優秀短篇英語哲理文章

　　哲理常常隱藏在生活當中，就在我們的身邊，你是否有發現呢?下面就是小編給大家整理的，希望大家喜歡。

　　一：Twelve Minute Cab Ride

　　"Penn Station," I told the cab driver. The young, heavy-set man peered at me through his sunglasses and motioned me to get in.

　　"I've got to get to JFK airport by 2:30PM. You think I'll be able to get there via LIRR ***Long Island Rail Road *** or should I cab it all the way?" I ask him, as I get comfortable in the back seat.

　　"Hmmm? You should be okay. Yeah, you'll make it? It will be much cheaper to take the train," he replied in a mild South Asian accent.

　　"Thanks," I told him. Given his engaging***迷人的*** nature, we naturally started a conversation, which went from the weather and quickly veered into the struggles of a cab driver's life.

　　"How long have you been driving cabs?"

　　"Three years."

　　"You like it?"

　　"It's really hard work. Not all people are so nice. I get tired, but what can you do? You have to pay the bills."

　　"I hear you."

　　Like most New York cab drivers, he accelerated constantly and braked often, zoomed through red lights, almost nicked a couple of cars and still, never broke a sweat.

　　"What do you do?" he asked curiously. "I help a nonprofit organization trying to bring some goodness in the world," I responded.

　　"Do they pay you well?"

　　"Well, no, but I get by***過得去***. I don't have many material things in life, the IRS would consider me poor, but you know, I've realized that I don't need all that to keep me happy. If I die tomorrow, I want to go out knowing that I've made a few people smile."

　　The young cab driver, perhaps in his late thirties, looked back through the sliding glass as if extending his hand for a hand shake- "Man, it is nice to meet you. It is really nice to meet you." Although we were strangers, both of us felt deeply connected as human beings. And by now, 7 minutes into our ride, we were on a first-name basis. He even spelled his name for me: H-a-k-e-e-m.

　　Hakeem and I talked a bit about simple acts of generosity, the power of a pay-it-forward mindset***心態，習慣*** and how that can promote trust and connection in our communities. He understood the idea, but it seemed very abstract and foreign to him, so I gave him the example of a Berkeley restaurant I knew about: "So, you walk into this restaurant and you get a meal without paying for it. Then your check says $0.00-someone before you has paid for your meal, and you can pay-forward for the person after you. You pay whatever you want for someone you don't know."

　　"So who comes to this restaurant?"

　　"It's not like a soup-kitchen for the homeless; it's a place where everyone comes in."

　　"Wow, really? That is something."

　　Our conversation was one of those lively, happy conversations. We were both laughing it up and sharing stories, when he turns to me and says, "Can I keep in touch with you? I want to help. I want to be associated with this."

　　Perhaps it broke protocol for a cab driver to ask for the business card of his customer, but Hakeem and I felt like old friends. "Sure thing, buddy." We traded e-mail addresses as he informed me that he has a laptop at home from which he can check e-mails once every couple of days.

　　"You know what you could do, Hakeem," I suggested in a conspiring tone. "You could give free ride to people every so often, and see how they respond. Imagine the dinner conversation that they will have with their family that night."

　　"Wow. Yeah. I will do it. Every week, I can give away a $5 cab ride." After a reflective pause, he added, "Man, I'm moved."

　　We arrived at Penn Station. "$14.15" was the total. I gave him $15, and was looking through my wallet for more when he immediately planted a dollar bill into my hands and insisted that I don't tip him- "No, no.? Please, please." It was 15 cents from a cabbie***計程車司機***, but in his heart, Hakeem was giving me a free ride and I was blessed to receive it.

　　As I was heading out, I turn to him and say, "Hakeem, you know how we talked about this pay-it-forward idea; well, here's a $20. Whenever you feel like it, you give a ride to people and tell them that someone before them has paid for their fare. See what happens."?

　　Hearing this, Hakeem was visibly moved. "Really? Are you sure?"

