新视野大学英语课件第二册Unit6-22
(Mufasa, the lion king is telling Simba, his son, an important rule of life.)
Mufasa: Look, Simba, everything the light _touches_ is our kingdom.
Simba: Wow!
Mufasa: A king’s time as _ruler_ rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king.
Simba: And this all be mine?
Mufasa: Everything!
Simba: Everything the light touches! What about that _shadowy_ place?
Mufasa: That’s __beyond_ our _borders_, you must never go there, Simba.
Simba: But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.
Mufasa: Oh, there’s more to being a king than getting your way all the time.
Simba: There’s more?
Mufasa: Simba, everything you see exists together in a __delicate__ balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the _creatures__ from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope（羚羊）.
Simba: But dad, don't we eat the antelope?
Mufasa: Yes, Simba. But let me explain. _When we die, our bodies become the grass_ and the antelopes eat the grass, and so _we are all connected in a great circle of life___. Simba, let me tell you something that my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.
Simba: Really?
Mufasa:__Yes, so whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you , and so am I_.
