英语美文：红红的小脸蛋

 我主动提出照看我3岁大的女儿拉曼达，这样我的妻子就可以和她的朋友一起外出。我干我自己的活儿，拉曼达在另外的房间玩得很愉快，没问题，我这样想着。可是过了一会儿，房间就没有声音了，太安静了，我就大声喊道：“拉曼达，你在干什么呢？”没反应，我又问了一遍，听到她说：“噢，没什么。”没什么？

I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she appeared　to be having a good time in the other room. No problem , I figured. But then it got a little too　quiet　and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No answer. I　repeated my question and heard her say, “Oh,…nothing.” Nothing?

　　I got up from my desk and ran out into the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind(屁股)made a hard left into the bedroom.I was gaining on her!She took off for the bathroom. Bad move. I had her　cornered　 !I told her to turn around. She　refused . I pulled out my big Daddy voice， “Young lady,” I said, “turn around!”

Slowly ，she turned toward¹ me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick², and every square inch of her face was　covered  with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful³ eyes, I heard　every voice that had been shouted to me as a child: How could you…You should know…How many times have you been　told …What a bad thing to do …It was just a matter of my picking out which old　messages　 I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But　before  I could let loose, I looked　down　 at the sweater on her. In big　letters  it said ,“I’m A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL⁴(天使)！”I looked back up into her eyes and ,　　 instead of seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen ,I saw a little angel full of　 value 　 that I had come dangerously close to　shaming out of her.

    “My dear, let’s take a picture so that Mummy can see how　special　you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t　miss chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.

亲爱的，你看上去很漂亮，我们拍张照片，让你妈妈看看你特别的小脸蛋。我拍了张照片，并感谢上帝我把握住这次机会，有一次确认他赐予我一个完美的小天使。

1 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

2 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

3 fearful   

adj.惧怕的，担心的；可怕的，吓人的

参考例句：

• What a fearful waste of time!简直太浪费时间了！
• They are fearful of another business depression.他们担心会再次发生商业萧条。

4 angel   

n.天使，守护神，可爱的人

参考例句：

• The angel of death's in the house!死神在屋里呢！
• I can say without exaggeration that she is an angel.我可以毫不夸张地说她是个天使。