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1、EvergreensEvergreensbyJeromeK.Jerome1EvergreensTheylooksodullanddowdyinthespringweather,whenthesnowdropsandthecrocusesareputtingontheirdaintyfrocksofwhiteandmauveandyellow,andthebaby-budsfromeverybrancharepeepingwithbrighteyesoutontheworld,andstretchingforthsoftlittleleavestowardthecoming
2、gladnessoftheirlives.Theystandapart,socoldandhardamidthestirringhopeandjoythatarethrobbingallaroundthem.Andinthedeepfullsummer-time,whenalltherestofnaturedonsitsrichestgarbofgreen,andtherosesclamberroundtheporch,andthegrasswaveswaist-highinthemeadow,andthefieldsaregaywithflowers--theyseem
3、dulleranddowdierthaneverthen,wearingtheirfadedwinter'sdress,lookingsodingyandoldandworn.Inthemellowdaysofautumn,whenthetrees,likedamesnolongeryoung,seektoforgettheiragedlooksundergorgeousbright-tonedrobesofgoldandbrownandpurple,andthegrainisyellowinthefields,andtheruddyfruithangsclusterin
4、gfromthedroopingboughs,andthewoodedhillsintheirthousandhuesstretchedlikeleafyrainbowsabovethevale--ah!surelytheylooktheirdullestanddowdiestthen.Thegatheredgloryofthedyingyearisallaroundthem.Theyseemsooutofplaceamongit,intheirsomber,everlastinggreen,likepoorrelationsatarichman'sfeast.Itiss
5、uchaweather-beatenoldgreendress.Somanysummers'sunshaveblisteredit,somanywinters'rainshavebeatuponit--suchashabby,mean,olddress;itistheonlyonetheyhave!Theydonotlookquitesobadwhenthewearywinterweatheriscome,whentheflowersaredead,andthehedgerowsarebare,andthetreesstandoutleaflessagainstthegr
6、aysky,andthebirdsareallsilent,andthefieldsarebrown,andthevineclingsroundthecottageswithskinny,fleshlessarms,andtheyaloneofallthingsareunchanged,theyaloneofalltheforestaregreen,theyaloneofalltheverdanthoststandfirmtofrontthecruelwinter.Theyarenotverybeautiful,onlystrongandstanchandsteadfas
7、t--thesameinalltimes,throughallseasons--everthesame,evergreen.Thespringcannotbrightenthem,thesummercannotscorchthem,theautumncannotwitherthem,thewintercannotkillthem.2EvergreensThereareevergreenmenandwomenintheworld,praisebetoGod!Notmanyofthem,butafew.Theyarenotthes
