經(jīng)典英文文章通用打基礎(chǔ)22篇

經(jīng)典英文文章通用打基礎(chǔ)22篇經(jīng)典英文文章通用打基礎(chǔ)22篇經(jīng)典英文文章通用打基礎(chǔ)22篇資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月經(jīng)典英文文章通用打基礎(chǔ)22篇版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：Don'tEattheTomatoes:They'rePoisonous!ThefirsttomatoeswerefoundgrowingwildbyIndiansinPeruandEcuadorthousandsofyearsago.TheIndiansbroughtthetomatoplantwiththemwhentheymovednorthtoCentralAmerica.TheSpanishsoldiers,whoconqueredMexicointheearly1500stooktomatoplantstoSpain.

ThetomatosoonmadeitswayacrossEurope,buttheEnglishwerewaryofit.Theythoughtitwasnotmeanttobeeaten.Englishdoctorswarnedpatientsthattomatoeswerepoisonousandwouldbringdeathtoanybodywhoateone.

Forhundredsofyears,boththeEnglishandtheAmericanswoulddecoratetheirhomeswithtomatoplants,buttheyneverdaredtoeatthevegetable.ThismythmightstillprevailtodayhaditnotbeenforaNewJerseymannamedRobertJohnson.

In1808,JohnsonreturnedfromSouthAmericawithalargequantityoftomatoplants.HehadhopedtosellthemtotheAmericanmarket.Hegavetheplantstolocalfarmersandofferedaprizeforthelargesttomatogrown.ButthetomatowasstillrejectedinhishometownofSalem,NewJersey,andeverywhereelseaswell.Johnsondecidedtotakeadesperatemeasure.Hepubliclyannouncedhewouldstandonthestepsofthelocalcourthouseandeatabasketoftomatoesinpublic.

Thetownsfolkwereshocked.Johnson'sdoctorwarnedhewouldfoamatthemouth,thenfalldownanddieinafewminutes.

Finally,theimportantdayarrived.Twothousandpeoplesurroundedthecourthousetowatchamankillhimself(orsotheythought).ThecrowdfellintoadeadsilenceasJohnson,dressedinabrightsuit,walkedupthestepsofthecourthouse.Whentheclockstrucknoon,hepickedupatomatoandhelditup.Hethentalkedtothecrowd.

"Friends,Iwillnoweatmyfirsttomato."

Whenhetookhisfirstbite,awomaninthecrowdshriekedandfainted.Afterfinishingthetomato,Johnsonpickedupanotherandstartedeatingit.Anotherwomaninthecrowdfainted.

Soonthebasketwasempty.Thecrowdexplodedinapplause.RobertJohnsonbecameahero.Inlessthanfiveyears,thetomatobecameamajorcropinAmerica.

Today,overbushelsoftomatoesareproducedeachyear.Overcasesoftomatojuiceareconsumedaswellasmillionsofbottlesofcatsup.ThetomatomightneverhavebecomeapartoftheAmericandiethaditnotbeenforRobertJohnson'sdesperatemeasure.Thanks,Mom,forAllyouhavedoneWetendtogetcaughtupineverydaybusinessandconcernsandforgetsomeofthethingsthataremostimportant.Toofewofusstopandtakethetimetosay"thankyou"toourmothers.

WithalettertomymotherontheoccasionofMother'sDay,I'mgoingtotakeaminutetoreflect.FeelfreetouseanyofthisingreetingyourownmotheronSunday,MayMother'sDaytoall.

DearMom,

Thisletter,Ikown,islongpastkownyou'llforgivethetardiness,youalwaysdo.

Therearesomanyreasonstosaythankyou,it'shardto'llalwaysrememberyouweretherewhenyouwereneeded.

WhenIwasachild,ashappenswithyoungboys,therewerecutsandbumpsandscrapesthatalwaysfeltbetterwhentendedbyyou.

Youkeptmeonthestraightpath,oneIthinkIstillwalk.

TherewasnothingquitesohumblingasstandingoutsidemyelementaryschoolclassroomandseeingyoucomewalkingdownthewereworkingattheschoolandIoftenmanagedtogetsentoutsideclassforsomething.Yourchidingwasgentle,butrighttothepoint.

IalsorememberthatevenafterIgrewbiggerthanyou,youweren'tafraidtoremindmewhowasinthatIthankyou.

