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今天美文看点：第一篇，关于一段凄凉而美好的爱情。第二篇，白雪公主，这个系列的都是通俗易懂的，生词很少；第三篇时文关于英国最负盛名的一个传奇，延续至今。
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深爱无言
The Silent Love
佚名／Anonymous
That bright springtime【springtime [′spriŋtaim] n.春天；春季；初期】, when they loved each other, she had scattered【scatter [′skætə] v.消散；分散；散播；撒播】 without him knowing it the branch full of bitter white of a cherry tree in bloom and a delicate【delicate [′delikit] adj.易碎的；娇贵的；纤弱的；娇弱的；精美的；雅致的】 petal had slipped, like randomly, in the envelope with the love letter. The petal had faded away before reaching the end of the long way, leaving behind it only a little spring perfume【perfume [′pə:fju:m]v.使充满香气；散发香气】 that made him smile like one does to a mild memory. And he didn’t know that she had been.
Next summer, when, for missing him too much, she had got closer without him knowing it. She was hiding only to send to him the call of love in that shell she had so long warmed up in her hands before making it roll over, down to his feet. The hesitating steps leaving melancholic traces on the sand had stopped near the pearly shell, brighter and so much different from all the others, and smiling, he had picked it up and thrown it in the sea watching long after it, as after a tender thought. And he didn’t know that she had been.
The sad autumn that followed, after he had driven her away. She was watching him from behind a tree without him knowing it and, kissing the falling leaf that had stopped in her hair. She had laid it on the water mirror slightly【slightly [′slaitli] adv.轻微地；稍微地；微小地】 touched by the mild September wind, blowing it towards him with all warmth of her heart. He had smiled to the tired leaf stopping at his feet without understanding why he had felt that he would have picked it up and embraces【embrace [im′breis] v.拥抱；围住；环绕】it against his chest【chest [tʃest] n.胸；胸膛；箱子；盒子】. And he didn’t know that she had been.
That late winter when she won’t be any longer without him knowing it a snowflake【snowflake [′snəufleik] n.雪花】 made of silk and silver will fall down drop full of rainbows without knowing why, even smiling. He will feel like crying. And he will never know that she had been.
在那个明媚的春日，他们相爱了。思念他时，她折下了一枝缀满苦涩而洁白樱花的树枝，不经意间，一片凄美的花瓣飘落，落入爱意浓浓的信封，对此他却一无所知。长路漫漫，花瓣渐渐褪色，只留下一股春天的芬芳，信封中传来的阵阵暗香令他不禁笑容满面，仿佛陷入了温柔的回忆。
第二年夏天，因为浓浓的思念，她更靠近他了，他依旧没有察觉。她把自己的爱深藏在一只贝壳里，长久地握在手心，希翼他能感受到她的温度和爱的呼唤，然后将贝壳送到他的脚边。犹豫的脚步在沙滩上留下忧郁的足迹，他在含着珍珠的贝壳前驻足。它是那样明亮，那样与众不同。于是，他笑了。他将它捡起，抛向大海，之后，久久地凝望，像是有一段温柔的思绪在心底泛起。他不知她曾经来过。
他把她赶走后，忧郁的秋日随之而来。她躲在一棵树后，亲吻着一片飘落在自己发间的树叶，偷偷地望着他，而他仍旧没有察觉。她轻轻地将叶子放在如镜的湖面，让它接受9月秋风的抚摸。风吹向他，携带着那片叶子，带着她心中的温暖。他对停在脚下的叶子扬起微笑，却不明白为何会觉得自己应该捡起那片疲惫的树叶，放入怀中再给它温暖。他不知她曾经来过。
那个晚冬，她的生命走到了尽头，而他却毫不知情。一片如丝绸和银片般柔软纯洁的雪花，飘落在他的睫毛上，他微笑地看着彩虹般的七彩水滴滑落，不知道为什么，甚至包括这微笑，他都想要落泪。他永远也不会知道，她曾经来过。
心灵小语
这是一个有些凄美的故事。爱，隐在深处，默默地付出，从来不考虑回报，为的只是让对方幸福、快乐。这就是爱！真爱，是一种奉献、一种实际行动。爱虽无声，却深深入心
Snow White
In a beautiful country, there lived a king and a queen. They had a little princess. Her skin was as white as snow. Her lips were as red as a cherry and her hair was as dark as ebony. She was called Snow White. The family lived a happy life. But before long, the queen died.
