英语美文：你棒极了！

 　A famous singer had been contracted to sing at a Paris opera house and ticket sales were 

　　booming[急速发展的]. In fact, the night of the concert, the house was packed; every ticket had been sold. 

　　The feeling of anticipation¹ and excitement was in the air as the house manager took the stage and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your enthusiastic support. I am afraid that due to illness, the man whom you’ve all come to hear will not be performing tonight. However, we have found a suitable substitute[代替者] we hope will provide you with comparable² entertainment.” 

　　The crowd groaned[叹息] in disappointment and failed to hear the announcer³ mention the stand-in[代替者]’s name. The environment turned from excitement to frustration[挫败]. 

　　The stand-in performer gave the performance everything he had. When he had finished, there was nothing but an uncomfortable silence… No one applauded[拍手喝彩]. 

　　Suddenly, from the balcony[（戏院）楼座], a little boy stood up and shouted, “Daddy, I think you’re wonderful!” 

　　The crowd broke into thunderous applause⁴. 

　　Make someone’s day. Tell them you think they’re wonderful! 

　　一位著名的歌唱家签约到巴黎的一家歌剧院献唱。门票销售空前火爆。事实上，演唱会当晚的歌剧院座无虚席，所有门票都被一扫而空。 

　　当歌剧院的经理走上舞台时，会场中充满了期待与兴奋的气氛。经理说到：“女士们先生们，非常感谢你们的热情支持。由于疾病的缘故，你们特地前来捧场的这位歌唱家今晚恐怕无法为你们进行表演了。然而，我们请来了一位合适的代演者，衷心希望你们能享受接下来的节目。” 

　　观众大失所望，抱怨连天，也没听主持人介绍替演者的名字。整个气氛由兴奋转为了失望。 

　　替演者使尽浑身解数为观众表演。表演结束时，台下鸦雀无声，尴尬 

　　无比……没有一个人鼓掌。 

　　突然，楼座上的一个小男孩站了起来，大声喊道：“爸爸，我觉得你棒极了！” 

　　人们爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。 

　　为别人奉上一个“出头天”吧。告诉他们，你认为他们棒极了！ 

1 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

2 comparable   

adj.相似的，同类的，可比的，比得上的

参考例句：

• A fire is comparable with the sun,both give light and heat.火可以和太阳相比，两者都可以发光发热。
• No horse has a speed comparable to that of his.没有一匹马的速度能比得上他的马。

3 announcer   

n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员

参考例句：

• The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。
• The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

4 applause   

n.鼓掌，喝彩，赞许

参考例句：

• His appearance on the platform was greeted with a burst of applause.他一登上台就博得了一阵热烈的掌声。
• His speech won round after round of enthusiastic applause.他的演讲博得了一阵又一阵的热烈掌声。