Youdidallthethingsthatmothersdo--thelaundry,thecookingandcleaning--allwithoutcomplaintoryouwerenevertoobusytohelpwithaproblem,orjustgiveahand.

Youletmelearnthebasicsinthekitchen,andduringthetimeIwasonmyownitkeptmefromgoinghungry.

YoutaughtbyexampleandforthatIamcanseehowmucheasieritiswithmyowndaughtertobethebestmodelIcandidthatforme.

Yourchildrenaregrownnow,yourgrandchildren,canlookbackwithpridenowandkonwyoucanmothersarejudged,youstandwiththebest.

Godblessyou,Mom.Hislife’sworkWhenhiswifedied，thebabywastwo．Theyhadsixotherchildren--threeboysandthreegirls，ranginginagefrom4to16．Afewdayslaterhebecameawidower,theman’sparentsandhiswife’sparentscametovisitthefamily．“We’vebeentalking，”theysaid，“abouthowtotakecareofallthesechildrenandworktomakealiving．So，we’vearrangedforeachchildtobeplacedwithadifferentuncleandaunt．We’remakingsurethatal1ofyourchildrenwillbelivingrighthereintheneighborhood，soyoucanseethemanytime…”

Themanappreciatedtheirthoughtfulness

butrefusedtheirkindness.Overthenextfewweeksthemanworkedwith

hischildren，assigningthemchores(雜務(wù))andgivingthemresponsibilities

．

Butthenanothermisfortune

happened．Themandevelopedarthritis(關(guān)節(jié)炎)．Hishandsswelled，andhewasunabletoholdthehandlesofhisfarmtools.Hewouldnotbeabletocontinuetheworkonhisfarm.Hesoldhisfarmingequipment,movedthefamilytoasmalltownandopenedasmall

business．

Thefamilywaswelcomed

intothenewneighborhood．Wordofhispleasantpersonalityandexcellentcustomerservicebeganto

spreadinthetown．Peoplecamefromfarandwidetodobusinesswithhim．Andthechildrenhelped

bothathomeandatwork．Theirfather’spleasure

inhisworkbroughtsatisfactiontothem，andhedrewpleasurefromtheirsuccesses

．

Thechildrengrewupandgotmarried.Fiveofthesevenwenttocollegeandtheyweremarried.Thechildren’ssuccesseswereasourceofpride

tothefather．Thencamegrandchildren.

Nooneenjoyedgrandchildrenmorethanthisman.Astheybecameolder,heinvitedthemtohisworkplaceandhissmallhome.Theybroughteachothergreatjoy.Finally,theyoungestdaughter,thebaby,whohadbeentwoyearsoldathermotherdeath,gotmarried.Finally，theman，withhislife’sworkcompleted

