words：298 time：5ˊ
春天會萬物生長，春天也是希望。
希望從當下起，我們能夠敬畏自然，敬畏生命。
此時此刻，讓我們來聽聽大自然所說的話，
也希望讓我們記住它——
Nature is speaking
I am water. To humans I am simply just there. I’m something they just take for granted(視為當然) . But there is only so much of me. And more and more of them every single day. I start as rain in the mountains, flow to the rivers and streams, and end up in the ocean. Then the cycle(循環) begins again. And it will take me 10,000 years to get back to the state I am in now. But to humans? I’m just water. Just there ...
I am the soil. I am in the hills, and in the valleys, the farms, and the orchards. Without me, humans could not exist. But you treat me like dirt. Do you realize that I am just a thin skin on this planet? And I’m actually alive.Full of organisms (有機體) that grow your food. But I am broken, aching, overused, and sick. Because of you ... I am turning to dust.So maybe you could treat me with a little more respect. I suppose you still want to eat, right?
I am a flower. Yes, I’m beautiful. I’ve heard it before and it never grows old ... But here’s the thing: life starts with me. You see I feed people. Every fruit comes from me ... And sometimes I feed their souls. I am their words when they have none. I say “I love you” without a sound, “I’m sorry” without a voice. I inspire the greatest of them. Painters, poets, pattern makers. I’ve been a muse(靈感源泉) to them all. But in my experience, people underestimate(低估) the power of a pretty little flower.Because their life does start with me and it could end without me.
溫馨提示：涉及的語言知識點，大家要掌握哦！
state /steɪt/ n. 狀態；狀況；情形；州；國家
拓展：in a ... state 處於……狀態
eg. She was in a terrible state when we arrived.
exist /ɪg'zɪst/ v. 存在；生存
eg. The idea exists only in the minds of poets.
選自學英語報《環球閱讀》
閱讀更多 學英語報 的文章
