最后一星期英文【精选20篇】

女人的种类有无数种，那用什么形容词来形容呢，下面是小编整理的相关内容，希望对你有帮助。

Attractive迷人的 吸引人的；有魅力的；引人注目的

She has an attractive figure.

她有迷人的曲线。

lovely可爱的

She has a lovely serene face.

她有一张可爱而安详的脸

pretty漂亮的

Have I grown up pretty?

我有没有变得漂亮了？

charming魅力四射的

She is a charming young lady.

她是一个迷人的年轻女士。

sexy性感的

Mandy Moore has declared not to wear sexy clothes .

曼迪·摩尔已经宣称不穿性感的衣服。

hot火辣的

你那个火辣的朋友是谁？介绍给我！

Who s your hot friend ? Hook me up!

comely清秀的

I hope my young friend will like such a comely sample of his own blood.

俺盼着咱们那位年轻的朋友喜欢你这么一位和他一脉相传的漂亮姑娘才好。

cute可爱伶俐的

That Cathy is pretty cute .

那个凯西还蛮可爱的

delicate纤弱的

She had a feminine gift for delicate flattery .

她有女性的细致讨人高兴的才能。

dreamboat梦中情人

When he saw her at the party , he knew that he found dreamboat .

当他在舞会上看见她时，知道自己已经找到梦中情人了。

elegant优雅的

The design of this fashion designer is in simple and elegant style .

崇尚简朴高雅，是这位服装设计师的风格。

eyeful养眼的

She was a statuesque redheaded eyeful.

她是一个轮廓清晰的红发美人儿。

foxy古灵精怪的

What a foxy dame she is!

她真是一个性感迷人的小妞儿!

pulchritudinous貌美如花的

tasteful风雅的

He is a tasteful artist.

他是一位风雅的艺术家

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li hua

——黄橼

“市民们，今日我接到上级通知，我市将停水一星期，请大家做好储水准备……"某市市长绝望地对着话筒说。一个小伙子踢了一下饮料瓶说：”市长可真会开玩笑，我偏不信！“于是，他走到一个水龙头前，一拧开，竟然真的一滴水都没有。随着一声“啊——”人们开始疯狂地涌动起来。

一个小时内，便利店、超市、水库……都挤满了人，可是，他们看见每扇门上面都贴着一张纸，上面写着：本店今日停业，一个星期后开业。“人们开始不耐烦了，拿起身边的物品砸门，有人甚至开来了挖土机，把店给拆了，也见不到一滴水，但是有钱人就不一样了，他们一张机票，到美国、俄罗斯、英国等去买水喝……

一个星期内，人们的身体都变得干巴巴的，湖里、河里、溪里的水都被人们喝干了。有些人因为太渴就抓起湖里、河里、溪里的鱼，开始饮起他们的血，甚至还喝起自己的血，活像一个”吸血鬼“……突然，市长对着话筒说：”市民们，我接到上级通知，得知在森林的深处有一股瀑布……"人们听了像发了疯的狗一样，朝森林跑去。

从那件事后，人们开始节约用水了。

This is my room.

A computer, a pencil case and some books are on the desk. The baseball is under the desk. My backpack is on the bed. look! Here is my watch. Its on the dresser. Where is my notebook?

Oh,Its under the bed.

Father, how great words; The father love, how beautiful melody. Dear dad,

when busy, can you find such a festival of fathers day?

Today, is my dads first holiday, I carefully prepared a card, then tape

posted a petal in the upper left corner. It with the aromatic, with my feelings,

as the wind blows gently, the beautiful kind hearts float into dad.

The father loves the warmth in June and Thanksgiving. When I was in

elaborate greeting card, write the handwriting which asm, I hand in trembling,

my heart in the jump, the sincere words from time to time pull at my heart!

In fact, fathers love is gentle, father use it rough hands stroked my head;

Dad with his warm words of comfort me; When he humorous language make me

laugh... At that time, I really realized the father loves the also gentle.

Dad is the pillar of the family, when his broad shoulders to assume the

burden of the family; When I found a piece of white silk on his head; When I

find the wrinkles on his face. My heart is with sour.

