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作者: jane019    时间: 2012-8-31 21:58     标题: 【每日英语故事9月1日】——看不见的微笑

本帖最后由 jane019 于 2012-9-1 12:33 编辑

An invisible smile



  Mr. Dawson was an old grouch, 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.

  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
porch 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.

  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 frown, 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.”

  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.


  When they got out of Dawson?on earshot, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. How come was he so nice to us?”
        
  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
invisible smile and so she always smiled back at him. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back at her.
      
  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.  

        
  “An invisible smile?”questioned Janet.
      
  “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.”


  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.

  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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作者: xiaopengyou    时间: 2012-9-1 16:56

i love this story
God is equal to everyone!good person will be rewarded.
作者: jane019    时间: 2012-9-1 23:03

回复 2# xiaopengyou


    I am glad you like it.
作者: newrivb    时间: 2012-9-3 22:15

good
作者: ruiruimama    时间: 2012-9-3 22:32

well
作者: 蓝单子    时间: 2012-9-4 15:09

smiles are contagious!
作者: shenjunqun    时间: 2012-9-4 21:13

smiles are contagious
作者: 英冥    时间: 2012-9-4 22:17

a good story. l like
作者: 丘小丸    时间: 2012-9-17 10:08

smiles are contagious
作者: Easton    时间: 2012-9-18 09:16

A smile is the beginning of communication
作者: goldkevin    时间: 2012-9-18 10:13

smiles are contagious, everyone wears a invisible smile
作者: ji7411    时间: 2012-9-18 14:21

what
作者: xawen    时间: 2012-9-25 16:02

smile is the key.
作者: ji7411    时间: 2012-10-16 14:59

mark
作者: chenxihe    时间: 2012-10-23 09:23

Smile is a good way to communication!
作者: anxuepeng    时间: 2012-10-23 17:39

such a beautiful  story
作者: zyhlq_2012    时间: 2012-10-29 13:35

Nobody refused Smile
作者: yueyunda    时间: 2012-10-29 23:33

good
作者: 扶来永吉    时间: 2012-11-2 20:19

smile
作者: sunnyzhou    时间: 2012-11-3 09:31

smiles are  contagious, everyone wares a invisible smile
作者: sunnyzhou    时间: 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
作者: jonyisking    时间: 2012-11-7 11:54

i like it。 hahahaha
作者: icefire    时间: 2012-11-11 23:40

nice story
作者: lulu2012time    时间: 2013-1-25 16:06

Smile are contagious!
作者: chenzhiyun008    时间: 2013-1-31 11:57

A good story!
作者: loveblack    时间: 2013-2-5 18:40

I like it
作者: loveblack    时间: 2013-2-8 16:54

l have been refected now.
作者: jiy511    时间: 2013-2-21 00:53

good
作者: feihu_eng    时间: 2013-3-28 17:39

smile are contagious
作者: 苏夏    时间: 2013-3-29 14:09

how  you  treat the world reflects the inner world yourself!
作者: chuanlin    时间: 2013-4-10 13:25


作者: aialoha    时间: 2013-4-11 16:32

pretty good!
作者: yhq82523    时间: 2013-4-11 20:20

everyone wares a invisible smile
作者: huanyinglss    时间: 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.
作者: frederickw    时间: 2013-5-6 21:39

i love it so much.
作者: zhang1787yan    时间: 2013-5-21 12:57

I LOVE  THIS  STORY      VERY   GOOD
作者: xiaoxianaibibi    时间: 2013-5-21 19:11

good
作者: AmyDM    时间: 2013-5-21 20:48

Grouch who is  wearing  an invisible smile can not resist a real smile.
作者: life燕妮    时间: 2013-8-7 14:52

i  heard the word said like this:smile is the best card stand for a people.
作者: 拍手笑沙鸥    时间: 2013-8-11 19:37

回复 1# jane019
作者: jswat03403    时间: 2014-11-12 23:22

THX
作者: candy柴    时间: 2015-1-20 13:08

i love the story
作者: Cjlcjl    时间: 2015-2-5 22:13

回复 1# jane019


    Good
作者: 949493299    时间: 2015-2-10 18:32

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.
作者: youreye    时间: 2015-3-7 01:01


作者: dingnigefei    时间: 2015-3-23 00:09

YAYAYAYAYAYA
作者: honesyouhieee    时间: 2015-3-25 13:41

good
作者: gaopeipei822    时间: 2015-3-28 18:09

回复 1# jane019


    要是有音就更好了
作者: maomao1994    时间: 2015-3-31 23:13

a good story. i like it very much
作者: jason.sts    时间: 2015-7-6 15:03

good story
作者: davidzhang8    时间: 2016-7-5 07:53

Thanks
作者: 1343489211    时间: 2016-8-6 16:05


作者: 洛殇画    时间: 2016-8-22 10:12

good
作者: yananc    时间: 2016-8-26 08:49

this article is extremely exciting to me ,ths share
作者: yo1    时间: 2016-9-27 00:10

smiles every people
作者: 小陶子    时间: 2016-11-1 21:41

smile is contagious
作者: bellafight    时间: 2016-11-8 10:52

回复 1# jane019


   thanks your good story!
作者: hunter002    时间: 2016-11-26 21:14

第一次来,看看怎么样。
作者: Lucas_T    时间: 2016-12-28 22:57

Thank for sharing




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