读书阅读是人们获取知识、信息的重要途径。想要掌握任何一门语言都需要通过听、说、读、写、译的训练才能达到熟练的程度。英文的学习也是这个道理，阅读是英语学习的关键，通过阅读，能检测到学习者的词汇量，对句子的理解、分析能力。下面和大家分享一篇英文短文：Love of a Lifetime 一生之爱，希望对大家的英文学习有所帮助。

      Love of a Lifetime 一生之爱

      Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under the big tree near the big grass area. Then suddenly the student asked the teacher. 很久以前，有一位老师和一位学生，两人躺在一棵大树下，旁边是无垠的草地。突然学生问了老师一个问题。

     "Teacher, I'm confused, how do we find our soul mate? Can you please help me?" “老师，我很困惑，我想知道如何才能找到和我情投意合的伴侣。你能帮帮我吗？”

      Silent for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, "Well, it's a pretty hard and an easy question." 老师想了几秒种，然后说：“嗯，这是一个很难但又很简单的问题。”

     The teacher continued, "Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why don't you walk there? Please don't walk backwards, just walk straight ahead. On your way, try to find a blade of beautiful grass and pick it up and then give it to me. But just one." 老师继续说：“往那边看，那边是无垠的草地。你何不过去走走，但是不要往回走，一直向前走。当你走路的时候，尽量寻找一棵美丽的草，然后把它拔下拿给我。但是只能拔一颗。”

     The student said, "Well, OK then... wait for me..." and walked straight ahead to the grassy field. 学生说：“那好吧„等着我。”然后径直向草地走去。

     A few minutes later the student came back. 几分钟后，学生回来了。

     The teacher asked, "Well, I don't see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand." 老师问到：“我看你手上没有漂亮的草呀。”

     The student said, "On my journey, I found quite a few beautiful blade of grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it. But I didn't realize that I was at the end of the field, and I hadn't picked any because you told me not to go back, so I didn't go back." 学生回答说：“我在路上发现了许多漂亮的草，但是我觉得我会找到更好的，于是就没有把它拔下来。但我没有意识到我已经走到了草地的尽头，因为你告诉我不要往回走，所以我一颗也没有拔。”

     The teacher said, "That's what will happen in real life." “这就是生活中经常发生的情况。"老师说到。

     这则小故事想要告诉我们什么道理呢？  故事里面的草地就是你周围的人，美丽的草就是吸引你的人，而草地就是你一生拥有的时间。.在寻找人生伴侣的时候，请不要总是比较，希望将来会有更好的选择。如果这样做的话，你就会浪费一生的时间，因为请记住：时间一去不复返。