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1、知识是把双刃剑 "Whatanexcellentthingisknowledge,"saidalittleman,toonewhowasmucholderthanhimself."Knowledgeisanexcellentthing,"repeatedhe."MyboysknowmoreatsixandsevenyearsoldthanIdidattwelve.Theycanreadallsortsofbooks,andtalkonallsortsofsubjects.Theworldisagreatdealwiserthanitusedtobe.Everybody
2、knowssomethingofeverythingnow.Doyounotthink,sir,thatknowledgeisanexcellentthing?" "Why,sir,"repliedtheoldman,lookinggrave1),"thatdependsentirelyupontheusetowhichitisapplied.Itmaybeablessingoracurse.Knowledgeisonlyanincreaseofpower,andpowermaybeabad,aswellasagoodthing.""ThatiswhatIcannot
3、understand,"saidthelittleman."Howcanpowerbeabadthing?" "Iwilltellyou,"meekly2)repliedtheoldman;andthushewenton:"Whenthepowerofahorseisunderrestraint3),theanimalisusefulinbearingburdens,drawingloads,andcarryinghismaster;butwhenthatpowerisuncontrolled,thehorsebreakshisbridle4),dashestopie
4、cesthecarriagethathedraws,orthrowshisrider.""Isee!"saidthelittleman.2 "Whenthewaterofalargepondisproperlyconductedbytrenches5),itmakesthefieldsaroundfertile;butwhenitburststhroughitsbanks,itsweepseverythingbeforeitanddestroysthecropsofthefields.""Isee!"saidthelittleman,"Isee!" "Whenthe
5、shipissteered6)aright7),thesailthatshehoists8)enableshersoonertogetintoport;butifsteeredwrong,themoresailshecarriesthefurtherwillshegooutofhercourse.""Isee!"saidthelittleman,"Iseeclearly!" "Well,then,"continuedtheoldman,"ifyouseethesethingssoclearly,Ihopeyoucansee,too,thatknowledge,tobe
6、agoodthing,mustberightlyapplied.""Isee!Isee!"saidthelittleman,"Isee!" 1.grave[?re?v]adj.认真的,严肃的 2.meekly[mi?kli]adv.和蔼地,亲切地 3.restraint[r??stre?nt]n.控制,限制 4.bridle[?bra?dl]n.马勒 5.trench[trent?]n.沟渠 6.steer[st??(r)]vt.为(船舶)操舵 7.aright[??ra?t]adv.正确地;恰当地 8.hoist[h??st]vt.(用绳索、滑轮装置、
7、起重机等)升起;吊起2
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