英语早读Day 1|“默默扎根的人,终有资格美丽” —— 约翰·巴
?? 这篇散文适合作为“坚持”、“积累”、“默默努力”类英语作文的素材。 #
今天来读约翰·巴勒斯。他说,叶子能美丽,是因为根在黑暗中默默生长。 #
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Leaves and RootsThe leaves are beginning to show themselves on the trees.
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It is a promise, a whisper of what is to come. #
But before the leaf, comes the root.
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The root is the life — the hidden life, #
the life that works in the dark and asks no praise.
It pushes through the soil, through the cold and the silence, #
patient and quiet.
And because the root does its work without show,
the leaf can afford to be beautiful. #
—— John Burroughs
树叶开始出现在枝头。那是一个承诺,是对即将到来之事的低语。 #
但在叶子之前,是根。根是生命——隐藏的生命,是在黑暗中劳作、不求赞美的生命。它穿过土壤,穿过寒冷与寂静,耐心而安静。
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因为根在不声不响地做它的工作,叶子才有资格美丽。
—— 约翰·巴勒斯
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1. 写作灵感 #
下次写“成功”、“坚持”、“积累”类话题时,可以用“根与叶”的比喻来开头或结尾。比如:
“We all want to be the leaf, but we must first be willing to be the root.” #
2. 万能句式 #
... works in the dark and asks no praise.
可以用于形容任何默默付出的人或事:
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• A mother‘s love works in the dark and asks no praise. #
• True learning works in the dark and asks no praise. #
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??希望你今天,也能安心做那个“默默扎根”的自己。因为你知道,属于你的那片叶子终会来到。 #
明天见。 #

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