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1.In this life, what did you miss?在生活中，你错过了什么？The wife asked the husband when she was 25. Despondently, the husband replied: 'I missed a new job opportunity.'妻子25岁的时候这样问丈夫。丈夫沮丧地回答：“我错过了一个新的工作机会。”When she was 35, the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus.35岁时，丈夫生气地说他错过了公交车。At 45, the husband sadly said: 'I missed the oppotunity seeing my closed relative before his last breath.'45岁时，丈夫悲伤地说：“我错过了见至亲最后一面的机会。”At 55, the husband said disappointingly: 'I missed a good chance to retire.'55岁时，丈夫失望地说：“我错过了一个退休的好机会。”At 65, the husband hurriedly replied: 'I missed a dental appointment.'65岁时，丈夫匆匆地回答：“我错过了和牙医的预约。”At 75, the wife did not ask the husband anymore, the husband was kneeling in front of the very sick wife. Remembering the question the wife used to ask him, this time he asked the wife the same question. The wife, with a smile and peaceful look, replied: 'In this life, I did not miss having you!'75岁，妻子不再问丈夫同样的问题，丈夫跪在病重的妻子面前，想起以前妻子常常问起的那个问题，这次他也问了妻子同样的问题，妻子笑了笑，一脸平静地说：“我这一生，没有错过你！”The husband was full of tears. He always thought that they could be together forever. He was always busy with work and trifles. So much so he had never been thoughtful to his wife. The husband hugged the wife tightly and said: 'Over 50 years, how I had allowed myself to miss your deep love for me.'丈夫满眼泪水，他总是认为可以和妻子白头到老，于是总是忙于工作和琐事，从没在意过妻子。他紧紧地抱住妻子说：“这50多年来，我怎么能允许自己错过了你对我的爱呢。”In the busy city life, there are many people who are always busy with work. These people revolve their lives around their jobs, these people sacrifice all their times and health to meet the social expectations. They are unwilling to spend times on health care. They miss the opportunity to be with their children in their growing up. They neglect the loved ones who care for them, and also their health.在繁忙的城市生活中，有人总是忙于工作。他们整天围着工作转，甚至为了达到社会的标准，牺牲了自己的健康。他们不愿花时间来关注自己的健康，在孩子成长的过程中错失了与之共享天伦之乐的机会。他们忽视了那些关心他们的人，以及他们的健康。Nobody knows what is going to happen one year from now.没有人知道一年后会发生什么事情。Life is not permanent, so always live in the now. Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words. Show your care with actions. Treat everyday as the last episode of life. In this way, when you are gone, you loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.生命不是永恒的，所以活在当下吧。把你对爱人的感谢说出来，用行动证明你关心他们。把每一天当作人生的最后一个篇章，只有这样，当你离开时，你爱的人们才会没有遗憾。From: hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.- Eric Hoffer世界上最难的算术题是如何清点我们的祝福。 From: to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he filled his leather canteen so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher. 据传说，一个年轻的男子在漫游沙漠途中看到一泉如水晶般清澈而可口的水。水的味道非常甜美，于是他灌满了他的皮水壶，这样就可以带一些回去，送给曾经是他老师的部落长老。After a four-day journey he presented the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart. 经过四天的旅程，他把水呈献给老人。老人深饮一口，和蔼地笑了笑，并深切感激学生赠予他甜美的水。年轻人怀着愉快的心情回到了村庄。Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It apparently had become stale because of the old leather container.后来，老师让他的另一个学生品尝水。学生吐了出来，说水太难喝了。它显然已经因为陈旧的皮革容器而变得不再新鲜。The student challenged his teacher: "Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?"学生质疑他的老师：“师父，水是臭的，你为什么要假装喜欢它？”The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter."老师回答说，“你只品尝了水的味道，我却是在品尝礼物的味道。水仅仅是装载善与爱之行为的容器，而没有什么东西比善与爱更甜美了。”I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of love from young children. Whether it's a ceramic tray or a macaroni bracelet, the natural and proper response is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.我认为当我们从天真的孩子们那里收到爱的礼物时，能够最透彻地明白这个道理。无论它是一个陶瓷托盘或通心粉手镯，我们自然而恰当的反应是欣赏，并表示感激，因为我们喜欢礼物所包含的心意。Gratitude doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather than the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.感恩并不总是自然而来的。不幸的是，大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身，而不是它体现的情谊。我们应该提醒自己，并教导我们的孩子，感情和对感激之情的表达是美丽而纯洁的。毕竟，发自内心给与的礼物才是真正的礼物。 From:

