對(duì)于很多中國(guó)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)言環(huán)境的影響，閱讀是他們接觸英語(yǔ)的主要途徑。在面對(duì)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)的時(shí)候，大家要多做閱讀，多看美文。今天我們?yōu)榇蠹艺砹舜髮W(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)美文欣賞，歡迎閱讀!

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)美文欣賞篇一

思緒在像橙汁一樣蔓延

At a local supermarket, two women push half-filled grocery carts. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn't be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create culinary masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training supervisor at a prestigious advertising agency. Household chores, particularly those in the kitchen, are not her idea of fun. The two ladies stop for a moment in the frozen foods section. "I'm so tired," sighs the professional woman. "I don't know what to do about supper." Her friend suggests, "What about a microwave dinner?" The weary professional sighs, "No, I don't feel like cooking tonight."

在一間本地的超市里，兩位女士推著半滿的購(gòu)物車(chē)。這兩位女士是好朋友，但兩人之間的差異是大得不能再大了。一位是持家的主婦，她喜歡大展廚藝，從全生的作料，一步一步創(chuàng)造佳肴杰作。另一位是在一家頗具聲望的廣告公司任職人事訓(xùn)練主管。家務(wù)瑣事，特別是廚房事，并非她樂(lè)趣所在。二位女士在冷凍食物區(qū)前停了一會(huì)兒。職業(yè)婦女嘆道：「我好累，我不知晚餐要作什么好?！顾呐笥呀ㄗh說(shuō)：「何不來(lái)一頓微波爐晚餐?！惯@位疲憊的職業(yè)婦女又嘆道：「不，我今晚不想作飯?！?/p>

If you think American cooking means opening a package and tossing the contents into the microwave, think again. On the one hand, it's true that Americans thrive on cold cereal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and instant dinners. From busy homemakers to professional people, many Americans enjoy the convenience of prepackaged meals that can be ready to serve in 10 minutes or less. On the other hand, many Americans recognize the value of cooking skills. Parents-especially mothers-see the importance of training their children-especially daughters-in the culinary arts. Most Americans will admit that there's nothing better than a good home-cooked meal. But with cooking, as with any other skill, good results don't happen by accident.

假如您以為美式烹飪就是打開(kāi)一個(gè)料理盒而將里頭的東西拋進(jìn)微波爐加熱，那你得改變想法了。從某一方面來(lái)說(shuō)，美國(guó)人以早餐的冷麥片，午餐的三明治及快餐晚餐而發(fā)育健壯，這倒是真的。從忙碌的家庭主婦到上班族，許多美國(guó)人喜歡享受事先包裝好的便餐所帶來(lái)的方便，這些速餐在不到10分鐘內(nèi)就可上桌。從另一個(gè)角度來(lái)看，許多美國(guó)人都認(rèn)同廚藝的價(jià)值。父母親--特別是媽媽看到訓(xùn)練孩子，尤其是女兒，烹飪藝術(shù)的重要性。大多數(shù)的美國(guó)人都承認(rèn)沒(méi)有什么比得上一頓自家做的餐點(diǎn)。而談到烹飪，一如其它的技巧，好的成果并非偶然天成的。

Probably every cook has his or her own cooking style. But there are some basic techniques and principles that most people follow. For example, baking is a primary method of preparing food in America. The dinner menu often has casseroles, roast meats and other baked goods. For that reason, Americans would find it next to impossible to live without an oven. American cooks give special attention to the balance of foods, too. In planning a big meal they try to include a meat, a few vegetables, some bread or pasta and often a dessert. They also like to make sure the meal is colorful. Having several different colors of food on the plate usually makes for a healthy meal.

