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英语作文阅读:TheThreeFishermenTherewerethreeofthem.Therewerefourofus,andAprillayonthecampsiteandontheriver,amixtureofdawnatadampextremeandthesunintheleavesatcajole.ThiswasDeerLodgeonthePineRiverinOssipee,NewHampshire,thoughthelodgewasnaughtbutafoundationremnantintheearth.BrotherBentley'sfather,Oren,hadfoundthisplacesometimeaftertheFirstWorldWar,aforeignaffairthathadseriouslydonehimnogoodbuthefoundsolitudeaboundinghere.Nowwewerehere,postWorldWarII,postKoreanWar,VietnamWaronthebrink.Somuchlearned,somuchyettolearn.Peacethenwaseverywhereaboutus,intheriotofyoungleaves,inthespreeofbirdconfusionandchatter,inthestruggleofpre-dawnanimalsforthestartofanewday,aCooperHawkthathadsmasheddownthroughtreesforasquealingrabbit,yapofafoxatayoungster,askunkatrooting.Wehadpitchedcampintheneardarkness,EdLeBlanc,BrotherBentley,WalterRuszkowski,myself.Adozenormoreyearswehadbeenhere,andseennoone.Now,intoourcampsitedeepintheforest,sodeepthatattimeswehadtorebuildsectionsofnarrowroad(morealogger'spath)flushedoutbyearlierrains,deepenoughwherewethoughtwe'dagainhavenotraffic,cameagrowlingengine,anoldsolidbodyvan,aChevy,thekindIhaddrivenforFrankiePikeandtheLobsterPoundinLynndeliveringlobstersthroughouttheMerrimackValley.Ithadpre-WWIIhighfenders,afadedblackpaintonabodyyou'dswearhadbeenhammeredoutofcorrugatedsteel,andanenginethatmadesoundstooangryandtooearlyforthestartofday.Twoelderlymen,wesupposedintheirseventies,satthefrontseat;felthatsattheslouchanddecoratedwithanassortmentoftiedflieslikeaminiaturebandoleerofammunitionontheband.TheycouldhavebeenconscriptsforEmilanoZappata,soloadedtheirhatsandtheirvestsastheyclimbedoutofthetruck.Mornin',beenyet?oneofthemsaidashepulledhisbootsupfromthefoldsathisknees,thetopsofthemaswideasabigmouthbasscomingupfromthebottomforafrogsittingonalilypad.Hishandswerelarge,thefingerslongandIcouldpicturetheminashopbarnworkingaprimalplaneacrossthefaceofamapleboard.Custom-made,oldelegance,thosehandssaid.Barelyhadcoffee,EdLeBlancsaid,themostvocalofthefourofus,quickestatfriendship,atshakinghands.We'vegotawholepotalmost.Havewhatyouwant.Thepotwaspointedoutsittingonahunkofgrillacrossthestonesofourfire,flameslickinglightlyatitssides.Thepotappearedasifithadbeenatwar,anumberofdentsscarredit,thehandlehadevidentlybeenreplaced,andifnotadjustedagainstasmallrockitwouldhavefallenoverforsure.Once,ahalf-hourontheroadheadingnorth,notingitmissing,we'dgonebacktogetit.WhenwefishedthePineRiver,coffeewastheglue,themorningglue,thelateeveningglue,eventhoughwe'doftenunearthourbeerfromanaturalcoolerinearlyevening.Coffee,campcoffee,hasaritual.Itisthick,itisdark,itispotboiledoverasquaw-pinefire,itisstrong,itisenoughtowakethedemoninyou,stokelastevening'scheeseandpepperoni.Firstmanupmakesthefire,secondmanthecoffee;butintothatpothastogofresheggshellstoholdthegroundsdown,givecoffeeatasteofhistory,asenseofplace.Thatmeansatleastoneeggbecrackedopenforitsshells,usuallyintheshadowsandglimmersoffalsedawn.Isuspectthat'swherescrambledeggsoriginated,fromsomecamplikeours,settlersrushingwest,lumberjackshungry,hoboeslobbyingforbreakfast.So,campcoffeehasmadeitswayintopoems,gatherings,memories,atimeandthingnotlettinggo,notbeingmanhandled,notbeingcastaside.Onceuponatime,amanpunishedhis5-year-olddaughterforusingupthefamily'sonlyrollofexpensivegoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastight,andhebecameevenmoreupsetwhenonChristmasEve,hesawthatthechildhadpastedthegoldpapersoastodecorateashoeboxtoputundertheChristmastree.Nevertheless,thenextmorningthelittlegirl,filledwithexcitement,broughtthegiftboxtoherfatherandsaid,Thisisforyou,Daddy!Asheopenedthebox,thefatherwasembarrassedbyhisearlieroverreaction.Butwhenheopenedit,hefounditwasemptyandagainhisangerflared.Don'tyouknow,younglady,hesaidharshly,whenyougivesomeoneapresentthere'ssupposedtobesomethinginsidethepackage!Thelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsrollingfromhereyesandsaid:Daddy,it'snotempty.Iblewkissesintoituntilitwasallfull.Thefatherwascrushed.Hefellonhiskneesandputhisarmsaroundhispreciouslittlegirl.Hebeggedhertoforgivehimforhisunnecessaryanger.Anaccidenttookthelifeofthechildonlyashorttimelater.Itistoldthatthefatherkeptthatlittlegoldboxbyhisbedforalltheyearsofhislife.Wheneverhewasdiscouragedorfaceddifficultproblemshewouldopenthebox,takeoutanimaginarykiss,andremembertheloveofthisbeautifulchildwhohadputitthere.Inaveryrealsense,eachofusashumanbeingshavebeengivenaninvisiblegoldenboxfilledwithunconditionalloveandkissesfromourchildren,family,friendsandGod.Thereisnomorepreciouspossessionanyonecouldhold.IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefun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