PAGE精彩英語(yǔ)故事06白蛇飲雄黃現(xiàn)原形的故事ThereisaveryfamoustraditionalChinesestorythathasacloseconnectiontotheDragonBoatFestival.OnceuponatimeonE-Meimountaintherelivedtwosnakespirits,WhiteSnakeandGreenSnake.Thesesnakes,beingmagical,turnedthemselvesintobeautifulmaidensandsetoffonajourneytotheWestLakeofHangZhou.另一個(gè)與端午節(jié)息息相關(guān)的中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)故事是“白蛇傳”。從前，在峨眉山上有兩只蛇精，白蛇與青蛇。這兩只蛇精運(yùn)用法力將自己變成美麗的女子，并到杭州西湖游玩。WhentheyarrivedatWestLaketheymetamannamedXuXian.WhiteSnakequicklyfellinlovewithXuXianandtheyweresoonmarried.ABuddhistmonk,namedFaHai,warnedXuXianofhiswife'sdeceptiveappearanceandsuggestedtohimaplan.當(dāng)她們?cè)谖骱瓮鏁r(shí)，遇到一位名叫許仙的男子，白蛇與許仙很快的相戀并且隨即結(jié)婚。當(dāng)時(shí)一位名叫法海的和尚，曾經(jīng)警告許仙注意他妻子惑人的外表，并建議他一個(gè)揭開(kāi)真相的計(jì)劃。OnthedayoftheDragonBoatFestivalWhiteSnakewishedtostayhomesoastoavoidtheAyTsao,usedforprotectionfromspirits,hangingonthedoorsofpeople'shouses.Herhusbandprepared,accordingtoFaHai'sinstruction,somerealgarwine,asthiswasatraditionduringtheDragonboatfestival.WhiteSnake,thinkinghermagicwouldprotectherfromtheeffectsoftherealgarwineacceptedacup.Aftershedrankthewineshebecameveryillandwasbarelyabletogettoherbed.Whenherhusbandcametoherside,hefoundnothiswifebutahugewhitesnake.SogreatwasXuXian'sshockthathefelltothefloordead.端午節(jié)當(dāng)天，白蛇待在家里以避開(kāi)人們掛在門(mén)上驅(qū)邪的艾草，而許仙則依照法海的建議準(zhǔn)備了大家在端午節(jié)時(shí)都會(huì)喝的雄黃酒。白蛇自認(rèn)魔力可以抵擋雄黃酒對(duì)她的影響，因此喝了一杯。但是在她喝下那杯酒之後，她卻變得精疲力竭，幾乎走不到床上。當(dāng)許仙回到白蛇身邊，看到的不是自己美麗的妻子，而是一只巨大的白蛇，許仙震驚不已，從樓梯上摔死了。Afterrecoveringfromtherealgarwineandregainingherhumanform,WhiteSnakewasgrief-strickentofindherhusbanddead.Shesetoffonajourneytoobtainapotentmedicinalherb,whichcouldreviveherhusband.Afterreturningandrevivingherhusbandwiththemedicine,sheexplainedtoXuXianthatthewhitesnakehesawwasactuallyadragonandthatthisvisionwasindeedaverygoodomen.XuXian'sfearswereputtorestforthemomentbyhiswife'sfancifulstory.當(dāng)白蛇恢復(fù)精力及人形時(shí)，她才發(fā)現(xiàn)自己丈夫已經(jīng)身亡，因此白蛇外出尋找能使許仙起死回生的強(qiáng)效藥草。許仙在服用藥草，并起死回生之後，白蛇告訴許仙他看到的那條白蛇，其實(shí)是一只代表吉相的龍。而在那時(shí)，許仙也在白蛇引人入勝的故事中將恐懼拋諸腦后。