英语散文《窗外的风景 the View Outside My Window》

The view outside my window 窗外的风景 From the window of my home, I could see a tall cotton-rose hibiscus. In spring, when green foliage was half hidden by mist, the tree looked very enchanting dotted with red blossom. This inspiring neighbor of mine often set my mind working. I gradually regarded it was my friend. Nevertheless, when I opened the window one morning, to my amazement, the tree was almost bare beyond recognition as result of the storm ravages the night before. Struck by the plight, I was seized with a sadness at the thought “all the blossom is doomed to fall”. I could help sighing with emotion: the course of life never runs smooth, for there are so many ups and downs, twists and turns. The vicissitudes of my life saw my beloved friends parting one after another. Isn’t it similar to the tree shedding its flowers in the wind? This event faded from my memory as time went by. One day after I came home from countryside, I found the room stuff and casually opened the window. Something outside caught my eyes and dazzled me. It was a plum tree all scarlet with blossom set off beautifully by the sunset. The surprise discovery overwhelmed me with pleasure. I wondered why I had no idea of some unyielding life sprouting over the fallen petals when I was grieving for the hibiscus. When the last withered petal dropped, all the joyful admiration for the hibiscus sank into oblivion as if nothing was left, until the landscape was again ablaze with the red plum blossom to remind people of life’s alternation and continuance. Can’t it be said that life is actually a symphony, a harmonious composition of loss and gain? Standing by the windows lost in thought for a long time, I realized that no scenery in the world remains unchanged. As long as you keep your heart basking in the sun, every dawn will present a fine prospect for you to unfold and the world will always be about new hopes. 从我房间的窗户向外望去，可以看见一颗高大的芙蓉树。春日里，芙蓉树在薄雾中若隐若现，红花点点，看上去非常迷人。它总是给人遐想，常令我思如泉涌。渐渐地我便把它看做我做好的朋友。 然而，一天清晨，当我打开窗子时，愕然发现经过一夜的风雨摧残，树变得光秃秃的，简直认不出来了。此情此景，我有一“花开终有落”的悲凉感觉。我不禁感慨:人生之路从来不是一帆风顺的，因为充满着太多的起伏和曲折。人生变迁，一个个挚友离我而去，生命的脆弱不正像这随风而逝的花瓣吗？ 随着时间的流逝，这件事被逐渐淡忘了。一天，我从乡下回来，觉得屋里很憋闷，便随手打开了窗户。我被窗外的景象惊呆了。那是一颗李子树，开满了火红火红的花朵，在夕阳的映衬下，分外美丽。这意外的发现令我惊喜不已。我诧异自己怎么只顾着为芙蓉花悲伤，却没有注意到，那凋落的花瓣之外还有坚强不屈的生命正在发芽。 当芙蓉花的最后一片花瓣调落的时，人们对它的倾慕之情都已成为过眼云烟，直到李子树成长起来，那火红的花儿向人们昭示着生命的更迭与繁衍。生活难道不是一首得失共存的交响曲吗？ 久久地伫立在窗前，我陷入沉思。我领悟到世界上没有恒久不变的风景。只要你的心永远向着阳光，每一个清晨都会为你展现一个等着你开启的美丽景象，世界也将永远充满着新的希望。