5.“我觉得现在也不太晚啊。而且我一洗完多莉的围裙就要去呢。可是海尔说别人还等着呢，他再也不能等了。”
6.“你不要责备他好吗，杰西？他没有权利让别人等他，更不用说是你让他等。我很遗憾就因为你误点了，你下午失去了玩乐的机会。不过，你现在除了充分利用这段时间，什么也做不了。你要从中吸取教训，那就是：当你’马上就要做‘的时候，也许你已经错过好时机了。”
7.杰西曾经学过“覆水难收”这个成语，因此她叹了一口气，只能坐下来用看书安慰那受伤的心灵。
8.过了一会儿，妈妈放下手中的篮子，便走出房间对她说：“杰西，亲爱的，你照看一下宝宝，不要让宝宝离开你的视线。”
9.“好的，妈妈，我会照看好宝宝的。过来伯蒂！来看看杰西给小伯蒂准备了什么？一个娃娃！”
10.宝宝拿了娃娃，用嘴咬娃娃的脑袋，然后又扔到地上，一会儿，又用力摇晃，就像猫咪逗弄小老鼠一样。过了一阵，他爬到了杰西看不到的地方。突然，杰西就听到“咔嚓”一声，紧接着一声哭喊惊得杰西的心几乎停止了跳动。
11.她马上冲进隔壁房间，只见宝宝坐在地板上，地板上还有些碎玻璃碴，一小注血正从宝宝迪克的脑门上向下流。原来是他从高处拉一个花瓶，结果花瓶刚好砸在了他的头上。
12.他的惊叫声很快惊动了妈妈。妈妈立刻过来给宝宝清理伤口，杰西站在一旁说：“我刚才一见不到他，正要去找他，可就在那时听到了宝宝的哭喊声，可怜的小迪克！”
13.“孩子，如果你已经去了而不是刚刚要去，就不会是这样一个结果了，他就不会受伤了。”
14.到了晚上，妈妈带她上床睡觉的时候，问她：“我的小姑娘，今天过得愉快吗？”
15.“不愉快，妈妈，今天过得最糟糕了。一开始，我今天早晨上学迟到了，整个一上午我都不高兴。然后海尔又没带我去玩，最糟糕的是，宝宝又受了伤。今天真是太不幸了。”
16.“每件事情都是因为你’正要去做‘而不是’正在做‘。”
17.杰西伤心地一言不发解着鞋带，最后她说：“以后我再也不想迟到了。”
18.“你当然不想。但是孩子，你的主要问题是：你认为只要你’马上就要去做‘就很不错了。这是非常错误的想法，马上要去做就等同于什么都没做。所以你一定要做，不要只是想去做。”
19.理查德斯夫人说得非常恳切，杰西扬起头来看着妈妈的脸问道：“妈妈，您为什么这么在意这个问题？您觉得我很不好吗？”
20.妈妈把她抱在怀里说：“我心疼你啊，杰西。因为我害怕’马上就去做‘会毁了你一辈子。它会毁掉你的快乐，让你不能完成你该做的事情。
21.”杰西，有时候我很害怕将来有一天我的可爱宝贝来到天堂门口时，上帝问她：’我的孩子，你活着的时候，你把你的心全部献给我了吗？‘我可怜的宝贝只能回答：’上帝，我一直想献出我的全部，可是我刚要这么做，就死了。‘22.“上帝会说：’但是，鉴于你没有……‘”妈妈在她耳边说出了最后几个字：她再也不能说话了。杰西听到这里，立刻就感觉到有热泪流到了她的头上。
THE PEACE-MAKER
让人和睦之人
1.A little boy，who had been in the habit of learning a verse from the Bible every week，on one Monday morning said to his mother，“Mother，what is my verse for this week？”
2.“Blessed are the peace-makers，”said Mrs.Allen.
3.“Blessed are the peace-makers，”repeated Willie.“I will try and remember that；”and taking up his new kite he kissed his mother，and started for the play-ground.
4.It was a bright Fourth of July morning，and，of course；it was a holiday with all the little boys in the neighborhood.Do you know why Fourth of July is kept a holiday？
5.When Willie got to the play-ground he found a large number of boys there，and as many as twenty kites already in the air.“Now，boys，”said Willie，“I will show you what my kite can do.”
6.Willie laid his kite on the ground to take a knot out of its tail，and when he was untying it he said to himself，“I wonder if I shall have any occasion to act the peace-maker today？”
7.He had hardly said this before loud words caught his ear，and looking around he saw two boys standing over a broken kite，and their harsh words and looks showed that they weregetting quite angry.
