英语旅游话题作文汇集20篇

As we know, many great people could succeed just because they did everything big or small earnestly.

Preserving Natural Resources

However, natural resources are not inexhaustible. Some reserves are already on the brink of exhaustion and there is no hope of replacing them.

As you know,theres no enough clean water for people. So many of them lose their lives because of water. Its time that we must do something useful to protect our environment. We can plant trees and take good care of them.

We can save the water and ask our parents to do so. We cant throw any litter onto the ground and we should collect them for recycling.

If we take good care of our earth today,it will be more beautiful tomorrow.

A boy went to a shop and bought a pencil and other things. When he was going to pay the bill, he took out his wallet and found he had not enough money to pay. He felt awkward. At that moment, an old man who was in charge of the shop smiled and said to the boy that he could give the rest of the money next time. The boy was so shocked, as the old man trusted him so much. When the boy went home, he remembered it all the time. So the next morning, when he passed the shop, he gave the money without hesitation. Integrity is priceless and decides who we are.

一个男孩去了一家商店买了一支铅笔和其他东西。当他要付钱的时候，发现钱包里的钱不够支付。他觉得很尴尬。在这个时候，这位管理商店的老人笑了笑，对那个男孩说他可以下次再给剩下的钱。男孩很震惊，老人竟然那么信任他。这个男孩回家后，他一直记得这件事。所以第二天早上，在他经过商店时毫不犹豫的给了老板钱。诚信是无价的，也决定着我们是怎么样的人。

导语：中秋节是流行于中国众多民族与汉字文化圈诸国的传统文化节日，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

I think Mid-Autumn Day is an old traditional festival in China. Everybody likes it because its a family get-together. You see it is called"Mid-Autumn Day", so it often comes in September or October. It is on the 15th of the 8th of the lunar month. Now, lets say something about this interesting festival.

Firstly, Id like to say something about the moon. I like it very much because I want to be an astronaut in the future. That day the moon is round, big, just like a beautiful plate hanging on the blue cloth. When I see the moon, I will remember the ancient myths——the godess Chang Er and her little rabbit are playing under the tree which Wu Gang grows. I will also think about Armstrongs first moonwalk. I will also miss the friends in Tai-wan island, in Macao and Chinese people who are abroad. I know they are missing us very much, too.

Secondly, I11 say something about the tradition on Mid-Autumn Day. Look!Theres a big tree in a garden of a Chinese fami-ly. All the family members are sitting around a big table under the tree in the open air. They are eating the mooncakes and admiring the full moon in the sky. That is a family reunion dinner. The mooncakes and the moon represent the love from a family. I think this is one of the most valuable things in the world.

Thirdly，it is a very good opportunity to make three wishes on Mid-Autumn Day. My wishes are: the first, I, an astronaut in the future, would like to go to the moon one day, and stay with the sky and stars; the second, I hope every person in the world will stay with family, share love from the family forever; the third, I hope everybodys dream will come true.

That is the Mid-Autumn Day in my mind. I will always re-member: East or West, home is best.

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我认为中秋节是中国一个古老的传统节日。每个人都喜欢它，因为它是一个家庭聚会。你看它被称为“中秋节”，所以它往往在九月或十月。它是在第八的农历月第十五。现在，让我们谈谈这个有趣的节日。

首先，我想说一些关于月球的事情。我非常喜欢它，因为我想成为一名宇航员在未来。那天月亮是圆的，大的，就像一块美丽的盘子挂在蓝色的布上。当我看到月亮的时候，我会想起古老的神话--女神常耳和她的小兔子在树下玩，Wu Gang grows。我也想到了阿姆斯壮第一次月球漫步。我也会想念台湾岛上的朋友，在澳门和海外的中国人。我知道他们也很想念我们。

其次，我要说的关于中秋节的传统的东西。看!有一个中国家庭花园的一棵大树。所有的家庭成员都坐在露天大树下的一张大桌子旁。他们正在吃月饼，欣赏天空中的满月。那是家庭团圆饭。月饼和月亮代表一家人的爱。我认为这是世界上最有价值的东西之一。

