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高考英语写作素材积累
晨读美文记背 Day 31-33
Day 31 Write Your Own Life
Suppose someone gave you a pen—a sealed，solid-colored pen．
You couldn't see how much ink it had．
It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long
enough to create a masterpiece（or several）that would last forever and
make a difference in the scheme of things．You don't know before you
begin．
Under the rules of the game，you really never know．You have to
take a chance！
Actually，no rule of the game states you must do anything．Instead
of picking up and using the pen，you could leave it on a shelf or in a
drawer where it will dry up，unused．
But if you decide to use it，what would you do with it？How would
you play the game？
Would you plan and plan before you ever wrote a word？
Would your plans be so extensive that you never even got to the
writing？
Or would you take the pen in hand，plunge right in and just do it，struggling to keep up with the twists and turns of the torrents of words
that take you where they take you？
Would you write cautiously and carefully，as if the pen might run dry
the next moment ， or would you pretend or believe （ or pretend to
believe）that the pen will write forever and proceed accordingly？
And of what would you write：Of love？Hate？Fun？Misery？
Life？Death？Nothing？Everything？
Would you write to please just yourself？Or others？Or yourself by
writing for others？
Would your strokes be tremblingly timid or brilliantly bold？Fancy
with a flourish or plain？
Would you even write？Once you have the pen，no rule says you
have to write．Would you sketch ？Scribble ？Doodle or draw？
Would you stay in or on the lines，or see no lines at all，even if they
were there？Or are they？There's a lot to think about here，isn't there？
Now，suppose someone gave you a life…
Words and Expressions
seal v． 密封
tentative adj． 实验性的
scheme n． 计划；组合
state v． 规定；声明；陈述
extensive adj． 广泛的；大量的plunge v． 投入；跳进
twists and turns波折；迂回曲折
proceed v． 继续进行
stroke n． 笔画
flourish n． 繁荣；兴旺
sketch v． 素描
scribble v． 潦草地书写
doodle v． 涂鸦
Read and recite the following sentences：
Suppose someone gave you a pen—a sealed，solid-colored pen．
You couldn't see how much ink it had．
It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long
enough to create a masterpiece（or several）that would last forever and
make a difference in the scheme of things．You don't know before you
begin．
Under the rules of the game，you really never know．You have to
take a chance！
Now try writing the sentences out here：
Suppose __________ — a sealed，solid-colored pen．You couldn't
see __________ ．
It might run dry after the first few tentative words or __________
create a masterpiece（or several）that would __________ in the schemeof things．You don't know before you begin．
Under __________ ， you really never know ． You have to
__________！
Then read the following example to try to make your own sentences
here：
Eg：Suppose the news is true what would we do？
Suppose __________ what would you do？
Suppose __________ what would you do？
Suppose __________ what would you do？
Which sentence(s) do you like most？Write it（or them）out here：
参考译文
书写你的生命
假设有人给了你一支笔，一支密封的、纯色的水笔，里面有多少
墨水你看不到。
很可能刚刚试写几字便用干耗尽；也可能足以完成一部或几部杰
作，永存于世，使世事为之大变。而这一切你在动笔之前却是一无
所知。
根据游戏的规则，你确实永远也不会知道，只能冒一下险。
而事实上，也没有规则说你就一定要做些什么。与其拿起笔来写
字，你大可以把笔搁在架子上、放在抽屉里，弃置不用，任墨水蒸发干净。
然而，如果你真的决定使用，你会做什么？怎么来做这个游戏？
