【美联英语】双语阅读：无私奉献
【美联英语】双语阅读：上帝的恩典
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：上帝的恩典A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carriedacross his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect andalways delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to themaster's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.For two years this went on daily, with thewater bearer delivering one and one-half pots full of water to his masters house.Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which itwas made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserablethat it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After two years ofwhat it had perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke one day to the water bearer by the stream."I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you.""Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?""I have been able for these last two years to deliver only half my load, because this crack in myside causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house. Because of my flaws,you have to do all this work, and you do not get full value for your efforts," the pot explained.The water bearer felt sorry for the cracked pot, and in his compassion, he said, "As we returnto the masters house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."Indeed, as they went up the hill, the cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautifulwild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But, at the end of the trail, it stillfelt bad because it had still leaked half of its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearerfor its failure. The bearer said to the pot: "Did you notice that there were flowers only on yourside of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That is because I have always known aboutyour flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, andevery day while we walk back from the stream, you have watered them. For two years I havebeen able to pick those beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you beingjust the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."Each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, the Lordwill use our flaws to grace His Father's table. In God's great economy, nothing goes to waste.Don't be ashamed of your flaws.Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty.Know that in our weakness we find our strength.印度有一个运水的脚夫，他有两个水罐，分别挂在杆子的两端，杆子横跨在脖子上。
【美联英语】双语阅读：坚强,有时是迫不得已
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：坚强，有时是迫不得已Change is considerably easier when you have a full complement of supporting partners and unlimited resources. But, since very often it is the shock of a death, divorce or some other life tragedy that unceremoniously tosses us out of our comfort zone to fend for ourselves, it can mean being forced to strike out alone which for many of us is the scariest part of all.当你有很多合作伙伴和无尽的资源时，改变就更容易发生了。
但是，由于这种变化往往是来自于身边的人去世的打击、离婚或是其他的一些人生悲剧，而且这些变化又毫无征兆地将我们赶出了自己的舒适圈，使我们不得不自己照顾自己，所以这样的变化也意味着我们要被迫独自面对很多事情，这也是很多人最害怕的事情。
Probably the most difficult thing about pursuing significant change is doing it when you don’t have the knowledge, financial or emotional tools available to make the process go smoothly.也许，在进行显著改变时遇到的最困难的事情，而对于那些真正致力于完成自己使命的人来说，缺少资源、备份或应急计划都会被看作是一个意外之礼，因为这促使你变得更具创造力，懂得另辟蹊径，就是即便对相关知识一无所知，也缺少财务支持或情感工具，却还是要顺利完成。
【美联英语】双语阅读：邪恶的东方女巫之死
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：邪恶的东方女巫之死She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt. As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and dog Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined sadly. Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room. She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door.多萝茜被一阵突如比来的剧烈的震动惊醒，如果她没有躺在柔软的床上，她可能会受伤的。
震动使她屏住呼吸，寻思着发生的事;小狗托托把它冰冷的小鼻子放到她的脸上，凄惨地哀叫着。
多萝茜坐起来，发现房子不动了，天也不黑了，明亮的阳光从窗口照进来，照满了小屋。
她从床上一跃而起，跑过去开门，托托跟在她脚边。
The little girl gave a cry of amazement and looked about her, her eyes growing bigger and bigger at the wonderful sights she saw.女孩惊讶地叫了起来，她环顾四周，看到一幕幕奇特的景象，眼睛睁得越来越大。
无私奉献解构高考英语阅读试题
词·清平乐禁庭春昼，莺羽披新绣。
百草巧求花下斗，只赌珠玑满斗。
日晚却理残妆，御前闲舞霓裳。
谁道腰肢窈窕，折旋笑得君王。
解构高考英语阅读试题切实提高英语阅读能力河北张春青来源：2009 年上半年《试题与研究》一、引言高考英语科将阅读理解能力视为试卷考查的重点内容之一，一方面在试卷中赋予它较高的内容权重和分值比例，刘庆思（2008）指出：“在全国启用的各套英语试卷中，考查阅读理解能力的试题均占到了相应试卷分值的37%左右”；另一方面在考查要求、材料选取和试题命制方面进行了精心安排。
值得注意的是，高考英语试卷中除了较长的几个阅读理解语篇外，完形填空也是一个较长的语篇，同时，试卷中的绝大多数试题都要求考生结合对上下文的理解进行选择、填写或改正，即使是与上下文关系不大的单句测试题也要求考生准确理解整个句子的含义。
可以说在整份英语试卷中，阅读理解无处不在，不只局限于阅读理解题。
但是，现实中学生的阅读理解能力却不容乐观。
请看表1：注：数据来自刘庆思（2008）从上表我们可以看到，高考要求的阅读速度在60~70 wpm之间。
事实上，很多中学生还达不到这个要求。
在进行的有关调查中，很多学生不能在考试大纲给定的参考时间（35分钟）之内把文章读完（大部分都用40~50分钟），有的学生甚至做不完。
第二，学生在深层次的理解上存在着问题，例如，学生通常在寻找主旨大意、推断词义和把握文章结构等方面难以做出正确的选择。
