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英语寓言故事:爱与时间
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  • Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

    从前有一个岛,所有的情感都住在那里:幸福、悲伤、知识和所有其它的,爱也不例外。一天,所有的情感听说小岛即将沉没,因此建造小船,纷纷离开,除了爱。

    Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

    爱是唯一留下来的,因为它希望能坚持到最后一刻。

    When the island had almost sunk, Love decided1 to ask for help.

    小岛即将沉没了,爱决定请求帮助。

    Richness was passing by Love in a grand2 boat. Love said,

    富有驾着一艘大船从爱身边经过,爱说,

    "Richness, can you take me with you?"

    “富有,你能带上我么?”

    Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

    富有回答说:“不行,我的船上载满金银财宝,没有你的地方。”

    Love decided to ask Vanity3 who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel4. "Vanity, please help me!"

    虚荣坐在漂亮的小船中从爱身边驶过,爱问:“虚荣,你能帮助我么?”

    "I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

    虚荣说:“不行,你全身湿透,会弄脏我的船。”

    Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."

    悲伤的船靠近了,爱问:“悲伤,请带我走吧。”

    "Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

    “哦... 爱,我太难过了,想一个人呆着。”

    Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

    幸福经过爱的身边,它太开心了,根本没听见爱在呼唤。

    Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed5 the elder,

    突然,一个声音喊道:“来,爱,我带你走。” 声音来自“年老”。爱太高兴了,甚至忘了问他们即将去何方。当他们来到岸上,年老自己离开了。爱突然意识到“年老”给了它多大的帮助。

    Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"

    于是,爱问另一位老者--知识:“谁帮助了我?”

    "It was Time," Knowledge answered.

    知识说:“是时间。”

    "Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"

    “时间?”爱问:“但是时间为什么帮助我?”

    Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom6 and answered, "Because only Time is capable7 of understanding how valuable Love is."

    知识睿智地微笑道:“因为只有时间了解爱的价值。”

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     单词标签: decided  grand  vanity  vessel  owed  wisdom  capable 


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    1 decided [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] lvqzZd   第7级
    adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
    参考例句:
    • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents. 这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
    • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting. 英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
    2 grand [grænd] 0fDx4   第4级
    adj.豪华的,宏伟的,壮丽的,主要的,重大的;n.(美俚)一千美元
    参考例句:
    • The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano. 钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
    • Come on, I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard. 跟我来,我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。
    3 vanity [ˈvænəti] cicwe   第6级
    n.虚荣心,浮华,无价值的东西;adj.虚荣心的
    参考例句:
    • A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance. 一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比。
    • Vanity and virtue do not go together. 虚荣与美德不是共生物。
    4 vessel [ˈvesl] 4L1zi   第7级
    n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
    参考例句:
    • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai. 这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
    • You should put the water into a vessel. 你应该把水装入容器中。
    5 owed [əʊd] d8aea03e0a2a7e49a90d3d62728feafe   第4级
    v.感激( owe的过去式和过去分词 );应把…归功于;欠…债;(对位高权重者)忠诚
    参考例句:
    • I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. 我完全记不得他欠我的钱了。
    • He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him. 他给我许多帮助,我非常感激他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    6 wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm] MfBwv   第4级
    n.智慧,明智的行为,学识,名言,贤人
    参考例句:
    • Experience is the mother of wisdom. 经验为智慧之母。
    • Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy. 古希腊是智慧和哲学的发源地。
    7 capable [ˈkeɪpəbl] lTxy9   第5级
    adj.有能力的,有才能的
    参考例句:
    • The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable. 这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
    • Jim is capable at sports. 吉姆擅长运动。

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