星火書(shū)業(yè)晨讀英語(yǔ)美文100篇六級(jí)

目錄

1KnowledgeandVirtue知識(shí)與美德2.“Packaging”aPerson

人的包裝3.ThreePassions1HaveLivedfor吾之三愿4.ALittle

Girl小女孩兒5.DeclarationofIndependence獨(dú)立宣言6.A

TributetotheDog狗的贊歌7.KnowledgeandProgress知識(shí)和進(jìn)

步8.AddressbyEngels恩格斯：在馬克斯墓前的講話

9.RelationshipthatLasts永遠(yuǎn)的關(guān)系10.Rush匆匆H.A

SummerDay夏El12.Night夜色13.PeaceandDevelopment：the

ThemesofOurTimes和平與發(fā)展：時(shí)代的主題14.Self.Esteem自

尊無(wú)價(jià)15.StruggleforFreedom為自由而斗爭(zhēng)16.Passingon

SmallChange把零錢傳遞下去17.ThePropstoHelpMan

Endure⑴人類生存的支柱（一）18.ThePropstoHelpMan

Endure（Il）人類生存的支柱（二）19.WhatIsImmortal何為不朽

20.SupposeSomeoneGaveYouaPen假如給你一支筆21.Two

WaysofThinkingofHistory思考?xì)v史的兩種方式22.Onthe

FeelingofImmortalityinYouth有感于青春長(zhǎng)在23.OfStudies論

讀書(shū)24.OfMedia如何看待媒體25.HOWtoBeTruetoYourself

怎樣對(duì)自己誠(chéng)實(shí)26.FiveBallsofLife生命中的五個(gè)球27.The

RoadtoSuccess成功之道28.ADividedHouseCannotStand家不

和.則不立29.AloneAgain,Naturally享受孤獨(dú)30.TheBlueDays

憂郁的日子31.ChooseOptimism選擇樂(lè)觀32.WhyShouldWe

LivewithSuchHurry?為什么我們要活得如此匆忙？33.AWomaiTs

Tears女人的眼淚34.Laziness1賴惰35.OwningBooks論藏書(shū)

36.OlympicGames奧運(yùn)會(huì)37.LifeLessons生活的教訓(xùn)38.Rain

ofSeattle(I)西雅圖之雨(一)39.RainofSeattle(II)西雅圖之雨(二)

40.SnowSeason雪季41.The50-PercentTheoryofLife生活的對(duì)

半理論42.TheRoadtoHappiness幸福之道43.TwoViewsofthe

River大河的兩種景色44.HowGermansSeeOthers德國(guó)人如何看

待別國(guó)人45.NapoleontoJosephine拿破侖致約瑟芬的信

46.WhenHeavenandEarthKiss當(dāng)大地接受天堂之吻

47.DisruptingMyComfortZone不要安于現(xiàn)狀48.TheOneWayto

BecomeanArtist成為藝術(shù)家的唯一之路49.BookandLife書(shū)與人

生50.SnowandthePassageofTime冬日迷思51Sorrowsofthe

Millionaire百萬(wàn)富翁的悲哀52.AddressatGettysburg葛底斯堡演

說(shuō)辭53.ChoosinganOccupation選擇職業(yè)54.DiningEtiquette

whenDating用餐禮儀55.StressandRelaxation壓力與松弛

56.TheReasonsWeFightoverFinance我們?yōu)槭裁礊殄X爭(zhēng)吵

57.Washington^AddresstoHisTroops喬治?華盛頓對(duì)部隊(duì)的演

說(shuō)58.Adolescence青春期59.Work工作60.BenjaminFranklin

本杰明,富蘭克林61.IfSNeverTooLatetoChange改變自我無(wú)時(shí)

