高考英语写作素材积累
晨读美文记背 Day 34-36
Day 34 Puppies for Sale
我们常常同情生活中的弱者，给他们帮助，给他们怜悯。就在我
们慷慨地施舍的时候，却忽视了他们的价值。很多时候，他们需要
的不是同情，而是尊重，是理解，是像对待其他人一样对待他们。
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign
advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his
yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his
overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his
neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of
money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his
pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer.
"I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" he said.
"Sure," said the farmer.
Out from the doghouse ran a female dog followed by four little balls
of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His
eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed
something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball
appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a
somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the
others, doing its best to catch up.
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the smaller dog.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't
want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these
other dogs would."
With that the little boy reached down, and began rolling up one leg of
his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both
sides of his leg. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I
don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
念念有词 Vocabulary
1．puppy [ˈpʌpɪ] n. 小狗
2．set about 开始，着手
3．tug [tʌɡ] n. 拖，拽
4．overall [ˈəʊvərɔːl] n. 工作服
5．stir [stɜː] v. 动，移动，搅动
6．ramp [ræmp] n. 斜坡
7．slide [slaɪd] v. 滑动，滑落
8．awkward [ˈɔːkwəd] adj. 笨拙的
9．hobble [ˈhɒbl] v. 蹒跚而行，跛行
10．reveal [rɪˈviːl] v. 展现，显露出
11．brace [breɪs] n. 支架，支柱
译笔生花 Translation
待售的小狗
一位农民要出售一些小狗，他写了一个广告牌子，准备把它钉在
院子边上。当钉最后一个钉子的时候，他觉得有人在拽他的衣服，
他低头看见了一个小男孩。
“先生，我想买一只小狗。”男孩说。
“好的。”农民擦了擦脖子后面的汗说，“这些小狗血统很好，
要花很多钱的。”
男孩低头想了一会儿，把手伸进自己的口袋里，掏出一把零钱递
给了农民。
“我有39 美分，这些够看一下小狗吗？”男孩说。
“当然可以。”农民回答。
狗舍里跑出一只母狗，后面跟着四只毛茸茸的小狗。男孩把脸紧
贴在铁链子做成的篱笆上，眼睛闪着高兴的光芒。
当小狗向篱笆跑来的时候，小男孩发现狗舍里面有什么东西在
动。过了很久，又有一只小狗跑过来了，这只小狗明显要小一些。
就在下坡的地方，小狗滑了一下。小狗费劲地向其他的小狗那儿跑
去，它在尽它最大的努力追赶。
“我就要这只小狗。”男孩指着那只小狗说。
农民蹲在男孩身旁对他说：“孩子，你不能要那只小狗。他永远
都无法像其他的小狗那样跑，那样和你一起玩。”
听到这些话，男孩弯下腰，卷起一只裤腿，露出一只靠金属支架
支撑的腿。他回头看了看农民说：“您明白了吧，先生。我自己也
跑不快，小狗需要有个理解它的人。”
这个世界上有很多需要别人理解的人。
Day 35 Sweet-Pea Summers
乐观、豁达是每个人都应该具备的品质。生活中会有一些挫折，
可既然你还活着，也许就是上天给你最好的恩赐。与死神擦肩而过
之后，留下的一点点伤痛又算得了什么呢？
Each summer in the late 1960s, my two sisters and I would ride the
Greyhound bus from Arizona to Arkansas to stay with our father.
A World War Ⅱ veteran, Dad had many medical problems, any one of
which could cause many people to lose more than their sense of humor,
but not him.
I have vivid memories of Dad waking us up in the morning. Before
he'd put on his legs for the day (he had lost his legs after his discharges),
his wheelchair was his mobility. Holding his cane, which was his
extended arm, he would roll through the house yelling, "Up, up, up! Get
up and face the day! It's a beautiful day! Rise and shine!" If we didn't get
up right away, he would repeat his song in rhythm with his cane hitting
the end of our beds. This was no performance put on for our benefit;
every day was truly a beautiful day to him.
Back in the sixties, there was no handicapped parking or wheelchair-
accessible ramps like there are now, so even a trip to the grocery store
was a difficult task. Dad wanted no assistance from anyone. He would
climb stairs slowly but surely, whistling all the way. As a teenager, I
found this embarrassing, but if Dad noticed, he didn't let me help.
Those summers always ended too soon. He would drive us back to
Arizona every year, stopping at the checkpoint for fruit and vegetables at
the New Mexico-Arizona border. When asked if he had any fruits or
vegetables, he would reply, "Just three sweet peas."
Our father has been gone for a long time now, but not the lesson that
he taught us: You are only as handicapped as you let yourself be.
