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第36章 予人玫瑰,手有余香

Sunshine on a Rainy Day

佚名 / Anonymous

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of these days. I was discouraged, weary, and plain sad. My focus was on me, me, me. After all, no one else was experiencing the same trials as I was.

I expressed my downcast state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and we will take them to her this afternoon?” I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of empathy.

That afternoon we dropped by my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything I rushed, “I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The look that came over Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.

I got back into the car and for some amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barrie attempted to describe. “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.”

你是否经历过这样一天,在这一天里事事不顺?不久以前我就有过这么一天,我感到气馁、厌烦,非常悲伤,我满脑子想的都是自己,毕竟没有人经历过我的磨难。

我把自己糟糕的心情告诉母亲,希望得到她的怜悯,母亲却说:“我听说杰米今天也不高兴,你为什么不做些饼干今天下午带给她呢?”我本来不想去做,但是我不想再去想其他让我心烦的事情,所以我就去做饼干了,把做好的饼干摆在一个小盘里,还做了一个画着太阳花的卡片,在上面写了一句安慰的话。

那天下午我们去我的朋友家拜访,我去按门铃,很快,杰米出来惊奇地看着我,她没有想到我会来看她,在她开口说话之前,我先说话了,“我听说你今天不高兴,就决定送你些东西,希望你高兴起来。”当时,杰米的表情我无法用语言描述,就好像阴暗的天空突然间被金色的阳光照亮,好像她的阴郁的一天因我的拜访而变得充满阳光。

回到车里我惊奇地发现自己的心情好多了,那一天我体会到这样一个真理,詹姆斯·巴里这样描述它,“给别人带去阳光的人,自己也会感到温暖。”

记忆填空

1. I didn’t really to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my problems just yet. I made the cookies and arranged them on a little . Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and a small note of empathy.

2. Soon, Jamie to the door and looked at me in for the unexpected visit. Before she could anything I rushed,“I heard you were having a day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes .”

3. I got back into the and for some amazing reason, I a lot better myself.

短语应用

1. That afternoon we dropped by my friend’s house.

drop by:偶然(或顺便)走访;来串个门儿,顺便进去

2. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.

as if:好像,犹如