爱心故事英语作文【优秀20篇】

Zhuangzi was sitting by Pushui Rievr, fishing leisurely1.

Chu Weiwang, king of the state of Chu, sent two ministers to come to persuade him accepting the position of Prime Minister.

Zhuangzi asked, "It is heard that a holy tortoise which has been dead for three thousand years is treated as the national treasure and put in the holy temple. So, ministers, do you think the tortoise would rather to live in the slush, pulling its tail; than to enjoy the aterlife honor?"

"We think it would rather to be alive!" the ministers answered. "Then, you could leave now. I prefer living freely." Zhuangzi said.

庄子悠闲地坐在濮水河边钓鱼。

楚威王派二位大臣游说庄子，希望他接受楚国相国的职位。

庄子问道：“听说贵国有只神龟，已死三千年，楚王将它作为镇国之宝，珍藏在庙堂之中。两位认为这乌龟愿意享有死后的尊荣还是宁肯拖着尾巴在烂泥里活着？”

楚国使丞回答说：“我们认为他愿意活着！”庄子听了这话，对二人说：“好了，两位走吧。我也愿意拖着尾巴在这烂泥中自由自在地活着。”

1 leisurely

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。

He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

很小的时候，妈妈手上拿着一张纸，不停地说：黑楼，黑楼，还有踢车。

我问：妈妈，什么是黑楼啊？

妈妈说：不是黑楼，是哈喽。

我以前不懂英语，后来上了幼儿园大班后才知道英语里的hello。在一年级的暑假里，我背过了英语A、B、C等26个字母。二年级时，听说下一年要学英语，我着急了，因为我不知道怎么学英语，后来上了才知道，没有我想象得那么难，英语老师也不凶，还很逗，有时她刚做完的事，转身就忘了。

有人不好好听课时，老师就叽里咕噜，叽里咕噜的，全是英语。

有一次英语课上，一个英语学得不太好的同学，在书上画小人，那个小人画得很好玩，结果被老师发现了。老师叽里咕噜一串英语数落他，逗得我们笑，那个同学摸着脑袋，听不懂老师说啥。

英语课是有趣的，让我懂得了那些美丽的单词。

“学习雷锋好榜样，忠于革命忠于党……”我深深地陶醉在这首歌里。是啊，雷锋的确是我们的好榜样。他曾做过多少件好人好事?也许，没人能数清!那我们何不学学他呢?哪怕只做一件好事。

今天，我妈妈带着我去菜市场买菜，也顺便去交警大队缴掉罚款。菜买完了，我和妈妈又到了交警大队，她进去了，就叫我在门口看着车子。我嫌在车里无聊，就走了出来。

突然，在车子旁的草丛后面传来了几声叫声：“喵喵喵……”，我循着声音来到草丛后一看。原来是只小野猫!它看起来特别可怜!那猫和其他猫比起来显得格外得瘦小，它的毛色接近黑色，也许是与别的猫争食，鼻子上有几道抓痕，身上的毛也掉了一小块。我看它这么可怜，心一软，就把刚买的熟鸡熟肉分一点给了那只小猫。我一边看着它津津有味地吃着，一边对着它说：“小猫咪啊，小猫咪，你要快快长大呀!一定要遇上一个好人家，让他们收留你，你就不要在外面挨饿受冻了，知道了吗?”刚说完，妈妈就出来了，她看到我在喂猫，就说：“婷婷，那是我们吃的!你怎么给猫吃了?”“妈妈，猫也是条生命啊!你看它都快饿死了，难道就不能给它吃一点东西吗?”“嗯，我错了，你才是对的!”

在回来的路上，我一直在想：现在的人怎么都注重人，而却忽略了路边的小动物，真正关心过那些流浪猫、流浪狗的人有几个，可我觉得它们也需要尊重，也需要爱啊!

One day,a little monkey is playing by the well.

He looks in the well and shouts,“Oh!My god!The moon has fallen into the well!”

An older monkeys runs over, takes a look,and says,“Goodness me!The moon is really in the water!”

And olderly monkey comes over.He is very surprised as well and cries out,“The moon is in the well.”

A group of monkeys run over to the well.

They look at the moon in the well and shout:“The moon did fall into the well!Come on!Letget it out!”

