小男孩与钉子的故事 英文版

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小男孩与钉子的故事 英文版
从前,有一个脾气很坏的男孩.他的爸爸给了他一袋钉子,告诉他,每次发脾气或者跟人吵架的时候,就在院子的篱笆上钉一根.第一天,男孩钉了37根钉子.后面的几天他学会了控制自己的脾气,每天钉的钉子也逐渐减少了.他发现,控制自己的脾气,实际上比钉钉子要容易的多.终于有一天,他一根钉子都没有钉,他高兴的把这件事告诉了爸爸.
爸爸说："从今以后,如果你一天都没有发脾气,就可以在这天拔掉一根钉子." 日子一天一天过去,最后,钉子全被拔光了.爸爸带他来到篱笆边上,对他说："儿子,你做得很好,可是看看篱笆上的钉子洞,这些洞永远也不可能恢复了.就象你和一个人吵架,说了些难听的话,你就在他心里留下了一个伤口,像这个钉子洞一样."

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The Nail
There was a little boy with a bad temper.His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper,to hammer a nail in the back fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.
Then it gradually dwindled down.He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.He said,"You have done well,my son,but look at the holes in the fence.The fence will never be the same.When you say things in anger,they leave a scar just like this one.You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry,the wound is still there.A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
Friends 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 hearts to us.Show your friends how much you care.
注：人与人之间常常因为一些彼此无法释怀的坚持,而造成永远的伤害.如果我们都能从自己做起,开始宽容地看待他人,相信你（你）一定能收到许多意想不到的结果.帮别人开启一扇窗,也就是让自己看到更完整的天空.