为了更好地帮助广大英语学习者和考研学生提高英语阅读水平、接考研真题同源文章，本书从英文文学作品中选取了60篇脍炙人口的英语美文，进行了分析和个绍。所有文章均选自考研、英语四六级考试选择真题原文时常用的散文等，每篇文章篇幅适中，精致小巧，朗朗上口，运思巧妙，言简意深，宜于背诵。能帮助读者更好地理解考研阅读题原文的类别与内容。另外，本书从词汇释义、难句分析、全文翻译等方面对所选出的文章进行分析与疑难释义，帮助学生扫除阅读理解中的障碍、更好地理解文章，进而在进行相关考试时能更为得心应手。

名人演讲
1Leave the Comfort Zone by Shouzi-Chew
6Be Brave in Adversity by Taylor Swift
10There Exists More than One Type of Beauty in the World by Lili Rein-hart
16It All Starts with Your Values!by Tim Cook
21We Need to Do This Now!by David Attenborough
26The Best Gift I Ever Survived by Stacey Kramer
31Brave Men Are Needed in the World by Amal Clooney
36Anything Can Be a Reality by Michelle Wu
40Gender and the Big Picture by Anne Hathaway
45Together We Will Change the Future of Our Planet by Prince William Windsor
50If You Fail,Try Again by Nick Vujicic
54Calling on Universities to Ensure the Safety of Women on Campus by Emma Watson
60We Need Easter As Much As Ever by Queen Elizabeth II
64Globalization is Going Through Growing Pains by Jack Ma
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