基于以上思考，本文拟从测试状态下和非测试状态下的阅读过程出发，比较其异同，然后分析高考试题的命题特点，最后依据以上两点提出笔者对于高考英语阅读备考教学的建议。
本文选取的阅读理解试题来自1）2008年高考英语全国卷I；2）2008年高考英语北京卷。
自所以这样，是出于以下考虑：全国卷I在命题上已臻成熟，代表了我国英语阅读命题的最高水平；北京市自主命题开始时间较早，而且要求的词汇量比全国卷高出1000多词，它代表了自主命题的最高水平和新课标的语言测试取向。
【美联英语】双语阅读：大象的智商原来这么高
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：大象的智商原来这么高Elephant Shot By Poachers Seeks Help At Safari Lodge, Waits 6 Hours For Vet To Arrive大象受到偷猎者袭击，自行去园区小屋寻求救助，等待兽医达6小时IF you need further proof that elephants are highly-intelligent animals, this is it.如果你还需要更多的证据来证明大象是高智商动物，那么请看这里：Ben, an injured bull elephant - thought to be 30-years-old - gave staffers at the Bumi Hills Safari Lodge in Kariba, Zimbabwe the surprise of their lives when he appeared to ask for help.本是一只受伤的公象，据说有30岁，它的求助行为，让Bumi Hills野生动物园（位于津巴布韦的卡里巴）工作的员工大为惊讶。
From the start it was clear to manager Nick Milne that something wasn't right,as the animal had a significant limp and appeared to be wounded.从一开始，经理Nick Milne就发现事情有些不对劲，因为这只动物有明显的跛行，似乎是受伤了。
Unfortunately, the in-house vet had left for the weekend so they were unable to tell the full extent of his injuries. The lodge got the word out, and another vet kindly volunteered to fly 320km from the capital to help the elephant.不幸的是，园区内的兽医周末不在场，所以他们并没有办法诊断出伤势的程度。
【美联英语】双语阅读：感激之心,改变世界的力量
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：感激之心，改变世界的力量In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.在冰淇淋圣代还很便宜的年代，一个10岁的小男孩走进一家酒店的咖啡厅，在一张桌子旁坐了下来。
一名服务员在他面前放了一杯水。
“How much is an ice cream sundae?”“一个冰淇淋圣代多少钱？”“50 cents,”replied the waitress.“50美分，”服务员回答道。
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it.小男孩从口袋里拿出手来，仔细地数了一下手里的硬币。
“How much is a dish of plain ice cream?”he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient.”“一碟原味冰淇淋多少钱？”他问道。
这时候有一些人正在候位，服务员有些不耐烦了。
“35 cents,”she said brusquely.“35美分。
”她粗鲁地回复道。
The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,”he said.小男孩又数了一遍硬币。
【美联英语】双语阅读：十年
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：十年Listen to Chen yixun's " ten years" I have mixed feelings, surging emotion! Counting on my fingers, I've been working for ten years! When I was a child, because of the broadcast of iron mine, the broadcast and the deadly influence made me swear I would be an announcer in the future! In the third grade of primary school, the father of the alumni ( police ) pursued the heroic sacrifice of the dairen who had just completed his sentence, and our students were taught to attend his memorial service., at that time, we felt that we should be able to protect others, and then the ideal of my passion is to become a heroic policewoman! But yin and yang wrong, I became a teacher! Is the fate of a teaser? No, this is because a song, song title is " I became you ", beautiful song attracted me, simple lyrics also touched me. So I aspire to grow up and be a teacher!In September 2002, I made a teacher, but a substitute teacher. The supply of substitute teachers is not high, 270 per month; Supply teacher condition is not good, because far in mountain village. Fortunately, however, I did not give up the teacher because of low wages and hard living. Because I love my career, I love my students. Just came back in mountain village primary school, because the teachersare not enough, the task is very heavy ( a week 30 classes ), also do the head teacher, young pioneers counselors and other work. The day of supply lasted two and a half years, and fortunately I passed the county examiner examination in 2005 to become a formal people's teacher. The teaching of primary school is very hard, but very happy. Because every time I see a student because of my guidance he will read, will write, will be expressed thanks to words, it is a kind of pride; Whenever I hear the students sincerely call me " teacher ", I enjoy a sweet; I am glad when a graduate student calls me or sends me a card on teacher's day! This is the joy of teaching and educating people, which is the happiness of the teacher.In February 2009, because of the work needs, I became a junior high school language teacher. The new environment new teaching object also casts a greater challenge! At that time, the son was not full four months, in order to take care of the family and not delay the work, I paid more than twice the effort and hardship. Fortunately, my hard work and hard work also won the students welcome, also obtained the colleagues recognition and parents support! In the township middle school teaching, because of my work steadfastly and my specialty and other reasons, the government twice named me into the government work, the two transfer leaders intentionally let me stay, but in the spirit of teaching and education, I declined their offer. I quit my teaching so that colleagues can not understand, even a short-sighted