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完美

作者：克里斯蒂·C（美国密苏里州曼彻斯特市）

My Friends Only Came to Say Goodbye

There were three professors at the railway station. They were deep in conversation. The train had just arrived， but they did not notice it. Then the guard shouted， "Take your seats， please！"

The professors heard the guard and rushed for the train. Two of them got on the train before it moved. The third one was left behind， he looked worried.

One of the professor's students was at the station. He tried to comfort the professor."It wasn't really bad， sir." said the student，"Two out of three caught the train. That's quite good， you know."

"I know，" the professor said， "But it was my train， My friends only came to say goodbye."

朋友只是来送行

三个教授在站台上等火车。他们正在全神贯注地谈话，火车进站了，他们都没有注意到。这个时候，警卫喊道：“请大家上车了！”

教授们听到后飞快地向火车跑去。其中两个教授刚登上去，火车就开了。最后一个教授没有赶上火车，看起来非常焦虑。

教授的一个学生也在车站等车，他安慰教授：“先生，这还不是很糟，你们中有两个人已经赶上了火车。要知道，这已经很好了。”

“我明白，”教授说，“但是要赶火车的人是我，他们只是来为我送行的啊。”

Perfect

By Christy C， Manchester， MO

She drives an hour away

So she can work in a diner

For some extra cash

And not have the other moms know

She isn't perfect

He walks to school every day

So his classmates won't know

That he lives in a trailer park

And isn't as well-off as he seems

He isn't perfect

They cover their faces in make-up

To pretend they are flawless

So everyone will notice their beauty

A lie they don't need to tell

They aren't perfect

The rows of colored houses

Spaced evenly apart

So seemingly perfect

They hide people inside

Ashamed of their imperfections

她驱车一个小时

到一家餐馆打工

为赚些额外的零花钱

同时不让别的妈妈们知道

她不完美

他每天步行去上學

同学们就不会知道

他住拖车式活动房屋

他没表面上那么富裕

他不完美

她们的脸庞被化妆品覆盖

假装容颜毫无瑕疵

无人不识她们的美丽

一个无需说的谎言

她们不完美

一排排彩色的房屋

被隔成相同的空间

它们显得如此完美

屋内藏着那些

耻于自己不完美的人们endprint