What is the philosophy of life that the author draws from the process of the epiphyllum finally blooming?
All the beautiful things in the world can blossom and bear fruit as long as you persist and persevere.
2. What is the difference between the expression used in paragraph 8 of the selected article and the connecting material?
Argumentative and lyrical expression.
3. What is the role of paragraph 9 in the text in terms of content and structure?
Content: It expresses the author’s love and affection for Epiphyllum.
Structurally: Echoing the beginning and the end makes the structure of the article more complete and highlights the theme.
The epiphyllum finally blooms. Original text
①I love the epiphyllum.
② In the spring of three years ago, a friend personally sent me an epiphyllum seedling, which was planted in a white porcelain pot. The branches and leaves were as green as swords, and the carefully tied red ribbon fluttered in the wind. I couldn't be happier.
③Soon, I followed my friend’s instructions and transplanted this epiphyllum into a flowerpot. I watered it every day, loosened the soil every day, and weeded it from time to time. However, due to lack of sunlight, it grew very slowly. I'm a little impatient, but what's the point of being anxious? Day after day passed, and year after year came, but I never saw her buds or flowers. The growth of this epiphyllum is quite normal. It has grown from one branch to three branches, and its leaves have become thicker. It has almost tripled its height in three years. As time passed, my mood became calmer. Leave it to her whether the flowers bloom or not. I thought to myself that she was just an epiphyllum growing, and as long as she could continue her life, that was fine.
④ A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, I suddenly discovered that the longest branch had sprouted small buds, which became much larger every other day, like a small Buddha's hand. On the 13th day of the eighth lunar month, I came to the flower stand to observe, and saw the tender green flower buds bowing their heads shyly and opening their mouths slightly. I immediately had a premonition that tonight the epiphyllum was finally going to bloom. Around 9 p.m., she quietly began to open up. The originally soft and drooping tubular calyx gradually rises upward, like a white swan raising its head. Then the petals slowly unfolded, like a jade girl lifting up her skirt and dancing, with bursts of fragrance and exquisite beauty. Ah, she is the "beauty under the moon"! ?
⑤ I have never seen the epiphyllum blooming in the past, and it feels very mysterious. I really want to see its fairy beauty. In the past, all I saw was the clear shadow in the painter's pen and the clear beauty in the photographer's lens. I couldn't see her dynamic beauty, nor could I smell her fragrance. Tonight I got my wish, I really saw the fresh and beautiful epiphyllum in full bloom, I was so happy and ecstatic!
⑥This epiphyllum has a huge corolla, elegant and beautiful, graceful and luxurious, and the fragrance is fresh and attractive. With the bright moon in the sky, a family sitting beside the flower stand enjoying the "beauties under the moon" is the best enjoyment this autumn.
⑦ It takes three years to plant an epiphyllum. It is natural not to bloom, but it is also natural to bloom. Why bother about the sooner or later? Rilke said: "There is no victory, standing up means everything." This is a true saying. She didn't bloom for a year, then for two years, and finally bloomed in the third year. All the beautiful things in the world can blossom and bear fruit as long as you persist and persevere.
⑧The character of Epiphyllum is admirable: she is not eager for quick success, nor does she strive for favor among the crowd, but is satisfied with just a moment of glory. The vitality of Epiphyllum is very strong! She can survive anywhere, stay green for thousands of years, and bloom for thousands of years!
⑨I love epiphyllum.