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1、DoesItMakeaDifference这个故事可以让我们反复思考并放飞心灵。Anoldmanwaswalkingalongthebeachoneeveningatlowtide.Henoticedthatthousandsofstarfishhadbeenstrandedonthesandbytherecedingwaters.Inthecourseofhiswalkhecameuponayoungmanwhowaspickingupsomeofthestarfishandthrowingthemba

2、ckintothesea.　“Whatareyoudoing?”theoldmanasked.　“Oh,justsavingsomestarfish,”theyoungmanreplied.　“Well,you’reafool,”theoldmantoldhim.　“Really?”repliedtheyoungman,“Whatmakesyousayso?”　“Well,justlookatallthestarfishonthisbeach.Therearethousandsofthem.”　Theol

3、dmanlookedaroundandthenattheyoungman.　“Youdon’thavethetimenortheenergytosaveallofthem.Yoursavingafewstarfishisnice,butinthelargerschemeofthingsit’sridiculous.Whatdifferencecouldyoupossiblymake?”　Theyoungmanlookedattheoldmanforamoment.Thenwordlessly,hebent

4、down,pickedupastarfish,andthrewitfaroutintothewater.　“Well,”hesaid,puttinghishandsonhishipsinsatisfaction,“Imadeabigdifferencetothatone.”　Andhetossedanotherintotheocean,“andthisone”,tossed,“andthisone...”　[注释]：starfish:海星　strand:搁浅，使搁浅　recede:tomovebackor

5、awayfromalimit,point,ormark后退　toss:theactoftossingortheconditionofbeingtossed投，掷