大学英语四级考试拓展阅读-晨读美文2
<p> <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reviewing">reviewing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="regrets">regrets</span>?</p><p> <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gentleness">gentleness</span>, <span word="vigor">vigor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keenness">keenness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="panorama">panorama</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Epicurean">Epicurean</span> <span word="motto">motto</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eat">Eat</span>, <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="merry">merry</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="chastened">chastened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impending">impending</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="appreciative">appreciative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mellow">mellow</span> <span word="sweetness">sweetness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="buoyant">buoyant</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="death">death</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unimaginable">unimaginable</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="vista">vista</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="petty">petty</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span>, <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="listless">listless</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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