大学英语四级考试拓展阅读-晨读美文19
<p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strangest">strangest</span> <span word="phenomena">phenomena</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Isnt">Isnt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>---<span word="something">something</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorialize">memorialize</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="name">name</span>? <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whispered">whispered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reverent">reverent</span> <span word="awe">awe</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> 50 <span word="ft">ft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="granite">granite</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ego">ego</span>-<span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immortal">immortal</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="more">more</span>?</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="complication">complication</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="life">life</span>3 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="realized">realized</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="snuffed">snuffed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flame">flame</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inhabiting">inhabiting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>, <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="depressed">depressed</span>.</p>
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