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　　第一篇： 　　金錢(qián)是一切嗎？In Money Everything？ 　　I don‘t think money is everything， but we can’t do without it. Fox example， money can‘t buy us happiness and a good education. And for another example， money can’t buy us good health and a long life. But we can not live without money. We need it for our daily necessities such as food， clothes and transportation. What‘s more， we need it to live a better life. In short， we should learn the value of money and make the most of its advantages. 　　第二篇： 　　1.一些人喜歡住在城市，因?yàn)槌鞘猩钣性S多便利。 　　2.但有些人喜歡住在農(nóng)村。 　　3.我認(rèn)為，…… 　　Where to live —in the City or in the Country 　　Some people like living in the city because city life has many advantages. They think there are more job opportunities in cities， life there is more colorful and meaningful than that in the country， and there are more modern conveniences in cities for people to enjoy. 　　But some other people prefer to live in the countryside. They say life in the countryside is closer to nature and better for their health， life there is quieter and that country people are more honest than city people. 　　I would like to live in a city when I am young to earn enough money and I live in the countryside when I am old for having a quite life. 　　第三篇： 　　你叫李平，是英語(yǔ)系學(xué)生會(huì)主席。寫(xiě)一封信給王教授，請(qǐng)他做一個(gè)有關(guān)中國(guó)歷史的報(bào)告。注意信中要包括目的、時(shí)間、日期和地點(diǎn)。 　?、?。 Writing 　　May 19，2002 　　Dear Professor Wang： 　　On behalf of the Student Union of the English Department， I am writing to invite you to give a lecture on Chinese history. 　　We have planned to have such a lecture at 2：30 p. m. in Lecture Hall 419， on May 25. 　　Looking forward to your lecture. Inform us in advance if you can not come. 　　Sincerely yours， 　　Li Ping 　　第四篇： 　　男女應(yīng)該平等嗎？（Should Men and Women Be Equal？） 　　Should Men and Women Be Equal？ 　　People have different ideas about this issue， Some people say that men are superior to women in ability because men are physically stronger， do most of the hard labor in the world and hold most important positions. Other people believe that women have the ability to compete with men. There have been many famous women state leaders and great scientists in the world. We should fully carry out the principle “to each according to his work” so that the enthusiasm of both men and women for work can be fully aroused. 　　第五篇： 　　1.在中國(guó)，自行車(chē)是最為流行的交通工具。 　　2.騎自行車(chē)有許多好處。 　　3.自行車(chē)的未來(lái)…… 　　The Bicycle in China 　　The bicycle is the most popular means of transportation in China. China is a country “on bicycle wheels”。 People ride them for various purposes such as going to and from school and work. Bicycles are very cheap and easy to buy in China. 　　There are many advantages to riding a bicycle. First， using a bicycle can greatly help reduce the air pollution in many big cities. Second， people can improve their health by riding a bicycle. 　　The future of bicycle will be bright. In some European countries， city governments have arranged pedestrians to use “public bicycles” to travel round the city center free of charge. 　　第六篇： 　　你是Helen，要寫(xiě)一封信給Julie，對(duì)她和她的丈夫昨日請(qǐng)你和你丈夫吃飯表示感謝，表示要回請(qǐng)他們，以答謝他們的盛情款待。 　　Dear Julie： 　　Thank you very much for the dinner that you invited my husband and I to yesterday. The food not only looked and smelled fabulous but tasted great， and my husband and I enjoyed it very much. Therefore， we would like to invite you to dinner at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Northwest Chinese restaurant to return your kindness and hospitality. 　　Please do come. 　　