精彩英语故事06

PAGE精彩英语故事06白蛇饮雄黄现原形的故事ThereisaveryfamoustraditionalChinesestorythathasacloseconnectiontotheDragonBoatFestival.OnceuponatimeonE-Meimountaintherelivedtwosnakespirits,WhiteSnakeandGreenSnake.Thesesnakes,beingmagical,turnedthemselvesintobeautifulmaidensandsetoffonajourneytotheWestLakeofHangZhou.另一个与端午节息息相关的中国传统故事是“白蛇传”。从前，在峨眉山上有两只蛇精，白蛇与青蛇。这两只蛇精运用法力将自己变成美丽的女子，并到杭州西湖游玩。WhentheyarrivedatWestLaketheymetamannamedXuXian.WhiteSnakequicklyfellinlovewithXuXianandtheyweresoonmarried.ABuddhistmonk,namedFaHai,warnedXuXianofhiswife'sdeceptiveappearanceandsuggestedtohimaplan.当她们在西湖游玩时，遇到一位名叫许仙的男子，白蛇与许仙很快的相恋并且随即结婚。当时一位名叫法海的和尚，曾经警告许仙注意他妻子惑人的外表，并建议他一个揭开真相的计划。OnthedayoftheDragonBoatFestivalWhiteSnakewishedtostayhomesoastoavoidtheAyTsao,usedforprotectionfromspirits,hangingonthedoorsofpeople'shouses.Herhusbandprepared,accordingtoFaHai'sinstruction,somerealgarwine,asthiswasatraditionduringtheDragonboatfestival.WhiteSnake,thinkinghermagicwouldprotectherfromtheeffectsoftherealgarwineacceptedacup.Aftershedrankthewineshebecameveryillandwasbarelyabletogettoherbed.Whenherhusbandcametoherside,hefoundnothiswifebutahugewhitesnake.SogreatwasXuXian'sshockthathefelltothefloordead.端午节当天，白蛇待在家里以避开人们挂在门上驱邪的艾草，而许仙则依照法海的建议准备了大家在端午节时都会喝的雄黄酒。白蛇自认魔力可以抵挡雄黄酒对她的影响，因此喝了一杯。但是在她喝下那杯酒之後，她却变得精疲力竭，几乎走不到床上。当许仙回到白蛇身边，看到的不是自己美丽的妻子，而是一只巨大的白蛇，许仙震惊不已，从楼梯上摔死了。Afterrecoveringfromtherealgarwineandregainingherhumanform,WhiteSnakewasgrief-strickentofindherhusbanddead.Shesetoffonajourneytoobtainapotentmedicinalherb,whichcouldreviveherhusband.Afterreturningandrevivingherhusbandwiththemedicine,sheexplainedtoXuXianthatthewhitesnakehesawwasactuallyadragonandthatthisvisionwasindeedaverygoodomen.XuXian'sfearswereputtorestforthemomentbyhiswife'sfancifulstory.当白蛇恢复精力及人形时，她才发现自己丈夫已经身亡，因此白蛇外出寻找能使许仙起死回生的强效药草。许仙在服用药草，并起死回生之後，白蛇告诉许仙他看到的那条白蛇，其实是一只代表吉相的龙。而在那时，许仙也在白蛇引人入胜的故事中将恐惧抛诸脑后。丁香花开OfLilacsandSpringtimeThispastAprilwhilevisitingmyparentsonthefarmI'dgrownupon,Iwanderedoutsidetodrinkinthefeelof"home",acomfortIreallyneededrightthen.IwasusedtosunnySouthernCalifornianmorningandthebriskearly-morningIowanairnippedatmynose,earsandbarehands.Withmyfather'sfleece-linedjacketwrappedaroundme,andmyhandssnuggleddeepinitswell-wornpocketImeanderedaroundthespacioushomesteadwhentheunexpectedsweetscentoflilacssuddenlycalledtome.Turningtowardthebountifulhedgeoflilacsinthedistance,Ispottedwhatlookedlikeblooms.Ihurriedover.Thelavenderlilacswereindeedingloriousbloom!Ipulledaplentifulclumptomyfaceandinhaledtheintoxicatingscent,asIhaddoneeveryspringtimethroughoutmychildhood.AwarmdelightseepedthroughmychilledboneandIsmiledatthethoughtthatspringhadarrived!Strollingbacktothehouse,thepromiseofspringtime—warmth,renewalandbeauty—journeyedrightalongwithme.Myfathersatatthekitchentable,poringoverthemorningmarketreports."It'sspring!Thelilacsareinbloom!"Ijoyouslyannounced."Lilacsinbloomornot,itisn'tspringuntilwinterisgone,"hecontradicted."We'llgetabitofcoldweatheryet.刚刚过去的那个四月，我回到我在那长大的农场探望我的父母。我在屋外漫步，沉浸在“家”的舒适感觉中——当时我真的很需要家的慰藉。我习惯了加利福尼亚州南部那阳光明媚的早晨，艾奥瓦州清晨凛冽的空气使我的鼻子、耳朵和没戴手套的双手感到一阵阵冰冷的刺痛。我穿着父亲的一件羊毛衬里的夹克，把它裹得紧紧的，然后把手深深插进它那残破的口袋里，漫步在广袤的农场上。这时，一阵紫丁花香意外地扑鼻而来。我转过头去，看到远处围栏边一丛丛茂密的紫丁香似乎在怒放。我赶紧跑了过去。淡紫色的丁香花的确在灿烂地怒放着！我拉过一大束，凑到面前，尽情地闻着那令人陶醉的花香——童年的时候，每年春天，我都会这样闻闻紫丁香。一股温暖的喜悦沁润了我冰冷的身骨。想到春天已经来了，我不禁微笑起来。我漫步回家，一路上，春天的征兆——温暖、万物复苏和美丽一直萦绕在我心头。父亲正坐在厨房的餐桌前，出神地看着早晨股市播报。“春天来了！紫丁香花盛开了！”我欢欣雀跃地宣布。“不管紫丁香开不开花，只有冬天过去了，才是春天，”父亲反驳说，“寒冷的天气还要持续一段时间呢。”Butmyheartrefusedtolettheoptimismthatthelilacshadbroughttomefade.Immediately,Irecalledthecardmymotherhadsentmejustthatpastweek—onethathadsubconsciouslyinspiredthistriphome.MymotherknewthatIwasfeelingdown.Onthecoverofthecardshesentmewasaphotoofasinglefloweremergingfromadesolatebarrenslopeofrock.Theexquisiteflowerwilleditselftohavelife,inspiteoftheconditionsaroundit.Insidewerethewords"Inthemidstofwinter,Ifoundwithinmeaneternalspring,"followedbymymother'swords:"Springhasalwaysbeenyourfavoritetimeofyear.Asalwaysit'swithin."Thesearewordsthatmymother,evertheoptimist,livesby.Eveninthemidstofwinter,shefindsspring."It'spouringrain!"Dadoncesaid."Everythingsmellssofreshafterarain!"Momresponded."ButI'dwantedtogettheyardsmowedtoday,"hereplied,obviouslydisappointed."Weneedtherain,"shecountered."Noweverythingwillbegreener.""Buttheforecastisrainfortheentireday,"Dadmoaned."Thenweshouldgotothemoviesthisafternoon,"Momsmiled."It'ssoexpensive,"heretorted."That'spreciselywhyweshouldgotothematinee,"shecountered."Threeofthekidscangetinfree,andit'sonlyhalf-pricefortherestofus."但我内心深处不愿意让紫丁香刚刚带给我的期待消失。我随即想起上一个星期母亲送给我的一张卡片——正是那张卡片促使我潜意识地作了回家的决定。母亲知道我那时心情不好。她送给我的那张卡片的正面是一张照片，照片上是一朵花，它从一块岩石的荒芜贫瘠的斜面上生长出来。尽管周围的环境十分恶劣，这朵娇嫩的小花却顽强地绽放着生命。卡片里面有一些文字：“在隆冬里，我在内心找到了永恒的春天。”紧接着还有一句母亲写给我的话：“一直以来，春天都是你最喜爱的季节。春天一直都在你心里。”这就是我那永远乐观的母亲的人生信念。即使是在隆冬，她也能找到春天。“下大雨了！”有一次父亲说。“雨后的一切闻起来是那么的清新！”母亲回答说。“可我本来想今天割院子里的草的，”父亲带着很失望的语气说。“我们需要这场雨，”母亲反驳说，“大雨过后一切会变得更青翠。”“但天气预报说，这场雨会下一整天，”父亲抱怨道。“那我们今天下午应该去看电影，”母亲笑着说。“票价太贵了，”父亲反驳道。“那恰恰是我们应该去看下午场的原因，”她回答说，“三个孩子可以免票进场，我们其他人只要半票。”