精彩英文欣赏:一条美丽的裙子
日期:2012-10-17 17:44

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A Beautiful Dress
一条美丽的裙子
My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place.
我邻居八岁的女儿之前住在乡下,她的老家~%HD@Fy,A4
Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them.
最近被带到城里来和爸妈一起生活5aZ~uwZ(dr1!IgF
Wild and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was displeased.
她是个没有受过教育的野孩子,她不开心的时候,就会诅咒或者说脏话twDD_je)#O3)J8I_ot
Sometimes she went so far as to roll on the ground, to the shock of all people around.
有时候甚至在地上打滚,周围的人对此都很吃惊X%UaTMy.36_05P41,R-y
Her parents tried to tame her by beating and kicking, only to result in more violent outbursts.
她的父母试图通过打和踢驯服她,但是这样做只能导致更多的暴力事件6IsT(f&M%I2u6=r=Z]6z
Finally they became thoroughly disappointed with her.
最后他们对自己的女儿彻底失望了yIbJb;%vWg
One day their next-door neighbor, a retired woman teacher,
一天,他们的隔壁邻居,一个退休的女教师,
gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very beautiful.
给那个女孩一条非常漂亮雪白的裙子USvl&a|SAA#9fr5-dzwO
It immediately caught the girl's eyes and made them shine brightly.
这立刻吸引了女孩的眼睛,她的眼里满是闪烁的光芒.pSMH9720h9olQDi,;g
The girl put on the dress and became quite another person.
女孩穿上裙子,简直成了另外一个人1@Y=W|~R(ZORD
She no longer abused or hit others, even less rolled on the floor.
她不再辱骂或者打别人,也很少在地上打滚aFgQqjobJ(
She knew running wild was beneath her in such a beautiful dress.
她知道疯子似的乱跑配不上这条美丽的裙子8LGA,cWm.E-N#Gnfu
Since then the girl had been gentle, neat, and lovely.
从那以后,女孩变得文雅,整洁,可爱lCp=rqtAG9~mNQng4+a
The story set me thinking a lot.
这个故事让我想了很多zG,1GcrbAK7pv
Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress hidden somewhere in his or her heart.
也许每个人心里都藏着一条美丽的裙子,
Only some people are not aware of it, forget it or abandon it.
只是有些人不在意,忘记了或者是丢弃了这些美好@ythJ@a3*g2
Beauty is a power force or weapon—that's something unrealized by many of us.
美是一种强大的力量和武器——很多人都没有意识到它mx&yJMu9#o&etE~of0
It can arouse fine qualities that humans are born with but have so far hidden somewhere.
美能够唤起人与生俱来的优良品质,但是它也隐藏在别处qc@hr787iha_]SS
It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.
它确实具有震撼心灵,无与伦比的影响力PBI!N5&^dVud&L,*K8

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重点单词
  • disappointedadj. 失望的
  • abandonv. 放弃,遗弃,沉溺 n. 放纵
  • arousevt. 唤醒,叫醒,激起 vi. 醒来
  • tameadj. 驯服的,柔顺的,乏味的 vt. 驯养,使 ..
  • displeasedadj. 不快的;生气的 v. 使…不快(displea
  • gentleadj. 温和的,轻柔的,文雅的,温顺的,出身名门的
  • violentadj. 暴力的,猛烈的,极端的