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jane019 发表于 2012-8-31 21:58

【每日英语故事9月1日】——看不见的微笑

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[p=30, 2, center][b]An invisible smile[/b][/p]

　　Mr. Dawson was an old [url=http://dict.cn/grouch][color=#0000ff]grouch[/color][/url], and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious apple, even off the ground, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his ball bullet gun.
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　　One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to walk by Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house, but as they got close Janet saw him sitting on his front [/color][url=http://dict.cn/porch][color=#0000ff]porch[/color][/url][color=#2b3714] and suggested they cross over to the other side of the street. Like most of the children, she was scared of the old man because of the stories she’d heard about him. [/color]

[color=#2b3714]　　Amy said not to worry, Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone. Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual [/color][url=http://dict.cn/frown][color=#0000ff]frown[/color][/url][color=#2b3714], but when he saw it was Amy, a broad smile changed his entire face as he said, “Hello Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little friend with you today.”[/color]

[color=#2b3714]　　Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and offered them each a fresh picked apple off his tree. They gladly accepted. Dawson had the best apples in town.[/color][/color][color=#006600][color=#2b3714][/color]

[color=#2b3714]　　When they got out of Dawson?on [/color][url=http://dict.cn/earshot][color=#0000ff]earshot[/color][/url][color=#2b3714], Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. How come was he so nice to us?”[/color]
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　　Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house he wasn’t very friendly and she was afraid of him, but she pretended he was wearing an [/color][url=http://dict.cn/invisible][color=#0000ff]invisible[/color][/url][color=#2b3714] smile and so she always smiled back at him. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back at her.[/color]
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　　After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started talking to her. Just a“hello”at first, then more. She said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kind. 　[/color]
        
[color=#2b3714]　　“An invisible smile?”questioned Janet.[/color]
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　　“Yes,”answered Amy, “my grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn’t afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, that sooner or later he would really smile. Grandma says smiles are contagious.”[/color][color=#2b3714][/color]

[color=#2b3714]　　If we remember what Amy’s grandma said, that everyone wears an invisible smile, we too will find that most people can’t resist our smile after a while.[/color]

　　We’re always on the go trying to accomplish so much, aren’s we? Getting groceries, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn - there’s always something. It’s so easy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how simple it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile away takes so little effort and time, let’s make sure that we’ve not the one that others have to pretend is wearing an invisible smile.

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xiaopengyou 发表于 2012-9-1 16:56

i love this story
God is equal to everyone!good person will be rewarded.

jane019 发表于 2012-9-1 23:03

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    I am glad you like it.

newrivb 发表于 2012-9-3 22:15

good

ruiruimama 发表于 2012-9-3 22:32

well

蓝单子 发表于 2012-9-4 15:09

smiles are contagious!:D

shenjunqun 发表于 2012-9-4 21:13

smiles are contagious

英冥 发表于 2012-9-4 22:17

a good story. l like

丘小丸 发表于 2012-9-17 10:08

smiles are contagious

Easton 发表于 2012-9-18 09:16

A smile is the beginning of communication

goldkevin 发表于 2012-9-18 10:13

smiles are contagious， everyone wears a invisible smile

ji7411 发表于 2012-9-18 14:21

what

xawen 发表于 2012-9-25 16:02

smile is the key.

ji7411 发表于 2012-10-16 14:59

mark

chenxihe 发表于 2012-10-23 09:23

Smile is a good way to communication!

anxuepeng 发表于 2012-10-23 17:39

such a beautiful  story

zyhlq_2012 发表于 2012-10-29 13:35

Nobody refused Smile

yueyunda 发表于 2012-10-29 23:33

good

扶来永吉 发表于 2012-11-2 20:19

smile

sunnyzhou 发表于 2012-11-3 09:31

smiles are  contagious, everyone wares a invisible smile

sunnyzhou 发表于 2012-11-3 10:04

Afrer reading this story, I'm aware that will keep smile and friendly face all people in the future.

We should make sure that someone will smile back to you,too

jonyisking 发表于 2012-11-7 11:54

i like it。 hahahaha

icefire 发表于 2012-11-11 23:40

nice story

lulu2012time 发表于 2013-1-25 16:06

Smile are contagious!

chenzhiyun008 发表于 2013-1-31 11:57

A good story!

loveblack 发表于 2013-2-5 18:40

I like it

loveblack 发表于 2013-2-8 16:54

l have been refected now.

jiy511 发表于 2013-2-21 00:53

good

feihu_eng 发表于 2013-3-28 17:39

smile are contagious:hug:

苏夏 发表于 2013-3-29 14:09

how  you  treat the world reflects the inner world yourself!

chuanlin 发表于 2013-4-10 13:25

:)

aialoha 发表于 2013-4-11 16:32

pretty good!

yhq82523 发表于 2013-4-11 20:20

everyone wares a invisible smile

huanyinglss 发表于 2013-5-4 10:50

So good.Smile  is contagious,if we give our smile at first we can recieve more smiles and friendships from others.Because  most people can’t resist our smile after a while.

frederickw 发表于 2013-5-6 21:39

i love it so much.

zhang1787yan 发表于 2013-5-21 12:57

I LOVE  THIS  STORY      VERY   GOOD

xiaoxianaibibi 发表于 2013-5-21 19:11

good

AmyDM 发表于 2013-5-21 20:48

Grouch who is  wearing  an invisible smile can not resist a real smile.

life燕妮 发表于 2013-8-7 14:52

i  heard the word said like this:smile is the best card stand for a people.

拍手笑沙鸥 发表于 2013-8-11 19:37

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