阳光苏茜

　　泰戈尔说：“当人微笑时，世界就爱上了他。”The world loved man when he smiled。微笑就像生命中的一抹阳光，会照亮你和他人的生活。如果你希望每一天都阳光明媚，那就请你绽放出你的笑容。而善良则是生命中的彩虹，因为有它，世界会变得更加美丽。

　　阳光苏茜并不是她真正的名字，她叫苏茜·布朗，但每个人都叫她阳光苏茜。因为她脸上总挂着阳光般灿烂的笑容，而且无论她走到哪里，总是会让大家心情舒畅。最先只是她的爷爷这样叫她，但它是这样贴切，很快地就取代了苏茜的本名。

　　苏茜还是一个婴儿时，她就从早到晚“咯咯”地笑个不停。除非是生病或是受伤了，否则谁也不会听到她的哭声。当她学会走路后，她便喜欢在房子里到处走，帮妈妈拿些小东西，做这些她从不知疲倦。她会一次坐在妈妈身边一个小时，问妈妈许多许多的问题，或是自己拿出一本书来看。

　　苏茜喜欢与其他小朋友一起快乐地玩耍。她从不说一句不文明的话，总是想方设法地做些让她的同伴快乐的事情。

　　一天，一个穷人家的小姑娘路过苏茜家，小姑娘穿着一身很破旧的衣服，这使她成为孩子们嘲笑和戏弄的对象。苏茜听到门外的喧闹声，马上跑到大门外，请那个可怜的小姑娘到家里去。

　　“你为什么要哭？”苏茜问。

　　“因为所有的人都在取笑我！”小姑娘抽泣着说。

　　苏茜把那个小姑娘带进她的房间，亲切地同她说着话，这让小姑娘慢慢地高兴起来。苏茜还送给她一套漂亮的衣服和一双鞋。这一切，给那个可怜的小姑娘带来了真正的快乐与喜悦。自然，这个小姑娘也认为，把苏茜叫做“阳光苏茜”是再合适不过的了。

　　Susie Sunbeam

　　Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown. But everyone called her Susie Sunbeam, because she had such a sweet, smiling face, and always brought brightness with her when she came。

　　Her grandfather first gave her this name, and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own。

　　Even when a baby, Susie laughed and crowed from morning till night. No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt。

　　When she had learned to walk, she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could。

　　She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her ever so many questions, or she would take her new book and read。

　　Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. She never used an unkind word, but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best。

　　One day, a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and  Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her。

　　She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the poor little girl to come in. "What are you crying for?" Susie asked。

　　"Because they all laugh at me," she said。

　　Then Susie took the little girl into the house. She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes。

　　This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child, and she, too, thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam。