英语美文：The Power of a Smile
By: Unknown
Once there was a little girl who had a very, very bad temper. Her mother got tired of the constant quarreling in the house, so she decided to teach her daughter a lesson. She brought the little girl to the top of the driveway and said, “Darling, I want you to watch this. I’m going to plant a tree here. You’re going to water it every day. You’re responsible for it.”
The little girl was very happy to have a job to do. Every morning, she watered the tree. Then one day, the little girl got an “F” on a test. She was very sad and angry, and when she got home, she wasn’t in the mood to water the tree. The next day, she didn’t water the tree. Over the next few weeks, the little girl forgot to water the tree.
One day, the little girl was walking in the yard. She noticed that the tree was very dry and was not growing. She remembered that she had not watered it for weeks. She was very sad. She had failed to water the tree, and it was dead.
Then the little girl’s mother said, “You are like this tree. When you are bad-tempered, you are just like this tree. Your bad temper is like the sun. It dries you up and makes you unable to grow. Remember, always be good to others and always show a smile. It will make your life much better.”
中文翻译：
微笑的力量
作者：佚名
从前，有个脾气非常坏的小女孩。她的妈妈对家里不停的争吵感到厌倦了，于是她决定给女儿一个教训。她把小女孩带到车道尽头，说：“亲爱的，我想让你看看这个。我要在这里种一棵树。你要每天浇水。你要对它负责。”
小女孩很高兴能有件事做。每天早上，她都浇水。然后有一天，小女孩在考试中得了“F”。她非常伤心和生气，当她回家时，她没有心情给树浇水。第二天，她没有给树浇水。在接下来的几周里，小女孩忘了给树浇水。
一天，小女孩在院子里散步。她注意到树很干，不长。她记得自己已经几周没浇水了。她非常难过。她忘了给树浇水，树死了。
然后小女孩的妈妈说：“你就像这棵树。当你脾气不好的时候，你就像这棵树。你的坏脾气就像太阳。它把你晒干，让你无法生长。记住，对别人要友好，总是面带微笑。这会让你的生活更美好。”
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