绞车房Enemy死对头

2020年12月23日发(作者：侯洪军)
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来源：《课堂内外（高中版）》2007年第08期

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked topoint out my shortcomings. Week by
week her list grew: Iwas very thin, I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, Iwas too proud, and so
on. I tried to hear all this as long as Icould. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father withtears in
my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then asked, Are the things shesays true or not? Jane, didn't you ever
wonder what you'rereally like? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go andmake a list of
everything she said and mark the points thatare true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discoveredthat about half the things were true. Some
of them I couldn'tchange (like being very thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to
change. For the first time I got afairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.
better than anyoneelse the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen,not just close your ears
in anger and feeling hurt. Whensomething said about you is true, you'll find it will be of helpto you
Our world is full of people who think they know yourduty Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but
hear thetruth and do what you know is the right thing to do.
Daddy's advice has returned to me at many importantmoments In my life, I've never had a better
piece of advice.

我12岁时，有一个死对头，是一个喜欢指出我缺点的女 孩。她给我列出的缺点每星期都
在增加：我太瘦了，我不是个好学生，我太多话了，我太骄傲了，等等。 我尽力地忍耐着，终
于，我气坏了，满含泪水跑到我父亲那里。
他静静地听 我说完，然后问道：“她所说的是不是真的呢?简，你从没有想过你真正是什么
样子的吗?嗯，你现在有 了那个女孩子对你的评价，去把她所说的列一个清单，再把说得对的
作个标记，其他的不要管。”
我按照他所说的做了。让我大吃一惊的是，我发现大约有一半是真的。有一些我无法改 变
(像太瘦了)，但是很多我可以改——突然我很想改变自己。第一次我对自己有了一个很清晰的
认识。