五月
Results and Roses
Guidance for Reciting
Edgar Albert Guest（1881-1959），Called“The People's Poet”―and known as Eddie―Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American writer whose sentimental and optimistic verses were widely read throughout North America.
The man who wants a garden fair，
Or small or very big，
With flowers growing here and there，
Must bend his back and dig.
The things are mighty few on earth
That wishes can attain，
Whatever we want of any worth
We've got to work to gain.
It matters not what goal you seek，
Its secret here reposes：
You've got to dig from week to week，
To get Results or Roses.
Notes
he man who wants a garden fair，
Or small or very big，
With flowers growing here and there，
Must bend his back and dig.
The things are mighty few on earth
That wishes can attain，
Whatever we want of any worth
We've got to work to gain.
It matters not what goal you seek，
Its secret here reposes：
You've got to dig from week to week，
To get Results or Roses.
Notes
1.mighty [5maiti] ad.很，非常
2.repose [ri5pEuz] v.休息，依靠，信赖
硕果和玫瑰
诵读导言
埃德加？阿尔贝特？格斯特（1881-1959）被称为“人民诗人”，这位和Eddie齐名的美国作家出生于英国，他的诗充满感伤和乐观向上的精神，广泛地流传于北美。
要想有个美丽花园，
面积大小姑且不管，
若要园中长满鲜花，
就必须把汗水挥洒。
世上愿望并不鲜见，
并非所有都能实现；
想要得到任何收获，
就得付出辛苦工作。
目标怎样并不重要，
秘诀终归只有一条：
周复一周不怕劳累，
方能收获硕果玫瑰。
口语点津
在古训《增广贤文》中有我国唐代著名诗人、哲学家韩愈的一句治学名联：“书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟”（There is no royal road to learning.）。口语练习也是一样的道理。