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1、The Snowdrop,or Summer—Geck 夏日痴"TheSnowDrop"isastorybyHansChristianAndersen.Takealookatthisfamoustale.TheSnowDropItwaswinter-time;theairwascold,thewindwassharp,butwithinthecloseddoorsitwaswarmandcomfortable,andwithinthecloseddoorlaytheflower;itlayinthebulbunderthesnow-coveredearth.Onedayrai
2、nfell.Thedropspenetratedthroughthesnowycoveringdownintotheearth,andtouchedtheflower-bulb,andtalkedofthebrightworldabove.SoontheSunbeampierceditswaythroughthesnowtotheroot,andwithintheroottherewasastirring."Comein,"saidtheflower."Icannot,"saidtheSunbeam."Iamnotstrongenoughtounlockthedoor!Whe
3、nthesummercomesIshallbestrong!""Whenwillitbesummer?"askedtheFlower,andsherepeatedthisquestioneachtimeanewsunbeammadeitswaydowntoher.Butthesummerwasyetfardistant.Thesnowstilllayupontheground,andtherewasacoatoficeonthewatereverynight."Whatalongtimeittakes!whatalongtimeittakes!"saidtheFlower."
4、Ifeelastirringandstrivingwithinme;Imuststretchmyself,Imustunlockthedoor,Imustgetout,andmustnodagoodmorningtothesummer,andwhatahappytimethatwillbe!"AndtheFlowerstirredandstretcheditselfwithinthethinrindwhichthewaterhadsoftenedfromwithout,andthesnowandtheearthhadwarmed,andtheSunbeamhadknocked
5、at;anditshotforthunderthesnowwithagreenish-whiteblossomonagreenstalk,withnarrowthickleaves,whichseemedtowanttoprotectit.Thesnowwascold,butwaspiercedbytheSunbeam,thereforeitwaseasytogetthroughit,andnowtheSunbeamcamewithgreaterstrengththanbefore."Welcome,welcome!"sangandsoundedeveryray,andthe
6、Flowerlifteditselfupoverthesnowintothebrighterworld.TheSunbeamscaressedandkissedit,sothatitopenedaltogether,whiteassnow,andornamentedwithgreenstripes.Itbentitsheadinjoyandhumility."BeautifulFlower!"saidtheSunbeams,"howgracefulanddelicateyouare!Youarethefirst,youaretheonlyone!Youareourlove!Y
7、ouarethebellthatringsoutforsummer,beautifulsummer,overcountryandtown.Allthesnowwillmelt;thecoldwindswillbedrivenaway;weshallrule;allwillbecomegreen,andthenyouwillhavecompanions,syringas,laburnums,androses;butyouarethefirst,sograceful,sodelicate!"Thatwasa
