The power of kind words 良言一句暖三冬

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吉姆是个孤儿，从小在各种恶语的攻击下长大，逐渐成长为一个自卑、可怜的小家伙。直到一次在路上帮助一个女裁缝捡东西，收到人生第一次称赞后，他发生了改变……

A boy named Jim was an orphan and the laughing stock of the whole town. He was twelve years old， slim and undersized. He never remembered having a kind word spoken to him in his whole life. He was accustomed to harsh words， suspicion and rebuffs（拒绝）， and as a result became an unconfident， pitiful little figure， dodging（躲避） people. The more he was laughed at， the more suspicious he became.

Jim only had one possession， and that was his dog， which was as much hated as his master by others. Out of habit， Jim talked to the dog with all the harsh， unkind words he had been talked to， which cut like a sword.

One day as Jim walked down the street， he saw a bundle slip （滑出） from a ladys overloaded arms in front of him. Jim sprang to her assistance， gathering up the bundle for her. “Thank you， dear. You are a nice little boy，” she said kindly， and went on her way after giving him a bright smile. At the sight of this， an amazing feeling passed over Jim. These were the first kind words he had ever heard in his whole twelve years of existence. He stood and stared after her. He knew that she was the busy dressmaker living in a small cottage. He watched her until she was out of sight， and then he whistled to the stream with his dog cheerfully.

He sat down on the bank of the stream and did some thinking. “Thank you， dear. You are a nice little boy，” he murmured to himself again and again， with an enormous grin spreading across his face. Then， an idea occurred to him. He turned to his dog， saying gently， “You are a nice little dog.” The effect on the little poor thing was electric（令人兴奋的）. He pricked up（竖起） his ears， listening attentively. “Uh⁃huh！ Even a dog likes nice words，” thought Jim， so he continued， “Thank you for always being with me. ” Hearing this， the dog wagged its tail joyously.

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Useful sentence patterns

1. He was twelve years old， slim and undersized.

分析：slim and undersized 为形容词充当状语，表示主语的状态，意为“又瘦又小”。（剩余1520字）

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