2021年英语四级美文赏析：Things Aren’t Always What They Seem思维导图

Twotravellingangelsstoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Instead，theangelsweregivenasmallspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied,“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”

Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor,butveryhospitablefarmerandhiswife.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheirsoleincome,laydeadinthefield.Theyoungerangelwasinfuriatedandaccusedtheolderangel:“Howcouldyouhaveletthishappen?

Thefirstmanhaseverything,yetyouhelpedhim;thesecondfamilyhaslittlebutiswillingtoshareeverything,andyouletthecowdie.”“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”theolderangelreplied.“Whenwestayedinthebasementofthemansion,Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwassoobsessedwithgreedandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,Isealedthewallsohewouldn’tfindit.”“Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmers’bed,theangelofdeathcameforhiswife.

Igavehimthecowinstead.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”Sometimesthatisexactlywhathappenswhenthingsdon’tturnoutthewaytheyshould.Ifyouhavefaith,youjustneedtotrustthateveryoutcomeisalwaystoyouradvantage.Youmightnotknowituntilsometimelater...