英语励志美文欣赏:两颗橡树
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="adversity">adversity</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="identical">identical</span> <span word="acorns">acorns</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>. <span word="Plant">Plant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="forest">forest</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. 如果你想理解什么是逆境，就去拿两颗从同一棵树上摘下来年龄相同的橡树果，并且把它们种到不同的地方。第一颗种在浓密的树林当中，而另外一颗则单独种在一座山上。</p><p><span word="Heres">Heres</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hillside">hillside</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gale">gale</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="plunge">plunge</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="wrapping">wrapping</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="boulders">boulders</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="enoughbut">enoughbut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="ported">ported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>. 事情的结果便是这样。那颗长在山上的橡树经历了大风大雨，结果它的根深深地扎进了泥土中间，并不断向四周扩张，甚至把自己置身于巨大的石块当中。有时它可能看起来长的不是很快，但这时它却在地下悄悄生长着，好像它的根知道自己必须快速生长来保护树木免受自然危害的影响。</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acorn">acorn</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>, <span word="frail">frail</span> <span word="sapling">sapling</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="support">support</span>. 而种在树丛中的橡树果是什么样子的呢?它变成了一棵虚弱的小树苗。因为有周围树丛的保护，所以这棵小树苗便不知道要把自己的根扎得更深。</p>
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