一支蜡烛和一盏白炽灯共同住在主人家的卧室里,为他而服务。
可它们在主人家的待遇却大相径庭。白炽灯总能散发出耀眼的光芒,可以照亮整间房屋,因此,它处处受优待,被主人挂在高高的天花板上,身上的灯罩也总是被擦拭的透亮。而蜡烛其貌不扬,因为有白炽灯的存在,它常年被遗忘在窗台的角落里,身上布满了浮灰。
时间久了,它们就熟悉了。白炽灯高高在上,语气里一直带着骄傲,它其实从心底就看不起蜡烛,呵,快来瞧瞧我那可怜的蜡烛朋友,都在主人家呆了三年了,还没派上过几回用场,真没用。每当主人定期来帮它清洁时,它总这么暗暗想着。而蜡烛倒没有在意这些,还是愉快地和白炽灯谈着窗外的新鲜事。一天,白炽灯终于忍不住,对它冷嘲热讽道我说蜡烛啊,你一天天的啥事也没有,看着我一天天为主人照亮,你不觉得惭愧嘛!蜡烛没搭理它,过了半响,才开口道我既然存在,那就一定有我存在的道理,主人一定会有需要我的时候,我要在这里时刻待命。就算主人需要你,你恐怕也亮不了几个钟头吧,要知道,你燃烧的可是自己的身体啊,恐怕过不了多久,你的小命就没啦蜡烛没再说话,自己默默地想就算燃烧的是自己,可是我却能帮主人照亮啊,这难道不是一件令我感到光荣自豪的事吗?望着那滴滴清澈闪亮的蜡油从身上滴下的感觉,明明是极度快乐的\'啊,真希望我也能被主人需要一次
当天晚上,主人家没有任何预兆的停了电,一时间,小孩的哭闹声,大人的惊呼声,还有狗受到惊吓后的叫声响遍了房屋。蜡烛!我还有根蜡烛放在窗台上,它在哪里!听到盼望已久的主人的呼唤,蜡烛立刻兴奋了起来,连棉花灯芯都在微微颤抖。谢天谢地,这蜡烛可帮了大忙了!主人高兴地自言自语道。
此时此刻,蜡烛正笔直的挺在桌子的正中央,集中精力使火苗燃烧地更旺,那明亮的烛火在黑暗中撑起了一个暖黄色的大光圈,它微笑地享受着蔓延至全身的股股暖意,幸福地喃喃自语这才是我一生最有意义的时刻,我的快乐,你们都不懂呀
One day, it met beside the well a large soft-shelled turtle which had just crawled up from the sea.
The frog bragged1 to the turtle: "Look, how happy I am to live here! When I feel glad, I would bounce for a while near the well; and when I am tired, I would return to the well to sleep and rest for a while by the brick hole. Sometimes, I would quietly soak my whole body in the water, showing only my head and mouth. Sometimes, I would stroll in the soft mud, which is very comfortable. None of those tiny crabs2 and tadpoles3 can compare with me. I am the master of this well, free and unrestrained. Why don't you come often to play in the well?"
Hearing this, the turtle was itching4 to go down to take a look. But before he put his left foot into the well, his right foot stumbled. He quickly retreated two steps and told the frog about the sea: "Have you ever seen the sea? The sea is very, very wide, over 1,000 1i. The sea is very, very deep, over 1,000 zhang (3'/3 metres. In ancient times, in nine years out of ten there were floods, but the water in the sea did not rise much. Later, in seven years out of eight there were droughts, but the water in the sea did not drop much. Neither big floods nor big droughts can affect the sea. Only living in the sea can you feel real happiness!"
Amazed at what the big turtle had said, the frog was dumbstruck.
一只青蛙住在一口浅井里。
有一天,青蛙在井边碰上了一只刚从海里爬上来的大鳖。
青蛙对大鳖夸口说:“你看,我住在这里多么快乐!高兴了,就在井边跳跃一阵子;疲倦了,就回到井里,睡在砖洞边上休息一会儿。有时候,我静静地把全身泡在水里,只露出头和嘴巴;有时候,在软绵绵的泥浆里散散步,也很舒服。那些螃琪和蛾鲜,它们谁也比不上我。我是这个井的主人,自由自在,你为什么不常到井里来游玩游玩呢?”
大鳖听了青蛙的话,心里痒痒的,准备下去看看。但是它的.左脚还没伸进去,右脚就已经绊住了。它连忙后退了两步,把大海的情形告诉青蛙,说:“你见过大海吗?海很大很大,哪止千里;海很深很深,哪止千丈。古时候,十年里有九年发大水。但是海里的水涨高不了多少。后来,八年里有七年要大旱,可是海里的水也不见得浅了多少。大涝和大旱都影响不了大海。住在大海里,才是真正的快乐呢!”
听了大鳖的这一番话,青蛙非常吃惊,呆在那里,无话可说了。
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