Listen to Your Heart倾听你的心声

Lisa.P张恒

Sandy is very worried. Sandy will graduate1from high school. He can go to university. ButSandy has a problem. He wants to go touniversity， but he doesnt know what he wantsto study.

桑迪很忧虑。桑迪将从高中毕业，他能够上大学。但桑迪有个问题，虽然他想上大学，但他不知道自己想学什么。

His high school has an advisor2. He goes totalk to the advisor. “I dont know what to studyat university，”he says. The advisor asks，“Whatdo you like？ Do you like math， or science， orlanguages or reading books？”

他的高中有一位指导老师。他去和指导老师谈心。“我不知道在大学里该学什么。”他说。指导老师问：“你喜欢什么？你喜欢数学、科学、语言还是阅读？”

Sandy says，“I like math， science， languages，and reading books. I like everything. I have goodgrades3 for everything.”The advisor laughs.“Youare lucky，”she says.“You can study anything.”

桑迪说：“我喜欢数学、科学、语言和阅读。我什么都喜欢。我每一科成绩都很好。”指导老师笑了。“你很幸运。”她说，“你可以学习任何东西。”

Sandy is angry4. “But I have to choose one thing！ I dont know what tochoose！ ”The advisor says， “Listen to your heart. University costs a lot of money.University study is difficult. You must work very hard. You will only be happy atuniversity if you study something you love. What does your heart tell you to do？”

桑迪很生氣。“但我必须选择一个！我不知道该选择什么！”指导老师说：“听听你的心声。大学要花很多钱，大学学习很难，你必须非常努力。只有学习喜欢的东西，你在大学里才会快乐。你的心告诉你该选哪个了么？”

Sandy stands up.“My heart is not talking to me！ ”he shouts. He walks outof the advisors office. He walks down to a park near the high school. He sits onthe grass in the park.

桑迪站了起来。“我的心没有和我说话！”他喊道。他走出指导老师的办公室，来到高中附近的一个公园里。他坐在公园的草地上。

“I must choose what to study at university. Do I want to be a scientist？ Do Iwant to teach English？ Do I want to work for a finance5 company？ I dontknow.”

“我必须选择在大学要学习的专业。我想成为一名科学家吗？我想教英语吗？我想去金融公司工作吗？我不知道。”

Sandy sits in the park for a long time. He is tired， and he is worried. He fallsasleep6. When Sandy wakes up， he feels something strange7. There is somethingsmall and warm next to him. He looks down. A very small dog is on the ground nextto him. The dog is very young.

桑迪在公园里坐了很长时间。他很累，也很忧虑，然后就睡着了。当桑迪醒来时，他感到有些奇怪。他身边有个小小的温暖的东西。他往脚下看去，一只很小的狗正躺在他身旁的地上。这只狗很年幼。

Sandy thinks the little dog needs food and water. He picks the little dog up.He walks back to his home. He gives the dog food and water. The little dog is verythirsty8 and hungry. When the dog finishes eating and drinking， it falls asleep.Sandy finds a blanket9. He puts the blanket in the kitchen. He takes the little dogto the kitchen and puts it on the blanket.

桑迪认为这只小狗需要食物和水。他把小狗抱起来，步行回到家，给它喂狗粮和水。这只小狗又渴又饿，吃完东西、喝完水后，它就睡着了。桑迪找到了一条毯子，把毯子放在厨房里，然后把小狗带到厨房放在毯子上。

When his mother comes home， she comes to Sandys room and says， “There isa very small dog in the kitchen. Did you bring this dog to our house？”Sandy is tiredbut he says，“I found the dog in the park. I wanted to take care of it.”

他母親回家后来到桑迪的房间，说：“厨房里有一只很小的狗。是你把这只狗带回我们家的吗？”桑迪很累，但他还是说：“我在公园里发现了这只狗。我想好好照顾它。”

His mother laughs. “Oh， Sandy，”she says. “You are an animal lover. ThatsOK. Your heart tells you to be kind to animals. You are tired， so please sleep. I willlook after the little dog.”Sandy thinks， “My mother knows my heart. I love animals.I must study to be an animal doctor. My heart knows more than my head.”

他母亲笑了。“哎呀，桑迪。”她说，“你是一个动物爱好者。没关系。你的心告诉你要善待动物。你累了就睡觉吧。我会照顾小狗的。”桑迪想：“我妈妈理解我。我喜欢动物。我必须学习成为一名兽医。我的心比我的脑子更明白这一点。”

Notes

1. graduate. 毕业；尤指中学

2. advisor.指导教师

3. grade . 成绩；分数

4. angry. 愤怒的；生气的

5. finance. 财政；金融

6. asleep . 睡着的. 处于睡眠状态地；进入睡眠状态地

7. strange. 奇怪的；不寻常的

8. thirsty 渴的；口渴的

9. blanket . 毯子；毛毯