要想学好英语，学到地道的英语，诵读是不可或缺的有效方法，可以说是一条捷径。诵读时，脑、眼、耳、口协调并用，吟诵既久，文章的气韵内涵、精言妙语便内化于心，慢慢沉淀，最终成为自己的东西，存储在自己的知识宝库中。

书中共有108篇精美的短文，是精中求精，反复筛选，最终确定的，篇篇皆为精华。它们文风各异，或热烈奔放，或含蓄隽永，或古雅雄辩，或清新流畅，语言地道规范，闪耀着大师们的仁德智慧，体现了大师们高超的语言技巧。

1 The Delights of Reading／读书之乐

2 The Golden August／金色的八月

3 Harmony Itself Is Beauty／和谐即美

4 A Growth of Seasons／季节的成长

5 A Tree of Knowledge／知识之树

6 The Man on His Way Up the Ladder／阶梯攀爬人

7 Words to Live By／人生箴言

8 Hero／英雄18

9 The Road Not Taken／未走的路

10 Work and Man／劳动和人

11 Companionship of Books／与书结伴

12 Who Are We?／我们是谁？

13 Annabel Lee／安娜贝尔·李

14 Railways Are Still Allve／火车依旧风光

15 Bill Gates'11 Rules／比尔·盖茨的11条准则

16 The Two Roads／两条路

17 The Story of the Gettysburg Address／葛底斯堡演说的故事

18 Reflections on Life／人生感悟

19 Lucky Dates／吉日

20 True Friendship／真正的友谊

21 A Glimpse of Man／人类之一瞥

22 Twenty Key Elements of Happiness／幸福的20个要素

23 Friendship／友谊

24 I nstructions for Life／生活的准则

25 Man／人

26 Gossip／闲话

27 The Paradox of Our Times／悖谬的时代

28 Learn from Animals／向动物学习

69 The Passage of Life／生命的历程

30 The Wholeness of Life／完整的人生

31 The Art of Pleasing／取悦的艺术

32 On Reading／谈读书

33 Because You Love Me／因为你爱我

34 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening／雪夜驻足林边

35 Forgive for Good／学会宽恕

36 The Seasons of Life／生命的季节

37 Prayer for My Mother／为母亲祈祷

38 Two Types of People／两种人

39 The Blessing of Father Time／时间老人的祝福

40 Positive Thinking and Negative Thinking／积极思维和消极思维

41 Life Is a Bottle of Rocks／生活是一瓶石头

42 Fashion／时髦

43 Impulses／冲动89

44 A Life Pen／一支生命的笔

45 Life Is a Do-it-yourself Project／生活是一项为自己打造的工程

46 A Woman's Tears／女人的眼泪

47 The Real Meaning of Peace／平静的真正含义

48 The Doer of Deeds／有所作为者

49 Happiness／幸福

50 The Lesson of the Bamboo Trees／竹子的启示

51 History and Epic Poetry／历史和史诗

52 Losers／失败者

53 Winners／成功者

54 Famous Failures／成名的失败

55 Truth／真理

56 Why Does Anyone Want Fame?／人为什么要追求声誉?

57 A Genuine Book／真正的书

58 0nce in a Lifetime／一生一世

59 Autumn(I)／秋天(一)

60 Autumn(II)／秋天(二)

61 Three Passions／三种激情

62 Song／歌

63 From This Moment On／从这一刻起

64 The Astonishing World／奇妙的世界

65 Pu rpose of Life／生活的目标

66 How to Read a Good Book／怎样读一本好书

67 The Past／往昔

68 What Is Happiness?／什么是幸福?

69 The Lake Isle of Innisfree／茵纳斯弗利岛

70 The Birth of Life／生命的诞生

71 The Monster／怪才

72 Things Can Only Get Better／只会越来越好

73 On the MounV山顶布道

74 The Counsel of the Wise／智者的忠告

75 The Rose／玫瑰158

76 Bovine and Human Happiness／牛与人的幸福感

77 Go into the Wilderness／去旷野

78 Possibility Thinking／一切皆有可能

79 The Man in Old Age／人生之暮年

80 Dawn on the Mississippi／密西西比河上的黎明

81 The Lake and Hills after the Rainstorm／湖山雨后

82 The Art of Living／生活的艺术

83 Messages from God／上帝的教诲

84 Being Fearless／无所畏惧

85 Hiking in the Dark／在黑暗中步行

86 The Singer of Life／生命的歌手

87 Self—Reliance／依靠自己

88 I'm Your Angel／我是你的天使

89 The Value of Intuition／直觉的价值

90 Mother's Influence／母亲的影响

01 Eulogy for a Dog／狗的赞歌

92 Act Your Part Well／扮演好自己的角色

93 Time／时光

04 Health／健康

95 It's Foolish to Criticize／不该苛责

96 The Pleasures of Learning／学习之乐

97 The Pursuit of Happiness／追求幸福

98 Think for Ourselves／独立思考

99 Nine Rules to Live By／生活的9条准则

100 Love Your Life／热爱生活

101 Profits of Praise／赞美的益处

102 The Road of Science／科学之路

103 Nostalgia／怀旧

104 The Old Cottages／古老的农舍

105 If I Were a Boy Again／假如我又回到童年

106 The Way to Be Happy／幸福之路

107 The Awesome You／卓越的你

108 Glories of the Storm／辉煌壮丽的暴风雨