英文短篇故事（纽约）75 Halos on Parallel Earth

 　　On Parallel¹ Earth, everyone knows who the good guys are. Everyone knows who the bad guys are. On Parallel Earth, everyone has two colored halos over his head. Newborns have two blank² halos. As people grow older, they do and say good things and bad things. The more good things they do, the more one halo fills with the color green. The more bad things they do, the more the other halo fills with the color red. People cannot hide their true colors. Their colorful halos tell all. Marilu's halos were green and blank. Marvin asked, "Why don't you have any red in your other halo? Haven't you ever done or said anything bad?" Marilu said, "Of course I have. One time I borrowed a pencil from my best friend. I forgot to return it. She had to remind³ me the next day." Marvin asked, "That's what you consider 'bad'?"

1 parallel   

n.相似处；平行线；纬线；adj.平行的；类似的

参考例句：

• This is the parallel points in the characters of different men.这就是不同人物间个性上的类似之处。
• The growth of the two towns was almost parallel.这两个城镇的发展几乎相同。

2 blank   

adj.空白的；n.空白(处)；vi.消失；vt.使模糊不清

参考例句：

• Suddenly my mind went blank.我脑子里突然一片空白。
• Design a new blank form.设计一个新的空白表单。

3 remind   

vt.提醒，使想起；使发生联想

参考例句：

• These notes will remind you how to present your ideas.这些笔记可以帮你记起怎样讲清楚你的意思。
• May I remind you that time will soon be up?我可以提醒你时间快到了吗？