，died．

Thisman’sworkhadbeenthelonelybut

joyfultaskofraisinghisfamily．Thismanwasmyfather．

Iwasthe16-year—old，theoldestofseven．TheOddCouple(奇特的一對(duì)夫妻)LisaGiacomoIhavealwayswonderedhowmyparentswereattractedtoeachother.Theirpersonalities,temperaments,andattitudestowardmoneyareallopposite（相反的）.Thesayingthat“oppositesattract”certainlyholdstrueforthem.Theirpersonalitiesarequitedifferent.Mymotherisoutgoing（爽直的）andfriendly.Sheenjoyspeoplebecause,toher,theyarethemostinterestingformoflife.Whenshemeetsnewpeople,shegreetsthemasiftheywereoldfriends,whethertheyarefirsttimeclients（顧客）atherbeautyshop（美容院）oracquaintances（熟人）ofsomeoneshealreadylikes.Shelovestosocialize.Makingconversation（交談）withanytype（類型）ofpersonalitycomeseasilytoher—it’sanaturalquality（品質(zhì)）.Myfather,ontheotherhand,isconservative（保守的）andshy.Socializingisnoteasyforhim.Hisshynessmaygivetheimpression（印象）thathe’scold,butoncehegetstoknowyou,hiswarmthandsincerity（真誠）emerge（顯現(xiàn)出來）.Whenitcomestocontrollingone’stemper（脾氣）,mymotherclearlyoutdoes（勝過）myfather.Shewilltolerate（容忍）alotbeforeshegetsangryandpreferstorationalize（自我辯解）ratherthanlosehertemper.However,myfather’stemperislikeashortfuse（導(dǎo)火線）onastickofdynamite（炸藥）.Hewillflareup（勃然大怒）immediately（立刻）whensomethingissaidordonewrongly.Alsoverystubborn（固執(zhí)的）,healwaysinsists（堅(jiān)持）thatheisright.Ourdinnersoftenturnintodebates（爭論）,withtheissue（問題）usuallybeingmoney.Mymotherisnotabargain（便宜貨）shopper.Shedoesnotcutoutcoupons（贈(zèng)券）orcompare（比較）productsorprices;sheisimpatient—ifshelikessomething,shebuysit.Myfather,therefore（因此）,hasalwaysdoneourfoodshopping.Hecomparesproductsandprices,looksforsales（廉價(jià)出售）andbargains,andbuysonlywhatheneeds.Hehasalsoalwaystakencareofourhouseholdfinances（財(cái)政）andisthebookkeeperandaccountant（會(huì)計(jì)）ofthefamily.Myfathersaysthatmymotherhaschampagne（香檳酒）tastes（品味）withabeer（啤酒）pocketbook,andshesaysthathe’scheap,butthereisahappycompromise（妥協(xié)）—shespendsandhesaves.“Itmustbelove,”Isayaboutthisoddcouple.Theymaybeverydifferent,buttheyarealsoverycompatible（和諧的）.Learningfromeachotherensures（確保）thesuccessoftheirpartnership（夫妻關(guān)系）.Walk,Don’tRun---Justgetoffyourbutt1.Tenminutesapop2canadduptolifesavingfitness.Youwanttogethealthy.Youknowyouneedtoexercisemore.Butifyou’renotreadytogruntthroughanhourofSpinningorkickboxing,don’tdespair3.There’sgrowingagreementamongexerciseresearchersthattheintensephysicalactivitiesofferedbymosthealthclubsarenottheonly–oreventhepreferable---pathtobetterhealth.Indeed,thebestthingformostofusmaybetojustwalk.Yes,walk.Atareasonablyvigorousclip(threetofourforhalfanhourorso,maybefiveorsixtimesaweek.Youmaynotfeelthebenefitsallatonce,buttheevidencesuggeststhatoverthelongterm,aregularwalkingroutinecandoaworldofpreventivegood.Walking,infact,maybetheperfectexercise.Forstarters,it’soneofthesafestthingsyoucandowithyourbody.It’smucheasieronthekneesthanrunninganddoesn’ttriggeruntoward4sideeffects.