妈妈与孩子
<p><span word="Mother">Mother</span> & <span word="Child">Child</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> 1961. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="graders">graders</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="giving">giving</span>.</p><p>妈妈与孩子</p><p>那是1961年的圣诞节。我在俄亥俄州的一个小镇上教小学三年级。班上27个孩子都在积极参加"礼物赠送日"的活动。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tinsel">tinsel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gaudy">gaudy</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="graced">graced</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="rested">rested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manger">manger</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cardboard">cardboard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poster">poster</span> <span word="paints">paints</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="chubby">chubby</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="grubby">grubby</span>, <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cardboard">cardboard</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manger">manger</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span>, <span word="golden">golden</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span> <span word="dolly">dolly</span> <span word="say">say</span>, "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Susie">Susie</span>." "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>!" <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span>. <span word="Nonetheless">Nonetheless</span>, <span word="Susie">Susie</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span>.</p><p>教室的一角被一棵树装点得熠熠生辉，树上缀满了金银丝帛和华丽的彩纸。教室的另一角是一个涂着海报油彩由纸板制成的马槽，这出自孩子们那胖乎乎、脏兮兮的小手。有人带来了一个娃娃，把它放在纸板槽里的稻草上(假装小耶稣)。只要拉拉它身上的一条细绳，这个蓝眼睛、金发的娃娃就会说道，"我叫苏西"，不过这都没有关系。一个男孩提出："耶稣可是个小男孩呀!"不过苏西还是留了下来。</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> -- <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="popcorn">popcorn</span>, <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="trinkets">trinkets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wallpaper">wallpaper</span> <span word="samples">samples</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="aloof">aloof</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="afar">afar</span>, <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dads">dads</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="marbles">marbles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vied">vied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prettiest">prettiest</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. " <span word="You">You</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="frying">frying</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>, <span word="Teacher">Teacher</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="break">break</span>."<span word="So">So</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="pouch">pouch</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="marbles">marbles</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>: <span word="bookmarks">bookmarks</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>, <span word="colored">colored</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="pasted">pasted</span> <span word="together">together</span>; <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="drawings">drawings</span>; <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="embroidery">embroidery</span> <span word="doilies">doilies</span>, <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="fringed">fringed</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p>
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