Generation of letters, mostly because their children mother selfless and

moved, so for the selfless love left countless love. And for the whole family

outside the hustle and bustle of the father? Nothing left.

Here, I want to sing loudly fathers love is great!

Dear Teacher：

I am just writing to say thank you.thank you for teaching us things we need to learn, thank you for being there for us when we have any problems, thanks for your devotion and willingness to help us, thank you for the love youve shown to us.

I am lucky to have a teacher like you. and no matter what kind of person i will become, you will always have your influence on me. You taught me how to study, how to live and even how to be a man. From you I learned what kind of person i want to be and what should i get from life. this means everything to me.

My dear teacher, no matter what you will always have a special place in my heart and i will remember what i have learned from you and carry the knowleges through my life!

Tomorrow we are going to plant trees. now let me tell you about how to plant a tree. 1 .dig a hole large enough for the tree. but the hole should not be too deep 2 .knock a long , strong stick into the earth in the hole .make sure that it hole again 3 .put the tree in the hole next to the stick 4 .put the earth back in the hole again 5 .push it down hard with your foot several times 6.tie the tree to the top of the stick. 7. water it well I hope you must remember above and plant tress well

今天，我和老爸带包青天下楼去玩儿。

包青天在楼下可好奇了，东嗅嗅，西瞧瞧，一会儿碰碰草地上的喷水器，一会儿舔舔树木花草。

过了一会儿，我想：我来训练一下包青天。首先，我站在突起的井盖上，拍手叫小狗过来。包青天刚开始的时候，还在井盖上转来转去，一副犹豫犹豫的样子，但经过我的一番鼓励，小狗终于爬上了井盖。这时，好动的包青天却吵着要玩了，我就带着它爬了好几个井盖，到最后一个井盖的时候，却……你猜它怎么了，不知道吧！告诉你，它呀，一头钻进了松柏丛里，不肯出来了。

爬井盖的训练完了，我们出该回家了。这时，我又想，包青天会爬井盖了，那它会不会爬楼梯呢？我决定试一试。我先给包青天示范了上楼的动作，它开始跟着学。包青天使出了吃奶的劲，只把两只前肢搭在了楼梯上，由于楼梯太窄了，包青天怎么也爬不上去，它不安地叫了起来，好像在说：“怎么办，怎么办？”这时，包青天似乎想到了一个好主意，直的不行，我就来横的爬！这一次，我一定期爬得上！”果然，包青天很快爬上了一级台阶。我还想让它继续爬，但不管我怎么哄它，包青天始终趴在那里，不肯上楼。我想：包青天一定累坏了吧！

我把包青天抱回家，在它的盘子里多加了一勺牛奶，作为对它的嘉奖。

我的包青天真能干呀！

Jingle bells, jingle bells, ringing loudly, Christmas is coming! I want to carrefour hypermarket must be full of people buy decorations and Christmas gifts, home more warm atmosphere.

Many places were filled with red, red and green Christmas has perked up tall and big trees, one by one with colorful bright lights and large and small card and small adorn article is a very beautiful Christmas tree. The streets from time to time also see beard were white as snow, wearing red pointed hat Santa Claus, waving his hands to greet people warmly. If there really is Santa Claus in the world, I want to pray to him for a violin and a pair of jump jumping shoes for Christmas.

I hope that Santa Claus can give me a violin, because often see many students took the violin at school, playing a song and a beautiful melody, often let me hear ecstasy. When I was young I like to take a toy violin, touched the strings of the elastic and bow, feel to go abroad to study in network is very interesting. I have learned the violin, when reading a kindergarten taipans had to perform. But I havent go on studying piano in elementary school, now I also completely forget how the violin, what a pity! If Santa Claus really gave me a violin, Im going to have a good performance, and then request mother would it be possible for me to have a violin lessons, the skills to really play, share wonderful music with you.

If you can, I also hope to have a pair of "jump jumping shoes as a Christmas present." Because I am. Its a long walk to school every day. If I have a "jump jumping shoes", I just wear it when I go to school, less than 5 minutes to do a second school, convenient and quick. But I also worry that if you wear it go out to play, in the cave or a tunnel, the day of bump can jump high. Without this gift also it doesnt matter, I also like to walk to school every day, the road can see many white crane in community for food, you can also see a lot of small yellow flowers on the lawn. Walk to school can see let the body healthy and you can see beautiful scenery, is also a happy thing!

