G2成语_PeachParadise世外桃源
作者：JennyLamandSheilaHigginson
朗读者：AaronSmith
Lexile：570L
难度：相当于美国小学二年级
在战火纷争的年代里，陶渊明曾幻想过一个世外桃源，并将它撰写成一
个有趣的故事。从前，有位渔人在划船时迷了路，沿途却发现许多开满
了花朵的桃树。他走进树林，看见一座山，山中有个仅容纳一人通行的
洞穴，洞穴的出口有缕缕阳光照入，美轮美奂。洞穴外是一个村庄，这
里与世隔绝，人们生活平静安逸。村民热情好客，款待渔人，使他流连
忘返。渔人离开村庄后能找回这个世外桃源吗？
WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisPeachParadise,
retoldbyJennyLamandSheilaHigginson,andnarratedbyAaron
Smith.
ThewriterTaoYuanMinglivedduringtheEasternJinDynasty(365-427
AD).ItwasatimeofwarinChina.TaoYuanMingwishedeveryone
couldstopfightingandliveinpeace.Hedreamedofafable.Itwentlike
this…
Onceuponatime,afishermansetouttoexploreariver.Hegotinhis
smallboatandbegantorow.Thefishermanrowedandrowedand
rowed.Hegotsocaughtupintherhythmoftherowing,helosttrack
ofwherehewas.Still,hekeptonrowing.
Alongtheway,thefishermanspottedsomepeachtreesontheriver
bankcoveredwithflowers.Fartherdowntheriver,hesaw
moreblossomingpeachtrees.
“Theremustbehundredsoftrees!”thefishermangasped.
Attheendoftheriver,thefishermancameuponawholeforestof
blossomingpeachtrees.Ashesteppedoffhisboat,hisfeetsankin
acarpetofpeachpetals.Thesweetsmellfilledtheair.
“Thisisapeachparadise!”thefishermancried.“Ihaveneverseenor
smelledanythinglikeit!”
Hewalkedthroughtheforesttoseewhatelsetherewastosee.Atthe
endoftheforesthefoundamountain.Atthebaseofthemountainwasa
tinycave.Thesmallopeningwasjustwideenoughtofitoneperson.
Abeamoflightshoneoutfromthecave.Theedgesofthebeam
werelacedwithcolorsoftherainbow.Itfeltmagical.
“It’slikethatrainbowlightiscallingmeintothecave,”thefisherman
whisperedtohimself.
Hecrawledinsidethetinyopening.Itwasdifficulttosee,buthekept
crawlingtowardthelight.Thenarrowtunnelstartedtogetwidera