幸福是一种态度 (17)撒播爱心(中)

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 hands hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down her window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was f...

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幸福是一种态度 (44)你的名字

Your Name 你的名字 Jessica Blade 杰西卡.布莱德 I wrote your name in the sky, 我把你的名字写在蓝天, but the wind blew it away. 可风却把它吹散; I wrote your name in the sand, 我把你的名字写在沙滩, but the waves washed it away. 可浪却把它冲散。 I wrote your name in my heart, 我把你的名字写在心间, and forever it will stay. 它就留在那...

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幸福是一种态度 (28)超凡卓越的你

You 超凡卓越的你 Consider… YOU. In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you. You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe. Wow! Stop and think about that. You’re better than one in a million, or a billion, or a gazillion… 试想一下……你!一个空前绝后的你,不论是以往还是将来都不会...

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幸福是一种态度 (14)许愿的小女孩(下)

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 and her family read every single one. Some of the writers had disabilities; some had been teased as children. 艾米和她的家人阅读了全部信件。一些来信者...

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幸福是一种态度 (4)男孩的使命(下)

Finally spring burst into glorious green and Reuben’s spirits erupted. The time had come! He ran into the barn, climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can. He poured the coins out and began to count. 春天终于来了,带来片片绿意,鲁本的精神也随之振奋。是时候了!他跑到谷仓,爬上草垛,打开铁罐,倒出所有硬币清点起来。 Then he counted again. He needed 20 cents mo...

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幸福是一种态度 (22)所有的花儿都美丽(下)

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-looking weed. 演出结束后,我把那朵蒲公英塞进了我演出服的口袋里带回了家。妈妈把它压在两张纸巾之间再夹进字典里,笑着说,这世上也许...

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幸福是一种态度 (6)火车上沉默的男孩

A Silent Boy on the Train 火车上沉默的男孩 The first time I saw him I realized I had seen him before ,though exactly why i had not realy seen him before this “first time”,i do not know. 第一次看到他的时候,我就感觉到我们曾经在哪儿见过,但我不明白为什么我们以前竟然没见过面。 Probably I was too busy with the plot of the story I was writing or a line in...

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幸福是一种态度 (1)幸福是一种态度

Happiness Is an Attitude 幸福是一种态度 The 92-year-old,petite,well-poised and proud lady,who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock,with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied,even though she was legally blind,moved to a nursing home today. 这位92岁高龄、个子小巧、自信而又骄傲的老太太,每天早晨8点就穿戴整齐了。她的头发时髦的护在帽子...

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幸福是一种态度 (45)多莉姨妈的帽子(上)

Aunt Dolly’s Hat 多莉姨妈的帽子 Three things I was sure of as a child: My family loved me. The sun would come up tomorrow. I had a wonderful voice.I figured that was unquestionably true because I participated at the top of my lungs in all the family sing-alongs, and no one ever stopped me. So I was delighted when my second-grade teacher announced her plans for a...

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幸福是一种态度 (32)难忘的钢琴曲(下)

My first discovery was his grandmother’s great love of music. She spent hours playing her old, off-key piano. One day, she told me I didn’t have enough fun in my life and took it upon herself to teach me the art. 我的第一个发现是他的祖母无比热爱音乐。她许多时候都在弹她那架又旧变调的钢琴。有一天,她说我的生活缺乏乐趣,并执意亲自教我艺术。 Grandma was impres...

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幸福是一种态度 (39)鼠夹

A Mouse Trap 鼠夹 A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. “What food might this contain?” He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. 一只老鼠透过墙上的裂缝看到农夫和他的妻子正在打开一个包裹。“里面可能装的是什么吃的呢?”它想。可是当它看到里面是一个捕鼠器的时候,它吓坏了。 Retreating to the ...

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幸福是一种态度 (27)通往广场的路不止一条(下)

We were like detectives, Mrs. Vidian and I. We put ourselves on the trail of any Armenians who lived in Paris. One friend led us to another. At last we tracked down women, each of whom could knit the special stitch. Two weeks later the sweaters were finished. And the first shipment from the new house of Schiaparelli was on its way to the United States! 我和维迪安太太像侦...

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幸福是一种态度 (18)撒播爱心(下)

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. 老太太发觉她差不多有8个月的身孕, 但她并没有让疲惫与疼痛改变她待人接物的态度。老太太惊讶于在这样惨淡的情况下,他还能给与陌生人这样的...

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幸福是一种态度 (5)慈母心曲

Reflections of a Mother 慈母心曲 I gave you life, but I cannot live it for you. 我给了你生命,但不能替你生活。 I can teach you things, but I cannot make you i learn. 我能教你知识,但不能强迫你学习。 I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you. 我能为你指路,但不能为你引路。 I can allow you freedom, but I cannot account for it. 我...

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幸福是一种态度 (30)我最珍视的东西(下)

“What box?” Mom asked. “什么盒子?”妈妈问。 “There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was, ‘The thing I value most.’ Jack said. “在他的桌子上面,放着一个小小的,总是上着锁的金盒子。我问过他无数次那盒子里面有什么东西。他总是告诉...

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幸福是一种态度 (38)诚信无价(下)

The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy after work and felt the music was so wonderful, that he took out 50 dollars and put in the hat. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that mornin...

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幸福是一种态度 (2)男孩的使命(上)

A Boy with a Mission 男孩的使命 In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle’s means. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s groceries for his family. 1945年,一个12岁的男孩在一家商店橱窗里看到一样令他心动的东西,但是——5美元——远不是鲁本·厄尔能付得起的。5美元几...

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幸福是一种态度 (21)所有的花儿都美丽(中)

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走。 It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine on the trellis was turning green. Under the huge elm trees, we could see yellow dandelions popping through the gr...

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幸福是一种态度 (25)通往广场的路不止一条(上)

More Than One Way to the Square 通往广场的路不止一条 We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.”Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross of ...

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幸福是一种态度 (12)许愿的小女孩(上)

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拐角时,她迎面撞到了一个5年级的高个男孩。 “Watch it ” The boy yelled. 那男孩大叫,“看路,” Then, with a smirk on his face, th...

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