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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 149

奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导

What interrogation points, what wonderful mysteries, what wit-sharpeners are ever before the farmer boy, whichever way he turns! Where does all this tremendous increase of corn, wheat, fruit and vegetables come from? There seems to be no loss to the soil, and yet, what a marvelous growth in everything! Life, life, more life on every hand! Wherever he goes he treads on chemical forces which produce greater marvels than are described in the Arabian Nights. The trees, the brooks, the mountains, the hills, the valleys, the sunsets, the growing animals on the farm, are all mysteries that set him thinking and to wondering at the creative processes which are working on every hand.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 149 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

农家孩子身边处处是问号和奇迹:玉米、小麦、果蔬年年丰收,地力却似乎不减,生命到底从哪来?他踩过的泥土里藏着比《天方夜谭》更奇的化学力量。树、溪、山、日落、牲畜,都在逼他琢磨创造的过程。这提醒我们:别把日常当理所当然,多问“为什么”,好奇心就是最好的老师。带孩子下地、观察自然,比死记硬背更能激活思考。

上下文

马登在《奋力向前》中鼓励青年从乡村生活中发现科学和创造的神奇,反对轻视农业。

今日一问

今天你身边哪个“理所当然”的现象,值得停下来问一句为什么?

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