030 善心善行

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Molly and her mother were shopping for clothes on a Saturday afternoon

一个周六下午，莫莉和妈妈正在逛街买衣服，

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but every time Molly found something she liked, her mother said," That's too expensive, Molly."

可每次莫莉找到喜欢的，妈妈就说：“太贵了，莫莉。”

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In the end, Molly's mother chose an ugly pair of pants

最后，莫莉的妈妈挑了条难看的裤子。

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" I'm never going to wear them!" Molly complained

“我绝对不会穿的！”莫莉抱怨道。

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Molly's mother was very careful about spending money

莫莉的妈妈花钱非常谨慎。

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" Money doesn't grow on trees," she always said

“钱可不是树上长的，”她总这么说。

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" Oh, hi, Molly!" It was Molly's friend Erica, who was shopping with her mother in the same store

“哦，嗨，莫莉！”是莫莉的朋友艾瑞卡，她也正和妈妈在同一家店里逛。

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" Hi, Erica!" Molly said

“嗨，艾瑞卡！”莫莉说。

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" Things are so expensive these days, aren't they?" said Erica's mom

“现在东西可真贵，不是吗？”艾瑞卡的妈妈说。

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" Yes, I can't believe the prices!" agreed Molly's mother

“是啊，这价格简直让人不敢相信！”莫莉的妈妈附和道。

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" Mom, I want that!" said Erica, pointing to an expensive face cleanser

“妈妈，我要那个！”艾瑞卡指着一瓶昂贵的洗面奶说。

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" Of course, honey. One? Two? No, let's take three."

“没问题，宝贝。一瓶？两瓶？不，我们拿三瓶好了。”

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Erica's mother put some bottles into her shopping cart

艾瑞卡的妈妈把几瓶放进了购物车。

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" Well, we should get going. Good-bye!"

“好了，我们该走了。再见！”

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" Mom? Can I have some too?" asked Molly

“妈妈，我能也买一些吗？”莫莉问。

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" Honey, this is really overpriced," Molly's mother answered," but if you want, we can get one."

“亲爱的，这东西太贵了，”莫莉的妈妈回答，“不过如果你想要，我们可以买一瓶。”

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" No, I want more," Molly said

“不，我想要更多。”莫莉说。

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" One is more than enough," her mother said firmly

“一瓶就绰绰有余了。”她妈妈坚定地说。

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Molly's family wasn't poor, but her parents didn't buy Molly whatever she wanted

莫莉家并不穷，但她的父母不会莫莉要什么就给买什么。

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" Money isn't everything," her father would say

“金钱不是万能的，”她爸爸总是这么说。

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" The real valuable things in life cannot be bought with money."

“人生中真正宝贵的东西，是钱买不到的。”

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" And money doesn't grow on trees," her mother would add

“而且钱可不会从树上长出来。”她妈妈总会再加一句。

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The next day, Molly and her friends were looking at magazines at Jenny's house

第二天，莫莉和朋友们在珍妮家看杂志。

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" Wow! I'm going to ask my mom to buy me this!" Esther exclaimed, pointing to the dress in a fashion ad

“哇！我要叫我妈给我买这个！”埃丝特指着时装广告里的裙子喊道。

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" Oh, this is so nice! I'll tell my dad I want this for my birthday!" Sharon said

“哦，这个真漂亮！我要告诉我爸，我生日想要这个！”莎伦说。

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" See what I got?" Jenny held up a pretty blue shirt

“看我买了什么？”珍妮举起一件可爱的蓝色衬衫。

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" It's so cute! How much was it?" asked Sharon

“好可爱！多少钱？”莎伦问。

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" I don't know, but it has a matching hat. See?"

“我不知道，但它还有一顶配套的帽子。看到没？”

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Molly felt so jealous of her friends

莫莉非常羡慕她的朋友们。

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" Why are my parents so stingy with money?" she thought to herself

“为什么我爸妈对钱这么小气？”她心里想。

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As she was walking home, something on the sidewalk caught her eye

当她往家走时，人行道上的某个东西吸引了她的目光。

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Molly bent down to pick it up. It was a purse

莫莉弯腰捡了起来。那是一个钱包。

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" Someone must have dropped it!" she said, looking for the owner

“一定是有人把它弄丢了！”她说着，四下寻找失主。

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There was no one around, so Molly opened the purse

周围没有人，于是莫莉打开了钱包。

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She gasped! The purse was filled with cash!

她倒吸了一口气！钱包里装满了现金！

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" Oh no! What should I do?" Molly wondered

“哦不！我该怎么办？”莫莉琢磨着。

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" I should take it to the police station, but what if the owner never comes to claim it?

“我应该把它送到警察局，可万一失主永远不来认领呢？

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Maybe I could take just a little bit of money and then take it to the police station?"

也许我可以只拿一点点钱，然后再把它送到警察局？”

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At home, Molly did not tell her parents about the purse and went upstairs to bed

回到家，莫莉没有把钱包的事告诉父母，就上楼睡觉了。

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As she thought about keeping the money, a strange feeling stirred inside of her, something she had never felt before

当她想着要把钱据为己有，一种奇怪的感觉在她心里搅动，那是她以前从未体验过的。

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Two voices began to argue in her head

两个声音开始在她脑海里争吵起来。

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" Take the money," said Molly the Red

"把钱拿走，"红莫莉说。

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" No! Turn it in to the police!" said Molly the White

"不行！交给警察！"小白莫莉说。

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" No one will know if you take it!" said the Red

"你拿了没人会知道！"红莫莉说。

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" It's not yours. You can't keep it!" said the White