The king married another woman. She was beautiful, but proud and arrogant. She couldn't bear anyone being more beautiful than her. She was a witch and had a magic mirror. "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in the land is the fairest of all?" she would often ask." You, my queen, are the fairest of all," the mirror answered. Hearing this, the queen felt satisfied and roared with laughter.
As Snow White grew up, she became more and more beautiful. Everyone liked her, except the queen. One day the queen asked the mirror as usual, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in the land is the fairest of all?" "You, my queen, are fair. But Snow White is much fairer than you." Hearing this, the queen felt very angry.
The queen ordered her guard to kill Snow White secretly. The guard found Snow White in the forest. She was binding up a wound for a little bunny. The guard couldn't bear to kill her. "Run away as far as you can and never let the queen find you," he said.
Snow White ran into the forest. She wandered aimlessly, until she came to a small house. The house was unlocked and no one was in. There were seven tiny beds and a little table with seven little plates and cups. The bread was hardly enough for one bite and the drink was hardly enough for one sip. Snow White was hungry and tired, so she ate some bread, drank some juice, and fell asleep on the bed.
The owners of the house came back at midnight. They were seven dwarfs. They all liked Snow White at the first sight of her. The next day, when Snow White woke up, the seven dwarfs prepared her breakfast and a bunch of pink roses. Snow White told them her story. The seven dwarfs invited her to stay with them. In the daytime, they went out to work while Snow White did the housework at home.
The magic mirror told the queen that Snow White was still alive and living with the seven dwarfs. The queen disguised herself as a peddler and came to the dwarfs' house. "Would you like this red ribbon?" she said to Snow White. "Let me put it on for you." Snow White was happy to try it on. But with the ribbon, the queen seized Snow White by her throat. Poor Snow White fainted and she fell down.
At night, the dwarfs came back. They were terrified to see Snow White lying on the ground. They rushed to cut off the ribbon. Snow White came round slowly. The queen went back and asked the magic mirror, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in the land is the fairest of all?" "Snow White is still the fairest one." Hearing this, the queen was even angrier.
The next day, the queen disguised herself as a comb seller. She came to the house of the seven dwarfs' with a basket of poisonous combs. "I will have nothing to eat if nobody buys my combs," she said to Snow White. "Come and see my combs. Please!" Snow White took one comb. It was very beautiful. She couldn't help combing her hair. As soon as the comb was put in her hair, the poison began to work. Snow White fell down unconscious.
At night, when the dwarfs came home, they saw Snow White lying on the ground with a comb in her hair. They took out the comb and finally she woke up. The queen went back to the palace happily. "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in the land is the fairest of all?" the queen asked. "Snow White," the mirror replied. "I must get rid of her!" the queen roared. She made an apple that was poisoned on one side.
Another day, Snow White was picking mushrooms in the forest. The queen disguised herself as a countrywoman and came to her. She gave her the apple. Snow White refused because she dared not eat anything from a stranger. "Are you afraid of poison?" the queen said. "Look, I will take a bite first. "The queen bit the half without poison. Snow White ate the other half. Immediately she fell to the ground and lost her sense. This time, the queen heard the answer she wanted from the mirror: "You are the fairest in the land."
On the dwarfs' way home, they saw Snow White. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't bring her back to life. The dwarfs were very sad. They couldn't bear to bury her underground. So they put Snow White in a glass coffin. Animals also came and mourned for her.
Snow White lay inside the coffin for a long time. Then, one sunny morning, a prince came by. He saw Snow White and fell in love with her. He wanted to take her back home. When his servants were carrying the glass coffin, it hit a tree. The poisonous apple was knocked out from Snow White's throat and she gradually woke up .
