Lincoln's First Inaugural Address（林肯的第一次就职演说） 立即阅读
Fellow citizens of the United States: in compliance with a custom as old as the government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take, in your presence, the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, to be taken by the President "before he enters on the execution of his office."I do not consider it necessary, at present, for me to discuss those matters of administration about which there is no special anxiety, or excitement. Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States that by the accession of a Republican administration their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension. Indeed, the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed and been open to their inspection.
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address（林肯第二次就职演说） 立即阅读
一八六四年当林肯再度当选连任总统职位时，美国仍为内战所分裂。当时战争的结果仍不能确定，而林肯的再度当选，成为北方人民决心作战到底争取最后胜利的一个令人振奋的表现。一八六五年三月四日当林肯宣誓就职时，局势清楚显示北方即将战胜，战争行将结束。在这篇就职演讲词中，林肯致力于讨论战后美国人民将面临的重大课题。林肯希望避免一切过错与惩罚的问题。当他准备实施这项政策时，一个刺客的枪弹葬送了他的崇高理想。
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death（不自由，毋宁死） 立即阅读
Mr. President: No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony. The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.
Gettysburg Address（葛底斯堡演说） 立即阅读
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth ,on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
《阿长与〈山海经〉》是近代思想家、文学家鲁迅于1926年创作的一篇回忆性叙事散文。此文记述了鲁迅儿时与阿长相处的情景，描写了长妈妈善良、朴实而又迷信、唠叨、“满肚子是麻烦的礼节”的性格，对她寻购赠送自己渴求已久的绘图《山海经》之事，充满了尊敬和感激，表达了对这位劳动妇女的真诚的惦念以及对年幼无知的时光的深切怀念。全文语言平实形象、处处流露着真情，在丝毫不带造作的叙述中，将读者带入到了儿时作者的世界中，令人觉得特别可亲。
他住在河北迎宾旅馆里已经三年了，他是一个很和蔼的少年人，也是一个思想宏富的著作家；他很孤凄，没有父亲母亲和兄弟姊妹；独自一个住在这二层楼上靠东边三十五号那间小屋子里；他桌上堆满了纸和书；地板上也堆满了算草的废纸；他的床铺上没有很厚的褥和被，可是也堆满了书和纸；这少年终日里埋在书堆里，书是他唯一的朋友；他觉得除书以外没有更宝贵的东西了！书能帮助他的思想，能告诉他许多他不知道的知识；所以他无论对于哪一种事情，心里都很能了解；并且他也是一个富于感情的少年，很喜欢听人的赞美和颂扬。
伴天連うるがんの眼には、外の人の見えないものまでも見えたさうである。殊に、人間を誘惑に来る地獄の悪魔の姿などは、ありありと形が見えたと云ふ、――うるがんの青い瞳を見たものは、誰でもさう云ふ事を信じてゐたらしい。少くとも、南蛮寺の泥烏須如来を礼拝する奉教人の間には、それが疑ふ余地のない事実だつたと云ふ事である。
中国现代著名小说家、散文家、诗人、革命烈士郁达夫于1934年8月创作的散文。郁达夫为躲避国民党的恐怖威胁，1933年4月，他由上海迁居到杭州。1934年7月，郁达夫从杭州经青岛去北平（今北京），再次饱尝了故都的“秋味”，并写下该文。《故都的秋》全文1500多字，运用了42个秋字来润色北国之秋的“清”“静”和“悲凉”，也处处渗透着郁达夫消极与积极情绪在纠结与斗争的痕迹。故都的“秋”，其实是郁达夫的“秋”，是表现了他主观感情、审美取向、文学气质和人生态度的“秋”。本文的悲凉美感，跟传统的悲秋情结有关，跟作者的身世性格有关，跟作品的创作背景也有关。
作者以“春雨”作为命题，构思可谓巧妙。初读文章，你会感到莫名其妙，---除了一首一尾，只有寥寥数语描述“春雨”外，通篇只是写了一个爱情故事，而这个故事与“春雨”又毫不相干。这岂不是文不对题？但细细品位，你就会觉得作者用心良苦。诚然，故事开展过程中，从未出现过“春雨”，然而故事所呈示的意境，它所展示的情意，甚至作者所表露的那种“凄然凉爽的意绪”，都似“春雨”那样缠绵、迷梦。并且，这个爱情的悲剧，不也如“送暮春”的“春雨”那样令人惆怅、令人伤怀吗？作者以“春雨”命名。实在是匠心独局。