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1、读美文学英语VanillaSugarBiscuits香草饼干 Asmallboyatsummercampreceivedalargepackageofhisfavoritevanillasugarbiscuitsinthemailfromhismother.Heateafewthenwascarefultoplacetherestofthemunderhisbed.Thenextday,afterlunch,hewenttohistenttogetadeliciousbiscuit.Hediscovered
2、thattheboxwasgoneandaskedifanybodyhadseenthemanywhere.Heimmediatelycommunicatedthisinformationtohiscampteacher. Thatafternoontheteachersawanotherboysittingbehindatreeeatingthestolenbiscuits.“Thatyoungman,”hesaidtohimself,“mustbetaughtnottosteal.Whateveritt
3、akesforhimtopreventthishappeningagain.” Heconsideredahelpful,newmethodandhadaconversationwiththeboy.Hereturnedtothegroupandfoundouttheboywhosebiscuitshadbeenstolen.“Billy,”hesaid,“Iknowwhostoleyourbiscuits.Willyouhelpmeteachhimalesson?” “Well,yes—butaren’t
4、yougoingtopunishhim?”askedtheboyrathersurprisedattherecentsituation. “No,thatwouldonlymakehimhateyou,”theteachersaidwithoutdoubt.“Iwantyoutocallyourmotherandaskhertosendyouanotherboxofbiscuits.” Theboydidastheteacheraskedandafewdayslaterreceivedanotherplas
5、ticboxofbiscuitsinthemail. “Now,”encouragedtheteacher,“theboywhostoleyourbiscuitsisdownbythelake.Godownthereandshareyourbiscuitswithhim.” “But,”theboysaidunderstandingthiswithdifficulty,“he’sthethief.” “Iknow.Thismayrequiresomeofyourtrustandforyoutodoremai
6、npatient.Butperhapsyoucanwelcomemysuggestionandadvice.Don’tbenervous.Tryit—seewhathappens.” Halfanhourlaterthecampteacherwasgladtoseethetwocomeupthehill,arminarm,inagreement.Theboywhohadstolenthebiscuitswasinsistingongettingtheothertoaccepthisarmyknifeasat
7、radeforthestolenbiscuits,andtheotherwasjustashonestlyrefusingthegiftfromhisnewfriend,sayingthatitmadenodifference,afewoldbiscuitsweren’tthatimportantanyway,butalifetimefriendshipdid.NOTES:15读美文学英语UncleLiandUncleWang李叔叔和王叔叔 UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends
8、.Theyareneighborsandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountaininthesouth.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead,buttheyliketodream.They’rebothpoorlaborers,thoughtheyarehardworkersandnotlazy.Mos