听一分钟英文：Smiling-微笑

Isn’t smiling the best thing we can do in life¹. There needs to be more of it. I feel so happy if I go into a store² and the assistant³ smiles. The world would⁴ be a much nicer place if everyone smiled. Unfortunately⁵, not everyone smiles. Some miserable⁶ people I know always ask, “What is there to smile about?” I always smile when I hear this. It’s funny. There’s a lot to smile about. If you smile a lot, it shows you like life and are easy to get on with. People who do not smile are difficult to be with. I often smile to myself⁷ when I’m on my own⁸. Walking in a garden or looking at children can make me smile. I always smile when I meet new people, but not everyone smiles back. Smiling is very important⁹ to me.

1 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

2 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

3 assistant   

n.助手，助理，助教；adj.有帮助的，辅助的，副的

参考例句：

• He needs an assistant.他需要一位助手。
• Her sister is a sales assistant.她姐姐是个售货员。

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 unfortunately   

adv.不幸地，可惜的是

参考例句：

• I called on you yesterday,but unfortunately you were out.昨天我来看你，但是不幸的是你不在。
• She had gone home,unfortunately.遗憾的是她已回家了。

6 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

7 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

8 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

9 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。