“Ifeveryoneweretowalkbriskly30minutesaday,wecouldcuttheincidence5ofmanychronicdiseasesby30to40percent.”saysDr.JoAnnManson,chiefofpreventivemedicineatHarvard’sBrighamandWomen’sHospital.Andforthoseofuswhodon’thavehalf-hourchunksoftime,thenewsgetsevenbetter.Severalrecentstudiessuggestthatwalkingbrisklythreeorfourtimesadayfor10minutesatatimemayprovidemanyofthesamebenefitsaswalkingcontinuouslyfor30minutes.Becausewalkingaffectsyouinsomanywaysatonce,itcanbedifficulttodeterminepreciselywhyit’sgoodforyou.Butmuchoftheevidencegatheredsofariscompelling.HeartDiseaseBriskwalkingisgoodfortheheart,whichmakesalotofsense.Theheartisamuscle,afterall,andanythingthatmakesthebloodflowfasterthroughamusclehelpskeepitinshape.Butregularwalkingalsolowersbloodpressure,whichdecreasesthestressonthearteries.ItcanboosttheamountofHDLcholesterol(thegoodone)intheblood.Itevenseemstomakethebloodless“sticky,”andthereforelesslikelytoproduceunwantedclots.Thisalladdsuptoasmuchasa50-percentreductionintheriskofsufferingaheartattack.StrokeInananalysisofthehealthhabitsof72,488nursesoverthepast14years,researchersfromtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthrecentlyfoundthatthosewhowalkedsixormorehoursperweekdecreasedby40percenttheirriskofsufferingstrokescausedbyaclot.WeightControlTheolderyouget,theharderitistomaintainyourweightbysimplyrestrictingwhatyoueat.Walkingbrisklyforatleasthalfanhourconsumesacouplehundredcaloriesandboostsyourmetabolicratefortherestoftheday,givingyouabetterchanceofwinningthebattleofthebulge6.Walkingisalsoagreatwaytolosebodyfat(evenifyoudon’tloseanyweight,yourbodywillhaveahealthiercomposition).Mostpeoplefindtheyhavetowalkatleastanhouradaytodroppounds.Diabetes7Tworecentstudiesprovidedstrongevidencethatlifestylechanges,includingbriskwalking30minutesaday,canpostpone—andpossiblyprevent—thedevelopmentofType2diabetesinoverweightpeoplewhosebodieshavestartedhavingtroublemetabolizingglucose7.Inbothstudies,thebestresultswereachievedbysubjectswholostfivepercentoftheirstartingweight.ButresearchinFinlandshowedthatwalkinghadapositiveeffectevenamongthosewhodidn’tloseweight.Osteoporosis8Walkingnotonlystrengthensthemuscles,butalsobuildsupthebones.Studiesshowthatwomenwhoexercisedregularlyaschildrenandyoungadultsandhadahealthyintakeofcalciumdecreasedtheirriskofdevelopingosteoporosislaterinlife.Arthritis9About10millionAmericanssufferfromosteoarthritisoftheknees.Walkingreducespainbystrengtheningthemusclesaroundthejoint.Gentlyliftingweightscanalsohelp.Youmayneedtoexerciseeveryotherdaytogivejointstimetorecover.DepressionAquickwalkcanclearupthe“blues’’10,butcanawalkingroutinedoanythingforclinicaldepressionEvidencesuggestsitcan.Antidepressantsmayworkmorequicklytodispeldepression,butatleastonestudyfoundthataftertenmonths,depressedpatientswhowerenotmedicatedandstartedexercisingwerelesslikelytorelapsethanthosewhotookantidepressantdrugsalone.Walkingwon’tcureeverythingthatailsyou,ofcourse,andnothinghappensovernight.“Peoplewhohaveneverexercisedregularlyshouldnotthinkthatinaweekthey’llsolvetheirproblemsbywalking,”saysDr.J.DavidCurb,professorofgeriatricmedicineattheUniversityofHawaii.Butyoucandoaworldofgoodforyourselfifyoukeepasteadycourse.Hereishowtomakethemostofyourwalkingroutine:*Getintogear11.Walkers’shoesneedtohaveenoughroomatthefrontforthefeettospread.*Easeondownthatroad.Avoidmuscleachesbystartingslowlyandincorporatinggentlestretchesintobothyourwarm-upandcool-down.*Plotyourcourse.Somepeoplewalkataspecifictimeeachday.Othersshoehornwalkingintotheirroutinesbyparkingthecarafewblocksfromthestoreortakingthestairsinsteadoftheescalator.