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1、大学英语背诵文选十篇1.TheHappydoorHappinessislikeapebbledroppedintoapooltosetinmotionanever-wideningcircleofripples.AsStevensonhassaid,beinghappyisaduty.Thereisnoexactdefinitionofthewordhappiness.Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.Thekeyisnotwealthorphysicalwell
2、-being,sincewefindbeggars,invalidsandso-calledfailures,whoareextremelyhappy.Beinghappyisasortofunexpecteddividend.Butstayinghappyisanaccomplishment,atriumphofsoulandcharacter.Itisnotselfishtostriveforit.Itis,indeed,adutytoourselvesandothers.Beingunhappyisli
3、keaninfectiousdisease.Itcausespeopletoshrinkawayfromthesufferer.Hesoonfindshimselfalone,miserableandembittered.Thereis,however,acuresosimpleastoseem,atfirstglance,ridiculous;ifyoudon’tfeelhappy,pretendtobe!Itworks.Beforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepelling
4、people,youattractthem.Youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwiderandwidercirclesofgoodwill.Thenthemake-believebecomesareality.Youpossessthesecretofpeaceofmind,andcanforgetyourselfinbeingofservicetoothers.Beinghappy,onceitisrealizedasadutyandestabl
5、ishedasahabit,opensdoorsintounimaginablegardensthrongedwithgratefulfriends.(232words)2.ThriftThriftisthefoundationofallgreatness.Itisappliednotonlytomoneymatters,buttoeverythingelseinlife—thewiseuseofone'stime,ability,andenergy.Inshort,thriftisthescientific
6、managementofone'smoney,ofone'stime,ofone'saffairs,andofone'sself.Thriftisthebestwordforus.Itmakesfortune.Itupliftscharacter.Itimprovesthequalityoftheindividual.Theexerciseofthrifthasaveryhealthfulreactionuponalltheotherfaculties.Thehabitofthriftdenotesself-
7、control.Itisaproofthatamanisnotahopelessvictimofhisweakness.Itisaproofthatheisthemasterofhimselfaswellasofhisfinances.Thriftisaneducator.Athriftymanthinksandplans.Hehasaprogram.Hehasacertainamountofindependence.Ifyouhavecultivatedthrift,itmeansthatyouhaveth
8、eabilitytocontrolyourdesiresandthatyouaredevelopingsomeofthegrandesthumanqualities—self-reliance,independence,prudence,andforesight.Weknowthatallgreatnationsarefoundedonthrift.TheancientRomanEmpiredege