The prince asked Snow White to marry him and she agreed. A lot of people were invited to their wedding, including the queen. When the queen saw Snow White was the bride, she was driven mad at once. Nobody disturbed Snow White's life anymore. She and the prince lived happily ever after.
白雪公主
在一个美丽的国家里，慈爱的国王和善良的王后生下了一位小公主。小公主的皮肤像雪花一样洁白，嘴唇像樱桃一样鲜红，头发像乌木一样黑亮。国王和王后给他们的宝贝女儿取了个名字叫白雪公主。一家三口过着幸福的生活。
可是没过多久，王后就生病去世了。
国王娶了一个漂亮的女人做王后。新王后心肠很坏，嫉妒心也很强，她最不能忍受的就是有人比她更漂亮。新王后还是一个会魔法的巫婆。她有一面会说话的魔镜，她最喜欢做的事情就是边照镜子边问：“魔镜，魔镜，天下最美的女人是谁？”
“是你，王后。”魔镜回答说。
每当听到这个答案时，骄傲的王后就会得意地哈哈大笑。
白雪公主渐渐长大了，她变得越来越美丽，甚至比明媚的阳光还要耀眼。她心地善良，待人和气。无论是贵族还是仆人，不管是天上的小鸟还是河里的小鱼，都打心眼儿里喜欢她。
有一天，王后像往常一样边照镜子边问：“魔镜，魔镜，天下最美的女人是谁？”
魔镜老老实实地回答：“你很美，可是白雪公主比你更美。”
王后气极了，她可不允许别人比她更漂亮。
王后命令卫兵悄悄地除掉白雪公主。
卫兵在森林里找到了白雪公主。这时，她正用手绢给一只受伤的小兔子包扎伤口呢！卫兵不忍心伤害这么善良的姑娘，于是对白雪公主说：“王后要我杀了你，但我下不了手。你逃走吧，逃得越远越好，别让王后发现你还活着。”
白雪公主跌跌撞撞地跑进了森林深处。跑着跑着，她突然看见前面有一座小房子。
小房子的门没有锁，白雪公主推开门走了进去。她发现里面一个人也没有，而屋里的东西都很小巧：七张小床整齐地摆在一起，旁边的一张小桌子上摆着七只小盘子和七只小杯子。小盘子里的面包只有两根手指那么粗，小杯子里的果汁一口就能喝完。白雪公主又饿又累，她吃了面包，喝了果汁，然后躺在小床上睡着了。
午夜时分，小房子的主人回来了，他们是七个小矮人。小矮人们看见睡梦中的白雪公主是那么美丽，一下子就喜欢上了她。
第二天，当白雪公主醒来时，小矮人们已经为她准备了早餐和一束粉红的玫瑰。听完白雪公主的不幸遭遇后，小矮人们都很同情她，于是便让她在小房子里住了下来。白天，小矮人们出门干活儿，白雪公主就帮他们做饭、收拾屋子。
王后派去的士兵告诉王后白雪公主已经死了，可魔镜却对王后说，白雪公主还活着，她就住在七个小矮人的家里。
气急败坏的王后扮成卖杂货的女人，来到七个小矮人的家门口。她对趴在窗台上看风景的白雪公主说：“小姑娘，买丝带吗？红丝带配你的黑头发最好看啦！让我帮你戴在头上吧。”
白雪公主高兴地把头伸了过去，没想到王后竟然用丝带勒住了她的脖子！白雪公主一下子晕了过去。
晚上，小矮人们回到家发现白雪公主一动不动地躺在地上，简直吓坏了！他们赶紧剪断白雪公主脖子上的丝带，又是摇晃又是呼喊，白雪公主这才慢慢地醒了过来。
王后以为白雪公主死了，便兴高采烈地回到王宫。她迫不及待地问魔镜：“魔镜，魔镜，天下最美的女人是谁？”
魔镜说：“最美的还是白雪公主。”王后听完，气得脸都白了。 第二天，王后扮成一个卖梳子的老太婆，提着一篮有毒的梳子，来到了七个小矮人的家门前。
她一边敲门一边喊：“要是没有人买我的梳子，我就没有饭吃啦！请看看我的梳子吧，就看一眼！”
善良的白雪公主打开门，接过了梳子。梳子非常漂亮，白雪公主忍不住想用它梳梳头发。可梳子刚碰到她的头发，毒性就发作了。白雪公主倒在地上，失去了知觉。 晚上，小矮人们回家了。他们发现白雪公主失去了知觉，头上还插着一把梳子。于是他们立刻拔下梳子，把白雪公主扶到床上休息。过了好久，白雪公主才醒过来。
王后满心欢喜地回到王宫，骄傲地问魔镜：“现在天下最美的女人是谁？”魔镜回答说：“当然是白雪公主。”
王后怒吼道：“我一定要除掉白雪公主！”她用最恶毒的魔法做了一个一半青一半红的苹果。这个苹果红的一半有毒，青的一半没有毒。
这天，白雪公主正在森林里采蘑菇，一个农妇来到她面前，拿出一个苹果请她吃。这个农妇正是王后假扮的。
白雪公主不敢吃陌生人给的东西。王后说：“你怕有毒吗？我吃一口给你看看！”她在青色的那一半苹果上咬了一大口。白雪公主这才放心地接过苹果，咬了一口。可她咬的是红色的那一半呀！白雪公主立刻倒在了地上。
