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第26章鸟亦如此,人亦如何
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IfSoforBirdsWhyNotforMan
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Wherewelive,oernshoreofMarylaersruninandoutlikefingersslimmiheytothecovesliketenderpalms.
Theadageeseknowthisplace,asdothewhiteswansandtheduckswhorideanihewavesofChesapeakeBayastheyskimtheirwayintoharbor.Iumhousands,theyeforthewinter.
Theswaheshoresinastatelyglide,theirtallheadsproudandunafraid.Theylhewater,wheretheirstrohroughtheriverbottomsforfood.Aweesrolificgeese,andiffereadisdain.
&wiceeachyear,snowamoveintothearea.Whenthishappens,iftheriverisatitshecreekshallow,thereisafreezewhisthewatertoice.
Itwasonsuing,nearOxford,Maryland,thatafriehebreakfasttablebesidethehugehichoverlookedtheTredAvonRiver.Acrosstheriver,beyohesherimoftheshoreinwhite.Foramomeoodquietly,lookingatwhatthenight’sstormhadpainted.
Suddenlysheleanedforeeredclosetothefrostedwindow.“Itreallyis,”
shecriedoutlooseoutthere.”
Shereachedtothebookdpulledoutapairofbinothtscamethefigureeadagoose,verystill,itswioitssides,itsfeetfrozentotheice.
&hedarkskies,shesawalineofswans.Theymovedintheirownsingularfratrepid,aheythewestofthebrhabovethehouse,moviotheeast.
Asmyfrieheleaderswu,ahewhitestringofbirdsbecameawhitecircle.Itfloatedfromthetopoftheskydownward.Atlast,aseasyasfeathersihededontheice.Myfriendwasonow,withoneunbelievinghandagaih.Astheswanssurrouhefrozengoose,shefearedwhatlifeitstillhadmightbepeckedoutbythosegreats>
Instead,amazihosebeaksbegantoworkohelongedandcurveddown,againandagailime.Atlast,thegoosewasrimmedbyanarrieadoftheeheswansraisedagain,followingtheleader,acircle,awaitisoftheirlabors.
Thegoose’sheadlifted.Itsbodypulled.Thenthegoosewasfreeandstandiwasmovingitsbigwebbedfeetslowly.Aoodig.Then,asifithadcried,“Iotfly.”
Fouroftheswansaroundit.Theirpoedthegoose’swingsfromtoptobottom,sderitswingsasbody,gofftheithefeathers.
Thegoosespreaditswingsasfarastheywouldgo.Whenatlastthewiheirfullest,thefourswanstookoffahehroup.Theyresumedtheireastwardjourformatiodestination.
&hem,risingwithincrediblespeedandjoy,thegoosemovedifollowedthem,flappiime,untilitcaughtup,untilitjoieline.
Myfriehemuntiltheydisappearedoverthetipsofthefarthesttrees.Onlythendidsherealizethattearswererunningdownherdhadbeenfshedidn’tknow.Thisisatruestory.Idonottrytoihere.Ijustoftenthinkofitinthebadmoments,andtellmyself:“Ifsoforbirds,whynotforman?”
我们居住在马里兰州的东岸,涓涓的河水就像手指般流进流出,流进柔软手掌般的小湾。
加拿大的黑天鹅知道这个地方,连飞入切萨皮克湾中的白天鹅和鸭子也知道。
秋天,成千上万的天鹅移居到这里过冬。
白天鹅以一种尊贵的滑翔姿势飞来这里,它们高扬着头,骄傲而无所畏惧。
它们将长长的脖子深进水中,用强硬的喙在水底觅食。
骄傲的白天鹅和多产的黑天鹅,是一种差别,几乎存在一种蔑视。
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