第三，这是一个很好的机会，使三个愿望中秋节。我的愿望是：第一，我，一个宇航员在未来，想去月球的一天，并留在天空和星星;第二，我希望世界上每个人都会留在家里，分享爱从家庭永远;第三，我希望每个人的梦想将成真。

那是我心中的中秋节。我永远是会员：东好西好，还是家里最好。

Responsible travel is very well expressed in the famous travelers saying: Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time. Travelling is every one’s way of getting away from the hustle and bustle of life and sometimes, because we are so engrossed in our desire to enjoy and have fun, we tend to forget that the we only have one earth to live on and that we are all responsible for it. Very often, we are not conscious enough to realize that one little candy wrapper that we threw outside the bus while travelling could one day contribute to the blocking of the drainage system and could cause flooding in the area; we are not aware enough of the fact that the litter we throw away carelessly might one day turn the place into a trash dump; we are not considerate enough to see the tree we attempt to climb might be over 500 years old and can hardly bear our weight.

I think we should understand that travelling should not be seen as something that is human-centered.

It should be understood that when we travel, we should feel honored that we could still see and enjoy the beauty of the world.

We, as a human being, should be responsible for the few of the remaining beautiful places in this planet. Being responsible doesn’t necessarily mean that we are required to do something grand for the environment. It’s those little things that matter the most. If everybody starts doing those little things, I bet it could change the world.

Topic one：Environment Protection（环境保护）

Water Pollution

With the development of industry, water pollution is becoming more serious now. The polluted water not only kills fish, it is also harmful to our health. Many people get sick because they drink the polluted water. In some rivers the water is so dirty that they can even kill plants.

We should fight against the pollution. We should stop using harmful things. I wish it is not a dream that in the near future we can have clean rivers again.

Environment Protection

Nowadays, peoples life has changed a lot with the development of modern technology and economy, which has put lots of negative effects on the environment.

Why this? Because, firstly, some factories are pouring wastes into rivers, lakes, seas and so forth; secondly, because of human activities, a great number of plants and animals are losing their lives; thirdly, using modern machines and chemicals is bad for the environment. Besides these, there are a lot of human activities which have done or are doing harm to our surroundings.

For this, I think, first, our government should make drastic measures to regulate human activities; second, we human beings should take pains-taking work to stop ourselves destroying the environment and try our best to protect our living space more.

Forest Pretention保护森林

[精选高一上学期英语期末考试话题作文

导语：现如今，几乎男女老少人手一支手机，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

As is known to all, the cellphone is very widely used, especially by teenagers who live the life “on the go”. They think it a useful tool for daily life, so they want to have one.

Many students think if they have a cellphone, they can keep in touch with their families and friends. They think owing a cellphone is good for their life. Some parents also share the same idea.

However, some people don’t agree that students should bring cellphones to school. First, they think it is bad for the students’ health to use cellphones. Second, it will add burden to parents because students usually depend on their parents. Third, if students use cellphones in school, they may not keep their minds on their studies. They may spend most of their time sending text messages or playing games.

In my opinion, I think owing a cellphone is not a bad thing. However, we should use the cellphones at the right moment. In class, we should make full use of our time to study. Do not use cellphones in class to interrupt others. If in emergency, it is not a bad choice to use cellphones.

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众所周知，手机被广泛使用，尤其是那些过着“忙碌生活”的青少年。他们认为它是日常生活的有用工具，所以他们想要一个。

许多学生认为，如果他们有手机，他们可以与家人和朋友保持联系。他们认为拥有手机对他们的生活有好处。有些家长也有同样的想法。

然而，有些人不同意学生带手机去学校。首先，他们认为使用手机对学生的健康有害。第二，它会给父母增加负担，因为学生通常依赖父母。第三，如果学生在学校里使用手机，他们就不会把心思放在学习上。他们可能大部分时间都在发短信或玩游戏。

在我看来，我认为手机并不是一件坏事。然而，我们应该在适当的时候使用手机。在课堂上，我们应该充分利用我们的时间学习。不要在课堂上使用手机打断别人。如果在紧急情况下，使用手机不是一个糟糕的选择。

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This afternoon, MOM and dad took me to the Mountain Park. After meandering of a shady path, we climbed up the mountain.Along the way, some unknown flowers are shouted at me and smiled! birds melodious singing seemed to welcome my arrival, the fragrance of delicious odor melts your heart all into, flora footpath, a butterfly in a dance.  Everywhere trees ocean breeze blowing leaves rustled like and sing with the birds, really beautiful! on a walk in the beautiful forest path, as though we were getting into paradise.

