介绍:
The Island of Feelings
阅读导引
所有的财富和名誉都会被时间带走，任何的忧伤与快乐也都会被时间冲淡。在时间的雕刻下，一切都是如此的脆弱不堪，但有样东西除外，那便是爱情。唯有真爱才可抵挡时间的冲刷。
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived:Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of others including Love.However, one day it was announced that the island would sink, so all prepared their boats and left.Love was the only one who stayed.Love wanted to stay until it started sinking.
When the island was almost sinking, he decided to ask for help.Richness was passing by Love in a beautiful boat.Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you? ”Richness answered, “No, I can't.There is much gold and silver in my boat. There is no place in here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by, “Vanity, please help me! ”
“I can't help you, Love.You are all wet and will probably damage my boat, ”Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by, so Love asked for help, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh Love, I am so sad that I prefer to go alone! ”
Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not listen when Love called her！
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come Love, I will take you.”It was an elderly.Love became very happy that he even forgot to ask the name of the elderly.
When they arrived to the other side, Love asked Knowledge who was the elderly.
“It was Time.”
“Time? Why did Time help me? ”
“Because only Time is capable of understanding how great love is.”
阅读释疑
happiness[ˈhæpInəs]n．幸福
sink [sIŋk]vi．下沉，沉没；低落
vanity [ˈvænəti]n．虚荣心，自负
elderly [ˈeldəli]n．老人，上了年纪的人
pass by从……旁边经过，走过
prefer to更喜欢；宁愿
go alone独行
be capable of有能力；能够
长难句解析
[1]Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not listen when Love called her！
句中的表达“so+形容词/副词+that…”引导结果状语从句，意为“如此……以至于……”
[2]Because only Time is capable of understanding how great love is.
句中词组“be capable of doing”意为“能够做某事”，强调做事的能力。
情感的小岛
从前有一座小岛，上面住着快乐、悲伤、知识，以及其他一切的情感，也包括爱情。突然有一天，情感们得知小岛将要沉没。于是，他们都准备好了小船，打算弃岛而去。唯有爱情留了下来，他想一直待到小岛开始下沉的时候再离开。
当小岛快要淹沉时，爱情决定寻求帮助。富裕划着一条漂亮的小船，从爱情身旁经过。爱情说：“富裕啊，你能带上我一块儿走吗？”
富裕回答道：“不行，我的船上全是金银珠宝，已经腾不出地方啦。”
爱情又决定向身旁的虚荣寻求帮助。“虚荣啊，请帮帮我！”
“我没法帮你，爱情。你全身都湿了，说不定还会弄坏我的小船。”虚荣回答道。
悲伤也从旁边经过，于是爱情又向他求救，“悲伤啊，让我和你一块儿走吧。”
“噢！爱情啊，我太悲伤了，我还是一个人走的好。”
快乐也从旁边经过。但是她沉湎于快乐之中，根本就没有听见爱情在叫她。
突然，一个声音传来：“来吧，爱情，我带你走。”说话的是一位长者。爱情非常高兴，连那位长者的姓名也忘了问。
到达彼岸之后，爱情向知识打听那位长者是谁。
“他是时间啊。”
“时间？时间为什么要帮助我呢？”
“因为只有时间才能理解爱情的伟大。”
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