综合英语一7.doc

Lesson Seven : Love of Life
men walked slowly, one after the other, through the shallow water of a stream. All they could see were stones and earth. The stream ran cold over their feet. They had blanket packs on the backs. They had guns, but no bullets; matches, but no food.
the man who followed fell over a stone. He hurt his foot badly and called : “ Hey, Bill , I’ve hurt my foot.” Bill continued straight on without looking back.
man was alone in the empty land, but he was not lost. He knew the way to their camp, where he would find food and bullets. He struggled to his feet and limped on. Bill would be waiting for him there, and together they would go south to the Hudson Bay Company. He had not eaten for two days. Often he stopped to pick some small berries and put them into his mouth. The berries were tasteless, and did not satisfy, but he knew he must eat them.
the evening he built a fire and slept as a dead man. When he woke up, the man took out a small sack. It weighed fifteen pounds. He wasn’t sure if he could carry it any long. But he couldn’t
leave him behind. He had to take it with him. He put it back into his pack, rose to his feet and staggered on.
foot hurt, but it was nothing compared with hunger, which made him go on until darkness fell. His blanket was wet, but he knew only that he was hungry. Through his restless sleep he dreamed of banquets and of food. The man woke up cold and sick, and found himself lost. But the small sack was still with him. As he dragged himself along, the sack became heavier and heavier. The man opened the sack, which was full of small pieces of gold. He left half the gold on a rock.
days passed, days of rain and cold. One day he found the bones of a deer. There was no meat on them. The man broke the bones and sucked and chewed on them like an animal. Would he, too, be bones tomorrow? And why not? This was life. Only life hurt. There was no hurt in death. To die was t