If Santa Claus really reach my wish, I will cherish the present. I also want to thank in the cold hard the hustle and bustle of Santa Claus, because he is very hard running many gift, let everybody can come true. Hope sweet joy Christmas will soon come, also wish everyone can go in peace, happy.

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叮叮当，叮叮当，铃声多响亮，圣诞节快到了!我想家乐福等大卖场一定挤满购买装饰品及圣诞礼物的人潮，热热闹闹的更有温暖的气氛。

许多地方摆满了红红绿绿的圣诞红，有的地方也一一竖起又高又大的树木，挂上缤纷亮丽的灯饰及大大小小的卡片及小饰品就成了非常漂亮的圣诞树。街上还不时看到胡须洁白如雪，戴着红红尖帽的圣诞老公公，挥舞双手向人们热情打招呼。如果世界上真的有圣诞老公公的话，我想向他祈求一把小提琴和一双跳跳鞋作为我的圣诞礼物。

我希望圣诞老公公能送我一把小提琴，因为在学校常看到许多同学拉着小提琴，演奏一首又一首美妙的乐曲，常让我听到入迷。小时候我喜欢拿着玩具提琴，摸着那有弹性的琴弦及弓，感觉很有趣。读幼儿园大班时我有学过小提琴，还曾上台表演。但上小学后就没继续学琴了，现在我也完全忘记怎么拉琴，真可惜!如果圣诞老公公真的送我一把小提琴，我要好好表现，再请求妈妈可以让我上提琴课，学会真正演奏的技巧，将美妙的音乐分享给大家。

如果可以，我还希望能有一双“跳跳鞋”当圣诞礼物。因为我每天走路上学都要走好远。如果我有“跳跳鞋”，我要上学时只要穿上它，跳个二下不到五分钟就可以到学校了，又快又方便。可是我也担心如果穿上它出去玩，遇到山洞或隧道，会不会跳的太高撞的满头包。如果没有这个礼物也没关系，我也喜欢每天走路上学，路上可以看见许多洁白的鹭鸶在社区觅食，还可以看到很多草地上的小黄花。走路上学既可以看让身体健康又可以看到漂亮的风景，也是件令人开心的事!

如果圣诞老公公真的达成我的愿望，我会好好珍惜得到的礼物。我也要感谢在寒风中辛苦奔波的圣诞老公公，因为他很辛苦跑来跑去的送给许多人礼物，让大家都能心想事成。希望温馨欢乐的圣诞节能快快到来，也祝福大家都能平平安安、快快乐乐。

Good morning, everyone! I am glad to be here for this interview. First, let me introduce myself to you. My name is Qin Jiayin. I was born on April 23, 1981. I am a local person.I am graduating from Jilin Normal University this June. I major in Chinese literature. I hope I could get the opportunity to finish my postgraduate courses in Jilin University which I have desired for a long time. I have the confidence because I have such ability! I am a girl who is fervent, outgoing and creative. At the same time, I think I am quick in mind and careful in everything. I am looking forward to my postgraduate studies and life. I will soon prove that your decision of choosing me is the wisest. Thank you for giving me such a valuable opportunity!

Reasons for taking postgraduate exams:

First of all, I love my major. Chinese literature is the symbol of the start of Chinese literary modernization. It plays an important part in modernization of our citizens’ thoughts. What’s more, modern literature is very close to our daily life and it can deeply reflect the styles and features of our society. I am fascinated by the great masters’ refreshing or warm or profound styles as well. But I am not easily satisfied with such superficial knowledge. I hope I could have a better understanding in modern literature by studying further. This is a very important reason for me to take the postgraduate exams.

Next, I love the feeling in the university. It is full of youthful spirit. And I am deeply attracted by the scholarly atmosphere. And the most important, it’s my great honor to open my ears to your teaching.Finally, I want to talk about a very practical problem. That is my dream of becoming a teacher in the university. I want to realize my dream and make myself to be a well-qualified person. I think the postgraduate studies can eich my knowledge and make me competent in my future job.That’s my simple and clear reasons why I took the postgraduate exams.My university:

I’m graduating form Jilin Normal University this June which has a history of 50 years. It shares many same characteristics with Jilin University. Both of them have a refreshing and scholarly atmosphere. Four years’ studying there made me an independent, optimistic and strict girl.

