(单词翻译:单击)
A Beautiful Dress
一条美丽的裙子
My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place.
我邻居八岁的女儿之前住在乡下,她的老家 。
Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them.
最近被带到城里来和爸妈一起生活 。
Wild and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was displeased.
她是个没有受过教育的野孩子,她不开心的时候,就会诅咒或者说脏话 。
Sometimes she went so far as to roll on the ground, to the shock of all people around.
有时候甚至在地上打滚,周围的人对此都很吃惊 。
Her parents tried to tame her by beating and kicking, only to result in more violent outbursts.
她的父母试图通过打和踢驯服她,但是这样做只能导致更多的暴力事件 。
Finally they became thoroughly disappointed with her.
最后他们对自己的女儿彻底失望了 。
One day their next-door neighbor, a retired woman teacher,
一天,他们的隔壁邻居,一个退休的女教师,
gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very beautiful.
给那个女孩一条非常漂亮雪白的裙子 。
It immediately caught the girl's eyes and made them shine brightly.
这立刻吸引了女孩的眼睛,她的眼里满是闪烁的光芒 。
The girl put on the dress and became quite another person.
女孩穿上裙子,简直成了另外一个人 。
She no longer abused or hit others, even less rolled on the floor.
她不再辱骂或者打别人,也很少在地上打滚 。
She knew running wild was beneath her in such a beautiful dress.
她知道疯子似的乱跑配不上这条美丽的裙子 。
Since then the girl had been gentle, neat, and lovely.
从那以后,女孩变得文雅,整洁,可爱 。
The story set me thinking a lot.
这个故事让我想了很多 。
Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress hidden somewhere in his or her heart.
也许每个人心里都藏着一条美丽的裙子,
Only some people are not aware of it, forget it or abandon it.
只是有些人不在意,忘记了或者是丢弃了这些美好 。
Beauty is a power force or weapon—that's something unrealized by many of us.
美是一种强大的力量和武器——很多人都没有意识到它 。
It can arouse fine qualities that humans are born with but have so far hidden somewhere.
美能够唤起人与生俱来的优良品质,但是它也隐藏在别处 。
It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.
它确实具有震撼心灵,无与伦比的影响力 。