英语美文：Let Us Smile 让我们微笑

 The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,

　　That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.

　　The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men,

　　Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax¹ the sun again.

　　It's full of worth and goodness, too, with manly² kindness blent;

　　It's worth a million dollars, and it doesn't cost a cent.

　　There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile;

　　It always has the same good look; it's never out of style;

　　It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;

　　The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.

　　It pays the highest interest — for it is merely lent;

　　It's worth a million dollars, and it doesn't cost a cent.

　　A smile comes very easy — you can wrinkle up with cheer,

　　A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear;

　　It ripples³ out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug⁴,

　　And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.

　　So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant;

　　It's worth a million dollars, and it doesn't cost a cent.

1 coax   

v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取

参考例句：

• I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。
• He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。

2 manly   

adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地

参考例句：

• The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
• He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

3 ripples   

逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
• The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。

4 tug   

v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船

参考例句：

• We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
• The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。