安心草的故事
a story is told of a king who went into his garden one morning, and found everything withered and dying.这个故事是这样的：一个国王清晨走迸花园，发现所有的草 木已经枯萎，奄奄一息了。
he asked the oak that stood near the gate what the trouble was.
于是，他问门边的橡树究竟发生了什么事。
he found it was sick of life and determined to die because it was not tall and beautiful like the pine.
原来是它们消极 厌世、一心求死，因为橡树觉得自己不如松树般高大、秀丽：
the pine was all out of heart because it could not bear grapes, like the vine.
而松树为自己不如葡萄藤那般结满丰硕的果实而沮丧：
the vine was going to throw its life away because it could not stand erect and have as fine fruit as the peach tree.
葡萄藤则为自己无法直立，并且无法像桃树那样结出上好的果实而想结束生命
the geranium was fretting because it was not tall and fragrant like the lilac…and so on all through the garden.
天竺葵也焦躁不安，因为它觉得自己不如紫丁香那样修长、 芳香……于是，整个花园都了无生气。
coming to a heart's-ease, he found its bright face lifted as cheery as ever.
国王走到一株心安草面前，发现它仍然神采奕奕，如从前般欢乐。
"well, heart's-ease, i'm glad, amidst all this discouragement, to find one brave little flower. you do not seem to be the (east disheartened."
¨你好，心安草，我感到非常高兴，所有的草木都对自己失去 了信心，只有你能勇敢地生活，没有丝毫气馁。¨
"no, i am not of much account, but i thought that if you wanted an oak, or a pine, or a vine, or a peach tree, or a geranium, or a lilac, you would have planted one; but as i knew you wanted a heart's-ease, i am determined to be the best little heart's-ease that i can.
¨虽然我并没有什么值得骄傲的东西，但我想，如果你想要一 棵橡树，或松树、葡萄，或桃树、天竺葵、丁香，你就会去种它 们，而我知道你想要一株心安草，所以我决心尽我所能做一株最 好的心安草。"
单词注解
humble ['hʌmbl] ·卑徽的：（身份）低下的
lanten 灯笼：灯塔
determine [di'tə:min]（下）决心，做决定
disheartened [dis'ha:tnd]口．沮丧的，灰心的
实用句型
one day a wealthy family man took his son on a trip to the country.
一天，一个富有的爸爸带着儿子进行了一次乡村之旅。
the pine was ail out of heart because it could not bear grapes.
而松树为自己不如葡萄藤那般结满丰硕的果实而沮丧。
智慧点睛
if you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positrve attitude toward life, you've got everything! you canlt buyany of these things. you can have aii the mate}rial possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, but if you are poor of spirit, you hav9 nothing!
加果你拥有了爱情、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默和积极的生活态度，你就拥有了一切o这些东西是金钱买不到的o你可以拥有你想象中的任何物质财富和为将来做的储备，但假若你精神贫乏，将是一无所有的.
others may do a greater work, but you have your part to do; andno one in all god's heritage can do it so well as you.
别人的工作或许比你更伟大，但你有你的职责，在上帝的子民中，没有人能比你做得更好！
