From the window of my room, I could see a tall cotton-rose hibiscus. In spring, when green foliage1 was half hidden by mist, the tree looked very enchanting2 dotted with red blossom. This inspiring neighbor of mine often set my mind working. I gradually regarded it as my best friend.
Nevertheless, when I opened the window one morning, to my amazement3, the tree was almost bare beyond recognition as a result of the storm ravages4 the night before. Struck by the plight5, I was seized with a sadness at the thought "all the blossom is doomed6 to fall". I could not help sighing with emotion: the course of life never runs smooth, for there are so many ups and downs, twists and turns. The vicissitudes7 of my life saw my beloved friends parting one after another. Isn't it similar to the tree shedding its flowers in the wind?
This event faded from my memory as time went by. One day after I came home from the countryside, I found the room stuffy8 and casually9 opened the window. Something outside caught my eye and dazzled me. It was a plum tree all scarlet10 with blossom set off beautifully by the sunset. The surprise discovery overwhelmed me with pleasure. I wondered why I had no idea of some unyielding life sprouting11 over the fallen petals13 when I was grieving for the hibiscus. <a hRef=htTps://Www.EuZw.nE/miNifoRm.Html>蘇州初中語文補(bǔ)習(xí)</a>
When the last withered14 petal12 dropped, all the joyful15 admiration16 for the hibiscus sank into oblivion as if nothing was left, until the landscape was again ablaze17 with the red plum blossom to remind people of life's alternation and continuance. Can't it be said that life is actually a symphony, a harmonious18 composition of loss and gain.
Standing19 by the window lost in thought for a long time, I realized that no scenery in the world remains20 unchanged. As long as you keep your heart basking21 in the sun, every dawn will present a fine prospect22 for you to unfold and the world will always be about new hopes.
1 foliage
n.葉子，樹葉，簇葉
參考例句：
The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被樹葉厚厚地蓋了一層。 Dark foliage clothes the hills.濃密的樹葉覆蓋著群山。
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2 enchanting
a.討人喜歡的
參考例句：
His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那種既迷人又有些憂郁的微笑，活脫兒象他父親。 Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里頭是個吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。
3 amazement
n.驚奇，驚訝
參考例句：
All those around him looked at him with amazement.周圍的人都對他投射出驚異的眼光。 He looked at me in blank amazement.他帶著迷茫驚詫的神情望著我。
4 ravages
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劫掠后的殘跡，破壞的結(jié)果，毀壞后的殘跡
參考例句：
the ravages of war 戰(zhàn)爭造成的災(zāi)難 It is hard for anyone to escape from the ravages of time. 任何人都很難逃避時間的摧殘。
5 plight
n.困境，境況，誓約，艱難；vt.宣誓，保證，約定
參考例句：
The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位領(lǐng)袖對難民的困境很擔(dān)憂。 She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
6 doomed
命定的
參考例句：
The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判處被告長期監(jiān)禁。 A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被鐵腕人物 統(tǒng)治的國家定會遭受不幸的。
7 vicissitudes
n.變遷，世事變化；變遷興衰( vicissitude的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )；盛衰興廢
參考例句：
He experienced several great social vicissitudes in his life. 他一生中經(jīng)歷了幾次大的社會變遷。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected. 飽經(jīng)滄桑，不易沮喪。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
8 stuffy
adj.不透氣的，悶熱的
參考例句：
It's really hot and stuffy in here.這里實(shí)在太熱太悶了。 It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.帳篷里很悶熱，我們感到空氣都是潮的。
9 casually
adv.漠不關(guān)心地，無動于衷地，不負(fù)責(zé)任地
參考例句：
She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她當(dāng)時漫不經(jīng)心地說要換工作。 I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不經(jīng)意地提到我可能會對出國工作感興趣。
10 scarlet
n.深紅色，緋紅色，紅衣；adj.緋紅色的
參考例句：
The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深紅的楓葉和暗綠的松樹形成了明顯的對比。 The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光漸漸地淡下去了，深紅的顏色變成了緋紅，緋紅又變?yōu)闇\紅。
11 sprouting
v.發(fā)芽( sprout的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；抽芽；出現(xiàn)；（使）涌現(xiàn)出
參考例句：
new leaves sprouting from the trees 樹上長出的新葉 They were putting fresh earth around sprouting potato stalks. 他們在往綻出新芽的土豆秧周圍培新土。 來自名作英譯部分
12 petal
n.花瓣
參考例句：
Each white petal had a stripe of red.每一片白色的花瓣上都有一條紅色的條紋。 A petal fluttered to the ground.一片花瓣飄落到地上。
13 petals
n.花瓣( petal的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
white petals tinged with blue 略帶藍(lán)色的白花瓣 The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 許多花瓣在陽光下開放。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
14 withered
adj. 枯萎的，干癟的，（人身體的部分器官）因病萎縮的或未發(fā)育良好的動詞wither的過去式和過去分詞形式
參考例句：
The grass had withered in the warm sun. 這些草在溫暖的陽光下枯死了。 The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 這棵樹下的葉子干枯了。
15 joyful
adj.歡樂的，令人歡欣的
參考例句：
She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她為自己的科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)取得好成果而高興。 They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他們唱著、跳著慶祝這令人歡樂的時刻。
16 admiration
n.欽佩，贊美，羨慕
參考例句：
He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他對風(fēng)景之美贊不絕口。 We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我們對金牌獲得者極為敬佩。
17 ablaze
adj.著火的，燃燒的；閃耀的，燈火輝煌的
參考例句：
The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那條主要街道燈火輝煌。 Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有時因雷擊而起火。
18 harmonious
adj.和睦的，調(diào)和的，和諧的，協(xié)調(diào)的
參考例句：
Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他們關(guān)系融洽的部分原因是他們有著相似的目標(biāo)。 The room was painted in harmonious colors.房間油漆得色彩調(diào)和。
19 standing
n.持續(xù)，地位；adj.永久的，不動的，直立的，不流動的
參考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震過后只有幾幢房屋還立著。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他們堅(jiān)決反對對法律做任何修改。
20 remains
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
21 basking
v.曬太陽，取暖( bask的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；對…感到樂趣；因他人的功績而出名；仰仗…的余澤
參考例句：
We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我們坐著享受溫暖的陽光。 A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺著曬太陽。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
22 prospect
n.前景，前途；景色，視野
參考例句：
This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事態(tài)呈現(xiàn)出可喜的前景。 The prospect became more evident.前景變得更加明朗了。
《The Trees Outside my Window》添加時間：2024-12-14；更新時間：2025-03-09
