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1、一、美文欣赏1TheTwoRoadsByJohnRuskin（选辑者：聂志财）ItwasNewYear'sNight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.Heraisedhismournfuleyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethestarswerefloatinglikewhitelilies（百合花）onthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Thenhecastthemontheearth,wherefewmorehopelesspeoplethanhimselfnowmovedtowardstheircertai
2、ngoal—thetomb.Hehadalreadypassedsixtyofthestagesleadingtoit,andhehadbroughtfromhisjourneynothingbuterrorsandremorse.Nowhishealthwaspoor,hismindvacant,hisheartsorrowful,andhisoldagewasshortofcomforts.Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehim,andherecalledtheseriousmomentwhenhisfatherplacedhima
3、ttheentranceofthetworoads—oneleadingtoapeaceful,sunnyplace,coveredwithflowers,fruitsandresoundingwithsoft,sweetsongs;theotherleadingtoadeep,darkcave,whichwasendless,wherepoisonflowedinsteadofwaterandwheredevilsandpoisonoussnakeshissedandcrawled.Helookedtowardstheskyandcriedpainfully,"Ohyouth,ret
4、urn!Ohmyfather,placemeoncemoreattheentrancetolife,andI'llchoosethebetterway!"Butbothhisfatherandthedaysofhisyouthhadpassedaway.Hesawthelightsflowingawayinthedarkness.Thesewerethedaysofhiswastedlife.Hesawastarfallfromtheskyanddisappear,andthiswasthesymbolofhimself.Hisremorse,whichwaslikeasharparr
5、ow,struckdeeplyintohisheart.Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhischildhood,whoenteredonlifetogetherwithhim.ButtheyhadmadetheirwaytosuccessandwerenowhonoredandhappyonthisNewYear'sNight.Theclockinthehighchurchtowerstruckandthesoundmadehimrememberhisparents'earlyloveforhim.TheyhadtaughthimandprayedtoGodf
6、orhisgood.Buthechosethewrongway.Withshameandgriefhedarednolongerlooktowardsthatheavenwherehisfatherlived.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftears,andwithadespairingeffort,heburstoutacry:"Comeback,myearlydays!Comeback!"Andhisyouthdidreturn,forallthiswasonlyadreamwhichhehadonNewYear’sNight.Hewasstillyoungth
7、oughhisfaultswerereal;Hehadnotyetenteredthedeep,darkcave,andhewasstillfreetowalkontheroadwhichleadstothepeacefulandsunnyland.Thosewhostilllingerattheentranceoflife,hesitatingtochoosethebrightroad,rememberthatwhenyearsarepass