　　"Absolutely."

　　"I will give them your e-mail address too."

　　"No, no. This is not about you or I. Ask them to just pay it forward. And here, give them this card," I said as I handed him a couple of Smile Cards.

　　Standing on the streets, I looked in through the back window and said, "Alright, my friend, be well."

　　二：Loving France

　　Landing in France, a sacred feeling suddenly arises which attracts you to know more about this country.

　　France, approximately hexagonal***六邊的*** in shape, has a boundary on the east with Germany, Switzerland and Italy, and is bounded on the southeast by Monaco and the Mediterranean Sea; on the south are Spain and Andorra, with the Bay of Biscay on the west and the English Channel on the north as natural borders.

　　A series of massive mountain ranges includes the Alps, which separate France and Italy, and the Jura Mountains that delineate***描繪*** the Franco-Swiss border. The Rhine River, at the northeast corner of France forms the Franco-German boundary. The Pyrenees Mountains, extending along the Franco-Spanish frontier from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay, forms the other mountain boundary of France.

　　The plains region is a projection of the great plain of Europe. The outstanding features of the plains are the river valleys. Among all the rivers, totaling more than 200 with numerous tributaries***支流*** which are almost all commercially navigable, the Rhine River is the largest in terms of discharge volume.

　　The capital and largest city in France is Paris, which attracts many visitors every year. Marseilles is a chief port and Lyon is an industrial center famous for its textiles. Other major cities include Toulouse, an industrial and trade center; Nice, a resort; Strasbourg, a Rhine River port and industrial and commercial center; Bordeaux, a seaport and most famous for its wine.

　　French perfume, champagne, and bridges in Paris… want to know more? Then next time we will return to Paris, and you will learn more about her.

　　三：Angel of Hope

　　Ammie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 months old when she had the accident that has scarred her for life. While her mother's back was turned for a moment, the inquisitive***好奇的*** toddler***初學走路的孩子*** reached up to grab the flex***電線*** of a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.

　　Her mother Ruby spun round and, seeing Ammie horribly scalded***燙傷***, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby hospital. Twenty per cent of Ammie's body had been burned and all of her burns were third-degree. The doctors could tell immediately that Ammie's best chance of survival was a specialised burns unit some miles away at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. There, using tissue taken from unburned areas of Ammie's body, surgeons performed complex skin grafts***植皮手術*** to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. Over the next 16 years, Ammie underwent 12 more operations to repair her body.

　　When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age four, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldn't play with her. "I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school," she recalls. "Some children refused to become friends because of that."

　　Today, age 17, Ammie can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent***持久的*** part of her body. She still has to have two further skin grafts. Yet she is a confident, outgoing eenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.

　　Ammie's parents Ruby, a funeral director, and Gibby, a policeman, have been a tremendous support. "They told me if people had a problem with my burns, the problem was theirs not mine," says Ammie. "They taught me to cope with other people's reactions and constantly reminded me I was valued and loved." Ammie's positive philosophy means she is now in demand with burns organisations, helping younger patients build their self-esteem***自尊*** to live with permanent scars.

　　She is a member of the Scottish Burned Children's Club, a charity set up last year. Says Donald Todd, chairman of the club and a senior burns nurse at Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children, "Ammie provides so much encouragement for younger ones. She is upbeat***樂觀的*** and outgoing and a perfect role model for them."

　　This month, Ammie will be joining the younger children at the Graffham Water Centre in Cambridgeshire for the charity's first summer camp . "I'll show them how to shrug off unkind stares from others," she says. Ammie loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops], and she plans to show the youngsters at summer camp that they can too. "I do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars," she says. "I gave up wondering how other people would react years ago."

　　Donald Todd believes Ammie will be invaluable at the camp: "She is mature beyond her years. Ammie has taken a tragic experience and used it to shape a very strong, helpful personality."

　　以上就是小編為你整理的，希望對你有幫助!