The House of 1000 Mirrors
Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself,“This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself,“That is a horrible place, and I will never go back
there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
/ v. 跳跃bounce / / n. 门口doorway / / v.wag / 摇摆 / v. 咆哮growl / / v. 恐吓horrify / /reflection / n. 反射
参考译文 千镜之屋
很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以“千镜屋”而著名的地方。一只乐观的小狗听说了这个地方并决定去参观。当来到这个地方，他蹦蹦跳跳地上了台阶，来到房门口，高高地竖起耳朵，欢快地摇着尾巴，从门口往里张望，他惊奇地看到有1000只欢乐的小狗像他一样快地摇尾巴。他灿烂地微笑着，回报他的是1000张热情，友好的灿烂笑脸。离开时他心想：“这是一个精彩的地方，我一定要经常来参观。”
在这个村里还有另一只想参观“千镜屋”的小狗，他不及第一只小狗乐观，他慢吞吞地爬上台阶，然后耷拉着脑袋往屋子里看。一看到有1000只小狗不友好地盯着他，他便开始冲他们狂吠，镜中的1000只
小狗也冲着他狂吠，把他给吓坏了，他在离开时心想：“这是一个恐怖的地方，我再也不会来了。”
世界上所有的脸都是镜子，在你所遇见的人的脸上你看到反射出来的是什么?
An angel wrote: 一位天使这样说
Many people will walk in and out of your life, 许多朋友进出你的生命，
but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.但是只有真正的朋友会在你的心中留下脚印。
To handle yourself, use your head; 要操控自己，用你的头﹔ To handle others, use your heart. 要指挥别人，用你的心。 Anger is only one letter short of danger. 生气和危险只有一字之隔。
If someone betrays you once, it's his fault; 如果别人背叛你一次，那是他的错﹔
If he betrarys you twice, it's your fault. 如果他背叛你二次，那是你的错。
Great minds discuss ideas; 心胸远大的人谈理想﹔ Average minds discuss events; 一般的人批评事情﹔ Small minds discuss people. 心胸狭小的人道人长短。 God gives every bird it's food, 上帝给每只小鸟她的食物， But He does not throw it into it's nest. 但是他不会把食物丢到她的巢
He who loses money, loses much; 失去金钱的人，失去很多﹔ He who loses a friend, loses more; 失去朋友的人，失去更多﹔
He who loses faith, loses all. 失去信心的人，失去所有。 Beautiful young people are acts of nature, 美丽的年轻人是天然形成，
But beautiful old people are works of art. 美丽的老年人才是艺术作品。
Learn from the mistakes of others. 从别人所患的错误中学习。
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. 你不能活得那么长足以经历这一切。
The tongue weights practically nothing, 舌头的重量微不足道，
But so few people can hold it. 但少有人可控制它。 Friends, you and me... 你和我是朋友…
you brought another friend... 你带来另一位朋友… and then there were3... 我们就有三个朋友… we started our group... 我们开始成为一个小组…
Our circle of friends... and like that circle... 就像一个圈圈… there is no beginning or end... 没有开始也没又结束 Yersterday is history, tomorrow is a mistery 昨日已成历史，明日不可预测
Today is a gift 今日是上帝的恩赐
Make each day the best of your life 让每一天成为你生命中最美好的一天
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