Then,the oldest monkey hangs on the tree up side down,with his feet on the branch.And he pulls the next monkeys feet with his hands.

All the other monkeys follow his suit.And they join each other one by one down to the moon in the well.

Just before they reach the moon,the oldest monkey raises his head and happens to see the moon in the sky.

He yells excitedly “Dont be so foolish!The moon is still in the sky!”

一天，有只小猴子在井边玩儿。

它往井里一瞧，高喊道：“噢!我的天!月亮掉到井里头啦!”

一只大猴子跑来一看，说，“糟啦!月亮掉在井里头啦!”

老猴子也跑过来。他也非常惊奇，喊道：“糟了，月亮掉在井里头了!”

一群猴子跑到井边来。

他们看到井里的月亮，喊道：“月亮掉在井里头啦!快来!让我们把它捞起来!”

然后，老猴子倒挂在大树上，拉住大猴子的脚。

其他的猴子一个个跟着，它们一只连着一只直到井里。

正好他们摸到月亮的时候，老猴子抬头发现月亮挂在天上呢。

它兴奋地大叫：“别蠢了!月亮还好好地挂在天上呢!”

记得是十五年前，读高中时，家里特穷，我在县城读书。从家里带的菜，只管到星期二，夏天管的时间更短。没有青菜吃，更不用说吃肉了。在这期间，我领略了贫穷的滋味。可就在这期间，我也发现了人间的温情。我的一个叔叔住在县城里，但家庭条件也不好。可是，他家却为我提供了一个较好的条件，就是我从家里带菜，像土豆、萝卜、黄瓜、白菜等。当我吃完了从家里带的菜后，他家就给我炒菜吃，三年，我几乎每个星期都能吃到青菜，有时，叔叔还会留我在他家吃一顿肉，让我度过了那些艰难的日子，后来，一想起这段日子，就觉得温馨无比，让我深深体会到：爱会给人留下的美好回忆。

A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich mans house today, for I cannot get over the river."

He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.

【译文】

一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。

他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”

他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。

不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。

After the stealing of fire,Zeus became increasingly unkind to men.One day he

ordered his son Hephaestus to build an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay.He then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts.A charming young lady,she was the first woman that ever lived.Zeus called her Pandora.Because she had received from each of the gods and goddesses a gift.The gift was harmful to men.

Zeus decided to send her down to men as a present. So Hermes them essenger brought her to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus. The greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her, and Epimetheus happily received her into his house. He had quite forgotten Pometheus warning: never to accept anything from Zeus.

When he was busy with teaching men the art of living, Prometheus had left a bigcask in the care of Epimetheus. He had warned his brother not to open the lid. Pandora was a curious woman. She had been feeling very disappointed that her husband did not allow her to take a look at the contents of the cask. One day, when Epimetheus was out, she lifted the lid and out it came unrest and war, Plague and sickness, theft and violence, grief, sorrow, and all the other evils. The human world was hence to experience these evils. Only hope stayed within the mouth of the jar and never flew out. So men always have hope within their hearts.

偷窃天火之后，宙斯对人类的敌意与日俱增。一天，他令儿子赫菲斯托斯用泥塑一美女像，并请众神赠予她不同的礼物。世上的第一个女人是位迷人女郎，因为她从每位神灵那里得到了一样对男人有害的礼物，因此宙斯称她为潘多拉。

宙斯决定把她作为礼物送给世间的男子。于是信使赫耳墨斯将她带给普罗米修斯的弟弟厄庇墨透斯。她姿容绝美，见者无不为之倾心。厄庇墨透斯兴高采烈地把她迎入屋内。普罗米修斯警告过他不得接受宙斯的任何馈赠，而他已将之忘于脑后。这一对夫妻有过一段幸福的生活，但不久灾难却降临人间。

当普罗米修斯忙于教授人们生存之道的时候，他把一个桶托付给厄庇墨透斯。他警告过他的弟

弟不要打开桶盖。潘多拉好奇心强。她的丈夫不允许她看桶中之物，这使她感到十分懊恼。一天乘厄庇墨透斯出门在外，她打开桶盖，从桶里跑出的是不和与战争，瘟疫与疾病，偷窃与暴力，悲哀与忧虑，以及其他一些人类从此要遭受的不幸。只有希望被关在桶口，永远飞不出来，因此人们常常把希望藏于心中。