这一回，王后终于从魔镜那里得到了她想要的答案：“你是最美丽的女人。”她总算心满意足了。
小矮人们在回家的路上看见了白雪公主，这一次，她连呼吸都没有了！他们想尽各种办法，都没能让她醒过来。
小矮人们伤心极了，他们舍不得让白雪公主睡在冰冷黑暗的地下，就连夜为她做了一口美丽的玻璃棺，让她躺在里面。
森林里的小动物都认识善良美丽的白雪公主。小鸟衔来花朵放在玻璃棺上，小兔子静静地守在玻璃棺旁边。
白雪公主就这样在玻璃棺里躺了很久很久，她看起来就像是睡着了一样。
一个阳光明媚的早晨，邻国的王子路过森林，看见了躺在玻璃棺里的白雪公主。他情不自禁地爱上了这位美丽的姑娘，想把她带回他的国家。
王子的仆人们抬起了玻璃棺，可一不小心，玻璃棺撞到了一棵大树。卡在白雪公主喉咙里的毒苹果一下子掉了出来，白雪公主慢慢地睁开了眼睛。
白雪公主答应了王子的求婚，他们邀请了很多客人参加婚礼，其中也包括那个恶毒的王后。
当王后看到新娘竟然是白雪公主时，立刻气得发了疯。
从此以后，再也没有人去打扰白雪公主了，她和王子过上了幸福的生活。
BBC新闻 - 隐藏在伦敦的百年兄弟会。
BBC news - A centuries-old brotherhood hidden in London
BBC news - Four hundred years ago, a fabulously wealthy arms dealer and moneylender named Thomas Sutton was approaching death. As part of his legacy, he decided to convert his magnificent London home, itself a former Carthusian monastery founded in 1371, into an almshouse and school.
He decreed that 80 impoverished gentlemen should be sheltered and fed there, and left a fortune equivalent to £200 million today to ensure his vision. The home became known as Sutton's Hospital at Charterhouse.
The beautiful 6.5-acre site, which includes medieval courtyards, a chapel, cloister and gardens, lies just behind an unassuming gate a few metres from Smithfield Market in the heart of the hectic City of London. And the property, though private, is open to the public for tours, which can be booked through its website.
Today, 40 men – called “brothers” – quietly inhabit the Charterhouse. In order to be eligible, they must be at least 60 years of age, professional, unmarried, in good health, in financial need and in need of companionship. The neediest come first. When applying to join the community, the men are asked: “How would you cope with community life?”
Recently, I spent a day at the Charterhouse. The atmosphere was half monastic and half donnish, and the overwhelming sense I got from the ever-bantering brothers was a sense of gratitude that they had found such a congenial place to retire to.
