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经典英文文章通用打基础22篇经典英文文章通用打基础22篇经典英文文章通用打基础22篇资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月经典英文文章通用打基础22篇版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：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(杂务)andgivingthemresponsibilities

．

Butthenanothermisfortune

happened．Themandevelopedarthritis(关节炎)．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(奇特的一对夫妻)LisaGiacomoIhavealwayswonderedhowmyparentswereattractedtoeachother.Theirpersonalities,temperaments,andattitudestowardmoneyareallopposite（相反的）.Thesayingthat“oppositesattract”certainlyholdstrueforthem.Theirpersonalitiesarequitedifferent.Mymotherisoutgoing（爽直的）andfriendly.Sheenjoyspeoplebecause,toher,theyarethemostinterestingformoflife.Whenshemeetsnewpeople,shegreetsthemasiftheywereoldfriends,whethertheyarefirsttimeclients（顾客）atherbeautyshop（美容院）oracquaintances（熟人）ofsomeoneshealreadylikes.Shelovestosocialize.Makingconversation（交谈）withanytype（类型）ofpersonalitycomeseasilytoher—it’sanaturalquality（品质）.Myfather,ontheotherhand,isconservative（保守的）andshy.Socializingisnoteasyforhim.Hisshynessmaygivetheimpression（印象）thathe’scold,butoncehegetstoknowyou,hiswarmthandsincerity（真诚）emerge（显现出来）.Whenitcomestocontrollingone’stemper（脾气）,mymotherclearlyoutdoes（胜过）myfather.Shewilltolerate（容忍）alotbeforeshegetsangryandpreferstorationalize（自我辩解）ratherthanlosehertemper.However,myfather’stemperislikeashortfuse（导火线）onastickofdynamite（炸药）.Hewillflareup（勃然大怒）immediately（立刻）whensomethingissaidordonewrongly.Alsoverystubborn（固执的）,healwaysinsists（坚持）thatheisright.Ourdinnersoftenturnintodebates（争论）,withtheissue（问题）usuallybeingmoney.Mymotherisnotabargain（便宜货）shopper.Shedoesnotcutoutcoupons（赠券）orcompare（比较）productsorprices;sheisimpatient—ifshelikessomething,shebuysit.Myfather,therefore（因此）,hasalwaysdoneourfoodshopping.Hecomparesproductsandprices,looksforsales（廉价出售）andbargains,andbuysonlywhatheneeds.Hehasalsoalwaystakencareofourhouseholdfinances（财政）andisthebookkeeperandaccountant（会计）ofthefamily.Myfathersaysthatmymotherhaschampagne（香槟酒）tastes（品味）withabeer（啤酒）pocketbook,andshesaysthathe’scheap,butthereisahappycompromise（妥协）—shespendsandhesaves.“Itmustbelove,”Isayaboutthisoddcouple.Theymaybeverydifferent,buttheyarealsoverycompatible（和谐的）.Learningfromeachotherensures（确保）thesuccessoftheirpartnership（夫妻关系）.