精美英文欣赏:一朵美丽的花

（单词翻译）

This happened many summers ago. There was a young flower in a desert where was always dried and sad-looking. It was growing by itself, enjoying everyday¹ and saying to the Sun “When shall² I be grown up?” And the Sun would say “Be patient. Each time I touch you, you grow a little.” And she was so pleased because she would have a chance to bring beauty³ to this corner of sand, and this is all she wanted to do-bring a little bit of beauty to this world.

One day, the hunter⁴ came by and stepped on her. She was going to die and she felt so sad， not because she was dying，but because she had no chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.

The Great Spirit⁵ saw her and was listening “Indeed” he said “She should be living.” And he reached down and touched her and gave her life.

And she grew up to be a beautiful flower; and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her.

这个故事发生在很多很多个夏天以前。

在一个周围充满着干燥与衰落景象的沙漠中，有一朵小花正绽放着……她孤单地生长着……快乐地过着每一天……她对太阳说：“我什么时候才能长大呀？”

太阳回答说：“不要着急——我的光芒每接触你一次，你就会长大一点儿……”小花听了非常高兴。因为她有机会为这片沙漠增添一处绚丽的景色了……这就是她梦寐以求的——为这个世界带来一点儿美丽。

一天，一个猎人经过这里——并从她身上踏了过去。——她即将死了——她感到十分悲伤。她悲伤的原因，并不是因为她将要死去，而是因为她再也没有机会为这片沙漠增添一处绚丽的景色了。

一个伟大的精灵看到了她，并听到了她的哭诉。——事实上，他说……她应该活下去……于是，他来到沙漠上抚摸着她，并赋予了她生命。

后来，她终于长大成了一朵美丽的花儿……这片沙漠也因她的存在而变得格外美丽。