The Closed Door

1.Salem's father was very rich.when he died,he left his money and houses to his son.

2.but Salem was young and lost the money very quickly.

3.then he sold the houses and lost that money too.in the end he had nothing.

4.he sat in the streets and waited for work.sometimes he carried things for people.

B

1.one day an old man spoke to him.“you had a better place in life,”said the old man.“I can see it in your face.I live with ten other old men in one house.come and be our servant.”

2.Salem walk through the city with the old man and they stopped outside the old man's house.

3.before they went in ,the old man turned to Salem and said,this house is a very unhappy place.but never ask any questions about that.

4.“I’ll remember that ,”said Salem, and he followed the old man through the door.

5.the inside of the house was very beautiful.the rooms were large with floors of different colors.

6. in the middle of the house was a lovely garden with many flowers.

7.Salem could hear the sound of water and Birdsong.

8.Then he heard other sounds.They came from the other old men.the men wore black ,and they cried in their rooms.

C

1.The first old man took Salem into his room.he showed him a box with pieces of gold inside.

2.“Use this gold when you buy things for us,”he said.Salem also saw a door in the old man's room.

3.he wanted to ask, “what's behind that door?”but you didn't ask questions in that house.

4.Salem worked hard in the house for many years.

5.one old man after another Old Man Died,and he put them under the ground in the garden.

6.in the end there was only one old man Salem's first friend.then he was ill too.

7.“I'm going to die, my son,”he said to Salem. “then please tell me something,”said Salem.“why are you so unhappy?and what's behind the door in your room?”

8.“I can't tell you that,”said the old man. “but don't try to open the door. you'll be unhappy every day of your life.”

D

1.The Old Man Died.he left the house and his money to Salem.now Salem was rich again, but he wasn't happy.

2.he thought about the old men and the door.why were the old men unhappy?what was behind the door?

3.Salem had to know the answers to these questions.he took a piece of heavy wood and broke the door.the door was open.

4.Behind the door,everything was very dark and quiet.then Salem saw some stairs.

5.he took a lamp and walked down the stairs.the stairs went down for a long way into the ground and came out into a cave.

6.Salem walked through the cave and came to the Sea.

He stood there and looked round him.

7.It got bigger and bigger.it was a very large bird.it came down and caught him by his clothes.Then it flew with him across the sea.

8.Salem was afraid but then he slept.the bird flew all night.

9.Early next morning Salem woke up and saw a beautiful beach below him.a lot of people waited on the beach.

10.The bird flew down into the middle of the people.the people were very friendly to Salem.

11.They brought him a fine horse and helped him onto it.Then they took him through lovely gardens to a beautiful house.

12.Inside the house there was a lovely woman sitting on a chair.

13.when she saw Salem she got up. “you're here ,my love!I'm very happy now,”she said.

14.She took Salem's hand and walked with him through the house and gardens.

15.“everything here is mine,”she said. “stay with me and be my husband.then this will be yours too.”

16.“I would like that ,”answered Salem. “but there is one thing,”said the woman.

E

1.They went back to the first room and she showed Salem a door.”

2.“Don't open that door,”she said , “or you'll be unhappy every day of your life.”

3.Salem took the woman's hand. “I don't want to open the door,”he said. “I only want you.”

4.Salem married the beautiful woman,they lived happily for many years.

5.He wasn't interested in the door.but then he began to think about it more and more.

 6.“I opened the first door,at the old man's house ,”he thought,

“and I found this lovely place.when I opened this door,perhaps I'll find a more wonderful place.”

7.One day he couldn't wait.this time he didn't have to break the door. he pushed it and it opened easily.

8.Everything was dark behind the door.after some minutes Salem saw a large eye.

9.Then he saw a large bird.it was the bird from the cave outside the first door.

10.The bird jumped into the room.Salem tried to run away but it was too late.

11.The bird caught him by his clothes and pulled him outside.

12.It flew up into the sky and the house and garden got smaller and smaller.

13.the birds started to fly over the sea,and Salem slept.

14.after a day and a night Salem woke up.he was in the cave by the Sea again.the bird wasn't there.

15.Salem walked through the cave and found some stairs.he walked slowly up the stairs and found a door.

F

1.he went through the door and he was in his old house in the city again.

2.for many months, he tried to find a way back to the wonderful country.but nobody knew anything about it.

3.in the end he understood.no ship could take him to that lovely country and his beautiful wife.

4.“now I understand about the old men,”he thought. “ they were unhappy because they made the same Journey.

5.They found that wonderful place.then they lost everything too.”

6.Salem lived in the house all his life.he dressed in black clothes and he cried every day.he never laughed again.