Summer is coming up, it was getting hot, and the mountain under the tree back and forth to get busy, several obscure bugs out, dad took his camera took some unknown bugs, actually photographed a lizard messed upand dropped the run out of the ride, commonly known as "lizard", this is the first time I saw it in the wild! Standing on the peak, and it was around, look at the past of the city also has a very special feeling, xinanjiang squiggles goes the distance, both sides of the feijia River like a rainbow across the hengjiang, Hui camel stands quietly, watching the eyes back and forth, busy people.

Today, mountaineering really let me bang, not only see the beautiful scenery of mountains, and also appreciate the beauty of the mountain city.

The Impact of the Internet on the Way People Communicate

Due to the wide use of computers and the development of Internet, more and more people like to chat on the Internet. We tend to pay more attention to electronic communication than to face-to-face contact.

As electronic communication is not limited by space, we can chat with others where there is Internet with our tools such as computers, mobile phones and pads. However, when we chat with others online, we cannot express our feelings fully. Just as the picture shows, the parents cannot touch or hug their child. We know that body language plays an important role in our

communication, but the electronic communication cannot do this. For example, when we are sad, we need more love and warmth, a real hug from our parents or friends can mean much more to us than just words through electronic communication.

Therefore, though electronic communication brings convenience to our life, I still don?t think the electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact.

Every child is surrounded by the deep mother love. However, we often turn a

blind eye to the love. One day I deeply felt the love.

One day I hurried home for lunch after school, because there would be an exam

in the afternoon and I had expected to go back to school early to prepare for

the exam. But when I got home, the lunch was not ready yet. I felt unhappy. When

the dishes were served, I forund none I like. I ran out of my house angrily and

wanderde on the street for a while,hungry. Then I walked to school.

When I got into the classroom, I saw a lunch box on my desk. One classmate

told me that it was my mother ther that had brought it here.After opening the

box, I found my favorite food inside. My eyes was moist with tears.

Mother gave me her love without asking for return, How deep mother love

is!

6月5日( June 5)是世界环境保护日， 我们周围的环境变得越来越糟糕，污染越来越严重。环境问题影响着人们的工作，学习，生活等，而我们的工作，生活，生产等又使环境污染越来越严重....。。如何保护我们的环境? 请以“ How to protect/save our environment/world? ”为题写一篇短文。

提示：存在问题：1.水污染越来越严重;2.砍伐森林严重;3. 大气污染严重;4. 白色垃圾等。

要求：如何改善/保护环境?至少：3---4个方面， 80字左右的。

★ 范文

How to protect/save our environment/world?

The environmental pollution is worse and worse /more and more seriously today. Water is polluted; we have no clean water to drink. Many trees are cutting down, some animals is getting less and less. Some factories are pouring dirty air in the sky, the population is increasing faster and faster, resources are getting less and less…etc. Not only does it affect our lives and health, it but also has a great affection in the future. Peoples health has been greatly affected by air, noise and water pollution. Many people died of diseases. In order to live a better life, we need protect our world。

We shouldn’t throw away rubbish everywhere. We want to recycle, reduce, reuse things .Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution. Use things for as long as possible. We don’t use plastic bags. We must plant more trees and stop the people cutting them .We hope our world becomes more and more beautiful。

Nowadays, more and more people like to travel in their holidays. The other day I read a report about the ways people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent yiars several new holiday habits have been developed. Among them, the most interesting one is the growth of the so-called holiday camps.