*Makeitnoteworthy.Recordyourefforts,includinghowlongandhowfaryouwalked.Jottingdownimprovementskeepsyoumotivatedandchallengesyoutodobetter.Notes:togetoffone’sbutt:togetup,donotbelazy.apop:atatime詞句含義為：對(duì)鍛煉，鍛煉者只有兩種態(tài)度：要么一邊鍛煉，一邊抱怨不停，要么灰心失望，干脆放棄鍛煉。作者認(rèn)為即使不持第一種態(tài)度，第二種也要不得。鍛煉能帶來諸多好處，應(yīng)該快快樂樂地去做。untoward:troublesome,unwanted;incidence:therateofoccurrence;thebulge指肥胖的肚子。diabetes:糖尿病osteoporosis:骨質(zhì)疏松癥arthritis:關(guān)節(jié)炎blues指憂郁布魯斯歌曲(藍(lán)調(diào)音樂)，此處之沮喪，憂郁。gear指裝備、設(shè)施。步行，別跑--只要站起來，每次十分鐘練習(xí)就能使你延年益壽你想變得健康，你知道你需要大量的體育練習(xí)。但如果你不準(zhǔn)備在一個(gè)小時(shí)的轉(zhuǎn)圈或跆拳道中抱怨不停，也不要就此喪氣絕望，罷手不干。越來越多的健身研究者們認(rèn)為大部分健身俱樂部提供高強(qiáng)度的健身活動(dòng)不是唯一的---甚至不是較好的獲得健康的方法。確實(shí)，對(duì)我們大部分人來說，最好的辦法就是步行。是的，步行。每一次激烈程度適中地步行（三至四英里每小時(shí)）約半個(gè)小時(shí)，每周五至六次，你可能不會(huì)馬上感覺到益處，但證據(jù)表明，最終長期有規(guī)律的步行能對(duì)疾病起到預(yù)防作用。步行事實(shí)上可能是最完美的運(yùn)動(dòng)，對(duì)初始者來講，它是對(duì)付你身體最安全的辦法之一。和跑步比較，步行時(shí)膝蓋更輕松，不會(huì)引起麻煩人的副作用。哈佛布萊翰婦科醫(yī)院防治醫(yī)學(xué)主任喬安曼森博士如是說，“如果每個(gè)人每天快步走三十分鐘的路程，我們可將許多慢性病發(fā)病率降低百分之三十至百分之四十。”對(duì)那些沒有半個(gè)小時(shí)這樣大塊時(shí)間的人，情況會(huì)更妙。最近幾項(xiàng)研究表明，每天快步行走三至四次，每次十分鐘，會(huì)同持續(xù)步行三十分鐘一樣給你帶來諸多益處。由于步行一下子能在這么多方面給你帶來好處，因而很難明確判定它到底為什么對(duì)你益處多多。但到目前為止收集到的證據(jù)是很能說明問題的。心臟病快步走對(duì)心臟大有裨益，這一點(diǎn)很有道理。心臟畢竟是一塊肌肉，任何使其中血液流速加快的東西都有助于使其處于一種良好的狀態(tài)。同時(shí)有規(guī)律的步行也能使血壓降低，從而降低對(duì)動(dòng)脈的壓力。它能增加血液中高密度脂蛋白膽固醇（有益物質(zhì)）的數(shù)量，它甚至好像能使血液不那么粘，這樣降低血凝塊產(chǎn)生的可能性。所有這些把心臟病發(fā)作的可能性降低了百分之五十。中風(fēng)在過去十四年中對(duì)72，488個(gè)護(hù)士的健康習(xí)慣調(diào)查當(dāng)中，哈佛公眾健康學(xué)院的研究者最近發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些每星期步行六小時(shí)以上的人因血凝塊導(dǎo)致中風(fēng)的可能性下降了40%。體重控制人年齡愈長，僅靠嚴(yán)格控制飲食來保持體重越難?？焖傩凶咧辽侔雮€(gè)小時(shí)能消耗掉一、兩百卡路里，加速你一天的新陳代謝速度，在控制不使你的肚子鼓出的戰(zhàn)爭中，你有更多勝算的機(jī)會(huì)。步行也是去掉身體脂肪的一個(gè)絕好的辦法（即使你沒減掉任何脂肪，你的身體會(huì)更健康）。大部分人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們每天必須步行至少一個(gè)小時(shí)來去掉脂肪。糖尿病最近的兩項(xiàng)研究提供了強(qiáng)有力的證據(jù)證明，改變生活方式，包括每天快速行走30分鐘能延緩--甚至能阻止--那些代謝葡萄糖開始有問題肥胖病人第二型糖尿病的形成。在這兩個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)中，最好的實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果發(fā)生在體重減輕5%的被試驗(yàn)者身上。同時(shí)，在芬蘭做的研究表明步行對(duì)那些體重沒有減輕的人也有積極作用。骨質(zhì)疏松癥步行不僅增大肌肉的力量，而且促進(jìn)骨骼的生長。研究表明，象孩子和年輕人那樣有規(guī)律運(yùn)動(dòng)并有著健康鈣攝入的婦女隨著年齡增大，患骨質(zhì)疏松癥的危險(xiǎn)降低。關(guān)節(jié)炎約有一億美國人患膝蓋骨關(guān)節(jié)炎。步行通過增強(qiáng)關(guān)節(jié)周圍的肌肉力量而減輕疼痛。作些輕微的舉重也有幫助。你可能需要隔一天鍛煉一次，這樣給關(guān)節(jié)時(shí)間生長愈合。抑郁一次快速步行可清除你的“布魯士”，但是有規(guī)律性的步行對(duì)臨床焦慮能起任何作用嗎證據(jù)表明能夠的。抗抑郁病藥可能能夠快速地驅(qū)散憂郁，但至少有一個(gè)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，十個(gè)月以后，那些只攝入抗抑郁病藥的病人比那些未攝入藥物而開始步行的病人更有可能舊病復(fù)發(fā)。步行不可能治愈任何使人痛苦的病癥，并且沒有任何奇跡一夜之間就會(huì)發(fā)生?！皬膩聿粓?jiān)持運(yùn)動(dòng)的人不該認(rèn)為一個(gè)星期之內(nèi)他們就能通過步行解決自己的問題?！毕耐拇髮W(xué)老年醫(yī)學(xué)院教授杰大衛(wèi)科波博士如是說。但是如果你堅(jiān)持到底，并使習(xí)慣成型的話，你得到的好處將是數(shù)不勝數(shù)的。這樣做你可以最大限度獲得步行帶給你的好處：*套上裝備步行者的鞋前端應(yīng)有足夠空間，這樣腳可以伸展開。*輕輕松松走下公路為避免肌肉疼痛，開始速度應(yīng)慢，在熱身運(yùn)動(dòng)和結(jié)束時(shí)應(yīng)加入一些伸展動(dòng)作。*計(jì)劃你的路線有些人每天在固定的時(shí)間步行。另外一些人則將步行時(shí)間見縫插針，他們或者把車停在離商店幾個(gè)街區(qū)的地方，或者放棄電梯選擇爬樓梯。*使你的鍛煉突出記錄你下的努力，包括你步行了多長、多遠(yuǎn)。記下你的進(jìn)步使你總有動(dòng)機(jī)并能激發(fā)你做得更好。TheTreasureintheOrchardAnoldgardenerwhowasdyingsentforhistwosonstocometohisbedside,ashewishedtospeaktothem.Whentheycameinanswertohisrequest,theoldman,raisinghimselfonhispillows,pointedthroughthewindowtowardshisorchard.

