英語背誦80篇 11 The Hand
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The Hand
A Thanksgiving Day editorial in the newspaper told of a school teacher who asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these children from poor neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for. But she knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables with food. The teacher was taken aback with the picture Douglas handed in...a simple childishly drawn hand.
But whose hand? The class was captivated by the abstract image. "I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food," said one child. "A farmer," said another, "because he grows the turkeys." Finally when the others were at work, the teacher bent over Douglas' desk and asked whose hand it was. "It's your hand, Teacher," he mumbled.
She recalled that frequently at recess she had taken Douglas, a scrubby forlorn child, by the hand. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this was everyone's Thanksgiving, not for the material things given to us but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.
From Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul
老師的手
感恩節(jié)那天，報(bào)紙刊登了一則故事：有位小學(xué)一年級(jí)的老師叫班上小朋友畫出他們感恩的東西。這些小孩多半來自貧苦家庭，所以她料想他們多半會(huì)畫桌豐富的感恩節(jié)佳肴，外加一只香噴噴的火雞。但看到道格拉斯的作品后，她驚訝不已，上面畫了一只手！
這是誰的手？班上的小朋友都興致勃勃地開始臆測，"這一定是賜給我們食物的上帝的手。"一個(gè)小孩說道。"是農(nóng)夫，他用這手養(yǎng)出大雞。"另一個(gè)小孩也有意見。在一陣臆測后，小朋友們又跑回座位繼續(xù)畫畫。這時(shí)老師走到道格拉斯身旁，彎下腰問他那是誰的手。"那是你的手，老師。"他怯怯地回答。
道格拉斯個(gè)頭矮小，樣子也不討人喜歡，但老師在下課時(shí)總會(huì)過去牽牽他的手。她常這樣握孩童的手，但對(duì)道格拉斯而言，意義格外重大。也許過感恩節(jié)的真義并不在于收受他人給予我們的有形物質(zhì)，而是借此機(jī)會(huì)回饋他人，無論是如何微小的付出。
