高中英语双语阅读 5 Discovery in a Thunderstorm Dr Nelson Glueck素材.docxVIP

5.Discovery in a Thunderstorm Dr. Nelson Glueck 5. 雷雨中的醒悟 内尔松.格卢克博士 Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to relate, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Pedaling, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it impossible to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhausting half hour, before realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead