霍艾被魔毯带着起起伏伏,终于体力不支,睡了过去。
……
水镜中,周莲身穿皇袍,站在台阶顶端,接受天下朝拜。
“女皇万岁万岁万万岁。”
霍艾道:“没想到她是这样的周莲!”
周莲醒来之后,询问身边所有人,结果无人知道关于大魔导师、霍艾的信息,仿佛从来没有这两个人出现。
“凭空出现”的魔法学院被视为天降祥瑞,一直在宫中保留下来。
皇帝仍然觉得惠嫔的宫殿有让他恐惧的气息,此后便很少踏足,也鲜少传召惠嫔,连带着周莲都被遗忘。周莲借着苏思安传授的魔法,自行摸索多年,练成了自己的魔法体系。她在一场宫廷政变的结尾杀出来,以举世罕见的强大能力镇压了所有对朝廷不利的人,自己把握了政权,架空了皇帝,最后在皇帝死后,独揽大权,登基为帝。
她成为了名副其实的人生赢家,举世无双的女帝。“魔法学院”也一直保留在后宫中,被视为神仙建造。
苏思安打断水镜道:“去浇花,喂百足虫。”
“……”
霍艾将水壶砸向高高在上的魔王大人,被苏思安随手一挥,在空中凝住。
“我要回家。”
“娘家是该回。”苏思安打出一道魔法把站在花园门口的霍艾捞到自己身边,慵懒道,“不过不要太久了。我会跟去把关的。”
苏思安魔格融合后,实力更深不可测,回到城堡后立刻恢复了霍艾的腿,并且向她保证在现实世界效果相同。
“你去喜欢姐姐吧。”
苏思安无奈地勾起霍艾的一缕头发转了转,“我已经把那个窝囊废复制体回收了。它是找错了人,不过……”魔王大人笑了笑,“最后送到我身边的,不还是你么?”
霍艾道:“错误的开始,不尽如人意的日常!我要离堡出走。”
“这是为了你好,魔王拥有无尽的生命,你只有好好练习魔法,才能永远留在我身边。”
“就不能开点挂吗?我可是收服魔王拯救了世界的少女。”
“当然。”苏思安双眼微微眯起,“要是死神想从我身边把你夺走……我绝不容许这种事发生。”
“那我还要每天练习洒水魔法?”
“我喜欢看你浇花的样子。”
“……”还是离堡出走吧。
另一个时空的魔王城堡里,新的一天开始了。
纺织大亨
夜深人静,漆黑一片,霍家的人们都陷入了沉睡。
一道光线顺着打开一条缝隙的房门透出来,紧接着是一个纤细的身影。
霍艾悄悄来到垃圾桶边,弯腰将霍莉随手丢弃在其中的地毯捡起。
这是姐姐霍莉收到的生日礼物,不过,霍莉嫌弃它太丑,把它丢弃了。
然而,霍艾却发现了地毯的一丝非同寻常之处。
现在,她再次起身检视,就是为了证实她之前的猜测。
她用随身携带的手电筒照射着地毯,地毯还是那样,看上去貌不惊人,深蓝色的,甚至给人一种陈旧的感觉。也难怪喜欢精巧美丽东西的霍莉会那样失望,以至于把它丢掉。
不过,霍艾注意的并不是这些。
她四下环顾,悄悄回到了自己的房间。关上门,打开挂灯,明亮的光线照射在铺陈着的地毯上。
霍艾蹲下来,用近乎平视的角度观察着面前的地毯。只有这个角度,才能更清晰地看见编织地毯的针脚纹路。
一般的机械制造地毯,会有明显的编织条纹。但是,挑开地毯的绒毛,霍艾并没有发现该有的纹理。
“如果是普通的手工地毯,针脚应该是这样的……”
霍艾踩着椅子,从面前高高的书柜上取下一本厚厚的书,书看起来很古老,封面有些破损,又用特殊的胶带纸细细粘贴过,看得出收藏它的人很用心。
这是母亲去世前,交给她的。
霍艾还记得当时母亲脸色苍白,额角落满冷汗,说话都嫌吃力。但她却用所有力气,紧紧抓住自己的手。
“小艾,这本书妈妈决定传给你,你一定要好好保管它……”母亲轻轻咳嗽了两声,用尽量连贯的声音说道,“这是霍家的传家之宝,祖爷爷那一辈就有了,凭借它,才有我们现在的财富和地位。人不能忘本,你不要忘记霍家是如何发家的,要把纺织一道传承下去……”
“小莉喜欢热闹,喜欢玩,而你和她相反,喜欢安静,发扬纺织之道的任务,就落在你肩头了……之前妈妈一直有意让你们姐妹接触这方面的皮毛,妈妈决不会看错人,只要坚持下去,你一定能成为纺织大师……”
“这样,妈妈就……”
“妈!”
