A Young Man's Promise
One day a young man was writing a letter to his have a face to say that girl friend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. He was telling her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote the more poetic he became. Finally, he said that in order to be with her he would suffer the greatest difficulties, he would face the greatest dangers that anyone could imagine. In fact, to spend only one minute with her, he would swim across the widest river, he would enter the deepest forest, and he would fight against the fiercest animals with his bare hands.
He finished the letter, signed his name, and then suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to mention something quite important. So, in a postscript below his name, he added:
"By the way, I'll be over to see you on Wednesday night, if it doesn't rain." (154 words)
Useful Words and Expressions:
Suffer vt.遭受,经历,忍受
suffer from a headache经受头痛之苦
suffer death丧生
suffer heavy casualties伤亡惨重
suffer from ill health身体不好
fierce.凶猛的,猛烈的
a fierce wolf一头凶猛的恶狼
the fierce glare on his face他那种凶狠的目光
poetic诗情画意的,浪漫的
poetic diction诗般的词句
a poelc romance诗一般浪漫的经历
poetic insight诗人般的洞察力
postscript n.附言,后记
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