那些美妙的人生故事:学生时代版

Love Letters

In fifth grade， Brett liked me. I knew because he teased me relentlessly. One day， he stole the hat from my head and used it in a game of catch with his friends. Later， I received a note that said： Sorry I took your hat. I like you. Do you like me？ —Brett. My ten-year-old brain couldn’t process the strange feelings I had， so I did what any girl who might like a boy would do when faced with this dilemma. I wrote back： No. After Brett read the note， he immediately ran off and started joking with his friends as if nothing had happened， but the teasing stopped. Permanently. Almost 20 years later， I’m sure his heart has mended， but mine never has. It’s a little-known fact I learned that day in fifth grade： when you break someone’s heart， a part of yours goes missing， too.

情书

在我五年级的时候，布雷特喜欢我。我知道的，因为他会尽情地捉弄我。一天，他把我头上的帽子偷走了，用来和他的朋友们玩投掷游戏。之后，我收到一张便条，上面写着：对不起，我拿了你的帽子。我喜欢你，你喜欢我吗？——布雷特。我那只有十岁的大脑无法表达当时的那种奇怪感觉，所以我做了任何一个可能喜欢某个男生的女孩子在面对这种困境时会做的事。我回了一张便条，写着：不。布雷特看了便条之后，立刻跑开了，然后像没事发生过一样跟他的朋友开起了玩笑，但是却不再捉弄我了。永远也没有再捉弄我了。大概20年之后，我肯定他已经不再伤心，但是我却不然。这是我在五年级的那一天领悟到的一个鲜为人知的事实：当你伤了某个人的心时，同时也伤了自己的心。

Eddie

His name is Eddie. The big， tall maple that lived in our front yard. We named it Eddie because momma always said that there was a refreshing eddy of a breeze that would come right around that tree in the sticky， hot summer. Eddie is in all our family photographs， the first day of school： “Go stand near Eddie so I can take a picture.” Easter： “Kids line up near Eddie. Quick， before you go get your church clothes all dirty！” Prom： “Why don’t you and George go stand over near Eddie？ Ya’ll look so grownup！” Eddie was our home base for our massive neighborhood games of hide and seek “I gotcha ya！” “No way. I tagged Eddie first！” Eddie is still the first thing I see when I pull up to my parents’ house. A few less leaves， bending perhaps a bit more， but standing proud， delivering his cool breeze.

埃迪

他的名字叫埃迪。那是一棵又大又高的长在我家前院的枫树。我们给他命名为埃迪（与单词eddy同音，eddy指“一阵漩涡”）是因为妈妈老是说在黏黏的酷热的夏天，那棵树给我们送来了阵阵清新的微风。我们所有的全家福里都有埃迪的身影。上学的第一天：“站到埃迪旁边，我拍张照。”复活节的时候：“孩子们在埃迪旁边排成一列。快，趁这身新衣服还没弄脏前照一张。”毕业舞会的时候：“要不，你和乔治一起靠近埃迪来照一张？瞧，你们都一副大人样了。”埃迪曾经是我们和众多邻居玩捉迷藏的大本营。“我抓住你了！”“不可能，是我第一个给埃迪贴标签的！” 埃迪如今仍然是我去父母家时看到的第一样东西。叶子稀少了些，佝偻了一些，但是傲然而立，传递着凉爽的微风。

My Life in 150 Words

My life in one word is easy—blessed. My life in 150 words is a little harder. Here are some words from the beginning； poor， afraid， abused， hungry， but that was only part of it. Mix in laughter， love， family， and adventure and the picture becomes a little clearer. Words have always played a big part in my life. Reading was my escape， writing was my reprieve. School was my refuge. Fast forward twenty years and I still love words， family is even more important， but those first words have changed to happy， joyous， strong， and hopeful. Now I’m saved， set free， in love with Tommy and with life. Jacob is growing and Shelby and Haley soon became our daughters. Life isn’t perfect， it’s not supposed to be， but the love of God is and that is enough. Never give up； your words can change too.

150个字的人生

我的生活用一个词讲很简单——幸福。用150个词的话就有点难了。刚开始有一些词，比如贫穷、恐惧、受虐、饥饿，但是那只是生活的一部分而已。生活混合着笑声、爱、家庭和冒险，蓝图也变得更为清晰了。文字在我的人生中总是扮演着很重要的角色。读书是我逃避苦难的方式，写作是我缓和伤痛的方式。学校是我的避难所。时间飞快，二十年过去了，我仍然钟情文字，家庭也更加重要了，但是那些最初的文字已变成了快乐、欢欣、坚强和充满希望。现在我获救了，解放了，和汤米相爱，也爱上了生活。雅各布在长大，谢尔比和海莉很快成了我们的女儿。生活不完美，它也不应该是完美的，但是上帝的爱是完美的，那就够了。绝不放弃；你的文字也可以改变人生！