双语有声阅读：14件事让你心情美美的!（下）

 These facts will bring a smile to your face. I guarantee these will make a world of a difference to your mood. Here are some happy facts to brighten up your day.

这些事情是会让你微笑的。我保证这些照片能让你的心情大不相同，这些快乐的事情能照亮你的一天！

1. The actor who is the voice of Winnie the Pooh calls up children in cancer wards¹ to cheer them up.

小熊维尼的配音演员为了鼓励癌症病房里的小朋友，打电话给他们。

The voice actor Jim Cummings puts on Winnie the Pooh's voice and tells the children how much he loves them and how brave they are.

这位名叫吉姆·库宁斯的配音演员，用小熊维尼的声音告诉这些孩子他多么爱他们，他们是多么的勇敢。

2. Penguins³ mate for life, and they propose by giving their prospective⁴ mate a pebble⁵.

企鹅有终生的配偶，而且他们是通过一枚鹅卵石向未来的伴侣求婚的。

Apparently⁶ a male penguin² spends a lot of time looking for the best pebble to give to his special lady.

很显然，一只雄企鹅要花很多时间来为他的新娘找寻最完美的一颗鹅卵石。

3. A 6-year-old applied⁷ for a job at a railroad museum and was hired as its director of fun.

一个6岁的小孩向一个铁路博物馆申请工作，而且成功地受聘成为“乐趣主任”。

In his letter he wrote, "I have an electric train track. I am good on my train track. I can control two trains at once."他在求职信中写道：“我有一条电动火车轨道。我能很好地掌控我的火车轨道。我能同时操控两辆火车。”

4. Every year, hundreds of new trees are planted because squirrels forget where they bury their nuts.

每年有几百棵新树会长出来，是因为松鼠们会忘记他们埋坚果的地点。

5. Cows have BFFs.

牛有一辈子的好朋友。

They get stressed when separated from their best friends.

如果和最好的朋友分开的话，它们会抑郁的。 6. This smiley animal exists.

真的有会笑的动物。

It's called a quokka. It's the size of a cat, and it lives in Australia.

这只萌物叫短尾矮袋鼠，形如猫咪，居住在澳大利亚。

7. There's an island called Okunoshima in Japan filled with tame bunnies.

日本有一个岛叫做大久野岛，上面都是乖乖的小兔子。

1 wards   

区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态

参考例句：

• This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
• It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。

2 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

3 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

5 pebble   

n.卵石，小圆石

参考例句：

• The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋，想去孵它。
• The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。