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1、Visionsofusugaredplums中國(guó)有句俗語(yǔ)叫做中國(guó)有句俗語(yǔ)叫做“櫻桃好吃樹(shù)難栽櫻桃好吃樹(shù)難栽”，這句話(huà)放在想自己種一棵李子樹(shù)的作者身上，也同，這句話(huà)放在想自己種一棵李子樹(shù)的作者身上，也同樣適用??！樣適用?。yRobertKloseGrowingfruittreesisnotftheimpatient.They’regenerallysoldasstriplingshavetoestablishthemselvesbefe

2、theycandedicateanyenergytoproducingtheirfirstblossoms.[2]Thisgenerallytakesyears.Butthey’reseductive[3]things.Whenoneconsidersthetastelesscannonballsthatpassfpearsplumsinthesupermarketsthedesireto“growone’sown”isundersta

3、ble.[4]Butwhatthetestimonialsintheseedcatalogs(“Mypeacheswereasbigascantaloupessweettoboot!”)[5]oftenfailtomentionisthatfruittreeslikepetsrequirealotofattention.Thusitwasthatfiveyearsagowhileholdingastonehardplumatthesup

4、ermarketshakingmyheadIdecidedtotakemattersintomyownhs[6].IwenttoafruittreesalehereinMaineboughtsomethingcalledaMountRoyalplumsaplingwhosefruitisdescribedas“tendermeatysweetjuicy.”[7]WhatmecouldIaskThethingisexceptfapples

5、Maineisnotaparticularlygoodstateftreefruits.Ithinkithassomethingtodowiththesnowcoldasummerthatseemstosayhellogoodbyeinthesamebreath[8].BethisasitmayIplantedmyplumtreecarefullytendedititbegantogrowwithoutcomplaint.Fthefir

6、stfiveyearsinfactthat’sallitdid.Itleafedoutshotup[9]lostitsleavesinthefallwenttosleepinthewinter.“Wherearetheplums”askedmythen11yearoldsonasIstoodlookingatthething.“Patience”Icounseled[10].“Patience.”thenlastyeartheMount

7、Royal’sfirstgesturetowardimmtalityarrived:asinglewhiteblossomasdelicateasasnowflake.Iranintothehousehauledmynow15yearoldoutofbed.“Anton!”Icommed.“Getup!Youwon’tbelievethis!”O(jiān)vercominghisresistanceIdraggedhiminhisbedcloth

8、estotheplumtree.“Look!”Iexulted[11].“Aplumflower!”4.當(dāng)人們?cè)诔欣锟吹匠洚?dāng)梨和李子售賣(mài)的那些“無(wú)滋無(wú)味的炮彈”時(shí)，“自己種一株樹(shù)”的念頭完全可以理解。5.testimonial:（資格、能力等）證明書(shū)，介紹信；catalog:目錄冊(cè)；cantaloupe:羅馬甜瓜，哈密瓜；toboot:除此以外，又，還。6.takemattersintoone’sownhs:親自出馬。7.saplin

9、g:樹(shù)苗；meaty:多肉的，肉厚的。8.inthesamebreath:同時(shí)。9.leafout:長(zhǎng)葉；shootup:迅速成長(zhǎng)。10.counsel:忠告，勸告。11.exult:狂喜，歡躍。12.selfpollinating:自花傳粉的；pullthrough:情況轉(zhuǎn)好，度過(guò)難關(guān)。13.profusely:豐富地，繁茂地。14.swab:拭子，藥簽；dab:快速擦拭；anther:花藥。15.cargo:貨物，此處用比喻義；po

10、llen:花粉；stigma:柱頭，位于雌蕊的頂端，是接受花粉的部位。16.fret:煩躁。17.簡(jiǎn)短的列表里包括黑節(jié)疤病、褐腐病、洋李袋果病、穿孔病、干衰變和一種叫擬莖點(diǎn)霉?jié)儾〉摹?8.shrivelup:（因干燥、年老等而）枯萎，皺縮。19.pulltogether:控制感情，整理情緒。20.spring:涌現(xiàn)，出現(xiàn)。21.stumbleupon:偶爾發(fā)現(xiàn)；digsomebonemealin:把一些骨粉埋進(jìn)土里。22.lobeho