只因一個微笑作文範例
Just A Little Smile
只因一個微笑
Mike was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a tape recorder. Mike knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.
一天，邁克從學校回家的時候，發現前面有個男孩絆了一下，男孩手裡的書全都散落在地上。還有兩件毛衣，一個棒球棒，一隻手套和一個磁帶錄音機。邁克跪下來，幫男孩拾起散落的物件。因為他們要去同一個地方，他幫男孩拿了一些東西。
As they walked, Mike discovered the boy's name was James, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
他們邊走邊聊，邁克知道眼前這個男孩叫詹姆斯，喜歡影片遊戲，棒球和歷史；除了歷史，他的其他功課都不是太好；還有他剛跟女友分手。
They arrived at James' home first, and Mike was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mike went home.
他們先到達的`是詹姆斯的家，男孩邀請邁克進屋喝杯可樂，看會電視。他們在一起嘻嘻哈哈地聊天，下午就在愉快的氛圍中度過了，然後邁克回家了。
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.
他們後來還有一兩次約在學校附近見面，聊天，開心地笑，然後同時初中畢業了。再後來，他們上了同一所高中，依舊好幾年都保持頻繁的聯絡。
Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, James asked Mike if they coud talk.
最終期待已久的高中生活開始，畢業前三個星期，詹姆斯問邁克他們能否一起說會話。
James reminded him of the day years ago when they first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things?" asked James. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills. I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others might follow. So you see, Mike, when you picked up those booksthat day, you did a lot more for me. You saved my life."
詹姆斯回想起我們第一次見面的場景。“你從未想知道為什麼那天我會拿那麼多東西嗎？”詹姆斯問。“你知道，我清理了櫃子因為我不想讓其他人用的時候看到櫃子裡一團糟。我儲藏了一些我媽媽的。我當時正準備回家自殺。但是當我們在一起那麼開心地交談，我意識到如果我自殺了，將會錯過那段以及可能隨之而來的許多美好時光。所以邁克，你知道了吧，那天回家路上你做的不僅僅是幫我撿起散落在地上的書，對我來說那意味更多東西，是你救了我一命。”