After the play, I took home the flower I had stuffed in the apron of my costume. My mother pressed it between two sheets of paper toweling in a dictionary, laughing as she did it that we were perhaps the only people who would press such a sorry-looki...
But she sensed my unease, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. 但她感觉到了我的不安。于是，她没有提议我们继续练台词，而是问我愿不愿意和她一起到院子里走一...
All Flowers Are Beautiful 所有的花儿都美丽 I grew up in a small town where the elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, when children could go home for lunch and find their mothers waiting. 我在一...
Life's Journey 生命的旅程 Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. 不要跟人攀比而妄自菲薄， It is because we are different that each of us is special. 我们的独特之处正在于与众不同。 Do not set you...
The lady noticed that the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Joe. 老太太发...
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Joe crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hand...
A Little Care Goes a Long Way 撒播爱心 He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. Work, in this small, mid-western community, was almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever since the Levis factory clo...
The Secret of Happiness 幸福的秘密 Once there lived a king of great strength andwealth.Yet he was not happy.He told his servants tofind him things to make him happy,but each cameback saying,Noting in the world can match thewonderful things you h...
During that unforgettable Christmas season, over two thousand people from all over the world sent Amy letters of friendship and support. 在那个不可忘怀的圣诞节期间，世界范围内超过2千人寄给艾米信件表达友情和支持。...
Amy's dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn't ready to reveal her secret Christmas wish just then. 艾米的爸爸认为是一本图画书。但是艾米当时还不想告诉他们，她的秘密圣诞节愿望。 Here is Amy's letter to Santa, ju...
The Little Girl Who Dared to Wish 许愿的小女孩 As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she collided with a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction. 在艾米绕过她的教室对面的走廊的...
I Am a Dreamer 我是一个梦想家 I am a dreamer. 我是一个梦想家。 I wish I had endless power. 我希望我有无穷无尽的力量。 When you want to take a picture , I can be your camera. 当你需要拍照的时候，我就是你的相机...
Eyes of Kindness 善意的眼神 It was a bitter cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old mans beard was glazed by winters frost while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became numb and stiff fro...
The Sense of a Goose 大雁的团队意识 Next autumn, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying along in 'V' formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings,it create...
Salty coffee 咸咖啡 He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were after her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. So as not to appear rude, she went along. 他在一次晚会...