RecallingthisRockwellsceneofaSundayafternoonwhenIwastwelve,I'mremindedthatformymothertorrentialrainsproducedarainbow,andtherewasalwaysapotofgoldattheendofit.Ilovehersenseofjoyandoptimism.Andherever-readywillingnesstoshareit.ThroughoutmychildhoodandoverthecourseofmyadultyearwhenImetwithsuccessmymotherpresentedmewithabouquetoflilacs.Andonthedayswhenthelemonsweresobittertheysimplycouldn'tbemadeintolemonade,nomatterhowmuchsugarwasadded,likethedayagoodfriendpassedaway;likethedaywhenalong-standingloverelationshipended…lilacsarrivedfrommymotherwithanoteofunderstandingtomatchtheirbeautyandsweetfragrance."Springhasalwaysbeenyourfavoritetimeofyear,"shealwaysreminded."Asalwaysit'swithin."Evenso,itwasthelilacsmadeherwordsringtrue.WiththesightandfragranceofthatAprilmorning'scametherealizationofwhyatriphomewasnecessary.Ineededtoassuagemysadnessmyfeelingsoflonelinessandmelancholy.Iwaspining.Mydeardaughter,nowanadult,hadmovedintoaplaceofherown.Shenowlivesmanystatesandmanymilesaway.Whilehappyforher,Imournthelossofhernearness…Thatmorning,thesightofthelilacsbroughtmymother'swordsbacktolife.Theyremindedmethatinthemidstofaninternalwinter,awinterthatiswithin,Imustrecallthebeautyofspringtimeandthescentofthelilacs.SoIwillnotseeherashavinggoneaway,butratherastakingpartinnewandwondrousexperiencesinaworldthathasasmanyspringtimesaswinters."Dad,thelilacsareinbloom.It'sspring!"Iassuredmyfatherthatday."Hmm,"hesaid,glancingatme,hisexpressionskeptical.Notingmyfrown,hisfeaturessoftened."Ofcourseit'spossiblethatspringhasarrived,"heplacated,smiling."Afterall,likeyousaid,thelilacsareinbloom."Oh,fortheever-renewingbeautyofspringtime!Andthesweetandirrepressiblescentofthelilacstoremindusthatspringisfoundwithin.回忆着我12岁那年这个带有洛克威尔画风的周日下午的场景，我想到，对母亲而言，倾盆大雨过后会出现一道彩虹；无论发生什么事，最后都会收获良多。我爱她那积极乐观的心态，爱她总是乐意与他人分享这种乐观心态的品质。在我的童年时期以及我长大以后的日子里，每当我取得成功时，母亲都会给我送上一束紫丁香。而有的时候，比如好友去世，又如长久的爱情告终时，生命会像苦涩的柠檬，无论加多少糖，也调制不成一杯可口的柠檬水……这时，母亲同样会给我送来紫丁香，同时还附上一张与紫丁香的美丽和芬芳相匹配的纸条，上面写满了对我的理解。“春天一直是你最喜爱的季节，”她总是提醒我，“春天一直在你心里。”尽管如此，还是紫丁香让我感到母亲的话是真的。那个四月的早晨盛开的紫丁香和它那扑鼻的芬芳让我意识到，这次回家是必要的。我需要缓解悲伤、缓解我的孤独和忧郁。我在苦苦思念——我亲爱的女儿已经长大成人，搬出去自己住了。她现在住的地方与我相隔千里。我为她感到高兴的同时，也因为她不再在我身边而伤感。那天早晨，看到灿烂盛开着的紫丁香让我又想起了母亲的话。它们提醒我，即便内心处于漫漫寒冬，我也要记起春天的美丽和紫丁香的芬芳。所以，我不再觉得女儿是离我远去——她是步入了一个全新的、即将迎来更多精彩的世界。在那个世界，春天和寒冬一样多。“爸爸，紫丁香开了！春天来了！”那天我很肯定地对父亲说。“嗯，”他应答着，瞥了我一眼，一副怀疑的表情。看到我皱眉，他的表情柔和起来。“当然，有可能春天已经来了，”他微笑着安慰我说，“毕竟，就像你所说的，紫丁香已经盛开了。”啊，让我们为春天那年年回归的美丽欢呼吧！紫丁香那沁人心脾的芳香告诉我们，春天就在我们心里。永远不会褪色的友谊IgrewupinJamaicaPlain,anurbancommunitylocatedontheoutskirtsofBoston,Massachusetts.Inthe1940'sitwasawholesome,quaintlittlecommunity.ItwasmyhomeandIloveditthere;backthenIthoughtIwouldneverleave.Mybestf我在牙买加平原长大,那是美国马萨诸塞州波士顿市郊的一个城镇。