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1、.Passage1AGreektoRememberDiogeneswasafamousGreekphilosopherofthefourthcenturyB.C.,whoestablishedthephilosophyofcynicism.Heoftenwalkedaboutinthedaytimeholdingalightedlantern,peeringaroundasifhewerelookingforsomething.Whenquestionedabouthisoddbehavior,hewouldreply,"Iamsearchingforanhonestman."
2、Diogenesheldthatthegoodmanwasself-sufficientanddidnotrequirematerialcomfortsorwealth.Hebelievedthatwealthandpossessionsconstrainedhumanity'snaturalstateoffreedom.Inkeepingwithhisphilosophy,hewasperfectlysatisfiedwithmakinghishomeinalargetubdiscardedfromthetempleofCybele,thegoddessofnature.Th
3、isearthentub,calledapithos,andformerlybeenusedforholdingwineoroilforthesacrificesatthetemple.Oneday,AlexandertheGreat,conquerorofhalfthecivilizedworld,sawDiogenessittinginthistubinthesunshine.Sotheking,surroundedbyhiscountries,approachedDiogenesandsaid,"IamAlexandertheGreat."Thephilosopherre
4、pliedrathercontemptuously,"IamDiogenes,theCynic."Alexanderthenaskedhimifhecouldhelphiminanyway."Yes,"shotbackDiogenes,"don'tstandbetweenmeandthesun."AsurprisedAlexanderthenrepliedquickly,"IfIwerenotAlexander,IwouldbeDiogenes.".. Passage2SayingGood-byetoCambridgeAgainVeryquietlyItakemyleaveAs
5、quietlyasIcamehere;QuietlyIwavegood-byeTotherosycloudsinthewesternsky.ThegoldenwillowsbytheriversideAreyoungbridesinthesettingsun;TheirreflectionsontheshimmeringwavesAlwayslingerinthedepthofmyheart.ThefloatingheartgrowinginthesludgeSwaysleisurelyunderthewater;InthegentlewavesofCambridgeIwoul
6、dbeawaterplant!ThatpoolundertheshadeofelmtreesHoldsnotwaterbuttherainbowfromthesky;ShatteredtopiecesamongtheduckweedsIsthesedimentofarainbow-likedream?Toseekadream?JusttopoleaboatupstreamTowherethegreengrassismoreverdant;OrtohavetheboatfullyloadedwithstarlightAndsingaloudinthesplendourofstar
7、light.ButIcannotsingaloudQuietnessismyfarewellmusic;EvensummerinsectskeepsilenceformeSilentisCambridgetonight!VeryquietlyItakemyleave..AsquietlyasIcamehere;GentlyIflickmysleevesNotevenawispofcloudwillIbringaway Passage3APsalmofLifeTellmenotinmournf
