英语智慧美文之品味人生篇01：MakingSandcastles堆沙堡的小男孩Alittleboyisonhiskneesscoopingandpackingthesandwithplasticshovelsintoabrightbluebucket.Thenheupendsthebucketonthesurfaceandliftsit.And,tothedelightofthelittlearchitect,acastletoweriscreated.男孩跪在那儿用塑料铲挖沙子，并把沙子装在一个鲜艳的蓝桶里。然后他把蓝桶倒扣在地上，把它提起。让这小建筑师高兴的是：一座城堡的塔楼就这样诞生了。Allafternoonhewillwork.Spooningoutthemoat.Packingthewalls.Bottletopswillbesentries.Popsiclestickswillbebridges.Asandcastlewillbebuilt.他会干一下午：挖护城河，建城墙，用瓶盖做岗哨，用木棍做桥，就这样，一座城堡建成了。Bigcity.Busystreets.Rumblingtraffic.某个大城市，喧嚣的街道，川流不息的交通。Amanisinhisoffice.Athisdeskheshufflespapersintostacksanddelegatesassignments.Hecradlesthephoneonhisshoulderandpunchesthekeyboardwithhisfingers.Numbersarejuggledandcontractsaresignedandmuchtothedelightoftheman,aprofitismade.办公室里有一位男士。坐在办公桌前，他把文件堆叠在一起，布置任务。他将电话夹在肩头，手指敲击键盘。合同签字生效，让这位男士高兴的是，一比赢利就这样到手了。Allhislifehewillwork.Formulatingtheplans.Forecastingthefuture.Annuitieswillbesentries.Capitalgainswillbebridges.Anempirewillbebuilt.他一生都会工作：指定计划，预测未来。红利就是岗哨，资本增加就是桥梁。一个帝国就这样建成了。Twobuildersoftwocastles.Theyhavemuchincommon.Theyshapegranulesintograndeurs.Theyseenothingandmakesomething.Theyarediligentanddetermined.Andforboththetidewillriseandtheendwillcome.这两座承包的建筑者有许多共同之处。他们会把细小的沙石变成宏伟的建筑。他们很用心也很有决心，而对于他们两个而言，涨潮都会发生，一切都会结束。Yetthatiswherethesimilaritiescease.Fortheboyseestheendwhilethemanignoresit.然而，巨浪来临时，聪明的男孩欢呼，跳跃，没有痛苦，没有恐惧，没有遗憾。Watchtheboyasduskapproaches.Asthewavesnear,thewisechildjumpstohisfeetandbeginstoclap.Thereisnosorrow.Nofear.Noregret.Heknewthiswouldhappen.Heisnotsurprised.Andwhenthegreatbreakercrashesintohiscastleandhismasterpieceissuckedintothesea,hesmiles.Hesmiles,picksuphistools,takeshisfather'shandandgoeshome.他知道这一切都会发生，他并不感到惊讶。当这巨大的破坏者击碎他的城堡，将他的杰作卷入大海，男孩笑了，收拾好他的工具，拉着父亲的手，回家。Thegrownup,however,isnotsowise.Asthewaveofyearscollapsesonhiscastleheisterrified.Hehoversoverthesandymonumenttoprotectit.Heblocksthewavesfromthewallshehasmade.Salt-watersoakedandshiveringhesnarlsattheincomingtide.然而，这位成年人，当岁月的巨浪击毁他的城堡，他害怕了，他试图保护这沙质纪念碑。他试图阻止巨浪袭击他建的城墙。咸的海水将他的城堡湮没。"It'smycastle,"hedefies."这是我的城堡"他战栗着怒吼。Theoceanneednotrespond.Bothknowtowhomthesandbelongs.海洋不需要回应。两者都明白沙子的归宿。Idon'tknowmuchaboutsandcastles.Butchildrendo.Watchthemandlearn.Goaheadandbuild,butbuildwithachild'sheart.Whenthesunsetsandthetidestake--applaud.Salutetheprocessoflifeandgohome.我对沙堡所知甚少，但男孩知道，他看着它们，学习着。走上前用心地建造。太阳升起了，潮水在为他鼓掌，向生命的过程敬礼，回家。
