佚名/Anonymous
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!
从前，有个孤独的女孩非常渴望得到爱。一天，她在丛林中漫步，发现两只快要饿死的鸟儿。她把它们带回家，放进一个小鸟笼里。在她的细心照顾下，鸟儿逐渐强壮起来。每天早晨，鸟儿都以美妙的歌声向她道早安。女孩不禁对这两只小鸟产生了深深的爱意。
一天，女孩把鸟笼的门打开了。那只又大又壮的鸟儿飞了出去。女孩很担心鸟儿会飞走，再也不回来。于是当鸟儿飞近时，她拼命地抓住它。她非常高兴，鸟儿终于又被她抓了回来。突然，她感觉鸟儿有些软弱无力。她松开手，诧异地发现鸟儿死在手中。是她极端的爱害死了鸟儿。
她发现另一只鸟儿在笼里扇动着翅膀扑来扑去。她感受得到它也是十分向往自由的，渴望飞向湛蓝的天空。她把它从笼中拿起，轻轻地抛向空中。鸟儿盘旋了好几圈，才肯离去。
看到鸟儿欢快的样子，女孩高兴极了。她的内心不再只是关心自己的得失，她希望鸟儿幸福。突然，鸟儿飞近了，轻轻落在她的肩头，鸣唱起她从没听过的动人歌曲。
牢牢地将爱握于手心，只会更快地失去爱；赋予爱一双翅膀，将它放飞，才会令爱长驻！
心灵小语
强迫不能带来真正的爱，反而是爱毁灭的开始。当你学会尊重、给予，不以自己的得到为目的时，你就已经学会了真爱。
desperate adj.不顾一切的；绝望的；拼命的
例 He was rifling through her desk in a desperate search for the letter.
他拼命在她的书桌里搜寻那封信。
freedom n.自由；免除；解除；解脱；摆脱
例 True love is the antithesis of freedom.
真正的爱情正好和自由是相反的。
delightedly adv.欣喜地；快乐地
例 I cry delightedly:“Come and push me!”
我欢快地喊着：“快来推我一把！”melody n.旋律；曲子；美的音乐；曲调
例 The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.
美妙的音乐在我心中回**。
从前，有个孤独的女孩非常渴望得到爱。
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她的内心不再只是关心自己的得失。
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牢牢地将爱握于手心，只会更快地失去爱；赋予爱一双翅膀，将它放飞，才会令爱长驻！
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Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him.
success in：……的成功
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Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.
concerne with：牵涉；与……有关；参与
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