I appreciate the education my university gave me.

Thank you for your time!

Dear leaders and fellow students,

Everybody is good!

It is my great honor to stand here and participate in the election of the monitor. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your support. First of all, I would like to introduce myself to you: my name is tao league. As a freshman at the university, I am one of the leaders of the department of health.

As a child, my father once said to me: do things with your feet on the ground and do them one step at a time. Therefore, I went from a middle school student to the first year of the university to enter this sacred place, I deeply feel the opportunity is hard-won, need to cherish. It is this power that makes me feel confident when I stand here.

Of course, it is not enough to have confidence, but also to have certain ability. From childhood, I will not be able to plan activities independently. I will never come to the meeting, from bad to good, and I will complete each work with confidence and modesty.

In middle school, I served as monitor and President of the student union. At work, I consciously cultivate my ability of cooperation and coordination, can I have a sincere cooperation with others, and to coordinate the relationship between the good students, dare to bold to bad behavior management, never soft, therefore, won the praise of teachers and students. I often look at our class cadres from the perspective of my classmates. Talk with your classmates on Saturdays and Sundays. Learn about their personalities, thoughts and hobbies, listen to their voices, and listen to their Suggestions and opinions. I always try to organize activities from their point of view, so the class activities are always in full swing. But "man to err, to err is human." and I also made a mistake, but I dare to face their own errors, from the students and the teachers help humbly accept criticism, and correct the mistake, and never allowing yourself to fall for the second time in the same place.

Im running here today. I hope to become school leaders and students in our class between the bridge of the mind, as a bond between teachers and students, and become a real service for students, the students really love it, also want to exercise their abilities, give yourself a stage to show ability. Compared with others, I feel I have more self-confidence, because I am an unyielding person, I have a real sense of responsibility and enthusiasm for our class. Of course, if I am not elected, I will work as hard as I can and will do better to support the work of the new presidium. Because I love this group, because of love, I will do my best. If I am lucky enough to be elected, I will draw lessons from the previous and the experience of the presidium, further carry forward the glorious tradition of the he, seeking truth from facts of service for students, and will work with the young students, the unity cooperation, advancing with The Times, bold reform, give full play to our proper role in our class, let it become a veritable group.

Finally, I sincerely hope that you can believe me, support me and give me this opportunity to demonstrate my ability.

I will paint a beautiful blueprint for the college campus tomorrow, in which I will spend the spring sweat in our sky. Im sure our class will be better tomorrow...

清晨，缕缕阳光透过床边的窗户，照到了正在熟睡的我。于是，我拿起电话手表，一按，我发现了个重大的事情——屏幕上显示“星期八”。我立马起床去问妈妈：“妈妈，我的电话手表是不是坏了？屏幕上写着星期八！”

“今天就是星期八呀！”妈妈用一种奇怪的目光笑对我说：“今天不用上学，给你五十元，自己出去玩一天吧！”听到这个，我目瞪口呆地想：我记得妈妈以前非常“小气”，连一元也不给我，现在竟然给我五十元，还让我自己出去玩一天！太不可思议了。我正想着……妈妈又讲：“不要呀？那……”“要、要！”一听就知道妈妈要反悔，所以我还没等她讲完，便答应了。

来到大街上，“咕噜——”我的肚子打起了早餐铃。于是，我便走向早餐店，吃了一个包子，喝了一杯豆浆，付了钱，走出店。我正琢磨着要干什么。忽然，一个点子在我的大脑闪过——游乐场！

来到游乐场，这里人山人海，我赶紧跑向“过山车”，疯狂地玩起来。

玩累了，我想找个安静点的地方休息休息。正巧，抬起头来便看到了图书馆，就径直走去。轻轻地推开门，里面鸦雀无声、座无虚席。办完手续，到童话区拿了本童话故事。找个位置坐下，就开始在知识的海洋里遨游。