“没有遗憾了……”说完这句话,母亲轻轻合上了眼睛。她的表情带着一丝满足,好像在她眼前,她看见了霍艾终有一日成为了纺织大师。
“妈妈,我一定不辜负你的期望!”
这是一本上了年代的纺织书,里面详细记载着自唐朝至工业时代各种纺织特点、技巧。后面更是附上了霍家先辈自创的技法。
霍艾翻开书本,找到其中夹着书签的一页。她对照着地毯上的针线纹理,忍不住伸手触摸。
“一定是这样,一定是这样!”她的眼眶中凝聚了激动的光芒,“这是我一直未能参透的技法,想不到,这条其貌不扬的地毯,竟然是用这种方法编织而成!”
小心翼翼地收好书和地毯,她躺在床上,闭上眼睛,细细回想书上所写的技法。激动的心情随着时间慢慢平复下去,最后沉沉睡去。
第二天早晨,起床洗漱的苏思安接到了霍艾的电话。
“这条地毯的确是我制作的。”
不知对面说了什么,她嘴角微微上挑,划出一个痞气的弧度:“我可以把编织方法教给你,那么……你要用什么来换呢?”
“……”对面的人似乎没有想到她会这样直接地提出要求,一时沉默。
苏思安道:“就当你欠我一个人情吧,以后要答应我的一个要求。”
霍艾道:“只要是我能做到的,我会尽力去做。”
“这可不行,我要求你做到,不是让你开出尽力的空头支票。”
霍艾咬牙:“作为一个好公民,我拒绝做违? 文库(danmeiwenku.com)是完全免费的,要充钱请别相信,关闭即可,微信dmwk520大家务必都加上、有腐利。没有关注微信dmwk520的请尽快关注~避免网址河蟹换网址找不到我们~ 壹偷氖隆6曰艏胰瞬焕氖乱惨桓琶馓浮!?br /> 苏思安爽快地答应了。
……
于是,霍艾和苏思安成为了亲密无间的合作伙伴。她们一同研究纺织技法,推陈出新,在霍家针法原有的基础上,创造了新的体系。这套纺织技法,被称为“霍艾-苏思安纺织法”或者“霍氏纺织法”。
纺织学这门古老的学科被注入了新鲜的血液,热度持续不褪,经历过三个世纪,无数少年少女梦想接过霍艾手中的火种,将它继续传承下去,发扬下去。
而作为手工纺织法的集大成者,霍艾的名字永垂史册。
“我们最新的研究,是如何改进机械纺织法,将这套霍氏法用于机械加工,投入大批量生产。”霍艾道,“我和我的合作伙伴都希望它能从艺术品的高度走下来,进入千万百姓家。这才是纺织真正的意义。”
报告完成后,全场灯光亮起,在雷鸣般的掌声中,她走下讲台,越走越快,直到迎上观众席前排一个站立鼓掌的身影。
“思安,我的成就有你的一半。”霍艾扬起脸,闪亮的灯光将她的脸照耀地眉目辉煌,“我的妈妈一定会为我骄傲,谢谢你。”
“那么……现在请你兑现答应我的条件吧。”苏思安挑了挑一边眉毛。
霍艾收起笑容,露出认真的神情道:“你说吧。”
“请你,一直坚持走下去。”苏思安道,“永远不要停止攀登纺织学的高峰,把你的一生献给它,不要在乎名声、财富,不要改变你最初的理想。”
“新的事物,总会遇到布满荆棘的道路,科学和艺术尤甚。无论未来有什么阻力等待着你,都要一直向前。”
“……”
“而我,会永远陪伴你。”
原版答案
Holly was confused as she opened the gift from her best friend, Susan.
“I……I thought you could use it for something.” Susan’s explanation did nothing to help us understand why a twelve-by-eighteen-inch dark blue carpet was being presented as a birthday gift.
The murmured “thanks” was barely heard as Holly tried hard not to allow her disappointment to show. She laid the piece of carpet on the kitchen counter, and the two girls headed outside to play with the family dogs.
Holly’s disappointment over the incident didn’t become evident until the following evening when she came downstairs to say good night. “Well, I guess we know how much my best friend thinks of me, huh, Mom?” Her attempt at a cheerful tone failed completely.
The next morning, I carried a kitchen rubbish bag outside. My heart wrenched as I opened the rubbish can and saw Susan’s carpet lying among the other waste items. Hesitating only a moment, I reached in and pulled it out of the can. After giving it a light brushing, I brought it into the house and put it away in the hall closet. Occupied by the business of daily living, the carpet was soon forgotten.
Before Holly’s birthday, Susan had been a regular visitor in our home. On several occasions, she rode the bus home with Holly and was one of the few friends ever permitted to stay over on a school night. The girls did their homework together and went to bed at a reasonable hour. Now as I cooked the evening meal, I realized it had been nearly three weeks since we’d even heard the mention of Susan’s name. I missed her warm smile and eager-to-please ways.