The day started at 8 am with voluntary morning prayers in the chapel. Breakfast was served at 8:30 am, with a choice of a full English or toast and muesli. After that was free time. The brothers might clean their flat, go for a walk, see the doctor or while the morning away in the gardens.
Formal lunch was served in the Great Hall at 1 pm: a jacket was required; most brothers wore a tie. We stood by our chairs at the long tables while a bell was rung, grace read and Sutton thanked. Pasta was followed by apple crumble. Some brothers paired their meal with half a pint of ale.
After lunch there was more free time. One group near the infirmary were having a singing lesson. Two brothers came in from a lunchtime pint at the pub. Others ambled off to write letters or to have a nap.
Evening prayer was at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner, an informal buffet, at 6:30 pm. Afterwards the brothers went out to concerts, the pub, watched television in their rooms, played bridge or attended a poetry reading group.
When I asked if any of them did paid work, one of the men said:“There is nothing to stop you working. It’s not against the rules,” Instead, I learned, there is really just one rule: “You must get on with people.”
The Charterhouse is planning to open a museum in the autumn of 2016 and create accommodation for 10 more brothers. Yet it’s likely that this will remain the quietest corner of London – and a haven of conviviality.
4百年前，一位名叫托马斯.萨顿的传奇军火商兼放债人濒临死亡。作为遗产的一部分，他决定把他伦敦富丽堂皇的家，变成一座救济院兼学校。他的府邸以前就是一座卡尔特修道院，建于1371年。
他留下遗命：让80名贫穷的绅士在此居住，衣食无忧，并留下相当于今天2亿英镑的财富，以确保实现他的愿望。它的宅邸于是就成了后来众所周知的“卡尔特养老院-萨顿医院”。
这个风景美丽占地6.5英亩的场所，包括几个中世纪庭院、一座小教堂、一个拱顶回廊、几处花园，就在熙熙攘攘的伦敦市中心的史密斯菲尔德市场几米开外，只隔着一扇朴实无华的大门。该物业虽为私有，但却开放供公众游览。可通过其网站预约观光。
今天，40名被称为"兄弟"的男子，静悄悄地住在卡尔特养老院里。要住在这里的资格包括: 必须年满60岁，是专业人士，未婚，身体健康，经济困难，需要陪伴。最困难的的最先考虑。申请进入养老院时，申请人会被问道：“你将怎样应对集体生活？”
最近，我在卡尔特养老院呆了一天。这里的气氛，一半是修道院，一半是学究气息。我从不停逗乐打趣的兄弟们那得到的强烈感觉是：他们对退休后能在这样一个惬意的地方生活感恩备至。
这里的一天开始于早上8点，礼拜堂里，可作自愿晨祷。早餐在8:30开始供应，有全套英式早餐，或吐司加什锦杂粮，可供选择。早餐后是自由活动时间：兄弟们可以打扫住房、散步、看医生，或在花园中消磨一上午。
下午1点，在大厅进正式午餐：要求西装外套；大多数兄弟都系领带。我们挨着长桌旁的椅子站着，当钟声响起，我们念诵着上帝感恩辞，并感谢恩人萨顿。意大利面食过后，接着上烤苹果奶酥。有些兄弟还拿半杯啤酒作为佐餐。
午饭后，自由时间就更长了。诊所附近，一个小组在练歌。两位兄弟刚从酒吧喝了午餐啤酒回来。也有人缓步溜达着离开，去写信，或去午睡。
晚祷时间是在下午5:30，接着是6:30晚餐 - 非正式的自助餐。之后，兄弟们就出去看音乐会，上酒吧，在房间里看电视，玩桥牌、参加诗朗诵小组。
当我问他们，有没有人做有偿的工作时，其中一人说：“没什么阻止你工作。工作不违反规定。” 相反，我了解到，其实这里只有一条规定：“你必须与人相处好。”
卡尔特养老院正计划在2016年秋开办一家博物馆，并扩建可容纳10名兄弟的新住宅。但很可能，这里仍将是最安静的伦敦一隅、温馨欢乐的港湾。
(原文选自BBC新闻）