"Youseethatorchard"saidhe.

"Yes,Father,weseetheorchard."

"Foryearsithasgiventhebestoffruit-goldenoranges,redapples,andcherriesbiggerandbrighterthanrubies!"

"Tobesure,Father.Ithasalwaysbeenagoodorchard!"

Theoldgardenernoddedhishead,timeandtimeagain.Helookedathishands-theywerewornfromthespadethathehadusedallhislife.Thenhelookedatthehandsofhissonsandsawthattheirnailswerepolishedandtheirfingersaswhiteasthoseofanyfinelady's.

"Youhaveneverdoneaday'sworkinyourlives,youtwo!"saidhe."Idoubtifyoueverwill!ButIhavehiddenatreasureinmyorchardforyoutofind.Youwillneverpossessitunlessyoudigitup.Itliesmidwaybetweentwoofthetrees,nottoonear,yetnottoofarfromthetrunks.Itisyoursforthetroubleofdigging-thatisall!

Thenhesentthemaway,andsoonafterwardshedied.Sotheorchardbecamethepropertyofhissons,andwithoutanydelay,theysettoworktodigforthetreasurethathadbeenpromisedthem.

Well,theyduganddug,dayafterday,weekafterweek,goingdownthelongalleysoffruittrees,nevertoonearyetnevertoofarfromthetrunks.Theydugupalltheweedsandpickedoutallthestones,notbecausetheylikedweedingandcleaning,butbecauseitwasallpartofthehuntfortheburiedtreasure.Winterpassedandspringcame,andneverweretheresuchblossomsasthosewhichhungtheorangeandappleandcherrytreeswithcurtainsofpetalspaleaspearlsandsoftassilk.Thensummerthrewsunshineovertheorchard,andsometimesthecloudsbatheditincool,deliciousrain.Atlastthetimeofthefruitharvestcame.Butthetwobrothershadnotyetfoundthetreasurethatwashiddenamongtherootsofthetrees.

Thentheysentforamerchantfromthenearesttowntobuythefruit.Ithungingreatbunches,goldenoranges,redapples,andcherriesbiggerandbrighterthanrubies.Themerchantlookedattheminopenadmiration.

"ThisisthefinestcropIhaveyetseen,"saidhe,"Iwillgiveyoutwentybagsofmoneyforit!"

Twentybagsofmoneyweremorethanthetwobrothershadeverownedintheirlife.Theystruckthebargainingreatdelightandtookthemoney-bagsintothehouse,whilethemerchantmadearrangementstocarryawaythefruit.

"Iwillcomeagainnextyear,"saidhe,"Iamalwaysgladtobuycroplikethis.Howyoumusthavedugandweededandworkedtogetit!"

Hewentaway,andthebrotherssateyeingeachotheroverthetopsofthemoney-bags.Theirhandswereroughandtoil-worn,justastheoldgardener'shadbeenwhenhedied.