“研、研！七点了，你上不上学？”随着妈妈的叫唤声，我在梦中惊醒过来。“原来是梦呀！我真想有个星期八！”

戴雨辰

在一个星期二的晚上，青蛙们全都从池塘飘起来了，往城镇的居住区的一所老房子飘去……

第二天，人们发现小镇的大街上全是荷叶，为此就来了侦探和警察。这时我发现一位目击者正在给记者说事情的经过：她在昨天快午夜的时候，发现窗外全部都是青蛙。我一抬头，发现天空中全是青蛙云，决定去天文塔上看看云里有没有什么生物。

来到天文塔，我利用天文望远镜看到青蛙云里有一个小小的飞船，于是我认定这件事和这个不起眼的飞船有关，又到了一个星期二，我躲在草丛中观察，这时，飞船忽然变大并放射出一种奇异的红色光线。我听到身后有一个奇怪的声音，突然间，之间无数的狗飘起来了。我赶紧拿出高倍录相机，录下了这一串事件。第二天我把录像放到了网络上，于是人们用一种特殊的网去捉这个外星人。

终于，在下一个星期二的月圆之夜，有人抓到了这个外星人，我们问他为什么这么做，他说，他们星球的人想要来地球居住，先派了一部分人来打探地球的情况，可又害怕被人类发现，所以就用青蛙的身体做掩护。

Dear Sir,

I am highly disappointed in the proposed 2004-05 budget cuts to educa1ion.

Taking away basic aid status and slashing our school budgets is a recipe for

educational disaster in our school. The future lies with our children. They must

have access to high quality educa1ion.

My husband and I have worked hard to be able to live in a school district

that provides high quality education for our children. Cutting funding in

districts like ours will have a negative impact on property values.

The school that my daughter attends is hardly wha1 I would describe as a

"rich" school. Parents are asked to pay for books for all the classes, science

supplies and for their students to participate in the performing arts among

other items. If our school is to remain a world leader in technological

development, cutting our school funds is the worst possible choice to make.

Education funds should not be diverted away from education.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Williams

今天一放学，我还没来得及放下书包就被一串声音给惊呆了。原来是小米站在我的书桌前冲着我大声叫呢，似乎在说：你回来了，快！快！快！来做作业，做完了就可以陪我玩一会儿了吧！真讨厌，连这小狗狗也开始“管”起我的作业了！

我飞速地完成了作业，为了能和小米玩弹球。每次我扔出弹球，小小米总是向着弹球飞落的方向跑去，而今天它却是一瘸一拐的，跑得也很慢，我觉得有点奇怪。刚才小米还跑来跑去，现在怎么了？可是当小米捡到小球时仿佛又充满了力量像箭一样地飞奔而来扑到我的身上。原来刚才它是故意装的，来糊弄我。

我也假装生气地坐在一边，不跟它玩了。小米象是知错了，低着头围着我转了好几圈，时不时停下来又看看我，冲我叫几声，见我不理它，又低下头默默地绕圈子。看着它那“怪”样子，开始我还真是蛮生气的，让它几圈一转，我自己也忍不住笑了出来。小米可高兴了，一下子就提起两只前爪搭在我的腿上，还伸长了舌头，就象是跟我做鬼脸一般，引得我哈哈大笑。

晚上，我们睡在各自的小床上，慢慢地就进入了梦乡。在梦里我梦见了小米长成了一条飞奔在草原上的“保护龙”了，在保护着草原的每一只动物。

Many people regard money as the most important thing in their life, but I

dont agree with them. There are so many things that money cant buy. The first,

money cant buy us knowledge, abilities and experience. The second, money cant

buy us a happy mood and a good health.

However, money plays a significant role in our daily life. We cant live

without it, because we have to use money to buy our daily necessities, like

food, drinks, clothes, books, and so on. And we also need money to pay for our

houses and education.

Dear Santa Claus,

Im Eddie. Ive been good for the past year. Very good! I want a crocodile

doll, and I want everything I want. Its up to you and the elves. My brothers

name is Jaxton, and Im sure hell grow up a lot by Christmas. Get him some

diapers. When I was three years old, he once peed in my mouth and I vomited. Get

mom a new breast pump. Get my dad a new pair of pants and pants. I love Rudolph

in the reindeer, Elation, dancer. What flavor of biscuit would you like?

