大学英语六级晨读美文

【导语】现代传媒的兴盛,促进了美⽂的传播;⽽美⽂也在⽂化普及⽅⾯起着⽆可替代的作⽤。

下⾯是由带来的⼤学英语六级晨读美⽂，欢迎阅读!
【篇⼀】⼤学英语六级晨读美⽂
⼽黛娃夫⼈与偷窥者汤姆
Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon woman who lived in England during the 11th century. She was the wife of Leofric, Lord of Coventry. According to legend, her husband forced his people to pay such heavy taxes that Lady Godiva felt sorry for them. She asked her husband to reduce the heavy taxes. Her husband said he would if she would ride naked through the town. He thought he was safe in making this promise, but to his astonishment, Lady Godiva accepted the challenge. She asked all the people in the town to stay indoors and closed their shutters as she went by. Then she rode through the streets on a white horse, and her long flowing hair was her only clothing. All the people of the town honoured her request except the town tailor, Tom, who peeped through a shutter and was struck blind. To this day, people still call someone who gets sexual pleasure from watching others secretly a "peeping Tom".
【中⽂译⽂】
⼽黛娃夫⼈是⼗⼀世纪的⼀个英国贵妇，丈夫是考⽂垂的利奥弗⾥克伯爵。

据说她丈夫在当地横征暴敛，⽼百姓苦不堪⾔。

⼽黛娃夫⼈很同情⽼百姓，就请求丈夫减轻赋税。

伯爵说可以减税，但有个条件，⼽黛娃须⾚*⾝体骑马在城⾥⾛⼀遭。

他⼼想这下会把妻⼦难住。

不料⼽黛娃却⼀⼝答应下来。

她先通知城⾥所有的⼈都待在家⾥，在她路过时紧闭门窗。

然后她骑着⼀匹⽩马，以长发蔽体，穿过街市。

所有的⼈都尊重她的请求，除去城⾥⼀个叫汤姆的裁缝。

汤姆⼈窗缝偷偷向外张望，登时眼睛就变瞎了。

在英语⾥，窥视他⼈以获得性快感的⼈被叫做"peeping Tom".
题外话：19世纪末以前，英国考⽂垂曾每年举⾏⼀次⼽黛娃夫⼈*骑马过市的仪式以纪念这位⼥⼈的英雄事迹。

这个仪式在⼗七世纪⼀度受到清教徒的抵制，认为有伤风化。

1678年仪式恢复举⾏，但在1826年，由于清教主义再度兴起，仪式中的⼽黛娃夫⼈开始着装。

【篇⼆】⼤学英语六级晨读美⽂
拇指汤姆
In the days of king Arthur there lived a ploughman and his wife. They had lived together happilyfor twenty years, but they had no child. The great magician Merlin had sympathy for them, andcaused the couple to have a little boy no bigger than his father’s thumb. They loved him dearlyand named him Tom Thumb. Tom had a number of absurd adventures because of his tiny size.He was once swallowed with grass by a cow, but fortunately his cry surprised the cow, so thatthe cow opened her mouth and let him fall out. Another adventure happened when he wasout in the field driving the cattle along. He fell into a furrow, and a great black raven pickedhim up and carried him away in her beak until she dropped him into the sea. Then a great fishswallowed him up. But the fish was soon caught up and brought to the court of King Arthur.The cook found Tom inside the fish, and took him up to the King. Tom Thumb amused theKing and the Knights of the Round Table so much that he was knighted and given a needle fora sword and a white mouse for a horse. Now he lived in luxury, but he never forgot his poorparents. Once a month he rode off on his white mouse to their cottage in the country to seethem. The poor ploughman and his wife were very proud of their little son.
【中⽂译⽂】
亚瑟王时代有⼀个农夫，他与妻⼦在⼀起⽣活了20年，⽆灾⽆难，只是没有孩⼦。

⼤魔法师墨林同情他们，施了魔法，农夫的妻⼦⽣下了⼀个极⼩的男孩⼉，⽐她丈夫的拇指⼤不了多少。

夫妻⼆⼈对他⼗分疼爱，给他取名叫拇指汤姆。

由于⾝材太⼩，汤姆有⼀番离奇的经历。

有⼀次他被母⽜连草⼀起吃到嘴⾥，幸亏他的叫喊声惊得母⽜张开了嘴，让他掉了出来。

⼜有⼀次，他在地⾥赶⽜，不⼩⼼从⽜背上滑下来，掉在垄沟⾥。

⼀只乌鸦把他叼⾛，丢在⼤海⾥。

紧接着，⼀条⼤鱼把他吞进肚⼦。

恰好那条鱼被打了上来，送进亚瑟王的宫廷。

厨师打开鱼肚⼦，发现了汤姆，带他去见国王。

汤姆使亚瑟王和圆桌骑⼠们很开⼼，被封为骑⼠。

他得到⼀根针当佩剑，⼀只⽩⿏做马骑。

他虽然享受荣华富贵，却从来也没忘记可怜的爹妈。

他每个⽉都要回家探望他们。

⽼两⼝为他们的⼩不点⼉⼦感到⼗分⾃豪。

【篇三】⼤学英语六级晨读美⽂
巨⼈杀⼿杰克
Jack the Giant-Killer
Jack was the son of a farmer, and lived in the days of King Arthur. He was brave and intelligentand became famous for
killing a lot of giants. Jack first killed the giant of Mount Cornwall byusing a trick. He dug a pit, covered it with branches and earth, and then lured the giant into ter he got from another giant four marvelous things—again by using tricks. The four thingswere an invisible coat, a cap of wisdom, shoes of swiftness, and a resistless sword. When heput on his coat no eye could see him; when he had his shoes on no one could catch up withhim; his sword would cut through everything, and when put on his cap he knew everything hewanted to know. With the help of these, he destroyed all the giants.
【中⽂译⽂】
据说杰克是个农夫的⼉⼦，⽣活在亚瑟王时代。

他既勇敢⼜聪明，由于杀死巨⼈⽽扬名。

杰克最初杀死的是康沃尔⼭巨⼈。

他挖了⼀个陷阱，上⾯盖上树枝和⼟，然后引诱巨⼈落⼊陷阱。

后来，他⼜⽤计谋从另⼀个巨⼈那⾥骗得了四件宝物：隐⾝⾐、知识帽、快⾏鞋、⽆敌剑。

披上隐⾝⾐，敌⼈就看不见他;戴上知识帽，他就⽆所不知;穿上快⾏鞋，他疾⾛如飞;挥起⽆敌剑，他所向披靡。

靠这四件宝物他除掉了所有的巨⼈。