大概每一位廚師都有他自己的烹飪方式。但仍有一些基本方法和原則是大多數(shù)的人遵行的。例如，烘培在美國(guó)是烹飪的一種主要方法，晚餐菜單上通常有「焗烤菜」，烤肉及其它的烘培食物。因此，美國(guó)人會(huì)覺(jué)得沒(méi)有烤箱幾乎是無(wú)法過(guò)活。美國(guó)廚師們也特別留意食物的均衡。在計(jì)劃一頓大餐時(shí)，他們會(huì)試著加入肉，幾樣蔬菜，一些面包或面食，而且通常有甜點(diǎn)。他們也喜歡使餐點(diǎn)色彩亮麗。若盤(pán)中有不同色彩的食物，通常令人覺(jué)得是健康的一餐。

For those who need guidance in their cooking, or for those who have just run out of ideas, recipes are lifesavers. Recipes list all the ingredients for a dish (generally in the order used), the amount of each to use, and a description of how to put them together. Finding recipes in America is as easy as pie. Most good cooks have a shelf full of cookbooks ranging from locally published recipe collections to national bestsellers like the Betty Crocker Cookbook. Magazines devoted to home management, such as Good Housekeeping and Family Circle, are chock-full of scrumptious selections. Friends often augment their recipe collection by passing around their favorites written on cards.

對(duì)于那些在烹飪方面需要指導(dǎo)、或已江郎才盡的人，食譜就是救星。食譜列出做每一道菜所需要的所有材料(通常是依照使用的順序列出)，每一種的用量以及如何將它們搭配的說(shuō)明。在美國(guó)尋找食譜可謂易如反掌。大多數(shù)的好廚師們都有一架子的食譜，從本地出版的各式食譜到像「蓓蒂?克勞克」的全國(guó)暢銷(xiāo)食譜。一般理家雜志，如「好管家」及「家庭圈」都滿滿地刊載很多美味的精選食譜。朋友們經(jīng)常把自己最愛(ài)的食譜寫(xiě)在卡片上，相互傳閱，來(lái)增加自己的食譜收藏。

For experienced cooks, true artists that they are, recipes are merely reference points. They often make adjustments as they go along, depending on the quantity of people they need to serve, the ingredients they have available and their personal taste. Some cooks use recipes very little, preferring instead to depend on their intuition as they add a pinch of this and a dash of that to create just the right flavors.

對(duì)于經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的廚師，他們是真正的藝術(shù)家，食譜僅僅是作為參考，他們常常一邊做菜，一邊依照他們宴請(qǐng)的人數(shù)，現(xiàn)有的作料以及個(gè)人的口味，來(lái)調(diào)整食譜。有些廚師們很少參照食譜，反而比較喜歡憑自己的直覺(jué)加一點(diǎn)這個(gè)，加一點(diǎn)那個(gè)，來(lái)作出剛好的味道。

Of course, Americans don't have a corner on the market when it comes to good cooking. Wherever you go in the world, people love to eat. As a result, every culture and nationality has its own share of mouth-watering delicacies. And America, as a "land of immigrants," has imported practically all varieties of cooking. Most good cooks in America are "fluent" in several cooking "dialects": Mexican, Italian, Chinese and good old American style, just to name a few. But whatever the dialect, cooking is a language everyone understands.

當(dāng)然，談到好廚藝，美國(guó)人并非獨(dú)占鰲頭，無(wú)論您到世界何處，人們總是愛(ài)吃。所以，每一個(gè)文化及國(guó)家都有它特有的、令人垂涎三尺的佳肴。而美國(guó)，這個(gè)「移民之地」實(shí)際上也引進(jìn)了各式的烹調(diào)。在美國(guó)大多數(shù)的名廚對(duì)于幾種烹飪「方言」都很「流利」。隨便舉幾個(gè)例子：墨西哥、意大利、中國(guó)以及傳統(tǒng)美國(guó)風(fēng)味。且不論那一種「方言」，烹飪是一種人人皆懂的語(yǔ)言。

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)美文欣賞篇二

STRUGGLE(奮斗)

Genius only means hard-working all one‘s life .(Mendeleyer，Russian Chemist)

天才只意味著終身不懈的努力。(俄國(guó)化學(xué)家門(mén)捷列耶夫)

I have nothing to offer but blood，toil tears and sweat .(Winston Churchill，British Politician)

我所能奉獻(xiàn)的沒(méi)有其它，只有熱血、辛勞、眼淚與汗水。(英國(guó)政治家丘吉爾。W.)