Yours， 　　Helen 　　第七篇： 　　1.假冒偽劣商品是個(gè)嚴(yán)重問(wèn)題。 　　2.一些原因?qū)е铝诉@種現(xiàn)象。 　　3.為了掃除假冒偽劣商品，…… 　　Fake Commodities 　　Fake and poor quality commodities are a serious problem. Many things can be faked such as soybean sauce， vinegar， bicycles， and many other things. The interests of consumers are affected， and many enterprises keep losing money because of cheap fake commodities. 　　There are some reasons for such a phenomenon. The major one is the desire of some people to “make easy money”。 These people think nothing of the law of the protection of intellectual property rights. 　　To get rid of fake and poor quality commodities， the government should educate people to obey the law of the protection of individual intellectual property rights and not to sell any fake goods. The government should punish severely and close down all the factories producing fake goods. 　　第八篇： 　　你是Alice.你的朋友Bonnie很快就要到你的鄉(xiāng)間小屋拜訪，但你卻要出去一會(huì)兒。留一張便條給她，告訴她食品在哪兒，告訴她一個(gè)人在屋里時(shí)應(yīng)注意些什么。 　　May 18， 2002 　　Dear Bonnie： 　　I will be away for a while. The key to the cottage is under the doormat， and the food is in the refrigerator. After entering the house， lock the door from inside at once. The cottage is far away from the nearest town， and the area is not quite safe from burglars. So I think the saying is right “Where there is precaution， there is no danger”。 　　Have a nice stay here. 　　Yours， 　I. 用于文章主題句 　　1. 不用說(shuō)？… 　　It goes without saying that子句 　　= （It is） needless to say （that）子句 　　= It is obvious that子句 　　= Obviously， S. + V. 　　例︰不用說(shuō)早睡早起是值得的。 　　It goes without saying that it pays to keep early hours. 　　2. …是不可能的； 無(wú)法… 　　There is no Ving 　　= There is no way of Ving. 　　= There is no possibility of Ving. 　　= It is impossible to V. 　　= It is out of the question to V. 　　= No one can V. 　　= We cannot V. 　　例︰不可否認(rèn)的？成功的事業(yè)關(guān)鍵在于健康的身心。 　　There is not denying that successful business lies in a healthy body and mind. 　　3. 我深信… 　　I am greatly convinced （that）子句 　　= I am greatly assured （that）子句 　　例︰我深信預(yù)防是于治療。 　　I am greatly convinced that prevention is better than cure. 　　4. 在各種…之中？… 　　Among various kinds of …， … 　　= Of all the …， … 　　例︰在各種運(yùn)動(dòng)中？我尤其喜歡慢跑。 　　Among various kinds of sports， I like jogging in particular. 　　5. …是很容易證明的。 　　It can be easily proved （that）子句 　　例︰時(shí)間最珍貴是很容易證明的。 　　It can be easily proved that nothing is more precious than time. 　　6. …無(wú)論如何強(qiáng)調(diào)都不為過(guò) 　　… cannot be overemphasized 　　例︰交通安全的重要性無(wú)論如何強(qiáng)調(diào)都不為過(guò)。 　　The importance of traffic safety cannot be overemphasized. 　　7. 就我的看法？…；我認(rèn)為… 　　In my opinion， … 　　= To my mind， …。 　　= As far as I am concerned， … 　　= I am of the opinion that子句 　　例︰就我的看法？打電動(dòng)玩具既花費(fèi)時(shí)間也有害健康。 　　In my opinion， playing video games not only takes much time but is also harmful to health. 　　8. （A） 每個(gè)人都知道… 　　Everyone knows （that）子句 　?。˙） 就我所知？… 　　As far as my knowledge is concerned， … 　　例︰就我所知？下列方法對(duì)我?guī)椭艽蟆? 　　As far as my knowledge is concerned， the following ways are of great help to me. 　　9. 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)地？… 　　There is no doubt （that）子句 　　例︰毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)地？近視在我國(guó)的年輕人中是一個(gè)嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題。 　　There is no doubt that near-sightedness is a serious problem among the youth of our country. 　　10. 根據(jù)我個(gè)人經(jīng)驗(yàn)？… 　　According to my personal experience， … 　　= Based on my personal experience， … 　　例︰根據(jù)我個(gè)人經(jīng)驗(yàn)？微笑已帶給我許多好處。 　　According to my personal experience， smile has done me a lot of good. 　　11. 