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A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived for her—she was his life. So when she became ill, he became like a man possessed1, moving heaven and earth to bring about her restoration to health.
His best efforts, however, proved unavailing and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse2, shutting himself away from his many friends and refusing every activity that might restore his poise3 and bring him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream.
He was in heaven, witnessing a grand pageant4 of all the little child angels. They were marching in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child carried a candle. He noticed that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the dark candle was his own little girl. Rushing to her, he seized her in his arms, caressed5 her tenderly, and then asked, “How is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?” “Daddy, they often relight it, but your tears always put it out.”
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1 possessed | |
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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2 recluse | |
n.隐居者 | |
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3 poise | |
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信 | |
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4 pageant | |
n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧 | |
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5 caressed | |
爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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6 immediate | |
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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7 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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