引言

阅读是提高英语水平的重要途径之一，而阅读美文不仅可以增加词汇量，还可以提升语感和表达能力。以下是四篇简短的英语美文摘抄，希望能够给你带来阅读的乐趣和一些启发。

1. The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

2. Leisure

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

3. If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

4. A Thankful Heart

Lord, who hast formed me out of mud,
And hast redeemed me through thy blood,
And sanctified me to do good;

感谢您阅读这些美文，希望这些摘抄能够激发你对英语阅读的兴趣，并且在语言表达能力上有所帮助。