你会左计划、右计划，然后才慢慢下笔吗？
计划会不会太泛太多，根本就达不到写作这一步？
会不会提笔在手，迫不及待地投入其中，任由手中的笔、笔下的
字带着你在词海中上下翻腾、左突右冲？
会不会下笔谨小慎微，似乎墨水随时都将干涸？会不会假装或相
信或假装相信笔中墨水永不会枯竭，任你挥洒？
此外，你会写些什么？爱情？仇恨？乐趣？痛苦？生命？死亡？
虚无空空抑或世事万种？
是会用来自娱？还是取悦他人？还是为人写作而愉悦自身？
你的一笔一画会颤抖怯懦还是亮丽大胆？花里胡哨还是朴实无
华？
你确实会去写吗？你一旦有了这支笔，却也没有规则说你一定就
要去写。你会粗粗写来？潦潦草草？信手涂鸦？还是认真描画？
你会写在线里还是写在线上，或者对纸上的线格根本就视而不
见？真的有什么线格吗？此时此刻，有很多东西值得思考，不是
吗？
那么，假设有人给了你一次生命……Day 32 Can It Be Called Love
A girl and a boy were on a motorcycle，speeding through the night．
They loved each other a lot．
Girl： Slow down a little．I'm scared…
Boy： No，it's so fun…
Girl： Please…it's so scary…
Boy： Then say that you love me…
Girl： Fine…I love you…Can you slow down now？
Boy： Give me a big hug…
The girl gave him a big hug．
Girl： Now can you slow down？
Boy ： Can you take off my helmet and put it on ？ It's
uncomfortable and it's bothering me while I drive．
Then next day，there was a story in the newspaper：a motorcycle
had crashed into a building because its brakes were broken．
There were two people on the motorcycle，of whom one died，and
the other had survived…
The guy knew that the brakes were broken．He didn't want to let the
girl know，because he knew that the girl would have gotten scared．
Instead，he was told the last time that she loved him，got a hug from
her，put his helmet on her so that she can live，and die himself…
Once in a while ，right in the middle of an ordinary life，love givesus a fairytale．
Words and Expressions
helmet n． 头盔
brake n． 刹车
once in a while偶尔，有时
Read the following sentence：
There were two people on the motorcycle，of whom one died，and
the other had survived．
Now try and write the sentence here：
There were two __________，of whom one __________，and the
other __________．
Which sentence(s) do you like most？Write it（or them）out here：
参考译文
如果这都不算爱
一天夜里，男孩骑摩托车带着女孩超速行驶。
他们彼此深爱着对方。
女孩： “慢一点……我怕……”
男孩： “不，这样很有趣……”
女孩： “求求你……这样太吓人了……”
男孩： “好吧，那你说你爱我……”女孩： “好……我爱你……你现在可以慢下来了吗？”
男孩： “紧紧抱我一下……”
女孩紧紧拥抱了他一下。
女孩： “现在你可以慢下来了吧？”
男孩： “你可以脱下我的头盔并自己戴上吗？它让我感到不舒
服，还干扰我驾车。”
第二天，报纸报道：一辆摩托车因为刹车失灵而撞毁在一幢建筑
物上。
车上有两个人，一个死亡，一个幸存……
驾车的男孩知道刹车失灵，但他没有让女孩知道，因为那样会让
女孩感到害怕。
相反，他让女孩最后一次说她爱他，最后一次拥抱他，并让她戴
上自己的头盔，结果，女孩活着，他自己死了……
有时，就在平常的生活里，爱向我们展示了一个神话。
Day 33 Stand Tall Like the Sunflower
I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane
occurrences can have an impact on our awareness．
My wife，daughter，and I moved into our home nine years ago and
we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like it does
today．We live on a corner，higher than street level，and the entire side
of the yard is encased by a professionally built rock wall．The front ofthe house though is another story because instead of a wall along the
sidewalk ， the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if
someone were in a hurry to finish．
We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called
this area our“rock garden” ． Whenever we had leftover flowers or
plants，Denise or I would stick them out front，just to bring some color
to the area．
I still do all of my own yard work ， even the dreaded weed-
pulling．After putting on my knee pads I assume the position to clear the
yard of weeds，even in the rock garden．
Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a
tiny little plant that I could not immediately identify，I knew I didn't
plant it and Denise claimed that she didn't either．We decided to let it
continue growing until we could figure out what it was．
