读者文摘:网友趣事分享（打印版）

Quiet, Please! I'm Trying to Nap.

请安静一点！我想小睡一会儿。

I am a leader of a national college ministry and was discussing the book of Genesis with some students one day.

我是一所国立学院的牧师，有一天我和学生们讨论《创世纪》这本书。

We were talking about the story of human beings created to live in a garden setting.

我们在讨论人类被创造出来，生活在花园里的故事。

Lending credence to this idea, I said that there is no sound more soothing than a burbling stream or brook.

我说，没有什么声音能比潺潺的小溪或小溪更能抚慰人心了，这番话也印证了我的观点。

Then I asked the students, "What is the most peaceful environment you can imagine—for example, where you could most easily fall asleep?"

然后我问学生，“你能想象的最平静的环境是什么？比如说，你在哪里最容易睡着？”

There was a short silence, and then a young lady spoke up helpfully: "Class?"

一阵短暂的沉默之后，一位年轻的女士说了一个有帮助的答案：“教室？”

You're the Cream in My Coffee.

你是我咖啡里的奶油

It's 4 a.m. and we hurry into the truck stop for our morning coffees, his black and mine with cream.

凌晨四点，我们匆匆进入了卡车停车站去喝我们的早咖啡，他喝的是黑咖啡，我喝的加奶油咖啡。

As we head down the road drinking and chatting, he hands me his still-hot coffee so I can pour a little into mine.

在我们沿着路边喝边聊的时候，他把还热着的咖啡递给我，这样我就可以往我的咖啡里倒一点。

He knows my coffee cools quicker because of the cream.

他知道我的咖啡凉的快，因为有奶油。

Such a tiny thing—one of the many little threads that make up the fabric of our life—

如此微小的一件事——构成我们生活的许多小事之一，

but such a sweet thoughtfulness that makes all the difference in a relationship. I have the world's best husband.

但如此甜蜜的体贴使一段关系完全不同。我有世界上最好的丈夫。

Like a Duck Takes to Water.

就像鸭子喝水一样。

My husband and I were excited when we purchased a lakefront home because we had a yellow Labrador puppy and we knew Labs loved the water.

我和丈夫买了一个湖边的房子，我们很兴奋。因为我们养着一只黄色的拉布拉多犬，我们知道拉布拉多喜欢水。

Much to our surprise, our pup was petrified of the lake and whimpered every time we tried to coax her in to swim with us.

让我们大吃一惊的是，我们的狗被湖吓呆了，每次我们想哄骗它下水和我们一起游泳的时候，它都会呜咽。

That is, until the day a family of ducks swam by. Our Lab joined the ducklings and began to paddle with them.

直到有一天，一群鸭子游了过来。我们的狗加入了鸭子，和它们一块戏水。

The mother duck was not pleased at the new addition, but we were ecstatic.

鸭妈妈不喜欢这个信赖的家伙。但是我们则欣喜若狂。