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1、登陆网站参加免费试学www.pacificenglish.cn口语教育,林中漫步AwalkinthewoodsAwalkinthewoods我实在不明白!为什么这个年老女士会对一片毫无用处的老灌木林如此紧张呢?她给当地报纸写了信,甚至给全国性的报纸也写了信,对拟将在她们村子里修建小路的方案表示抗议。这激起了我的好奇心……Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchafussaboutanoldcopsewhichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpape
2、r,eventoanational,protestingaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillage,and,lookingatamap,theroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn'tasiftheareawasattractive.Iwasmorethanpuzzled,Iwasintrigued.Theenquiryintotherouteofthenewby-passtothevillagewasduetotakeplaceshortly,andIwantedtoknowwhat
3、itwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoor,beingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods."I'vealwayslovedthisplace,"shesaid,"ithasalotofmemoriesforme,andforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit'Loverslane'.It'snotmuchofalane,anditdoesn'tgoanywhere
4、important,butthat'swhyweallcamehere.Tobeawayfrompeople,tobebyourselves,"sheadded.Itwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbeheard.Squirrelsgazedfromthebranches,quiteboldintheirmovements,obviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehi
5、clespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuilt,soIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividuals,Isaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeoplea
6、ndchildren,theirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman'swhims.登陆网站参加免费试学www.pacificenglish.cn"Takethistree,"shesaidpausingafterashortwhile."Toyouitisjustthat,atree.Notunlikemanyothershere."Shegentlytouchedthebark."Lookhere,underthisbranch,whatcanyousee?""Itlooksasifsomeonehasdo
7、neabitofcarvingwithaknife,"Isaidafteracursoryinspection."Yes,that'swhatitis!"shesaidsoftly."Therearelettersandalover'sheart."Ilookedagain,thistimemorecarefully.Theheartwasstillthereandtherewasasuggestionofanarrowthroughit.Thelettersononesidewereindistinct,butontheotheran'R'wascle
8、arlyvisiblewithwhatlookedlikean'I'afteri