限62.ThePriceofPerfection盡善盡美的代價(jià)63.TheDefinition

ofaGentteman何謂君子64.MirrorMirror—WhatDo1See?鏡

子，鏡子我看到了什么？65.TomorrowWillBeaBetterDay明

天會(huì)更好”66.TheKindnessofStrangers陌生人的善意67.The

PainofYouth(I)年少時(shí)的痛苦(一)68.ThePainofYouth(II)年少

時(shí)的痛苦(二)69.FailureIsaGcodThing失敗使人受益

70.InauguralSpeech就職演講71.BeautyIsMeaningless美是難

以言傳的72.TheYearofWandering徘徊的歲月73.WakeupYour

Life喚醒你的生活74.WildFlowers野花75.TheBreadofLife人

的精神食糧76.AnOctoberSunrise十月的日出77.The

FascinatingMoonrise月升魅無(wú)窮78.HumanThoughtGrowsLike

aTree人類的思想如一棵樹(shù)般成長(zhǎng)79.LearntoLiveinthePresent

Moment學(xué)會(huì)在現(xiàn)實(shí)中生活80.SuccessIsaChoice成功是一種選

擇81.MyDeclarationofSelf-Esteem我的成長(zhǎng)宣言82.Youth青

春83.WhyIWantaWife為什么我想要個(gè)妻子84.TheModern

Plato現(xiàn)代柏拉圖85.AGrainofSand一粒沙86.ThreeDaysto

See假若給我三天光明87.MotherlyandFatherlyLove母愛(ài)和父愛(ài)

88.Ambition雄心89.StressPrevention拒絕壓力90.Old

Friends.GoodFriends老朋友，好朋友91.WhatEveryWriter

Wants作家之所需92.Waves海浪93.Nonviolentand

NoncooperationMovements非暴力不合作運(yùn)動(dòng)94.WeWalkonthe

Moon我們?cè)谠虑蛏仙⒉搅?5.SearchingforaWin-WinSolution

尋求兩全其美之道96.AWordforAutumn秋之小語(yǔ)97.TheFolly

ofAnxiety憂慮之愚98.OnGoingaJourney論出游99.Blood,

Toil,SweatandTears熱血、辛勞、汗水和眼淚100.MyPerfect

House我的完美之家

Passage1.knowledgeandVirtue

Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;

goodsenseisnotconscience,refinementisnothumility,

norislargenessandjustnessofviewfaith.

Philosophy,howeverenlightened,howeverprofound,

givesnocommandoverthepassions,noinfluentialmotives,novivifying

principles.

LiberalEducationmakesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthe

gentleman.

Itiswelltobeagentleman,

itiswelltohaveacultivatedintellect,adelicatetaste,

acandid,equitable,dispassionatemind,

anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife

一thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;

theyaretheobjectsofaUniversity.

Iamadvocating,1shallillustrateandinsistuponthem;

butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguaranteeforsanctityorevenfor

conscientiousness,

andtheymayattachtothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,

totheheartless,pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendecked

outinthem.

Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhattheyarenot;

theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyaredetectedbyclose

observers,andinthelongrun;

andhenceitisthattheyarepopularlyaccusedofpretenseandhypocrisy,

not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,

butbecausetheirprofessorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemfor

whattheyarenot,

andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraisetowhichtheyhaveno

claim.

Quarrythegraniterockwithrazors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadof

silk,

thenmayyouhopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashuman

knowledge

andhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,

Passage2.“Packing”aPerson

Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.

Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.

Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharm

whenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantage.

Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualandnaturalway,

itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.

Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartandnaturewithoutany

tracesofembellishment,

sothatthepersonsopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,lively

andlovely.

Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeautyandfulloflife,

hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.

Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.

Youth,however,comesandgoesinamomentofdoze.

Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytoconcealthefurrows

ploughedbytime.

Ifyoustillenjoylife'sexuberanceenoughtoretainself-confidence

andpursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,

andyourcharmandgracewillremain.

Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,

throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.

Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacentstage

ofserenity

indifferenttofameorwealth.

Thereisnoneedtoresorttohair-dyeing；

thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.

Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldsynchronizingwiththenatural

ageingprocess

soastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,

whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.

Tbbeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxeedition

thatfascinatesonesomuchastobereluctanttopartwith.

Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackage

oneself,

justasacommodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.

Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmy

life:

thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,

andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.

Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,

inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,

reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy

一ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylife

forafewhoursforthisjoy.

Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness

——thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousness

looksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.

Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,

inamysticminiature,

theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.

ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,

thisiswhat—atlast-Ihavefound.

WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.

Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.

Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine...

Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardthe

heavens.

Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.

Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.

Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeople

—ahatedburdentotheirsons,

andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryof

whathumanlifeshouldbe.

Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.

Thishasbeenmylife.

Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagain

ifthechancewereofferedme.

Passage4.ALittleGirl

Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,was

alittlegirl.

Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,

whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloud

thathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.

Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossy

hair,

gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,

darkbronzeorblack.

Socompletelyabsorbedwassheinwatchingthecloudtowhichher

strangesongorincantationseemedaddressed,

thatshedidnotobservemewhenIroseandwenttowardsher.

Overherhead,highupintheblue,

alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycloudwassinging,asifin

rivalry.

AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,

Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeof

pearl,

andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.

Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,

wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiar

way,

andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,

andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatwerequiveringin

thesunlight.

AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;

foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changeful

eyesturnedupintomyface.

Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,

grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.

Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercometomein

myloveliestdreamsofbeauty.

Yetitwasnotherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinated

me,meltedme.

Passage5DeclarationofIndependence

WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,

itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands

whichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,

andtoassumeamongthepowersoftheearth,

theseparateandequalstationtowhichtheLawsofNatureandof

Nature'sGodentitlethem,

adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankind

requiresthattheyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtothe

separation.

Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,

thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,

thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.

一Thattosecuretheserights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,

derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,

—ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveofthese

ends,

itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,

andtoinstitutenewGovernment,

layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuch

form,

astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.

Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernmentslongestablished

shouldnotbechangedforlightandtransientcauses;

andaccordinglyallexperiencehasshown,

thatmankindaremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,

thantorightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformstowhichtheyare

accustomed.

Butwhenalongtrainofabusesandusurpations,

pursuinginvariablythesameObjectevincesadesigntoreducethem

underabsoluteDespotism,itistheirright,itistheirduty,

tothrowoffsuchGovernment,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuture

security.

—SuchhasbeenthepatientsufferanceoftheseColonies;

andsuchisnowthenecessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformer

SystemsofGovernment.

isahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,

allhavingindirectobjecttheestablishmentofanabsoluteTyrannyover

theseStates.

Toprovethis,letFactsbesubmittedtoacandidworld.

Passage6.ATributetotheDog

Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainsthimandbecome

hisenemy.

Hissonordaughterthathehasrearedwithlovingcaremayprove

ungrateful.

Thosewhoarenearestanddearesttous,

thosewhomwetrustwithourhappinessandourgoodname,

maybecometraitorstotheirfaith.

Themoneythatamanhashemaylose.

Itfliesawayfromhim,perhapswhenheneedsitmost.

Aman'sreputationmaybesacrificedinamomentofill-considered

action.

Thepeoplewhoarepronetofallontheirkneestodoushonorwhen

successiswithus

maybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalicewhenfailuresettlesitscloud

uponourheads.

Theoneabsolutelyunselfishfriendthatmancanhaveinthisselfish

world,

theonethatneverdesertshim,

theonethatneverprovesungratefulortreacherous,ishisdog.

Aman'sdogstandsbyhiminprosperityandinpoverty,inhealthandin

sickness.

Hewillsleeponthecoldground,wherethewintrywindsblowandthe

snowdrivesfiercely,

ifonlyhemaybenearhismaster'sside.

Hewillkissthehandthathasnofoodtooffer;

hewilllickthewoundsandsoresthatcomefromencounterwiththe

roughnessoftheworld.

Hewillguardthesleepofhispaupermasterasifhewereaprince.

Whenallotherfriendsdesert,heremains.

Whenrichestakewingsandreputationfallstopieces,

heisasconstantinhisloveasthesuninitsjourneysthroughtheheavens.

Iffortunedrivesthemasterforth,anoutcastintheworld,friendlessand

homeless,

thefaithfuldogasksnohigherprivilegethanthatofaccompanyinghim,

toguardhimagainstdanger,tofightagainsthisenemies.

Andwhenthelastsceneofallcomes,anddeathtakesthemasterinits

embrace,

andhisbodyislaidawayinthecoldground,

nomatterifallotherfriendspursuetheirway,

therebythegravewillthenobledogbefound,

hisheadbetweenhispaws,hiseyessadbutopeninalertwatchfulness,

faithfulandtrueevenindeath.

Passage7.KnowledgeandProgress

Whydoestheideaofprogressloomsolargeinthemodernworld?

Surelybecauseprogressofaparticularkindisactuallytakingplace

aroundus

andisbecomingmoreandmoremanifest.

Althoughmankindhasundergonenogeneralimprovementinintelligence

ormorality,

ithasmadeextraordinaryprogressintheaccumulationofknowledge.