"这不是你的，你不能留下！"小白莫莉说。

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Molly wasn't sure which voice to listen to, but when she thought of all the things she could buy, she decided to take the money

莫莉不知道该听谁的，但一想到能买那么多东西，她还是决定把钱拿走。

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" Now you can buy anything you want!" said Molly the Red

"现在你想买什么就买什么！"红莫莉说。

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" No, Molly! Don't do it!" Molly the White begged

"不，莫莉！别这样！"小白莫莉恳求道。

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Molly felt that strange feeling grow stronger

莫莉感觉那种奇怪的感觉越来越强烈。

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" Now you can be like your friends!" the Red whispered excitedly

"现在你可以和朋友们一样了！"红莫莉兴奋地悄声说道。

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Molly smiled and ignored the strange feeling inside

莫莉笑了笑，不去理会心里那阵奇怪的感觉。

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At the store, she realized it felt powerful to have so much money

在商店里，她体会到有这么多钱的感觉真叫人有底气。

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" I'll take these two, please," she said, handing two pairs of shoes to the sales clerk

“这两双我都要了。”她说着，把两双鞋递给售货员。

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" Here you go," smiled the clerk." Thank you and come again!"

“给您。”售货员笑着说，“谢谢，欢迎下次再来！”

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Molly also bought a new shirt and jeans, and decided to wear them on her way home

莫莉还买了一件新上衣和一条牛仔裤，并决定回家时就穿着它们。

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As she left the store, she bumped into her friends

她离开商店时，碰上了她的朋友们。

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" Molly! You look so stylish!" admired Erica

“莫莉！你看起来真时髦！”艾瑞卡称赞道。

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" Are those new jeans?" asked Jenny

“那是新牛仔裤吗？”珍妮问。

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" I love that shirt!" exclaimed Sharon

“我好喜欢那件上衣！”莎伦喊道。

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" Where did you get the money to buy these things?" Jenny asked

“你哪来的钱买这些东西啊？”珍妮问。

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" I... my mom... gave... money..." Molly stammered

"我……我妈……给的……钱……" 莫莉结结巴巴地说。

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" It's none of your business!" she burst out

"不关你们的事！" 她突然吼道。

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After she spent the rest of the day buying whatever she wanted, Molly took her purchases up to her bedroom

她用剩下的时间买了所有想要的东西后，把买来的物品拿上楼到自己卧室。

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That strange feeling nudged at her heart again

那种奇怪的感觉又轻轻触碰着她的心。

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" What is this I'm feeling?" she wondered. It was really bothering her

"我这是什么感觉？" 她心里纳闷。这种感觉真让她烦恼。

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" I bought everything I wanted, so why am I not happy?"

"我买到了所有想要的东西，为什么却开心不起来呢？"

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Molly picked up the empty purse and opened it up again

莫莉拿起那个空钱包，再次打开了它。

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Inside was a letter." Dear Mommy," the letter began," I wish Daddy would recover soon

里面有一封信。"亲爱的妈妈，" 信的开头写道，"我希望爸爸早日康复。

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I don't have a lot, but here is some money I saved from working

我没什么钱，但这是我打工攒下的一点钱。

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Please use it for Daddy's hospital bills

请用它来支付爸爸的住院费吧。

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I just want Daddy to be well again."

我只希望爸爸能早日康复。”

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As Molly read the letter, her eyes welled up with tears

莫莉读着信，泪水夺眶而出。

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" What have I done? What have I done?" she cried aloud. Her heart was aching

“我做了什么？我做了什么？”她大声哭喊，心里隐隐作痛。

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" What kind of person am I? I'm a thief!" she moaned

“我是个什么样的人啊？我就是个小偷！”她呻吟着说。

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" I hate myself! I hate myself!"

“我恨我自己！我恨我自己！”

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" Molly! Molly! Wake up, honey!" Molly's mother gently shook her

“莫莉！莫莉！醒醒，宝贝！”莫莉的妈妈轻轻地摇着她。

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Molly was in her room, but the shopping bags and new shoes were gone

莫莉在自己的房间里，但购物袋和新鞋子都不见了。

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" You were having a nightmare," her mother said

“你做噩梦了，”她妈妈说。

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Molly felt something against her back

莫莉感觉背后有什么东西硌着。

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It was the purse, and the money was still inside. Molly was relieved

是那个钱包，钱还在里面。莫莉松了一口气。

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She explained how she had found the purse, and confessed that she had wanted to keep the money

她解释了自己怎么捡到的钱包，并坦白她曾想留下那笔钱。

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" I'm glad it was just a bad dream," Molly said

“我很高兴这只是一个噩梦，”莫莉说。

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" Me too, honey, and I'm proud of you," her mother said

“我也是，宝贝，我为你感到骄傲，”她妈妈说。

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" How can you be proud of me? I wanted to keep the money!" Molly said

“你怎么会为我骄傲呢？我原本想留下那笔钱的！”莫莉说。

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" But you didn't. You know that strange feeling you had?" her mother asked

“但你并没有那么做。你知道你当时那种奇怪的感觉吗？”她妈妈问道。

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" That was your conscience. It was telling you to do what was right

“那是你的良知。它在告诉你做正确的事。

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In the end, you listened to your conscience, your heart, and that's what's most important."

最终，你听从了你的良知，你的内心，这才是最重要的。”

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" Mom, I learned that having the things I want doesn't make me happy," Molly said

“妈妈，我明白了，拥有我想要的东西并不会让我快乐，”莫莉说。

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" Money can't buy me happiness."

“钱买不来快乐。”

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" You're a good girl

“你是个好女孩。

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It's good deeds that make a good heart," her mother said lovingly

是好的行为造就了善良的心，”她妈妈充满爱意地说。