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1、The Pen and Inkstand 笔和墨水壶Inapoet’sroom,wherehisinkstandstoodonthetable,theremarkwasoncemade,“Itiswonderfulwhatcanbebroughtoutofaninkstand.Whatwillcomenext?Itisindeedwonderful.”“Yes,certainly,”saidtheinkstandtothepen,andtotheotherarticlesthatstoodonthetable;“t
2、hat’swhatIalwayssay.Itiswonderfulandextraordinarywhatanumberofthingscomeoutofme.It’squiteincredible,andIreallydon’tknowwhatiscomingnextwhenthatmandipshispenintome.Onedropoutofmeisenoughforhalfapageofpaper,andwhatcannothalfapagecontain?Fromme,alltheworksofapoet
3、areproduced;allthoseimaginarycharacterswhompeoplefancytheyhaveknownormet.Allthedeepfeeling,thehumor,andthevividpicturesofnature.Imyselfdon’tunderstandhowitis,forIamnotacquaintedwithnature,butitiscertainlyinme.Frommehavegoneforthtotheworldthosewonderfuldescript
4、ionsoftroopsofcharmingmaidens,andofbraveknightsonprancingsteeds;ofthehaltandtheblind,andIknownotwhatmore,forIassureyouIneverthinkofthesethings.”“Thereyouareright,”saidthepen,“foryoudon’tthinkatall;ifyoudid,youwouldseethatyoucanonlyprovidethemeans.Yougivetheflu
5、idthatImayplaceuponthepaperwhatdwellsinme,andwhatIwishtobringtolight.Itisthepenthatwrites:nomandoubtsthat;and,indeed,mostpeopleunderstandasmuchaboutpoetryasanoldinkstand.”“Youhavehadverylittleexperience,”repliedtheinkstand.“Youhavehardlybeeninserviceaweek,anda
6、realreadyhalfwornout.Doyouimagineyouareapoet?Youareonlyaservant,andbeforeyoucameIhadmanylikeyou,someofthegoosefamily,andothersofEnglishmanufacture.IknowaquillpenaswellasIknowasteelone.Ihavehadbothsortsinmyservice,andIshallhavemanymorewhenhecomes—themanwhoperfo
7、rmsthemechanicalpart—andwritesdownwhatheobtainsfromme.Ishouldliketoknowwhatwillbethenextthinghegetsoutofme.”“Inkpot!”exclaimedthepencontemptuously.Lateintheeveningthepoetcamehome.Hehadbeentoaconcert,andhadbeenquiteenchantedwiththeadmirableperformanceofafamousv
8、iolinplayerwhomhehadheardthere.Theperformerhadproducedfromhisinstrumentarichnessoftonethatsometimessoundedliketinklingwaterdropsorrollingpearls;sometimeslikethebirdstwitteringincho