蔡特金是德国工人运动和国际工人运动杰出的女活动家，德国共产党的创建人之一。她为国际妇女运动做出了卓越的贡献。她还是三八国际劳动妇女节的创始人。

很小的时候，蔡特金就表现出了她对弱者的同情心和爱心。

有一次，小蔡特金和父亲一块儿逛街，见到了一个小报童，这位小报童穿得又脏又烂，十分可怜。这个时候，小蔡特金顿时产生了同情之心，便把平时积攒下来和零花钱拿了出来，一下子向小报童买了七份报纸。

蔡特金的父亲十分好奇，不知道自己的女儿为什么要买这么多的报纸，于是就问：“你为什么要买这么多的报纸?一份不就够了吗?”

小蔡特金以为爸爸批评她乱花钱，难过得低下了头。

爸爸看出了女儿的心思，便对女儿说：“孩子，别误会，我当然知道你为什么买这样多，但是你给他七份的钱，拿一份不就可以了吗?其他的可以让他去卖嘛!”

小蔡特金顿时恍然大悟，连忙取出了一份报纸，把剩下的都还给了报童。

Human growth is a process of experimentation， trial， and error ultimately leading to wisdom。 Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action， you can never quite be certaion how the situation will turn out。 Sometimes you are victorious， and sometimes you become disillusioned。

The failed experiments， however， are no less valuable than the experiments that ultimately prove successful； in fact， you usually learn more from your perceived "failures" than you do from your perceived "success"。

If you have made what you perceive to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own expectations， you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged wrong—doer。 However， perceiving past actions as mistakes implies guilt and blame， and it is not possible to learn anything meaning while you are engaged in blaming。 Therefore， forgiveness is required when you are harshly judging yourself。

Forgiveness is the act of erasing an emotional debt。 There are four kinds of forgiveness。

The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself。

The second of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another。

The third kind of forgiveness is advanced forgiveness of yourself。 This is for serious transgressions， the ones you carry with deep shame when you do soimething that violates your own values and ethics， you create a chasm between your standards and your actual behavior。 In such a case， you need to work very hard at forgiving youeself for these deeds so that yo call close this chasm and realign with the best part of yourself。

This does not mean that you should rush to forgive yourselfor not feel regret or remorse； but wallowing in these feelings for a protracted period of time is not healthy， and punishing yourself excessively will only creats a bigger gap between you and your ethics。

The last and perhaps most difficult one is the advanced forgiveness of another。 At some time of our life， you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems impossible。 However， harboring resentment and revenge fantasies only keeps you trapped in victim hood。 Under such a circumstance， you should force yourself to see the bigger picture， by so doing， you will be able to shift the focus away from the anger and resentment。

It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and clean the memory。 when you can finally release the situation， you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth。

The Wolf and the Lamb故事

真的小猛士：美国9岁男孩徒手斗鳄鱼

A brave 9-year-old is recovering in hospital after he wrestled a 9-foot, 400lb alligator off him with his bare hands - and he now plans to make a necklace from a tooth doctors found embedded in a wound on his back.

美国佛罗里达州一名9岁的小男孩，在湖中游泳时，遭到一条长9英尺(约2.7米长)、重400磅(约180多公斤)的短吻鳄袭击，赤手与其搏斗之后，小男孩身上多处受伤，目前正在医院治疗中。医生从他背部的伤口里取出一颗短吻鳄的牙齿，小男孩表示想把它做成项链。

James Barney Jr, spoke calmly and eloquently about his ordeal from hospital, where he was tucked up in bed with a teddy bear by his side. He was covered in some 30 teeth marks, doctors said.

小男孩名叫小詹姆斯·巴尼，他在医院里平静、生动地讲述了自己与短吻鳄搏斗的经历，在他床边还放有一只泰迪熊。医生说，小詹姆斯全身有30多处牙印。

The little boy described how it was a hot day so he had parked his bike and jumped into Lake Tohopekaliga - a lake that people are forbidden to swim in - when he felt something brush against his leg.

小詹姆斯说那天特别热，于是他就把自行车停在一旁自己跳进了托霍普卡莱加湖，这个湖是禁止人们在里面游泳的，刚一进去他就感觉有东西擦到他的腿了。

It really amazed me what happened. At first, I thought someone was just playing with me, and I didnt know what happened, he told ABC.