"Goldenorangesandredapplesandcherriesbiggerandbrighterthan

rubies,"saidoneofthem,softly."Ibelievethatthisisthetreasurewehavebeendiggingforallyear,theverytreasureourfathermeant!"The

Golden

Carambola

Tree

Long,longagotherelivedarichfamilyoffourpeople:afather,amotherandtwosons.Whentheparentsdiedtheylefttheirfortuneofgold,housesandlandtotheirsonsbuttheolderboycheatedhisbrotherandtookalmosteverythingforhimself.Theonlythinghelefttheyoungerbrotherwasacarambolatree.

Theyoungerbrother,whowasgentleandcalm,wasnotupsetbyhisbrother'sgreedy,dishonestbehaviour.Hefoundhimselfajobandspenthissparetimecaringforthecarambolatree.Wheneverhelookedatit,itremindedhimofhisfatherandmother.

Hehopeditwouldbeararichcropoffruitforhimtosellatthemarketandsoearnsomeextramoney.

Onemorning,justasthefruitwasripening,aphoenixflewdownandbegantoeatthebestcarambolas."Pleasedon'teatthem,"saidtheyoungman."Imustsellthematthemarket.Ireallyneedthemoney.PerhapsIcanofferyousomethingelsetoeat."Thephoenixreplied,"IwillpayyouinpuregoldforwhatIeat.GetabagreadyandwhenIhavefinishedeatingyoucanhaveafortuneingoldpiecestoreplaceyourcarambolas."

Theyoungmanfetchedabagand,whenthephoenixhadeatenitsfill,itcarriedhimonitsbackfarovertheseatoanislandwheregoldcoinslaythicklyontheground.Theyoungmantookagoldcoinforeverypieceoffruitthephoenixhadeatenandthenthegreatbirdcarriedhimandhisbagfullofgoldbacktohishome.

Theyoungmanboughtanewhouseandfilleditwithexpensivefurniture.Thenheboughtsomebusinessesandsettleddowntoenjoythelifeofarichman.Verysoonheinvitedhisbrothertoshareafinemealwithhimtocelebratehischangedfortune.

Theolderbrotherwasamazedtofindhisbrothersowealthy."Howdidyoubecomerichsoquickly"heaskedveryanxiously.Theyoungmantoldhimthestoryofthephoenixandthetree,andstraightawaytheolderbrotherwantedtoexchangethecarambolatreeforthegold,housesandlandhisparentshadleft.Theyoungerbrother,whofelthehadalreadymorethanenoughwealthtolasthimallofhislife,agreedtotheexchange.

Whenthefruitofthecarambolawasripeningoncemore,thephoenixreturnedtoeatit.Theolderbrotherdemandedtobepaidforhisfruitandthephoenixagreed."Getabagtocarrythegoldandyoushallbepaid,"itsaid.

Whenthephoenixcarriedtheolderbrothertotheisland,thegreedymanwasnotcontenttoreplaceeachpieceoffruitwithagoldcoinbutseizedhandfulsofcoins,andpackedthebagfull.Onthewaybackfromtheisland,thebagwassoheavythateventhegreatphoenixcouldnotbeartheweight.Itdroppedboththemanandthebagintotheocean.Theolderbrotherdrownedandthegoldwaslostatthebottomofthesea.

ADinnerofSmells

Onedayapoormancameintoalittletown.Hewasveryhungry.Everytimehesawfood,hismouthwatered.Buthehadnomoney.

Thepoormanstoppedoutsideafinerestaurant.Thefoodattherestaurantsmelleddelicious.Hesniffedandsniffedthewonderfulsmell.

Theowneroftherestaurantcameintothestreet.

Hey!You!theownercalled.Isawwhatyoudid!Yousmelledmyexcellentfood!Youstolethesmellofmyfood.Areyougoingtopayforit

Thepoormanreplied,Icannotpay.Ihavenomoney.Itooknothing!

Theowneroftherestaurantdidnotlistentohim.I'mtakingyoutothejudge,hesaid.Andhetookthepoormantocourt.Thejudgelistenedtothestory.Thisisveryunusual,hesaid.Iwanttothinkaboutit.Comebacktomorrow.

Thepoormanwasveryworried.Hehadnomoney.WhatcanIdoheaskedhimself.Hecouldnotsleepatall.

Thenextmorningthemangotupandsaidhisprayers.Thenhewentslowlybacktothecourt.Onthewayhemetthewisemullah,Nasrudin.