在20世纪40年代,那是个生气勃勃而又老式别致的小社区。那是我的家乡,我热爱的地方。那时,我以为自己永远不会离开。我最好的朋友罗斯和我常常一起梦想着有一天各自拥有自己的家庭。我们什么都计划好了,还想着以后要挨着住,做邻居。Ourdreamremainedalivethroughgradeschool,highschool,andevenbeyond.RosewasmymaidofhonorwhenIgotmarriedin1953totheloveofmylife,Dick.Eventhenshejokedthatshewasjustoneperfectguyshortofbeingmarried,thusbringingusclosertoourdream.Meanwhile,DickaspiredtobeanofficerintheMarinesandIfullysupportedhisambitions.IrealizedthathemightbestationedfarawayfromJamaicaPlain,butItoldhimIwouldrelocateandadjust.Theideaofexperiencingnewplacestogetherseemedsomewhatromantictome.我们的这一梦想历经小学、中学,甚至之后的岁月,从未变更。1953年当我嫁给我一生的挚爱——迪克时,罗斯是我的伴娘。那时,她甚至开玩笑说,她就差结婚了,要不就完美了——这样就可以离我们的梦想更近了。就在那时,迪克决心成为一名海军陆战队军官,而我则全力支持他的雄心壮志。我意识到,他可能会在牙买加平原以外很远的地方驻扎,不过我告诉他我可以重新安家并适应下来。和他一起体验新天地的生活,这想法对我来说有些浪漫。So,in1955DickwasstationedinAlaskaandwerelocated.Rosewassadtoseemeleave,butwishedmethebestofluck.RoseandIremainedintouchforafewyearsviaperiodicphonecallbutafterawhilewelosttrackofoneanother.Backinthe1950'sitwasalotmoredifficulttostayintouchwithsomeoneoveralongdistance,especiallyifyouwererelocatingeveryfewyears.Therewerenoemailaddressesortransferablephonenumberanddirectorylookupservicesweremediocreatbest.于是,1955年迪克被安排驻扎在阿拉斯加时,我们搬家了。罗斯对我的离开感到很难过,但仍祝我好运。接下来的几年里,我们通过定期打电话来保持联络,但不久我们便失去了彼此的音讯。20世纪50年代那会,要想和远方的人保持联络并不太容易,特别是当你每隔几年就要搬家时。那时还没有电子邮箱或者搬家不换号的服务,姓名地址查询服务也不甚完善。Ithoughtofherseveraltimesovertheyears.Onceinthemid1960'swhenIwasvisitingtheGreaterBostonareaItriedtodetermineherwhereaboutbutmysearchturnedupempty-handed.JamaicaPlainhadchangeddrasticallyinthe10yearsIwasgone.Aprettyobviousshiftinincomedemographicswasaffectingmyoldneighborhood.Myfamilyhadmovedoutofthearea,asdidmanyofthepeopleIusedtoknow.Rosewasnowheretobefound.这些年来,我有好几次想起了她。20世纪60年代中期,有一次在我去大波士顿区时,我尝试追寻她的下落,但却搜寻未果。在我离开后的10年里,牙买加平原发生了巨变。外来人口的大量迁入影响了我的旧社区。我家早已搬离了那个地区,从前认识的邻居中有很多也搬走了。罗斯则杳无音讯,无迹可寻。52yearspassedandweneverspoke.I'vesinceraisedafamilyoffive,allofwhomnowhavefamiliesoftheirown,andDickpassedawayafewyearsago.Basically,alifetimehaspassed.NowhereIamatthedoorsteptomy80thbirthdayandIreceivearandomphonecallonanidleWednesdayafternoon."Hello?"Isaid."HiNatalie,it'sRose,"thevoiceontheotherendreplied."It'sbeensolong.Idon'tknowifyourememberme,butweusedtobebestfriendsinJamaicaPlainwhenwewerekid"shesaid.52年过去了,我们再未说过话。后来,我有了一个五口之家,现在孩子们也全都有了自己的家庭,而迪克也在几年前去世了。基本上,我的一生就这么过去了。如今,在我即将迈入八十大寿之际,一个空闲的周三下午我接到了一个陌生来电。“喂?”我打招呼道。“嗨,纳塔利,我是罗斯。”