新祥旭名師：雙語閱讀—所有花兒都美麗

1、新祥旭名師：雙語閱讀所有花兒都美麗考研學子辛苦啦！新祥旭考研的老師為大家準備了各大高校的考研資料，方便高校學子使用。望大家參考分享認真?zhèn)淇?。I grew up in a small town where the elementary school was aten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, whenchildren could go home for lunch and find their mothers waiting。我在一個小鎮(zhèn)上長大，在那兒，從我家步行到我就讀的小學只要10 分鐘。在那個時代其實

2、就是不久以前，孩子們可以回家吃午飯，媽媽總在等著。At the time, I did not consider this a luxury , although today it certainly wouldbe. I took it for granted that mothers were thesandwich-makers, the finger-painting appreciators and the homework monitors. I never questioned that this ambitious, intelligent woman, who had had

3、 a career before I was born and would eventually return to a career, would spend almost every lunch hour throughout my elementary school years just with me 。但那時，我并沒意識到這有多奢侈；而今，這肯定是一種奢望?？晌耶敃r還以為媽媽就該做三明治，就該鑒賞手指畫，就該檢查家庭作業(yè)。不僅如此，我還從沒覺得有什么不對： 這個志向遠大、 聰明伶俐的女人， 在我出生前曾有一份自己的事業(yè)， 有朝一日又將重新投身于自己的事業(yè)， 卻在我整個小學階段， 幾乎

4、每天的午餐時間都和我一起度過。I only knew that when the noon bell rang, I would race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me with a look that suggested I was the only important thing she had on her mind. For this, I am forever grateful 。那時候， 我只知道中午放學的鈴一響， 我就會氣喘吁吁

5、朝家里跑去。 媽媽總會站在樓梯的上端，笑容滿面地注視著我，分明在告訴我：在她心里，我是惟一重要的。對此，我永遠心存感激。Some sounds bring it all back: the high-pitched squeal of my mothers teakettle, the rumble of the washing machine in the basement, thejangle of my dog s license tags as she bounded down the stairs to greetme. Our time together seemed devoid

6、 of the gerrymandered schedulesthat now pervade my life一些聲音總能勾起我對往事的回憶， 比如說： 媽媽的茶壺燒開水時發(fā)出的又長又尖的高聲鳴叫， 地下室里洗衣機發(fā)出的隆隆轟鳴聲以及我的小狗歡跳著下樓迎接我時脖子上的小牌發(fā)出的叮當聲。 那時可不像現(xiàn)在， 如今我的生活完全被各種日程安排所操縱。One lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always.I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, an

7、d for weeks my mother had painstakingly rehearsed my lines with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word disappeared from my head 。三年級時的一個午餐時間我將永志難忘。 那時候， 我在學校排演的一出話劇中被選中飾演公主。 在那幾個星期里， 媽媽費心地陪著我一遍又一遍地排練臺詞。但是， 無論我在家里把臺詞背得多嫻熟， 一上舞臺， 那些詞兒就消失得無影無蹤 了。

8、Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator s part to the play, and asked me to switch roles. Her words, kindly delivered, still stung, especially when I saw my part go to another girl 。最后，老師把我叫到一旁，向我解釋說，她為這出戲寫了一個旁白的角色，要我換成旁白。 盡管她說得很委婉， 但仍刺痛了我， 尤其是當我看到別的女孩取 代自己演公

9、主的時候，我心里難受極了。I didn t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my unease, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard。那天中午回家吃飯時， 我沒把這件事告訴媽媽， 但她感覺到了我的不安。 于 是，她沒有提議我們繼續(xù)練臺詞，而是問我愿不愿意和她一起到院子里走一走。It was a lovely spri

10、ng day and the rose vine on the trellis was turning green. Under the huge elm trees, we could see yellow dandelions popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with dabs of gold高大的榆樹下， 一束束那是一個美好的春日， 棚架上的玫瑰枝條正在泛綠。黃色的蒲公英從草叢中探出頭來， 好像是一位畫家在我們的山水畫上涂抹了點點 金黃似的。I watched

11、my mother casually bend down by one of the clumps, I think I m going to dig up all these weeds, she said, yanking a blossom up by its roots. From now on, we ll have only roses in this garden 。我看見媽媽在一叢花旁漫不經心地彎下腰。 “我想我應該把這些野草全拔掉，她一邊說一邊將一蔸開得正茂盛的花兒連根拔起。 “從今以后，我們的花園里只有玫瑰。 ”But I like dandelions, I protes