如今，越来越多的人喜欢在假期旅游。前几天我看了一篇关于人们如何度过他们的假期。据报道，近年来新的假期习惯了。其中，最有趣的是所谓的假期增长。

From the report we can see that in 20XX,40 percent of people stayed at home for holidays. But now the proportion has reduced to 9 percent. More people go out for fun. The proportion of camping and traveling abroad was increasing steadily, from 10 percent in 20XX to 38 percent in 20XX, and 12 percent in 20XX to 26 percent in 20XX respectively. People enjoy the fresh air, clean Water and green hills when they go camping in the suburbs. In 20XX,38 percent people enjoyed going to the seaside while in 20XX only 27 percent prefer to go there. What great changes!

从报告中我们可以看到，在20xx年，百分之40的人在家里度假。但是现在这个比例已经降到百分之9。更多的人出去玩。出去郊游和出国旅行的比例不断增加，从百分之10到百分之38在20XX年20XX年，和百分之12至百分之26分别在20XX年20XX年。人们享受新鲜的空气，干净的水和绿色的山，当他们去郊区露营。在20xx年，百分之38的人喜欢去海边，而在20XX年只有百分之27选择去那里。多么大的变化!

Why did those changes appear? I think there are several reasons. First, it s because people can afford traveling. Second, people prefer to pursue a high-quality and colorful life. Third, their attitudes to relaxation have changed. Less people want to save much money by leading a simple life. In short, peoples living standard today has been rising greatly.

为什么会出现这些变化?我认为有几个原因。第一，因为人们能够负担得起旅游。第二，人们更愿意追求一种高质量、丰富多彩的生活。第三，人们对休闲的态度改变了。越来越少的人想过简朴的生活节省很多钱。总之，人民生活日渐变好。

There are varied ways of defining tourism. Some people regard it as a

pollution-free industry; others think of it an invisible school, Both are based

on an accepted fact that tourism cannot only produce profits bearing no

pollution along with, but help broaden knowledge and fortify healthy. Aside from

the above there exists awidespread theory, claiming that whatever is of the

ability to increase in capital belongs to productive industry. In this sense,

tourism should hold a position in the scope and ought to be treated as such.

It is true that there is some sense in the theory, yet another equally or

even more important aspect should be granted more publicity to. Tourism, in

terms of its objective purposes, has a social function which contributes to

human communication. Coming from vadous social backgrounds, having motives and

goals of every kind, tourists get together, draw close and exchange ideas of

their own, from which a fresh state of mind will be created. So what kind of

production is it? To the question we should have good reason to give a proper

answer: it is a spirit production, a reproduction of relations of production.

And the more frequently such exchanges are made, the more good they will do to

promoting social and economic development of the mutual. If it is the case that

making money through tourism means a dent we have made, so it foretells a

fortune to provide cultural service along with tourism. Therefore, to keep close

eyes on the latter involves changing our minds first, that is, tourism is by no

means a pure economic concept, but takes plenty of ideological activities as its

content.

To sum up, unlike other economic forms, the profits from tourism economy

cannot be measured completely by means of how much output value, profit, and

foreign exchange it will produce. In addition to the reputation of

pollution-free industry, its social and far-reaching profit should be probed

more deeply. As such the existing scenic spots ought to be kept in good

maintenance, and some new ones exploited. Moreover, constructing first-class

soft and hard surroundings is desired to attract tourists, the foreign and the

domestic.

When I am making mistakes, my parents will never be angry with me. I am so thankful to them for they are so tolerant with me. I learn many things from my parents, they show me how to be a tolerant person. They will not blame me for the small mistake that I make, instead, they will educate me in the gentle way. Unlike some parents who are strict to their kids, they will be very angry and said the hurting words, making the children feel sad. Being tolerant to other peoples mistakes is the best way to solve the problem. People will appreciate the kind act and make things goes on the easy way.