Nasrudin,thepoormancried.Pleasehelpme.Peoplesaythatyouareveryclever.Iamveryunhappyandveryworried.HetoldNasrudinhisstory.

Well,well,wiseNasrudinsaid.Let'sseewhathappens.Thetwomenwenttocourt.

Thejudgewasalreadythere.Hewaswiththeowneroftherestaurant.Theylookedveryfriendlywitheachother.Whenthepoormanarrived,thejudgebegantospeak.Hesaidthepoormanowedtherestaurantowneralotofmoney.

Nasrudinsteppedforward.Thismanismyfriend,hesaid.CanIpayforhimHeheldoutabagofmoney.

Thejudgelookedattherestaurantowner.CanNasrudinpayheasked.

Yes,therestaurantownersaid.Nasrudinhasmoney.Thepoormandoesnot.Nasrudincanpay!

Nasrudinsmiled.Hestoodnexttotherestaurantowner.Nasrudinheldthebagofmoneyneartherestaurantowner'sear.Heshookitsothecoinsmadanoise.

Canyouhearthemoneyheasked.

OfcourseIcanhearit,therestaurantownersaid.

Thatisyourpayment,themullahsaid.Myfriendsmelledyourfood,andyouheardhismoney.

Andthatistheendofthestory.Smileateachother,smileatyourwife,smileatyourhusband,smileatyourchildren,smileateachother―itdoesn’tmatterwhoitis―andthatwillhelpyoutogrowupingreaterloveforeachother.

經(jīng)常保持笑容，對(duì)你的另一半、你的孩子微笑，甚至對(duì)陌生人也不要吝惜你的微笑，因?yàn)樾⌒〉奈⑿湍艽蟠笤鲞M(jìn)人與人之間的感情。――泰瑞莎修女FromCrutchestoaWorld-classRunner

AnumberofyearsagoinElkhart,Kansas,twobrothershadajobatthelocalschool.Earlyeachmorningtheirjobwastostartafireinthepotbelliedstoveintheclassroom.

Onecoldmorning,thebrotherscleanedoutthestoveandloadeditwithfirewood.Grabbingacanofkerosene,oneof

themdousedthewoodandlitthefire.Theexplosion

rockedtheoldbuilding.Thefirekilledtheolderbrotherandbadlyburnedthelegsoftheotherboy.Itwaslaterdiscoveredthatthekerosenecanhadaccidentallybeenfilledwithgasoline.

Thedoctorattendingthe

injuredboyrecommendedamputatingtheyoungboy'slegs.Theparentswereverysad.Theyhadalreadylostoneson,andnowtheirothersonwastolose

hislegs.Buttheydidnotlosetheirfaith.Theyaskedthedoctorforapostponement

oftheamputation.Thedoctorconsented.Eachdaytheyaskedthedoctorforadelay,prayingthattheirson'slegswouldsomehowhealandhewouldbecomewellagain.Fortwomonths,theparentsandthedoctordebatedonwhethertoamputate.Theyusedthistimetoinstillintheboythebeliefthathewouldsomedaywalkagain.

Theyneveramputatedtheboy'slegs,butwhenthebandageswerefinallyremoved,itwasdiscoveredthathisrightlegwasalmostthreeinchesshorterthantheother.Thetoesonhisleftfootwerealmostcompletelyburnedout.Yettheboywasfiercelydetermined.Thoughingreatpain,heforcedhimselftoexercisedailyandfinallytookafewpainfulsteps.Slowlyrecovering,thisyoungmanfinallythrewawayhiscrutchesandbegantowalkalmostnormally,Soonhewasrunning.

Thisdeterminedyoungmankeptrunningandrunningandrunning-andthoselegsthatcamesoclosetobeingamputatedcarriedhimtoaworldrecordinthemilerun.HisnameGlennCunninghum,knownasthe"World'sFastestHumanBeing,"andnamedathleteofthecenturyatMadisonSquareGarden.TheSmileSmileateachother,smileatyourwife,smileatyourhusband,smileatyourchildren,smailateachother-itdoesn'tmatterwhoitis-andthatwillhelpyoutogrowupingreaterloveforeachother.MotherTeresaManyAmericansarefamiliarwithTheLittlePrince,awonderfulbookbyAntoinedeSaint-Exupery.Thisisawhimsicalandfabulousbookandworksasachildren’sstoryaswellasathought-provokingadultfable.FarfewerareawareofSaint-Exupery’sotherwritings,novels