Knowledgebegantoincreaseassoonasthethoughtsofoneindividual

couldbecommunicatedtoanotherbymeansofspeech.

Withtheinventionofwriting,agreatadvancewasmade,

forknowledgecouldthenbenotonlycommunicatedbutalsostored.

Librariesmadeeducationpossible,andeducationinitsturnaddedto

libraries:

thegrowthofknowledgefollowedakindofcompoundinterestlaw,

whichwasgreatlyenhancedbytheinventionofprinting.

Allthiswascomparativelyslowuntil,withthecomingofscience,

thetempowassuddenlyraised.

Thenknowledgebegantobeaccumulatedaccordingtoasystematicplan.

Thetricklebecameastream;

thestreamhasnowbecomeatorrent.

Moreover,assoonasnewknowledgeisacquired,itisnowturnedto

practicalaccount.

Whatiscalled“moderncivilization^^isnottheresultofabalanced

developmentofallman'snature,

butofaccumulatedknowledgeappliedtopracticallife.

Theproblemnowfacinghumanityis:

Whatisgoingtobedonewithallthisknowledge?

Asissooftenpointedout,knowledgeisatwo-edgedweapon

whichcanbeusedequallyforgoodorevil.

Itisnowbeingusedindifferentlyforboth.

Couldanyspectacle,forinstance,bemoregrimlyweird

thanthatofgunnersusingsciencetoshattermen'sbodieswhile,closeat

hand,

surgeonsuseittorestorethem?

Wehavetoaskourselvesveryseriouslywhatwillhappenifthistwofold

useofknowledge,

withitsever-increasingpower,continues.

Passage8.AddressbyEngels

Onthe14thofMarch,ataquartertothreeintheafternoon,

thegreatestlivingthinkerceasedtothink.

Hehadbeenleftaloneforscarcelytwominutes,

andwhenwecamebackwefoundhiminhisarmchair,

peacefullygonetosleep-butforever.

Animmeasurablelosshasbeensustainedbothbythemilitantproletariat

ofEuropeandAmerica,

andbyhistoricalscience,inthedeathofthisman.

Thegapthathasbeenleftbythedepartureofthismightyspirit

willsoonenoughmakeitselffelt.

JustasDarwindiscoveredthelawofdevelopmentoforganicnature,

soMarxdiscoveredthelawofdevelopmentofhumanhistory:

thesimplefact,hithertoconcealedbyanovergrowthofideology,

thatmankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing,

beforeitcanpursuepolitics,science,art,religion,etc.;

thatthereforetheproductionoftheimmediatematerialmeansof

subsistence

andconsequentlythedegreeofeconomicdevelopmentattainedbya

givenpeople

orduringagivenepochformthefoundationuponwhichthestate

institutions,

thelegalconceptions,art,andeventheideasonreligion,

ofthepeopleconcernedhavebeenevolved,andinthelightofwhichthey

must,therefore,

beexplained,insteadofviceversa,ashadhithertobeenthecase.

Butthatisnotall.

Marxalsodiscoveredthespeciallawofmotiongoverningthepresent-day

capitalistmodeofproduction

andthebourgeoissocietythatthismodeofproductionhascreated.

Thediscoveryofsurplusvaluesuddenlythrewlightontheproblem,

intryingtosolvewhichallpreviousinvestigations,

ofbothbourgeoiseconomistsandsocialistcritics,hadbeengropinginthe

dark.

Twosuchdiscoverieswouldbeenoughforonelifetime.

Happythemantowhomitisgrantedtomakeevenonesuchdiscovery.

ButineverysinglefieldwhichMarxinvestigated—andheinvestigated

verymanyfields,

noneofthemsuperficially-ineveryfield,eveninthatofmathematics,

hemadeindependentdiscoveries.

Passage9.RelationshipthatLasts

Ifsomebodytellsyou/Pllloveyouforever,“willyoubelieveit?

Idon'tthinkthere'sanyreasonnotto.

Wearereadytobelievesuchcommitmentatthemoment,

whateverchangemayhappenafterwards.

Asforthebeliefinaneverlastinglove,that'sanotherthing.

Thenyoumaybeaskedwhetherthereissuchathingasaneverlasting

love.

rdanswer1believeinit,butaneverlastingloveisnotimmutable.