I love you... Am I great?

Love, Eddie

Of course, there are those who feel that Santa cant deliver on his

promise, such as this one...

Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".

The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.

After the Spring Festival, the childrens face shows the special joy of the Spring Festival, and the adults have been soothing for a year. What an important holiday is the Spring Festival!

Walk in the rich atmosphere of Spring Festival on the streets, everywhere decorated, every tree decorated with red lanterns greatly, people in the market are streams of people busily coming and going wearing a thick cotton padded jacket, mouth and nose in front of a white gas slowly rising. In the market, people have put in the hands of the special purchases for the Spring Festival with flowers, holding the orange tree, holding a baby, very lively scene, his face full of news of the spring festival.

Back home, the neighbors have a family of three engaged in health, mum said to me: “ now we have begun lining free, clean room! ” I gave my head a head, mother gave me a pair of latex gloves and towels, and then we both dried up hot and hot. Wipe the door, after the windows, while my mother and the whole house inside the outbuildings are spotless, so that more can show the custom of new year.

We want to put all the last couplets and tore down the thirty years "morning, buy a new paste, which is called the old and welcome. At night, one family gathered together to eat a meal, the people working outside to home, there are many dishes in a meal, and rice to cook some leftovers, leaving a write new year, meaning there are so May there be surpluses every year., eat rice every year.

Last night thirty years later is old, everyone can not sleep staying-up late on new years Eve children and the elderly, in addition, to keep the new year. This morning we will go to a size of relatives, relatives to pay New Years call home of relatives to come to my house so I will arrange a few days to relatives, but also have a few days to stay at home to entertain friends and relatives, after the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival, the Lantern Festival is the protagonist of Glutinous Rice Balls, soup round means round and round.

The spring festival represents Chinas long history and culture and enriches the folk customs. The Spring Festival has an indispensable position in the hearts of the Chinese people.

这天我一放学，就迫不及待地跑去看我的豆子。只见绿豆变大了一点，也变胖了。我惊奇地喊道：“绿豆变大了耶！”妈妈叫我再仔细看一看，还有什么变化。我赶紧把杯子捧到眼前，仔细地观察起来。哇！绿豆竟然长出小芽了！我拿出一颗绿豆来，细细研究，原先它的芽是从那条白缝长出来的。就像一个娃娃刚刚长出第一颗牙，还是歪的呢！

黄豆变软了，变大了。我还惊奇地发现，黄豆没有昨日的皱纹了，表面变得光滑了。爸爸告诉我：“因为黄豆吸足了水，所以没有昨日的皱纹了。”

The Fascinating Moonrise

There is a hill near my home that I often climb at night. The noise of the city is a far-off murmur. In the hush of dark I share the cheerfulness of crickets and the confidence of owls. But it is the drama of the moonrise that I come to see. For that restores in me a quiet and clarity that the city spends too freely.

From this hill I have watched many moons rise. Each one had its own mood. There have been broad, confident harvest moons in autumn; shy, misty moons in spring; lonely, white winter moons rising into the utter silence of an ink-black sky and smoke-smudged orange moons over the dry fields of summer. Each, like fine music, excited my heart and then calmed my soul.

But we, who live indoors, have lost contact with the moon. The glare of street lights and the dust of pollution veil the night sky. Though men have walked on the moon, it grows less familiar. Few of us can say what time the moon will rise tonight.

Still, it tugs at our minds.

If we unexpectedly encounter the full moon, huge and yellow over the horizon, we are helpless but to stare back at its commanding presence. And the moon has gifts to bestow upon those who watch.

I learned about its gifts one July evening in the mountains. My car had mysteriously stalled, and I was stranded and alone. The sun had set, and I was watching what seemed to be the bright-orange glow of a forest fire beyond a ridge to the east. Suddenly, the ridge itself seemed to burst into flame. Then, the rising moon, huge and red and grotesquely misshapen by the dust and sweat of the summer atmosphere, loomed up out of the woods. Distorted thus by the hot breath of earth, the moon seemed ill-tempered and imperfect. Dogs at nearby farmhouse barked nervously, as if this strange light had wakened evil spirits in the weeds.

