The Angel on the Earth
天使在人间
Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born.
So one day in a discussion with God before his birth he asked, “They tell me you are sending me to the earth tonight but how am I going to live there being so small?”
God replied, “Among the many angels, I chose one a match for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you. She will provide you an education and the skills to live.”
But the child wasn’t certain he had the courage to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do anything else but sing and smile, that’s enough for me to be happy.”
“Your angel will sing for you daily and will also smile for you everyday. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And how can I understand when anyone talks to me,” the child continued, “If I don’t know the language that humans speak?”
God answered, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak. She will help you practice andprepare you for the world and society. She will raise you to be humorous, fair and kind. Do notworry or fear. She will supply you with everything you will need. If she has a cooker, she will cook for you.”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
God had an answer for that question too. “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray and we can be able to connect and have a conference.”
“Who will protect me from danger and give me safety?”
“Your angel will protect you even if it means putting her own life in danger!”
At that moment, voices from earth could already be heard. The child knew he had to start on his passage very soon. He asked God one more question aloud, “Pardon me, God, if I am about to go on my ownpath now, please tell me my angel’s name.”
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered, “Your angel’s name is not hard to remember. You will just call her Mommy.”
译文
很久以前，有一个孩子即将降临人世。
在降生前的一天，他和上帝进行了一番讨论，他问：“他们告诉我今天晚上你将要把我送到地球，可我那么小，要我怎样在那里生存呢？”
上帝回答道：“我已经选了一个天使给你。她将在那里等你，并且会照顾你。她还会让你接受教育，并且让你学会生存的技能。”
但是这个孩子还是不确定自己是否有勇气去那里。“可是在天堂里，我除了歌唱就是欢笑，这样我已经非常快乐了。”
上帝说：“你的天使不但每天会为你歌唱，而且还会对你微笑，你会感到她的爱，会感到快乐。”
孩子又问：“如果我不懂人类的语言，当别人对我说话的时候我怎样才能明白呢？”
上帝回答道：“你的天使会给你讲最甜蜜美丽的语言，会用极大的耐心和关爱去教你说话。她会帮你练习，为你进入那个世界和社会做好准备。她会把你培养成一个幽默，正直并且善良的人。别担心也别害怕。你需要的任何东西她都会给你。她还会用炊具给你做好吃的食物。”
“那我想和你说话的时候我该怎么做呢？”
上帝对这个问题回答道：“你的天使会把你的双手合起，教你如何祈祷，这样我们就能取得联系，进行谈话了。”
“谁将保护我的安全，让我远离危险呢？”
“你的天使将会保护你，即使她会陷入险境，也会保护你！”
这一刻，来自地球的声音已经依稀可以听到。这个孩子知道自己很快就要走了。他赶忙大声地问最后一个问题：“请原谅，上帝，如果我现在将要离开，请告诉我我的天使的名字！”
上帝拍着小孩的肩膀回答说：“你的天使的名字并不难记，叫她妈妈就可以了。”
拓展训练
Long long ago, a child was ready to be born. So one day he 41 God, “They tell me you are sending me to 42 tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so 43 and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many 44 , I chose one for you. She will be 45 for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t 46 he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do 47 but sing and smile, that’s 48 for me to be happy.”
“Your angel will sing for you and will also 49 for yo u every day. And you will 50 your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And 51 am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the 52 that men talk?”
God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet 53 you will ever hear, and with much 54 and care, your angel will teach you how to 55 .”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
“Your angel will place your 56 together and will teach you how to pray.”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will 57 me?”
“Your angel will defend you even if it means 58 her life!”
And then God 59 the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not 60 to remember. You wil l simply call her Mommy.”
【小题1】A. asked B. answered C. taught D. told
【小题2】A. heaven B. hell C. earth D. space
【小题3】A. big B. small C. strong D. stupid
【小题4】A. nurses B. doctors C. teachers D. angels
【小题11】A. when B. why C. how D. whether
【小题12】A. language B. meaning C. topic D. politics
【小题13】A. poems B. stories C. arguments D. words
【小题14】A. strength B. patience C. warning D. thinking
【小题15】A. sing B. dance C. speak D. pa int
【小题16】A. hands B. feet C. arms D. legs
【小题17】A. replace B. convert C. educate D. protect
【小题18】A. burying B. risking C. experiencing D. attacking
【小题19】A. hit B. ruined C. touched D. cleaned
【小题20】A. hard B. easy C. strange D. convenient
答案： ACBDB AADCB CADBC ADBCA