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高中英语短文|第9期|The Power of a Smile

高中英语短文|第9期|The Power of a Smile
1. 曾经,我是一个内向而害羞的女孩,不敢在公共场合讲话。
English: Once, I was an introverted and shy girl who dared not speak in public.
难词:introverted [ˈɪntrəvɜːtɪd] 内向的;dared not [deəd nɒt] 不敢;in public [ɪn ˈpʌblɪk] 在公共场合
2. 每次老师提问,我都会低下头,希望不要被叫到。
English: Every time the teacher asked a question, I would lower my head, hoping not to be called on.
难词:lower [ˈləʊə] 低下;called on [kɔːld ɒn] 被点名
3. 直到有一天,一位陌生的同学对我露出了真诚的微笑。
English: Until one day, a stranger classmate gave me a sincere smile.
难词:stranger [ˈstreɪndʒə] 陌生的;sincere [sɪnˈsɪə] 真诚的
4. 那个微笑像一束阳光,温暖了我冰冷的心。
English: That smile was like a ray of sunshine, warming my cold heart.
难词:ray [reɪ] 光束;sunshine [ˈsʌnʃaɪn] 阳光
5. 从那天起,我开始试着对身边的人微笑。
English: From that day on, I began to try smiling at people around me.
难词:(无难词)
6. 奇迹发生了,越来越多的人愿意和我交谈。
English: A miracle happened: more and more people were willing to talk with me.
难词:miracle [ˈmɪrəkl] 奇迹;willing [ˈwɪlɪŋ] 愿意的
7. 我惊讶地发现,微笑居然能拉近人与人之间的距离。
English: I was surprised to find that a smile could actually shorten the distance between people.
难词:surprised [səˈpraɪzd] 惊讶的;actually [ˈæktʃuəli] 居然;shorten [ˈʃɔːtn] 缩短;distance [ˈdɪstəns] 距离
8. 它不需要任何成本,却能传递温暖和善意。
English: It costs nothing, yet it can pass on warmth and kindness.
难词:costs [kɒsts] 花费;pass on [pɑːs ɒn] 传递;warmth [wɔːmθ] 温暖;kindness [ˈkaɪndnəs] 善意
9. 如今,我已不再是那个胆怯的女孩,我学会了用微笑面对世界。
English: Now, I am no longer that timid girl; I have learned to face the world with a smile.
难词:timid [ˈtɪmɪd] 胆怯的;face [feɪs] 面对
10. 因为我相信,一个微笑也许能改变一个人的一天,甚至一生。
English: Because I believe that a smile might change one's day, or even one's life.
难词:change [tʃeɪndʒ] 改变;even [ˈiːvn] 甚至
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