Making a Date in the Evening 相约黄昏后
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夜幕降临，树苗与大地开始了一段令人深思的对话。树苗不断地感激大地对它的恩情，让它能够如此茁壮地成长。而大地却认为这并没有什么可感激的，只是因为它所做的这一切没有所求，只是必要的付出。这些是否也会让你想到人间的亲情？
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The sun fell down，the night became dark little by little，everything around me also became quiet……
The tree says："Dear land，thank you for the things done for us.Even though how tall and strong we are in the future，we also speak highly of you forever."
The land says："But my dear kid，I don'tthink how wonderful I am.Because also I give my love to the grasses，the ocean，the birds……"
The tree says："Maybe it is so called universal love people say.Your universaI love，lets us have many friends，the spring water that never stops，the great singing sounds and so on."
The land says："What's more，I will take the snow，the dif fl culties，and so many challenges to you."
[A]The tree says："because of this，we just have steadfast determination，the death-defying spirit and the self-reliance power."
The land says："Sometimes，I'll cover you merciIess，let you not have any reputation forever，without the sunshine or the rain，and you can'tbecome the materials of tall building."
The tree says："This is another way for us to expend for people.Although it looks so terrible."
The land says："Sometimes，I also forget your brothers and sisters."
The tree says："That makes my brothers and sisters grow more quickly."
The land says："I also let you stand forever，the wind blow on you，the rain whip on you."
[B]The tree says："The wind's blow and the rain's whipping make us have the position of running.Only in this way，when we stand，we are the trees，when we lie down，we are the bridges."
[C]The land says："The things that I've done for you，but I don'tmean to get the repay from you."
The tree says："It's exactly the symbols that your heart is so wonderful.You are the pride of us，you will be proud of us in the future."
The sun is coming out again.Under the sky，on the land，the trees are growing strongly and healthily.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A The tree says："because of this，we just have steadfast determination，the death-defying spirit and the seIf-reIiance power."
树苗：所以，我们才有了坚定的意志，有了拼搏的精神，有了自强不息的力量。
steadfast determination坚定的意志；death-defying spirit拼搏的精神；self-reliance power自强不息的力量。
B The tree says："The wind's bIow and the rain's whipping make us have the position of running."
树苗：风吹雨打造就了我们奔跑的姿势。
make sb./sth.do sth.引起，导致，使某事发生。例如，That tune makes me want to dance.那支曲子使我想跳舞。
C The Iand says："The things that I've done for you，but I don'tmean to get the repay from you."
土地：孩子，我所做的一切，并不是为了获得你们的回报。
mean to do sth.“打算做某事”。例如：I've been meaning to phone you all week.整整一星期以来我一直打算给你打电话。
The Love of Beauty 自然之爱
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美能让我们不安的心平静下来，也能驱散我们的忧虑。窥谷忘返，望峰息心，大自然的美亦是如此。融入自然，我们感悟到的是清新，是流畅，是平静还有“自然”。我们只有认识到自然之美，才能找到为善之美。
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The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.It is a moral quality.The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation，but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart.[A]In proportion to the degree in which it is felt will probably be the degree in which nobIeness and beauty of character will be attained.
Natural beauty is an all-pervading presence.The universe is its temple.It unfolds into the numberless flowers of spring.It waves in the branches of trees and the green blades of grass.It haunts the depths of the earth and the sea.It gleams from the hues of the shell and the precious stone.And not only these minute objects but the oceans，the mountains，the clouds，the stars，the rising and the setting sun-all overflow with beauty.[B]This beauty is so precious，and so congeniaI to our tenderest and noblest feelings，that it is painful to think of the muItitude of people living in the midst of it and yet remaining almost blind to it.
[C]All persons should seek to become acquainted with the beauty in nature.There is not a worm we tread upon，nor a leaf that dances merrily as it falls before the autumn winds，but calls for our study and admiration.The power to appreciated beauty not merely increases our sources of happiness-it enlarges our moral nature，too.Beauty calms our restlessness and dispels our cares.Go into the fields or the woods，spend a summer day by the sea or the mountains，and all your little perplexities and anxieties will vanish.Listen to sweet music，and your foolish fears and petty jealousies will pass away.The beauty of the world helps us to seek and fl nd the beauty of goodness.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A In proportion to the degree in which it is feIt will probabIy be the degree in which nobIeness and beauty of character will be attained.
品德的高尚与美好所达到的程度可与对美的感受程度成正比。
？in proportion to与……成比例，与……相称。例如，The room is wide in proportion to its height.
这房间就其高度的比例而言是很宽的。
B This beauty is so precious，and so congeniaI to our tenderest and nobIest feeIings，that it is painfuI to think of the muItitude of peopIe Iiving in the midst of it and yet remaining aImost bIind to it.
这样的美是如此珍贵，与我们最温柔、最高尚的情愫是如此相宜。然而，想到很多人置身于美之中，却几乎对它熟视无睹，真是令人痛心不已。
congenial to与……相似；与……适宜。例如：The club provides a social atmosphere which is congenial to the average business man.俱乐部提供一种使普通商人舒适愉快的社交氛围。
C All persons shouId seek to become acquainted with the beauty in nature.
所有人都应寻找机会结识自然的美。
be acquainted with“认识某人”。例如，I am acquainted with him，but only on a professional basis.我认识他，不过只是工作上的接触。
Do Animals Think？动物也会思考吗？
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