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读美文 背单词:The Blind Boy 盲人指路
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The Blind Boy
盲人指路


   The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read under an old willow trees. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
   Then a young boy out of breath approached me, all tired form play. He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, “look what I found!”
   In his hand was a flower, its petals all withered. I faked a smile and then shifted away.
   But instead of retreating he sat next to me and placed the flower to his nose and declared, “It sure smells sweet and it’s beautiful too. That’s why I picked it; here it’s for you.”
   The wildflower before me was dying or dead without vibrant colors like orange, yellow, or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, “Just what I need.”
   But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, he held in the midair. It was then that I noticed for the very first time that boy was blind.
   I heard my voice quiver, tears shining like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one. “You are welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the impact he’d had on my day.
   I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pity woman under an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged plight? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true sight.
   Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see the beauty in life and cherish every second that’s mine.
   And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose, breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled.

译文
  我在一棵老柳树下坐下来看书时,公园那长椅空无一人。我对生活的幻想破灭了,完全有理由愁眉不展,因为这个世界抱定决心要把我拖向深渊。
  这时,一个气喘吁吁的小男孩玩得筋疲力尽,走到我跟前。他站在我面前,歪着头,非常激动地说:“看我找到了什么!”
  他手里拿着一朵花,花瓣都已经蔫了。我假装微微一笑,然后移开了视线。
  但他没有走,而是在我身边坐下来,把花放到鼻子边,大声说道:“这花确实香,也很漂亮。这就是我采这朵花的原因。现在送给你。”
  我眼前的这朵野花就要死了或早已死了,没有橙色、黄色或红色这样鲜艳的颜色。但我知道我必须接住,否则他也许永远都不会离开。于是,我伸手去接花,回答说:“正是我想要的。”
  但是,他没有把花放在我手里,而是出人意料地把它举在了空中。就在这时,我第一次注意到男孩是个盲人。
  我听到自己声音颤抖感谢他采了一朵最好的花时,泪光闪闪。“不用谢,”他笑着说,然后跑去玩了,不知道他对我这一天产生的影响。
  我坐在那里,纳闷他是怎样看到老柳树下有一个顾影自怜的女人的。他又是怎么知道我自暴自弃的呢?也许他内心深处具有真正的洞察力。
  通过一个失明孩子的眼睛,我终于能够明白问题和这个世界无关,问题在于我自己。尽管我曾多次“失明”过,但我发誓要去注意生命中的美,珍惜属于自己的每一秒钟。
  随后,我举起那朵枯萎的花,放到鼻子边,闻到了一朵漂亮玫瑰的芬芳,脸上露出了微笑。

拓展训练
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree.Not __21____with life, I was down.A young boy out of breath  __22___me, all tired from play.He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的)down, and__23__with great excitement, “Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a  __24__ sight, its petals(花瓣)were  all worn-not enough rain, or too little light.__25__ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I __26__ a small smile and then shifted away.But instead of __27_ he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with __28_, “It sure smells pretty and it ’s beautiful, too.That’s why I  _29__ it; here, it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead.But I knew I __30__ take it, or he might never leave.So I reached for the flower, and__31__, “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he__32__it mid-air without reason.It was then that I __33__ for the very first time the boy was  _34__.
 I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun __35__ I thanked him for picking the very best one.He smiled, and then ran off to play,__36__ of the effect he’d had on my day.
 I sat there and _37_ how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an  old willow tree.How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的)_38_? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true__39_.
_40__ the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
【小题1】. A.excited         B.inspired       C.content     D.disappointed
【小题2】. A.approached     B.overlooked     C.understood  D.recognized
【小题3】.A.telling          B.saying         C.informing   D.talking
【小题4】.A.unique          B.rough         C.bothering   D.pitiful
【小题5】.A.Wanting         B.Demanding    C.Persuading  D.Inviting
【小题6】.A.presented        B.adjusted       C.forced      D.delivered
【小题7】.A.declining         B.accepting     C.panicking   D.quitting
【小题8】.A.certainty         B.embarrassment C.sympathy    D.sorrow
【小题9】.A.took             B.pulled       C.attained     D.picked
【小题10】.A.should          B.can          C.may        D.must
【小题11】.A.announced      B.replied        C.declared    D.whispered
【小题12】.A.grasped         B.held         C.caught      D.seized
【小题13】.A.observed        B.confirmed     C.noticed     D.concluded
【小题14】.A.strange          B.blind          C.deaf      D.unimaginable
【小题15】.A.once            B.after          C.as        D.since
【小题16】.A.unaware         B.unbelievable    C.regretful   D.regardless
【小题17】.A.doubted         B.felt            C.found     D.wondered
【小题18】.A.embarrassment   B.depression      C.hopelessness D.effort
【小题19】.A.sense          B.hearing          C.sight     D.ability
【小题20】.A.In             B.From           C.Before    D.Through

答案:CABDA   CDADD   BBCBC  ADBCD

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