Knowledge and Progress [00:00.42]Passage 7.Knowledge and Progress [00:03.71]Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? [00:09.18]Surely because progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us [00:14.76]and is becoming more and more manifest. [00:17.49]Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, [00:23.40]it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge. [00:28.11]Knowledge began to increase as soon as the thoughts of one individual [00:34.23]could be communicated to another by means of speech. [00:37.85]With the invention of writing,a great advance was made, [00:41.89]for knowledge could then be not only communicated but also stored. [00:47.15]Libraries made education possible,and education in its turn added to libraries: [00:54.36]the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, [00:58.09]which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing. [01:01.37]All this was comparatively slow until,with the coming of science, [01:06.40]the tempo was suddenly raised. [01:08.26]Then knowledge began to be accumulated according to a systematic plan. [01:13.29]The trickle became a stream; [01:16.14]the stream has now become a torrent. [01:18.33]Moreover,as soon as new knowledge is acquired,it is now turned to practical account. [01:24.89]What is called “modern civilization” is not the result of a balanced development of all man’s nature, [01:31.78]but of accumulated knowledge applied to practical life. [01:35.72]The problem now facing humanity is: [01:39.00]What is going to be done with all this knowledge? [01:41.85]As is so often pointed out,knowledge is a two-edged weapon [01:46.77]which can be used equally for good or evil. [01:50.05]It is now being used indifferently for both. [01:53.23]Could any spectacle,for instance,be more grimly weird [01:56.95]than that of gunners using science to shatter men’s bodies while,close at hand, [02:01.87]surgeons use it to restore them? [02:03.95]We have to ask ourselves very seriously what will happen if this twofold use of knowledge, [02:10.29]with its ever-increasing power,continues.

1 Run through the rain雨中的记忆She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the Earth, it has no time to flow down the spout.她和妈妈刚在沃尔玛结束购物。这个天真的小女孩应该6岁大了，头发是美丽的棕色，脸上有雀斑。外面下着倾盆大雨。雨水溢满了檐槽，来不及排走，就迫不及待地涌涨上地面。We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We all waited, some patiently, others irritated, because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.我们都站在沃尔玛门口的遮篷下。大家都在等待，有人很耐心，有人很烦躁，因为老天在给他们本已忙碌的一天添乱。雨天总引起我的遐思。我出神地听着、看着老天冲刷洗涤这世界的污垢和尘埃，孩时无忧无虑地在雨中奔跑玩水的记忆汹涌而至，暂时缓解了我一天的焦虑。Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in, “Mom, let's run through the rain." she said.小女孩甜美的声音打破了这令人昏昏欲睡的气氛，“妈妈，我们在雨里跑吧。”她说。What? Mom asked.“什么？”母亲问。Let's run through the rain! She repeated.“我们在雨里跑吧，”她重复。No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit. Mom replied.“不，亲爱的，我们等雨小一点再走。”母亲回答说。This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."过了一会小女孩又说：“妈妈，我们跑出去吧。”We'll get soaked if we do. Mom said.“这样的话我们会湿透的。”母亲说。No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning, the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm."“不会的，妈妈。你今天早上不是这样说的。”小女孩一边说一边拉着母亲的手。This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?“今天早上？我什么时候说过我们淋雨不会湿啊？”Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!“你不记得了吗？你和爸爸谈他的癌症时，你不是说‘如果上帝让我们闯过这一关，那我们就没有什么过不去。’”