经典双语美文：无知也快乐
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="townsman">townsman</span>—<span word="especially">especially</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="May">May</span>-<span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beech">beech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elm">elm</span>, <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrush">thrush</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blackbird">blackbird</span>. <span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrush">thrush</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blackbird">blackbird</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="feeble">feeble</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaffinch">chaffinch</span> <span word="sings">sings</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cuckoo">cuckoo</span>.</p><p>和一个普通的城里人在乡村漫步—特别是，可能在四五月份——你不可能不对他无知的领域之广而感到惊讶。一个人去乡间散步，你不可能不对自己无知的领域之广而感到惊讶。成千上万的男男女女活着然后死去，一辈子也不知道山毛榉和榆树之间有什么区别，不知道画眉和黑鹂的啼鸣有什么不同。现代都市中能辨别画眉和黑鹂叫声的人大概是极其罕见的。并非我们没有见过这两种鸟儿，仅仅是因为我们从不去注意它们。我们一生中都有鸟儿生活在我们周围，然而我们的观察力是如此微弱，以致我们中间许多人弄不清楚苍头燕雀是否全唱歌，说不出布谷鸟是什么颜色。</p>
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