鉆石寶地的英文演講稿

★精品文檔★鉆石寶地的英文演講稿WhengoingdowntheTigrisandEuphratesriversmanyyearsagowithapartyofEnglishtravelersIfoundmyselfunderthedirectionofanoldArabguidewhomwehiredupatBaghdad,andIhaveoftenthoughthowthatguideresembledourbarbersincertainmentalcharacteristics.Hethoughtthatitwasnotonlyhisdutytoguideusdownthoserivers,anddowhathewaspaidfordoing,buttoentertainuswithstoriescuriousandweird,ancientandmodernstrange,andfamiliar.ManyofthemIhaveforgotten,andIamgladIhave,butthereisoneIshallneverforget.Theoldguidewasleadingmycamelbyitshalteralongthebanksofthoseancientrivers,andhetoldmestoryafterstoryuntilIgrewwearyofhisstory-tellingandceasedtolisten.IhaveneverbeenirritatedwiththatguidewhenhelosthistemperasIceasedlistening.ButIrememberthathetookoffhisTurkishcapandswungitinacircletogetmyattention.Icouldseeitthroughthecornerofmyeye,butIdeterminednottolookstraightathimforfearhewouldtellanotherstory.ButalthoughIamnotawoman,Ididfinallylook,2016全新精品資料-全新公文范文-全程指導(dǎo)寫作 –獨(dú)家原創(chuàng)1/8★精品文檔★andassoonasIdidhewentrightintoanotherstory.Saidhe,“IwilltellyouastorynowwhichIreserveformyparticularfriends.”Whenheemphasizedthewords“particularfriends,”IlistenedandIhaveeverbeengladIdid.Ireallyfeeldevoutlythankful,thatthereare1,674youngmenwhohavebeencarriedthroughcollegebythislecturewhoarealsogladthatIdidlisten.TheoldguidetoldmethatthereoncelivednotfarfromtheRiverIndusanancientPersianbythenameofAliHafed.HesaidthatAliHafedownedaverylargefarm;thathehadorchards,grain-fields,andgardens;thathehadmoneyatinterestandwasawealthyandcontentedman.OnedaytherevisitedthatoldPersianfarmeroneofthoseancientBuddhistpriests,oneofthewisemenoftheEast.Hesatdownbythefireandtoldtheoldfarmerhowthisoldworldofourswasmade.?Hesaidthatthisworldwasonceamerebankoffog,andthattheAlmightythrustHisfingerintothisbankoffog,andbeganslowlytomoveHisfingeraround,increasingthespeeduntilatlastHewhirledthisbankoffogintoasolidballoffire.Thenitwentrolling2016全新精品資料-全新公文范文-全程指導(dǎo)寫作 –獨(dú)家原創(chuàng)2/8★精品文檔★throughtheuniverse,burningitswaythroughotherbanksoffog,andcondensedthemoisturewithout,untilitfellinfloodsofrainuponitshotsurface,andcooledtheoutwardcrust.Thentheinternalfiresburstingoutwardthroughthecrustthrewupthemountainsandhills,thevalleys,theplainsandprairiesofthiswonderfulworldofours.Ifthisinternalmoltenmasscameburstingoutandcooledveryquickly,itbecamegranite;lessquicklycopper,lessquicklysilver,lessquicklygold,and,aftergold,diamondsweremade.Saidtheoldpriest,“Adiamondisacongealeddropofsunlight.”Nowthatisliterallyscientificallytrue,thatadiamondisanactualdepositofcarbonfromthesun.TheoldpriesttoldAliHafedthatifhehadonediamondthesizeofhisthumbhecouldpurchasethecounty,andifthehadamineofdiamondshecouldplacehischildrenuponthronesthroughtheinfluenceoftheirgreatwealth.AliHafedheardallaboutdiamonds,howmuchtheywereworth,andwenttohisbedthatnightapoorman.Hehadnotlostanything,buthewaspoorbecausehewasdiscontented,anddiscontentedbecause2016全新精品資料-全新公文范文-全程指導(dǎo)寫作 –獨(dú)家原創(chuàng)3/8★精品文檔★hefearedhewaspoor.Hesaid, “Iwantamineofdiamonds,”andhelayawakeallnight.Earlyinthemorninghesoughtoutthepriest. Iknowbyexperiencethat