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【国外英文文学】炼金术士
TheAlchemist
PauloCoelho
-7225-3293-8.
,TheLittlePrince,
’dliketoaddonemore,The
,
,hefindsoutthathisjourneyisaboutdiscoveringhisPersonal
Legend,touchingtheSouloftheWorld,andlearningwhatloveisreallyabout;aswellasgettingthe
,anduncovermanyof
themysteries.“Thewisemenunderstoodthatthisnaturalworldisonlyanimageandacopyof
,throughitsvisibleobjects,mencouldunderstandhisspiritualteachings
andthemarvelsofhiswisdom.”NowcomewithSantiagoandmeaswestrollthefieldsofSpain,and
,learnashedid,“I’m
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anadventurer,lookingfortreasure.”Theadventureawaits!Enjoy!
,
,ayouthwhoknelt
,onemorning,
,aflowerwasborn,whichwascalledthe
died,thegoddessesoftheforestappearedandfoundthelake,whichhadbeenfreshwater,
transformedintoalakeofsaltytears.“Whydoyouweep?”thegoddessesasked.“Iweepfor
Narcissus,”thelakereplied.“Ah,itisnosurprisethatyouweepforNarcissus,”theysaid,“forthough
wealwayspursuedhimintheforest,youalonecouldcontemplatehisbeautycloseathand.”
“But...wasNarcissusbeautiful?”thelakeasked.“Whobetterthanyoutoknowthat?”thegoddesses
saidinwonder.“Afterall,itwasbyyourbanksthatheknelteachdaytocontemplatehimself!”The
,itsaid:“IweepforNarcissus,butInevernoticedthatNarcissus
,eachtimehekneltbesidemybanks,Icouldsee,inthedepthsofhiseyes,myownbeautyreflected.”
“Whatalovelystory,”thealchemistthought.
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Theboy',andanenormoussycamorehadgrownonthespotwherethesacristyhadoncestood.
,,butonceananimalhadstrayedduringthenight,andtheboyhadhadtospendtheentirenextdaysearchingforit.
Hesweptthefloorwithhisjacketandlaydown,:theylastedlonger,andmademorecomfortablepillows.
Itwasstilldarkwhenheawoke,and,lookingup,hecouldseethestarsthroughthehalf-destroyedroof.
Iwantedtosleepalittlelonger,,andonceagainhehadawakenedbeforeitended.
Hearoseand,takinguphiscrook,,assoonasheawoke,,withwhomhehadspentthepasttwoyears,leadingthemthroughthecountrysideinsearchoffoodandwater."Theyaresousedtomethattheyknowmyschedule,",herealizedthatitcouldbetheotherwayaround:thatitwashewhohadbecomeaccustomedtotheirschedule.
,onebyone,withhiscrook,,.
Butforthepastfewdayshehadspokentothemaboutonlyonething:thegirl,,,andhealwaysdemandedthatthesheepbeshearedinhispresence,,andhehadtakenhissheepthere.
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"Ineedtosellsomewool,"theboytoldthemerchant.
Theshopwasbusy,.
"Ididn'tknowshepherdsknewhowtoread,"saidagirl'svoicebehindhim.
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ThegirlwastypicaloftheregionofAndalusia,withflowingblackhair,andeyesthatvaguelyrecalledtheMoorishconquerors.
"Well,usuallyIlearnmorefrommysheepthanfrombooks,",shetoldhimshewasthemerchant'sdaughter,andspokeoflifeinthevillage,,.
"Howdidyoulearntoread?"thegirlaskedatonepoint.
"Likeeverybodylearns,"hesaid."Inschool."
"Well,ifyouknowhowtoread,whyareyoujustashepherd?"
,andherbright,,theboyfoundhimselfwishingthatthedaywouldneverend,:,hisdayswouldneverbethesameagain.
Butfinallythemerchantappeared,.
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,andatthesametimeuneasy:,sellingtheirwool.
"Itdoesn'tmatter,"hesaidtohissheep."Iknowothergirlsinotherplaces."
