双语美文:宁静的真谛

宁静的真谛 There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures.But there were only two be really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. 从前有一个国王，悬赏能画出最好的宁静画的画家。很多画家都进行了尝试。国王看了所有的作品，但只有两幅，他真正喜欢，他必须从中选择。一幅画中是一片宁静的湖，四周群山环绕，湖泊就是一面完美的镜子。蓝天之上白云飘飘，每个看到这幅画的人都认为这真是一幅完美的宁静画。 The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. 另一幅画也有山脉。但这些山脉崎岖不平，光秃秃的。上面是乌云滚滚的天空，大雨如注，闪电雷鸣，一条飞瀑从山的一侧倾斜而下。这看起来一点都不宁静。 But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack inthe rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the bush of angrywater, sat the mother bird on her nest----in perfect peace. 但国王仔细看时，却看到瀑布后面在岩石的裂缝中长着一个小小的灌木丛。灌木丛中，一只母鸟极其安静的卧在巢上。 Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why? 你认为哪幅画能赢得悬赏？国王选择了第二幅。你知道为什么吗？ “Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise,trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.” 国王解释说：“这是因为宁静并不是指这个地方没有噪音，烦恼和辛劳。宁静就是置于所有那些东西之中，你心里仍然平静。这才是宁静的真谛。” calm 英[kɑ:m] 美[kɑm] adj. 平静的; 镇定的; （海洋，天气等） 安静的，平静的; （人） 从容不迫的; vt. （使） 平静，（使）镇定; （使） 镇静; n. 平静; 镇定; 安定; 无风; [例句]She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman. 她通常沉着而老练。 [其他] 比较级：calmer 最高级：calmest 第三人称单数：calms 复数：calms现在分词：calming 过去式：calmed 过去分词：calmed towering 英[ˈtaʊərɪŋ] 美[ˈtaʊərɪŋ] adj. 耸立的; 高大的，杰出的; 强烈的; 极度的; v. 远远高于，远远超过( tower的现在分词); （在能力、品德、名声等方面）胜过，远远超过（其他人） ; [例句]He remains a towering figure in modern British politics 他在现代英国政坛上一直是位杰出的人物。 [其他] 原型： tower fluffy 英[ˈflʌfi] 美[ˈflʌfi] adj. 松软的，毛茸茸的; 轻柔的; 无聊的，琐碎的; 肤浅的; [例句]Cream together the margarine and sugar with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. 用一只木勺把人造黄油和糖搅拌成稀松的糊状。 [其他] 比较级：fluffier 最高级：fluffiest rugged 英[ˈrʌgɪd] 美[ˈrʌɡɪd] adj. 崎岖的; 凹凸不平的; 结实的; 崴; [例句]A look of pure disbelief crossed Shankly's rugged face. 尚克利粗犷的脸上掠过一丝完全不信任的表情。 tumbled v. 翻滚; 倒塌( tumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 突然摔倒; 恍然大悟; [例句]The man tumbled over backwards. 那个人向后摔倒了。 [其他] 原型： tumble foaming 英['fəʊmɪŋ] 美['foʊmɪŋ] adj. 发泡; 布满泡沫的; [例句]Stewart was foaming at the mouth about an incident the previous afternoon. 斯图尔特正为头天下午的事件而大发脾气。 [其他] 原型： foam waterfall 英[ˈwɔ:təfɔ:l] 美[ˈwɔ:tərfɔ:l] n. 瀑布; 瀑布似的东西; （披垂的）波型长发; [例句]The traditional lawn has been replaced by low-cost terracing, with a raised pool and waterfall. 传统的草坪已经被低成本梯田所取代，梯田上有个高位水塘和瀑布似的水流。 [其他] 复数：waterfalls midst 英[mɪdst] 美[mɪdst, mɪtst] n. 中部，中间，当中; prep. 在…中间（等于amidst）; adv. 在中间，在中央; [例句]Congress is in the midst of rewriting the nation's banking laws 国会正在修订国家银行法规。 crack 英[kræk] 美[kræk] vt. 破裂，打开; （使…） 开裂; 说（笑话）; 开瓶; vi. 断裂，折断; 碎裂声，爆裂声; 镜子破裂了; 失去控制，衰退; n. 裂缝; 试图; 缝隙; （可听到响声的） 重击; [例句]A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes 邻居车库下面的煤气总管裂开了，煤气渗入了我们家。 [其他] 第三人称单数：cracks 复数：cracks 现在分词：cracking过去式：cracked 过去分词：cracked