Reflection镜像

In my class， no one likes Rosy， whois a very conceited1 girl. As she comesfrom a rich family， she always looks downon others. She lives near my house so Iknow about her very well. Her parentsalways let her do whatever she wants andstands by their daughter’s side whethershe is right or wrong.

There is another girl called May.Unlike Rosy， May is a girl of goodcharacter. She is always cheerful andready to help those in need. For Rosy， shenever knows sharing. Because of May’sgoodwill， all of us seem to be closer toMay than Rosy.

Rosy is feeling jealous2 of May andjealousy3 takes away peace of her mind.She always looks unhappy.

One day， during break time whileRosy was walking， she tripped4 and fellon May. Rosy slightly hurt her foreheadbut she cried bitterly5 and blamed onMay furiously6. We all soothed7 Rosyand told her that it wasn’t May’s fault.

在我班上，没有人喜欢罗茜。她是一个非常自负的女孩。由于她出身富裕家庭，所以她总是看不起别人。她住在我家附近，所以我对她很了解。她的父母总是任由她为所欲为。无论她是对是错，他们都站在女儿一边。

还有一个女孩叫梅。和罗茜不同，梅是个性格很好的女孩。她总是很开朗并乐于助人。对罗茜来说，她从不懂得分享。由于梅的友善，比起罗茜，我们所有人似乎都更亲近梅。

罗茜嫉妒梅，嫉妒夺走了她内心的平静。她看起来总是闷闷不乐。

有一天，在课间休息的时候，罗茜走着，不小心绊了一跤，摔在了梅身上。罗茜的前额受了点轻伤，但她哭得很伤心，并愤怒地责怪梅。我们都安慰罗茜，告诉她这不是梅的错。

Rosy didn’t listen to us. She phonedher parents and complained exaggera -tedly8. Her parents immediately arrivedand spoke angrily to May as if theirdaughter was seriously hurt. Poor Maywas absolutely shocked.

At that time our teacher， Mrs. Susan，came back from the office and asked，“What is happening？”We all explainedwhat had happened.

But Rosy’s father shouted， “Thischild should be severely9 punished”pointing to May. Mrs. Susan said，“I cannotdo that.”“If so， we will have to go to thepolice station，”said Rosy’s mother angrily.

“Every child is special for me but Ihave to stand by the right side. If youwish， you can. But I would like to sayone thing，”Our teacher replied calmly.

“Do you remember the car that yourelder son was driving that knocked a childdown two years ago？ Luckily the childwas saved but his wrist was fractured10.”

“That proves11 nothing，” inter -rupted12 Rosy’s father.

罗茜不听我们的。她给父母打电话，夸张地抱怨。她的父母立即赶过来，愤怒地对梅说话，就好像他们的女儿受了重伤一样。可怜的梅非常震惊。

当时，我们的老师苏珊夫人从办公室回来并问道：“发生了什么事？”我们都解释了事情的经过。

但罗茜的父亲指着梅喊道：“这个孩子应该受到严厉的惩罚。”苏珊夫人说：“我不能那样做。”“如果是这样，我们就得去警察局。”罗茜的母亲愤怒地说。

“每个孩子对我来说都是特别的，但我必须站在正确的一边。如果你愿意，你可以这样做。但我想说一件事。”我们的老师平静地回答说。

“你还记得两年前你大儿子开车撞倒一个孩子的事吗？幸运的是，孩子得救了，但他的手腕骨折了。”

“那证明不了什么。”罗茜的父亲打断了她的话。

Our teacher continued， “You areluckier than the child because the child’sparents are very magnanimous13. Theyforgave your son as they understood thatit had happened accidentally notintentionally14.”

“Do you know who they are？ askedMrs. Susan.“How would I know？”saidRosy’s father.“They are May’s parents，”said Mrs. Susan. Rosy’s parents becamespeechless.

From that day on I admire my teacher，Mrs. Susan， more than before and alsoknew why May has such a good character.

我们的老师继续说道：“你比那个孩子幸运，因为那个孩子的父母非常宽宏大量。他们原谅了你的儿子，因为他们知道这是意外发生的，而不是故意的。”

“你知道他们是谁吗？”苏珊夫人问道。“我怎么会知道呢？”罗茜的父亲说。“他们是梅的父母。”苏珊夫人说。罗茜的父母变得无言以对。

从那天起，我比以前更加钦佩我的老师苏珊夫人，也知道了梅为什么有这么好的性格。

（英语原文选自：kidsworldfun.com）