Mark was waliing home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and droppde all of the books he was carrying,along with two sweaters,a baseball bat,a glove and a samll tape recorder.Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.
一天放学后，马克正在走在回家的路上，突然看到前面的小男孩绊倒了，结果他携带的东西撒了一地，其中有好多本书，两件羊毛衫，一个棒球拍，医治手套，还有一个小型磁带录音机。看到这种场景，马克不禁蹲下身，帮助男孩捡拾起来
Since they were going the same way,he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill,that he loved video games,baseball and histroy,that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
由于他们同路，马可便帮男孩携带了一部分东西。他们边走边聊。马可了解到男孩名叫比尔，他喜欢玩电脑游戏，喜欢打棒球，他很喜欢历史这门课，但在其他科目方面，学习却一塌糊涂。马可还了解到他刚跟女朋友分了手。
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was arrived in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternonn passed pleasantly with few laughs and some shared small talk,then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school,had lunch together once or twice,hen both graduated from junior high schools .They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came,and three weeks before graduation,Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
他们先是到了比尔的家了，比尔邀请马可喝可乐，并一起看电视。那个下午过的很愉快，他们交流看法，还时不时地开怀大笑。然后，马可回了家。从此以后，他们继续往来，在学校附近相会，一起吃过一两次午餐并一起初中毕业，后来，他们升入同一所高中，并始终保持着短暂的接触。最后，终于盼到中学快要结束了。就在毕业前的第三周比尔问马可，他们是否可以谈一谈。
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met."Do you ever wonder why was carrying so much things home that day?"asked Bill."You see,I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else.I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commitsuicide."But after we spent some time together talking and laughing ,I realized that if I had killed myself,I would have missed that time and many others that might follow.So you see,Mark when you picked up my books that day,you did a lot more.You saved my lift.
比尔提到了很多年前他们第一次相遇的那一天。“你有没有想过为什么那天我会带着那么多东西回家？”比尔问道。“是这样，那天我把我的橱柜全部清理干净了，因为我不想给任何人制造乱七八糟的场面。我贮存了妈妈吃的好多安眠药，本想回家自杀的。但是当跟你呆在一起又说又笑时，我意识到如果我自杀了，我就会错过那些愉快地时光，也就欣赏不到以后随之而来的许多其他美好时光了。所以，马可，你看，那天你帮我捡书本的时候，你不只是在为我捡书本，实际上还为我做了好多好多。你拯救了我的生命。”
Every little hello,every little smile,every helping hand saves hurting heart.There's a miracle called Friendship that dwells in the heart.Friend are a very rare jewel,indeed.They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.They lend an ear,they share a word of praise,and they always want to open their heart to us.show your friends how much you care...
每一个小小的问候，每一个浅浅的笑容，每一个援助之手，都会拯救一个伤痛的心灵。心中友谊会铸造奇迹，朋友确实是稀世珍宝。他们给你带来欢笑，鼓励你成功。他们会倾听我们的心声，与我们分享每一个赞扬，总是与我们坦诚相待。一定让你朋友知道你有多在乎他们......
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