on one of the danish islands, where old thingsteads, the judgment seats of our forefathers, loom up in the cornfields, and mighty trees raise their heads above the beech forests, there lies a little town of low houses with red roofs. in one of these houses strange things were being prepared on the open stove, over the coals and embers. there was boiling in test tubes, mixing and distilling, and pounding of drugs in mortars. an elderly man was in charge of everything.

"one must be careful and do the right thing," he said. "yes, the right, the correct thing; the truth in each created thing, we must recognize and keep hold of."

in the living room sat the mother with her two sons - still young, with mature thoughts. their mother had always taught them about right and reason, and to hold fast to truth, which she said is the face of god in this world.

the elder of the boys looked bright and alert; he liked to read about the forces of nature, of suns and stars - no fairy tale could give him greater joy. oh, how wonderful to be able to go on voyages of discovery, or to discover how to imitate birds' wings and fly! yes, these were the great things to find! father was right and mother was right; truth holds the world together.

the younger brother was more quiet and lived entirely in his books. if he read of jacob, and how he clad himself in sheepskins to resemble esau and thus cheat him of his birthright, the boy would clench his tiny fists in anger against the deceiver. if he read of tyrants and of all the injustice and wickedness that reigned in the world, tears would come into his eyes. thoughts of the right, the truth that should and someday would triumph, moved him profoundly.

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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