Youmayunswervinglyloveorbelovedbyaperson.

Butlovewillchangeitscompositionwiththepassageoftime.

Itwillnotremainthesame.

Inthecourseofyourgrowthandasaresultofyourincreasedexperience,

lovewillbecomesomethingdifferenttoyou.

Inthebeginningyoubelievedaferventloveforapersoncouldlast

definitely.

Byandby,however,t4fervent^^gavewayto“prosaic”.

Preciselybecauseofthischangeitbecamepossibleforlovetolast.

Thenwhatwasmeantbyaneverlastinglovewouldeventuallyendupina

sortofinterdependence.

Weusedtoinsistonthedifferencebetweenloveandliking.

Theformerseemedmuchmorebeautifulthanthelatter.

Oneday,however,itturnsoutthere'sreallynoneedtomakesuch

difference.

Likingisactuallyasortoflove.

Bythesametoken,theeverlastinginterdependenceisactuallyan

everlastinglove.

IwishIcouldbelievetherewassomebodywhowouldlovemeforever.

That's,asweallknow,tooromantictobetrue.

Instead,itwillmoreoftenthannotbeacaseoflastingrelationship.

Passage10.Rush

Swallowsmayhavegone,butthereisatimeofreturn;

willowtreesmayhavediedback,butthereisatimeofregreening;

peachblossomsmayhavefallen,buttheywillbloomagain.

Now,youthewise,tellme,whyshouldourdaysleaveus,neverto

return?

Iftheyhadbeenstolenbysomeone,whocoulditbe?

Wherecouldhehidethem?

Iftheyhadmadetheescapethemselves,thenwherecouldtheystayatthe

moment?

Idon'tknowhowmanydaysIhavebeengiventospend,

butIdofeelmyhandsaregettingempty.

Takingstocksilently,Ifindthatmorethaneightthousanddayshave

alreadyslidawayfromme.

Likeadropofwaterfromthepointofaneedledisappearingintothe

ocean,

mydaysaredrippingintothestreamoftime,soundless,traceless.

Alreadysweatisstartingonmyforehead,andtearswellingupinmy

eyes.

Thosethathavegonehavegoneforgood,thosetocomekeepcoming;

yetinbetween,howfastistheshift,insucharush?

WhenIgetupinthemorning,

theslantingsunmarksitspresenceinmysmallroomintwoorthree

oblongs.

Thesunhasfeet,look,heistreadingon,lightlyandfurtively;

andIamcaught,blankly,inhisrevolution.

Thus—thedayflowsawaythroughthesinkwhenIwashmyhands,

wearsoffinthebowlwhenIeatmymeal,

andpassesawaybeforemyday-dreaminggazeasreflectinsilence.

Icanfeelhishastenow,soIreachoutmyhandstoholdhimback,

buthekeepsflowingpastmywithholdinghands.

Intheevening,asIlieinbed,hestridesovermybody,glidespastmy

feet,inhisagileway.

ThemomentIopenmyeyesandmeetthesunagain,onewholedayhas

gone.

Iburymyfaceinmyhandsandheaveasigh.

Butthenewdaybeginstoflashpastinthesigh.

WhatcanIdo,inthisbustlingworld,withmydaysflyingintheirescape?

Nothingbuttohesitate,torush.

WhathaveIbeendoinginthateight-thousand-dayrush,apartfrom

hesitating?

Thosebygonedayshavebeendispersedassmokebyalightwind,

orevaporatedasmistbythemorningsun.

WhattraceshaveIleftbehindme?

HaveIeverleftbehindanygossamertracesatall?

Ihavecometotheworld,starknaked;

amItogoback,inablink,inthesamestarknakedness?

Itisnotfairthough:

whyshouldIhavemadesuchatripfornothing!

Youthewise,tellme,

whyshouldourdaysleaveus,nevertoreturn?

Passage11.ASummerDay

OnedaythirtyyearsagoMarseilleslayintheburningsun.

AblazingsunuponafierceAugustdaywasnogreaterrarityinsouthern

France

thanatanyothertimebeforeorsince.

EverythinginMarseillesandaboutMarseilleshadstaredatthefervid

sun,

andhadbeenstaredatinreturn,untilastaringhabithadbecome

universalthere.

