曾经看过这样一篇很好的文章，叫做Don't we all. 是在中学完形填空上看到的。出在题目上的文章，相比原文删减了不少，但是依然足以吸引我，并在这样的驱使下找到了它的全文。也许是我水平的问题，这种文章即是我所能读懂、读透并欣赏的上限：
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--DON'T WE ALL?--
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I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out work.
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Coming my way from across the parking lot what the society would consider a bum. From his looks, I guessed he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times when you just don't want to be bothered. ——This was one of those "Don't want to be bothered times."
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"I hope he doesn't ask me for money," I thought. He didn't.
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He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus. After a few minutes, he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity about him. -
"Thanks," I said, and continued wiping off my car. He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, "Ask him if he need any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice.
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"Don't you need any help?" I asked.
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He answered in three simple profound words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women. I expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments. But from a bum I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said.
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I was feeling high and mighty, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shortgun. "Don't we all?" I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day.
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Those three words still ring true. No matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, you can give help. Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
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You never know when you can see someone who inspires you a lot. They are waiting for you to give them what they don't have. But what you gain is a different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a relief from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
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Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to souls too comfortable in themselves.
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Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "Go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help." Don't we all?
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就是这种简简单单的记叙文，如果放在中文里，各种考试满分作文、成熟一些的有格言意林读者文摘，还有各种作家的短文集，都非常常见。但是放在英语里，似乎变得如此难找。
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现在最好找的英语文章是什么？报刊上常出的新闻文章，还有小说。但是不得不说，这种文章价值并不高，直白且术语有时过多，读起来并没有美感。至于小说，对我这种初入高中的学生，要通篇读透，更是限于学术水平的一道难题。我真的只想要一篇语言平实，结构得体，意境深刻，能够让人回味的短篇记叙文。
所以来询问一下吧里有经验的前辈们。这种类型的文章，会在哪里出现？
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--DON'T WE ALL?--
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I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out work.
-
Coming my way from across the parking lot what the society would consider a bum. From his looks, I guessed he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times when you just don't want to be bothered. ——This was one of those "Don't want to be bothered times."
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"I hope he doesn't ask me for money," I thought. He didn't.
-
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus. After a few minutes, he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity about him. -
"Thanks," I said, and continued wiping off my car. He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, "Ask him if he need any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice.
-
"Don't you need any help?" I asked.
-
He answered in three simple profound words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women. I expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments. But from a bum I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said.
-
I was feeling high and mighty, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shortgun. "Don't we all?" I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day.
-
Those three words still ring true. No matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, you can give help. Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
-
You never know when you can see someone who inspires you a lot. They are waiting for you to give them what they don't have. But what you gain is a different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a relief from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
-
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to souls too comfortable in themselves.
-
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "Go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help." Don't we all?
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就是这种简简单单的记叙文，如果放在中文里，各种考试满分作文、成熟一些的有格言意林读者文摘，还有各种作家的短文集，都非常常见。但是放在英语里，似乎变得如此难找。
-
现在最好找的英语文章是什么？报刊上常出的新闻文章，还有小说。但是不得不说，这种文章价值并不高，直白且术语有时过多，读起来并没有美感。至于小说，对我这种初入高中的学生，要通篇读透，更是限于学术水平的一道难题。我真的只想要一篇语言平实，结构得体，意境深刻，能够让人回味的短篇记叙文。
所以来询问一下吧里有经验的前辈们。这种类型的文章，会在哪里出现？
