英语美文：生命中最好的养料The Best Nourishment of Life
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="poliomyelitis">poliomyelitis</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="lame">lame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="uneven">uneven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protrudent">protrudent</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>.</p><p>一个小男孩几乎认为自己是世界上最不幸的孩子，因为小儿麻痹症使他腿脚行动不便，牙齿参差不齐。他很少跟同学们玩耍，老师叫他回答问题时，他也总是低着头一言不发。</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="saplings">saplings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sapling">sapling</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>, "<span word="Whose">Whose</span> <span word="seedling">seedling</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="bouncily">bouncily</span>, <span word="anyhow">anyhow</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="watering">watering</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>一年春天，小男孩的父亲从邻居家讨了些树苗，他想把它们栽在房前。他叫孩子们每人种一棵。父亲对孩子们说:“谁栽的树苗长得最好，我就给谁买一件最喜欢的礼物。”小男孩也想得到父亲的礼物，但是看到兄弟姐妹们快活地提着水去浇树，不知怎么回事，他萌生了一个想法:他希望自己栽的树苗早日死去。因此他浇水一两次后，就再也没去照管小树苗了。</p>
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