在我認(rèn)識(shí)的人當(dāng)中？也許沒(méi)有一個(gè)人比…更值得我尊敬。 　　Of all the people I know， perhaps non deserves my respect more than … 　　例︰在我認(rèn)識(shí)的人當(dāng)中？也許沒(méi)有一個(gè)人比我的英文老師張老師更值得我尊敬。 　　Of all the people I know， perhaps non deserves my respect more than Miss Chang， my English teacher. 　　12. 在我的求學(xué)過(guò)程中？我忘不了… 　　In the course of my schooling. I will never forget … 　　例︰在我的求學(xué)過(guò)程中？我忘不了學(xué)習(xí)英文所遭到的大困難。 　　In the course of my schooling. I will never forget the great difficulty I encountered in learning English. 　　13. （A） 隨著人口的增加？… With the increase/growth of the population， … 　　（B） 隨著科技的進(jìn)步， … With the advance of science and technology， … 　　例︰隨著臺(tái)灣經(jīng)濟(jì)的快速發(fā)展？許多社會(huì)問(wèn)題產(chǎn)生了。 　　With the rapid development of Taiwans economy， a lot of social problems have come to pass. 　　14. （A） 在這信息的年代？…扮演重要的角色。 　　In the age of information and communication， … plays an important role. 　?。˙） 在今日工業(yè)社會(huì)中？…是生命不可或缺的。 　　In todays industrial society， … is indispensable to life. 　　例︰在這信息的年代？計(jì)算機(jī)扮演非常重要的角色。 　　In this age of information and communication， the computer plays an extremely important role. 　　15. 在討論…？一個(gè)人不得不承認(rèn)…。 　　In dealing with …， one cannot but admit （that）子句 　　例︰在討論未來(lái)的職業(yè)？一個(gè)人不得不承認(rèn)盡早決定未來(lái)的職業(yè)很重要。 　　In dealing with ones future career， one cannot but admit that it is very important to decide ones future career as early as possible. 　　16. 世上沒(méi)有什么比…更令我高興。 　　Nothing in the world can delight me so much as … 　　例︰世上沒(méi)有什么比到快餐店吃漢堡更令我高興。 　　Nothing in the world can delight me so much as having hamburgers in fast-food restaurants. 　　17. … 是必要的 It is necessary that S （should） V 　　… 是重要的 It is important/essential that S （should） V 　　… 是適當(dāng)?shù)?It is proper that S （should） V 　　… 是緊急的 It is urgent that S （should） V 　　例︰我們當(dāng)保持公共場(chǎng)所清潔是應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)摹? 　　It is proper that we （should） keep the public places clean. 　　18. 每當(dāng)我聽(tīng)到…？我就忍不住感到興奮。Whenever I hear …， I cannot but feel excited. 　　每當(dāng)我做…？ 我就忍不住感到悲傷。 Whenever I do …， I cannot but feel sad. 　　每當(dāng)我想到…？我就忍不住感到緊張。Whenever I think of …， I cannot but feel nervous. 　　每當(dāng)我遭遇…？我就忍不住感到害怕。Whenever I meet with …， I cannot but feel frightened. 　　每當(dāng)我看到… 我就忍不住感到驚訝。Whenever I see …， I cannot but feel surprised. 　　例︰每當(dāng)我想到我家附近那一條清澈的小溪？我就忍不住感到悲傷。 　　Whenever I think of the clean brook near my home， I cannot but feel sad. 　　= Every time I think of the clean brook near my home， I cannot help feeling sad. 　　19. 據(jù)說(shuō)… It is said （that）子句 　　一般認(rèn)為… It is thought （that）子句 　　大家都知道… It is known （that）子句 　　據(jù)報(bào)導(dǎo)… It is reported （that）子句 　　一般預(yù)料… It is expected （that）子句 　　一般估計(jì)… It is estimated （that）子句 　　一般相信… It is believed （that）子句 　　例︰一般相信閱讀增加我們的知識(shí)、擴(kuò)大我們的心胸。 　　It is believed （that） reading increases our knowledge and broadens our mind. 　　20. …的主要理由是… 　　The main reason why ……… is （that）子句 　　例︰青少年犯罪的主要理由是社會(huì)環(huán)境日一敗壞。 　　The main reason why the juveniles commit crimes is that social environment is becoming worse. 　　21. 俗語(yǔ)說(shuō)得好：「…」。 　　Well goes an old saying， “…” 　　= As an old saying goes（runs， says）， “…” 　　= An old saying goes， “…” 　　= Its an old saying （that）子句 　　例︰俗話說(shuō)得好：「誠(chéng)實(shí)為上策」。 　　As an old saying goes， “Honesty is the best policy.” 　　22. （A） …用下列方法… … in the following ways. 　　（B） …有三個(gè)主要理由。 … for three major reasons. 　?。–） 要…？至少我們可做三件事。 To …， there are at least three things we can do. 　　例︰（A） 我用下列方法增加信心。 　　I increase my confidence in the following ways. 　?。