“You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top.”
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always stressed to me, “You should have objectives and capacity like the mountain.”
This has largely influenced my life. Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have had enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I believe mountaineering is really beneficial. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep contemplation as well as develop my patience. I loved scaling mountains, to get away from the noise and pollution of the city, and breathe the fresh air.
One time we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only 10 years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the fresh air, the birds’singing, and the beautiful dances of butterflies; but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. At that moment, I wanted to quit climbing. Actually, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “Spring is a season when everything comes to life again. The mountain and fields where we are standing are embroidered with flowers and trees. You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. You can always enjoy the scenes of many waterfalls and countless peaks and valleys at the top of the mountain, but you can’t when you are halfway up. Only there at the top, can you embrace all of those things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his thoughts, but after that, I got new hope and confidence. Finally, I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the whole of the sky, which was as clear as crystal.
“你总能在峰顶处看到美丽的天空，但在抵达峰顶前你是看不到的。”
每当太阳快下山时，我和父亲总会去爬我家附近的那座山。我们经常在爬山时聊起许多话题。父亲的经验之谈，让我受益匪浅。他总是鼓励我：“你要有山一般坚定的目标和宽阔的胸怀。”
这些话对我的人生产生了深刻的影响。父亲总是很忙，要不是我们都喜欢爬山，我们不可能有很多时间待在一起。我坚信爬山的确很有好处——它让我有了与父亲畅谈和独自沉思的时间，同时也培养了我的耐性。我爱爬山，它可以使我远离城市的嘈杂和污染，呼吸新鲜的空气。
一次，我们爬一座很高的山。对我来说，那简直是一个巨大的挑战，因为那时我只有10岁。开始的几个小时，我还享受着清新的空气，聆听着鸟儿的欢叫，欣赏着蝴蝶的翩翩起舞。慢慢地，我的双腿酸疼起来。在那个时刻，我非常讨厌爬山，甚至想放弃。这时父亲对我说：“春天是万物复苏的季节。此刻，山峦和田野被鲜花和树木装扮。你总能在峰顶处看到美丽的天空，但在抵达峰顶前你是看不到的。在山顶，你总能欣赏到众多瀑布、山峰和峡谷的美景，但这一切在半山腰却看不到。只有在山顶，你才有幸饱览这一切，如同生活中一样。”
那时，我还小，无法理解他的话，但这些话使我充满了希望和信心。我终于爬到了顶峰。放眼望去，我看见整个天空如水晶般澄澈。
给生命一个高度，便可以看到别样的风景。在现实中，大部分人仅仅满足于平坦、容易到达之处的风景，并错误地认为这就是美的极致，而事实上，最瑰丽的奇景永远在幽深险怪之处，只有少数勇者可以到达。
1._________ the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I_________ to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his_________. He always stressed to me, “You should have objectives and capacity like the_________.”
2. One time we_________ a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me_________ I was only 10 years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I_________ the fresh air, the birds’ singing, and the beautiful dances of butterflies; but as time_________, I got a pain in both of my legs. At that moment, I wanted to_________ climbing.
1. 你总能在峰顶处看到美丽的天空，但在抵达峰顶前你是看不到的。
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2. 我爱爬山，它可以使我远离城市的嘈杂和污染，呼吸新鲜的空气。
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3. 只有在山顶，你才有幸饱览这一切，如同生活中一样。
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1. ...my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences.
have conversations：对话
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2. The mountain and fields where we are standing are embroidered with flowers and trees.
be embroidered with：装饰
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青春通往未来的两条路
The Two Roads
佚名 / Anonymous
It was New Year’s night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal—the tomb. He had already passed 60 of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.