Chapter Two 快乐的人生不自负(9)(1/2)
Chapter Two 快乐的人生不自负(9)
然而那只蜜蜂对我高超的学识置若罔闻。看上去,它正在渐渐恢复力量,而且加快了修整的步伐。此刻,它那薄纱般的翅膀变得坚挺起来,弯曲了的翅脉快要伸直了。
最后,蜜蜂感觉有足够的信心能够尝试飞起来了。随着一阵嗡嗡声,它从地面飞了起来,接着一头撞在了不足3英寸外的沙堆上。这个小生命遭到了严重的撞击,它接连翻了几个筋斗。接下来,它多次疯狂地梳理和伸展着翅膀。
这只蜜蜂又一次飞了起来,这次它飞了6英寸之后再次撞倒在另一个土墩上。显而易见的是,蜜蜂的翅膀恢复了升力,可是它尚未掌握好控制方向的机制。就像一名飞行员想要弄清楚一架生疏的飞机的特性一样,它试着作了几次短途飞行,然而均以屈辱告终。每碰撞一次,那只蜜蜂便会疯狂地活动起来,来纠正新发现的结构上的缺陷。
它再一次飞了起来,这一次它越过了沙丘,向着一根树桩笔直地飞去。它勉强躲过了树桩,接着放慢飞行的速度,转了几个圈,然后在明澈如镜的水潭上空缓缓飘过,像是在欣赏自己的倒影。那只蜜蜂消失在远方之后,我意识到自己依然跪在地上,并且一直跪了很长时间。
Learning for Better Understanding
Read the passage carefully, and then answer the follwing questions.
1. What does the author probably do?
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2. Why does the author remain on his knee for a long time?
Seize Your Time
According to the speech, match each of the following verbs with its
meaning.
(1)unwrap a. to cause pain or trouble to sb/sth over a period of time
(2)plague b. to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth
(3)crunch c. to remove the paper, plastic etc that is around something
(4)assess d. to make a sound like something being crushed
Practicing for Better Learnin