生当如夏花 It is Not Growing like a Tree

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It is not growing like a tree in bulk1) doth make man better be; or standing long an oak, three hundred year, to fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere2): a lily of a day is fairer far in may, although it fall and die that night— it was the plant and flower of light. in small proportions3) we just beauties see; and in short measures4) life may perfect be. 1. bulk [bʌlk] n. (尤指巨大的)体积 2. sere [sɪə] adj. <诗> <古> 干枯的；枯萎的 3. proportion [prəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] n. 面积；范围 4. short measure: 缺陷，不足之处 要成就人生， 不必如巨树，木秀于林； 不必如橡树，经年不倒， 亦难逃枯朽之命； 五月之百合， 绽放一日，便有万种风情； 纵然是夜凋零， 却是光华的落英； 于细微处领略美丽， 于残缺处完满生命。