“对这只来说有意义”
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="watched">watched</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="starfish">starfish</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retreating">retreating</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="die">die</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dehydration">dehydration</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mockery">mockery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>, "<span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="timer">timer</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="starfish">starfish</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>! <span word="Surely">Surely</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paused">paused</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starfish">starfish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="on">on</span>."</p><p>在广阔的大西洋海岸住着一位老人。每天当潮水退去后他都会沿着海岸线走上很远。不远处住着另外一个人，他偶尔也会注视着这个老人消失在远处，然后又看着老人回来。这个邻居发现，老人走着的时候会经常弯下腰从沙滩上拣起什么东西抛到海里。</p><p>一天，当老人又一次沿着海岸线走的时候，这个邻居跟在后面看看老人到底在干什么来满足自己的好奇心。他看到老人弯下腰轻轻地从沙滩上拣起什么东西又扔进了大海。当老人再次停下来时，这个邻居走上前一看，原来老人正在拣起一只被潮水冲到岸上的海星，这只海星在海水再次到来之前就会脱水而死。当老人返回的时候，这个邻居用一种嘲弄的口吻叫住他：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;嘿，老家伙！你在做什么？这个海滩有数百英里长，每天都会有成千上万只海星冲上岸！你不知道你这样做实在是没什么意义吗？</p>
页:
[1]