“后来发生的事情真的让我大吃一惊。但开始的时候，我以为是有人在跟我闹着玩，我并不知道发生了什么事情。”他告诉(ABC)的记者。

I reached down to grab it, and I felt its jaw, I felt its teeth, and I didnt know what to do, so I immediately reacted and hit it a couple times. And I had enough strength to pry its jaw open. The child pulled the powerful jaws open long enough to slide out and swim to shore.

[英语寓言故事之The Wolf and the Lamb

春节前夕的一天，街上行人川流不息，

爱我和爸爸妈妈要到银行去存钱。那天，雨下的很大，但街上的人却一点也没有减少，照样从四面八方涌到城里办年货。我们来到了银行存款的柜台前，妈妈按照排队的顺序存款。该妈妈存款了，妈妈把要存的钱递给了银行柜台里的那位阿姨，阿姨用一只手把钱放入点钞机里点数，另一只手熟练地敲打着电脑键盘，然后把存折插入了打印机，存钱的数目就印在了存折上。妈妈存钱时，我和爸爸闲着没事，到处走来走去，忽然，墙上挂着的一个透明的小箱子把我吸引了过去，上面写着“为希望工程捐款”的一行大字，小箱子上面还贴着一个小女孩的彩色照片，她是一个 失学儿童。她两只水灵灵的大眼睛紧紧盯着前面，充满了渴求，好象在告诉我们：她多么想上学啊!好象想让我们帮助她什么似的。于是我毫不犹豫地把出门时妈妈给我的五角钱零花钱投到了小箱子里，旁边一位银行工作人员朝我赞许地笑了笑。

在回家的路上，那双水灵灵的大眼睛老是浮现在我脑子里，怎么也抹不掉。但是，我还在想，她怎么没钱上学呢?我想只要是来存钱的人都捐一点钱，她是可以上学的。银行的叔叔阿姨可真好呀!在这里挂上一个小箱子，可以提醒告诉那些来存钱的人，都给失学的儿童献上一份爱心吧!

A brave 9-year-old is recovering in hospital after he wrestled a 9-foot, 400lb alligator off him with his bare hands - and he now plans to make a necklace from a tooth doctors found embedded in a wound on his back.

佛罗里达州一名9岁的小男孩，在湖中游泳时，遭到一条长9英尺(约2.7米长)、重400磅(约180多公斤)的短吻鳄袭击，赤手与其搏斗之后，小男孩身上多处受伤，目前正在医院治疗中。医生从他背部的伤口里取出一颗短吻鳄的牙齿，小男孩表示想把它做成项链。

James Barney Jr, spoke calmly and eloquently about his ordeal from hospital, where he was tucked up in bed with a teddy bear by his side. He was covered in some 30 teeth marks, doctors said.

小男孩名叫小詹姆斯·巴尼，他在医院里平静、生动地讲述了自己与短吻鳄搏斗的经历，在他床边还放有一只泰迪熊。医生说，小詹姆斯全身有30多处牙印。

The little boy described how it was a hot day so he had parked his bike and jumped into Lake Tohopekaliga - a lake that people are forbidden to swim in - when he felt something brush against his leg.

小詹姆斯说那天特别热，于是他就把自行车停在一旁自己跳进了托霍普卡莱加湖，这个湖是禁止人们在里面游泳的，刚一进去他就感觉有东西擦到他的腿了。

It really amazed me what happened. At first, I thought someone was just playing with me, and I didnt know what happened, he told ABC.

“后来发生的事情真的让我大吃一惊。但开始的时候，我以为是有人在跟我闹着玩，我并不知道发生了什么事情。”他告诉广播公司(ABC)的记者。

I reached down to grab it, and I felt its jaw, I felt its teeth, and I didnt know what to do, so I immediately reacted and hit it a couple times. And I had enough strength to pry its jaw open. The child pulled the powerful jaws open long enough to slide out and swim to shore.

“我潜入水中抓住了它，摸到了它的下巴，摸到了它的牙齿，可不知道该怎么做，不过我立刻就反应过来了赶紧猛打了它几下，并使劲撑开了它的嘴巴。”小詹姆斯把它的嘴巴撑得足够大后赶紧退后并向岸边游去。

Witnesses say the boy surfaced, screaming that hed been bitten by an alligator. They immediately called 911.