The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.人群一片寂静。我发誓，除了雨声，你什么都听不到。我们都静静地站着。接下来的几分钟没有一个人走动。母亲停了一下，想着应该说些什么。Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. Time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. "Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If get wet, well maybe we just needed washing." Mom said. Then off they ran.有人也许会对此一笑了之，或者责备这孩子的不懂事，有人甚至不把她的话放在心上。但这却是一个小孩子一生中需要被肯定的时候。若受到鼓舞，此时孩子单纯的信任就会发展成为坚定的信念。“亲爱的，你说得对，我们跑过去吧。如果淋湿了，那也许是因为我们的确需要冲洗一下了。”母亲说。然后她们就冲出去了。We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!我们站在那里，笑着看她们飞快地跑过停着的汽车。她们把购物袋高举过头想挡挡雨，但还是湿透了。好几个人像孩子般尖叫着，大笑着，也跟着冲了出去，奔向自己的车子。当然，我也这样做了，跑了出去，淋湿了。我也需要接受洗礼。环境或其他人可以夺去你的物质财富，抢走你的金钱，带走你的健康，但没有人可以带走你珍贵的回忆。因此，记得要抓紧时间，抓住机会每天都给自己留下一些回忆吧To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.世间万物皆有自己的季节，做任何事情也有一个恰当的时机。希望你有机会在雨中狂奔一回。2 A special letter2 一封特殊的信Dear World:亲爱的世界：My son starts school today.我的儿子今天就要开始上学读书了。It's going to be strange and new to him for a while, and I wish you would sort of treat him gently.一时之间，他会感觉陌生而又新鲜。我希望你能待他温柔一些。You see, up to now, he's been king of the roost.你明白，到现在为止，他一直是家中的小皇帝。He's been boss of the backyard.一直是后院的王者。I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to make him calm.我一直在他身旁，忙着为他治疗伤口，哄他开心。But now--things are going to be different.但是现在--一切都将不同了。This morning, he's going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow.今天清晨，他就要走下前门的楼梯，冲我挥手，然后开始他的伟大的历险征程，其间或许有争斗、不幸以及伤痛。To live his life in the world he has to live in will require faith and love and courage.既然活在这个世上，他就需要信念、爱心和勇气。So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know.所以，世界啊，我希望你能够时不时握住他稚嫩的小手，传授他所应当知晓的事情。Teach him - but gently, if you can.教育他吧--而如果可能的话，温柔一些。Teach him that for every scoundrel there is a hero; that for every crooked politician there is a dedicated leader; that for every enemy there is a friend.教他知道，每有恶人之地，必有豪杰所在；每有奸诈小人，必有献身义士；每见一敌人，必有一友在侧。Teach him the wonders of books.教他感受书本的神奇魅力。Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill.给他时间静思大自然中亘古绵传之奥秘：空中的飞鸟，日光里的蜜蜂，青山上的簇簇繁花。Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat.教他知道，失败远比欺骗更为光荣。Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong.教他坚定自我的信念，哪怕人人予以否认。Teach him to sell his brawn and brains to the highest bidder, but never to put a price on his heart and soul.教他可以最高价付出自己的精力和智慧，但绝不可出卖良心和灵魂。Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob...and to stand and fight if he thinks he's right.教他置暴徒的喧嚣于度外……并在自觉正确之时挺身而战。Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.温柔地教导他吧，世界，但是不要放纵他，因为只有烈火的考验才能炼出真钢。This is a big order, World, but see what you can do.这一要求甚高，世界，但是请尽你所能。He's such a nice little fellow.他是一个如此可爱的小家伙。3 Promise3 永恒的承诺In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.1989年，一次8.2级的地震几乎铲平美国，在短短不到4分钟的时间里，夺去了3万多人的生命！在彻底的破坏与混乱之中，有位父亲将他的妻子在家里安顿好后，跑到他儿子就读的学校，而触目所见，却是被夷为平地的校园。After the unforgettably initial shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: "No matter what, I’ll always be there for you!" And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his commitment to his son.看到这令人伤心的一幕，他想起了曾经对儿子所作的承诺："不论发生什么事，我都会在你身边。"至此，父亲热泪满眶。目睹曾经的学校成为了一堆瓦砾，真叫人绝望。但父亲的脑中仍然牢记着他对儿子的诺言。He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. Remembering his son s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building; he rushed there and started digging through the ruins.他开始努力回忆每天早上送儿子上学的必经之路，终于记起儿子的教室应该就在那幢建筑物后面，位于右边的角落里，他跑到那儿，开始在碎石砾中挖掘，搜寻儿子的下落。As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching their hearts, saying: "My son!" "My daughter!" Other well meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying: "It s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help! Go home! Come on, face reality, there s nothing you can do!"