晨读英语美文100篇.docx

v1.0可编写可改正 晨读英语美文100篇 Passage1.KnowledgeandVirtue Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;goodsenseisnot conscience,refinementisnothumility,norislargenessand justness of view faith. Philosophy, however enlightened, however profound, gives no commandover the passions, no influential motives, no vivifying principles. Liberal EducationmakesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthe gentleman.Itiswelltobeagentleman,itiswelltohavea cultivatedintellect,adelicatetaste,acandid,equitable, dispassionate mind, a noble and courteousbearing in the conduct oflife —thesearethe connatural qualitiesof alarge knowledge;theyaretheobjectsofa amadvocating,Ishall illustrateandinsistuponthem;butstill,Irepeat,theyare noguaranteeforsanctityorevenforconscientiousness,and theymayattachtothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,to the heartless, pleasant, alas, andattractive asheshowswhen deckedoutinby themselves, theydo but seemtobewhatthey arenot;theylooklike virtueata distance, butthey are detectedbycloseobservers,andinthelongrun;andhenceit is that they are popularly accused of pretense and hypocrisy,not, I repeat, fromtheir ownfault,but becausetheir 1 v1.0可编写可改正 professorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemforwhat they are not,and are officious in arrogating for themapraise towhichtheyhaveno thegraniterockwithrazors,ormoor thevesselwithathreadofsilk,thenmayyouhopewithsuch keen and delicate instruments as humanknowledgeandhuman reasontocontendagainstthosegiants, Passage2. “Packing”aPerson Aperson, like a commodity, needs going too faris absolutely little exaggeration, however, doesnoharmwhenit showsthe personsuniquequalities to their display personal charminacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforoneto have aclear knowledge of master packager knows howto integrate art andnature without anytracesofembellishment,so that the person sopackagedis nocommoditybut ahumanbeing, livelyand youngperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwith beautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedby attempt tomakeupwouldbe,however,comesandgoesina