丁香花開(kāi)OfLilacsandSpringtimeThispastAprilwhilevisitingmyparentsonthefarmI'dgrownupon,Iwanderedoutsidetodrinkinthefeelof"home",acomfortIreallyneededrightthen.IwasusedtosunnySouthernCalifornianmorningandthebriskearly-morningIowanairnippedatmynose,earsandbarehands.Withmyfather'sfleece-linedjacketwrappedaroundme,andmyhandssnuggleddeepinitswell-wornpocketImeanderedaroundthespacioushomesteadwhentheunexpectedsweetscentoflilacssuddenlycalledtome.Turningtowardthebountifulhedgeoflilacsinthedistance,Ispottedwhatlookedlikeblooms.Ihurriedover.Thelavenderlilacswereindeedingloriousbloom!Ipulledaplentifulclumptomyfaceandinhaledtheintoxicatingscent,asIhaddoneeveryspringtimethroughoutmychildhood.AwarmdelightseepedthroughmychilledboneandIsmiledatthethoughtthatspringhadarrived!Strollingbacktothehouse,thepromiseofspringtime—warmth,renewalandbeauty—journeyedrightalongwithme.Myfathersatatthekitchentable,poringoverthemorningmarketreports."It'sspring!Thelilacsareinbloom!"Ijoyouslyannounced."Lilacsinbloomornot,itisn'tspringuntilwinterisgone,"hecontradicted."We'llgetabitofcoldweatheryet.剛剛過(guò)去的那個(gè)四月，我回到我在那長(zhǎng)大的農(nóng)場(chǎng)探望我的父母。我在屋外漫步，沉浸在“家”的舒適感覺(jué)中——當(dāng)時(shí)我真的很需要家的慰藉。我習(xí)慣了加利福尼亞州南部那陽(yáng)光明媚的早晨，艾奧瓦州清晨凜冽的空氣使我的鼻子、耳朵和沒(méi)戴手套的雙手感到一陣陣冰冷的刺痛。我穿著父親的一件羊毛襯里的夾克，把它裹得緊緊的，然后把手深深插進(jìn)它那殘破的口袋里，漫步在廣袤的農(nóng)場(chǎng)上。這時(shí)，一陣紫丁花香意外地?fù)浔嵌鴣?lái)。我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)頭去，看到遠(yuǎn)處圍欄邊一叢叢茂密的紫丁香似乎在怒放。我趕緊跑了過(guò)去。淡紫色的丁香花的確在燦爛地怒放著！我拉過(guò)一大束，湊到面前，盡情地聞著那令人陶醉的花香——童年的時(shí)候，每年春天，我都會(huì)這樣聞聞紫丁香。一股溫暖的喜悅沁潤(rùn)了我冰冷的身骨。想到春天已經(jīng)來(lái)了，我不禁微笑起來(lái)。我漫步回家，一路上，春天的征兆——溫暖、萬(wàn)物復(fù)蘇和美麗一直縈繞在我心頭。父親正坐在廚房的餐桌前，出神地看著早晨股市播報(bào)?！按禾靵?lái)了！紫丁香花盛開(kāi)了！”我歡欣雀躍地宣布?！安还茏隙∠汩_(kāi)不開(kāi)花，只有冬天過(guò)去了，才是春天，”父親反駁說(shuō)，“寒冷的天氣還要持續(xù)一段時(shí)間呢?！盉utmyheartrefusedtolettheoptimismthatthelilacshadbroughttomefade.Immediately,Irecalledthecardmymotherhadsentmejustthatpastweek—onethathadsubconsciouslyinspiredthistriphome.MymotherknewthatIwasfeelingdown.Onthecoverofthecardshesentmewasaphotoofasinglefloweremergingfromadesolatebarrenslopeofrock.Theexquisiteflowerwilleditselftohavelife,inspiteoftheconditionsaroundit.Insidewerethewords"Inthemidstofwinter,Ifoundwithinmeaneternalspring,"followedbymymother'swords:"Springhasalwaysbeenyourfavoritetimeofyear.Asalwaysit'swithin."