teacher directly took off the glasses, said that my choice to let him " crash glasses "; Leaders do not understand why I am short - sighted, not stayin the government to better development; My family does not understand why I prefer to choose the hard work of the school rather than the government. I laugh, they don't understand what I need, in fact, I just want to be a common teacher, I just want to teach simply, I just want to teach students to work hard and to guide them to pursue their ideal life.In February 2013, because of the merger of my county and merger of secondary school, I have the honor to go to teach in the abatis county experimental middle school in Liuzhou city. Under the new school environment new system, to be honest, the pressure should not be underestimated! What makes me feel more stressed is that the school assembly announced to me as the head of the seventh grade! I just heard this news, I am happy half, happy is that I can have the opportunity to experience the opportunity of the head of class, worry is that I am to this junior middle school teacher's ability to be competent also to constantly challenge? At the beginning of school, understand the students family situation, choose class leader, set the class rules, stress hygiene, rectify discipline, find students to communicate with parents and so on, let me be busy, coupled with the school assembly time will be constantly and almost paper forms or electronic documents to be completed to make me crazy even to the point of collapse! The complexity of the work of the head teacher is really a grinding. Also teaching should not be neglected, this semester's participation in the case let me headache, all sorts of petty and discontent let me secretly shed tears ......So, I first began to hate my profession, and began to complain about why I did not take the opportunity to stay in Liuzhou people's radio broadcast pilot, and I began to regret why I did not leave the government to go back to school, and when the language Committee did some people, I did not have the beauty of adults by mistake my hobby …complaining, complaining, but my principle has not changed: complaints can be issued, but the work has to do, this is me! After crying, I calm down to tidy up the idea, adhere to and work hard, students see my serious feelings of my responsibility, fortunately, they can in my scheduled time to form a good habit of formation, also formed the unique class class of the class! Fortunately, there is enthusiastic about the teacher to guide me to give me strength, make my class management progress day by day! I deeply know that the child is the whole hope of a family, for 55 children, for 55 families, I believe I will insist that I will try harder to do the class management, put the teaching performance on the school and parents to hand in a qualified answer! Although I also deeply understand the task of teaching, the burden of educating people is heavy, but I will and my children refueling!Ten years of teaching career training, to make the previous teaching experience in youth and the young talent of me have a quality flying, I will teach my knowledge with more mature teaching experience, I will teach my students in a more rational way, I will face the work and life with a more responsible attitude! Thanks for theteacher and helpful friends I met during the ten years of teaching, and thank the children for giving me happiness and hope over the past ten years! Ten years teaching and educating people, ten years of sharpening their own, 10 years of teachers and students friendship, thank you! Gratitude听着陈奕迅的《十年》我百感交集，心潮澎湃！掐指一算，我参加工作也十年了！小时候，因为铁矿那大喇叭传出来的广播和那致命的熏陶使我发誓我将来也要做个播音员！小学三年级，因校友的爸爸（警察）追捕刚刑满释放的歹人英勇牺牲，我们学生受教也参加了他的追悼会，那时起觉得应该成为能保护他人的人，然后我充满豪情的理想便是成为英勇的人民女警！可阴差阳错的，我成了一名教师！命运捉弄人是不是？不是的，这是因为一首歌，歌名是《长大后我就成了你》，优美的歌声吸引了我，质朴的歌词也感动了我。
【美联英语】双语阅读：信心成就一切
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：信心成就一切Nothing succeeds lacks confidence.When you are truly confident,it radiates from you like sunlight,and attracts success to you like a magnet.It's important to believe in yourself.Believe that you can do it under any circumstances,because if you believe you can,then you really will.The belief keeps you searching for answers,which means that pretty soon you will get them.Confidence is more than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going and exactly how you are going to get there. It comes from acting with integrity and confidence.It comes from a strong sense of purpose.It comes from a strong commitment to take responsibility,rather than just letting life happen.One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and to get a record of successful experiences behind you.Confidence is compassionate and understanding.It is not arrogant. Arrogance is born out of fear and insecurity,while confidence comes from strength and integrity.Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do it.Know that you are capable of accomplishing anything you want,and live your life with confidence.Anything can be achieved through focused,determined effort and self-confidence.If your life is not what you want it to be,you have the power to change it,and you must make the changes on a moment by moment basis. Live your priorities. Live with your goals and your plan of action. Live each moment with your priorities in mind. Act with your own purpose,and you will have the life you want.[参考译文]信心成就一切，当你真正自信时，它就像灿烂的阳光一样从你身上散发出来，就像磁铁一样将成功吸引到你身上。
【美联英语】双语阅读：六只天鹅
小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接：/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0美联英语提供：六只天鹅A king was once hunting in a great forest, and he chased his prey so eagerly that none of his men could follow him. As evening approached he stopped and looked around, and saw that he was lost. He looked for a way out of the woods, but he could not find one. Then he saw an old woman with a bobbing head who approached him. She was a witch."My dear woman," he said to her, "can you show me the way through the woods?""Oh, yes, your majesty," she answered, "I can indeed. However, there is one condition, and if you do not fulfill it, you will never get out of these woods, and will die here of hunger.""What sort of condition is it?" asked the king."I have a daughter," said the old woman, "who is as beautiful as anyone you could find in all the world, and who well deserves to become your wife. If you will make her your queen, I will show you the way out of the woods."The king was so frightened that he consented, and the old woman led him to her cottage, where her daughter was sitting by the fire. She received the king as if she had been expecting him. He saw that she was very beautiful, but in spite of thishe did not like her, and he could not look at her without secretly shuddering.After he had lifted the girl onto his horse, the old woman showed him the way, and the king arrived again at his royal castle, where the wedding was celebrated.The king had been married before, and by his first wife he had seven children, six boys and one girl. He loved them more than anything else in the world.Fearing that the stepmother might not treat them well, even do them harm, he took them to a secluded castle which stood in the middle of a forest. It was so well hidden, and the way was so difficult to find, that he himself would not have found it, if a wise woman had not given him a ball of magic yarn. Whenever he threw it down in front of him, it would unwind itself and show him the way.However, the king went out to his dear children so often that the queen took notice of his absence. She was curious and wanted to know what he was doing out there all alone in the woods. She gave a large sum of money to his servants, and they revealed the secret to her. They also told her about the ball of yarn which could point out the way all by itself.She did not rest until she discovered where the king kept the ball of yarn. Then she made some little shirts of white silk. Having learned the art of witchcraft from her mother, she sewed a magic charm into each one of them. Then one day when the king had ridden out hunting, she took the little shirts and went into the woods. The ball of yarn showed her the way.The children, seeing that someone was approaching from afar, thought that their dear father was coming to them. Full of joy, they ran to meet him. Then shethrew one of the shirts over each of them, and when the shirts touched their bodies they were transformed into swans, and they flew away over the woods.The queen went home very pleased, believing that she had gotten rid of her stepchildren. However, the girl had not run out with her brothers, and the queen knew nothing about her.The next day the king went to visit his children, but he found no one there but the girl."Where are your brothers?" asked the king."Oh, dear father," she answered, "they have gone away and left me alone."Then she told him that from her window she had seen how her brothers had flown away over the woods as swans. She showed him the feathers that they had dropped into the courtyard, and which she had gathered up.The king mourned, but he did not think that the queen had done this wicked deed. Fearing that the girl would be stolen away from him as well, he wanted to take her away with him, but she was afraid of her stepmother and begged the king to let her stay just this one more night in the castle in the woods.The poor girl thought, "I can no longer stay here. I will go