the country around the town of kjöge is very bare. the town itself lies by the seashore, which is always beautiful, although it might be more beautiful than it is, because all around are flat fields, and a forest a long way off. but one always finds something beautiful in the spot that is one's own home, something for which one longs, even when one is in the most wonderful spot in the world.

and we must admit that the outer edge of kjöge, where small, humble gardens line the little stream that flows into the sea, could be very pretty in the summertime. this was the opinion of the two small children, knud and johanne, who were playing there, crawling under the gooseberry bushes to reach each other.

in one of the gardens there stood an elder tree, in the other an old willow, and under the latter the children were especially fond of playing. although the tree stood close beside the stream and they might easily have fallen into the water, they were allowed to play there, for the eye of god watches over little ones. otherwise they would be very badly off indeed. besides, these two were careful about the water; in fact, the boy was so afraid of it that in the summer he could not be lured into the sea, where the other children were fond of splashing about. as a result, he had to bear the teasing of the others as best he could.

but once johanne, the little girl, dreamed she was out in a boat, and knud waded out to join her, with the water rising until it closed over his head. and from the moment little knud heard of this dream he could no longer bear to be called a coward. he might really go into the water now, he said, since johanne had dreamed it. he never carried that idea into practice, but for all that the dream remained his great pride.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 英语（English）属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。

  英语的英文释义：

  English 名词 uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries

  英语

  American/British English

  美式／英式英语

  Do you speak English?

  你会说英语吗？

  English   形容词 adjective   uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  in or relating to the English language

  英语的

  an English teacher

  英语老师

  relating to or from England

  英格兰的;英国的

  English films/food/people

  英国电影／食品／人

  English law

  英格兰法律