Thesearewordsthatmymother,evertheoptimist,livesby.Eveninthemidstofwinter,shefindsspring."It'spouringrain!"Dadoncesaid."Everythingsmellssofreshafterarain!"Momresponded."ButI'dwantedtogettheyardsmowedtoday,"hereplied,obviouslydisappointed."Weneedtherain,"shecountered."Noweverythingwillbegreener.""Buttheforecastisrainfortheentireday,"Dadmoaned."Thenweshouldgotothemoviesthisafternoon,"Momsmiled."It'ssoexpensive,"heretorted."That'spreciselywhyweshouldgotothematinee,"shecountered."Threeofthekidscangetinfree,andit'sonlyhalf-pricefortherestofus."但我內(nèi)心深處不愿意讓紫丁香剛剛帶給我的期待消失。我隨即想起上一個(gè)星期母親送給我的一張卡片——正是那張卡片促使我潛意識(shí)地作了回家的決定。母親知道我那時(shí)心情不好。她送給我的那張卡片的正面是一張照片，照片上是一朵花，它從一塊巖石的荒蕪貧瘠的斜面上生長(zhǎng)出來(lái)。盡管周?chē)沫h(huán)境十分惡劣，這朵嬌嫩的小花卻頑強(qiáng)地綻放著生命?？ㄆ锩嬗幸恍┪淖郑骸霸诼《铮以趦?nèi)心找到了永恒的春天?！本o接著還有一句母親寫(xiě)給我的話：“一直以來(lái)，春天都是你最喜愛(ài)的季節(jié)。春天一直都在你心里?！边@就是我那永遠(yuǎn)樂(lè)觀的母親的人生信念。即使是在隆冬，她也能找到春天?！跋麓笥炅?！”有一次父親說(shuō)?！坝旰蟮囊磺新勂饋?lái)是那么的清新！”母親回答說(shuō)?！翱晌冶緛?lái)想今天割院子里的草的，”父親帶著很失望的語(yǔ)氣說(shuō)?！拔覀冃枰@場(chǎng)雨，”母親反駁說(shuō)，“大雨過(guò)后一切會(huì)變得更青翠?！薄暗鞖忸A(yù)報(bào)說(shuō)，這場(chǎng)雨會(huì)下一整天，”父親抱怨道?！澳俏覀兘裉煜挛鐟?yīng)該去看電影，”母親笑著說(shuō)?！捌眱r(jià)太貴了，”父親反駁道。“那恰恰是我們應(yīng)該去看下午場(chǎng)的原因，”她回答說(shuō)，“三個(gè)孩子可以免票進(jìn)場(chǎng)，我們其他人只要半票。”RecallingthisRockwellsceneofaSundayafternoonwhenIwastwelve,I'mremindedthatformymothertorrentialrainsproducedarainbow,andtherewasalwaysapotofgoldattheendofit.Ilovehersenseofjoyandoptimism.Andherever-readywillingnesstoshareit.ThroughoutmychildhoodandoverthecourseofmyadultyearwhenImetwithsuccessmymotherpresentedmewithabouquetoflilacs.Andonthedayswhenthelemonsweresobittertheysimplycouldn'tbemadeintolemonade,nomatterhowmuchsugarwasadded,likethedayagoodfriendpassedaway;likethedaywhenalong-standingloverelationshipended…lilacsarrivedfrommymotherwithanoteofunderstandingtomatchtheirbeautyandsweetfragrance."Springhasalwaysbeenyourfavoritetimeofyear,"shealwaysreminded."Asalwaysit'swithin."Evenso,itwasthelilacsmadeherwordsringtrue.WiththesightandfragranceofthatAprilmorning'scametherealizationofwhyatriphomewasnecessary.Ineededtoassuagemysadnessmyfeelingsoflonelinessandmelancholy.Iwaspining.Mydeardaughter,nowanadult,hadmovedintoaplaceofherown.Shenowlivesmanystatesandmanymilesaway.Whilehappyforher,Imournthelossofhernearness…Thatmorning,thesightofthelilacsbroughtmymother'swordsbacktolife.Theyremindedmethatinthemidstofaninternalwinter,awinterthatiswithin,Imustrecallthebeautyofspringtimeandthescentofthelilacs.SoIwillnotseeherashavinggoneaway,butratherastakingpartinnewandwondrousexperiencesinaworldthathasasmanyspringtimesaswinters."Dad,thelilacsareinbloom.It'sspring!"Iassuredmyfatherthatday."Hmm,"hesaid,glancingatme,hisexpressionskeptical.Notingmyfrown,hisfeaturessoftened."Ofcourseit'spossiblethatspringhasarrived,"heplacated,smiling."Afterall,likeyousaid,thelilacsareinbloom."Oh,fortheever-renewingbeautyofspringtime!Andthesweetandirrepressiblescentofthelilacstoremindusthatspringisfoundwithin.回憶著我12歲那年這個(gè)帶有洛克威爾畫(huà)風(fēng)的周日下午的場(chǎng)景，我想到，對(duì)母親而言，傾盆大雨過(guò)后會(huì)出現(xiàn)一道彩虹；無(wú)論發(fā)生什么事，最后都會(huì)收獲良多。我愛(ài)她那積極樂(lè)觀的心態(tài)，愛(ài)她總是樂(lè)意與他人分享這種樂(lè)觀心態(tài)的品質(zhì)。在我的童年時(shí)期以及我長(zhǎng)大以后的日子里，每當(dāng)我取得成功時(shí)，母親都會(huì)給我送上一束紫丁香。而有的時(shí)候，比如好友去世，又如長(zhǎng)久的愛(ài)情告終時(shí)，生命會(huì)像苦澀的檸檬，無(wú)論加多少糖，也調(diào)制不成一杯可口的檸檬水……這時(shí)，母親同樣會(huì)給我送來(lái)紫丁香，同時(shí)還附上一張與紫丁香的美麗和芬芳相匹配的紙條，上面寫(xiě)滿了對(duì)我的理解?！按禾煲恢笔悄阕钕矏?ài)的季節(jié)，”她總是提醒我，“春天一直在你心里。”盡管如此，還是紫丁香讓我感到母親的話是真的。那個(gè)四月的早晨盛開(kāi)的紫丁香和它那撲鼻的芬芳讓我意識(shí)到，這次回家是必要的。我需要緩解悲傷、緩解我的孤獨(dú)和憂郁。我在苦苦思念——我親愛(ài)的女兒已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大成人，搬出去自己住了。她現(xiàn)在住的地方與我相隔千里。我為她感到高興的同時(shí)，也因?yàn)樗辉僭谖疑磉叾鴤?。那天早晨，看到燦爛盛開(kāi)著的紫丁香讓我又想起了母親的話。它們提醒我，即便內(nèi)心處于漫漫寒冬，我也要記起春天的美麗和紫丁香的芬芳。所以，我不再覺(jué)得女兒是離我遠(yuǎn)去——她是步入了一個(gè)全新的、即將迎來(lái)更多精彩的世界。在那個(gè)世界，春天和寒冬一樣多?！鞍职?，紫丁香開(kāi)了！春天來(lái)了！”那天我很肯定地對(duì)父親說(shuō)。“嗯，”他應(yīng)答著，瞥了我一眼，一副懷疑的表情。看到我皺眉，他的表情柔和起來(lái)?！爱?dāng)然，有可能春天已經(jīng)來(lái)了，”他微笑著安慰我說(shuō)，“畢竟，就像你所說(shuō)的，紫丁香已經(jīng)盛開(kāi)了?！卑?，讓我們?yōu)榇禾炷悄昴昊貧w的美麗歡呼吧！紫丁香那沁人心脾的芳香告訴我們，春天就在我們心里。永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)褪色的友誼IgrewupinJamaicaPlain,anurbancommunitylocatedontheoutskirtsofBoston,Massachusetts.Inthe1940'sitwasawholesome,quaintlittlecommunity.ItwasmyhomeandIloveditthere;backthenIthoughtIwouldneverleave.Mybestf我在牙買(mǎi)加平原長(zhǎng)大,那是美國(guó)馬薩諸塞州波士頓市郊的一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。