Strangerswerestaredoutofcountenancebystaringwhitehouses,

staringwhitestreets,staringtractsofaridroad,staringhillsfromwhich

verdurewasburntaway.

Theonlythingstobeseennotfixedlystaringandglaring

werethevinesdroopingundertheirloadsofgrapes.

Thesedidoccasionallywinkalittle,asthehotairbarelymovedtheir

faintleaves.

Theuniversalstaremadetheeyesache.

TowardsthedistantblueoftheItaliancoast,indeed,

itwasalittlerelievedbylightcloudsofmist

slowlyrisingfromtheevaporationofthesea,

butitsoftenednowhereelse.

Farawaythedustyvinesoverhangingwaysidecottages,

andthemonotonouswaysideavenuesofparchedtreeswithoutshade,

droppedbeneaththestareofearthandsky.

Sodidthehorseswithdrowsybells,inlongfilesofcarts,

creepingslowlytowardstheinterior;

sodidtheirrecumbentdrivers,whentheywereawake,whichrarely

happened;

sodidtheexhaustedlaborersinthefields.

Everythingthatlivedorgrewwasoppressedbytheglare;

exceptthelizard,passingswiftlyoverroughstonewalls,

andcicada,chirpingitsdryhotchirp,likearattle.

Theverydustwasscorchedbrown,

andsomethingquiveredintheatmosphereasiftheairitselfwerepanting.

Blinds,shutters,curtains,awnings,wereallclosedanddrawntodeepout

thestare.

Grantitbutachinkorakeyhole,

anditshotinlikeawhite-hotarrow.

Passage12.Night

Nighthasfallenoverthecountry.

Throughthetreesrisestheredmoonandthestarsarescarcelyseen.

Inthevastshadowofnight,thecoolnessandthedewsdescend.

Isitattheopenwindowtoenjoythem;andhearonlythevoiceofthe

summerwind.

Likeblackhulks,theshadowsofthegreattreesrideatanchoronthe

billowyseaofgrass.

Icannotseetheredandblueflowers,butIknowthattheyarethere.

FarawayinthemeadowgleamsthesilverCharles.

Thetrampofhorses'hoofssoundsfromthewoodenbridge.

Thenallisstillsavethecontinuouswindorthesoundoftheneighboring

sea.

Thevillageclockstrikes;andIfeelthatIamnotalone.

Howdifferentitisinthecity!

Itislate,andthecrowdisgone.

Youstepoutuponthebalcony,andlieintheverybosomofthecool,

dewynightasifyoufoldedhergarmentsaboutyou.

Beneathliesthepublicwalkwithtrees,likeafathomless,blackgulf.

Thelampsarestillburningupanddownthelongstreet.

Peoplegobywithgrotesqueshadows,nowforeshortened,

andnowlengtheningawayintothedarknessandvanishing,

whileanewonespringsupbehindthewalker,

andseemstopasshimrevolvinglikethesailofawindmill.

Theirongatesoftheparkshutwithajanglingclang.

Therearefootstepsandloudvoices;—atumult;—adrunkenbrawl;—an

alarmoffire;一thensilenceagain.

Andnowatlengththecityisasleep,andwecanseethenight.

Thebelatedmoonlooksovertheroofs,andfindsnoonetowelcomeher.

Themoonlightisbroken.

Itlieshereandthereinthesquaresandtheopeningofthestreets

一angularlikeblocksofwhitemarble.

Passage13.PeaceandDevelopment:theThemesofOurTimes

Peaceanddevelopmentarethethemesofthetimes.

Peopleacrosstheworldshouldjoinhandsinadvancingtheloftycauseof

peaceanddevelopmentofmankind.

Apeacefulenvironmentisindispensablefornational,

regionalandevenglobaldevelopment.

Withoutpeaceorpoliticalstabilitytherewouldbenoeconomicprogress

tospeakof.

Thishasbeenfullyprovedbyboththepastandthepresent.

Intoday'sworld,theinternationalsituationis,onthewhole,moving

towardsrelaxation.

However,conflictsandevenlocalwarstriggeredbyvariousfactorshave

keptcroppingup,

andtensionstillremainsinsomeareas.

Allthishasimpededtheeconomicdevelopmentofthecountriesand

regionsconcerned,

andhasalsoadverselyaffectedtheworldeconomy.

Allresponsiblestatesmenandgovernmentsmustabidebythepurposesof

t