From the window of my room, I could seea tall cotton-rose hibiscus. In spring, when green foliage¹ was halfhidden by mist, the tree looked very enchanting² dotted with redblossom. This inspiring neighbor of mine often set my mind working.I gradually regarded it as my best friend。

从我的房间的窗子向外望去，可以看到一株高大的芙蓉树。春日里，芙蓉树在薄雾中若隐若现，红花点点，样子实在迷人。它总是赋予我灵感，让我思如泉涌。时间久了，我竟把这菱蓉视为知已了。

Nevertheless, when I opened the window one morning, to myamazement, the tree was almost bare beyond recognition as a resultof the storm ravages³ the night before. Struck by the plight⁴, I wasseized with a sadness at the thought “all the blossom is doomed⁵ tofall”. I could not help sighing with emotion: the course of lifenever runs smooth, for there are so many ups and downs, twists andturns. The vicissitudes⁶ of my life saw my beloved friends partingone after another. Isn’t it similar to the tree shedding itsflowers in the wind?

然而，一天清晨，当我推开窗子时，愕然发现前夜的一场风雨已将它摧残得落红满地。刹那间，我有一种"花开终有落"的悲凉感觉。这使我不由得发出一声慨叹：人生的旅途中，总是少不了种种羁绊，那些曲折的经历总会伴随着我们。曾经失去过的挚爱的朋友，生命的脆弱不正是像这随风而逝的花吗？

This event faded from my memory as time went by. One day after Icame home from the countryside, I found the room stuffy⁷ andcasually opened the window. Something outside caught my eye anddazzled me. It was a plum tree all scarlet⁸ with blossom set offbeautifully by the sunset. The surprise discovery overwhelmed mewith pleasure. I wondered why I had no idea of some unyielding lifesprouting over the fallen petals¹⁰ when I was grieving for thehibiscus。

随着时间的流逝，我渐渐地把那天的感触淡忘了，一次出差回来，感到屋内的空气有些沉闷，于是我不经意的打开了窗，可就在那一瞬，我被眼前的景象惊呆了。窗外，一株李子树开花了，火红火红的花朵，满树都是。在夕阳的映衬下，分外美丽。这意外让我惊喜不已。没想到当初自己只顾悲伤，却没发现那凄凉的背后，竟存在着如此坚强的灵魂。

When the last withered¹¹ petal⁹ dropped, all the joyful admirationfor the hibiscus sank into oblivion as if nothing was left, untilthe landscape was again ablaze¹² with the red plum blossom to remindpeople of life’s alternation and continuance. Can’t it be said thatlife is actually a symphony, a harmonious¹³ composition of loss andgain。

是啊，当芙蓉的最后一片花瓣凋落之时，人们以往对它的赞许都已成为过眼去烟。可如今，李子树却成长起来了，那火红的花儿正向人们昭示着生命的更迭与繁衍。谁能否认生命原本就是一场得失共存的交响音呢？

Standing¹⁴ by the window lost in thought for a long time, Irealized that no scenery in the world remains¹⁵ unchanged. As long asyou keep your heart basking¹⁶ in the sun, every dawn will present afine prospect¹⁷ for you to unfold and the world will always be aboutnew hopes。

我久久地伫立在窗前，深深感悟到，生命之中本没有一成不变的风景，只要你的心永远向着阳光，那么每一个清晨就会向你展现出一个等待着由你来开启的美景。不管你正经历着怎样的风雨，请相信，这个世界总会带给你新的希望。