当这位父亲正在挖掘时，其他束手无策的学生家长赶到现场，揪心地叫着："我的儿子呀！" "我的女儿呀！"一些好意的家长试图把这位父亲劝离现场，告诉他"一切都太迟了！"他们全死了！"这样做没用的"，"回去吧，这样做只会使事情更糟"。To each parent he responded with one line: "Are you going to help me now?" And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school s ruins saying, "Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home." To which this loving, caring American father asked, "Are you going to help me now?"面对种种劝告，这位父亲的回答只有一句话："你们愿意帮我吗？"然后继续进行挖掘工作，在废墟中寻找他的儿子。消防队长出现了，他也试图把这位父亲劝走，对他说："火灾频现，四处都在发生爆炸，你在这里太危险了，这边的事我们会处理，你回家吧！"对此，这位慈爱、关切的父亲仍然回答："你们要帮我吗？"The police came and said, "You’re angry, anxious and it s over. You’re endangering others. Go home. We’ll handle it!" To which he replied, "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped.Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know for himself: "Is my boy alive or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son s voice. He screamed his son s name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you d save me and when you saved me, they d be saved. You promised, No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you! You did it, Dad!" "What s going on in there? How is it?" the father asked.警察赶到现场，对他说："你现在又气又急，该结束了，你在危及他人，回家吧！我们会处理一切的。"这位父亲依旧回答："你们愿意帮我吗？" 然而，人们无动于衷。为了弄清楚儿子是死是活，这位父亲独自一人鼓起勇气，继续进行他的工作。他挖掘了8小时，--12小时，24小时，36小时--38小时后，父亲推开了一块巨大的石头，听到了儿子的声音。父亲尖叫着："阿曼德！"儿子的回音听到了："爸爸吗？是我，爸，我告诉其他的小朋友不要着急。我告诉他们如果你活着，你会来救我的。如果我获救了，他们也就获救了。你答应过我， 不论发生什么，我永远都会在你的身边， 你做到了，爸！""你那里的情况怎样？"父亲问。There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you re here. When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us.我们有33个，只有14个活着。爸，我们好害怕，又渴又饿，谢天谢地，你在这儿。教室倒塌时，刚好形成一个三角形的洞，救了我们。Come out, boy!快出来吧！儿子！No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, cause I know you ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!不，爸，让其他小朋友先出来吧！因为我知道你会接我的！不管发生什么事，我知道你永远都会来到我的身边！4 A box full of kisses4 装满吻的盒子The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy.”有这样一个故事，爸爸因为三岁的女儿浪费了一卷金色的包装纸而惩罚了她。家里很缺钱，当孩子想要用包装纸装饰一个挂在圣诞树上的盒子时，爸爸生气了。然而，第二天早上小女孩把盒子作为礼物送给了爸爸，“这是给你的，爸爸。”The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."女儿的这个行为让爸爸感到尴尬。但是当他发现盒子是空的时候，他的怒火再一次燃烧了。他对女儿喊道，“难道你不知道给别人礼物的时候，里面应该放有东西吗？”多女孩抬头看着父亲，眼里含着泪水，“爸爸，盒子不是空的。我把吻放在了盒子里，都是给你的，爸爸。”The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness. Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.爸爸感动极了，他搂住女儿，恳请她的原谅。之后不久，一场事故夺走了小女孩的生命。据说，父亲便将那个小金盒子放在床头，一直陪伴着他的余生。无论何时他感到气馁或者遇到难办的事情，他就会打开礼盒，取出一个假想的吻，记起漂亮女儿给予了自己特殊的爱。In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.从一个非常真实的意义上说，我们每个人都被赠与过一个无形的金色礼盒，那里面装满了来自子女，家人，朋友及上帝无条件的爱与吻。人们所能拥有的最珍贵的礼物莫过于此了。5 0n Christmas Eve5 圣诞之夜A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as Christmas present. On Christmas eve, when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining new car, admiring it.我有个朋友，保罗，在圣诞节那天收到了一份来自他哥哥的礼物，一辆轿车。在圣诞前夜，当保罗从他的办公室走出来时，一个街头顽童正围着他的新车打转地看，非常羡慕。Is this your car, Mister? he said.“这是您的汽车吗，先生？”他说。Paul nodded, "My brother gave it to me for Christmas."保罗点了点头，“我哥哥给我的圣诞礼物。The boy was astounded, "You mean your brother gave it to you, and didn't cost you anything?"小男孩诧异了，“你是说你哥哥给你的，不用花你一分钱？”Boy, I wish... he hesitated.“兄弟，我希望...”他迟疑了。Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paull all the way down his heels.保罗当然清楚他希望什么，他希望他也有个那样的哥哥。但这个小家伙说的话，使保罗大吃了一惊。I wish, the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."“我希望，”小男孩继续说道，“我可以做一个那样的哥哥。”Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then inpulsivly he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"保罗惊奇地看着小男孩，然后激动地说了句，“你想不想做我的车去兜兜风？”