在20世紀(jì)40年代,那是個(gè)生氣勃勃而又老式別致的小社區(qū)。那是我的家鄉(xiāng),我熱愛(ài)的地方。那時(shí),我以為自己永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)離開(kāi)。我最好的朋友羅斯和我常常一起夢(mèng)想著有一天各自擁有自己的家庭。我們什么都計(jì)劃好了,還想著以后要挨著住,做鄰居。Ourdreamremainedalivethroughgradeschool,highschool,andevenbeyond.RosewasmymaidofhonorwhenIgotmarriedin1953totheloveofmylife,Dick.Eventhenshejokedthatshewasjustoneperfectguyshortofbeingmarried,thusbringingusclosertoourdream.Meanwhile,DickaspiredtobeanofficerintheMarinesandIfullysupportedhisambitions.IrealizedthathemightbestationedfarawayfromJamaicaPlain,butItoldhimIwouldrelocateandadjust.Theideaofexperiencingnewplacestogetherseemedsomewhatromantictome.我們的這一夢(mèng)想歷經(jīng)小學(xué)、中學(xué),甚至之后的歲月,從未變更。1953年當(dāng)我嫁給我一生的摯愛(ài)——迪克時(shí),羅斯是我的伴娘。那時(shí),她甚至開(kāi)玩笑說(shuō),她就差結(jié)婚了,要不就完美了——這樣就可以離我們的夢(mèng)想更近了。就在那時(shí),迪克決心成為一名海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)軍官,而我則全力支持他的雄心壯志。我意識(shí)到,他可能會(huì)在牙買(mǎi)加平原以外很遠(yuǎn)的地方駐扎,不過(guò)我告訴他我可以重新安家并適應(yīng)下來(lái)。和他一起體驗(yàn)新天地的生活,這想法對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)有些浪漫。So,in1955DickwasstationedinAlaskaandwerelocated.Rosewassadtoseemeleave,butwishedmethebestofluck.RoseandIremainedintouchforafewyearsviaperiodicphonecallbutafterawhilewelosttrackofoneanother.Backinthe1950'sitwasalotmoredifficulttostayintouchwithsomeoneoveralongdistance,especiallyifyouwererelocatingeveryfewyears.Therewerenoemailaddressesortransferablephonenumberanddirectorylookupservicesweremediocreatbest.于是,1955年迪克被安排駐扎在阿拉斯加時(shí),我們搬家了。羅斯對(duì)我的離開(kāi)感到很難過(guò),但仍祝我好運(yùn)。接下來(lái)的幾年里,我們通過(guò)定期打電話來(lái)保持聯(lián)絡(luò),但不久我們便失去了彼此的音訊。20世紀(jì)50年代那會(huì),要想和遠(yuǎn)方的人保持聯(lián)絡(luò)并不太容易,特別是當(dāng)你每隔幾年就要搬家時(shí)。那時(shí)還沒(méi)有電子郵箱或者搬家不換號(hào)的服務(wù),姓名地址查詢服務(wù)也不甚完善。Ithoughtofherseveraltimesovertheyears.Onceinthemid1960'swhenIwasvisitingtheGreaterBostonareaItriedtodetermineherwhereaboutbutmysearchturnedupempty-handed.JamaicaPlainhadchangeddrasticallyinthe10yearsIwasgone.Aprettyobviousshiftinincomedemographicswasaffectingmyoldneighborhood.Myfamilyhadmovedoutofthearea,asdidmanyofthepeopleIusedtoknow.Rosewasnowheretobefound.這些年來(lái),我有好幾次想起了她。20世紀(jì)60年代中期,有一次在我去大波士頓區(qū)時(shí),我嘗試追尋她的下落,但卻搜尋未果。