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Quiet, Please! I'm Trying to Nap.
請安靜一點！我想小睡一會兒。
I am a leader of a national college ministry and was discussing the book of Genesis with some students one day.
我是一所國立學院的牧師，有一天我和學生們討論《創世紀》這本書。
We were talking about the story of human beings created to live in a garden setting.
我們在討論人類被創造出來，生活在花園里的故事。
Lending credence to this idea, I said that there is no sound more soothing than a burbling stream or brook.
我說，沒有什么聲音能比潺潺的小溪或小溪更能撫慰人心了，這番話也印證了我的觀點。
Then I asked the students, "What is the most peaceful environment you can imagine—for example, where you could most easily fall asleep?"
然后我問學生，“你能想象的最平靜的環境是什么？比如說，你在哪里最容易睡著？”
There was a short silence, and then a young lady spoke up helpfully: "Class?"
一陣短暫的沉默之后，一位年輕的女士說了一個有幫助的答案：“教室？”
You're the Cream in My Coffee.
你是我咖啡里的奶油
It's 4 a.m. and we hurry into the truck stop for our morning coffees, his black and mine with cream.
凌晨四點，我們匆匆進入了卡車停車站去喝我們的早咖啡，他喝的是黑咖啡，我喝的加奶油咖啡。
As we head down the road drinking and chatting, he hands me his still-hot coffee so I can pour a little into mine.
在我們沿著路邊喝邊聊的時候，他把還熱著的咖啡遞給我，這樣我就可以往我的咖啡里倒一點。
He knows my coffee cools quicker because of the cream.
他知道我的咖啡涼的快，因為有奶油。
Such a tiny thing—one of the many little threads that make up the fabric of our life—
如此微小的一件事——構成我們生活的許多小事之一，
but such a sweet thoughtfulness that makes all the difference in a relationship. I have the world's best husband.
但如此甜蜜的體貼使一段關系完全不同。我有世界上最好的丈夫。
Like a Duck Takes to Water.
就像鴨子喝水一樣。
My husband and I were excited when we purchased a lakefront home because we had a yellow Labrador puppy and we knew Labs loved the water.
我和丈夫買了一個湖邊的房子，我們很興奮。因為我們養著一只黃色的拉布拉多犬，我們知道拉布拉多喜歡水。
Much to our surprise, our pup was petrified of the lake and whimpered every time we tried to coax her in to swim with us.
讓我們大吃一驚的是，我們的狗被湖嚇呆了，每次我們想哄騙它下水和我們一起游泳的時候，它都會嗚咽。
That is, until the day a family of ducks swam by. Our Lab joined the ducklings and began to paddle with them.
直到有一天，一群鴨子游了過來。我們的狗加入了鴨子，和它們一塊戲水。
The mother duck was not pleased at the new addition, but we were ecstatic.
鴨媽媽不喜歡這個信賴的家伙。但是我們則欣喜若狂。