The noise at the front door told me Holly had arrived home from school. “Susan invited me to come over to her house after school tomorrow.” She announced as she put her books down on the kitchen table. Although her voice carried a so-what attitude, I sensed she was pleased by the invitation.
Arrangements were made, and the girls rode home together on the school bus the following day. As I travelled along the winding country road that led to her house, Susan talked nervously about her foster mom (养母) and the seventeen cats she had taken in and cared for with Susan’s help.
Susan guided us through the house. She proudly showed us her room, which was decorated with used furniture. An old picture frame (框架) sitting beside the bed contained pictures of Susan’s parents and siblings from whom, we later learned, she had long since been separated.
I followed Susan’s foster mom — who introduced herself as Glenda — into the kitchen. After clearing a small area, Glenda placed a couple of cups on the table. Her hand trembled slightly as she poured us each a cup of steaming black coffee. She began to relax as we drank our coffee and chatted about her cats.
Her eyes shone as she showed her fondness for Susan. But her expression turned blue when she referred briefly to the girl’s past. In a short time, I came to respect this generous-hearted woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life.
As daylight began to fade, we offered our thanks for the visit and said good-bye.
Holly sat quietly in the car on the way home. Stealing a glance, I noticed her back was straight. Her head and shoulders were thrust forward as if willing the car to move faster. No sooner had we come to a stop in the driveway than she threw open the car door and walked purposefully toward the side gate. Curious, I followed. My throat tightened as I observed my daughter standing next to the rubbish can looking inside. Her shoulders dropped as she replaced the lid of the can and dragged into the house.
“Is this what you were looking for?” I placed the piece of carpet on the table in front of her. “Thanks, Mo” A tear or two slipped from her eyes and splashed onto the dark blue carpet that, as if by magic, had become the most precious birthday present in the whole world.
简述:苏思安是一个身世坎坷屡遭不幸的少女,被她的养母收养,她家境贫寒,却为自己的好友准备了能拿出手的最好的生日礼物。知道真相的霍莉流下了感动又后悔的泪水,幸好有神助攻霍艾收起了毯子,霍莉也终于明白毯子对于自己的珍贵。最后霍莉和苏思安过上了幸福的生活。
神之驭兽师
镇上最漂亮的女孩
原文
(大舟x中学2016年6月期末考试题)
瑞拉玛莉从十三岁起就为她的长相感到难过。那时,她长得比其他的女孩子都高,为此她感到很难为情,另一方面她觉得自己太瘦了。到二十岁时,她确信她的长相实在有点太难看了。
尽管如此,瑞拉有了一个男朋友,帕特鲁迪,他的父母开着一间杂货店。帕特并不是什么引人注目的人物,但凭瑞拉的长相,这已经挺不错了——人们都这样认为。
但是瑞拉又喜欢上了山姆特纳德——山姆是镇上令人关注的人物。他父亲是位银行家,非常富有。母亲是镇上社交活动的组织人。另外,山姆高大而又英俊。
帕特开始和父亲一起经营杂货店,山姆则进了银行。这是小镇上男孩子们的选择。镇上的人觉得瑞拉会嫁给帕特,而帕特会接替他父亲的杂货店。
如果不是莱斯利杜兰特先生的出现,这一切都会发生的。莱斯利杜兰特先生是一位著名的杂志插图画家。他到镇上来看他的姨妈。当然,他参加了各种聚会。他是一个社交名星,在镇上只呆了几天但却长得足够发生什么事了。
他看到了瑞拉玛莉。瑞拉站在门边看着山姆,并不知道她的脸上把她所想的都显露了出来。没有人注意到这点——除了杜兰特。他看到瑞拉穿着件不合身的衣服,头发不平整;山姆却衣装得体,充满自信。接着,帕特带着瑞拉去跳舞了。
第二天,杜兰特作出一项惊人的宣布。他告诉每一个听他讲话的人,瑞拉玛莉是目前镇上最漂亮的女孩,是他所见过的最漂亮的女孩。
从来没有人评论过瑞拉的长相,她一向害羞、自卑,常常对她的容貌感到伤心。但现在,一位从未来过镇上的权威说她居然是最漂亮的女孩。
当杜兰特自己告诉她这话时,她一时不知所措,好不容易说出谢谢两个字来。随后,她羞答答地找到了杜兰特。“我希望您能告诉我,怎样才能使我变得好看点”她不好意思地问道。
杜兰特和瑞拉的母亲对瑞拉的服饰进行了一番打扮。杜兰特帮她重新梳理了头发,告诉她应该穿什么样的衣服。
那天晚上为杜兰特举行了舞会——这是他在镇上呆的最后一晚。瑞拉头一次成了引人注目的中心。杜兰特满意地看到山姆专心致志地和瑞拉一起跳舞,瑞拉用热切的眼光看着他——以前山姆从未注意过她。