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant，it
appeared to be a Sunflower．It was spindly looking with a tall skinny
stalk and only one head on it．I decided to baby it along and weed
around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I noticed
something unusual．The Sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk
begin．It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and
around it to reach the sun．
That's when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn't let a bigrock stand in its way of developing，we too have the capability of doing
the same thing．Once our environment begins to see that we believe in
ourselves like that little Sunflower，we can attain the same nourishment
and nurturing as well．
First ， we need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the
capabilities in achieving our desires．Like the Sunflower，it knew it had
the capability to overcome its obstacle because it trusted in the Universal
Truth and had faith it would succeed．
Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are
and the environment will begin to support you．You will find a way to
go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires．
Words and Expressions
mundane adj． 平凡的；宇宙的；寻常的；世俗的
encase vt． 包装；围绕；把……装箱
dreaded adj． 令人畏惧的；害怕的
spindly adj． 细长的
baby vt． 把……当作婴孩看待，娇养；纵容
attain v． 达到，获得
nurture v． 养育；培育；滋长；助长
Read and recite the following sentences：
（1）That's when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn't let a
big rock stand in its way of developing，we too have the capability ofdoing the same thing ． Once our environment begins to see that we
believe in ourselves like that little Sunflower，we can attain the same
nourishment and nurturing as well．
（2）Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you
are and the environment will begin to support you．You will find a way
to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires．
Now try writing the sentences out here：
（1）That's when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn't let a
big rock __________，we too __________ of doing the same thing．
Once our environment begins to see that we __________ like that little
Sunflower，we can attain the same __________ as well．
（2）Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of __________ and
the environment will begin to __________ ．You will find a way to go
under or around your big obstacle in order to __________ ．
Which sentence(s) do you like most？Write it（or them）out here：
参考译文
如向日葵般高高站立
有时候我觉得很有意思，甚至连最平凡的事情都能够对我们的认
识产生影响。
九年前，我的妻子、女儿和我搬进了现在的家，我们花了大量的时间和精力整修我们的院子，让它看起来像今天这个样子。我们住
在一个拐角处，比街道的水平面要高。院子的外侧围着一面砌得很
讲究的石墙。尽管房子的前边是另一码事——因为沿人行道修建的
不是一面墙，而是在泥地上草草垒起来的石头堆，好像是什么人匆
忙赶工完成的。
我们竭尽所能来做我们必须做的工作，并把这个地方叫做我们的
“岩石花园”。每当我们在这里种上花或其他植物，丹尼丝或者我
就会让它们伸到墙外，只是为了给这个地方增添一些色彩。
我还在做自己的庭院劳作，包括让人生畏的拔杂草工作。带上护
膝后，我便着手清理庭院杂草，即使是在岩石花园里。
去年夏天，我走到岩石花园的一端，发现一株我不能立刻认出来
的小植物。我知道我没有在那里种过它。丹尼丝说她也没有种过。
我们决定让它继续生长，直到我们能搞清楚，它到底是什么植物。
几周过去了，我回到那株神秘的植物跟前，它看起来像是一棵向
日葵。它还很纤细，长着细高的茎秆，上面只有一个头。我决定好
好照看它，除去它周围的杂草。当我把这个地方的石头挪开以便除
草时，我发现有些非同异常的情况。向日葵并不是从我发现茎秆的
地方开始生长的。实际上，它从一块大石头下面开始发芽、生长，
然后绕过石头，以获取阳光。
那使我认识到，如果一棵小小的向日葵都没有让一块大石头挡住
它成长的路，那么我们同样有能力做同样的事情。一旦我们的环境
开始看到，我们像那棵小小的向日葵一样相信自己，我们就能够得到同样的养分并且成长起来。
首先，我们需要相信自己，认识到我们有能力实现我们的愿望。
就像向日葵那样，它知道自己有能力去克服障碍，因为它相信普遍
真理，并且相信自己会成功。
只要你像向日葵一样高高站着，为自己感到自豪，环境就会开始
支持你。为了达成愿望，你会在障碍下边或其周围找到一条出路。