在我離開(kāi)后的10年里,牙買(mǎi)加平原發(fā)生了巨變。外來(lái)人口的大量遷入影響了我的舊社區(qū)。我家早已搬離了那個(gè)地區(qū),從前認(rèn)識(shí)的鄰居中有很多也搬走了。羅斯則杳無(wú)音訊,無(wú)跡可尋。52yearspassedandweneverspoke.I'vesinceraisedafamilyoffive,allofwhomnowhavefamiliesoftheirown,andDickpassedawayafewyearsago.Basically,alifetimehaspassed.NowhereIamatthedoorsteptomy80thbirthdayandIreceivearandomphonecallonanidleWednesdayafternoon."Hello?"Isaid."HiNatalie,it'sRose,"thevoiceontheotherendreplied."It'sbeensolong.Idon'tknowifyourememberme,butweusedtobebestfriendsinJamaicaPlainwhenwewerekid"shesaid.52年過(guò)去了,我們?cè)傥凑f(shuō)過(guò)話。后來(lái),我有了一個(gè)五口之家,現(xiàn)在孩子們也全都有了自己的家庭,而迪克也在幾年前去世了?；旧?我的一生就這么過(guò)去了。如今,在我即將邁入八十大壽之際,一個(gè)空閑的周三下午我接到了一個(gè)陌生來(lái)電?！拔?”我打招呼道?！班?納塔利,我是羅斯?！彪娫捘穷^的聲音回應(yīng)道?！耙呀?jīng)過(guò)了這么久了。我不知道你還記不記得我,過(guò)去還是小孩子的時(shí)候,在牙買(mǎi)加平原,我們是最好的朋友?！彼f(shuō)道。Wehaven'tseeneachotheryet,butwehavespentcountlesshoursonthephone14)catchingupon52yearsofourlives.Theinterestingthingisthatevenafter52yearsofseparationourpersonalitiesandinterestsarestillextremelysimilar.Webothshareapassionforseveralhobbiesthatweeachpickedupindependentlyseveralyearsafterwelosttouchwithoneanother.Italmostfeelslikewearepickinguprightwhereweleftoff,whichisreallystrangeconsideringthecircumstances.我們到現(xiàn)在也還沒(méi)再見(jiàn)過(guò)面,但我們花了很長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間在電話里互訴了這52年里我們各自的生活。有意思的是,即使是分別了52年,我們的個(gè)性和興趣仍然極其相似。我們都鐘情于某些愛(ài)好,而那是在我們失去聯(lián)絡(luò)幾年后各自養(yǎng)成的。這感覺(jué)簡(jiǎn)直就像我們才剛剛分別就又重聚了一樣,考慮到現(xiàn)實(shí)情況,這確實(shí)讓人感到有些奇怪。Herhusbandpassedawayafewyearsagoaswell,butshemailedmeseveralphotographsofherfamilythatweretakenovertheyears.It'ssocrazy,justlookingatthephotosandlisteningtoherdescribeherfamilyremindsmeofmyown;areasonablylarge,healthyfamily.Partofmefeelslikeweledfairlysimilarlives.她的丈夫也在幾年前去世了,但她寄了幾張那些年里拍的家庭合影給我。令人興奮不已的是,僅僅是看著這些照片,聽(tīng)她描述著她的家庭就讓我想起了我自己的家庭;一個(gè)相當(dāng)健康的大家庭。內(nèi)心深處,我感到我們有著極其相似的人生。Idon'tthinkthenumeroussimilaritiesbetweenourtwolivesareacoincidenceeither.Ithinkitshowsthatwedidn'tjustcalleachotherbestfriendwetrulywerebestfriendandevennowwecanbebestfriendsagain.Realfriendshavetwothingsincommon:acompatiblepersonalityandastrong-willedcharacter.Thecompatiblepersonalityiswhatinitiatestheconnectionbetweentwopeopleandastrong-willedcharacteratbothendsiswhatmaintainstheconnection.Ifthosetwoingredientsarepresentinafriendship,thefriendshipisforreal,andcanthussustainthetestsoftimeandprolongedabsencewithoutfaltering.