8.“I will pay you for that，sir，”said Dan.
9.“It was not my fault；I did not know it was there？”
10.“You did.You broke it on purpose，you rascal！”
11.“Say that again，and I will give you a good beating！”
12.“Beat me！You had better try it.”
13.Here Dan pulled off his coat and threw it on the ground，then doubling up his fists，he cried out-14.“Now come on！Just come on！I am ready to be beaten.
You just come on and try it，Dick Bell，and I’ll show you！”
15.Dick was preparing to try it，when Willie，with his kite in his hand and a prayer in his heart，stepped between them.“Stop a moment，boys；maybe we can settle this without a fight.”
16.“You keep out of the way，Bill Allen，or you will getknocked down，”shouted the boy with the coat off.
17.“Now，Dan，before you get to fighting，just let me speak aword.”
18.“What do you want？”said Dan.
19.“Is it about the kite that you are angry？”
20.“Yes，”replied Dan，turning around to look at the fragments.“It was the best kite in the field，and Dick Bell has ruined it；”and again Dan clenched his fist and aimed a blow at Dick.
21.Willie caught the blow with his right arm.It stung a little；but Willie only said，“Come，Dan，don‘t pound your friends！”
22.“Now，look here，Dan，I will tell you what I Will do，if you will give up this-this fighting，I mean；I will let you have my kite.It is a real high-flyer，and better than yours，I guess.
23.”Do you mean that you will give it to me for nothing？“and Dan was a little red in the face.
24.”No；I will give it to you for not fighting.“25.”Why don’t you want me to fight？“asked Dan，very much puzzled.“It does not hurt you.”
26.“No，Dan；but it is wrong.God says so-in the Bible.”
27.“But I don‘t See what business it is of yours，if we choose to fight.”
28.“My verse for this week is，’Blessed are the peace-makers，‘and I want to get the blessing.So，please，Dan，don’t fight，and you may have my new kite，”said Willie.
29.Dan stooped down over the fragments of the kite，and appeared to be trying to put them together；but I am sure he was only thinking of Willie‘s word.
30.Presently he looked up，and said in his usual tone，“Dick，did you really not do this on purpose？”
31.“No，Dan，I told you the truth.I did not know it was there，and I am sorry I broke it.I would have told you so if you had not got mad in such a hurry.If you will let me，I will make you another exactly like it.I have some capital paper at home.”
32.“But this is Dan’s now，”said Willie，holding out his kite.
33.“No；I am not quite so mean as that，old fellow，”said Dan.“Keep your kite.You have taught me to keep my temper.”
34.“Now shake hands，boys，”said Willie.
35.And as Dan gave his hand to Dick，he said，“Now，Dick，this is better than black eyes and bloody noses，isn‘t it？”
36.How sweetly came to Willie’s heart the words，“Blessedare the peace-makers，”
【中文阅读】
1.一个小男孩养成了每周学习一节《圣经》的习惯。一天早晨他问妈妈：“妈妈，这周我该学哪一节了？”
2.“使人和睦之人有福了。”艾伦夫人回答。
3“.
使人和睦之人有福了。”威利重复了一遍。“我会努力记住。”
说完他拿起了新做好的风筝，向操场走去。
4.这是七月四号的早晨，天空晴朗。当然，所有人都在放假。你知道为什么七月四号是节日吗？
5.威利到了操场上，看到已经有很多孩子在那里玩耍了，天上有二十几只风筝在飘着。“伙计们，”威利说道，“我让你们看看我的风筝有多大本事。”
6.说着威利把风筝放在地上，拿出线轴，一边卷着线轴，一边自言自语地说道：“不知道我今天有没有机会做个和事佬。”
7.还没等他说完，耳边就响起了吵闹声。他抬头向周围一看，看到两个男孩子正站在一个坏了的风筝旁边，他们尖刻的言语和表情说明他们都很生气。
8.“我要你赔。”丹说道。
9.“不怨我，我没看到这风筝在那里。”
10.“你看见了，你就是成心的，你这个无赖！”
11.“你再说一遍，信不信我揍你！”
12.“揍我？你试试看！”
13.说着丹脱下外套，扔到地上，然后双手握拳，大叫一声--14.“你过来，过来啊！我让你打。你过来试试，迪克o 贝尔，我要给你点厉害！”