˙） 人們學(xué)外語(yǔ)有三個(gè)理由。 　　People learn a foreign language for three major reasons. 　　（C） 為了維護(hù)健康？我們每天至少可做三件事。 　　To keep healthy， there are at least three things we can do every day. 　　II. 用于文章承轉(zhuǎn)句 　　23. 那就是（說(shuō)）…；亦即… 　　That is to say， … 　　= That is， … 　　= Namely， … 　　例︰我們生活需有規(guī)律。也就是說(shuō)？早睡早起？戒除煙酒。 　　We need to live a regular life. That is， we can keep good hours and refrain from smoking and drinking in the daily activities. 　　24. （A） 基于這個(gè)理由？… For this reason， … 　?。˙） 為了這個(gè)目的？… For this purpose， … 　　例︰基于這個(gè)理由？我已決定把行醫(yī)作為未來(lái)的職業(yè)。 　　For this reason， I have decided to take practicing medicine as my future career. 　　25. 我們有理由相信… 　　We have reasons to believe （that）子句 　　例︰我們有理由相信體罰應(yīng)該嚴(yán)格禁止。 　　We have reasons to believe that corporal punishment should be strictly prohibited. 　　26. 事實(shí)上？… 　　As a matter of fact， … 　　= In fact， … 　　例︰事實(shí)上？健康才是最重要。 　　As a matter of fact， it is health that counts. 　　27. （A） 例如？… For example， … 　?。˙） 拿…做例子 Take … for example. 　　例︰例如？我們盲目地提高生活水準(zhǔn)？卻降低生活品質(zhì)。 　　For example， we elevate the living standards blindly， but lower the quality of life. 　　28. 此外？我們不應(yīng)忽視… 　　Besides （In addition）， we should not neglect … 　　例︰此外？我們不應(yīng)忽視每個(gè)人都想要一個(gè)溫馨祥和的社會(huì)。 　　In addition， we should not neglect that everyone wants a friendly and peaceful society. 　　29. 相反地？… 　　on the contrary， … 　　= by contrast， … 　　例︰相反地？少數(shù)學(xué)生似乎還在鬼混。 　　On the contrary， a few students， it seems， are still fooling around. 　　30. 另一方面？… 　　on the other hand， … 　　例︰政府應(yīng)嚴(yán)格執(zhí)法？另一方面？大眾也應(yīng)該培養(yǎng)減少污染的好習(xí)慣。 　　The government should enforce laws strictly. On the other hand， the public also should develop the good habit of reducing pollution. 81. Parents are firmly convinced that，to send their child to kindergartens or nursery schools will have an unfavorable influence on the growth of children. 　　父母?jìng)儓?jiān)定地相信把孩子送到幼兒園對(duì)他們的成長(zhǎng)不利。 　　82. However，this idea is now being questioned by more and more experts，who point out that it is unhealthy for children who always stay with their parents at home. 　　然而，這一想法正遭受越來(lái)越多的專(zhuān)家的質(zhì)疑，他們指出，孩子總是呆在家里，和父母在一起，是不健康的。 　　83. Although parent would be able to devote much more time and energy to their children，it must be admitted that，parent has less experience and knowledge about how to educate and supervise children，when compared with professional teachers working in kindergartens or nursery schools. 　　盡管父母能在他們孩子身上投入更多時(shí)間和精力，但是必須承認(rèn)，與工作在幼兒園的專(zhuān)職教師相比，他們?cè)谌绾喂芾斫逃⒆臃矫嫒狈χR(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)。 　　84. From what has been discussed above，we may safely draw a conclusion that，although the parents desire to look after children by themselves is understandable，its disadvantages far outweigh the advantages. 　　通過(guò)以上討論，我們可以得出如下結(jié)論：盡管家長(zhǎng)想親自照看孩子的愿望是可以理解的，但是這樣做的缺點(diǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于優(yōu)點(diǎn)。 　　85. Parents should be encouraged to send their children to nursery schools，which will bring about profound impacts on children and families，and even the society as a whole. 　　應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)父母將他們的孩子送到幼兒園，這將對(duì)孩子，家庭，甚至整個(gè)社會(huì)產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)的影響。 　　86. Many leaders of government always go into raptures mere mention of artistic and cultural projects. They are forever talking about the nice parks，the smart sculptures in central city and the art galleries with various valuable rarities. Nothing，they maintain，is more essential than such projects in the economic growth. 　　