经典英语美文：The Trees Outside my Window
<p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span>-<span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="hibiscus">hibiscus</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="greenfoliage">greenfoliage</span>1 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mist">mist</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="enchanting">enchanting</span>2 <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="blossom">blossom</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="working">working</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>.</p><p><span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span>3, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="ravages">ravages</span>4 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Struck">Struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plight">plight</span>5, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> "<span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blossom">blossom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span>6 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>". <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="sighing">sighing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>, <span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turns">turns</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vicissitudes">vicissitudes</span>7 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="parting">parting</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Isn">Isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="shedding">shedding</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>?</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="faded">faded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="stuffy">stuffy</span>8 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="casually">casually</span>9 <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dazzled">dazzled</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plum">plum</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="scarlet">scarlet</span>10 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="blossom">blossom</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unyielding">unyielding</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="sprouting">sprouting</span>11 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="petals">petals</span>13 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="grieving">grieving</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hibiscus">hibiscus</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="withered">withered</span>14 <span word="petal">petal</span>12 <span word="dropped">dropped</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joyful">joyful</span>15 <span word="admiration">admiration</span>16 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hibiscus">hibiscus</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="oblivion">oblivion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="ablaze">ablaze</span>17 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="plum">plum</span> <span word="blossom">blossom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alternation">alternation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continuance">continuance</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symphony">symphony</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harmonious">harmonious</span>18 <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gain">gain</span>.</p>
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