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ATeacher’sStory英语阅读

ATeacher’sStory英语阅读

英语阅读：ATeacher’sStory

Thereisastorymanyyearsagoofanelementaryteacher.

hestoodinfrontofher

5thgradeclassontheveryfirstdayofschool,shetoldthe

stteachers,shelookedatherstudentsand

twasimpossible,

becauthereinthefrontrow,slumpedinhisat,wasalittle

boynamedTeddy.

onhadwatchedTeddytheyearbeforeand

noticedthathedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildren,thathis

Teddycouldbeunpleasant.

ontaught,shewasrequired

torevieweachchild’spastrecordsandsheputTeddy’soff

r,whenshereviewedhisfile,shewasinfora

surpri.

Teddy’sfirstgradeteacherwrote,“Teddyisabrightchild

hisworkneatlyandhasgood

manners...heisajoytobearound.”

Hiscondgradeteacherwrote,“Teddyisanexcellent

student,well-likedbyhisclassmates,butheistroubledbecau

hismotherhasaterminalillnessandlifeathomemustbea

struggle.”

Histhirdgradeteacherwrote,“Hismother’sdeathhas

stodohisbestbuthisfatherdoesn’t

showmuchinterestandhishomelifewillsoonaffecthimifsome

stepsaren’ttaken.”

Teddy’sfourthgradeteacherwrote,“Teddyiswithdrawn

anddoesn’n’thave

manyfriendsandsometimessleepsinclass.”

Bynow,onrealizedtheproblemandshewas

tevenworwhenherstudents

broughtherChristmasprents,wrappedinbeautifulribbons

andbrightpaper,exceptforTeddy’ntwasclumsily

wrappedintheheavy,brownpaperthathegotfromagrocery

ontookpainstoopenitinthemiddleofthe

thechildrenstartedtolaughwhenshe

foundarhinestonebraceletwithsomeofthestonesmissingand

fledthe

children’slaughterwhensheexclaimedhowprettythebracelet

was,puttingiton,anddabbingsomeoftheperfumeonherwrist.

Teddystayedafterschoolthatdayjustlongenoughtosay,

“on,todayyousmelledjustlikemyMomudto.”

Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.

Onthatveryday,shequitteachingreading,andwriting,and

d,shebegantoteachchildren.

workedwithhim,eshe

encouragedhim,ndoftheyear,

Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclassand,

despiteherliethatshewouldloveallthechildrensame,Teddy

becameoneofher“teacher’spets.”

英语阅读：FiveBallsOfLife

wasudasGeorgiaTech'sCommencementAddress:

Imaginelifeasagameinwhichyouarejugglingsomefive

ethemwork,family,health,friendsand

spiritandyou’lsoon

ropit,itwillbounce

otherfourballsfamily,health,friendsandspiritare

roponeofthe,theywillbeirrevocably

scuffed,marked,nicked,ll

tunderstandthatandstrivefor

?

Don’tundermineyourworthbycomparingyourlfwith

cauwearedifferentthateachofusisspecial.

Don’ttyourgoalsbywhatotherpeopledeemimportant.

Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou.

Don’ttakeforgrantedthethingsclosttoyourheart.

Clingtothemastheywouldbeyourlife,forwithoutthem,lifeis

meaningless.

Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthe

ngyourlifeonedayatatime,you

liveALLthedaysofyourlife.

Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogive.

Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.

Don’

thisfragilethreadthatbindsustoeachtogether.

Don’takingchances

thatwelearnhowtobebrave.

Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossible

ckestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveit;thefastest

waytololoveistoholdittootightly;andthebestwaytokeep

loveistogiveitwings.

Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonly

whereyou’vebeen,butalsowhereyouaregoing.

Don’tforget,aperson’sgreatestemotionalneedistofeel

appreciated.

Don’dgeisweightless,atreasure

youcanalwayscarryeasily.

Don’rcanberetrieved.

Lifeisnotarace,butajourneytobesavoredeachstepof

theway.

Yesterdayishistory,TomorrowisamysteryandTodayisa

gift:that’swhywecallit‘ThePrent’.

英语阅读：ALetterintheWallet

Itwasafreezingday,afewyearsago,whenIstumbledupon

ree

dollars,andacrumpledletterthatlookedasifithadbeencarried

aroundforyears.

Theonlythinglegibleonthetornenvelopewasthereturn

dtheletterandsawthatithadbeenwrittenin

1944—tcarefully,hopingtofind

somecluetotheidentityofthewallet'sowner.

Itwasa"DearJohn"ter,inadelicatescript,told

therecipient,whonamewasMichael,thathermotherforbade

heless,

wassignedHannah.

rewasnoway,beyondthe

nameMichael,sifIcalled

informationtheoperatorcouldfindthephonenumberforthe

addressshownontheenvelope.

"Operator,thisisanunusualrequest.I'mtryingtofindthe

eanywayyoucouldtellmethe

phonenumberforanaddressthatwasonaletterinthewallet?"

Theoperatorgavemehersupervisor,whosaidtherewasa

phonelistedattheaddress,butthatshecouldnotgivemethe

r,,

ifthepartywantedtotalk,da

minuteandshecamebackontheline."Ihaveawomanwhowill

speakwithyou."