目击者称小男孩浮出水面后尖叫着说自己被一只短吻鳄咬到了。于是他们立刻拨打911报警。

一天，山羊爷爷买来锄头和铁锹，在森林里忙碌开来。他找到一块没有树木的空地，先铲除杂草，接着挖起一个个小土坑来。挖完这一块空地，他又找另一块空地接着挖。

山羊爷爷挖成的小土坑排列没规律，这儿一个，那儿一个；坑和坑的距离不相同，有的短 ，有的长 ；土 坑大小也不一，大的可装下一个排球，小的只能容下一个乒乓球了。

一连好几个月，山羊爷爷都做这事，他不嫌累，不怕脏，整日乐呵呵的。森林里的空地都被他老人家挖完了。

一次兔子妈妈碰到山羊爷爷，她好奇地问:”山羊爷爷，你挖小土坑有什么用呀？“

山羊爷爷捋了捋白胡子，笑着回答说“这些小土坑啊是爱心屋，我要用它们贮藏爱心！“

兔子妈妈先摇了摇头再点了点头，说：“贮藏爱心？爱心屋？爱心屋好呀！“

山羊爷爷是森林学校的首任校长，一生桃李满天下。现在他年纪大退休了，可学生们却没忘记他，不断有学生来看望他们的老校长。

山羊爷爷有一个布袋子，专门来装学生们送的礼物。

春天，一大群喜鹊飞来看望山羊爷爷了，他们衔来许多成熟的枇杷孝敬老校长。山羊爷爷乐得合不拢嘴，说：“我一个人吃不了这些枇杷，来，你们帮我吃。吃完后把枇杷子放进布袋里，我要把你们的爱心贮藏起来！“

喜鹊们离开后，山羊爷爷把半袋子枇杷子提到森林东边的一块空地上。他一个土坑放一粒枇杷子，然后用土填平土坑。山羊爷爷把喜鹊们的爱 心藏进爱心屋。

夏天，一群猴子从老山羊家经过，他们给老校长送来一大篮子红桃。山羊爷爷高兴得走路一颠一颠，他说：“这么多桃子，我一个人吃不完。来来来，你们一人一个，解解渴。吃完后，把桃核放进布袋里，我要把你们的爱心贮藏起来。“

第二天一大早，山羊爷爷把一袋子桃核提到森林南边的一块空地上，他一个土坑埋一粒大桃核，把猴子们的爱心精心贮藏起来。

秋天，松鼠们在山羊爷爷家相聚，他们抬来一筐蜜枣。山羊爷爷喜得眉毛都在笑，他说：“谢谢你们还记得老校长！这么多蜜枣，我吃一个月都吃不完。来，你们每人十粒，吃完后把种子留下，我要用布袋贮藏你们的爱心。“

吃完蜜枣后，山羊爷爷和松鼠们一起，来到森林西边的一块空地上。松鼠们知道小土坑是老校长的爱心屋，就帮山羊爷爷将一布袋蜜枣种子分散贮藏起来。

冬天，黑熊冬眠前又给山羊爷爷寄来一大箱礼物，山羊爷爷连脸上的皱纹都在乐。他打开箱子，里面是一袋袋栗子。他说：“今年的栗子我就不吃了。“

山羊爷爷把栗子倒入布袋，提着它们来到森林北边的一块空地上。他给每个栗子找一个土坑，就像给他们找一个新家；然后给他们盖上松土，就像盖上棉被。

第二年春暖花开季节，山羊爷爷贮藏的所有种子破土而出，发了芽，长成小树。人们便把这些树叫爱心树。

一年又一年，山羊爷爷贮藏的爱心越来越多，山上的空地都变成果林 。

山羊爷爷去世那天，有些爱心树开花了……

looking up at the stars, i know quite well

仰望群星的时分，我一清二楚，

that, for all they care, i can go to hell,

尽管它们关怀备至，我亦有可能赴地府，

but on earth indifference is the least

可是尘世间我们丝毫不必畏惧

we have to dread from man or beast.

人类或禽兽的那份冷漠。

how should we like it were stars to burn

倘若群星燃烧着关怀我们的激情，

with a passion for us we could not return?

