精彩句子指文章中句式优美、蕴含哲理的句子。精彩句子的背诵有助于写作时的引用和模仿。如在阅读美国前总统约翰·肯尼迪(John F. Kennedy)的就职演说(Inaugural Address)时，可以记住诸如“Ask not what your country can do for you,ask what you can do for your country. ”(不要问国家能为你做什么，而要问你能为国家做什么。)这样的传世佳句，当你写关于爱国(patriotism)主题的作文时，则可以适时引用。现仍以上面谈“爱心”的文章为例，其中值得背诵的句子为数不少。摘录如下：

　　①Love is emotional strength,which can support us no matter how dark the world around us becomes.
　　爱心是情感的力量，不论我们周围的世界多么黑暗，爱心都能支撑我们。

　　②People all over the country do not hesitate to donate whatever they can ― be it money or goods ― to help their needy fellow citizens.
　　全国人民毫不犹豫地倾囊相助――不管是钱还是物――帮助那些有需要的同胞。

　　③The best way to show love is to help people who are more unfortunate than we are.
　　表达爱心的最好方式是帮助比我们更加不幸的人。

　　④The darker the shadows of sorrow become,the more brightly the lamp of love shines.
　　悲伤的阴影越黑暗，爱心之灯的光芒就越闪亮。