NATURE’S ANSWER. I.

 A man would build a house, and found a place

As fair as any on the earth’s fair face:

Soft hills, dark woods, smooth meadows richly green,

And cool tree-shaded lakes the hills between.

He built his house within this pleasant land,

A stately white-porched house, long years to stand;

But, rising from his paradise so fair,

Came fever in the night and killed him there.

“O lovely land!” he cried, “how could I know

That death was lurking¹ under this fair show?”

And answered Nature, merciful and stern,

“I teach by killing²; let the others learn!”

1 lurking   

潜在

参考例句：

• Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
• There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。