电话那头的声音回应道。“已经过了这么久了。我不知道你还记不记得我,过去还是小孩子的时候,在牙买加平原,我们是最好的朋友。”她说道。Wehaven'tseeneachotheryet,butwehavespentcountlesshoursonthephone14)catchingupon52yearsofourlives.Theinterestingthingisthatevenafter52yearsofseparationourpersonalitiesandinterestsarestillextremelysimilar.Webothshareapassionforseveralhobbiesthatweeachpickedupindependentlyseveralyearsafterwelosttouchwithoneanother.Italmostfeelslikewearepickinguprightwhereweleftoff,whichisreallystrangeconsideringthecircumstances.我们到现在也还没再见过面,但我们花了很长的时间在电话里互诉了这52年里我们各自的生活。有意思的是,即使是分别了52年,我们的个性和兴趣仍然极其相似。我们都钟情于某些爱好,而那是在我们失去联络几年后各自养成的。这感觉简直就像我们才刚刚分别就又重聚了一样,考虑到现实情况,这确实让人感到有些奇怪。Herhusbandpassedawayafewyearsagoaswell,butshemailedmeseveralphotographsofherfamilythatweretakenovertheyears.It'ssocrazy,justlookingatthephotosandlisteningtoherdescribeherfamilyremindsmeofmyown;areasonablylarge,healthyfamily.Partofmefeelslikeweledfairlysimilarlives.她的丈夫也在几年前去世了,但她寄了几张那些年里拍的家庭合影给我。令人兴奋不已的是,仅仅是看着这些照片,听她描述着她的家庭就让我想起了我自己的家庭;一个相当健康的大家庭。内心深处,我感到我们有着极其相似的人生。Idon'tthinkthenumeroussimilaritiesbetweenourtwolivesareacoincidenceeither.Ithinkitshowsthatwedidn'tjustcalleachotherbestfriendwetrulywerebestfriendandevennowwecanbebestfriendsagain.Realfriendshavetwothingsincommon:acompatiblepersonalityandastrong-willedcharacter.Thecompatiblepersonalityiswhatinitiatestheconnectionbetweentwopeopleandastrong-willedcharacteratbothendsiswhatmaintainstheconnection.Ifthosetwoingredientsarepresentinafriendship,thefriendshipisforreal,andcanthussustainthetestsoftimeandprolongedabsencewithoutfaltering.我们两个人的生命中有如此多的相似之处,我并不认为这仅仅是巧合。我认为这表示,我们视彼此为最好的朋友,不只是嘴上说的,而是真真切切地曾经为彼此最好的朋友,即使到了现在,我们还是可以成为最好的朋友。真正的朋友有两个共同点:相容的个性和坚强的品格。相容的个性是最初连接两人的纽带,而这一纽带的维系则有赖于双方所拥有的坚强品格。如果一段友谊里有着这两者的存在,那么这段友谊就是真的,这样一来,它就能经受住时间和长久分离的考验而毫不“褪色”。理想每个人都有,成功每个人都要Ihaveheardthestoryofsuchareligion.曾经听过这么一个宗教故事。Onceuponatime,thereisaHealthandleprosypatients,thediseasenearly40years,hasbeenlyingontheroadside,hesaid,referringtosuchpeopletohavethemagicofthepooledge.Buthelaytherenearly40years.Stillnottothepoolhalfgoal.从前，有个生麻疯病的病人，病了近40年，一直躺在路旁，等人把他指到有神奇力量的水池边。但是他躺在那儿近40年。仍然没有往水池目标迈进半步。Oneday,Godmethimandasked:"Sir,youhavetonotbehealing,theliftingofthedisease?"有一天，天神碰见了他，问道：“先生，你要不要被医治，解除病魔？”Leprosypatientsthatsaid:"Ofcourse!Sinisterbutgoodpeople,theyareafternothingbutthemselves,willnothelpme."那麻疯病人说：“当然要！可是人心好险恶，他们只顾自己，绝不会帮我。”HearingGod,again,hesaid:"Wouldyouliketobethetreatment?"天神听后，再问他说：“你要不要被医治？”"Weshould,ofcourse,toyou!Butwaitingformetoclimboverthepast,thewaterdriedup."“要，当然要啦！