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词句含义为：对锻炼，锻炼者只有两种态度：要么一边锻炼，一边抱怨不停，要么灰心失望，干脆放弃锻炼。作者认为即使不持第一种态度，第二种也要不得。锻炼能带来诸多好处，应该快快乐乐地去做。untoward:troublesome,unwanted;incidence:therateofoccurrence;thebulge指肥胖的肚子。diabetes:糖尿病osteoporosis:骨质疏松症arthritis:关节炎blues指忧郁布鲁斯歌曲(蓝调音乐)，此处之沮丧，忧郁。gear指装备、设施。步行，别跑--只要站起来，每次十分钟练习就能使你延年益寿你想变得健康，你知道你需要大量的体育练习。但如果你不准备在一个小时的转圈或跆拳道中抱怨不停，也不要就此丧气绝望，罢手不干。越来越多的健身研究者们认为大部分健身俱乐部提供高强度的健身活动不是唯一的---甚至不是较好的获得健康的方法。确实，对我们大部分人来说，最好的办法就是步行。是的，步行。每一次激烈程度适中地步行（三至四英里每小时）约半个小时，每周五至六次，你可能不会马上感觉到益处，但证据表明，最终长期有规律的步行能对疾病起到预防作用。步行事实上可能是最完美的运动，对初始者来讲，它是对付你身体最安全的办法之一。和跑步比较，步行时膝盖更轻松，不会引起麻烦人的副作用。哈佛布莱翰妇科医院防治医学主任乔安曼森博士如是说，“如果每个人每天快步走三十分钟的路程，我们可将许多慢性病发病率降低百分之三十至百分之四十。”对那些没有半个小时这样大块时间的人，情况会更妙。最近几项研究表明，每天快步行走三至四次，每次十分钟，会同持续步行三十分钟一样给你带来诸多益处。由于步行一下子能在这么多方面给你带来好处，因而很难明确判定它到底为什么对你益处多多。但到目前为止收集到的证据是很能说明问题的。心脏病快步走对心脏大有裨益，这一点很有道理。心脏毕竟是一块肌肉，任何使其中血液流速加快的东西都有助于使其处于一种良好的状态。同时有规律的步行也能使血压降低，从而降低对动脉的压力。它能增加血液中高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（有益物质）的数量，它甚至好像能使血液不那么粘，这样降低血凝块产生的可能性。所有这些把心脏病发作的可能性降低了百分之五十。中风在过去十四年中对72，488个护士的健康习惯调查当中，哈佛公众健康学院的研究者最近发现，那些每星期步行六小时以上的人因血凝块导致中风的可能性下降了40%。体重控制人年龄愈长，仅靠严格控制饮食来保持体重越难。快速行走至少半个小时能消耗掉一、两百卡路里，加速你一天的新陈代谢速度，在控制不使你的肚子鼓出的战争中，你有更多胜算的机会。步行也是去掉身体脂肪的一个绝好的办法（即使你没减掉任何脂肪，你的身体会更健康）。大部分人发现他们每天必须步行至少一个小时来去掉脂肪。糖尿病最近的两项研究提供了强有力的证据证明，改变生活方式，包括每天快速行走30分钟能延缓--甚至能阻止--那些代谢葡萄糖开始有问题肥胖病人第二型糖尿病的形成。在这两个实验中，最好的实验结果发生在体重减轻5%的被试验者身上。同时，在芬兰做的研究表明步行对那些体重没有减轻的人也有积极作用。骨质疏松症步行不仅增大肌肉的力量，而且促进骨骼的生长。研究表明，象孩子和年轻人那样有规律运动并有着健康钙摄入的妇女随着年龄增大，患骨质疏松症的危险降低。关节炎约有一亿美国人患膝盖骨关节炎。步行通过增强关节周围的肌肉力量而减轻疼痛。作些轻微的举重也有帮助。你可能需要隔一天锻炼一次，这样给关节时间生长愈合。抑郁一次快速步行可清除你的“布鲁士”，但是有规律性的步行对临床焦虑能起任何作用吗证据表明能够的。抗抑郁病药可能能够快速地驱散忧郁，但至少有一个研究发现，十个月以后，那些只摄入抗抑郁病药的病人比那些未摄入药物而开始步行的病人更有可能旧病复发。步行不可能治愈任何使人痛苦的病症，并且没有任何奇迹一夜之间就会发生。“从来不坚持运动的人不该认为一个星期之内他们就能通过步行解决自己的问题。”夏威夷大学老年医学院教授杰大卫科波博士如是说。但是如果你坚持到底，并使习惯成型的话，你得到的好处将是数不胜数的。这样做你可以最大限度获得步行带给你的好处：*套上装备步行者的鞋前端应有足够空间，这样脚可以伸展开。*轻轻松松走下公路为避免肌肉疼痛，开始速度应慢，在热身运动和结束时应加入一些伸展动作。*计划你的路线有些人每天在固定的时间步行。另外一些人则将步行时间见缝插针，他们或者把车停在离商店几个街区的地方，或者放弃电梯选择爬楼梯。*使你的锻炼突出记录你下的努力，包括你步行了多长、多远。记下你的进步使你总有动机并能激发你做得更好。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.

经常保持笑容，对你的另一半、你的孩子微笑，甚至对陌生人也不要吝惜你的微笑，因为小小的微笑就能大大增进人与人之间的感情。――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