I will never forget the lesson which Mr Smiths gave us. One day, Mr Smiths was speaking to us in our school meeting room. He began his speech by holding up a $100 bill. He asked, Who wants this $100 bill ?
我从来不会忘记史密斯先生给大家上的那一课。 一天，他在学校的会议室给大家做了一次演讲。他手持一张一百USD的钞票，开始了他的讲话。 他问道;哪个想要这一百USD?
Most of us put hands up quickly. Then he said, I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you, but at first , let me do something. He crumpled up the $100 bill and said :Who wants it now ?We raised our hands again. But he said , Wait a moment. He dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. After that, he picked up the dirty bill and said, Who still wants it ? Many hands were still up.
绝大多数的学生飞速举手。下面，他说：我会把这一百USD给你们之中的一个人，但，我先得做点什么。 他将这张钞票揉成一团后说道：目前，哪个还想要这100USD?学生再一次举手。但，他又说：请稍等一会儿。他将钞票扔在地上并用脚踩它，之后，他拾起这张脏了的钞票问道：哪个还想要它?不少人依旧举着手。
My kids, he said, you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the bill, you still wanted it because it did not lose its value. It was still worth $100.
我的孩子们，他说道，今天，你们上了宝贵的一课。不管我如何对待这张钞票，你们依旧想着要得到它，这是由于它并没失去价值。它仍然是一张价值一百USD的钞票。
We often lose many chances in our lives. He went on speaking, We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember , no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value; you are always precious to those people who love you. You value doesn‘t come from what you do or who you know, but WHO YOU ARE.
大家一直与生命中的很多机会失之交臂，他接着说道。大家总感觉自己没价值，但，要牢记，无论发生什么，大家的价值都不会降低，对于爱你的大家来讲，你一直非常珍贵，你的价值并不源自你的作为或是你认识哪个，仅仅源自你自己。
You are special and precious. Don‘t ever forget it !
你们是珍贵而特殊的存在，永远牢记心头。
（编辑：薛琳）
