Teacher's story makes your Thanksgiving

2019-04-25山东高密市第四中学

疯狂英语·新悦读 2019年3期

山东高密市第四中学管玲

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老师在感恩节上课时，让孩子们画出自己想要感谢的东西。让老师感到惊讶的是，一向孤独的道格拉斯画了一只手。那么他画的手有什么特别之处呢？

Some of the most moving lessons are taught by your students.

When Mrs Klein told her first graders to draw a picture of something for which they werethankful， she thought how little these children actually had to be thankful for. She knew that most of the class would draw pictures of turkeys or of laden (满载的) Thanksgiving tables. That was what they believed was expected of them.

What took Mrs Klein aback （大吃一惊）was Douglas's picture. Douglas was so lonely and likely to be found close in her shadow as they went outside for rest. Douglas's drawing was simply this:

A hand，obviously， but whose hand？ The class was attracted by his image.“I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food，”said one student.

“A farmer，” said another， “because they grow the turkeys.”

“It looks more like a policeman， and they protect us.”“

“I think，”said Lavinia， who was always so serious，“that itis supposed tobe all the hands that help us， but Douglas could only draw one of them.”

Mrs Klein had almost forgotten Douglas in her pleasure at finding the class so sensitive.When she had the others at work on another project， she bent over his desk and asked whose hand it was.

Douglas mumbled （口齿不清地说），“It's yours， Madam.”

Then Mrs Klein recalled that she had taken Douglas by the handfrom time to time; she often did that with the children. But that it should have meant so much to Douglas...

Perhaps， she reflected， this was her Thanksgiving， and everybody's Thanksgiving—not the material things given to us， but the small ways that we give something to others.