第37章流年故事(2)
1。Nottolive__,andunhappilynottogrind,butto__asthemoodarose,aheshipsintheharbourfromthetopmostwindow,andlook__ohegreenworldallaround。
2。Thihelosses__Englandhashadforherbysteamayoftheengineer,oneisdisposedto__thedecayofthewindmillamo。
3。Aweek’swouldputeverything__。
佳句翻译
1。不久之前,一个偶然的机会曾使我成为一座风车房的住客。
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2。令人惆怅的是,一切又仿佛已完全就绪,就等着当天开工了。
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3。这风车并未损坏——它只是失去了魂魄。
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短语应用
1。Theeffect,moreover,isbynomeaheabseself。。。
theabsenceof:缺乏
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2。ButitwillhecheerfulwindsthatoodriveathousandEnglishmillssohappilyhevain。
invain:无效地,徒然,白费力
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假如给我三天光明
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海伦?凯勒HelenKeller
海伦?凯勒(1880—1968),美国著名残疾人作家、教育家,生于美国亚拉巴马州。两岁时,一场疾病使她变成了盲、聋、哑人。后来,她的父母请来家庭教师莎莉文女士对其进行特殊教育。同时,凯勒通过自身顽强的努力,于1904年毕业于麻省波士顿的拉德克利夫学院。后来,凯勒专职于写作和残疾人教育事业。她一生共写了19本书,其中《我生活的故事》最为著名。
Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedaimetolive。Sometimesitwasasloimesasshortastwenty-fourhours。Butalereiedihowthedoomedmaospendhislastdaysorhislasthours。Ispeak,ofenwhohaveanedalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited。
Suchstoriessetusthinkiweshoulddoundersimilarces。Whatevents,erieassosshouldwetothoselasthoursasms?inessshouldwefihepast,whatregrets?
&imesIhavethoughtitwouldbeaoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow。Suattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevaluesoflife。Weshouldliveeachdaywithgentleness,avigor,andakeennessofapprewhichareofteretchesbeforeusipanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsaoe。Therearethose,ofcourse,whottheEpimottoof“Eat,drink,amostpeoplewouldbeedbythetyofimpeh。
Ihedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeoffortualmostalwayshissenseofvaluesisged。Hebeoreappreeanispermaualvalues。Ithasoftehatthosewholive,orhavelived,intheshadowofdeathbringamellowsweethingtheydo。
Mostofus,however,takelifefrahatodie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfariure。Whenweareinbuoyah,deathisallbutunimagihinkofit。Thedaysstretaa。Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife。
&hargy,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfadsehedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblihemahatlieinsight。Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife。Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimpairmentofsightseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties。Theireyesaakeinallsightsandsoundshazily,withouttrationandwithlittleappre。Itisthesameoldstoryofefulforwhatwehaveu,ofnotbeingsciousofhealthuntilweareill。
Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeabeiridanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife。
Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;sileeachhimthejoysofsound。
Nowandtheedmyseeiodiscoverwhattheysee。
&lyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved。。。“Nothinginparticular”shereplied。ImighthavebeenincreduloushadIomedtosuchrepoIbeviheseeile。
Hoossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkfhthewoodsahingworthyofnote?Iwhootseefihingstoihroughmeretouch。Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf。Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch,h,shaggybarkofapihespringItouchthebrareeshopefullyinsearchofabudthefirstsigureafterherwinter’ssleep。Ifeelthedelightful,velvetytextureofaflower,asremarkablevolutions;ahingofthemiraatureisrevealedtome。Oally,ifIamveryfortunate,Ipladgentlyonasmalltreeahehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong。Iamdelightedtohavethecoolwatersofabrhtmyopeomealushcarpetofpineneedlesrassismorewelethaluxuri。Tomethepageantofseasonsisathrillingandunendingdrama,theaofwhichstreamsthroughmyfiips。
Attimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongihesethings。IfIuchpleasurefrommeretouorebeautymustberevealedbysight。Yet,thosewhohaveeyesapparele。Thepanoramaofdawhichfillstheworldistakenfraishumaoappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot,butitisagreatpitythatinthewhtthegiftofsightisusedonlyasamerecesratherthanasameansofaddiolife。