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1、被轻视的友善之力来源:星火教育网作者:星火教育网点击:226次英语美文赏析之温馨夜读：TheUnderestimatedPowerOfKindness被轻视的友善之力本栏目内容来自星火《英语温馨夜读》，此为星火网站独家刊登，未经许可，严禁转载！ ItwasabrightSaturdaymorninginthelatefall.Ihadstoppedatacafe'toenjoyacupofcoffeeandscanthemorningnewspaper.Suddenly,Ifeltahandonthe
2、backofmyjacketandheardsomeonesay,“HeySteve!Howyadoin?” Lookingup,Isawaboywearingamechanic'suniformwornbyemployeesofthegasolinestationnexttothecafe.Helookedfamiliar,but,atfirst,Iwasunabletorecallwherewehadmet.Healsoheldacupofcoffee,soIaskedhimtojoinme.Ver
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7、chsimpleactionscanindeedhaveanunderestimatedpower.Manypeopledesperatelyneedkindwords,smiles,andlisteningears.Theyneedearsthatwillhearwithoutjudgingandrespondwithoutpossessing.Onesimplekindnessattherightmomentcanchangethedirectionofalifeandshinealightofhop
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