英語短篇美文

　　1、I recently started a new job, in a small office, where four of us share a fridge. In that fridge is a Brita water filter pitcher. One of my coworkers complained the water tasted "dirty". It went on for a few days, and she was stunned I could drink the water without any trouble. I started to doubt my taste buds, but the water really tasted fine.

　　最近我找了份新工作，是在一間小辦公室里，我們四個人共用一個冰箱。冰箱里有一個Brita牌濾水壺，有一個同事抱怨說水喝起來感覺很“臟”，她連續抱怨了幾天，還很震驚我喝這樣的水竟然沒事。我開始懷疑自己的味蕾出問題了，但我真覺著水喝著還不錯。

　　2、Finally, she figured out the problem was actually her cup. She simply forgot to clean it, and after awhile started to affect the water inside it. She cleaned her cup, and drank the water with no problem.

　　最后，她發現問題出在了她的杯子上，她只是忘了刷杯子，過一段時間就影響里面水的味道了。她把杯子洗干凈了，水就沒有異味了。

　　3、I can't help but think about the world we live in. Too often we quickly blame other people, other things, anything else but ourselves. "You're racist". "You're intolerant". "You're the problem". The world isn't perfect, I know, but I think we should take a step back sometimes and ask ourselves some tough questions.

　　我禁不住思考了我們生活的世界，我們總是急于責備其他人、其他事、除了自己之外的一切東西。“你有種族歧視”、“你太狹隘”、“是你的問題”，我知道世界并不完美，但我認為有時我們應該退一步，問自己幾個很難回答的問題。

　　4、Can I be better? Is my heart really pure? Can I help this situation with kindness?

　　我能變得更好嗎?我的心真的純潔嗎?我能帶著善意解決問題嗎?

　　5、If not to the sun for smiling, warm is still in the sun there, but wewill laugh more confident calm; if turned to found his own shadow, appropriate escape, the sun will be through the heart,warm each place behind the corner; if an outstretched palm cannot fall butterfly, then clenched waving arms, given power; if I can't have bright smile, it will face to the sunshine, and sunshine smile together, in full bloom.

　　中文：如果不向太陽索取微笑,溫暖仍在太陽那里,但我們會笑得更加自信從容；如果轉過身去發現了自己的影子,適當的躲讓,陽光便可穿越心靈,溫暖每一處身后的角落；如果攤開的掌心不能點落蝴蝶,那就緊握成拳揮動臂膀,給予力量；如果我不能夠微笑得燦爛,那就將臉投向燦爛的陽光,與陽光一起微笑,爛漫。