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第98章

The Music Within

Guidance for Reciting

Life has been a single sail navigating in vast ocean,annotating in tide the true meaning of life.

Life…What is it?

See it in the colors of autumn,

A gentle snowfall in winter,

A sudden shower in spring,

The radiance of a summer day.

Behold it in the laughter of the young and the old.

Know of it in a surge of hope,

The blessings that are bountiful.

What is life?

It is joy,awareness,

And the music within.

Notes

1.behold [bi5hEuld] vt. 看到,注视

2.surge [sE:dV] n. 巨涌,汹涌,澎湃

心灵深处的音乐

诵读导言

生命是浩瀚大海中航行的一叶扁舟,在潮起潮落中,诠释了生命的真谛。

生命是什么?

它浸染在五彩缤纷的秋色里,

飘融在轻柔无语的冬雪中,

在阵阵春雨里,

在绚丽夏日中。

它包含在老人爽朗的笑声里,

也隐匿在孩子们的嬉戏中。

它汹涌在人们的希望里,

它荡漾在美好的祝福中,

生命是什么?

是欢乐,是领悟,

是心灵深处的音乐。

注:选自New Voice in American Poetry.