关于圣诞节小故事
圣诞节
2014/3/23
假日里的郁闷事
Post Holiday Blues
A waitress at our restaurant had a change of clothes stolen from the break room. Making mattersworse, she’d planned on wearing them to the Christmas party. As a brand-new employee, I didn’tknow any of this backstory, so I was a bit surprised to find this indignant note posted on thecommunity board: "It has been two weeks since the Christmas party, and I still have not found myclothes."
我们饭馆里一位女服务员的一套换洗的衣服在休息室里失窃了。更糟的是，她原本计划穿着那套去参加圣诞聚会。作为一个新员工，我并不知道这个幕后故事，因此当我发现这张充满怒气的纸条贴在社区公告栏里时，有点吃惊。纸条上写着：“圣诞聚会已经过去两个星期了，但我始终还没找回我的衣服。”
11.轻易宽恕
Easy to Forgive
Late for a seminar and unable to find parking, I pulled into a spot behind a church. It was only afterI’d gotten out of the car that I spotted this sign: "No parking. Forgiveness is our business, butdon’t make it harder than it already is."
因为研讨会迟到，现在找不到停车的地方，于是我把车停在了教堂后面。直到我从车里出来我才看到这个标志牌：“不准停车!宽恕是我们的职责，但是不要给原已糟糕的现状添堵了。”
12.等待圣诞节
Waiting for Christmas
My wife took our three-year-old to church for the first time. Getting impatient while waiting for theMass to start, he turned to her and asked, "What time does Jesus get here?"
我妻子第一次带我们三岁大的孩子去教堂。在弥撒曲开始前我们等了很久，孩子等的不耐烦了，转向妈妈问：“耶稣什么时候来这里?”
13. 平安夜祷告
Christmas Eve Service
Just as I began my Christmas Eve service, the electricity in the church failed. The ushers and Ifound some candles and placed them around the sanctuary. Then I reentered the pulpit, shuffledmy notes, and muttered, "Now, where was I?" A tired voice called out, "Right near the end!"
就在我开始平安夜祷告时，教堂停电了。教堂里的接待人员和我找到一些蜡烛，把它们放在礼堂周围。然后我重返讲道坛，整理了一下笔记后，我说：“刚才我讲到哪儿了?”传来一阵不耐烦的声音：“马上就讲完了!”
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