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.
我家的后面有一个很大的园，相传叫作百草园。现在是早已并屋子一起卖给朱文公的子孙了，连那最末次的相见也已经隔了七八年，其中似乎确凿只有一些野草；但那时却是我的乐园。不必说碧绿的菜畦，光滑的石井栏，高大的皂荚树，紫红的桑椹；也不必说鸣蝉在树叶里长吟，肥胖的黄蜂伏在菜花上，轻捷的叫天子（云雀）忽然从草间直窜向云霄里去了。单是周围的短短的泥墙根一带，就有无限趣味。油蛉在这里低唱，蟋蟀们在这里弹琴。
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.
现代著名学者、文学家胡适的作品。《我的母亲》是一篇自传体散文，作者通过具体的事例，回忆了母亲对自己的教育、关心以及与家人和睦相处的过程，展示了母亲对自己的爱和母亲善良、宽容、有刚气的性格特征，表达了作者对母亲的感激和怀念之情。该文没有花哨的文字，没有华丽的比喻，语言简洁流畅，举重若轻，显示了白话文的美感与魅力。胡适的母亲对胡适的教育严而有宽，宽容不纵容。这种方法既保护了孩子的自尊心，又让胡适有了是非意识，学会担当。有了过失就必须自己承担后果。胡适的母亲没有直接灌输给胡适多少知识，但她重德垂范，用较为科学的方法始终勉励儿子一心向学，鞭策儿子学有所成。
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.
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。
《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。
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。
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。