apriest is very crosswhen awakenedearly inthemorning,andwhenheshookthatoldpriestoutofhisdreams,AliHafedsaidtohim:“WillyoutellmewhereIfinddiamonds? ”“Diamonds!Whatdoyouwantwithdiamonds? ”“Why,Iwishtobeimmenselyrich. ”“Well,then,goalongandfindthem.Thatisallyouhavetodo;goandfindthem,andthenyouhavethem. ”“ButIdon ’tknowwheretogo. ”“Well,ifyouwillfindariverthatrunsthroughwhitesands,betweenhighmountains,inthosewhitesandsyouwillalwaysfinddiamonds. ”“Idon’tbelievethereisanysuchriver. ”“Ohyes,thereareplentyofthem.Allyouhavetodoistogoandfindthem,andthenyouhavethem. ”SaidAliHafed, “Iwillgo. ”Sohesoldhisfarm,collectedhismoney,lefthisfamilyinchargeofaneighbor,andawayhewentinsearchofdiamonds. Hebeganhis search, very properly2016全新精品資料-全新公文范文-全程指導(dǎo)寫作 –獨(dú)家原創(chuàng)4/8★精品文檔★tomymind,attheMountainsoftheMoon.AfterwardhecamearoundintoPalestine,thenwanderedonintoEurope,andatlastwhenhismoneywasallspentandhewasinrags,wretchedness,andpoverty,hestoodontheshoreofthatbayatBarcelona,inSpain,whenagreattidalwavecamerollinginbetweenthepillarsofHercules,andthepoor,afflicted,suffering,dyingmancouldnotresisttheawfultemptationtocasthimselfintothatincomingtide,andhesankbeneathitsfoamingcrest,nevertoriseinthislifeagain.Thenafterthatoldguidehadtoldmethatawfullysadstory,hestoppedthecamelIwasridingonandwentbacktofixthebaggagethatwascomingoffanothercamel,andIhadanopportunitytomuseoverhisstorywhilehewasgone.Iremembersayingtomyself,“Whydidhereservethatstoryforhis‘particularfriends’?”Thereseemedtobenobeginning,nomiddle,noend,nothingtoit.?ThatwasthefirststoryIhadeverheardtoldinmylife,andwouldbethefirstoneIeverread,inwhichtheherowaskilledinthefirstchapter.Ihadbutonechapterofthatstory,andtheherowasdead.Whenthe2016全新精品資料-全新公文范文-全程指導(dǎo)寫作 –獨(dú)家原創(chuàng)5/8★精品文檔★guidecamebackandtookupthehalterofmycamel,hewentright aheadwiththestory, into thesecondchapter,justasthoughtherehadbeennobreak.ThemanwhopurchasedAliHafed ’sfarmonedayledhiscamelintothegardentodrink,andasthatcamelputits noseinto theshallow waterofthat gardenbrook,Ali Hafed’ssuccessor noticed acurious flash oflightfromthewhite sandsofthestream. Hepulled outablackstonehavinganeyeoflightreflectingallthehuesoftherainbow.Hetookthepebbleintothehouseandputitonthemantelwhichcoversthecentralfires,andforgotallaboutit.A fewdayslater this sameoldpriest cameintovisitAliHafed ’ssuccessor,andthemomentheopenedthatdrawing-roomdoorhesawthatflashoflightonthemantel,andherusheduptoit,andshouted:“Hereisadiamond!HasAliHafedreturned? ”“Ohno,Ali Hafedhasnotreturned, andthat is notadiamond.Thatisnothingbutastonewefoundrightouthereinourowngarden. ”“But,”said thepriest, “Itell youIknowadiamondwhenIseeit.Iknowpositivelythatisadiamond. ”2016全新精品資料-全新公文范文-全程指導(dǎo)寫作 –獨(dú)家原創(chuàng)6/8★精品文檔★Thentogethertheyrushedoutintothatoldgardenandstirredupthewhitesandswiththeirfingers,andlo!Therecameupothermorebeautifulandvaluablegemsthenthefirst.“Thus,”saidtheguidetome,“wasdiscoveredthediamond-mineofGolconda,themostmagnificentdiamond-mineinallthehistoryofmankind,excellingtheKimberlyitself.TheKohinoo