我们却无法回报，我们作何感想?

if equal affection cannot be,

倘若无法产生同样的感情，

let the more loving one be me.

让我成为更有爱心的人。

admirer as i think i am

尽管我自视为群星的崇拜者，

of stars that do not give a damn,

它们满不在乎，

i cannot, now i see them ,say

现在我看群星，我却难以启齿，

i missed one terribly all day.

说我成天思念一颗星星。

were all stars to disappear or die

倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡，

i should learn to look at an empty sky

我应该学会仰望空荡的天空，

and feel its total dark sublime,

同时感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，

though this might take me a little time.

虽然这样可能要花费一点时间。

[中考英语作文：让我们成为有爱心的人

I live with my parents and my grandmother. My grandmother is a kind elderly

people. She likes talking and she always tells me stories of hers, my father’s

and mine. She is full filled with memories. She told me that I was quiet and

docile when I was little. My parents went to work all day, and my grandmother

took care of me and my cousin. After she fed me, I sat and played myself. She

didn’t have to worry much about me. I almost made no troubles. But my cousin was

not. He never sat well or ate his food tactfully. My grandmother had to always

keep an eye on him to prevent making troubles. But, there was one thing drove

her crazy. That was I didn’t like going to school. When I was at the school age,

my parents sent me to school. But I cried every morning when I arrived at

school. They had to comfort me for a long time to bring me into classroom. After

two or three months later, the situation became good. I like my grandmother

sharing the stories with me. It makes me warm and beloved.

有一位单身女子刚搬了家，她发现隔壁住了一户穷人家，一个寡妇与两个小孩子。有天晚上，那一带忽然停了电，那位女子只好自己点起了蜡烛。没一会儿，忽然听到有人敲门。原来是隔壁邻居的小孩子，只见他紧张的问：“阿姨，请问你家有蜡烛吗?”女子心想：“他们家竟然穷到连蜡烛都没有吗?千万别借他们，免得被他们依赖上了”!于是，对孩子吼了一声说：“没有”!正当她准备关上门时，那穷小孩展开关爱的笑容说：“我就知道你家一定没有”!说完，竟从怀里拿出两根蜡烛，说：“妈妈和我怕你一个人住又没有蜡烛，所以我带两根来送你”。

此刻女子自责、感动得热泪盈眶，将那小孩子紧紧地抱在怀里。

有两个贫苦的樵夫靠上山捡柴糊口，有一天，他们在山里发现两大包棉花，两人喜出望外。棉花轻且贵，当下俩人各背了一包棉花赶路回家。

There once were two poor woodsmen who made a living by collecting woods in the mountain。 One day， they happened to discover two large bag of cotton in the mountain and felt surprisingly happy。 The cotton was light but valuable， so they carried it on their back and went back home。

走着走着，其中一名樵夫眼尖，看到山路上扔着一大捆布，他就和同伴商量。扔下棉花，背布回家。他的同伴却有不同的看法，认为自己背着棉花已走了一大段，到了这里丢下棉花，岂不枉费了先前的辛苦，坚持不愿换布。发现布的樵夫则尽其所能背起布走。又走了一段路，背布的樵夫望见不远处的地上散落着数坛黄金。心想这下真的发财了，赶忙用挑柴的扁担挑黄金。他的同伴仍是不愿丢下棉花，并怀疑黄金不是真的。发现黄金的樵夫只好自己挑了两坛黄金，和背棉花的伙伴赶紧回家。

When they were walking home， one of the woodsmen spotted a large bundle of cloth beside the road。 So he discussed with his partner whether to discard the cotton and take the cloth instead。 But his partner held a different view that since he had carried the cotton for such a long way， he would not change it with cloth because all his previous effort would turn out to be in vain。 Therefore， the other woodsman abandoned the cotton and carried the cloth on his back。 After walking for a while， the woodsman who carried the cloth spotted several jars of gold disseminated on the ground not far away。 He felt so thrilled that he was going to be a wealthy man。 So he gave up the cloth and used his carrying pole to carry two jars of gold， while his partner was still reluctant to abandon the cotton and wondering whether the gold was real or not。

谁知道刚走到山下。天竟下起雨来，俩人在空旷处被淋了个透。更为不幸的是，背棉花的樵夫背上的棉花，吸饱了雨水。重得背不动，实在不得已，只能丢下一路辛苦舍不得放弃的棉花，空着手和挑金子的同伴回家去了。

