啟文國小英語競賽指定篇目三:

Kindness is my superpower.

Yesterday, I was in a bad mood. I teased my friend Lisa. She wore glasses. This made her cry. She cried for the rest of the class.

When I got home, my mom was there. I saw her face. She looked sad. Mom said, "Honey, you made Lisa sad. Hurting people's feelings is wrong. Do you know why?"

I knew I did something wrong. I bowed my head. I asked, "What does it mean to be kind?" Mom hugged me tight. My heart felt sore.

Mom said, "You should always be kind."

Kindness is shown when you say nice words. Be kind to your sister. Be kind to even a bird.

You can be kind to someone who makes you mad. You can be kind to someone who is sad.

Kindness is shown when you help someone who needs it. Kindness is shown when you do a good deed.

I wanted to be kind and polite. I decided to be very kind in the morning.

In the morning, the first thing I did was say, "Thank you." I said it when Mom made me breakfast.

I changed out of my pajamas. They were warm, soft, and red. I made my own bed.

Then I saw Lisa. Her eyes still looked sad. I walked up to her slowly. I still felt bad.

I said, "I'm sorry I teased you." I bent my head. Lisa gave me a smile. She said, "It's okay."

Outside, I waited my turn for the slide. And guess what? I felt good and happy inside. I was patient and kind. I was not angry at all.

Kindness is something anyone can learn. Give to others and ask for nothing back. Helping others is the best thing to do. When you are kind, kindness comes back to you.

The End.

有聲書連結https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYnLqZleA10

翻譯:

善良是我的超能力。

昨天我心情很差，就取笑我的朋友麗莎。她戴著眼鏡，結果把她弄哭了，她哭了一整堂課。

我回到家，媽媽在家。我看到她的臉，她看起來很難過。媽媽說：“寶貝，你讓麗莎傷心了。傷害別人的感情是不對的，你知道為什麼嗎？”

我知道我做錯了，我低下頭，問：「善良是什麼意思？」媽媽緊緊地抱住了我，我的心好痛。

媽媽說：“你應該永遠善良。”

善良體現在你說好聽的話。善待你的妹妹，甚至善待一隻小鳥。

你可以善待惹你生氣的人，也可以善待傷心的人。

要善待並尊重比你年長的人，也要尊重和善待比你年幼的人。善良體現在幫助需要幫助的人，也體現在做好事。

我反覆想著她的話，整夜輾轉難眠。我想做一個善良有禮的人。我決定早上要特別友善。

早上，我做的第一件事就是說「謝謝」。媽媽幫我做早餐的時候，我說了這句話。

我換下了睡衣。睡衣溫暖柔軟，是紅色的。我整理了自己的床鋪。

然後我看到了麗莎。她的眼神依然憂傷。我慢慢地走到她面前。我仍然感到很內疚。

我說：「對不起，我不該捉弄你。」我低下頭。麗莎對我笑了笑，說：“沒關係。”

在外面，我排隊等著玩滑梯。你猜怎麼著？我覺得內心無比快樂。我很有耐心，也很友善。我一點也不生氣。

善良是每個人都可以學習的品質。給予他人，不求回報。幫助他人是最好的事。當你善待他人時，善意也會回到你身上。

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