双语有声阅读：新年的八份礼物Eight Gifts in Spring Festival

在这个最令人愉快的节日里，送礼物给家人，朋友或同事似乎是一项挺重要的假日活动。但是，选择一份合适的礼物并不容易。在今天的节目中，我想给大家介绍8种你可以给予他人的礼物。

 

Welcome to Spring Festival at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I’m Faith. During this most pleasant holiday, sending gifts to our family, friends or colleagues seems to be a very important holiday activity. However, choosing a proper gift isn’t an easy job. In today’s program, I would like to recommend 8 gifts that you can give of yourself.

 

The Gift of Listening

 

You must really listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming¹, no planning your response. Just listening.

 

The Gift of Compliment

 

A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," or "You did a super job" or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.

 

The Gift of Affection

 

Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

 

The Gift of Cheerful Disposition²

 

The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, really it's not that hard to say, Hello or Thank You.

 

The Gift of Laughter

 

Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

 

The Gift of a Favor

 

Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.

 

The Gift of A Written Note

 

It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet³. A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.

 

The Gift of Solitude⁴

 

There are times when we want nothing more than to be left alone. Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

 

You’re listening to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I’m Faith. I wish you a cheerful, pleasant holiday. Goodbye.

 

倾听的礼物

 

一定要真正地倾听。不要打岔，不要似听非听，不要去计划你的反应。只要静静地倾听。

 

赞美的礼物

 

一个简单，真诚的赞美，“你穿红色很漂亮”，或者“你的工作很出色”，或者“这顿饭真好吃”，这种赞美可以让一个开心一整天。

 

关爱的礼物

 

慷慨地，适当地给予你的拥抱，亲吻，拍拍后背，握握手。让这些微小的行动表现出你对家人及朋友的关爱。

 

愉快的礼物

 

最简单地令人开心的方式莫过于对他人说句善意的话，你好，或谢谢你。

 

欢笑的礼物

 

剪一些卡通画一起分享令人发笑的故事。这种礼物传递着：“我喜欢和你一起欢笑”。

 

助人为乐的礼物

 

每天，尽你所能为他人做些善事。

 

小纸条的礼物

 

可以是一个简单的“谢谢你的帮助”的纸条，或者一首十四行小诗。一个简洁的，手写的纸条可能会被永记一生，也或者会改变一生。

 

独处的礼物

 

有时候我们只想独处，不想被打扰。洞察他人此时的需要，给予他们独处的礼物。

1 daydreaming   

v.想入非非，空想( daydream的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Stop daydreaming and be realistic. 别空想了，还是从实际出发吧。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down to earth and to do his homework. 比尔坐着空想， 他母亲要他面对现实，去做课外作业。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 disposition   

n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署

参考例句：

• He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
• He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。

3 sonnet   

n.十四行诗

参考例句：

• The composer set a sonnet to music.作曲家为一首十四行诗谱了曲。
• He wrote a sonnet to his beloved.他写了一首十四行诗，献给他心爱的人。

4 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。