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I placed the items on the moving belt. Slowly my packages moved towards the cash register.
The cashier was tired. I could see it on her face. It was towards the end of her shift. She had no doubt been standing and ringing the cash register all day. I know the cash registers don't ring anymore, they are computerized, but when I worked as a cashier, they rang.
My two-year-old son, Josees, was with me.
She performed her job with all of the speed-tired muscles and weary spirit could summon.
Josees stood in front of her across the belt. His tiny frame was inches below the top of the moving belt. I don't know what made him move away from me and stand there. Children can at times move more on instinct than logic.
He stood there looking up. Sensing something.
She looked down.“Oh my God, look at that smile!”she exclaimed.
She changed. The tiredness left. The dreariness left. She appeared as fresh as if she had just walked through the door.
Josees continued standing and smiling. She continued to revived.
I saw not the power of a child, but the power of a pure smile.
Remember, you have the same power.
Each day you will meet someone who is tired, weary, and dreary. For many, the tired, weary, dreary person you meet will be in the mirror.
Even in the mirror, the power of a smile still works.
When you smile, the muscles of your face contract on a special gland in the brain which release a hormone in the brain that eases stress and causes a slight euphoric high.
Smile real big right now and see if that gland is in your brain too.
She was still bubbling as we walked out of the store.
Josees never said a word. He only smiled.
Remember Josees when you meet your weary person each day. Remember someone needs smile.
我把选购的商品放在传送带上，慢慢地，我的东西移向收银员。
收银员很疲倦，我从她的脸上就看出来了。她换班的时间要到了，毫无疑问，她已经站在那里摁了一天的收银机。我知道，收银机全部是电脑化处理的，不再响铃了。要知道，我做收银员那会儿，收银机还是响铃的呢。
我两岁的儿子乔斯和我在一起。
收银员强打精神做着她的工作。
隔着传送带，乔斯站在她面前，他矮小的身材离传送带的顶部还有几英尺。我不知道是什么使他离开我，站在收银员的面前。有时候，孩子更多的是依靠本能活动，而不是逻辑思维。
他仰着头站在那里，收银员似乎感觉到了什么。
她低头看看。“哦，我的天哪，看看这微笑！”她惊叫道。
她发生了转变，疲倦和阴郁一下子消失得无影无踪，看上去就像刚开始工作一样神采奕奕。
乔斯依旧站在那里，微笑着，收银员的状态也很好。
我知道，那不是一个孩子的力量，而是一个纯真微笑的力量。
记住，你也拥有这样的力量。
每天你都会遇到某个人，他疲惫、厌烦、阴郁。而对于大多数人来说，镜子中那个疲惫、厌倦、阴郁的人正是他们自己。
即便是在镜子里，微笑的力量也依然会产生效力。
在你微笑的时候，你面部的肌肉刺激大脑中的某一特定腺体收缩，在大脑中分泌激素来减轻压力的效用，产生一种轻微的快感。
马上放声开怀大笑吧，看看你的大脑中是否也存在这样的腺体。
我们走出超市的时候，收银员依旧喜气洋洋。
乔斯一句话也没有说，他只是微笑。
每天当你遇到疲惫的人时，请想起乔斯吧。请记住，有人需要微笑。
summon ['s?m?n] v.召唤；召集；鼓起；振作
I had to summon all my nerve to face my boss.
我得鼓足勇气去见上司。
instinct ['insti?kt] n.本能；直觉；天性
Birds learn to fly by instinct.
鸟类学习飞翔是出于本能。
dreary ['dri?ri] adj.沉闷的；枯燥的
The days are dark and dreary.
天空阴暗而沉闷。
euphoric [ju:'f?rik] adj.欢欣的；精神愉快的
She was euphoric after her victory.
她获胜后很高兴。
我知道，那不是一个孩子的力量，而是一个纯真微笑的力量。
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即便是在镜子里，微笑的力量也依然会产生效力。
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请记住，有人需要微笑。
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Josees stood in front of her across the belt.
in front of：在……前面
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I don't know what made him move away from me and stand there.
move away from：从……离开；抛弃
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