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The Wine

Michael Metivier

When the townspeople

gave the teenaged Buddha¹

a glass of wine

so delicious he grew

to an unthinkable size

and froze into a blue statue

that shielded the town

from a wave that broke

upon his back

and would have swept away

the town if he’d not tasted

the wine and afterward² the people

were overjoyed and said

they would do good deeds

like carpool their children to school

more often and plant lettuce³

everywhere while the Buddha

melted into water and receded⁴

into the calm sane⁵ sea.

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1 Buddha
n.佛；佛像；佛陀
参考例句：
Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。 He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

2 afterward
adv.后来；以后
参考例句：
Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。 Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

3 lettuce
n.莴苣；生菜
参考例句：
Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。 The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

4 receded
v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题
参考例句：
The floodwaters have now receded. 洪水现已消退。 The sound of the truck receded into the distance. 卡车的声音渐渐在远处消失了。

5 sane
adj.心智健全的，神志清醒的，明智的，稳健的
参考例句：
He was sane at the time of the murder.在凶杀案发生时他的神志是清醒的。 He is a very sane person.他是一个很有头脑的人。

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