and look for my brothers."And when night came she ran away and went straight into the woods. She walked the whole night long without stopping, and the next day as well, until she was too tired to walk any further.Then she saw a hunter's hut and went inside. She found a room with six littlebeds, but she did not dare to get into one of them. Instead she crawled under one of them and lay down on the hard ground where she intended to spend the night.The sun was about to go down when she heard a rushing sound and saw six swans fly in through the window. Landing on the floor, they blew on one another, and blew all their feathers off. Then their swan-skins came off just like shirts. The girl looked at them and recognized her brothers. She was happy and crawled out from beneath the bed. The brothers were no less happy to see their little sister, but their happiness did not last long."You cannot stay here," they said to her. "This is a robbers' den. If they come home and find you, they will murder you.""Can't you protect me?" asked the little sister."No," they answered. "We can take off our swan-skins for only a quarter hour each evening. Only during that time do we have our human forms. After that we are again transformed into swans."Crying, the little sister said, "Can you not be redeemed?""Alas, no," they answered. "The conditions are too difficult. You would not be allowed to speak or to laugh for six years, and in that time you would have to sew together six little shirts from asters for us. And if a single word were to come from your mouth, all your work would be lost."After the brothers had said this, the quarter hour was over, and they flew out the window again as swans.Nevertheless, the girl firmly resolved to redeem her brothers, even if it shouldcost her her life. She left the hunter's hut, went to the middle of the woods, seated herself in a tree, and there spent the night. The next morning she went out and gathered asters and began to sew. She could not speak with anyone, and she had no desire to laugh. She sat there, looking only at her work.After she had already spent a long time there it happened that the king of the land was hunting in these woods. His huntsmen came to the tree where the girl was sitting.They called to her, saying, "Who are you?" But she did not answer."Come down to us," they said. "We will not harm you."She only shook her head. When they pressed her further with questions, she threw her golden necklace down to them, thinking that this would satisfy them. But they did not stop, so she then threw her belt down to them, and when this did not help, her garters, and then —— one thing at a time —— everything that she had on and could do without, until finally she had nothing left but her shift.The huntsmen, however, not letting themselves be dissuaded, climbed the tree, lifted the girl down, and took her to the king.The king asked, "Who are you? What are you doing in that tree?"But she did not answer. He asked her in every language that he knew, but she remained as speechless as a fish. Because she was so beautiful, the king's heart was touched, and he fell deeply in love with her. He put his cloak around her, lifted her onto his horse in front of himself, and took her to his castle. There he had her dressed in rich garments, and she glistened in her beauty like bright daylight, butno one could get a word from her.At the table he seated her by his side, and her modest manners and courtesy pleased him so much that he said, "My desire is to marry her, and no one else in the world."A few days later they were married.Now the king had a wicked mother who was dissatisfied with this marriage and spoke ill of the young queen. "Who knows," she said, "where the girl who cannot speak comes from? She is not worthy of a king."A year later, after the queen had brought her first child into the world, the old woman took it away from her while she was asleep, and smeared her mouth with blood. Then she went to the king and accused her of being a cannibal. The king could not believe this, and would not allow anyone to harm her. She, however, sat the whole time sewing on the shirts, and caring for nothing else.The next time, when she again gave birth to a beautiful boy, the deceitful mother-in-law did the same thing again, but the king could not bring himself to believe her accusations.He said, "She is too pious and good to do anything like that. If she were not speechless, and if she could defend herself, her innocence would come to light."But when the old woman stole away a newly born child for the third time, and accused the queen, who did not defend herself with a single word, the king had no choice but to bring her to justice, and she was sentenced to die by fire.When