我們兩個(gè)人的生命中有如此多的相似之處,我并不認(rèn)為這僅僅是巧合。我認(rèn)為這表示,我們視彼此為最好的朋友,不只是嘴上說(shuō)的,而是真真切切地曾經(jīng)為彼此最好的朋友,即使到了現(xiàn)在,我們還是可以成為最好的朋友。真正的朋友有兩個(gè)共同點(diǎn):相容的個(gè)性和堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的品格。相容的個(gè)性是最初連接兩人的紐帶,而這一紐帶的維系則有賴(lài)于雙方所擁有的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)品格。如果一段友誼里有著這兩者的存在,那么這段友誼就是真的,這樣一來(lái),它就能經(jīng)受住時(shí)間和長(zhǎng)久分離的考驗(yàn)而毫不“褪色”。理想每個(gè)人都有,成功每個(gè)人都要Ihaveheardthestoryofsuchareligion.曾經(jīng)聽(tīng)過(guò)這么一個(gè)宗教故事。Onceuponatime,thereisaHealthandleprosypatients,thediseasenearly40years,hasbeenlyingontheroadside,hesaid,referringtosuchpeopletohavethemagicofthepooledge.Buthelaytherenearly40years.Stillnottothepoolhalfgoal.從前，有個(gè)生麻瘋病的病人，病了近40年，一直躺在路旁，等人把他指到有神奇力量的水池邊。但是他躺在那兒近40年。仍然沒(méi)有往水池目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)半步。Oneday,Godmethimandasked:"Sir,youhavetonotbehealing,theliftingofthedisease?"有一天，天神碰見(jiàn)了他，問(wèn)道：“先生，你要不要被醫(yī)治，解除病魔？”Leprosypatientsthatsaid:"Ofcourse!Sinisterbutgoodpeople,theyareafternothingbutthemselves,willnothelpme."那麻瘋病人說(shuō)：“當(dāng)然要！可是人心好險(xiǎn)惡，他們只顧自己，絕不會(huì)幫我。”HearingGod,again,hesaid:"Wouldyouliketobethetreatment?"天神聽(tīng)后，再問(wèn)他說(shuō)：“你要不要被醫(yī)治？”"Weshould,ofcourse,toyou!Butwaitingformetoclimboverthepast,thewaterdriedup."“要，當(dāng)然要啦！但是等我爬過(guò)去時(shí)，水都干涸?！盙odlistenedtotheleprosypatients,thenafteralittleangry,askhimonce:"Youshouldnotbehealingintheend?"天神聽(tīng)了那麻瘋病人的話后，有點(diǎn)生氣，再問(wèn)他一次：“你到底要不要被醫(yī)治?”Hesaid:"To!"他說(shuō)：“要！”Godreplied:"Well,younowstandupontheirsidetocometothepool,donotalwaysfindsomereasoncannotbecompletedfortheirowndefense."天神回答說(shuō)：“好，那你現(xiàn)在就站起來(lái)自己走到那水池邊去，不要老是找一些不能完成的理由為自己辯解?！盪ponhearingthis,andthatleprosypatientsaredeeplyashamedandimmediatelystoodupandwenttothewateredge,containingtheheartofGodwithhishandsafewwatertodrink.Twinklingofaneye,hisstrugglefornearly40yearsofleprosyevenbetter!聽(tīng)后，那麻瘋病人深感羞愧，立即站起身來(lái)，走向池水邊去，用手心盛著神水喝了幾口。