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The gift 礼物 A young man was getting ready to graduate from university. 一个年轻人将要从大学毕业了。 For a long time he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom and knowing his father could well afford it, he told his Dad that was all he wanted. 几个月以来他一直喜欢某个经销商展厅里的那台漂亮的跑车。他知道他的父亲买得起，所有他告诉父亲说，他只想要这台...
I’ll paint you a rainbow 我要为你绘一道彩虹 I’ll paint you a rainbow to hang on the wall, 我要为你画一道彩虹高挂在墙上， To brighten your heart when the gray shadows fall. 在灰霾降临时点亮你的心灵。 On a canvas of joy outlasting the years, 在一块历经岁月的欢乐画布上， With a soft brush of sweetness to dry all your tears. 用甜蜜的软刷拭干你所有的泪水。 I’ll ...
Real beauty 真正的美丽 When a first-time father cuddled his newborn son,he immediately noticed the baby’s ears conspicuously standing out from his head. 他刚刚做了父亲，抱着刚出生的儿子，突然发现孩子的耳朵是很明显的招风耳。 He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might taunt his child,calling him names like “Dumbo”. 他跟护士说他很担心将...
Change altitude 改变高度 Rebecca had decided that her best chance of getting hired by a company doing geological survey work in the Alaskan wilderness was to earn a private license to fly twin-engine planes. 丽贝卡觉得，要想进入在阿拉斯加荒原做地质研究的公司，最好的方式就是拥有操纵双引擎飞机的私家执照。 A few days later she began taking lessons from a wise old b...
Walk with me 与我同行 Walk with me, the path of life, 与我同行，沿着生活之路， To explore every bend of the road; 走遍每个角落， Enjoy with me the beauty of life, 与我共享生活之乐， Along its wonderful way. 沿着那条精彩的路。 Find comfort with me, in each other’s arms, 你我互相抚慰， When grief crosses our path; 当悲伤出现在途中...
The carpenter’s house 木匠的房子 An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. 一位年迈的木匠准备退休了。 He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. 他告诉他的老板他准备离开建筑业的打算，他说他想和他的妻子过一种更休闲的生活，享受天伦之乐。 He...
You can please everybody 你可以让每一个人开心 Peter’s uncle lived in the country. 彼得的叔叔住在乡下。 Once Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks. 彼得有一次和他叔叔在一起住了段时间。 Whenever they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they passed somebody, his uncle waved. 当他们出去散步或者开车经过路人时，他的叔叔都会挥手。 Pete...
Stand tall like the sunflower 如向日葵般高高站立 I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness. 有时候我觉得很有意思，甚至连最平凡的事情都能够对我们的认识产生影响。 My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like it does today. 九年前...
The given light 赠予的火光 Once upon a time, a man had heard that in a foreign place, far away, there was a holy flame burning. 从前，有一个人听说在一个遥远的地方，有一堆圣火在燃烧。 So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house. 所以他就动身离家，前去寻找，希望能给自己带回一些圣火的光亮。 He thought: When I have thi...
Last respects 最后的告别 One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St.Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. 不久前的一天,密苏里州圣路易斯市一家大公司的员工午休回到公司时,看见公司前门上贴着一则告示, The sign said: Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company pa...
Love is the answer to every question. 爱是所有问题的答案。 Why are we here? —Love. 我们为何来到这个世界上？因为爱。 Where do we come from? —Love. 我们从哪里来？来自爱。 How do we create world peace? —Love. 我们怎么创造世界和平?通过爱。 It may sound overly simplistic to the modern human being, since we want to analyze and look for complex answers to q...
Memories of the Mississippi 密西西比的回忆 After Mom died, Dad and I took a trip together every summer, just the two of us, father and daughter. 母亲去世后，我和父亲每个夏天都会一起旅行，就我们两个人，一个父亲，一个女儿。 This was especially meaningful because Dad was aging and we lived two thousand miles apart—so a week with Dad, undistracted from other family ...
Sun smile 阳光般的微笑 The sun shone brightly on the ground in front of her feet as she pondered the reality of light. 太阳光芒四射地照耀这她脚前这片大地。她在沉思，思考着阳光是怎么一回事: How did light get here? Who made it and why? 它是怎么来到这儿的?谁让它来的?来做什么? She instinctively stepped into the sun spot and instantly felt warmer, brighter, and...
The daffodil principle 水仙花法则 Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, Mother, you must come and see the daffodils before they are over. 女儿打来好几次电话跟我说：妈妈，水仙花凋落之前，你一定得来看看。 I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. 我委实想去，只是从拉古纳到箭头湖得2个小时的路程。 I will come next Tu...
You sure are lucky 你一定很幸运 It was a hot, muggy August afternoon, and I had every reason to feel sorry for myself. 那是一个潮湿闷热的下午，我完全有理由为自己掬一把同情之泪。 A comedy of hassles began with the normal airport security gauntlet, followed by a random drug test, and a missed flight home due to a number of mechanical, weather and late inbound flig...
Gifts from the heart 来自内心的礼物 According to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. 有这样一个传说：一个年轻人在沙漠里漫游时偶然发现了一眼清泉。 The water was so sweet. 泉水清冽甘甜， He filled his leather canteen so that he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher. ...
Superman made money as Clark Kent, a newspaper reporter. 超人克拉克肯特依靠做报纸记者挣钱。 Batman made money as Bruce Wayne, a rich industrialist. 蝙蝠侠布鲁斯韦恩靠做实业家挣钱。 Spiderman made money as Peter Parker, a photographer. 蜘蛛侠皮特帕克靠当摄影师挣钱。 Ironman made money as Tony Stark, owner of Stark Industries. 钢铁侠托尼斯达克考自己的企业...
A few hours went by and there was a loud knock on the door. 几个钟头过去了，门外又响起了重重的敲门声， This time it was an old gypsy woman with no teeth, who was deaf,who spoke quite loudly and was rather rudely insisting that any true believer in the Lord would not deny her something to eat. 这次来的是一个吉普赛老妇，她没有牙齿，耳朵也听不见。吉普赛老妇粗鲁地叫嚷...
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there,to serve some sort of purpose,teach you a lesson,or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.You never know who these people may be(possibly your roommate,neighbor,coworker,long lost friend,lover,or even a complete stranger),but when you lock eyes with them,you ...
The apprentice angel 实习天使 One day, a little angel who wanted to be a big angel was spending some time with a more seasoned angel. 一天， 一个一心想成为大天使的小天使和一个经验丰富的天使在一起。 They were invisibly walking down a busy city street, and the older angel said to the apprentice angel:Would you like to hear something amazing? 他们隐身走在闹市的...