但是等我爬过去时，水都干涸。”Godlistenedtotheleprosypatients,thenafteralittleangry,askhimonce:"Youshouldnotbehealingintheend?"天神听了那麻疯病人的话后，有点生气，再问他一次：“你到底要不要被医治?”Hesaid:"To!"他说：“要！”Godreplied:"Well,younowstandupontheirsidetocometothepool,donotalwaysfindsomereasoncannotbecompletedfortheirowndefense."天神回答说：“好，那你现在就站起来自己走到那水池边去，不要老是找一些不能完成的理由为自己辩解。”Uponhearingthis,andthatleprosypatientsaredeeplyashamedandimmediatelystoodupandwenttothewateredge,containingtheheartofGodwithhishandsafewwatertodrink.Twinklingofaneye,hisstrugglefornearly40yearsofleprosyevenbetter!听后，那麻疯病人深感羞愧，立即站起身来，走向池水边去，用手心盛着神水喝了几口。刹那间，他那纠缠了近40年的麻疯病竟然好了！Revelation:启示：Everyonehasanideal,thesuccessofeveryone.However,ifyouhavenotyetreachedtheideal,thesuccessoffar-fetched,youhaveaskedthemselves:Ipayfortheirownidealsandhowmucheffort?Iwasnotalwaysfindanexcuseforalotoffailurefortheirownsophistry?Infact,Weshouldnotmakeexcusesforfailure,weshouldfindamethodforsuccess.Aslongastheeffortstodevelopment,thefatewillalwaysfollowyou.理想每个人都有，成功每个人都要。但如果今天您的理想尚未达到，成功遥不可及，您是否曾经问过自己：我为自己的理想付出了多少努力？我是不是经常找一大堆借口来为自己的失败而狡辩？其实，我们不要为失败找借口，应该为成功找方法。只要努力去开发，命运将永远跟着你。请不要忘记那看不见的微笑Mr.Dawsonwasanoldgrouch,andeveryoneintownknewit.Kidsknewnottogointohisyardtopickadeliciousapple,evenofftheground,becauseoldDawson,theysaid,wouldcomeafteryouwithhisballbulletgun.道森先生是个坏脾气的老头子，镇上的每个人都知道这个。小孩们知道不能到他的院子里摘美味的苹果，甚至掉在地上的也不能捡，因为据他们说，老道森会端着他的弹丸猎枪跟在你后面追。OneFriday,12-year-oldJanetwasgoingtostayallnightwithherfriendAmy.TheyhadtowalkbyDawson'shouseonthewaytoAmy'shouse,butastheygotcloseJanetsawhimsittingonhisfrontporchandsuggestedtheycrossovertotheothersideofthestreet.Likemostofthechildren,shewasscaredoftheoldmanbecauseofthestoriesshe'dheardabouthim.一个周五，12岁的珍妮特要陪她的朋友艾米过夜。她们去艾米家的途中得路过道森先生的房子。当她们离道森家越来越近时，珍妮特看见道森先生坐在前廊，于是她建议她们过马路从街的另一边走。跟大多数孩子一样，珍妮特听过他的故事，对他很是害怕。Amysaidnottoworry,Mr.Dawsonwouldn'thurtanyone.Still,Janetwasgrowingmorenervouswitheachstepclosertotheoldman'shouse.Whentheygotcloseenough,Dawsonlookedupwithhisusualfrown,butwhenhesawitwasAmy,abroadsmilechangedhisentirefaceashesaid,"HelloMissAmy.Iseeyou'vegotalittlefriendwithyoutoday."艾米说别担心，道森先生不会伤害任何人。但每向前走一步，离老人的房子越近，珍妮特就越紧张。当她们走到房子那儿，道森抬起了头，一如既往地皱着他的眉头。但当他看到是艾米，一个灿烂的笑容让他整个表情都变了，他说：“你好，艾米小姐，我看见今天有位小朋友陪你。”AmysmiledbackandtoldhimJanetwasstayingovernightandtheyweregoingtolistentomusicandplaygames.Dawsontoldthemthatsoundedfun,andofferedthemeachafreshpickedappleoffhistree.Theygladlyaccepted.Dawsonhadthebestapplesintown.艾米也对他微笑，告诉他珍妮特会陪她过夜，她们要一起听音乐玩游戏。道森告诉她们这听上去很有趣，给她们每人一个从他的树上刚摘下来的苹果。她们很高兴地接受了