But as the moon lifted off the ridge it gathered firmness and authority. Its complexion changed from red, to orange, to gold, to impassive yellow. It seemed to draw light out of the darkening earth, for as it rose, the hills and valleys below grew dimmer. By the time the moon stood clear of the horizon, full-chested and round and of the colour of ivory, the valleys were deep shadows in the landscape. The dogs, reassured that this was the familiar moon, stopped barking. And all at once I felt a confidence and joy close to laughter.

The drama took an hour. Moonrise is slow and serried with subtleties. To watch it, we must slip into an older, more patient sense of time.

To watch the moon move inflexibly higher is to find an unusual stillness within ourselves. Our imaginations become aware of the vast distance of space, the immensity of the earth and the huge improbability of our own existence. We feel small but privileged.

Moonlight shows us none of life’s harder edges. Hillsides seem silken and silvery, the oceans still and blue in its light. In moonlight we become less calculating, more drawn to our feelings.

月升魅无穷

在我家的附近有座小山， 我常在晚间爬上山去。此时，城市的喧嚣成了遥远的低语。在这黑夜的静谧中，我尽情地分享蟋蟀的欢乐，感受猫头鹰的自信。不过，我上山是来看月出的，因为这可以让我的内心重新感到被城市消耗殆尽的平静与清新。

在这座山上，我欣赏过许多次月亮升起的景象。每一次月的姿容性情都不同。秋天，满月如轮，充满自信;春天，月亮清雾迷蒙羞羞答答;冬天，银白色的月亮挂在漆黑的、悄无声息的夜空中，显得那样孤寂;夏天，桔*的月似被烟尘笼罩，俯瞰干燥的田野。每一种月亮，都像美妙的音乐，颤动我的心灵，令我的灵魂平静。

但我们这些深居室内的人，已与月亮失去了联系。城市中耀眼的街灯和污染性烟尘遮住了夜空。虽然人类已在月亮上行走过，但月亮对我们却更加陌生了。现在已很少有人能说出今晚月亮何时升起。

但无论怎样，月亮依然打动我们的心灵。

如果我们偶然遇见一轮黄灿灿的满月高高挂在空中， 我们都会禁不住抬头凝望她那高贵的仪容。而月亮会向那些注视她的人赐予厚礼。

我得到她的厚礼是在山间七月的一个夜晚。我的车突然无缘无故地熄了火，将我孤身一人困在山中，束手无策。太阳已经落山，我注视着东边山头涌起的一团桔红色的明光，好像森林起火一般。突然，山头自己也似乎燃起火焰，一会儿，一轮又大又红的月亮从树林中慢慢现出身来，夏天空气中弥漫的灰尘与湿气令它显得异常怪异。大地灼热的呼吸扭曲了它，它变得非常暴躁，不再完美。附近农舍的狗紧张地狂吠起来，因为这团奇怪的光亮叫醒了野草中的魔鬼。

然而当月亮缓缓从山头升起，它聚集了越来越多的坚定与威严;它的面孔由红色变成了桔红，又变成金色，最后成为沉静的*。它似乎吸收了正在渐渐转暗的大地的光亮，因为随着它的升起，下面的丘陵山谷变得愈来愈朦胧。等到皓月当空，满月如盘，闪烁出象牙般的清辉，山谷便成了风景中一片幽深的阴影。那些狗明白了那团光原来是他们熟悉的月亮，也安定下来，停止了吠叫。霎时间，我也觉得信心倍增，心情舒畅，几乎笑了起来。

这奇特的景观持续了一个小时。月出是缓慢而充满神奇的。观看月出，我们必须回到一种古老的、耐心的时间观念中去。观看月亮不可阻挡地升上天空，会让我们找到内心的无比安宁，我们的想象力能让我们看到宇宙的辽阔和大地的广袤，能让我们忘掉自己的存在。我们觉得自身渺小，但又深感大自然的厚待。

月色下，我们看不到生活中坚硬的棱角。山坡在月光下如同笼上了一层柔和的银纱;大海在月光下宁静碧蓝;我们在月光下也不再像白日那般心计来往，而是沉醉于自然的情感中。