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1、TheCakeCindyglancednervouslyattheclockonthekitchenwall.Fiveminutesbeforemidnight.“Theyshouldbehomeanytimenow,”shethoughtassheputthefinishingtouchesonthechocolatecakeshewasfrosting.Itwasthefirsttimeinher12yearsshehadtriedtomakeacakefromscratch,andtobehonest,itwasntexactlyanaesthetictriumph.Thecakewas

2、well,lumpy.Andthefrostingwasbitter,asifshehadrunoutofsugarorsomething,which,ofcourse,shehad.Andthentherewasthewaythekitchenlooked.Imagineahugeblenderfilledwithallthefixingsforchocolatecake-includingtherequisitebowls,pansandutensils.theidea?ButCindywasntthinkingaboutthemess.Shehadcreatedsomething,ave

3、ritablephoenixofflourandsugarrisingoutofthekitchenclutter.Shewasanxiousforherparentstoreturnhomefromtheirdatesoshecouldpresentheranniversarygifttothem.Sheturnedoffthekitchenlightsandwaitedexcitedlyinthedarkness.Whenatlastshesawtheflashofthecarheadlights,shepositionedherselfinthekitchendoorway.Bythet

4、imesheheardthekeyslidingintothefrontdoor,shewasTHISCLOSEtoexpolding.Herparentstriedtoslipinquietly,butCindywouldhavenoneofthat.Sheflippedonthelightsdramaticallyandtrumpeted:”Ta-daaa!”shegesturedgrandlytowardthekitchentable,whereaslightlyoff-balancetwo-layerchocolatecakeawaitedtheirinspection.Butherm

5、otherseyesnevermadeitallthewaytothetable.“Justlookatthismess!”shemoaned.“HowmanytimeshaveItalkedtoyouaboutcleaningupafteryourself?”“ButMom,Iwasonly”“Ishouldmakeyoucleanthisuprightnow,butImtootiredtostayupwithyoutomakesureyougetitdoneright,”hermothersaid.“Soyoulldoitfirstthinginthemorning.”“Honey,”Ci

6、ndysfatherinterjectedgently,“takealookatthetable.”“Iknow-itsamess,”hiswifesaidcoldly,“Thewholekitchenisadisaster,Icantstandtolookatit.”Shestormedupthestairsandintoherroom,slammingthedoorshutbehindher.ForafewmomentsCindyandherfatherstoodsilently,neitheroneknowingwhattosay.Atlastshelookedupathim,herey

7、esmoistandred,“Sheneversawthecake,”shesaid.Unfortunately,CindysmotherisnttheonlyparentwhosuffersfromSituationalTimbercularGlaucomatheoccasionalinabilitytoseetheforestforthetrees.Fromtimetotimeweallallowourselvestobeblindedtoissuesoflong-termsignificancebystuffthatseemsawfullyimportantrightnow,butisn

8、t.Muddyshoes,lostlunchmoneyandmessykitchensarstroublesome,andtheydeservetheirplaceamonglifesfrustrations.Butwhatslittlemudevenonnewcarpet-comparedtochildsself-esteem?Isalostdollarmorevaluablethanayoungstersemergingdignity?Andwhilekitchensantationisimportant,isitworththesacrificeoftenderfeelingsandre

9、lationships?Imnotsayingthatourchildrendontneedtolearnresponsibility,ortooccasionallysufferthepainfulconsequencesoftheirownbadchoices.Thoselessonarevital,andneedtobecarefullytaught.Butasparents,wemustneverforgetthatwerenotjustteachinglessons-wereteachingchildren.Thatmeanstherearetimeswhenwereallyneed

10、toseethemessinthekitchen,andtimeswhenweonlyneedtoseethecake.译文：蛋糕辛迪紧张地瞥了一眼厨房墙上的钟表。还差5分钟就是子夜了。“他们此刻应当快回家了”，她内心一边想着，一边把做好的装点物放在她覆上糖霜的巧克力蛋糕上。这是她12年来第一次试试自己从零开始着手做蛋糕，并且坦诚的说，从美学看法看，蛋糕做得其实不十分红功。这蛋糕有点，粗笨的，并且覆的糖霜味有点苦，仿佛她的糖都用光了，的确，她已经用光了。当时厨房看起来是这样的。想像一下一个填满了各样巧克力蛋糕配料的巨大的食品搅拌器包含必备的碗，盘子，和其余器皿。此刻再想像一下，这个食品搅拌器启

11、动了，高速运行着，还没有盖盖子。你弄理解了吗？可是辛迪并无考虑这类凌乱的情况。她创建出了什么东西，一只由面粉和糖制成的货真价实凤凰从厨房里一堆凌乱的东西中高耸出来。她忧虑不安地等候她父亲母亲约会回来，而后她就能够把这个周年龄念日的礼品送给父亲母亲。她关掉了厨房的灯，而后在黑暗中激动地等候着。终于，她看到汽车头灯在闪，她站到了厨房门口。当听到钥匙插进门锁的声音时，她的心几乎要蹦出来了！她的父亲母亲试图静静地进来，可是辛迪可不想这样。她按下灯开关，吹响小喇叭：“哒哒哒！”她朝厨房桌子骄傲地做了一个手势，桌子上摆着一个略微不太均衡的二层巧克力蛋糕，它在待候着父亲母亲的检查。可是她妈妈的眼睛根本没往桌

12、子上看。“看你弄得这一团糟！”妈妈诉苦说。“我跟你说过多少次了要自己打扫洁净！”“可是，妈妈，我不过”“我本应当要你此刻就把这里清理洁净，可是我很累了，不可以和你熬夜来保证你把它弄好，”妈妈说，“因此你明日一早第一件事就是打扫这里。”“亲爱的，”辛迪的爸爸平和地插了句话，“看一下桌子上。”“我知道一团乱，”他老婆冷冷地说道。“整个厨房就像是一场灾害。我不可以忍耐看到这样。”她气呼呼地走上楼，而后进了她的房间，砰的一声关上了门。辛迪和她爸爸静静地站了几分钟，他俩谁也不知道该说什么。最后，她仰头看了看爸爸，她双眼微湿还有点红。“她一眼也没看看这蛋糕，”辛迪说。不幸的是，其实不是只有辛迪的妈妈患有情境结核性青光眼即有时会只见树木不见丛林。因为那些目前貌似极其重要但并不是重要的事情，我们有时会对拥有长久意义的事情置若罔闻。弄脏的鞋子，丢了的午餐钱，纷乱的厨房，这些都是令人烦忧的，它们也的确在人生中令人丧气的事情中据有一席之地。可是一个小泥点即便是沾到了新地毯上那和孩子的自尊心对比又算得了什么呢？