剎那間，他那糾纏了近40年的麻瘋病竟然好了！Revelation:啟示：Everyonehasanideal,thesuccessofeveryone.However,ifyouhavenotyetreachedtheideal,thesuccessoffar-fetched,youhaveaskedthemselves:Ipayfortheirownidealsandhowmucheffort?Iwasnotalwaysfindanexcuseforalotoffailurefortheirownsophistry?Infact,Weshouldnotmakeexcusesforfailure,weshouldfindamethodforsuccess.Aslongastheeffortstodevelopment,thefatewillalwaysfollowyou.理想每個(gè)人都有，成功每個(gè)人都要。但如果今天您的理想尚未達(dá)到，成功遙不可及，您是否曾經(jīng)問(wèn)過(guò)自己：我為自己的理想付出了多少努力？我是不是經(jīng)常找一大堆借口來(lái)為自己的失敗而狡辯？其實(shí)，我們不要為失敗找借口，應(yīng)該為成功找方法。只要努力去開(kāi)發(fā)，命運(yùn)將永遠(yuǎn)跟著你。請(qǐng)不要忘記那看不見(jiàn)的微笑Mr.Dawsonwasanoldgrouch,andeveryoneintownknewit.Kidsknewnottogointohisyardtopickadeliciousapple,evenofftheground,becauseoldDawson,theysaid,wouldcomeafteryouwithhisballbulletgun.道森先生是個(gè)壞脾氣的老頭子，鎮(zhèn)上的每個(gè)人都知道這個(gè)。小孩們知道不能到他的院子里摘美味的蘋(píng)果，甚至掉在地上的也不能撿，因?yàn)閾?jù)他們說(shuō)，老道森會(huì)端著他的彈丸獵槍跟在你后面追。OneFriday,12-year-oldJanetwasgoingtostayallnightwithherfriendAmy.TheyhadtowalkbyDawson'shouseonthewaytoAmy'shouse,butastheygotcloseJanetsawhimsittingonhisfrontporchandsuggestedtheycrossovertotheothersideofthestreet.Likemostofthechildren,shewasscaredoftheoldmanbecauseofthestoriesshe'dheardabouthim.一個(gè)周五，12歲的珍妮特要陪她的朋友艾米過(guò)夜。她們?nèi)グ准业耐局械寐愤^(guò)道森先生的房子。當(dāng)她們離道森家越來(lái)越近時(shí)，珍妮特看見(jiàn)道森先生坐在前廊，于是她建議她們過(guò)馬路從街的另一邊走。跟大多數(shù)孩子一樣，珍妮特聽(tīng)過(guò)他的故事，對(duì)他很是害怕。Amysaidnottoworry,Mr.Dawsonwouldn'thurtanyone.Still,Janetwasgrowingmorenervouswitheachstepclosertotheoldman'shouse.Whentheygotcloseenough,Dawsonlookedupwithhisusualfrown,butwhenhesawitwasAmy,abroadsmilechangedhisentirefaceashesaid,"HelloMissAmy.Iseeyou'vegotalittlefriendwithyoutoday."艾米說(shuō)別擔(dān)心，道森先生不會(huì)傷害任何人。但每向前走一步，離老人的房子越近，珍妮特就越緊張。當(dāng)她們走到房子那兒，道森抬起了頭，一如既往地皺著他的眉頭。但當(dāng)他看到是艾米，一個(gè)燦爛的笑容讓他整個(gè)表情都變了，他說(shuō)：“你好，艾米小姐，我看見(jiàn)今天有位小朋友陪你。”AmysmiledbackandtoldhimJanetwasstayingovernightandtheyweregoingtolistentomusicandplaygames.Dawsontoldthemthatsoundedfun,andofferedthemeachafreshpickedappleoffhistree.Theygladlyaccepted.Dawsonhadthebestapplesintown.艾米也對(duì)他微笑，告訴他珍妮特會(huì)陪她過(guò)夜，她們要一起聽(tīng)音樂(lè)玩游戲。道森告訴她們這聽(tīng)上去很有趣，給她們每人一個(gè)從他的樹(shù)上剛摘下來(lái)的蘋(píng)果。她們很高興地接受了