Meeting God
遇见上帝
There was once a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to the countryside, so he filled his schoolbag with basic necessary items from the fridge: biscuits, candy, chocolate pie, a pear, a pancake, a kilo of grapes, and also included some bottles of coke and lemonade, even a balloon, and he started his trip down the road.
He had not made much progress when he met a granny who was sitting beside a tree in the park. The boy sat down next to her and opened his bag. He was about to take a drink from his bag when he noticedthat the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a biscuit. She happily accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a bottle of coke. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was pleased! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling in silence, comfortable in each other’s company, but they never said a word, had no dialogue. It was aquiet, but special picnic.
As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and wanted to go home for dinner. He got up to leave, before he had hardly gone more than a dozen meters, he turned around, ran back to the granny and, with energy, gave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy ran up the stairs and opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother, a secretary, who was doing housework, was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She stopped hersweeping and tidying and asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He repliedwith pride and a laugh, “I had lunch with God. You know what? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen.”
Later, the old woman also returned to her home with pleasure. Her won wondered about the look ofpeace on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?” She repliedwith a breath, “I ate biscuits in the park with God. You know, he’s much younger than I expected. I wonder how old he it.”
译文
曾经有一个小男孩，他想见一见上帝。 他认为到乡下会是一段很长的旅程，于是从冰箱里拿了些基本的必需品塞了满满一书包：饼干、糖果、巧克力饼、梨、薄饼、一公斤葡萄、几瓶可乐、柠檬水，还有一个气球，开始了他的旅途。
还没走多久，他遇到了一位老奶奶，她正坐在公园里的一棵大树旁。这个小男孩坐到老奶奶的旁边，然后打开了他的包。他刚要从包里拿出一瓶饮料，就注意到这个老奶奶看起来有些饿，越是他给了老奶奶一块饼干。老奶奶高兴地接过饼干并对小男孩笑了笑。老奶奶的笑容非常美丽，小男孩还想再看一次，于是他又给了老奶奶一瓶可乐。老奶奶又对他微笑了一次。小男孩真高兴！他们俩一下午都是静静地吃着，笑着，相互的陪伴令他们觉得很舒服，但是他们都没有说话，一个字都没有说。这是一顿安静而又特殊的野餐。
天黑了，小男孩也觉得累了，他想回家吃晚饭了。他起身离开，刚走十几米远，他又转过身，跑回来，给了老奶奶一个热烈的吻。老奶奶报以小男孩最大的笑容。
不一会，小男孩就到家了。他跑上楼梯，打开了房门。她的妈妈是位秘书，此刻正在忙家务，她对于小男孩脸上快乐的表情感到有些奇怪。她停下手里打扫的活，问到：“今天什么事情让你这么开心啊？”小男孩带着自豪的笑容回答说：“我和上帝一起吃午餐了。您知道吗，她的笑容是我见过的最美的。”
不久，这位老奶奶也高兴地回到了家。她的儿子想知道妈妈脸上的表情为什么这么平和，就问她：“妈妈，今天什么事让您这么开心啊？”他妈妈吸了一口气回答道：“我在公园里和上帝一起吃饼干了，你知道吗，他比我想象的要年轻得多，我在想他究竟多大。”
拓展训练
A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman 【小题1】 in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked 【小题2】 , so he offered her a cake. She 【小题3】 it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was 【小题4】 pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. 【小题5】 he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy 【小题6】 home, his mother saw the look of joy 【小题7】 his face. “She asked him, 【小题8】 made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God. She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!” The old woman also returned to her home 【小题9】. Her son asked, “Mother, why are you so happy?” She answered, “I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he’s much 【小题10】 than I expected.”
【小题1】A. sits B. sitting C. to sit
【小题2】A. hungry B. angry C. thirsty
【小题3】A. receives B. gave C. accepted
【小题4】A. very B. too C. so
【小题5】A. Before B. After C. Since
【小题6】A. got to B. got C. reaches
【小题7】 A. in B. with C. on
【小题8】 A. Which B . Where C. What
【小题9】A. happily B. happy C. happiness
【小题10】A. young B. younger C. the youngest
答案：BACCA BCCAB