12、ted. All flowers are beautifuleven dandelions ?！翱墒牵蚁矚g蒲公英啊， ”我抗議道， “所有的花兒都美麗即使是蒲 公英。My mother looked at me seriously. Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn t it? She asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that Ihad won her over . And that is true of people too, she added. Not everyon

13、e can be a princess, but there is no shame in that 。媽媽神情嚴肅地看著我，若有所思地說： “不錯。每一種花都以自己的方式給我們帶來美的享受，難道不是嗎？”我點了點頭，很高興自己說服了她。 “其實，人也是如此， ”她補充道， “并不是每個人都可以成為公主，這沒什么可丟人的。 ”Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told herwhat had happened. She listened and smiled reassuringly。原來， 她早就猜到了我

14、的煩惱。 我哭了起來， 哽咽著把所發(fā)生的事告訴了她。她一邊聆聽一邊微笑著安慰我。But you will be a beautiful narrator, she said, reminding me of howmuch I loved to read stories aloud to her, The narrator s part is every bit as important as the part of the princess“但是，你會成為一個出色的旁白的。旁白的角色其實和公主一樣重要她還提醒我說以前我是多么喜歡大聲給她朗讀故事。Over the next few weeks

15、, with her constant encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. Lunchtimes were spent reading over my lines and talking about what I would wear 。隨后的幾個星期， 在媽媽的不斷鼓勵下， 我漸漸對這一角色感到自豪。 而在 那些午餐時間里，我們不是排練我的臺詞，就是討論演出時我該穿什么服裝。Backstage the night of the performance, I felt nervous. A few minutes before

16、 the play, my teacher came over to me. Your mother asked me to give this to you, she said, handing me a dandelion. Its edges were already beginning to curl and it flopped lazily from its stem. But just lookingat it, knowing my mother was out there and thinking of ourlunchtime talk, made me proud 。演出

17、那天晚上， 我在后臺感到很緊張。 就在開演前的幾分鐘， 老師向我走了它的邊過來。 “你媽媽讓我把這個交給你， ” 她一邊說一邊把一朵蒲公英遞給我。緣處已經開始卷曲， 花葉從莖桿上耷拉下來。 就是這短暫的一瞥， 我就知道我的媽媽此刻坐在臺下，想起我們午餐時間的談話，一種自豪感不禁油然而生。After the play, I took home the flower I had stuffed in the apron ofmy costume. My mother pressed it between two sheets of paper toweling in a dictionary, l

18、aughing as she did it that we were perhaps the only people who would press such a sorry-looking weed。演出結束后， 我把那朵蒲公英塞進了我演出服的口袋里帶回了家。 媽媽把它壓在兩張紙巾之間再夾進字典里， 笑著說， 這世上也許只有我們兩人愿意把這么 一株不起眼的野草小心翼翼地夾起來。I often look back on our lunchtimes together, bathed in the soft midday light. They were the commas in my chi

19、ldhood, the pauses that told me life is not savored in pre-measured increments , but in the sumof daily rituals and small pleasures we casually share with loved ones.Over peanut-butter sandwiches and chocolate-chip cookies, I learned that love, first and foremost, means being there for the little th

20、ings如今， 沐浴在正午和煦的陽光里， 我常回憶起我們一起度過的那些午餐時間。它們就像是我童年歲月里的小逗點兒。 這些停頓告訴我， 生命不是在預先量好的增額中來體味的， 而是要在每天的生活瑣事以及不經意中和所愛的人共享的許多小樂趣中去細細體味的。吃著花生醬三明治和巧克力曲奇條，我認識到：愛，首先并且最重要地，意味著關注那些微不足道的小事。A few months ago, my mother came to visit. I took off a day fromwork and treated her to lunch. The restaurant bustled with noonti

21、meactivity as businesspeople made deals and glanced at their watches. Inthe middle of all this sat my mother, now retired, and I. From her face Icould see that she relished the pace of the work world 。幾個月前，媽媽來看我。我請了一天假陪她吃午飯。午時的餐館熙熙攘攘，一些商人在吃飯， 時不時地瞟一眼腕上的手表。 在這些忙碌的人群中， 我和現(xiàn)已退休的媽媽坐在那里。從她臉上，我看得出她非常羨慕上班族的工作節(jié)奏。Mom, you must have b