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Unit 10
A Beautiful Dress
My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was displeased1. Sometimes she went so far as to roll on the ground, to the shock of all people around. Her parents tried to tame2 her by beating and kicking, only to result in more violent3 outbursts. Finally they became thoroughly4 disappointed5 with her.
One day their next-door neighbor, a retired6 woman teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very beautiful. It immediately caught the girl's eyes and made them shine brightly.
The girl put on the dress and became quite another person. She no longer abused7 or hit others, even less rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was beneath her in such a beautiful dress. Since then the girl had been gentle, neat, and lovely.
The story set me thinking a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress hidden somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it, forget it or abandon8 it. Beauty is a power force or weapon -- that's something unrealized by many of us. it can arouse9 fine qualities that humans are born with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.
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a.不快的 | |
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adj.驯服的,柔顺的,乏味的;v.驯养,使...驯服 | |
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adj.暴力的,猛烈的,激烈的,极端的,凶暴的,歪曲的 | |
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adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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adj.失望的,不满意的,不如意的 | |
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adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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v.妄用( abuse的过去式和过去分词 );虐待;辱骂 | |
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vt.抛弃,离弃,遗弃;放弃 | |
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vt.唤醒,叫醒;唤起,激起 | |
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