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高中英语优秀作文范文范文：野鸭沃利的故事 　　野鸭沃利的故事 一时的享受变成了一世的桎梏。野鸭沃利的故事再次验证了那句老话:”生于忧患,死于安乐。” A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation1), heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below. One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. It was a barnyard with a flock of tame2) ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling3) around on the ground, quacking4) merrily and eating corn that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally liked what he saw. “It sure would be nice to have some of that corn,” he thought to himself. “And all this flying is very tiring. I’d like to just waddle around for a while.” So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp dive, and headed for the barnyard. He landed among the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack merrily. He also started eating corn. The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn’t care. “I’ll rejoin them when they come back North in a few months,” he said to himself. Several months went by and sure enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there. And Wally was tired of the barnyard. It was muddy and everywhere he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo5). “It’s time to leave.” said Wally. So Wally flapped6) his wings furiously and tried to get airborne7). But he had gained some weight from all his corn-eating, and he hadn’t exercised his wings much either. He finally got off the ground, but he was flying too low and slammed into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud8) and said to himself, “Oh, well, I’ll just wait until they fly south in a few months. Then I’ll rejoin them and become a wild duck again.” When the flock flew overhead once more, Wally again tried to lift himself out of the barnyard. But he s