A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived for her—she was his life. So when she became ill, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and earth（竭尽全力） to bring
His best efforts, however, proved unavailing（无效的，徒劳的） and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse（隐士） , shutting himself away from his many friends and refusing every activity that might restore his poise and bring him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream.
He was in heaven, witnessing a grand（宏伟的） pageant（盛会，游行） of all the little child angels. They were marching in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child carried a candle. He noticed that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the dark candle was his own little girl. Rushing to her, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and then asked, “How is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?” “Daddy, they often relight it, but your tears always put it out.”
Just then he awoke from his dream. The lesson was crystal clear（极其明白） , and its effects were immediate. From that hour on he was not a recluse, but mingled（融合） freely and cheerfully with his former friends and associates. No longer would his darling’s candle be extinguished by his useless tears.
相关单词：possessed
possessed解释：adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
possessed例句：
He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
相关单词：recluse
recluse解释：n.隐居者
recluse例句：
The old recluse secluded himself from the outside world.这位老隐士与外面的世界隔绝了。
His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.他的寡妻孤寂地度过了余生。
相关单词：poise
poise解释：vt./vi. 平衡，保持平衡；n.泰然自若，自信
poise例句：
She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
Ballet classes are
相关单词：pageant
pageant解释：n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧
pageant例句：
Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。
相关单词：caressed
caressed解释：爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 )
caressed例句：
His fingers caressed the back of her neck. 他的手指抚摩着她的后颈。
He caressed his wife lovingly. 他怜爱万分地抚摸着妻子。
相关单词：immediate
immediate解释：adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
immediate例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
相关单词：mingled
mingled解释：混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]
mingled例句：
The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。
