Five Little Things That Make the World Better 讓世界變得更美好的五件小事

張恒

Every morning you wake up to a new day. You have a fresh day to have fun， get into trouble1， be lazy， eat something nice—and make the world better. Here are five little things that take only seconds， and you can do them！When you do one every day， you make the world a better place.

每天早上你都醒來迎接新的一天。你有一個(gè)嶄新的一天去享受樂趣，惹點(diǎn)麻煩，偷個(gè)懶，吃點(diǎn)好吃的，讓世界變得更好。這里有五件小事，只要幾秒鐘，你就可以做到！你每天做一件，就會(huì)讓世界變得更美好。

1. Pick up a piece of garbage.

撿垃圾。

You see a gum wrapper2 in a parking lot—pick it up and put it in the trash bin3. It may seem small， but this one little act makes your world a little better every time you do it！ And if you pick up a piece of garbage every day of your life， how much it will be？ That is the difference you can make.

你在停車場看到一張口香糖包裝紙，把它撿起來放到垃圾桶里。這可能看起來是很小的事，但你每做一次這一個(gè)小事，你的世界一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)變得更好。如果你每天都撿起一點(diǎn)垃圾，那會(huì)有多少？這就是你能做出的改變。

2. Give someone a compliment4.

稱贊他人。

“Hey， good job on that paint job.”

“嘿，這幅作品畫得很好。”

“I like how you got that program to work.”

“我喜歡你讓那個(gè)程序運(yùn)行起來。”

“Cool moves！”

“很酷的動(dòng)作！”

No matter who you hang out with5， no matter what you are doing， you will have a chance to say something positive6 to someone in your life. That kind act can make a huge difference to the person you compliment. That person will feel better and think better about the world—and you. And its so easy. Practice on your parents.

不管你和誰在一起玩，不管你在做什么，你都有機(jī)會(huì)對生活中的某個(gè)人說些積極的話。這種善意的行為會(huì)對你贊美的人產(chǎn)生巨大的影響。那個(gè)人會(huì)感覺更好，對世界和你的看法更好。而且這很簡單，先拿你的父母練習(xí)吧。

3. Learn one thing every day.

每天學(xué)一件事。

Were not talking about the learning you do at school or that things your parents keep reminding7 you about. You have eyes and ears and a brain that takes in the world. Ask yourself one thing about what you see or hear and find the answer.

我們不是在談?wù)撃阍趯W(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)或者父母一直提醒你的事情。你有眼睛和耳朵，還有一個(gè)能感知世界的大腦。問自己一件關(guān)于你所看到或聽到的事情，然后找到答案。

You only need to do this once a day to get into the habit of thinking. You could be riding your bike and think： When did humans first find out the air？ You could see a weird8 looking bird and wonder what kind of bird it is. Why do you have those two sharper9 teeth on the sides of your mouth？

你只需要每天做一次就可以養(yǎng)成思考的習(xí)慣。你可以騎著自行車思考：人類什么時(shí)候最先發(fā)現(xiàn)空氣的？也許你看到一只奇怪長相的鳥，會(huì)想知道它是什么鳥。為什么你嘴邊有兩顆更鋒利的牙齒？

By asking questions and looking for answers， you will make the world a better place， because the world needs more people who think and look for knowledge10.

通過提問和尋找答案，你將使世界變得更美好，因?yàn)槭澜缧枰嗨伎己蛯ふ抑R的人。

4. Say thank you.

說謝謝。

Like giving people compliments， when you thank someone， you are connecting11 with that person. The more people connect—even when its just thanking a clerk who hands you a napkin12—the world become a little better.

就像贊美別人一樣，當(dāng)你感謝某人時(shí)，你就是在和他溝通。交流的人越多，即使只是感謝一個(gè)遞餐巾紙給你的店員，世界就會(huì)變得更好。

5. Smile！

微笑吧！

（英語原文選自：safesearchkids.com）