the day came for the sentence to be carried out, it was also the last dayof the six years during which she had not been permitted to speak or to laugh, and she had thus delivered her dear brothers from the magic curse. The six shirts were finished. Only the left sleeve of the last one was missing. When she was led to the stake, she laid the shirts on her arm. Standing there, as the fire was about to be lighted, she looked around, and six swans came flying through the air. Seeing that their redemption was near, her heart leapt with joy.The swans rushed towards her, swooping down so that she could throw the shirts over them. As soon as the shirts touched them their swan-skins fell off, and her brothers stood before her in their own bodies, vigorous and handsome. However, the youngest was missing his left arm. In its place he had a swan's wing.They embraced and kissed one another. Then the queen went to the king, who was greatly moved, and she began to speak, saying, "Dearest husband, now I may speak and reveal to you that I am innocent, and falsely accused."Then she told him of the treachery of the old woman who had taken away their three children and hidden them.Then to the king's great joy they were brought forth. As a punishment, the wicked mother-in-law was tied to the stake and burned to ashes. But the king and the queen with her six brothers lived many long years in happiness and peace.从前，有一位国王在大森林里狩猎，他奋力追赶一头野兽，随从们却没有能跟上他。
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In the room the women come and go客厅里女人来来回回穿梭，Talking of Michelangelo.正在谈论着米开朗基罗The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window panes, 黄色的雾在窗玻璃上擦着它的背，The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window panes 黄色的烟在窗玻璃上擦着它的嘴,Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,它的舌头伸进黄昏的角落，舔过以后Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,就在干涸的水池上面徘徊。
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One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that
he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and
they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes,
they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young
man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.
Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, "Why your
heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at
the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where
pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and
there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges
where whole pieces were missing.
The people stared — how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought?
The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You
must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours
is a mess of scars and tears."
"Yes," said the old man, "Yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with
you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love — I
tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of
their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces
aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of
the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other
person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges —
giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open,
reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they
may return and fill the space in my heart. So now do you see what true beauty is? "
The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked
up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a
piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands.
The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from
his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but
not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart,
not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's
heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by side.
一个年轻人站在城镇的中央，宣布他的心是整个山谷中最美丽的心。围观的群众很多，
他们都称赞他的心的确是最完美的，没有一点伤痕或者瑕疵。真的，他们一致认为这实在是
他们见过的最美丽的心。这个年轻人非常自豪，更加起劲地大声吹捧自己那颗美丽的心。
突然，一位老人出现在人群面前，他说：“你的心不如我的美丽。”围观群众和年轻人
都朝老人的心看去，它有力地跳动着，却布满了伤疤，有的地方被挖走了，虽然重新补上了，
但修补得不甚完整，留下参差不齐的疤痕。实际上，有的地方还露出很深的豁口。
人们睁大了眼睛——他们想：他怎能说自己的心更美丽呢?年轻人看了看老人的心，见
是这种情形，不禁笑了起来：“你不是在开玩笑吧?”他说。“把你的心和我的比一下，我
的心是那么完美，而你的心却布满了伤疤和裂痕。”
“是的，”老人说，“你的心从表面来看很完美，但我绝不会跟你交换。你看，每个伤
疤都代表我为别人献出的一份爱——我掏出一块心给他们，他们常常会掏出自己的一块回
赠给我，但由于这两块不完全一样，伤口的边缘就留下了疤痕，不过我十分珍惜这些疤痕，
因为它们能使我想起我们共同拥有的爱心。有时我送出了心，其他人并没有回赠给我，因此
就出现了这些深孔——献出爱只是创造机会。尽管这些伤口疼痛，并且整日敞开着，却能
使我想起我给予他们的爱。我希望有一天，他们能够回来填补上我心里的空间。你们现在明
白什么是真正的美丽了吧?”
年轻人默默无语地站着，泪水顺着脸颊流下。他走到这位老人身边，把手伸进自己完美
而年轻美丽的心里，撕下一块来。他用颤抖的双手把它献给这位老人。
老人接过馈赠，把它放进自己的心里。然后他从自己疤痕累累的心里掏出一块，放在年
轻人心里的那个伤口上。正好放进去，但不是特别吻合，因为有一些疤痕。年轻人看着自己
的心，看起来不再完美但比以前更美丽了，因为老人心中的爱也流淌到了他的心里。他们互
相拥抱，然后肩并肩离开了。