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1、TheDreamBlowerDP01NorthofVenice,nestledinthelagoon,laytheislandofMurano.Itssumptuouspalacesweretoonumeroustocount,anditsexquisitegardenswerecherishedbythewell-to-do,wholovedtostrollamongtherichscentsofjasmineandorangeblossoms.Many,though,camefromnearandfartoseetheisland’scelebrate
2、dglassshops.Bytheheatoftheirglowingfurnaces,masterglassblowersemployedalltheirartfashioningthemostintricatejewelleryandmostunusualvases,whichtheyblewfromtheendsoflongtubes,calledblowpipes.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3、-------------DP02ZorziBallariwasapprenticedtoPietroSpalato,themostprosperousandpowerfulamongthem.Hewasanorphan,andallheknewoflifewerethefourblackenedwallsoftheshopinwhichhetoiled.Hewouldrisebeforedawntolightthefurnacesandgotosleeplateatnightafterthefurnaceshadcooled.Heworkedeveryd
4、ayandhadonlyathinstrawmattosleepon.Tosleepbutalsotodream,forastheyearspassed,hetoohopedofonedaybecomingaglassblower.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DP03Buthisdreamwasshatteredinaninstantonhisfifteenthbirthda
5、y,whenablockofglassfellonhisfootcrushingit.Theunfortunateaccidentlefthimwithalimpandthrewhismasterintoamadrage.“Fool!You’reuselesstomenow!”heravedashethrewZorziout,“anddon’tyouevercomeback!”Pennilessandlimping,theunfortunateapprenticewentfromshoptoshopknockingateachdoor,butnotasin
6、glemasterglassblowerwouldhirehim.Worseyet,theyallmadefunofhimandhisstumblinggait.“Howcanyoueverhopetobecomeaglassblowerwhenyoucan’tevenstandstraightonyourowntwofeet?”theylaughed.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7、---1DP04NewsofZorziBallari’sunluckyfatequicklyspread.PeoplebegancallinghimIlBallarino,thedancer.Mocked,castoutandalone,hewentoutonlyafterdark,oncethegossipshadgonetobed.Fewspiedhimashemovedabout,adarksilhouetteinthepalemoonlight,andnoneknewwherehewent.Oneday,someoneclaimedhehadfle
8、dtosouthernItaly.Theweeksturnedto
