专题02 生活感悟类（1）-备战2019年中考英语提分必背美文100篇

美文01 Seven reasons tell you why life is worth living

“为什么生命值得活下去？”这是一个有趣的问题，答案并不固定，不唯一。本文从不同的人身上汇集了一些有趣的原因。

 Seven reasons tell you why life is worth living

     ①‘Why is life worth living?’ ②If you ask this question to randomly selected people, you will get different answers. There is no definite or right answer to this question, but we have put together a few interesting reasons from different people as to why life is worth living.
    1. Learning
    This is the reason we heard from school and college going kids. They all ③look forward to knowing, learning and finding out more about everything. Right from studies to games, the eagerness to do better and learn more makes their lives worth living.
    2. Creating

When we spoke to a few office workers and professionals, this was the reason they gave. The ability to create things, be it a weekly report or a new document or a painting or composing a new song seemed to make life worthwhile for many.

    3. New Opportunities

     This was another reason that was ④put forth by people in professions, businesses and working cadre. They seemed to be looking forward to new opportunities in life. Both professionally and personally, these people looked forward to moving ahead and getting appreciation. They liked to grab the new opportunities life threw at them which made their lives worth living.
    4. Exploring
   Some people just liked to say that they wanted to explore more and discover new horizons. Touring around the world, learning about the world history and visiting the most famous places did make life worth for many

people.

5. Growing Up
    ⑤Well, some people like to simply see where life leads them to. Growing older every year, getting wiser and learning simple and profound lessons from life makes life worth living for many people.
    6. Celebrations
    Believe it or not, some people think life is worth living because they get to celebrate special times such as birthdays, anniversaries and festivals with their loved ones. Well, we can understand the joy one feels when loved ones get together and share special moments, can’t we?
    7. Love
     Well, this reason is an evergreen one. Life is worth living for the loved ones around, be it a wife/husband, children or friends. Such relationships make life worth everything. ⑥Being able to love some one and being loved back certainly makes life worth living, doesn’t it?

7个原因告诉你生命值得活下去

     “为什么生命值得活下去？”如果随机选一个人来问这个问题，你会得到不同的答案。这个问题没有明确的或正确的答案，但对于“为什么生命值得活下去”这个问题，我们从不同的人身上汇集了一些有趣的原因。

    1. 学习

    这个原因是我们从学校和将要上大学的孩子们那里听到的。关于周围的一切，他们期待着能了解更多、学习更多以及挖掘更多。从研究到游戏，做得更好和学得更多的渴望让他们的生命值得活下去。

2. 创造

当我们与办公室人员和专业人士交谈时，这是他们给出的原因。创造事物的能力，不管是一份周报告，一篇新文档，一幅画，或创作一首新歌，都似乎让生命有很多的价值。

    3. 新的机遇

    这是专业人士、商务人士和劳动骨干们给出的另一个理由。他们似乎在期待生命中的新机遇。在专业技能和个人方面，他们都期待着能够提升和获得赏识。他们想抓住生活抛给他们的新机遇，这些让他们的生命值得活下去。

     4. 探索

    有些人只是喜欢说他们想要探索得更多和发现新视野。世界各地巡回旅行、学习世界历史、参观最著名的圣地，对许多人来说确实是值得继续的生活。

     5. 成长

    有些人只是想看看生活会牵引着他们如何发展。每年增长一岁，更有智慧，学到简单而深刻的经验，这对许多人来说，这样的生命值得活下去。

    6. 庆祝

    信不信由你，有些人觉得生活有价值是因为他们有特殊的场合可以庆祝，比如和亲人一起庆祝生日、纪念日和节日。我们可以理解亲人聚在一起分享美好时光时的那种喜悦之情，不是吗？

    7. 爱

    这是一个永恒不变的原因。生命值得活下去，为了在身边的亲人们，不管是妻子/丈夫、孩子或是朋友。这种关系让生活里一切都值得。能够爱人和被爱，生命绝对是值得活下去的，不是吗?

1. eagerness  n. 渴望，热心，热切

2. document  n.（计算机）文档，证件

3. composing  v. 创作（乐曲、诗歌等）；为……谱曲

4. cadre  n. 干部；骨架；核心；骨干

5. grab  v. 夺取或抓住；抢夺

6. horizons   n. 地平线；范围

7. profound adj. 深厚的；意义深远的；严重的

8. anniversaries  n.周年纪念日

1. Why is life worth living?

为什么生命值得活下去？

be worth dong sth.“值得做某事”，例如：