Man errs so long as he strives.(Johan Wolfgang Goethe，German poet and dramatist)

人只要奮斗就會(huì)犯錯(cuò)誤。(德國(guó)詩(shī)人、劇作家歌德。J. W.)

My fellow Americans，ask not what your country can do for you;ask what you can do for your country . My fellow citizens of the world;ask not what America will do for you，but what together we can do for the freedom of man .(John Kennedy，American President)

美國(guó)同胞們，不要問(wèn)國(guó)家能為你們做些什么，而要問(wèn)你們能為國(guó)家做些什么。全世界的公民們，不要問(wèn)美國(guó)將為你們做些什么，而要問(wèn)我們共同能為人類的自由做些什么。(美國(guó)總統(tǒng)肯尼迪。J.)

Our destiny offers not the cup of despair，but the chalice of opportunity .(Richard Nixon，American President)

命運(yùn)給予我們的不是失望之酒，而是機(jī)會(huì)之杯。(美國(guó)總統(tǒng)尼克松。R.)

Patience is bitter，but its fruit is sweet .(Jean Jacques Rousseau，F(xiàn)rench thinker)

忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果實(shí)是甜蜜的。(法國(guó)思想家盧梭。J. J.)

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow .(Emerson，American thinker)

進(jìn)步是今天的活動(dòng)、明天的保證。(美國(guó)思想家家默生)

The world can be changed by man‘s endeavor，and that this endeavor can lead to something new and better .No man can sever the bonds that unite him to his society simply by averting his eyes . He must ever be receptive and sensitive to the new;and have sufficient courage and skill to novel facts and to deal with them .(Franklin Roosevelt，American President)

人經(jīng)過(guò)努力可以改變世界，這種努力可以使人類達(dá)到新的、更美好的境界。沒(méi)有人僅憑閉目、不看社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)就能割斷自己與社會(huì)的聯(lián)系。他必須敏感，隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備接受新鮮事物;他必須有勇氣與能力去面對(duì)新的事實(shí)，解決新問(wèn)題。(美國(guó)總統(tǒng)羅斯福。F.)

There is no royal road to science，and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of gaining its numinous summits .(Karl Marx，German revolutionary)

在科學(xué)上沒(méi)有平坦的大道，只有不畏勞苦沿著其崎嶇之路攀登的人，才有希望達(dá)到它光輝的頂點(diǎn)。(德國(guó)革命家馬克思。K .)

The man who has made up his mind to win will never say“impossible”。(Bonaparte Napoleon，F(xiàn)rench emperor)

凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來(lái)不說(shuō)“不可能的”。(法國(guó)皇帝拿破侖。B.)

To do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom .(Ronald Reagan，American President)

為了保住這最后的、最偉大的自由堡壘，我們必須盡我們所能。(美國(guó)總統(tǒng)里根。R.)

We cannot always build the future for our youth，but we can build our youth for the future .(Franklin Roosevelt，American president)

我們不能總是為我們的青年造就美好未來(lái)，但我們能夠?yàn)槲磥?lái)造就我們的青年一代。

(美國(guó)總統(tǒng)羅斯福。F.)

Where there is a will，there is a way .(Thomas Edison，American inventor)

有志者，事竟成。

以上就是為大家整理的大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)美文欣賞，希望能夠?qū)Υ蠹矣兴鶐椭?。備考四?jí)，閱讀是基礎(chǔ)，也是重點(diǎn)，大家一定要重視四級(jí)閱讀的提升。