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亨利王子和亚瑟爵士去了亚瑟爵士的家。他的大院子被分成(be divided into)两部分一里院和外院，外院是一个有花坛的大花园。亚瑟爵士取消(cancel)他所有的活动，在家里陪着王子。他告诉亨利，“我的花坛会讲话，它有一个秘密。”王子觉得很奇怪。亚瑟爵士继续说道，“它只把秘密说给那些每天关注它的人。如果你知道了这个秘密，你会在这一年里每天都快乐。” 亨利王子看着花坛，但上面没有花朵，甚至连一片树叶也没有。然后，他每天围绕(circle)花坛转，即使当暴风雨(storm)来临时他也不进屋，结果他感冒(catch a cold)了，咳嗽(cough)不止。 许多天过去了。花坛被打湿了，然后温暖的太阳又照在上面。终于，一个美好的早晨，他看到微小的植物长出来了。 日复一日，他看到这些植物长成一条条线(line)，然后这些植物线条构成(form)一些字母。他思考着将这些字母拼写(spell)成单词，然后翻译(translate)成他自己的语言。终于，他明白了：每天为别人做点好事。? 五十六. TV's Value Many people who are alive today know what it is like to live in a world without television. Television is only about forty years old. Yet it has been an important part inour lives. Some people think that the years before television were a better time. They believe that families talked more and did more things together. More books were read. People got more outdoor exercise. But others disagree. They say that television is a good tool for education. It tells us what is happening in the world. It provides plenty of fun for us. It helps us understand how people live and work. Although some people describe television as a great teacher, others say television has caused the poor reading and writing skills of our people. Television gets praise for helping us understand the people of the world. But it also has influence on family life.Television tells us the news of the day. But it can also make us lazy by giving only short news instead of telling the whole story. (责任编辑：admin) |