午夜的一课
<p> 2015考研暑期复习已过半，应该是强化复习阶段，考研阅读是考研英语中分值最高的，所以在线小编整理了美文赏析，希望考研考生认真阅读，划出难懂单词，分析长难句，学习美文的结构，举一反三。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> <span word="Learned">Learned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Midnight">Midnight</span> 午夜的一课 <span word="By">By</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Q">Q</span>. <span word="DuPont">DuPont</span> 詹姆斯.<span word="Q">Q</span>.杜邦 <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="crying">crying</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="groping">groping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confusions">confusions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="dads">dads</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anguish">anguish</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearness">nearness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>: <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>; <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>. 自1909年的一个午夜第一次听到母亲哭泣以来，我一直寻找信仰帮我度过生活中的艰辛与困惑。父亲安慰母亲时，声音低沉而忧郁。极度的痛苦让他们忘记我的卧室就在附近。我无意中听到了他们的谈话，那时我只有七岁。尽管他们当时的问题如今已经解决也被遗忘，但那一晚的重大发现仍然教导我：生活并不总是充满鲜花和爱情。许多时候生活对于我们大多数人来说艰辛而残酷，我们都有烦恼，只是烦恼的性质不同，仅此而已。这就是我的第一个信念。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="toughalmost">toughalmost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dancein">dancein</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="time">time</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="downright">downright</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span>. 我相信人类十分坚强，几乎不可能感到灰心沮丧。如若不然，为何有史以来人类所有的语言中都有欢笑、歌唱、音乐和舞蹈这样的词呢?这一信念让我无比自豪，因为我是一个人。 <span word="Next">Next</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Mann">Mann</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="worded">worded</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frightfully">frightfully</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="duality">duality</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manin">manin</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>. 其次，我相信我们都有善和恶的一面。托马斯.曼字斟句酌地阐述了人类身上存在的理智与兽性这一极基本的双重性时，几乎道出了我的观点。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meand">meand</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goodness">goodness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="toothen">toothen</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span>. <span word="Forewarned">Forewarned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgive">forgive</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forgive">forgive</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genius">genius</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. 这种信仰让我受益，因为只要记住自己身上一直存在着某些邪恶的力量但也从未忘记自己身上也有上帝赐予的善良火花我就会发现每天结束时，错误和悔恨的得分大大降低。可见事先警惕恶行是与之斗争成功的一半。我相信人要尽量乐善好施，尽量理解和宽恕别人，尤其要宽恕特别敏锐和聪慧的人，因为即使天才也会做出让你伤心的事情。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="aloneat">aloneat</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confuse">confuse</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="preview">preview</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="most">most</span>. 我相信，即使不是全部，大多数我们提出的最富创见的思想，大多数我们实施的最富成果的行为，都不应让人知道我们提出和实施的至少要到我们去世之后才能让人知道。这一点过去常让我感到困惑，但如今我明白，我们完成这些最美妙的事情却秘而不宣，实质上是暗地里预见未来更美好的生活。我相信我们必须做许许多多小事才能成就大事，哪怕只一件大事。这一规律无法逃避。这种信仰使我在最需要办大事的时候很耐心。 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="BE">BE</span> <span word="YOURSELF">YOURSELF</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="try">try</span>. 还有，我相信要有勇气还自己本色。或许我该说，要对自己实事求是。有时这几乎不可能，但我确信我应该永远努力为之。 <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="designed">designed</span>, <span word="constructed">constructed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="this">this</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="galaxies">galaxies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spiral">spiral</span> <span word="nebulae">nebulae</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moons">moons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pearls">pearls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="mossand">mossand</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. 最后一点，也是对我而言最重要的一点，我深深信仰上帝。我确信有一位非常睿智和神奇的神灵设计、建造并统治这个世界，就像我们凡人所认识的样子：这个宇宙有星群、螺旋型的星云、星星、月亮、行星、美女、树木、珍珠和深绿的苔藓，还有希望和对和平的祈祷。</p>
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