求英语童话剧小红帽的所有配乐,
求英语童话剧小红帽的所有配乐,
求英语童话剧小红帽的所有配乐,
求英语童话剧小红帽的所有配乐,
英语童话故事赏析:THEBOTTLENECK(2)(2008-10-1723:59:11)标签:英语童话故事赏析杂谈分类:英语学习
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Longdaysandmonthsrolledby,duringwhichthebottlestoodemptyinacorner,whenastormarose-whetheronthepassageoutorhomeitcouldnottell,forithadneverbeenashore.Itwasaterriblestorm,greatwavesarose,darklyheavingandtossingthevesseltoandfro.Themainmastwassplitasunder,theshipsprangaleak,andthepumpsbecameuseless,whileallaroundwasblackasnight.Atthelastmoment,whentheshipwassinking,theyoungmatewroteonapieceofpaper,"Wearegoingdown:God'swillbedone."
Thenhewrotethenameofhisbetrothed,hisownname,andthatoftheship.Thenheputtheleafinanemptybottlethathappenedtobeathand,corkeditdowntightly,andthrewitintothefoamingsea.Heknewnotthatitwastheverysamebottlefromwhichthegobletofjoyandhopehadoncebeenfilledforhim,andnowitwastossingonthewaveswithhislastgreeting,andamessagefromthedead.Theshipsank,andthecrewsankwithher;butthebottleflewonlikeabird,foritborewithinitalovingletterfromalovingheart.
Andasthesunroseandset,thebottlefeltasatthetimeofitsfirstexistence,whenintheheatedglowingstoveithadalongingtoflyaway.Itoutlivedthestormsandthecalm,itstruckagainstnorocks,wasnotdevouredbysharks,butdriftedonformorethanayear,sometimestowardsthenorth,sometimestowardsthesouth,justasthecurrentcarriedit.Itwasinallotherwaysitsownmaster,butevenofthatonemaygettired.Thewrittenleaf,thelastfarewellofthebridegroomtohisbride,wouldonlybringsorrowwhenonceitreachedherhands;butwherewerethosehands,sosoftanddelicate,whichhadoncespreadthetable-clothonthefreshgrassinthegreenwood,onthedayofherbetrothal?Ah,yes!
wherewasthefurrier'sdaughter?andwherewasthelandwhichmightlienearesttoherhome?Thebottleknewnot,ittravelledonwardandonward,andatlastallthiswanderingaboutbecamewearisome;atalleventsitwasnotitsusualoccupation.Butithadtotravel,tillatlengthitreachedland-aforeigncountry.Notawordspokeninthiscountrycouldthebottleunderstand;itwasalanguageithadneverbeforeheard,anditisagreatlossnottobeabletounderstandalanguage.Thebottlewasfishedoutofthewater,andexaminedonallsides.
Thelittlelettercontainedwithinitwasdiscovered,takenout,andturnedandtwistedineverydirection;butthepeoplecouldnotunderstandwhatwaswrittenuponit.Theycouldbequitesurethatthebottlehadbeenthrownoverboardfromavessel,andthatsomethingaboutitwaswrittenonthispaper:butwhatwaswritten?thatwasthequestion,-sothepaperwasputbackintothebottle,andthenbothwereputawayinalargecupboardofoneofthegreathousesofthetown.Wheneveranystrangersarrived,thepaperwastakenoutandturnedoverandover,sothattheaddress,whichwasonlywritteninpencil,becamealmostillegible,andatlastnoonecoulddistinguishanylettersonitatall.
Forawholeyearthebottleremainedstandinginthecupboard,andthenitwastakenuptotheloft,whereitsoonbecamecoveredwithdustandcobwebs.Ah!howoftenthenitthoughtofthosebetterdays-ofthetimeswheninthefresh,greenwood,ithadpouredforthrichwine;or,whilerockedbytheswellingwaves,ithadcarriedinitsbosomasecret,aletter,alastpartingsigh.Forfulltwentyyearsitstoodintheloft,anditmigh