学英语作文学英语作文篇1-earsprickedforwardintentlyasitwatchedthemanandtheman,ashebeatandthreshedwithhisarmsandhands,feltagreatsurgeofenvyasheregardedthecreaturethatwaswarmantsecureinitsnaturalcovering。afteratimehewasawareofthefirstfar-awaysignalsofsensationinhisbeatenfingers。thefainttinglinggrewstrongertillitevolvedintoastingingachethatwasecruciating,butwhichthemanhailedwithsatisfaction。hestrippedthemittenfromhisrighthandandfetchedforththebirchbark。theeposedfingerswerequicklygoingnumbagain。nethebroughtouthisbunchofsulphurmatches。butthetremendouscoldhadalreadydriventhelifeoutofhisfingers。inhisefforttoseparateonematchfromtheothers,thewholebunchfellinthesnow。hetriedtopickitoutofthesnow,butfailed。thedeadfingerscouldneithertouchnorclutch。hewasverycareful。hedrovethethoughtofhisfreezingfeet,andnose,andcheeks,outofhismind,devotinghiswholesoultothematches。hewatched,usingthesenseofvisioninplaceofthatoftouch,andwhenhesawhisfingersoneachsidethebunch,hedosedthem--thatis,hewilledtoclosethem,forthewiresweredown,andthefingersdidnotobey。hepulledthemittenontherighthandandbeatitfiercelyagainsthisknee。then。withbothmittenedhands,hescoopedthebunchofmatches,alongwithmuchsnow,intohislap。yethewasnobetteroff。aftersomemanipulationhemanagedtogetthebunchbetweentheheelsofhismittenedhands。inthisfashionhecarriedittohismouth。theicecrackledandsnappedwhenbyaviolenteffortheopenedhismouth。hedrewthelowerjawin,curledtheupperlipoutoftheway,andscrapedthebunchwithhisupperteethinordertoseparateamatch。hesucceededingettingone,whichhedroppedonhislap。hewasnobetteroff。hecouldnotpickitup。thenhedevisedaway。hepickeditupinhisteethandscratcheditonhisleg。twentytimeshescratchedbeforehesucceededinlightingit。asitflamedhehelditwithhisteethtothebirchbark。buttheburningbrimstonewentuphisnostrilsandintohislungs,causinghimtocoughspasmodically。thematchfellintothesnowandwentout。theold-timeransulphurcreekwasright,hethoughtinthemomentofcontrolleddespairthatensuedafterfiftybelow,amanshouldtravelwithapartner。hebeathishands,butfailedinecitinga