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心灵鸡汤英语美文精选(2)

心灵鸡汤英语美文：TheFascinatingMoonrise

ThereisahillnearmyhomethatIoftenclimbatnight.The

noiseofthecityisafar-offmurmur.InthehushofdarkIshare

thecheerfulnessofcricketsandtheconfidenceofowls.Butitis

thedramaofthemoonrisethatIcometosee.Forthatrestores

inmeaquietandclaritythatthecityspendstoofreely.

FromthishillIhavewatchedmanymoonsrise.Eachonehad

itsownmood.Therehavebeenbroad,confidentharvestmoons

inautumn;shy,mistymoonsinspring;lonely,whitewinter

moonsrisingintotheuttersilenceofanink-blackskyandsmoke-

smudgedorangemoonsoverthedryfieldsofsummer.Each,like

finemusic,excitedmyheartandthencalmedmysoul.

Butwe,wholiveindoors,havelostcontactwiththemoon.

Theglareofstreetlightsandthedustofpollutionveilthenight

sky.Thoughmenhavewalkedonthemoon,itgrowslessfamiliar.

Fewofuscansaywhattimethemoonwillrisetonight.

Still,ittugsatourminds.

Ifweunexpectedlyencounterthefullmoon,hugeandyellow

overthehorizon,wearehelplessbuttostarebackatits

commandingpresence.Andthemoonhasgiftstobestowupon

thosewhowatch.

IlearnedaboutitsgiftsoneJulyeveninginthemountains.

Mycarhadmysteriouslystalled,andIwasstrandedandalone.

Thesunhadset,andIwaswatchingwhatseemedtobethe

bright-orangeglowofaforestfirebeyondaridgetotheeast.

Suddenly,theridgeitselfseemedtoburstintoflame.Then,the

risingmoon,hugeandredandgrotesquelymisshapenbythe

dustandsweatofthesummeratmosphere,loomedupoutofthe

woods.Distortedthusbythehotbreathofearth,themoon

seemedill-temperedandimperfect.Dogsatnearbyfarmhouse

barkednervously,asifthisstra