晨读英语美文60篇六级22

Twenty Dollar

Twenty Dollar A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, who would like this $20 bil?

Hands started going up. He said, I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple¹ the dollar bill up. He then asked, who still wants it?

Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, what if I do this? And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoes.

He picked it up , now crumpled² and dirty. Now who still want it?

Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It is still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled,and grounded into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen., you will never lose you value: dirty or clean. crumpled or finely creased³. you are still priceless to those who love you .

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE

You are special ----Don't ever forget it!

1 crumple   

v.把...弄皱，满是皱痕，压碎，崩溃

参考例句：

• Take care not to crumple your dress by packing it carelessly.当心不要因收放粗心压纵你的衣服。
• The wall was likely to crumple up at any time.墙随时可能坍掉。

2 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

3 creased   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴

参考例句：

• You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
• The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。