圣诞节英语故事：Christmas is for love 圣诞节是为了爱
2012年圣诞节就要到了，分享一个温馨感人的圣诞节英语故事，多年过后，笔者一直留着那个空空的装满圣诞礼物的盒子，因为那是一份最纯真、最温馨的圣诞礼物。一个寄居在姑姑的家10多岁的孤儿，受尽姑姑的冷嘲热讽，然而他还是保留了那份纯真。他在圣诞节的时候送了笔者那个空空的盒子，装满爱的盒子作为圣诞节礼物。
christmas is for love. it is for joy, for giving and sharing, for laughter, for reuniting with family and friends, for tinsel and brightly covered packages. but, mostly christmas is for love. i had not believed this until a small elfin like pupil with wide innocent eyes and soft rosy cheeks gave me a wondrous gift one christmas.
matthew was a 10 year old orphan who lived with his aunt, a bitter, middle aged woman greatly annoyed with the burden of caring for her dead sister’s son. she never failed to remind young matthew, if it hadn’t been for her generosity, he would be a vagrant, homeless waif. still, with all the scolding and chilliness at home, he was a sweet and gentle child.
i had not noticed matthew particularly until he began staying after class each day [at the risk of arousing his aunt's anger so i learned later] to help me straighten up the room. we did this quietly and comfortably, not speaking much, but enjoying the solitude of that hour of the day. when we did talk, matthew spoke mostly of his mother. though he was quite young when she died, he remembered a kind, gentle, loving woman who always spent time with him.
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