三阶-47.关于不完美的故事·多种时态语态的综合运用（练习版）

A water bearer in Israel had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole that he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.

At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.

The poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers on your side of the path? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. Every day while we walk back, you've watered them. For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

以色列的一名抬水者有两个大罐子，分别挂在他扛在脖子上的杆子的两端。其中一个罐子上有一个裂缝。而另一个罐子很完美，能够运送一满满的一份水。

在从小溪到房子的长途步行结束时，破裂的罐子只剩下半罐水。整整两年，这种情况每天都在发生，抬水者只向他的房子里运送一罐半的水。

这个可怜的破裂的罐子为自己的不完美而感到羞耻，并且为它只能完成它所应做的一半而感到悲痛。在经历了两年的它所认为的苦涩失败之后，它有一天在溪边与抬水者交谈。“我为自己感到羞耻，我想向你道歉。我只能运送我能盛的一半的水，因为我身上的裂缝导致水一路泄漏到你的房子。由于我的缺点，你虽然做了所有这些工作，但是不能从你的努力中获得全部的价值，“那个罐子说。

抬水者对罐子说：“你注意到你那边的路有鲜花吗？那是因为我一直都知道你的缺陷，并且在路边种了花种子。每天我们走回来时，你给它们浇了水。两年来，我一直能够挑选这些美丽的花来装饰桌子。如果没有这样的你，就不会有这种美来为房子增光添彩。”

单词

bearer/ˈbeərə(r)/  美/ˈber/  n. 搬运工人

pot /pɒt/  美/pɑːt/  n. v.壶；盆；罐

hung /hʌŋ/   adj. v. 悬挂；垂落

pole /pəʊl/  美/poʊl/  n. v. 柱子；杆子；棍；杖

neck/nek/   n. v. 颈；脖子

crack/kræk/  美  v. n. adj. 破裂；裂开；断裂

perfect/ˈpɜːfɪkt/  美/ˈpɜːrf/ adj. v. n. 完备的；完美的；完全的

portion/ˈpɔːʃn/  美/ˈpɔːrʃn/  n. v. 部分

stream/striːm/   n. v. 小河；溪

daily/ˈdeɪli/   adj. adv. n. 每日的；日常的

deliver/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/   v. 递送；传送；交付；运载

poor  /pɔː(r)/  /pʊə(r)/  美/pɔːr/  /pʊr/ 劣质的；差的；次的

ashamed/əˈʃeɪmd/  adj.惭愧；羞愧；尴尬

imperfection/ˌɪmpəˈfekʃn/  美/pərˈf/  n. 缺点；瑕疵

miserable/ˈmɪzrəbl/  adj. 使难受的；使不舒服的；令人不快的

accomplish/əˈkʌmplɪʃ/  美/əˈkɑːm/  v. 完成

perceive/pəˈsiːv/  美/pərˈs/  v. 注意到；意识到；察觉到

failure/ˈfeɪljə(r)/  n. 失败

apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/  美/əˈpɑːl/  v.道歉；谢罪

load /ləʊd/  美/loʊd/  n. v.负载；负荷

causes/kɔːz/  n. v. 原因；起因

leak /liːk/  v. n. 漏；渗漏；泄漏

flaw/flɔː/  n. 错误；缺点

value  /ˈvæljuː/   n. v. 价值

effort  /ˈefət/  美/ˈefərt/  n.努力的结果；成就

notice/ˈnəʊtɪs/  美/ˈnoʊ/  n. v. 注意；理会；察觉

path /pɑːθ/  美/pæθ/  n.小路；小径

pick /pɪk/  v. n. 选择；挑选

decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/  v. 装饰；装潢

beauty/ˈbjuːti/  n. 美；美丽

grace/ɡreɪs/  n. v. 为增色；为锦上添花；装饰