念念有词 Vocabulary
1．Greyhound bus 灰狗公共汽车（美国长途公共汽车）
2．veteran [ˈvetərən] n. 老兵，退伍军人
3．vivid [ˈvɪvɪd] adj. 生动的，清晰的，鲜明的
4．discharge [dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ] n. 开炮，发射
5．mobility [məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ] n. 可动性，流动性
6．rhythm [ˈrɪðəm] n. 节奏，韵律
7．handicapped [ˈhændɪkæpt] adj. 残疾的
8．accessible [əkˈsesəbl] adj. 已接近的，可达到的
9．grocery [ˈɡrəʊsərɪ] n. 食品杂货店
10．assistance [əˈsɪstəns] n. 协助，帮助
11．embarrassing [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] adj. 让人尴尬的，令人为难的
12．checkpoint [ˈtʃekpɔɪnt] n. 检查站
译笔生花 Translation
甜豌豆的夏天
六十年代末的时候，每个夏天我和我的两个姐妹都会乘坐从亚里
桑那州到阿肯色州的“灰狗”公共汽车，去和爸爸生活一段时间。
爸爸是二战的退伍老兵，有很多的疾病。这些病中的任何一种都
会让人失去幽默感，但是爸爸却没有。
我清晰地记得爸爸早上叫我们起床的情景。在他戴上假腿之前
（在开炮的时候，他失去了双腿），轮椅就是他的移动工具。他拿
着拐杖，那是他胳膊的延伸，在房间里走来走去，喊着：“起床
了，起床了！新的一天开始了！今天真美好，快起来晒太阳吧！”
如果我们不马上起床，他就会有节奏地重复着他的话，并用拐杖敲
打着我们的床尾。这不是为我们而进行的表演，对于爸爸来说每一
天真的都是美好的。
六十年代的时候，没有像现在这样的残疾人停车场或者是可以让
轮椅通过的坡道，因此，即使是去杂货店也是件非常麻烦的事。爸
爸不想接受任何人的帮助。他会自己小心地、慢慢地爬上台阶，一
路上发出吱吱的响声。那时我还是个小孩子，对这件事觉得有些尴
尬。但是即使爸爸注意到我的尴尬，他也不会让我帮忙。
那些夏天总是很快就结束了。爸爸每年都会驾车把我们送回亚里
桑那州。我们会在新墨西哥州和亚里桑那州交界处的水果和蔬菜检
查站停下来接受检查。当被问到携带了什么水果和蔬菜的时候，他
总会说：“只有三颗甜豌豆。”
爸爸现在已经离开我们多年了，但是他教给我们的道理依然留在
我们心中：只有你把自己当成残疾人的时候，你才是残疾人。
Day 36 Catch of a Lifetime
生活中我们总会不停地追问自己做了什么，应该做什么，做对了
什么。有时候要抵御错误的甜蜜诱惑是很难的。人生要面对无数次
的选择，尤其是在道德与良心面前。当无人看着你时，你会怎么
做？能遵循心灵的指引，做出正确的抉择，这才是最大的考验。
He was 11 and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his
family's cabin.
On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were
fishing early in the evening. Then he tied on a small silver lure and
practiced casting. When his peapole doubled over, he knew something
huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy
skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.
Finally, he lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest
one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p. m. —two
hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.
"You'll have to put it back, son," he said.
"Dad!" cried the boy.
"There will be other fish," said his father.
"Not as big as this one," cried the boy.
He looked around the lake. No others were anywhere around in the
moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen
them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy
could tell by the clarity of his father's voice that the decision was not
negotiable. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and
lowered it into the black water. The boy suspected that he would never
again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New
York City. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same
dock.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish
as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish—
again and again—every time he comes up against a question of ethics.
For, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and
wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult. Do we do right
when no one is looking? Do we refuse to cut corners to get the design in
on time? Or refuse to trade stocks based on information that we know we
aren't supposed to have?
We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were
young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right
lives fresh and fragrant in our memory.
念念有词 Vocabulary
1．dock [dɒk] n. 码头，船坞
2．cabin [ˈkæbɪn] n. 小屋，船舱
3．bass [bæs] n. 鲈鱼
4．lure [ljʊə] n. 诱饵
5．peapole [piːpəʊl] n. 钓竿
6．exhausted [ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd] adj. 疲惫的
7．clarity [ˈklærɪtɪ] n. 清晰，明晰
8．negotiable [nɪˈɡəʊʃɪəbəl] adj. 可协商的
9．lower [ˈləʊə] v. 放下，降下
10．suspect [səˈspekt] v. 怀疑，猜想
11．architect [ˈɑːkɪtekt] n. 建筑师
12．magnificent [mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt] adj. 壮丽的，极好的，突出的
13．ethics [ˈeθɪks] n. 伦理，道德
14．fragrant [ˈfreɪɡrənt] adj. 芬芳的，香的
译笔生花 Translation
一生的收获
他11 岁那年，只要一有机会，就会到他家小屋的码头上钓鱼。
鲈鱼季节开放的前一天晚上，他和父亲早早开始垂钓。他系上鱼
饵，练习如何抛线。当鱼杆向下弯的时候，他知道线的另一端一定
钓到了一条大鱼。父亲看着他技巧纯熟地在码头边沿和鱼周旋，眼
神充满赞赏。
最后他将筋疲力尽的鱼提出水面。这是他所见过的最大的一条，
还是一条鲈鱼。
父亲点燃一根火柴，看了看表。十点了——离开禁还有两个小
时。他看了看鱼，又看了看男孩。
“你得把它放回去，孩子。”他说道。
“爸爸！”男孩叫道。
“还有其他的鱼嘛。”父亲说道。
“但没这么大。”男孩叫道。
他环视了一遍湖。月光下附近没有其他人。他又看了看他父亲。
从父亲不可动摇的语气中，他知道这个决定没有商量余地，即使没
有人看到他们，更无从得知他们何时钓到了鱼。他慢慢地将鱼钩从
大鲈鱼的唇上取下，然后蹲下将鱼放回水中。男孩想，他可能再也
看不到这么大的鱼了。那是34 年前的事了。现在，男孩是纽约一个
成功的建筑师，他带着自己的儿女仍然在同一个码头上钓鱼。
他猜得没错。自那次以后，他再也没有见过那么大的鱼了。但每
次他面临道德难题而举棋不定的时候，他的眼前总是浮现出那条
鱼。
父亲曾告诉他，道德即是简单的对和错的问题，但要付诸行动却
很难。在没人瞧见的时候，我们是否仍始终如一，一丝不苟？为了
将图纸及时送到，我们是不是也会抄近路？或者在明知道不可以的
情况下，仍将公司股份卖掉？
在我们还小的时候，如果有人要我们把鱼放回去，我们会这样
做，因为我们还在学习真理。正确的决定会在我们的记忆里变得深
刻而清晰。