只要一提起藝術(shù)和文化項(xiàng)目，一些政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)就會(huì)興奮不已，他們滔滔不絕地說(shuō)著美麗的公園，城市中心漂亮的雕塑，還有滿是稀世珍寶的藝術(shù)展覽館。他們認(rèn)為在經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展中，沒(méi)有什么比這些藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目更重要了。 　　87. But is it really the case？The information Ive collected over last few years leads me to believe that artistic and cultural projects may be less useful than many governments think. In fact，basic infrastructure projects are playing extremely important role and should be given priority. 　　這是真的嗎？這些年我收集的信息讓我相信這些文化、藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目并沒(méi)有許多政府想象的那么重要。事實(shí)上，基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)非常重要，應(yīng)該放在首位。 　　88. Those who are in favor of artistic and cultural projects advocate that cultural environment will attract more tourists，which will bring huge profits to local residents. Some people even equate the build of such projects with the improving of economic construction. 　　那些贊成建設(shè)文化藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目的人認(rèn)為文化環(huán)境會(huì)吸引更多的游客，這將給當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駧?lái)巨大的利益。一些人甚至把建設(shè)文化藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目與發(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)等同起來(lái)。 　　89. Unfortunately，there is very few evidence that big companies are willing to invest a huge sums of money in a place without sufficient basic projects，such as supplies of electricity and water. 　　然而，很少有證據(jù)表明大公司愿意把巨額的資金投到一個(gè)連水電這些基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施都不完善的地方去。 　　90. From what has been discussed above，it would be reasonable to believe that basic projects play far more important role than artistic and cultural projects in peoples life and economic growth. 　　通過(guò)以上討論，我們有理由相信在人們的生活和經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展方面，基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)比藝術(shù)文化項(xiàng)目發(fā)揮更大的作用。 　　91. Those urban planners who are blind to this point will pay a heavy price，which they cannot afford it. 　　那些城市的規(guī)劃者們?nèi)绻鲆曔@一點(diǎn)，將會(huì)付出他們無(wú)法承受的代價(jià)。 　　92. There is a growing tendency these days for many people who live in rural areas to come into and work in city. This problem has caused wide public concern in most cities all over the world. 　　農(nóng)民進(jìn)城打工正成為增長(zhǎng)的趨勢(shì)，這一問(wèn)題在世界上大部分城市已引起普遍關(guān)注。 　　93. An investigation shows that many emigrants think that working at city provide them with not only a higher salary but also the opportunity of learning new skills. 　　一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示許多民工認(rèn)為在城市打工不僅有較高的收入，而且能學(xué)到一些新技術(shù)。 　　94. It must be noted that improvement in agriculture seems to not be able to catch up with the increase in population of rural areas and there are millions of peasants who still live a miserable life and have to face the dangers of exposure and starvation. 　　必須指出，農(nóng)業(yè)的發(fā)展似乎趕不上農(nóng)村人口的增加，并且仍有成千上萬(wàn)的農(nóng)民過(guò)著缺衣挨餓的貧寒生活。 　　95. Although rural emigrants contribute greatly to the economic growth of the cities，they may inevitably bring about many negative impacts. 　　盡管民工對(duì)城市的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展做出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)，然而他們也不可避免的帶來(lái)了一些負(fù)面影響。 　　96. Many sociologists point out that rural emigrants are putting pressure on population control and social order； that they are threatening to take already scarce city jobs；and that they have worsened traffic and public health problems. 　　