The Life I Pursued

1、The Life I PursuedThat must be the story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid（平静的，温和的） rivulet（小溪，小河） , meandering（漫步） smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vastly sea; but the

2、sea is so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that you are troubled suddenly by a vague（模糊的） uneasiness（不安，担忧） .Perhaps it is only by a kink（扭结，励志，奇想） in my nature, strong in me even in those days, that I felt in such an existence, the share of the great majority, something amiss（有毛病的，有缺陷的） . I recogni

3、zed its social value. I saw its ordered happiness, but a fever in my blood asked for a wilder course.There seemed to me something alarming in such easy delights. In my heart was desire to live more dangerously. I was not unprepared for jagged（锯齿状的） rocks and treacherous（奸诈的，叛逆的） , shoals（浅滩，沙洲） it I

4、 could only have change-change and the excitement of unforeseen. 点击收听单词发音1 homely adj.家常的，简朴的；不漂亮的 参考例句： We had a homely meal of bread and cheese.我们吃了一顿面包加乳酪的家常便餐。Come and have a homely meal with us,will you?来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭，好吗？2 placid adj.安静的，平和的 参考例句： He had been leading a placid life for the past ei

5、ght years.八年来他一直过着平静的生活。You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to- heart talk with her.你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。3 rivulet n.小溪，小河 参考例句： The school is located near the rivulet.学校坐落在小河附近。They passed the dry bed of a rivulet.他们跨过了一道干涸的河床。4 meandering 蜿蜒的河流，漫步，聊天 参考例句： The village seemed deserted except

6、 for small boys and a meandering donkey. 整个村子的人都像是逃光了，只留下了几个小男孩和一头正在游游荡荡的小毛驴。 来自教父部分We often took a walk along the meandering river after supper. 晚饭后我们常沿着那条弯弯曲曲的小河散步。5 smoothly adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地 参考例句： The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。 Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。 6 treacherous adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的 参考例句： The surface water made t