我家车房前的车道上路面是用沥青铺就的。经过长年累月日晒雨淋，爆出了龟纹条似的裂隙，在我不经意中，冒出了几丝微微的绿色。
那么嫩，用脚一踩就烂了，我没有给它太多的注意。可是过了一阵，猛然发现那些黑色裂隙已爬满了绿色的蔓草了，十分碍眼。
我决心把它除掉。用手拔，不行；用铲子铲，不行；用锄头锄，不行，车道上草被小刀铲掉了，可裂缝缝里的根还在，过不到两周，草又蔓长出来了。
我用同样方法，经过几番搏斗，还是“春风吹又生”。我只好改变方法，必须斩草除根：把裂隙缝铲宽，用螺丝刀撬，用剪刀剪，想方设法想把草根挖尽。我又到商店买来除草剂喷上，然后又买来沥青填上，用铁锤夯实，夯平。经过修补的沥青路面黑油油的，好看多了。
不知过了多长时间，修整过的路面忽然又发现了微微嫩绿。小草又冒出来了！那么从从容容，对我微笑。
啊！小草，我真佩服你的顽强，佩服你求生存求解放奋斗不息的毅力，佩服你冲破重围，努力上窜，赢得丰盈的胜利！
Grass
The driveway in front of my garage is paved with asphalt. After years and years of sun and rain, cracks appeared like the lines on a tortoise shell. Without my noticing, a few faint strands of green pushed through.
They were so tender that one step would crush them. I paid little attention. But after a while, I suddenly noticed that the black cracks were crawling with green weeds. They were an eyesore.
I decided to get rid of them. Pulling by hand did not work. Scraping with a shovel did not work. Hoeing did not work. I could scrape the grass off the driveway with a knife, but the roots remained in the cracks, and in less than two weeks the grass spread again.
I fought it several times the same way, yet still it was "born again when the spring wind blows." I had to change methods. If I wanted to cut the grass, I had to remove the roots. I widened the cracks with a chisel, pried with a screwdriver, cut with scissors, and tried every way I could think of to dig the roots out. Then I went to the store and bought weed killer to spray over them. After that I bought asphalt, filled the cracks, and tamped it down with a hammer until it was firm and flat. The repaired asphalt was black and glossy and looked much better.
I do not know how much time passed. Then one day, on the repaired surface, I suddenly saw a faint touch of green again.
The little grass had come back.
So calm. Smiling at me.
Ah, little grass! I truly admire your stubborn strength. I admire your unceasing struggle to survive and to be free. I admire the way you break through every surrounding barrier, push upward with all your might, and win your abundant victory!