However， when they just went down to the foot of the mountain， it began to rain all of a sudden。 Both of them were wet from head to toes。 More unfortunately， the woodsman who carried the cotton found that his cotton had absorbed tons of water and became so heavy that he could no longer go on carrying it。 Desperately， he had to abandon the cotton and went back home empty—handed with his partner carrying gold。

在人生的每个关键时刻，谨慎地运用智慧，做最正确的选择，同时别忘了及时审视选择的角度，适时调整。要学会从各个不同的角度全面研究问题，放掉无谓的固执。冷静地用开放的心胸做正确抉择。每次正确无误的抉择将指引你走在通往成功的坦途上。

This story implies that we should deliberately utilize our wisdom and intelligence to make the right choice in face of every critical point in our life。 Meantime， we should not forget to review all the choices we have carefully and adjust our goal accordingly。 We should learn to view a certain issue from different angles and avoid being stubborn。 By opening your mind to the right choice， you will be guided to a smoother way to success。

上帝的权杖划过天际，一道强光闪过，在中国的某个地方上空出现了一条时空隧道，一架考察飞机刚好进入隧道，在时空的穿梭里颠簸。

“我们与指挥部失去联系了!”“钟停了，正在倒行，时空好像扭转了!”机舱内乱作一团。这是“希波”号考察机，机长是我。这次任务是雅典周围寻找关于希波战争的资料，不料却有此不幸。

“脱险了!”望着眼前的一片光明，艾尔说道。

我来到机窗前俯视大地，一种空旷的感觉向我袭来：“这好像不是中国上空，有点像马拉松平原!”

艾尔也发现了一些猫腻——“看。那是波斯国旗!”我顺着他手指的方向望去，果然看见了一面波斯国旗被一群人簇拥着缓缓前进。“无疑，”我望着艾尔，“我们穿越时空了。”

我把飞机降了一些，跟随波斯国王大流士的军队一起前进。军队行至一片小树林，突然，一万多步兵从林中、土堆出现了，把三万多人的大流士军队团团包围，随即历史上著名的马拉松战役爆发了。虽然大流士军队是人多势众，但是由一万多步兵组成的雅典军队更加骁勇善战，以一敌十。一阵刀光剑影之后，大流士军队被杀的血流成河，横尸遍野，狼狈而逃。

大将希斯克十分高兴，当下派出通讯员菲迪·皮得斯·斐力庇底斯去雅典报捷。皮得斯也兴冲冲地接受了任务，转身就向西南方向奔去。

我们跟在他上面和他一起走，只见他跑了七八分钟后便有些体力不支，他停了下来，但绝对没有超过一秒钟，他又开始跑了。我用望远镜发现他已经满头大汗，衣服已经湿透了，“呼哧，呼哧”地喘着粗气：“加油!皮得斯，一定要让人们尽快知道这个消息!”他又加大了步伐狂奔起来。过了二十多分钟，皮得斯已经近乎崩溃，但他还是坚持着向前跑着，还不断地说：“加油!为了人民!加油!为了军队!加油!为了国家!”皮得斯就这样又跑饿许久，我看了一下飞机上的路程表：“已经跑了三十多公里了，这样下去皮得斯撑得住吗?”“撑得住!”艾尔冷不丁地蹦出来一句，“有他的爱国情感和责任心撑着他，会到达终点的!”没错，皮得斯不停地跑着，只有责任心和强烈的爱国情感才能支撑的。一步步地前进就好像抬起一块沉重的石头再放下。皮得斯开始神志不清，他的头轻轻地晃，眼也不停地眨着。他用力甩甩头，还是继续前进，终于雅典域出现在他的眼前。他还是不停，一口气奔到广场上倒下了。他又拼出自己最后的一口气说道：“我们胜利了。”便永远地闭上了眼睛。

我的眼角湿润了，我不是为皮得斯哀悼，而是为他的责任心和伟大的爱国精神深深地折服。我和艾尔驾驶着飞机找到时空隧道，向现实中飞去。物品最后回头看了一眼为皮得斯默哀的人们，心想：安息吧!英雄!我们现代人可以重温你的辛劳，但是要想有像你那样为国牺牲，为民而死的爱国情怀和强烈的责任心是比登天还难的。

A great and wise man once called one of his workmen to him saying, "Go into the far country and build for me a house. The decisions of planning and of actual construction will be yours, but remember, I shall come to accept your work for a very special friend of mine."

