2014年大学英语六级阅读材料积累：生活如水
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visittheir">visittheir</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="tosee">tosee</span> <span word="them">them</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="intocomplaints">intocomplaints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> 一群上班族一同去拜访他们的大学老师。老师看到他们很开心，但不久学生们就满腹牢骚地抱怨工作和生活中的压力了。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cupssome">cupssome</span> <span word="porcelain">porcelain</span>， <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exquisite">exquisite</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p> 老师只是笑笑，然后到厨房取来各式各样的杯子瓷杯、塑料杯、玻璃杯等等，有些外表平平，有些看起来精致名贵。老师将这些杯子递给他以前的这帮学生，让他们自己倒水喝。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourselves">yourselves</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="unconsciously">unconsciously</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="cups">cups</span>.</p><p> 当学生们人手一杯水时，老师便发话了：不知你们发现没有，所有好看的、昂贵的杯子都被拿走了，剩下的是一些普通的和便宜的杯子。大家都想为自己得到最好的，这属人之常情，不过这也是你们出现问题和压力的根源所在。其实你们真正需要的是水，不是杯子，但我们都情不自禁地拿更好的杯子。</p>
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