED演讲：失败是一种选择，但畏惧不是                   / 131

041 Barack Obama’s Commencement Address at Arizona State University

巴拉克·奥巴马在亚利桑那州立大学毕业典礼上的演讲                        / 134

042 J.K. Rowling’s Commencement Address at Harvard University

J.K.罗琳在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲                                    / 138

043 Eric Schmidt’s Commencement Address at University of Pennsylvania

埃里克·施密特在宾夕法尼亚大学毕业典礼上的演讲                        / 141

044 Randy Pausch’s Commencement Address at Carnegie Mellon University

兰迪·波许在卡内基梅隆大学毕业典礼上的演讲                            / 144

045 Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address at Stanford University

史蒂夫·乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲                            / 147

046 David Foster Wallace’s Commencement Address at Kenyon College

大卫·福斯特·华莱士在凯尼恩学院毕业典礼上的演讲                      / 150

047 I Have a Dream—Martin Luther King’s Address at the Lincoln Memorial

马丁·路德·金在林肯纪念堂的演讲——我有一个梦想                      / 153

048 John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

约翰· F.肯尼迪就职演讲                                                / 156

049 William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

威廉·福克纳诺贝尔文学奖获奖致辞                                      / 159

050 Franklin Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address in 1933

富兰克林·罗斯福1933年次就职演讲                                  / 162

 

 

PART 3 趣味时文 

 

051 Why Young Sunflowers Follow the Sun?

为什么向日葵幼株会向阳？                                                / 166

052 Starving but Happy

穷并快乐着                                                              / 169

053 Olympic Triumph Is a Universal Expression

奥运会上获胜的表情是相通的                                              / 172

054 What Gets Yaks High?

为何牦牛没有高原反应？                                                  / 175

055 Eating Fat Will Not Make You Fat?

摄入脂肪不会发胖？                                                      / 177

056 Fasting Diets Are Gaining Acceptance

禁食减肥法逐渐得到认可                                                  / 180

057 Happiness Isn’t the Be-all

快乐不是人生的全部                                                      / 182

058 How a Happy School Can Help Students Succeed?

学校快乐的气氛如何帮助学生走向成功？                                    / 185

059 Specific Ways to Improve Your Memory

提高记忆力的具体方法                                                    / 188

060 People May Need to Be De-Prescribed

人们或许需要少开药了                                                    / 192

061 How Technology Affects Human Relationships

技术如何影响人类关系                                                    / 195

062 Besides Protection, Oceans Also Need Investment

海洋除了需要保护，还需要投资                                            / 198

063 Song Stuck in Your Head

脑海中有首不停循环的歌                                                  / 202

064 Are Big Brains a Waste of Space?

大脑浪费空间吗？                                                        / 205

065 Coming Soon: The Married Minority?

已婚族即将沦为少数派？                                                  / 209

066 Learn How to Ask Questions

学会提问                                                                / 212

067 Travel to the Moon

去月球旅行                                                              / 215

068 Robots Can Help Save Jobs

机器人能帮人保住饭碗                                                     / 218

069 Why Periods Are Still in Use?

为什么仍然在使用句号？                                                   / 221

070 Can Silicon Valley Save the American Dream?

硅谷能否拯救美国梦？                                                     / 224

071 In Pursuit of the New Is Human Nature

喜新厌旧，本性使然                                                       / 228

072 The Prediction of Winston Churchill

温斯顿·丘吉尔的预言                                                      / 231

073 Giant Pandas Rebound off Endangered List

大熊猫被移出濒危物种名单                                                 / 234

074 Your Passwords Are a Lot More Vulnerable Than You Think

你的密码比想象中脆弱                                                     / 237

075 Bilinguals Can Earn More?

会说外语的人挣得更多？                                                   / 240