IaskedthewomanifsheknewaHannah.

"Oh,ofcour!WeboughtthishoufromHannah'sfamily

thirtyyearsago."

"Wouldyouknowwheretheycouldbelocatednow?"Iasked.

"Hannahhadtoplacehermotherinanursinghomeyears

hehomecouldhelpyoutrackdownthedaughter."

d

andfoundoutthatHannah'anI

spokewithgavemeanaddresswhereshethoughtHannahcould

bereached.

anwhoansweredexplainedthatHannah

emethe

dandwastold,"Yes,Hannahiswithus."

directorsaidHannahmightbeasleep."Butifyouwanttotakea

chance,maybeshe'sinthedayroomwatchingtelevision."

Thedirectorandaguardgreetedmeatthedoorofthe

uptothethirdfloorandsawthenur,

whotoldusthatHannahwasindeedwatchingTV.

wasasweet,silver-haired

erabout

ondshesaw

it,shetookadeepbreath."Youngman,"shesaid,"thisletterwas

thelastcontactIhadwithMichael."Shelookedawayfora

moment,thensaidpensively,"s

o

w,likeSeanConnery,theactor."

英语阅读：INeverWriteRight

WhenIwasfifteen,IannouncedtomyEnglishclassthatI

estudents

sneered,therestnearlyfelloutoftheirchairslaughing.“Don’t

besilly,onlygeniuscanbecomewriters,”theEnglishteacher

saidsmugly,“AndyouaregettingaDthismester.”Iwasso

humiliatedIburstintotears.

ThatnightIwroteashortsadpoemaboutbrokendreams

andmailedittotheCapri’

astonishment,

dmyteacherandfellow

ughed.“Justplaindumbluck,”theteacher

dsuccess.I’dsoldthefirstthingI’deverwritten.

Thatwasmorethananyofthemhaddoneandifitwasjustdumb

luck,thatwasfinewithme.

DuringthenexttwoyearsIsolddozensofpoems,letters,

imeIgraduatedfromhighschool,with

aCminusaverage,Ihadscrapbooksfilledwithmypublished

mentionedmywritingtomyteachers,friendsormy

redreamkillersandifpeoplemustchoo

betweentheirfriendsandtheirdreams,theymustalwayschoo

theirdreams.

Ihadfourchildrenatthetime,andtheoldestwasonlyfour.

Whilethechildrennapped,Itypedonmyancienttypewriter.I

ninemonths,a

publisheratrandomandputthemanuscriptinanempty

Pampersdiaperspackage,theonlyboxIcouldfind.I’dnever

terIenclodread,“Iwrote

thisbookmylf,otheillustrations.

ou.”Itieda

stringaroundthediaperboxandmaileditwithoutalf

addresdstampedenvelopeandwithoutmakingacopyofthe

manuscript.

AmonthlaterIreceivedacontract,anadvanceonroyalties,

Wind,

thetitleofmybook,becameabestller,wastranslatedinto

redon

TVtalkshowsduringthedayandchangeddiapersatnight.I

traveledfromNewYorktoCaliforniaandCanadaonpromotional

tbookalsobecamerequiredreadinginnative

AmericanschoolsinCanada.

TheworstyearIeverhadasawriterIearnedtwodollars.I

wasfifteen,remember?InmybestyearIearned36,000dollars.

MostyearsIearnedbetweenfivethousandandtenthousand.

No,itisn’tenoughtoliveon,butit’sstillmorethanI’dmake

workingparttimeandit’sfivethousandtotenthousandmore

thanI’dmakeifIdidn’askwhatcollegeI

attended,whatdegreesIhadandwhatqualificationsIhaveto

weris:“None.”Ijustwrite.I’mnotagenius.

I’mnotgiftedandIdon’twriteright.I’mlazy,undisciplined,

andspendmoretimewithmychildrenandfriendsthanIdo

’townathesaurusuntilfouryearsagoandIu

asmallWebster’sdictionarythatI’dboughtatK-Martfor89

electrictypewriterthatIpaidahundredand

twentyninedollarsforsixyearsago.I’veneverudaword

thecooking,cleaningandlaundryforafamily

everythinginlonghandonyellowtabletswhilesittingonthesofa

ebook

isfinished,Itypeitandmailittothepublisher.I’vewritteneight

vebeenpublishedandthreearestilloutwiththe

howhodreamofwriting,I’m

shoutingatyou:“Yes,,’tlistento

them.”Idon’twriterightbutI’gis

easy,it’,alittledumbluck

doesn’thurt。

英语阅读：ThePowerfulGiftofLove

Thepasngersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyasthe

attractiveyoungwomanwiththewhitecanemadeherway

dthedriverand,usingherhands

tofeelthelocationoftheats,walkeddowntheaisleandfound

theathe'ettledin,placedher

briefcaonherlapandrestedhercaneagainstherleg.

