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
