大学英语四级考试拓展阅读-晨读美文10
<p> <span word="Lets">Lets</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parameters">parameters</span>: <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agonizing">agonizing</span>. <span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="points">points</span>: <span word="romance">romance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="person">person</span>; <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="paddling">paddling</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creek">creek</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="discovering">discovering</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="compassion">compassion</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="manifests">manifests</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snails">snails</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spaceship">spaceship</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Legos">Legos</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="meadow">meadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="flip">flip</span>-<span word="flop">flop</span> <span word="acrobatically">acrobatically</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="convinces">convinces</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottomland">bottomland</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="chagrined">chagrined</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span>---<span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioned">conditioned</span> <span word="died">died</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="lyrics">lyrics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="tune">tune</span>---<span word="music">music</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loathed">loathed</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surging">surging</span> <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Royals">Royals</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="buoyed">buoyed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>.</p><p> <span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="succeeding">succeeding</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Worse">Worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="savor">savor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="halcyon">halcyon</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reinvigorate">reinvigorate</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 50-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Royals">Royals</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="slump">slump</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="rookies">rookies</span> <span word="sown">sown</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>.</p>
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