【現(xiàn)代大學英語精讀2課文原文】大學英語精讀2課文原文

【現(xiàn)代大學英語精讀2課文原文】大學英語精讀2課文原文Beneathmyclenchedfingersthealderwaswrigglinglikeasmall,frightenedsnake.MyfathersawthatIwasabouttodropit.“Hangontoit!"“Thebranchissquirming,"Irepeated."AndIhearsomethingthatsoundslikeariver!""Openyoureyes,"myfatherordered.Iwasstunned,asthoughhe'dawakenedmewhileIwasdreaming."Whatdoesitmean?"Iaskedmyfather."Itmeansthatunderneathus,righthere,there'salittlefreshwaterspring.Ifwedig,wecoulddrinkfromit.I'vejusttaughtyouhowtofindaspring.It'ssomethingmyownfathertaughtme.Itisn'tsomethingyoulearninschool.Anditisn'tuseless:amancangetalongwithoutwritingandarithmetic,buthecannevergetalongwithoutwater."Muchlater,Idiscoveredthatmyfatherwasfamousintheregionbecauseofwhatthepeoplecalledhis"gift":beforediggingawelltheyalwaysconsultedhim;theywouldwatchhimprospectingthefieldsorthehills,eyesclosed,handsclenchedontheforkofanalderbough.Wherevermyfatherstopped,theymarkedtheground;theretheywoulddig;andtherewaterwouldgushforth.Yearspassed;Iwenttootherschools,sawothercountries,Ihadchildren,Iwrotesomebooksandmypoorfatherislyingintheearthwheresomanytimeshehadfoundfreshwater.Onedaysomeonebegantomakeafilmaboutmyvillageanditsinhabitants,fromwhomI'vestolensomanyofthestoriesthatItell.Withthefilmcrewwewenttoseeafarmertocapturetheimageofasadman:hischildrendidn'twanttoreceivetheinheritancehe'dspenthiswholelifepreparingforthem—thefinestfarminthearea.Whilethetechniciansweregettingcamerasandmicrophonesreadythefarmerputhisarmaroundmyshoulders,saying:"Iknewyourfatherwell.""Ah!Iknow.Everybodyinthevillageknowseachother.Noonefeelslikeanoutsider.""Youknowwhat'sunderyourfeet?""Hell?"Iasked,laughing."Underyourfeetthere'sawell.BeforeIdugIcalledinspecialistsfromtheDepartmentofAgriculture;theydidresearch,theyanalyzedshovelfulsofdirt;andtheymadeareportwheretheysaidtherewasn'tanywateronmyland.Withthefamily,theanimals,thecrops,Ineedwater.WhenIsawthatthosespecialistshadn'tfoundany.IthoughtofyourfatherandIaskedhimtoeover.Hedidn'twantto;IthinkhewasprettyfedupwithmebecauseI'daskedthosespecialistsinsteadofhim.Butfinallycame;hewentandcutoffalittlebranch,thenhewalkedaroundforawhilewithhiseyesshut;hestopped,helistenedtosomethingwecouldn'thearandthenhesaidtome:"Digrighthere,there'senoughwatertogetyourwholeflockdrunkanddrownyourspecialistbesides."Wedugandfoundwater.Finewaterthat'sneverheardofpollution.Thefilmpeoplewereready;theycalledtometotakemyplace."I'mgonnashowyousomething,"saidthefarmer,keepingmeback."Youwaitrighthere."Hedisappearedintoashackwhichhemusthaveusedtostorethings,thencamebackwithabranchwhichheheldouttome."Ineverthrownothingaway;Ikeptthealderbranchyourfathercuttofindmywater.Idon'tunderstand,ithasn'tdriedout."MovedasItouchedthebranch,keptoutofIdon'tknowwhatsenseofpiety—andwhichreallywasn'tdry—Ihadthefeelingthatmyfatherwaswatchingmeovermyshoulder;Iclosedmyeyesand,standingabovethespringmyfatherhaddiscovered,Iwaitedforthebranchtowrithe,Ihopedthesoundofgushingwaterwouldrisetomyears.Thealderstayedmotionlessinmyhandsandthewaterbeneaththeearthrefusedtosing.SomewherealongtheroadsI'dtakensincethevillageofmychildhoodIhadforgottenmyfather'sknowledge."Don'tfeelsorry,"saidtheman,thinkingnodoubtofhisfarmandhischildhood;"nowadaysfatherscan'tpassonanythingtothenextgeneration."Andhetookthealderbranchfrommyhands.榿木樹枝在我緊握的手指下扭動，如受驚的蛇一般。父親看到我想扔掉它?！白ゾo?！薄皹渲υ谌鋭?，“我又說一次?！蔽衣牭较窈恿鞯穆曇?！”“睜開眼睛，”父親命令道。我吃了一驚，好像被他從睡夢中叫醒一樣?！斑@是怎么回事？”我問父親?！斑@意味著在我們腳下，就在這兒，有個小淡水泉。挖的話，就可以喝到水了。我這是在教你怎么找到泉水。這是我父親教我的。這些東西你在學校是學不到的。它不是沒用的知識：人不用寫作和算術(shù)都可以生存，但不能沒有水。后來，我發(fā)現(xiàn)父親在這里有名的原因是具備人們所說的天賦：每次挖井之前總來咨詢他，他們都會看到他勘察田地或山崗，雙眼緊閉，雙手緊握榿木樹杈。父親每在一個地方停下來，人們就在那里做上記號并在此處挖掘，水流就會從這里涌出?！焙芏嗄赀^去了，我去了別的學校，看到別的國家。我有了孩子，還出了些書。然而，我可憐的父親還在地球的一隅，那里他發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多淡水。一次，有人要拍攝關(guān)于我們村子和村民的電影，就是從這些村民那里，我聽到了自己講過的很多故事。我們和電影工作者一起去訪問一個農(nóng)民，這是為了拍攝一個悲傷者的形象：他的孩子們不想要他傾注畢生精力為他們準備的遺產(chǎn)__這個地方最好的農(nóng)場。當技術(shù)人員準備好了攝像機和麥克風時，這位農(nóng)民抓住我的雙肩，說："我和你父親很熟。""哈，我知道。這個村的人都相互熟悉...沒人覺得自己是外人?！蹦阒滥隳_下是什么嗎？“"地獄？"我笑著問。"你的腳下是一眼井。挖之前我請來了農(nóng)業(yè)部的專家們，他們進行了研究，分析了一鏟土的成分，最后做出的報告是，我的田地里根本沒有水。我有一家人要養(yǎng)活，有牲畜要養(yǎng)，有莊稼要種，我需要水。這時我發(fā)現(xiàn)這些專家什么都沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)。我想到了你父親，請他過來。他起初不想來，我想他很不高興，因為我已經(jīng)請過專家，而沒有請他來。但他最后還是來了。他砍了一個小樹枝，雙眼緊閉地四處走了一會兒，然后停下。他聽到了我們聽不到的聲音，他告訴我："就在這里挖，下面的水足夠供你家的牲畜飲用了，也可以淹死你那些專家們。"我們挖了挖，果然挖到了水。很好的根本沒被污染的水。"電影人員準備好了，他們要我開始扮演自己的角色。"我想跟你說些事，"農(nóng)民說，"你在這兒等著。"他走進一個小屋，這應(yīng)該是他儲藏物品的地方，然后，拿著一個樹枝出來，并交給我?！拔覐膩聿蝗匀魏螙|西，一直保存著這個榿木樹枝，你父親用它找到了水。我不明白的是，它一直都沒有干?！蔽颐鴺渲?，走動著，心里升起一種難以言喻的虔誠__這種感覺一直沒有干枯__我感到父親的目光越過我的肩頭。我閉上眼睛，站在父親發(fā)現(xiàn)的這眼泉水上，我等著樹枝翻騰，希望聽到泉水涌出的聲音。手里的樹枝一動不動，地下的水也沒有歡唱起來。童年后離開村莊所走過的路的某個地方，我已經(jīng)忘了父親教我的知識。"不要傷心，"他說，無疑地，他在想著自己的農(nóng)場和童年?！艾F(xiàn)在的父親們都不會把知識傳給下一代了?！彼褬伳緲滂緩奈沂种心米摺?.Beneathadv.在下方prep.在...之下例句：Theshipsankbeneaththewaves.輪船沉沒于波濤下面。.wrigglen.蠕動,蜿蜒v.蠕動,蜿蜒前進例句：Ican'tbrushyourhairifyoukeepwrigglingallthetime.你要是一直扭來扭去,我就沒法給你梳頭了..squirmvi.(因不舒適、羞愧或緊張而)蠕動例句：Hewassquirming(around)onthefloorinagony.他躺在地上痛苦地扭動著..arithmeticn.算術(shù)例句：I'mgoodathistorybutnotsohotatarithmetic.我的歷史成績不錯,但算術(shù)不太好..prospectingn.勘探例句：Greatsuccesseswereachievedingeologicalprospecting.地質(zhì)調(diào)查成果豐碩。.boughn.大樹枝例句：Thebirdsettledonthetopmostbough.這只鳥兒在最高的權(quán)枝上停了下來。.gushn.涌出v.使涌出,迸出例句：Oilgashedoutfromthebrokenpipe.油從斷裂的管道中噴出來。.inhabitantn.居民例句：Helivesinacitywith__inhabitants.他住在一個有十萬居民的城市。.inheritancen.遺傳,遺產(chǎn)例句：Onthematernalsidehisinheritancewasahappyone.他從母方接受的遺傳是良好的。.shovelfuln.滿鏟（一鏟的量,一鍬的量）例句：HeputashovelfulofsnowinKate'sbedasapracticaljoke.他把一鏟雪放在凱特的床上，以此來開玩笑。.befedupwith受夠了，厭倦例句：Iambefedupwiththisdulllife!我受夠了這種枯燥的生活。.pietyn.虔誠例句：TheoldmanhasgreatpietytowardsGod.這位老人對上帝非常虔誠。1.th