11more texts to be translatedWord格式.docx

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@#@@#@Tex1TheOrange@#@OfthefruitsoftheyearIgivemyvotetotheorange.@#@Inthefirstplaceitisaperennial—ifnotinactualfact,atleastinthegreengrocer’sshop.Onthedayswhendessertisanamegiventohandfulfchocolatesandalittlepreservedginger,whenmacedoinedefruits（水果什锦）isthetitlebestowedontwoprunesandapieceofrhubarbs,thentheorange,howeversour,comesnoblytotherescue;@#@andonwhoseotherdaysofplentywhencherriesandstrawberriesandraspberriesandgooseberriesriottogetheruponthetable,theorange,sweeterthanever,isstilltheretoholditsown.Breadandbutter,beefandmutton,eggsandbacon,arenotmorenecessarytoanorderedexistencethantheorange.@#@Itiswellthatthecommonestfruitshouldbealsothebest.OfthevirtuesoftheorangeIhavenotroomfullytospeak.Ithaspropertiesofhealthgiving,asthatiscuresinfluenzaandestablishesthecomplexion.Itisclean,forwhoeverhandlesitonitswaytoyourtable,buthandlesitsoutercovering,itstopcoat,whichisleftinthehall.Itisround,andformsandexcellentsubstitutewiththeyoungforacricketball.Thepipcanbeflickedatyourenemies,andquiteasmallpieceofpeelmakesaslideforanoldgentleman.@#@Butallthiswouldcountnothinghadnottheorangesuchdelightfulqualitiesoftaste.Idarenotletmyselfgouponthissubject.Iamaslavetoitssweetness.Igrudgeeverymarriageinthatitmeansafreshsupplyoforangeblossom,thepromisesomuchgoldenfruitcutshort.However,theworldmustgoon.@#@Withtheorangewedoliveyearinandyearout.Thatspeakswellfortheorange.Thefactisthatthereisanhonestyabouttheorangewhichappealstoallofus.Ifitisgoingtobebad—forthebestofusarebadsometimes—itbeginstobebadfromtheoutside,notfromtheinside.Howmanyapearwhichpresentsabloomingfacetotheworldisrottenatthecore.Howmanyaninnocent-lookingappleisharboringaworminthebud.Buttheorangehasnosecretfaults.Itsoutsideisamirrorofitsinside,andifyouarequickyoucantelltheshopmansobeforeheslipsitintothebag.@#@Text2@#@Audubon’sdecisiontotryhishandasaportraitartist,thoughitsubsequentlyprovedtobenotonlythegatewaytooneofhismostuniqueexperiencesbuttherealturning-pointofhislife,wasatthetimemade,nothingbutalastdesperateefforttosavehimselfandhisfamilyfromstarving.For12yearshehadstrivenasbestashecouldtoestablishhimselfasabusinessmanandprovidemoreforhisfamily.Butdisasteranddiscouragementhadconfrontedhimateveryturnintheroad,andnowattheageof34andwithawifeandtwosmallchildrendependentonhim,andwithoutadollartohisname,hewasforcedbynecessitytoturntohisownnaturaltalentsandapplythemintheonlywaythatseemedtoofferanymoney-makingpossibilitieswhatever.FromtimetotimehedrewafewroughsketchesofhiswifeandofsomeofhisIndianfriends,andtheresultshadbeenfairlysatisfactory.@#@Buthewasfarfromconfidentthattotalstrangerswouldlikehisworkorbewillingtopayhimtomaketheirportraits,anditwas“withthatheaviestofburdens,aheavyheart”thathefinallyleftHenderson—hisportfolioofpreciousseeminglyworthlessbirdpicturesunderhisleftarm,andhisrifleacrosshisrightshoulder,andturnedhisfacetowardLouisville.@#@Text3@#@TheBeautyofBritain@#@Isuspectthatwearealways,faintlyconsciousofthefactthatthisisasmallishisland,withtheseaalwaysroundthecorner.Weknowthateverythinghastobeneatlypackedintoasmallspace.Nature,wefeel,hascarefullyadjustedthings--mountains,plains,rivers,lakes--tothescaleoftheislanditself.Amountain12,000feethighwouldbeahorriblemonsterhere,aswrongasaplain400mileslong,ariverasbroadastheMississippi.Thoughthegeographicalfeaturesofthisislandarecomparativelysmall,andthereisastonishingvarietyalmosteverywhere,thatdoesnotmeanthatourmountainsarenotmountains,ourplainsnotplains.@#@Anothercharacteristicofourlandscapeisitsexquisitemoderation.Itlooksliketheresultofoneofthosehappycompromisesthatmakeoursocialandpoliticalplanssoirrationalandyetsosuccessful.Ithasbeenbornofacompromisebetweenwildernessandtameness,betweenNatureandMan.Inmanycountriesyoupassstraightfromregionwheremenhavelefttheirmarkoneveryinchofgroundtootherregionsthatdesolatewildernesses.Abroad,wehaveallnoticedhowabruptlymostofthecitiesseemtobegin:

@#@here,nocity;@#@there,onecity.Withusthecitiespretendtheyarenotreallythereuntilwearewellinsidethem.Theyalmostinsinuate（逐渐融入）themselvesintothecountryside.Thiscomesfromanothercompromiseofours,thesuburb.Thereisagreatdealtobesaidf