許多社會(huì)學(xué)家指出民工正給人口控制和社會(huì)治安帶來(lái)壓力。他們正在威脅著本已蕭條的工作市場(chǎng)，他們惡化了交通和公共衛(wèi)生狀況。 　　97. It is suggested that governments ought to make efforts to reduce the increasing gap between cities and countryside. They ought to set aside an appropriate fund for improvement of the standard of peasants lives. They ought to invite some experts in agriculture to share their experiences，information and knowledge with peasants，which will contribute directly to the economic growth of rural areas. 　　建議政府應(yīng)該努力減少正在拉大的城鄉(xiāng)差距。應(yīng)該劃撥適當(dāng)?shù)馁Y金提高農(nóng)民的生活水平；應(yīng)該邀請(qǐng)農(nóng)業(yè)專(zhuān)家向農(nóng)民介紹他們的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，知識(shí)和信息，這些將有助于發(fā)展農(nóng)村經(jīng)濟(jì)。 　　98. In conclusion，we must take into account this problem rationally and place more emphases on peasants lives. Any government that is blind to this point will pay a heavy price. 　　總之，我們應(yīng)理智考慮這一問(wèn)題，重視農(nóng)民的生活。任何政府忽視這一點(diǎn)都將付出巨大的代價(jià)。 　　99. Although many experts from universities and institutes consistently maintain that it is an inevitable part of an independent life，parents in growing numbers are starting to realize that people，including teachers and experts in education，should pay considerable attention to this problem. 　　盡管來(lái)自高校和研究院的許多專(zhuān)家堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為這是獨(dú)立生活不可避免的一部分，然而越來(lái)越多的家長(zhǎng)開(kāi)始意識(shí)到包括教師和教育專(zhuān)家在內(nèi)的人們應(yīng)該認(rèn)真對(duì)待這一問(wèn)題。 　　100. As for me，it is essential to know，at first，what kind of problems young students possible would encounter on campus. 　　我認(rèn)為，首先應(yīng)看看學(xué)生們?cè)谛@可能遇到哪些問(wèn)題。 善良的行為帶來(lái)光明 An old man shuffled slowly into a restaurant. With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty cane with each unhurried step. A young waitress named Mary ran over to him, and said, "Here, sir! Let me give you a hand with that chair." 一個(gè)老人步履緩慢地走進(jìn)一家餐館。他弓著背，手里拄著牢靠的拐杖，每一步都不慌不忙。一個(gè)名叫瑪麗的年輕女服務(wù)員向他跑去，說(shuō)道：“這邊請(qǐng)，先生！讓我?guī)湍岩巫幽贸鰜?lái)吧?！? She pulled the chair away from the table. Supporting him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she moved the table close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it. 她從桌子旁邊拉過(guò)一把椅子，用一只手?jǐn)v扶著老人來(lái)到椅子前，并讓他舒舒服服地就座。然后，她把桌子拉近他，并把他的拐杖靠在桌旁一個(gè)他能夠到的地方。 In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss." "Youre welcome, sir!" she replied. "And my name is Mary. Ill be back in a moment, and if you need anything anytime, just wave at me!" 老人用輕柔而又清晰的聲音說(shuō)道：“女士，真是太感謝你了！”“不用客氣，先生！”她回答說(shuō)?！拔医鞋旣?。我一會(huì)兒就回來(lái)，如果您有什么需要的話，隨時(shí)向我招招手！” After the old man finished his breakfast, Mary handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, sir!" He turned with his whole body, winked a smile, and nodded a thank you. 老人吃完早餐后，瑪麗把拐杖遞給他，并與他一同走到大門(mén)口。她一邊為他開(kāi)門(mén)，一邊說(shuō)道：“歡迎您再來(lái)，先生！”他轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)，微笑著眨眨眼，向她點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭表示謝意。 When Mary went to clean his table, she found a business card under his plate, and a note scribbled on a napkin. 當(dāng)瑪麗回來(lái)收拾老人的餐桌時(shí)，她在他用過(guò)的碟子底下發(fā)現(xiàn)了一張名片和寫(xiě)在餐巾紙上的潦草字跡。 The note on the napkin read: "Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you." 餐巾紙上寫(xiě)道：“親愛(ài)的瑪麗，我非常敬重你，而且你也尊重你自己，你的待人方式展現(xiàn)了這一切。你已經(jīng)找到了快樂(lè)的秘密。你善良的舉動(dòng)將會(huì)給所有遇到你的人帶來(lái)光明?！? The old man Mary had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that Mary and any of his employees had ever seen him in person. 瑪麗接待的這個(gè)人正是她所工作的餐館的主人。這是瑪麗和其他雇員第一次見(jiàn)到他們的雇主本人。