IthadbeenayearsinceSusan,34,

medicalmisdiagnosisshehadbeenrenderedsightless,andshe

wassuddenlythrownintoaworldofdarkness,anger,frustration

shehadtoclingtowasherhusband,Mark.

MarkwasanAirForceofficerandhelovedSusanwithallhis

efirstlosthersight,hewatchedhersinkinto

despairandwasdeterminedtohelphiswifegainthestrength

andconfidencesheneededtobecomeindependentagain.

Finally,Susanfeltreadytoreturntoherjob,buthowwould

shegetthere?Sheudtotakethebus,butwasnowtoo

lunteeredto

drivehertoworkeachday,eventhoughtheyworkedatopposite

endsofthecity.

Atfirst,thiscomfortedSusan,andfulfilledMark'sneedto

protecthissightlesswifewhowassoincureaboutperforming

,however,Markrealizedthearrangement

wasn'sgoingtohavetostarttakingthebus

again,wasstillsofragile,soangry

-howwouldshereact?

Justashepredicted,Susanwashorrifiedattheideaoftaking

thebusagain."I'mblind!",sherespondedbitterly."HowamI

suppodtoknowwhereIamgoing?Ifeellikeyou're

abandoningme."

Mark'sheartbroketohearthewords,butheknewwhat

promidSusanthateachmorningandeveninghewould

ridethebuswithher,foraslongasittook,untilshegotthehang

ofit.

solidweeks,

Mark,militaryuniformandall,accompaniedSusantoandfrom

htherhowtorelyonherotherns,

specificallyherhearing,todeterminewhereshewasandhowto

edherbefriendthebus

driverswhocouldwatchoutforher,andsaveheraat.

Finally,Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythetripon

morningarrived,andbeforesheleft,shethrew

herarmsaroundMark,hertemporarybusridingcompanion,her

husband,sfilledwithtearsof

gratitudeforhisloyalty,hispatience,dgood-

bye,andforthefirsttime,theywenttheirparateways.

Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday...Eachdayonher

ownwentperfectly,

doingit!Shewasgoingtoworkallbyherlf.

OnFridaymorning,

shewaspayingthefaretoexitthebus,thedriversaid,"Boy,I

suredoenvyyou."

英语阅读：TheFishermanandHisWife

TherewasonceonatimeaFishermanwholivedwithhiswife

inamirablehovelclobythea,andeverydayhewentout

eashewassittingwithhisrod,lookingatthe

clearwater,hislinesuddenlywentdown,fardownbelow,and

theFloundersaidtohim,"Hark,youFisherman,Iprayyou,letme

live,IamnoFlounderreally,od

willitdoyoutokillme?Ishouldnotbegoodtoeat,putmein

thewateragain,andletmego.""Come,"saidtheFisherman,

"thereisnoneedforsomanywordsaboutit--afishthatcan

talkIshouldcertainlyletgo,anyhow,"withthatheputhimback

againintotheclearwater,andtheFlounderwenttothebottom,

eFisherman

gotupandwenthometohiswifeinthehovel.

"Husband,"saidthewoman,"haveyoucaughtnothingto-

day?""No,"saidtheman,"IdidcatchaFlounder,whosaidhe

wasanenchantedprince,soIlethimgoagain.""Didyounot

wishforanythingfirst?"saidthewoman."No,"saidtheman;

"whatshouldIwishfor?""Ah,"saidthewoman,"itissurelyhard

tohavetolivealwaysinthisdirtyhovel;youmighthavewished

mwewant

tohaveasmallcottage,hewillcertainlygiveusthat.""Ah,"said

theman,"whyshouldIgothereagain?""Why,"saidthewoman,

"youdidcatchhim,andyoulethimgoagain;heissuretodoit.

Goatonce."Themanstilldidnotquiteliketogo,butdidnotlike

tooppohiswife,andwenttothea.

Whenhegottheretheawasallgreenandyellow,andno

longersosmooth;sohestoodstillandsaid,

"Flounder,flounderinthea,

Come,Ipraythee,heretome;

Formywife,goodIlsabil,

WillsnotasI'dhaveherwill."

ThentheFloundercameswimmingtohimandsaid,"Well

whatdoesshewant,then?""Ah,"saidtheman,"Ididcatchyou,

andmywifesaysIreallyoughttohavewishedforsomething.

wouldliketohaveacottage.""Go,then,"saidtheFlounder,"she

hasitalready."

Whenthemanwenthome,hiswifewasnolongerinthe

hovel,butinsteadofittherestoodasmallcottage,andshewas

etookhimbythe

handandsaidtohim,"Justcomeinside,look,nowisn'tthisa

greatdealbetter?"Sotheywentin,andtherewasasmallporch,

andaprettylittleparlorandbedroom,andakitchenandpantry,

withthebestoffurniture,andfittedupwiththemostbeautiful

thingsmadeoftinandbrass,

behindthecottagetherewasasmallyard,withhensandducks,

andalittlegardenwithflowersandfruit."Look,"saidthewife,"is

notthatnice!""Yes,"saidthehusband,"andsowemustalways

thinkit,--nowwewilllivequitecontented.""Wewillthinkabout

that,"attheyatesomethingandwentto

bed.

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