寧靜的真諦 There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures.But there were only two be really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. 從前有一個(gè)國王，懸賞能畫出最好的寧靜畫的畫家。很多畫家都進(jìn)行了嘗試。國王看了所有的作品，但只有兩幅，他真正喜歡，他必須從中選擇。一幅畫中是一片寧靜的湖，四周群山環(huán)繞，湖泊就是一面完美的鏡子。藍(lán)天之上白云飄飄，每個(gè)看到這幅畫的人都認(rèn)為這真是一幅完美的寧靜畫。 The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. 另一幅畫也有山脈。但這些山脈崎嶇不平，光禿禿的。上面是烏云滾滾的天空，大雨如注，閃電雷鳴，一條飛瀑從山的一側(cè)傾斜而下。這看起來一點(diǎn)都不寧靜。 But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack inthe rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the bush of angrywater, sat the mother bird on her nest----in perfect peace. 但國王仔細(xì)看時(shí)，卻看到瀑布后面在巖石的裂縫中長著一個(gè)小小的灌木叢。灌木叢中，一只母鳥極其安靜的臥在巢上。 Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why? 你認(rèn)為哪幅畫能贏得懸賞？國王選擇了第二幅。你知道為什么嗎？ “Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise,trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.” 國王解釋說：“這是因?yàn)閷庫o并不是指這個(gè)地方?jīng)]有噪音，煩惱和辛勞。寧靜就是置于所有那些東西之中，你心里仍然平靜。這才是寧靜的真諦。” calm 英[kɑ:m] 美[kɑm] adj. 平靜的; 鎮(zhèn)定的; （海洋，天氣等） 安靜的，平靜的; （人） 從容不迫的; vt. （使） 平靜，（使）鎮(zhèn)定; （使） 鎮(zhèn)靜; n. 平靜; 鎮(zhèn)定; 安定; 無風(fēng); [例句]She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman. 她通常沉著而老練。 [其他] 比較級：calmer 最高級：calmest 第三人稱單數(shù)：calms 復(fù)數(shù)：calms現(xiàn)在分詞：calming 過去式：calmed 過去分詞：calmed towering 英[?ta??r??] 美[?ta??r??] adj. 聳立的; 高大的，杰出的; 強(qiáng)烈的; 極度的; v. 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)高于，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過( tower的現(xiàn)在分詞); （在能力、品德、名聲等方面）勝過，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過（其他人） ; [例句]He remains a towering figure in modern British politics 他在現(xiàn)代英國政壇上一直是位杰出的人物。 [其他] 原型： tower fluffy 英[?fl?fi] 美[?fl?fi] adj. 松軟的，毛茸茸的; 輕柔的; 無聊的，瑣碎的; 膚淺的; [例句]Cream together the margarine and sugar with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. 用一只木勺把人造黃油和糖攪拌成稀松的糊狀。 [其他] 比較級：fluffier 最高級：fluffiest rugged 英[?r?g?d] 美[?r?ɡ?d] adj. 崎嶇的; 凹凸不平的; 結(jié)實(shí)的; 崴; [例句]A look of pure disbelief crossed Shankly's rugged face. 尚克利粗獷的臉上掠過一絲完全不信任的表情。 tumbled v. 翻滾; 倒塌( tumble的過去式和過去分詞 ); 突然摔倒; 恍然大悟; [例句]The man tumbled over backwards. 那個(gè)人向后摔倒了。 [其他] 原型： tumble foaming 英['f??m??] 美['fo?m??] adj. 發(fā)泡; 布滿泡沫的; [例句]Stewart was foaming at the mouth about an incident the previous afternoon. 斯圖爾特正為頭天下午的事件而大發(fā)脾氣。 [其他] 原型： foam waterfall 英[?w?:t?f?:l] 美[?w?:t?rf?:l] n. 瀑布; 瀑布似的東西; （披垂的）波型長發(fā); [例句]The traditional lawn has been replaced by low-cost terracing, with a raised pool and waterfall. 傳統(tǒng)的草坪已經(jīng)被低成本梯田所取代，梯田上有個(gè)高位水塘和瀑布似的水流。 [其他] 復(fù)數(shù)：waterfalls midst 英[m?dst] 美[m?dst, m?tst] n. 中部，中間，當(dāng)中; prep. 在…中間（等于amidst）; adv. 在中間，在中央; [例句]Congress is in the midst of rewriting the nation's banking laws 國會(huì)正在修訂國家銀行法規(guī)。 crack 英[kr?k] 美[kr?k] vt. 破裂，打開; （使…） 開裂; 說（笑話）; 開瓶; vi. 斷裂，折斷; 碎裂聲，爆裂聲; 鏡子破裂了; 失去控制，衰退; n. 裂縫; 試圖; 縫隙; （可聽到響聲的） 重?fù)? [例句]A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes 鄰居車庫下面的煤氣總管裂開了，煤氣滲入了我們家。 [其他] 第三人稱單數(shù)：cracks 復(fù)數(shù)：cracks 現(xiàn)在分詞：cracking過去式：cracked 過去分詞：cracked