读点好英文:The House of 1000 Mirrors 千镜之屋

The House of 1000 Mirrors 千镜之屋

Long long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly.As he left the House, he thought to himself，“This is a wonderful place.I will come back and visit it often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.As he left, he thought to himself，“That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of refIections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

很久以前在一个偏远的小村庄里，有一个以“千镜之屋”而闻名的地方。一个乐观的小狗听说了这个地方以后决定去参观。当来到这个地方，它蹦蹦跳跳地上了台阶，来到房门口。它竖起耳朵，欢快地摇着尾巴，从门口往里张望，它惊奇地看到有1000只快乐的小狗像它一样欢快地摇尾巴。它灿烂地微笑着，回报它的是1000张热情、友好的笑脸。在离开时它想：“这是一个精彩的地方，我一定要经常来参观。”

在这个村庄里，还有另一只想参观“千镜之屋”的小狗，它不如第一只小狗乐观，它慢吞吞地爬上台阶，然后耷拉着脑袋往屋子里看。一看到有1000只小狗不友好地盯着它，它便开始冲它们狂吠，镜中的1000只小狗也冲着它狂吠，这把它给吓坏了。它在离开时心想：“这是一个恐怖的地方，我再也不会来了。”

世界上所有的脸都是一面镜子，在你所遇到的人的脸上你看到反射出来的是什么呢？

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单词注解

wag[wæg]v.（左右）摇动，摇摆

refIection[ri'flekʃən]n.（声、光、热等的）反射

实用句型

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.

一个穷困的农夫有一个朋友，朋友因为种了神奇的苹果树而远近闻名。

There was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.

有一个以“千镜之屋”而闻名的地方。

智慧点津

The rose's in her hand；the flavor in mine.

送人玫瑰，手有余香。

Life is a mirror, if you smile, he will smile with you. If you cry, he will cry with you.Attitude is everything.

生活就是一面镜子，你对它笑，它也会对你笑；你对它哭，它也会对着你哭。态度决定一切。