,likeseamenandliketravelingsalesmen,alwaysfoundatownwheretherewassomeonewhocouldmakethemforgetthejoysofcarefreewandering.
Thedaywasdawning,,'swhytheyalwaysstayclosetome.
,,theirdayswereallthesame,withtheseeminglyendlesshoursbetweensunriseanddusk;andtheyhadneverreadabookintheiryounglives,anddidn',and,inexchange,theygenerouslygaveoftheirwool,theircompany,and—onceinawhile—theirmeat.
IfIbecameamonstertoday,anddecidedtokillthem,onebyone,theywouldbecomeawareonlyaftermostoftheflockhadbeenslaughtered,,andthey'veforgottenhowtorelyontheirowninstincts,becauseIleadthemtonourishment.
,withthesycamoregrowingfromwithin,,,
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fromnow,withthesunatitszenith,,,herememberedthat,becausehehadthejacket,hehadwithstoodthecoldofthedawn.
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Wehavetobepreparedforchange,hethought,andhewasgratefulforthejacket'sweightandwarmth.
Thejackethadapurpose,,and,aftertwoyearsofwalkingtheAndalusianterrain,,onthisvisit,,,,Spanish,,hehadwantedtoknowtheworld,andthiswasmuchmoreimportanttohimthanknowingGodandlearningaboutman',onavisittohisfamily,hehadsummonedupthecouragetotellhisfatherthathedidn'.
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"Peoplefromallovertheworldhavepassedthroughthisvillage,son,"saidhisfather."Theycomeinsearchofnewthings,,,ordarkskin,butbasicallythey'rethesameasthepeoplewholiverighthere."
"ButI'dliketoseethecastlesinthetownswheretheylive,"theboyexplained.
"Thosepeople,whentheyseeourland,saythattheywouldliketolivehereforever,"hisfathercontinued.
"Well,I'dliketoseetheirland,andseehowtheylive,"saidhisson.
"Thepeoplewhocomeherehavealotofmoneytospend,sotheycanaffordtotravel,"hisfathersaid."Amongstus,theonlyoneswhotravelaretheshepherds."
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"Well,thenI'llbeashepherd!"
,hegavehissonapouchthatheldthreeancientSpanishgoldcoins.
",andsomedayyou'lllearnthatourcountrysideisthebest,andourwomenthemostbeautiful."
'sgazeadesiretobeable,himself,totraveltheworld—adesirethatwasstillalive,despitehisfather'shavinghadtoburyit,overdozensofyears,undertheburdenofstrugglingforwatertodrink,foodtoeat,andthesameplacetosleepeverynightofhislife.
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Thehorizonwastingedwithred,,andfelthappy;hehadalreadyseenmanycastlesandmetmanywomen(butnonetheequaloftheonewhoawaitedhimseveraldayshence).Heownedajacket,abookthathecouldtradeforanother,,mostimportant,,,hewouldalreadyhaveknownothercities,otherwomen,'thavefoundGodintheseminary,hethought,ashelookedatthesunrise.
Wheneverhecould,,;hehadonlytoallowhissheeptosettherouteforawhile,'tevenrealizethatthey''.
Maybewe'reallthatway,—Ihaven'tthoughtofotherwomensinceImetthemerchant',,hecouldexchangehisbookforathickerone,fillhiswinebottle,shave,andhaveahaircut;hehadtopreparehimselfforhismeetingwiththegirl,andhedidn'twanttothinkaboutthepossibilitythatsomeothershepherd,withalargerflockofsheep,hadarrivedtherebeforehimandaskedforherhand.
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It'sthepossibilityofhavingadreamcometruethatmakeslifeinteresting,hethought,ashelookedagainatthepositionofthesun,,inTarifa,therewasanoldwomanwhointerpreteddreams.
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Theoldwomanledtheboytoaroomatthebackofherhouse;'sfurnishingsconsistedofatable,animageoftheSacredHeartofJesus,andtwochairs.
Thewomansatdown,,andbeganquietlytopray.
;theyalsotraveled,,andthattheykidnappedchildrenand,takingthemawaytotheirmysteriouscamps,madethemtheirslav