本书中共有113篇精美的短文，是精中求精，反复筛选，最终确定的，均为英美文学名篇中的精华。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，闪耀着大师们璀璨的智慧之光，体现了大师们高超的语言技巧。

诵读本书，你既能得到审美的愉悦，提高英语语言的领悟力，又能学习英语写作技巧，掌握丰富多彩的表达方式，提高英语写作能力。

精中求精，反复筛选，均为英美文学名篇中的精华。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，闪耀着大师们璀璨的智慧之光，体现了大师们高超的语言技巧。

Growth／成长

Touch Life at Every Point／品味多彩的生活

Let It Be Forgotten／忘记它

Knowledge／知识

Being Happy Is a Duty／快乐是一种责任

I've Learned／我懂了

Look on All Things with Love／对一切满怀爱心

Autumn Sunset／秋日夕阳 

Relish the Moment／品味现在

Bees Stopped／蜜蜂停留

The Symphony of Life／生命的交响曲

We’re Just at the Beginning／一切才刚刚开始

The Top Secrets of Creativity／创造力十大秘诀

How to G row Happiness／种植幸福

Freedom and Restraint／自由与束缚

The You of Yesterday／昨天的你

The Beginning of Wisdom／智慧的开端

Clouds／云

The Goodness of Life／生命的美好

What You Are，So Is Your World／你是怎样的人决定着你的境遇

Love／爱

Fog／雾

The G reatest Principles of Success／成功的最大秘诀

The Real Value of Life／生命的真正价值

Self—control／自制

Something Better than Money／比金钱更珍贵的

On Reason and Passion／论理性与热情

M—O—T—H—E．R／母亲

Problems Do End／难题终会解决

Being in Love／感受爱l

Blue Days／阴郁的日子

A G reat Life／精彩人生

Never Stop D reaming／永怀梦想

The Secrets of Mastering Emotions／控制情绪的秘诀

The Faculty of Delight／快乐的能力

Add Luster to Your Personality／让个性绽放异彩

A to Z／从A到Z l

The Whistle／HB子

The School of Life／生活的学校

Pain and Growth／痛苦与成长

Enjoy You rself on the Journey／快乐旅程

On the Instability of Human Glory／人类荣耀的虚妄

Leisure／闲暇

Mental Attitude／精神状态

Virtues in Children／孩子身上的美德

On Immortality in Youth／论青春常在

Beauty Is the Smile on the Earth’S Face／美是大地的微笑

My Favorite Things／@爱之物

April Showers Bring May Flowers／雨带来五月花

Love of Self／自爱Ill

Just for Today／就为了今天

The Happy Valley／快乐谷

True Prosperity／真正的富足I

Life／生活

Happiness Is a Choice／快乐是一种选择

Man and Natu re／人与自然

Yours Is the Earth／这个世界的一切都是你的

The Value of Friendship／友谊的价值

Good Advice on Life／生活的忠告

Catch the Star That Will Take You to Your Dreams／追随梦想

Courage／勇气

Cultivating a Hobby／培养一种业余爱好

Words to Live by／生活的箴言

The Smell and Look and Sound of Time／时间的气味、声音

和形象

A Business Creed／职业信条

Riches，Body，Mind and Soul／财富、身体、心智和灵魂

A Mother’S Letter to the World／一位母亲写给世界的信

Self—confidence／自信

The Things That Shall Never Die／永不消逝的

Joy in Living／生活的乐趣

Ideals／理想

The Gettysbu rg Address／葛底斯堡演说

Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves／自助者天助

A Little Daisy／一株小雏菊

Ambition／抱负

Choose Optimism／选择乐观

The Boat of Destiny／命运之船

Happy Birthday，Mom／妈妈，生日快乐

Conscious Harmony／内心世界的和谐

Account of My Travels／游历记述

What Is Success／成功是什么

On Courage／论勇气

Perseverance／坚持不懈

On Beauty／论美

Duty and Happiness／责任与快乐

Choices／选择

Love Is Different from Like／爱与喜欢不同

Lift up Your Thoughts／使思想升华

What We Want and What We Have／想要的和拥有的

Life Is What We Make It／生活是我们自己创造的

Remember the Positive Things／想想好事情

The Golden House／金光小屋

Children’S Eyes／孩子的眼睛

What I Want to Know／我想知道的

Home／家

The Fork in the Road／十字路口

Appetite／胃口 

Inner Light／内心的灯

We Are on the Journey／人在旅途

The Story of Life／生活的故事

The Love of Beauty／爱美之心

Ignorance，Evil and Lessons／愚昧、不幸和教训

Small Things／／小事

The Road to Happiness／幸福之路

Butterfly’S Wings／蝴蝶的翅膀

A Higher Type of B ravery／超凡的勇气

The Cultivation of the Heal／心灵的滋养

On Pleasure／论快乐

Living Graves／活坟墓

Nature and Art／自然与艺术

An Hour before Sunrise／黎明前

Voltaire／伏尔泰

The Declaration of Independence／独立宣言