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An artist who had painted many pictures of greatbeauty found that he had not yet painted the one "real" picture.

一位画过许多杰出精美画作的艺术家，发现自己甚至连幅“真的”画都没有画出来。

In his search along a dusty road, he met an agedpriest who asked him where he was going .

他沿着一条布满尘土的路一路追寻，他遇到一位年老的牧师，牧师问他要去哪里。

"I don’t know, " said the artist, "I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world . Perhaps you can direct me to it. "

艺术家回答：“我不知道，我想画世界上最美好的东西。也许，你能给我指引。”"How simple, " replied the priest, "in any church or creed, you will find it——

"faith" is the most beautiful thing in the world. "

牧师说，“很简单，在任何教堂或者信条中，你会发现——世界上最美好的东西是“信仰”。

The artist traveled on . Later , he met a young bride who told him that the most beautifu thing in the world is :"love". "love" makes the world go round.

艺术家继续前行。后来，他遇到一个年轻的新娘，她告诉他，“爱”是世界上最美好的东西。

I builds poverty into riches. sweetens tears and makes much of little . Without love there is no beauty.

“爱”使世界运转，让贫穷变得富有，泪水变成甜蜜，渺小变成伟大。没有爱，也就没有美。

Still the artist continued his search and met a weary soldier.

艺术家继续他的追寻，他又遇到一个疲惫不堪的士兵。

The artist asked him the same question and the soldier answered, "Peace" is the most beautiful thing in the world.

艺术家问了他同样的问题，士兵说：“世界上最美好的东西是‘和平’。”

War is ugly and wherever you find peace you’ll find beauty, faith and love.

“战争丑恶无比，你在哪里能找到和平，也就找到了美、信仰和爱。”

"How can I paint them -- Faith, Love and Peace?" thought the artist.

“信仰、爱与和平——我怎样才能把它们画出来呢？”艺术家想。

As he resumed his walk, his mind wondered on the “real”picture he hoped to paint.He was surprised that without thinking where he was going,he had reached his familiar surrounding.当他重新开始旅途时，脑子里想着自己希望画出来的“真实”之作。他惊讶地发现自己想都没想居然又走回熟悉的环境。

As he entered the doorway,light glistened in his eyes and he realized thet his search was over.他走进房门，眼睛里发出一丝光芒，他知道自己的追寻结束了。

In the faces of his wife and children,he saw love and Faith."Not a minute passed by that our children and l hod not thought of you.

在妻子和孩子们的脸上，他看到了“爱”和“信仰”。“我和孩子们时刻都在想你，为你的平安归来而祈祷。”

We prayed that you would return to us safely,"his wife said as they embraced him.He sat

his pavorite old chair and his heart was at peace.

他们相拥时，妻子这样说道，他坐在最喜欢的椅子上，内心一片安宁。

The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the wold and called it "HOME".

艺术家画出了世界上最美好的东西，它就是“家”。

The First Try

第一次尝试

Every girl dreams and Li Xie is no exception. She

has read dozens of books on how to be a ballerinaand Swam.

每一个女孩都有梦想，李协也不例外。她读了很多书，都是关于如何成为一个芭蕾舞演员的。

Lake is her favorite. She hopes one day her dreamwill come true. She has taken ballet lessons and all her teachers confirm she is a good student.

她最喜欢的是天鹅湖。她希望有一天能梦想成真。她参加了芭蕾舞培训班，所有老师都认为她很优秀。

One day she saw an advertisement that a famous ballerina troupe will be performing in her hometown.

一天，有一则广告说一个著名的芭蕾舞团要在她的家乡演出。

Her thoughts ran wild, "I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and show him my skills, "she murmured to herself.

她看到后顿时思绪纷杂，自言自语道：“我必须要见见团长，展示一下我的才艺。”She dressed herself in her ballerina costume and managed to evade the guards and hid in the dressing room.

她穿上芭蕾服，尽量避开门卫躲进了化妆室。

To her luck the leader entered and she timidly knocked at the door.

很幸运，团长进来了，她胆怯地敲了敲门。

She bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses and in her excitement the thorns pricked her hand but she did not make much attention about the pain.

她鼓足勇气走近他，送上一束红玫瑰。激动之余，玫瑰的刺戳到了她的手，但她根本没有在意。

The leader observed her action as she told him her dream. "Alright, you dance and I will give you my verdict."

在她给团才讲自己的梦想时，团长注意到了她的举止。“好吧，你先跳，我再说我的意见。"