英语六级晨读美文100篇:A Grain of Sand（85）
<p> <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="participant">participant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="hastily">hastily</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="running">running</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="rubbing">rubbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="telling">telling</span></p><p> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twinge">twinge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p> <span word="Reluctant">Reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>，</p><p> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="painfully">painfully</span>，</p><p> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="torment">torment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="valley">valley</span></p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="visible">visible</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weighs">weighs</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fabricate">fabricate</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="falsehood">falsehood</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span></p><p> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="committed">committed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>, <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regret">regret</span>,</p><p> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sufferings">sufferings</span> <span word="originate">originate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span></p>
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