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1、英语美文背诵文选40篇（拓展课）1.TheFirstSnowThefirstsnowcame.Howbeautifulitwas,fallingsosilentlyalldaylong,allnightlong,onthemountains,onthemeadows(草地),ontheroofsoftheliving,onthegravesofthedead!Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebyawinding（蜿蜒的）blacklineacrossthelandsca
2、pe;andtheleaflesstrees,thatagainsttheleaden（沉重的）skynowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricacies（错综复杂）oftheirbranches.Whatsilence,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion（隔离）!Everysoundwasmuffled（闷响）,everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.Nomoretrampingh
3、oofs（徒步行走的脚步声）,nomorerattling（慌乱的）wheels!Onlythechiming（钟声）ofsleigh-bells（雪橇—钟）,beatingasswiftandmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.(118words)FromKavanaghByHenryWadsworthLongfellow2.TheHumming-bird(蜂鸟)Ofallanimatedbeingsthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantin
4、colors.ThestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewelofNature.Shehasplaceditleastinsizeoftheorderofbirds."maximeMirandainminimis."Hermasterpieceisthislittlehumming-bird,anduponitshehasheaped（堆积）allthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness
5、,rapidity,nimbleness（敏捷）,grace,andrichapparel（服装）allbelongtothislittlefavorite.Theemerald（祖母绿）,theruby（红宝石）,andthetopaz（黄玉）gleam（闪光）uponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinitsaerial（空中的）lifescarcelytouchestheturf（草皮）aninstant.Alwaysintheair,flyingf
6、romflowertoflower,ithastheirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar（花蜜）,anddwells（居住）onlyintheclimateswheretheyperennially（长期）bloom.(149words)FromNaturalHistoryByGeorgeLouiseBuffon陈冠商《英语背诵文选》3.PinesThepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisordered
7、anddesolate,bringintothemallpossibleelementsoforderandprecision.Lowlandtreesmayleantothissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadowbreezethatbendsthemorabankofcowlipsfromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.Butletstormandavalanche(雪崩)dotheirworst,andletthepinefindonlyaledge（窗台）ofv
8、erticalprecipice（悬崖）toclingto,itwillnevertheless（依旧）growstraight.Thrust（推入）arod（棒）fromitslastshootdownthestem（茎）;itshallpointtothecenteroftheearthaslongasthetreelives.Itmayb