In recent years, the air-conditioner has become one of the many indispensable electrical appliances for thousands upon thousands of families, especially those in the south, where the intense heat overwhelms the earth throughout the summer. The advantages of the air-conditioner are self-evident. Armed with the ability to refrigerate, the air-conditioner makes you feel refreshing and comfortable no matter how hot it is outside. Thus it guarantees the efficiency of your work and the quality of your rest. Without it there would be no knowing what would happen to you in the dog days. Moreover, it can also create a proper condition in summer for the operation of computers -- the best friends of yours in the information age. Too high a temperature would make computers work improperly, causing much inconvenience for your daily life and work.

With all the advantages the air- conditioner offers, its disadvantages are also obvious. To begin with, the installment of the air-conditioner always involves the hole making in the wall, which undoubtedly makes the wall less pleasing to the eye than if not. Besides, the air-conditioned environment may make you more and more dependent on the air-conditioner, thus physically weakening your ability to cope with hot weather. Most important, the air - conditioned environment provides poor ventilation, and sometimes may even give rise to a strange kind of smell, which makes you feel dizzy and sick. Consequently, you will be in no mood for enjoying the cool air produced by the air- conditioner.

All things considered, I think its advantages outweigh its disadvantages. Actually, nothing in the world is perfect. It is unwise to make light of the favorable aspects of a thing on account of its unfavorable aspects. The same is true of the attitude you take towards the air-conditioner.

With the development of technology, today, our life is facilitated with all kinds information sources. We can read books on the Internet, which is much convenient than buying the books in the stores. I like to read E-books, because there are many advantages. First, I can save a lot of money. Downloading the E-books is for free, I can find all kinds of free sources. It is good for students because they can save the money. Second, I can save a lot of time. Some books are not easy to be found in the bookstore, sometimes I need to go to several shops. But if I search the Internet, then the information is in front of me. How fast it is.

There is always a pile of smelly rubbish in front of the building we live. Everyone has to cover his nose with his hand while he passes by. One day, our teacher told us in class some good deeds done by Uncle Lei Feng. I was moved deeply by that. So after school, I started to clear the rubbish away. Now my neighbors dont have to cover their noses.

我们家住的楼前总是有一堆垃圾，天长日久都发出了恶臭。人们经过时都得捂着鼻子。有一次课堂上，老师给我们讲了雷锋叔叔助人为乐的故事，我被深深地感动了。于是我放学回家后就开始清扫那堆垃圾。现在我的邻居们就不必捂着鼻子进家门了。

Micro-blogging is no longer a strange word. More precisely, it has become part of our life.

As for me, many factors contribute to the widespread of Micro-blogging. First, it is very convenient for people to express their instant feelings at any time. Second, it provides a chance for people to release their inner stress. By revealing their heartfelt emotions on the Micro-blogging, their friends may also know about their conditions and can offer in-time comfort.

However, Micro-blogging can also be potentially dangerous as it may give away people’s privacy and other significant information.

All in all, Micro-blogging provides us comfort and also inevitably some concerns. We should be careful while using it.

导语：快餐的发展很快，因为它是经济，方便，有各种各样的食物，满足不同口味。它将在未来变得越来越流行。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Fast food is becoming more and more popular in China,especially among children and teenagers.Today,nothing is more representative of the fast pace of modern society than fast food.There are several reasons for its popularity.First,it is quick and convenient.Go into a fast food restaurant,and your food will be ready in a minute.You can satisfy your hunger instantly.Precious time wont be wasted in waiting-in-line to order or waiting at your table for your food to arrive.Second,its popularity is also attributed to the clean food,the excellent service and the comfortable environment of the fast food restaurant.

However,I think that fast food isnt healthy enough because it does not compose a balanced diet and is low in nutrition.Doctors suggest that people should avoid eating too much fast food.Although home cooking is time-consuming and following washing-u p tiresome,it offers healthy and delicious meals your body likes and needs.Fast food I s only a good choice when you are in a hurry and we should turn to it only once in awhile.