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 紧闭的门

A

1.萨林的父亲非常富有，他死后把钱和房子都留给了儿子。

2.但萨林姆还年轻，很快就把钱输光了。

3.后来他把房子卖了，钱也没了，最后他一无所有。

4.他坐在街头等待工作。有时他帮人扛东西。

B

1.有一天，一位老人对他说："你的生活有了更好的归宿，”老人说："我从你的脸上看得出来，我和其他十个老人住在一间房子里，来做我们的仆人吧。

2.萨林和老人一起穿过城市，他们在老人的房子外停了下来。

3.在他们进去之前，老人转过身对萨林说："这房子是个非常不快乐的地方。但千万不要问任何有关的问题。

4."我会记住的，"萨林说，然后他跟着老人进了门。

5.房子里面非常漂亮。房间很大，地板颜色各异。

6.房子中间有一个可爱的花园，花园里种了很多花。

7.萨林听到了水声和鸟鸣声。

8.然后他又听到了其他的声音，这些声音来自其他的老人，他们都穿着黑色的衣服，在房间里哭泣。

C

1.第一个老人把萨林带到他的房间，给他看了一个盒子，里面装着金子。

2."萨林还看到老人房间里有一扇门。

3.他想问："门后面是什么？"但在那所房子里，你不能问问题。

4.萨林在这所房子里辛勤工作了很多年。

5.一个又一个老人去世了，他把他们埋在花园的地下。

6.最后只剩下一个老人 萨林的第一个朋友。后来他也病了

7."我要死了，我的孩子，"他对萨林说 "那就请你告诉我吧"萨林说。"你为什么这么不开心" "你房间门后面是什么？"

8."我不能告诉你，"老人说 "但不要试图打开那扇门。"你会每天都不开心"

D

1.老人死了，他把房子和钱留给了萨林。 现在萨林又有钱了，但他并不快乐。

2.他想起了老人和那扇门。老人为什么不快乐？门后面是什么？

3.萨林一定要知道这些问题的答案。他拿起一块厚木板，砸开了门。

4.门后，一切都非常黑暗和安静，然后萨林看到了一些楼梯。

5.他拿着一盏灯，走下楼梯。楼梯向下延伸到地下很远的地方，来到一个山洞里。

6.萨林穿过山洞，来到海边。他站在那里，环顾四周。

7.那是一只非常大的鸟，它飞下来抓住了他的衣服。然后它带着他飞过大海。

8.萨林很害怕，但他还是睡着了，那只鸟飞了整整一夜。

9.第二天一早，萨林醒来，看到脚下是一片美丽的海滩，很多人在海滩上等着他。

10.小鸟飞到了人们中间，人们对萨林非常友好。

11.他们给他牵来一匹好马，把他扶上马，然后带他穿过美丽的花园，来到一栋漂亮的房子前。

12.房子里有一个可爱的女人坐在椅子上。

13.当她看到萨林时，她站了起来。"你来了，我的爱人！我现在非常高兴，"她说。

14.她拉着萨林的手，和他一起穿过房子和花园。

15."这里的一切都是我的，"她说 "和我在一起，做我的丈夫" "那么这也将是你的"

16."萨林回答说："我很乐意。"但有一件事，"女人说。

E

1.他们回到第一个房间，她给萨林指了一扇门。

2."不要打开那扇门，"她说 "否则你会每天都不开心"。

3.萨林握住了她的手, 他说 "我不想开门" "我只要你"。

4.萨林娶了这个美丽的女人，他们幸福地生活了很多年。

5.他对那扇门并不感兴趣，但后来他开始越来越多地思考它。但后来他开始越来越想。

6."我打开了第一扇门 在那个老人的房子里，"他想，"我发现了这个可爱的地方" "当我打开这扇门" "也许我会发现一个更美妙的地方"

7.有一天，他等不及了。这一次，他不用破门而入。他轻轻一推，门就轻松打开了。

8.门后一片漆黑。几分钟后，萨林看到了一只大眼睛。

9.然后他看到了一只大鸟，是第一扇门外山洞里的那只鸟。

10.那只鸟跳进了房间。萨林想逃跑，但已经来不及了。

11.小鸟抓住他的衣服，把他拉到外面。

12.飞上了天空，房子和花园变得越来越小。

13.鸟儿开始在海面上飞翔，萨林也睡着了。

14.一天一夜后，萨林醒来，他又回到了海边的山洞里。鸟儿不在那里。

15.萨林穿过山洞，发现了一些楼梯，他慢慢走上楼梯，发现了一扇门。

F

1.他穿过那扇门，又回到了城里的老房子里。

2.几个月来，他一直想找到回到美好国度的方法,但没人知道。

3.最后他明白了，没有一艘船能带他回到那个可爱的国家和他美丽的妻子身边。

4."他想，"现在我理解那些老人了。"他们不快乐，因为他们做了同样的旅行。

5."他们发现了那个美好的地方" "然后他们也失去了一切"

6.萨林一辈子都住在那所房子里, 他穿着黑色的衣服 ,每天都在哭, 他再也没有笑过。

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