a tender rose of england
is it still blooming in your memory?
gentle sunshine penetrating through the window, i slothfully got up, turning on the radio as usual for the latest news. all at once, the breathtaking report shocked me. hardly could i believe that just over one night, princess diana left us the charming englands rose faded.
born in an average family, little diana, enjoyed a quite smooth and pleasant childhood. with her pure heart, she naively learnt to perceive the world as a vivid watercolor of broad golden fields, various lively creatures and vigorous attractive fetching eyes, the window of her soul, were an uncontaminated farm. they always were. hence, sophisticated as the society was, she never lost her enthusiasm for life. despite the ups and downs in later life, she remained passionate towards all.
god seems to like playing jokes on her. dianas life was almost a drama play. she attended a university in london,where she met her future husband, prince charles. a common place girl from the countryside and the prince of great britain were not seen as a perfect match. so the royal family did not give their approval of the marriage at first. however, as a result of their persistent efforts, the royalty finally r wedding ceremony was live broadcast on television throughout the world. in a gorgeous wedding dress, diana held a bunch of white roses, wearing a graceful and fascinating distinguished appearance, associated with the blooming roses, conquered everyone.
but it was pretty hard to evaluate whether it was lucky or not for diana to win the royaltys approval of her marriage, for it at last ended up in divorce. the widening gap between the princess and an ordinary girl caused increasing conflicts. once living in poverty, diana was full of sympathy for those who suffered starvation and diseases. despite the strong opposition of the royalty, she insisted on touring to africa and other under privileged areas with her sincere love and concern. furthermore,diana almost gave all of her fortune to set up plenty of funds to aid the suffering. when kissing the skinny little black african boy, diana once again impressed us by her childlike and a little bit stunning smile. her blonde hair was hopping on her effeminate shoulders; her bluish green eyes were outpouring compassion. diana won the name of englands rose by her noble personality more than her graceful appearance. she surely was!
as the princess or as an ordinary citizen, diana felt it her responsibility to help those who needed her support. after terminating her unsuccessful marriage, she continued her career of beneficence. not only did she leave her footprints all over the world, but she rooted the name of englands rose into everyones heart as well. her genuine smile in the barren desert gave rose a new meaning. where there was love, there was true beauty.
even after divorce, diana was still the focus of the mass media. journalists traced her by all means, trying to get every detail of her private life. diana paid no attention to them but maintained her own way of living. but the reporters followed her closer and closer, which eventually caused the terrible crash and the sudden death of our respectable diana. princess diana, the rose of england, left us at the age of only 36.
dianas good friend, eminent singer, alton john wrote a song the candle in the wind in her memory. the song makes many people shed tears. death is not the end of her life. the funds diana set up are still in operation. her permanent smile will never be gone. the beautiful englands rose will always be blooming in our hearts as time goes by.
簡 評
本文聲情並茂地追憶了已故的英國王妃戴安娜的.生平：她的平民出生、嫁入王室、婚姻失敗以及她對慈善事業的貢獻，表達了對她深深的哀思和敬意。作者突出了王妃的善良純真、平易近人、對生活的熱愛。作者把王妃比做一朵純潔的玫瑰，這一比喻貫穿全文，使文章主題鮮明。如果能舉一兩個具體事例來表現戴安娜王妃的高尚品質，則會使人物的形象更加真實豐滿。
文章的語言較爲流暢，思路清晰。但有些地方值得商榷，如her fetching eyes，the window of her soul，were an uncontamlnated farm．把眼睛比做一片未受污染的農田，這一比喻顯然是不恰當的，只能從中文的意境去理解。可改爲the world was like an uncontaminated farm ln her eyes。
(點評教師：黃鶯)
