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1、ThreeDaystoSee(Excerpts)假如给我三天光明（节选）Allofushavereadthrilling1)storiesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhisla
2、stdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemned2)criminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited3).Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociationsshouldwecrow
3、dintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevaluesoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,
4、avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanorama4)ofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whowouldadopttheEpicurean5)mottoof“Eat,drink,andbemerry“,butmostpeoplewouldbechastened6)bythecertaintyo
5、fimpending7)death.Instoriesthedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeoffortune,butalmostalwayshissenseofvaluesischanged.Hebecomesmoreappreciativeofthemeaningoflifeanditspermanentspiritualvalues.Ithasoftenbeennotedthatthosewholive,orhavelived,inth
6、eshadowofdeathbringamellowsweetnesstoeverythingtheydo.Mostofus,however,takelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareinbuoyanthealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutinanendlessvi
7、sta8).Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistless9)attitudetowardlife.Thesamelethargy10),Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizethemanifold11)blessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthiso
8、bservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimpairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsan
