没有取笑的一天

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As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom,she collided with①collide with与……相撞； 相碰； 磕碰a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction. "Watch it, squirt." The boy yelled as he dodged around the little third-grader. Then, with a smirk②smirk 英 [smɜ:k] 美 [smɜrk]n.傻笑，得意的笑； 假笑 vi.傻笑； 假笑着说on his face, the boy took hold of his right leg and mimicked the way Amy limped③limp 英 [lɪmp] 美 [lɪmp] n.跛行； 挣扎着慢慢前进； （诗的）韵律紊乱 vi.一瘸一拐地走； 困难地航行；adj. 无力的； 无生气的； 易弯的； 松软的when she walked.

Amy closed her eyes. "Ignore him,"she told herself as she headed for her classroom. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone teased④tease 英 [ti:z] 美 [tiz] vt.取笑，戏弄； 挑逗； 强要vi.梳理（羊毛等）； 起绒 n.爱嘲弄他人的人； 取笑卖弄风骚的人；her every single day. Amy was tired of it.

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was quiet. Her mother knew that things were not going well at school. That's why Patti Hagadorn was happy to have some exciting news to share with her daughter.

"There's a Christmas wish contest on the radio station," Amy's mom announced. "Write a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize."

The contest sounded like fun. She started thinking about what she wanted most for Christmas. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter.

艾米在绕过她教室对面走廊的拐角时，迎面撞到了一个五年级的高个男孩。那男孩在避开这个三年级的学生时大叫：“看路，小个子。”然后，他脸上带着嘲弄的笑容，用手按在他的右腿上，模仿着艾米走路跛行的样子。

艾米将双眼闭上了一会儿。“不理会他。”她在返回教室时对自己说。好像自从艾米上三年级后，每天都有人在嘲笑她。艾米受够了。

那晚，回到家里，艾米坐在餐桌旁边默不作声。她的母亲知道肯定是在学校里遇到不顺心的事了。所以，派蒂决定告诉她女儿一些令人激动的消息。

“电台有一个圣诞节愿望竞赛的节目，”艾米的母亲告知她，“给圣诞老人写封信，你也许可能得到奖品。”

竞赛听起来很有趣。她开始思考她最想要的圣诞节礼物了。她拿出铅笔和纸，开始写信。

亲爱的圣诞老人：

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am nine years old. I have a problem at school.Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at⑤laugh at因……而发笑； 嘲笑； 蔑视； 对……满不在乎me because of the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy. I just want one day where no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

Love,

Amy

When Amy's letter arrived at the radio station, manager Lee Tobin read it carefully. He knew cerebral palsy was a muscle disorder that might confuse the schoolmates of Amy's who didn't understand her disability. He thought it would be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special third-grader and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper.

The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa made the front page of the News Sentinel. The story spread quickly.

Suddenly the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house. Envelopes of all sizes addressed to Amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation. Through the cards and letters from strangers, Amy glimpsed a world full of people who truly cared about each other. She realized that no amount or form of teasing could ever make her feel lonely again.

Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne Elementary School.

我的名字叫艾米。我9岁大了。我在学校有一个麻烦。你能帮我吗，圣诞老人？孩子们笑话我讲话和走路、奔跑的方式。我患有脑瘫。我只想拥有一天，没人笑话和取笑我。

爱你的，

艾米

当艾米的信送到电台时，经理李·托宾仔细地阅读了内容。他知道脑瘫是一种肌肉紊乱的病症，所以可能艾米的同学从外表看不出她有残疾。他认为韦恩堡的市民最好听到这位特别的三年级学生的故事和她非一般的愿望。托宾先生给当地报纸打了电话。

第二天，艾米的照片和她写给圣诞老人的信登上了《新闻前哨》的首页。故事很快传开了。

突然，邮差成了艾米家的常客。每天都有各种型号的信件寄给艾米，来自于全国的小孩和大人们。通过来自陌生人的祝福卡和信件，艾米瞥见了一个充满了真正的互相关怀的人类的社会。她认识到，再多的或再恶毒的嘲笑都不能再使她感到孤单了。

艾米的确实现了她的愿望，在南韦恩堡小学度过了没有取笑的一天。