And so the workman departed with a light heart for his field of labor. Material of all kinds was plentiful here, but the workman had a mind of his own. "Surely," he thought, "I know my business. I can use a bit of inferior materials here and cheat on my workmanship a little there, and still make the finished work look good. Only I will know that what I have built has weaknesses."

And so, at last the work was completed and the workman reported back to the great and wise man. "Very good," he said. "Now remember that I wanted you to use only the finest materials and craftsmanship in this house because I wanted to make present of it——My friend, you are the one I had you build it for. It is all yours."

How much like man. He comes to earth a stranger. He has his free agency. He may build as he likes. But on the morning of his resurrection he will receive what he has built for an eternal home and habitation.

丛飞，一个普普通通的名字，一个平平凡凡的歌手，却帮助了上百个山里娃圆了上学梦。

一次为山区贫困家庭捐款的义演，彻底改变了丛飞的人生。在那次义演的捐款时间中，当丛飞听到别人捐款时，观众都爆发出的阵阵掌声使丛飞心动了，他毫不犹豫地把刚拿到的演出费全部投进了捐款箱。就这样，丛飞‘喜欢上了’山里娃，‘喜欢上了’捐款，在以后的几年里，他先后捐赠了上百万元，帮助了上百个山里娃返回了校园。可是，好景不长，在一次公益演出时，丛飞的胃剧烈疼痛，他马上吃了止痛药，暂时地抑制了疼痛，又要上台了，一起的同事都劝他上医院看看，可是丛飞不愿意，他忍着剧痛演出，为的就是赚到这场演出的演出费，为的就是帮助那些山里娃重返学校。就这样，丛飞一拖再拖，终于，2003年，从深圳人民医院传来噩耗，丛飞被确诊为胃癌晚期，当时，丛飞已经没有多余的钱为自己治疗，为了让山里娃不被辍学，丛飞甚至把他女儿上幼儿园的学费都汇给了山里娃。山里娃的父母们不知道丛飞怎么了，他们只知道丛飞答应过他们，要供他们的孩子上初中，上大学，他们一连几个星期没有收到丛飞的汇款都急了，他们哪里知道丛飞忍着剧痛在化疗期间还抽时间去唱歌为山里娃挣钱。

有句古话说得好：“男儿膝下有黄金，上跪天，下跪地，中跪父母。”但是，这并不是所有男儿的写照，丛飞，一个好男儿，向同事下跪借钱，汇给山里娃们，那时丛飞已经欠下了八万多的外债，然而，这些外债，丛飞丝毫没动，全都给了山里娃，他自己治病的钱都是他父母一点一点地凑起来的。

2004年，丛飞终于走了，他是微笑地走了，他在去世后，还捐出了自己的眼角膜，给了需要它的人。丛飞的一生就这样走过了，他总是为别人想的多，为自己想的少。

爱心天使丛飞，让我学会了关爱，学会了奉献，学会了很多很多……

[名人故事：爱心大使丛飞

“我们也应该为地震灾区儿童献上一份爱心!”阆中古城一批网友最近发出了倡议。6月23日，阆中网友捐出爱心款，买上牛奶、饼干、糖果等物品，为灾区儿童送去他们的爱心。

当天一大早，这批平素在网络中交流的网友们在现实生活中走到了一起，带着对灾区儿童的祈福，朝着江南镇小学方向一路走去。

上午8时，江南镇小学700多名师生在庄严的国歌声中，举行了升旗仪式。随后，义工们向来自灾区的小学生们送上慰问物品，并祝愿他们在江南小学好好学习。

江南镇小学校长邓正全告诉，学校于5月22日复课，青川、绵阳、都江堰、北川等重灾区80多名中小学生被安排在阆中就读后，江南小学接收了3名灾区学生，学校给他们添置了新书包，由专人安排食宿，免费提供生活，并为学生心理辅导，使他们在这个大家庭里健康成长。幸运的宋佳佳在学校感受到家的温暖，这名来自青川乔庄镇中心校的11岁小学生还被选为了升旗手。