Oh, yes. I'd love that.“哦，想！我喜欢！”After a short ride, the boy turned his eyes aglow, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?"跑了一小段路后，小男孩眼光水灵闪闪地说道，“先生，您可以把车开到我家门前吗？”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.保罗微微一笑。他觉得他知道这个小家伙想要干什么，他想要向他的邻居炫耀他可以坐一辆大汽车回家。但是，保罗又一次想错了。Would you stop at those with two steps? the boy asked.“您可以在那有两个台阶的房子前停下吗？” 小男孩问道。He ran up stairs. Then in a little while, Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He set him down on the bottom step. Then a sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.他跑着上楼去了。然后一小会儿，保罗听到他回来的脚步声，但他没再用跑的了。保罗看见他正搀扶着他的跛脚的弟弟，他扶着他坐在最底层的台阶上，然后拥抱着他，指着这部车。There she is, buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and didn't cost him a cent. And some day, I'm gonna give you one just like it. Then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the chirstmas windows that I was trying to tell you about.“小弟，那就是我在楼上跟你说的那部车。他哥哥给他的圣诞礼物，不用花他一分钱。将来某天我也要给你一部像那样的车，那样你就可以自己去看我以前尽力想让你知道的那些窗边的圣诞饰品了。”Paul got off and lifted the lad into the front of his car. The shinning eyed old brother crimbed in beside him. And three of them began a memorable holiday ride.保罗下车把跛脚的小孩抱上了车的前座，他的眼睛水灵灵的哥哥爬上了车，坐到了他旁边。然后他们三个开始一段令人难忘的旅程。That Christmas eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant, when he said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive..."那个圣诞前夜，保罗收获了很多，他真正体会了耶稣所说的那句话，“施舍比接受更有福...”

1. The Rainy Day 雨天The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary;The vine（va?n） still clings（kl?） to the moldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall,And the day is dark and dreary. My life is cold and dark and dreary;It rains and the wind is never weary; My though still cling to the moldering past,But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast, And the days are dark and dreary.Be still, sad heart! And cease（si:s） repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall,Some days must be dark and dreary.天冷、阴暗、沉闷；下着雨,风也刮个不停；藤还攀附着颓垣残壁,每来一阵狂风,枯叶附落纷纷,天真是阴暗而沉闷.我的生活寒冷、阴郁、沉闷；下着雨,风也刮个不停；我的思想还纠缠着消逝的往事,大风里,我的青春希望相继熄灭,天真是阴暗而沉闷.安静吧,忧伤的心!别再悔恨；乌云后面太阳依然辉煌灿烂；你命运和大家的一样,每个人一生都得逢上阴雨,有些日子必然阴暗而沉闷.4.I Believe我相信I believe, for every drop of rain that falls, A flower grows…I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, A candle glows…I believe for everyone who goes astray（?'stre）, Someone will come, To show the way, I believe, I believe… I believe, above the storm the smallest prayer（pr?r）, Will still be heard…I believe, that someone in that great somewhere, Hears every word…Every time I hear a newborn baby cry, Or touch a leaf, Or see the sky, Then I know why, I believe! 译文：我相信,每个雨滴飘落 ；就有一朵花儿生长……我相信,即使最漆黑的夜晚；也会有蜡烛发出明亮的光……我相信,每个迷途的人；都会有人给他指路我相信,我相信……我相信,即使暴风雨在狂怒咆哮最微弱的祈祷也会被听到……我相信,有人在某个伟大的地方听到了每一个字……每当听到新生儿的哭声或触摸一片叶子 或凝望天空我就知道为何会这样,我相信!5.. 让“宽恕的风”把仇恨抹去两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠,旅途中二人突然吵了起来,其中一个掴了对方一记耳光.被打的人感到自己受了伤害,但什么也没有说,只是在沙地上写下了这样一句话：“今天我最好的朋友掴了我耳光.他们继续前行,看见到处绿洲,他们正打算在那里洗澡时,刚才被打的人不小心陷入了泥潭,开始深陷,他的朋友救了他.等他从几近淹死的边缘苏醒过来后,他在石头上刻下：“今天我最好的朋友救了我的命.”他的朋友问：“为什么我伤你之后,你在沙子上写字,现在却把字刻在石头上?” 他回答道：“当有人伤害了我们,我们应该把它写进沙里,宽恕的风会把仇恨抹去.而当有人为我们做了好事,我们应当把它刻在石头上,没有风可以将它抹去.” The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert（dez?t）. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped felt hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face." They kept on walking until they found an oasis（?u'eisis）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life." The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?" The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."