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快餐在中国变得越来越流行，尤其是儿童和青少年。今天，没有什么更多的比快餐快节奏的现代社会的代表，它的流行有几个原因。首先，它是快速和方便。走进快餐店，和你的食物将在一分钟准备好。你可以立刻满足饥饿。宝贵的时间不会在网上订购或在您的表为您的食物到达等待浪费。其次，它的知名度也归因于清洁食品，优良的服务和舒适的环境的快餐店。

不过，我认为快餐是不健康的足够的因为它不构成一个平衡的饮食和低营养。医生建议人们应该避免吃太多的快餐。虽然家里烹饪费时以下洗眉p讨厌，它提供了健康和美味的餐你的身体喜欢和需要。快餐i一个很好的选择只有当你在赶时间，我们要把它在一段时间只有一次。

Every summer vacation, mom and dad used to take me to travel, we visited

many places, there are well-known mountains and rivers, lake, village town. I

was impressed with the sea and the Butterfly Valley in Yiyuan.

Last summer we went to look at the sunshine, this is my first time to see

the real sea, when I rushed toward the beach, moist and fresh air makes me one

of the earthquake, it is refreshing in contrast, thorough physical and mental, I

live in the city air is simply "muddy"; let me understand the vastness of the

sea what is called "endless", the sea of "mind" is "wide"!

Walking, swimming, beach shallow water waves, yacht leisure, enjoy the

stimulation and really suffered the sea taste "".

Touch stone, pile sand dunes, pick up shellfish - seeking, creative,

mysterious, more is the "fun" of the sea.

The riotous with colour shells, peculiar looking appearance is for changing

from the extraordinary as if done by the spirits, luster shining too profound to

be understood the mystery of the sea! You can really eat as much as Tibet, so I

still get lost in your imagination.

With the edification of the sea, I memorable the feelings of the mountains,

and the impression of the Butterfly Valley in Yiyuan is still in the eye.

In the deep rich valley, all the butterflies dancing, like a fairy to see

their beautiful and leisurely flying posture, charming color, in which a wild

profusion of vegetation in the valley formed a beautiful landscape, the

Butterfly Valley is a well deserved reputation.

I see in a daze, a dazzling beautiful butterfly indigo falls on my front, I

suddenly froze, afraid frighten it with her eyes staring at it, it has wings,

the background is the illusion of indigo, arc two golden yellow, the center is a

large pea red dot, my mind suddenly flashed a thought "what a punchline, here is

simply not worth mentioning."

Very not easy to wait until it slowly away, my soul like is it away, looked

at the direction it flew in a daze staring blankly.

At home in the evening, I had a dream. I dreamt that I became an indigo big

butterfly, and I flew away in the direction of it.

目前，一些诸如GG、MM、 Xia Mi 等网络语言在青少年中极为盛行，并且出现在家庭作业报告，甚至全国入学考试的作文中。请你以 “Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited (禁止)?”为题，根据下表内容用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你自己的看法。

注意：

1. 短文开头已经给出，不计入总词数; 2. 词数：100-120左右 【参考范文】

Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited?

At present， Internet Slang， such as “GG， MM， Xia Mi”， has become popular among the teenagers.

There are different opinions on Internet Slang. Some students think Internet Slang is vivid， fashionable and full of humor and intelligence. Besides， it makes chatting on the Internet quicker.( 万业宝 www.wAnyEbao.CoM )

However， some other students think Internet Slang lacks depth of thought and is too simple. Also， it is hard to understand and not accepted by most people. The words sometimes might make people confused， even resulting in misunderstanding.

Every coin has two sides. In my opinion， living in the Information Age， if we don’t know the Internet Slang， we seem to fall behind the times. It will be OK as long as these terms are used correctly in proper situations.

Companionship of Books 以书为伴(节选)

A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company

he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one

should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.

A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it

always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of

companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress.

It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in

youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.

Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they

have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the

admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, ‘Love me,

love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this:” Love me, love my book.” The

book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize

with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he

in them.

A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life

could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the

world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the

golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions

and comforters.

Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting

products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is

of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first

passed through their author’s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought

still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of

time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long

survive e but what is really good.

Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence

of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we

see the as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them,

grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a

measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.

The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their

spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on

still listens.