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从这一期开始，大家将在这里结识一位大洋彼岸的新朋友，她用简单清新的文笔，展示了一个美国中学生真实丰富的心理世界。千万不要错过哦！ 有些细心的同学一定已经发现了，我并没有象前几期一样提供译文，原因有两点：首先是因为文章本身不难，其次也想试试大家的理解和翻译的能力。欢迎大家将翻译出的稿件通过电子邮件发送给我（chrystal@k12.com.cn)，每周都将有两名表现优秀者将获得我们丰厚的奖品哦！赶快行动起来吧！ |
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| My eyes were glued to the television as the words across the bottom of the screen listed school after school. "Where’s my school?" I whined as I shut off the TV and continued working through my mound of homework. It was nearly midnight, and the snow and ice fell rapidly. As I stared out my window before I went to sleep, the streets and yard looked like a sea of marshmallows. I couldn’t believe I’d have to gather up my books in the morning and wade to the bus stop. When my radio alarm went off, I listened as the DJ read the list of schools that were closed. This time my school made the list! I fell back on my pillow, smiling as I drifted back to sleep. Around noon, I dragged myself out of bed. I got on the phone and started calling friends, to find out how everybody else was spending the day off. Somebody suggested we pull out our sleds and meet on the hill over by my old elementary school. After bundling up, I headed for the schoolyard. As I prepared for another ride down the slippery hill, a snowball smacked me on the back of my head. I turned to see Katie standing several feet from me, grinning and reaching for more snow. I grabbed my own handful of snow, pressed it into a solid white ball and tossed it, hitting her on the side of her arm. I shouted, "Gotcha back!" Before long, all my friends had joined the fight. We spent that whole afternoon sledding, and making snowmen and snow angels. Sometime during the day, something hit me besides a snowball. I realized I was actually having fun. Fun? Boy, that was a word I hadn’t thought of for a real long time. I’d been so busy with papers, tests and worrying over grade point averages that I’d forgotten how to have a good time. As we continued to play in the snow, I was amazed at how young I felt--and acted. With thoughts of homework, tests and papers on hold, I felt so carefree. It was almost as if I was 5 years old again! I believe God used that big snowfall to wake me up to an important truth: No matter how "grown up" I think I am, no matter how busy my schedule gets, I have to take time to play and laugh. After all, decent grades aren’t worth much if I’m too burned out to enjoy them. |