原版英文故事与诗歌：The Stone Cutter
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：原版英文故事与诗歌
The StonecutterOnce upon a time there was a stone cutter. The stone cutter lived in a land where a life of privilege meant being powerful. Looking at his life he decided 1 that he was unsatisfied with the way things were and so he set out to become the most powerful thing in the land.
Looking around his land he wondered to himself what is it to be powerful. Looking up he saw the Sun shining down on all the land. "The Sun must be the most powerful thing that there is, for it shines down on all things, and all things grow from it's touch." So he became the Sun.
Days later, as he shone his power down on the inhabitants of the land, there came a cloud which passed beneath him obstructing 2 his brilliance 3. Frustrated 4 he realized that the Sun was not the most powerful thing in the land, if a simple cloud could interrupt his greatness. So he became a cloud, in fact, he became the most powerful storm that the world had ever seen.
And so he blew his rain and lightning, and resounded 5 with thunder all over the land, demonstrating that he was the most powerful. Until one day he came across a boulder 6.
Down and down he poured and his thunder roared, lightning flashed and filled the sky, striking the ground near the boulder. His winds blew and blew and blew, and yet, despite all his efforts, he could not budge 7 the boulder.
Frustrated again, he realized that the storm was not the most powerful thing in the land, rather it must be the boulder. So he became the boulder.
For days he sat, unmovable, and impassive, demonstrating his power, until one day, a stone cutter came and chiseled 8 him to bits.
The Moral of the StorySometimes the most important thing to remember is that you have everything you need already, right inside of you. Power is an illusion.
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- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
- He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。
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- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Laughter resounded through the house. 笑声在屋里回荡。
- The echo resounded back to us. 回声传回到我们的耳中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
- He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。
- We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
- She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。