第428期:儿童节特别节目,一次小小的善意便可改变世界
时间：2019-03-02 作者：英语课 分类：卡卡课堂早餐英语
英语课
有一次和朋友聊天，忽然看到了一个小孩，大概两三岁的样子，一直冲着我们笑。我们也非常开心的和这位小朋友打了招呼。随后朋友说道：你知道为什么小孩子那么可爱吗？因为他们的眼睛实在是太好看了，清澈透亮。而眼睛就是心灵的窗户，所以他们才会那么可爱。
对于孩子们来说，他们的世界单纯而美好。只要有家人的怀抱，好吃好玩的，还有和朋友们一起玩耍，就足以让任何一个小孩绽放出天使般的笑容。缺失其中任何一样，对于孩子们来说，都不足以拥有幸福的童年。今天要分享的这个故事，讲述的就是一个小女孩意外的善举。对小女孩来说，可能只是发自内心的不经意间的善意，但是却让一个小男孩收获了更加幸福的童年。
New Words:
priority 1 n. 优先,优先考虑的事
playtime n. 游戏或娱乐的时间；
predictable adj. 可预测的
heartwarming adj. 感人的；暖人心房的
reward vt. 奖励；奖赏
All of us were kids once and we know that priorities 2 of a young mind are vastly different from ones of an adult. What matters most to a child are delicious snacks, enough playtime with their friends and, of course, a fancy 3 new toy for their birthday.
我们都曾经是孩子，我们知道在小孩子看来重要的事情和成人是完全不同的。对孩子来说，最重要的是美味的零食，和他们的朋友能够欢畅地玩，当然，还有生日时崭新的玩具。
Children's actions are often seen as predictable, however, this 6-year-old surprised her teacher.
孩子们的行为似乎通常可以被预见到，然而，这个6岁的孩子让她的老师感到很是吃惊。
Last week, the little girl's sister, Katt, shared the kindergarten teacher's note on Twitter.
上周，小女孩的姐姐凯特在Twitter上分享了幼儿园老师的笔记。
Mrs. Petree reported that Peyton did "the most heartwarming act of kindness"
皮特里夫人说，Peyton做了一件“最热心的善事”。
The teacher rewarded the girl for improving by letting her choose who to sit with at lunch.
老师奖励了女孩，因为她在选择和谁坐在一起吃午饭的事情上有了很大的进步。
However, instead of going for who the person the teacher expected, Peyton chose a boy who never gets picked
然而，和老师想象的不同，Peyton选择了一个从未被选中的男孩。
Afterwards, other kids started picking the boy as well and it changed him completely.
后来，其他孩子也开始选这个男孩（吃午饭），这完全改变了他。
Mrs. Petree said that it has reminded her why she loves teaching 4.
皮特里太太说这件事情再次提醒自己为什么喜欢教学。
And her sister Katt, couldn't be more proud
她的姐姐凯特，更是感到非常骄傲。
People on Twitter quickly responded to the story, praising the little girl.
推特上的人迅速回应了这个故事，赞扬了小女孩。
She's not going to change the world one day. She's already doing so.
她或许不会在将来某一天改变世界。她已经这么做了。
What a sweet child! Bless her soul. I wish there are more people like her. I see people sitting alone everyday. (including myself) at school. And if people were more like her… the world would be so much better.
真是个好孩子！保佑她的灵魂。我真希望有更多人像她。我每天看到很多人独身一人（包括我自己）。如果有更多人像她，世界会更加美好。
Peyton is awesome 5! What a role model!
Peyton真棒！真是一个好的榜样！
n.优先处理的事，居先，优先（权）
- The development of the national economy is a top priority.发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。
- Things should be taken up in order of priority.办事应有个先后次序。
n.先( priority的名词复数 )；优先；优先权；优先考虑的事
- The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
- We must work together to fund only our most important priorities. 我们必须共同努力，只为最重要的项目提供资金。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好
- He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
- I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲
- We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
- He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
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