1、感恩的雙手：Tha nksgivi ng Day感恩節(jié)臨近了，有位一年級(jí)老師給班上的學(xué)生布置了一項(xiàng)有趣的 作業(yè);畫出他們想感謝的東西。考試大論壇當(dāng)孩子們接著做其它作業(yè)時(shí)，老師在道格拉斯的桌旁停下來(lái)，彎下腰問(wèn)他那是誰(shuí)的手。小男孩 眼望別處怯怯地說(shuō)：“老師，那是你的手。”她回想起，有時(shí)她會(huì)像對(duì) 其他學(xué)生一樣，牽著他的手一起去這兒，至V那兒。她常說(shuō)：“拉著我的手，道格拉斯，我們走到外面去。”或者“讓我教你怎樣拿鉛筆。” 又或者：“我們一起來(lái)做這件事吧。”而道格拉斯最感激的正是老師的 手。Sometimes we n eed to remi nd ourselves that tha nkfuln e

2、ss is in deed a virtue.;William Benn ettTha nksgivi ng Day was n ear.The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment;to draw a picture of somethi ng for which they were than kful.Most of the class might be con sidered econo mically disadva ntaged, but still many would celebrate the holiday w

3、ith turkey and other traditi onal goodies of the seas on. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of her students’art. And they were.But Douglas made adiffere nt kind of picture. Douglas was a differe nt kind of boy.He was the teacher’s true child of misery, fra

4、il and un happy. As other childre n played at recess, Douglas was likely to sta nd close by her side. One could only guess at the painDouglas felt behind those sad eyes.Yes, his picture was different. When asked to draw a picture of somethingforwhich he was tha nkful, he drew a hand. Noth ing else.

5、Just an empty hand.His abstract image captured the imaginationofhis peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Ano ther suggested a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand o

6、f God, for God feeds us. And so the discussi on wen t;u ntil the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.Whe n the childre n had gone on to other assignments, she paused at Douglas’desk,bent dow n, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy lookedaway andmurmured,"It&a

7、mp;rsq uo;syours,teacher. &qu ot;She recalled the times she had take n his handand walked with him here or there, as she had the otherstude nts.How ofte nhadshesaid, "Take myhand,Douglas, we&rsq uo;llgooutside .&qu ot;Or, "Letmeshowyouhowtoholdyourpen cil.&qu ot;Or,

8、"Let&rsq uo;s do this together. &qu ot; Douglas was mostthankful for his teacher’shand.Brushingaside a tear,she went on with her work.The story speaks of more thanhowthankfuln ess. It says somethi ng about teachers teach ing and parents parentingand friends showing friendship,andmuch it mean