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When
I was a child growing up in the Netherlands, I often begged my mother to tell
me this story about an experience her family had at the end of World War Ⅱ.
During
the terrible last winter of the German occupation, food was rare in the
Netherlands. People were so hungry that they began to eat small animals and
many things not normally considered edible (可食用的)
, including tulip bulbs (郁金香球茎) , which could be cooked
like potatoes.
For
centuries my mother's family had owned a highly successful tulip business,
which provided jobs for many in our village. But the war shut their business
down, and during the winter of hunger, my grandfather, Albert, donated all his
tulip bulbs to feed the hungriest villagers. For years, Albert had been trying
to grow a black tulip. By careful selection, he was very close. So he guarded
these few bulbs seriously to prevent people from stealing them for food.
One
day, it was announced that the war was over. But there was much destruction and
the Dutch people still faced dangers. My grandfather looked at his pale, thin
children and realized that the hunger could continue for a long time, so he
made his decision. He seized a shovel (铁铲) and
went into the garden. There he found my mother, Vivian, who was just seven
years old, looking nervous. Over her shoulder, Albert saw a band of Germans
coming toward them down the street. He whispered to Vivian to run inside the
house and began digging for his bulbs. But it was too late. Someone had already
stolen them. Angry and desperate, he ran toward the street screaming,
"They have stolen my tulip bulbs!" Vivian, watching from the doorway,
cried out and ran to stop him. Before she could reach her father, a German soldier
raised his gun and shot him.
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Fortunately,
Albert survived his wounds and recovered slowly.
……
It
took some time for Albert to rebuild his business, starting with those few
bulbs.
答案: 1. Fortunately, Albert survived his wounds and recovered slowly. And he was told that the tulip bulbs had also survived. One day, Vivian took him to a deserted house. He was overwhelmingly joyed as he noticed something green among the broken bricks of the house. Vivian explained that a friendly German soldier urged her to hide the remaining bulbs away from the yard as he had watched as Albert gave away the precious bulbs to feed his neighbors, which impressed him a lot. With the good news, Albert was determined to start his business again. It took some time for Albert to rebuild his business, starting with those few bulbs. With the help of his family, Albert owned a highly successful tulip business again. The rare dark-purple tulips eventually became an enormous source of income for the people in the village and provided many much-needed jobs. Tulips rose from the ruins and came to bloom again, which suggests that there could again be happiness after so much misery and new life after much death. ⒉ Fortunately, Albert survived his wounds and recovered slowly. He often sat by the window staring out into the garden, regretting not giving the bulbs to his family sooner. One day, he noticed something growing out from the ruins, which turned out to be the shoots of his black tulip. With tears in her eyes, my mother finally could tell him the truth——she hid the remaining bulbs by a wall because she didn't want Albert to end up with nothing. But the unexpected Germans came, and what's worse, the wall later collapsed, burying the hidden bulbs. It took some time for Albert to rebuild his business, starting with those few bulbs. The rare black tulip bulbs survived like their owner who survived the gun shot, and the people in the village who survived the war, the tears, and despair. Since that warm and bright spring morning, they have been flourishing, becoming an enormous source of income for the people in the village and providing many much-needed jobs. The little bulbs that once saved lives in the war now eventually boomed again, bringing hope and happiness back to the country.