英语小故事 | 给自己的奖赏

「微信」搜索关注［followmeapp］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。 －－－ 英语学习笔记： honesty [ˈɑnəsti] adj. 诚实，真诚，正直 reward [rɪˈwɔrd] n. 酬谢，奖赏，报答，惩罚 vacant [ˈvekənt] adj. 空闲的，空缺的 screaming ['skrimɪŋ] adj. 尖叫的 praise [preɪz] n. 赞扬，称赞 snitch [snɪtʃ] vi. 告密，告发 dumb [dʌm] adj. 哑的，沉默的，笨的，愚钝的 in all directions 四面八方，各方面，四处 —————— THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER At 12, I believed honesty was always rewarded. One afternoon, I hit a ball through a vacant apartment’s window. The sound of shattering glass was followed by kids running in all directions screaming, “Run! No one will tell.” 那年我12岁，我坚信诚信总是会得到奖赏和报答。一天下午，我用球打破了一间空着的公寓的窗户。孩子们听到玻璃碎掉的声音之后四处逃散开，大声喊着：“快跑啊！我们都不会说出去的！” I went to the manager, expecting praise for being so honest. He laughed, saying, “I’ve never had a kid snitch on themselves. Kind of dumb.” 我跑去坦白，期待着对方因为我的诚实表扬我。而他却大笑了起来，说，“我还没从来没有见过跑来告发自己的小鬼呢，实在是太笨了！” I didn’t understand until my mother said, “How did you feel when you told the truth? Remember that instead of what he said. Pride in yourself will always be your reward.” 我怎么都想不明白，直到我的妈妈对我说：“你当时坦白自己错误的时候感觉如何呢？记住这种感觉，而不是他所说的话。为自己感到自豪就是你给自己的奖赏。