Look for the beauty
寻找美
I have learned that things don’t always go the way that they were planned.
我知道事情并不总是按计划进行的。
If something doesn’t happen the way that I want it to,
如果事情没有按我希望的方式发生，
I try to make the best of the situation.
我尽量做到最好。
I always try to find something good in everything that happens.
我总是试图在发生的一切中找到好的东西。
Last year, I broke my ankle when I was walking on an icy sidewalk.
去年，我在结冰的人行道上行走时摔断了脚踝。
At first, I was very upset.
起初，我很沮丧。
I was missing school, and there was a party that I wanted to go to.
我没上学，有一个聚会我想去。
I couldn’t do very much of anything.
我什么都做不了。
My ankle was very sore.
我的脚踝很痛。
I stayed home, and I read a book.
我呆在家里，读了一本书。
It was an excellent book, and one that I probably would not have had time to read under normal circumstances.
这是一本很好的书，在正常情况下我可能没有时间阅读。
My friends brought my homework to my house, and we had some really nice visits while they were here.
我的朋友们把我的家庭作业带到我家，当他们在这里的时候，我们进行了一些非常愉快的交流。
I had to accept the fact that I couldn’t go anywhere on my broken ankle, so I made the best of a bad situation.
我不得不接受这样一个事实：我的脚踝骨折了，我不能去任何地方，所以我在一个糟糕的情况下做到了最好。
Once, I lost my way when I was out camping.
有一次，我在露营时迷路了。
I ended up in a very large field.
我最终进入了一个非常大的地方。
I was afraid that nobody would find me, but I calmed myself down and took time to examine all the interesting wildflowers in the field.
我担心没人会找到我，但我冷静下来，花时间检查了田野里所有有趣的野花。
My family did find me.
我的家人确实找到了我。
They were surprised at how calm I was.
他们对我的冷静感到惊讶。
I have learned that there is something valuable inside every adventure and something beautiful inside every person.
我明白了每一次冒险都有价值，每一个人内心都有美丽的一面。
We had a new boy who came into our class.
我们班上有一个新来的男孩。
His clothes weren’t in style, and he was not particularly handsome.
他的衣服不时髦，也不是特别帅。
Some of the boys and girls made fun of him.
一些男孩和女孩取笑他。
Sometimes, people can be really cruel.
有的时候，人们真的很残忍。
He seemed to handle it all right, but inside, I knew that it must hurt.
他似乎处理得很好，但内心深处，我知道那一定很痛。
Some of my friends and I invited him out with us.
我和我的一些朋友邀请他和我们一起出去。
We found out that he had a terrific sense of humor,
我们发现他很有幽默感，
and he is probably one of the nicest people that I have ever met.
他可能是我见过的最好的人之一。
He has since become one of my best friends.
从那以后，他成了我最好的朋友之一。
It makes me ashamed when someone that I know judges someone by how they look.
当我认识的人以长相来评判某人时，我感到羞愧。
It isn’t fair to do that.
这样做是不公平的。
You’ll find that something good comes out of almost every situation.
你会发现几乎每一种情况都会有好的结果。
You’ll find something good about almost everyone that you meet if you look hard enough.
如果你足够努力的话，你会发现几乎所有你遇到的人都有优点。
If something doesn’t work out the way you planned it, just make the best of the situation.
如果有些事情没有按你计划的方式进行，就要充分利用这种情况。
Look for the beauty in everything.
寻找一切事物的美。
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