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1、安徒生童话:GoodHumour好心境FrommyfatherIhaveinheritedthatmostworthyofbequests-acheerfultemper.Andwhowasmyfather?Well,thatreallyhasnothingtodowithagoodhumor.Hewasthriftyandlively,fatandround;infact,hisexteriorandinteriorwerebothatvariancewithhisoffice.Andwhatwashisoffice,hispositioninthecommunit
2、y?Why,iftheanswertothatquestionwerewrittenandprintedattheverybeginningofabook,mostpeoplewouldlaythebookdownassoonastheyopenedit,saying,"Thereissomethingdismalaboutit.Idon'twantanythinglikethis."Andyetmyfatherwasneitherahangmannoraheadsman.Onthecontrary,hisofficeoftenbroughthimintocontac
3、twiththemosthonorablemenofthestate,andhewascertainlyentitledtobethere;hehadtobeaheadofthem,evenaheadofbishopsandprincesoftheroyalblood,for,totellthetruth,hewasthedriverofahearse!Nowyouknowit!ButImustaddthatwhenonesawmyfathersittinghighuponthecarriageofdeath,dressedinhislongblackmantlean
4、dcrape-bordered,three-corneredhat,hisfaceasroundandsmilingasthesun,onecouldnotthinkofsorrowandgraves,forthatfacesaid,"Nevermind,it'sgoingtobemuchbetterthanyouthink."Yousee,then,thatfromhimIhavemygoodhumorandalsothehabitoffrequentlyvisitingthechurchyard;andthatisratheramusing,ifonegoesth
5、ereinacheerfultemper.Oh,yes,IalsosubscribetotheAdvertiser,justasheusedtodo.Iamnotexactlyyoung,andIhaveneitherwife,norchildren,norlibrarytodivertme.But,asIhavetoldyou,IreadtheAdvertiser-that'sallIneed;itwasmyfather'sfavoritenewspaper,andit'smine,too.Itisamostusefulpaper,andcontainseveryt
6、hingapersonoughttoknow.FromitIlearnwhoispreachinginthechurchesandwhopreachesinthenewbooks;IknowwhereImayobtainhouses,servants,clothes,andfood;Iknowwhoissellingoutandwhoisbuyingup.Then,too,Ilearnofsomanydeedsofcharity,andIreadsomanyinnocentverses,whicharequitefreeofanyoffense,andofmarria
7、gesdesired.Yes,itisallsonaturalandsimple.Onecanliveveryhappily,andbehappilyburied,ifonereadstheAdvertiser-andthenwhendeathcomesabout,onehassuchalotofpaperthatonecanrestsoftlyonit,ifonedoesn'tcaretorestonwoodshavings.ThechurchyardandtheAdvertiserwereasalwaysthethingsthatmostelev