5. I'm glad

A Sunday school teacher was telling her pupils1 the importance of making others glad.

Now, children. said she, "has anyone of you ever made someone else glad?"

Please, teacher, said a small boy, "I've made someone glad yesterday." "Well done. Who was that?"

My granny2.

Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad.

Please, teacher, I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her for three hours. Then I said to her, ‘Granny, I'm going home, 'and she said, ‘Well, I'm glad'!

Notes:

1. pupil 小学生

2. granny 祖母，奶奶

我很高兴

一位主日学校的老师正对学生讲使别人高兴的重要性。

“现在告诉我，孩子们”，她说，“你们当中有谁让别人高兴过？”

“我，老师”，一个小男孩说，“昨天我就使别人高兴过。”

“做得好。是谁呢？”

“我奶奶。”

“好孩子。现在告诉我们，你是怎样使你奶奶高兴的。”

“是这样的，老师。我昨天去看她，在她那儿呆了三个小时。然后我跟她说：‘奶奶，我要回家了。’她说：‘啊，我很高兴！’”

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主日学校又称作“星期日学校”，是英、美等国在星期日为贫民开办的初等教育机构。兴起于18世纪末，盛行于19世纪上半期。当时进主日学校学习的人主要是儿童，也有青年人和成年人。教学内容包括读、写、算的基本知识等。