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蜡烛candle[英]['kændl] [美][ˈkændl] 中英文励志故事：蜡烛 托尼自己的小公司一直不景气，他惨淡经营,仍屡屡受挫。渐渐地他变得脾气乖戾，悲观绝望。一天，他决定离开这个让他伤心失望的城市。 托尼举家迁到另一个城市。一天晚上,他们正在新居里安顿行李和整理房间，突然停电了，他们只好停下手中的活计。托尼懊恼万分，后悔来的时候没有把蜡烛带上，眼下只能在黑暗中郁闷地苦等。这时,他听到一阵轻轻的、迟疑的敲门声。 “会是谁呢?”托尼疑惑着。他初来乍到,举目无亲，这时候他最烦别人找事。 门口站着一个小女孩，她怯生生地问道：“先生,我是您的邻居，您家里有蜡烛吗?” “没有!”托尼高声大嗓地吼道，气不打一处来，嘭的一声粗暴地关上了门。 “真是烦透了 ！” 托尼正在为这不速之客耿耿于怀，门口又传来了敲门声。开门一看，还是那个小女孩，手里举着两根蜡烛。“奶奶说，楼下的新邻居可能用得着蜡烛，她让我把这个给你们。” 托尼浑身一震，此情此景令他羞愧难言。等他缓过神来，马上由衷地对小女孩说:“谢谢你和你的奶奶，愿上帝保佑你们! ” 在那一瞬间，托尼顿悟，自己一事无成的根源就在于对别人的冷漠。 Kindle Candle in His Heart Tony was the manager of a small company whose repeated frustration in career made irn a sour and disillusioned man. One day he decided to leave the city ofsorrow disappointment. So Ke moved to another city with his family. When they were busy tidying up their home one night, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to work. Tony was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a gloomy mood. Just then he heard light and hesitant knocks on his door. “Who’s it?”he wondered. Tony had no acquaintances in the new city,and this was the moment he especially hated to be intruded. At the door was a little girl, timidly asking，“Do you have candles? I，m your neighbor.’’ “Noanswered Tony abruptly in a huff. He slammed the door shut. “What a nuisance! He was fretting about it when the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside,holding two candles. “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me to give you these.，’ Tony was struck dumb by what he saw. When he became fully aware,he said, “Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!” At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his indifference and harshness with other people. |
