ADinosaurforChristmas AdinosaurforChristmasistheonlythingIneed.Itdoesn'tmatterifit'ssloworonethat'sbuiltforspeed.Amassiveone,atinyoneoronethat'sinbetween.Adinosaurthat'smuddybrownorbrightandshinygreen.Idon'tcareifit'sbigandtallorreallyoldandugly.Idon'tcareifit'sroughandtoughorsoftandcuteandsnuggly.Aspinyonewilldothetrick.Ascalyoneisfine.Aslongasit'saliving,breathingdinosaur,andmine.IpromiseifyoubringmeoneI'llneveraskformore,That'sallIwantforChristmas:justonesingledinosaur.OnGoingHomeForChristmasHelittleknewthesorrowthatwasinhisvacantchair;Heneverguessedthey'dmisshim,orhe'dsurelyhavebeenthere;Hecouldn'tseehismotherorthelumpthatfilledherthroat,Orthetearsthatstartedfallingasshereadhishastynote;Andhecouldn'tseehisfather,sittingsor-rowfulanddumb,Orheneverwouldhavewrittenthathethoughthecouldn'tcome.Helittleknewthegladnessthathispresencewouldhavemade,Andthejoyitwouldhavegiven,orheneverwouldhavestayed.Hedidn'tknowhowhungryhadthelittlemothergrownOnceagaintoseeherbabyandtoclaimhimforherown.Hedidn'tguessthemeaningofhisvisitChristmasDayOrheneverwouldhavewrittenthathecouldn'tgetaway.Hecouldn'tseethefadingofthecheeksthatoncewerepink,Andthesilverinthetresses;andhedidn'tstoptothinkHowtheyearsarepassingswiftly,andnextChristmasitmightbeTherewouldbenohometovisitandnomotherdeartosee.Hedidn'tthinkaboutit--I'llnotsayhedidn'tcare.Hewasheedlessandforgetfulorhe'dsurelyhavebeenthere.Justsitdownandwritealetter--itwillmaketheirheartstringshumWithatuneofperfectgladness--ifyou'lltellthemthatyou'llcome.? DearSanta,Here'sMyChristmaDearSanta,here'smyChristmaslist.Ihopeyou'llbringitall.I'veonlyaskedforgiftsmyparentscan'tfindatthemall.I'dliketohaveaUFO,withaliensinside,andmaybeaTyrannosaurusRexthatIcouldride.Aninety-ninefootrobotisapresentIcoulduse.I'llalsoneedatimemachine,androcket-poweredshoes.Pleasebringagentlegeniewhowillgrantmyeverywish,anddon'tforgetawizard'swand,and,yes,atalkingfish.Ofcourse,I'llneedaunicorn,andwon'tyoupleaseprovideadragon,andacastleintheEnglishcountryside.Ofcourse,theweightofallthesethingsmightcauseyoursleightocrash.Ifthat'sthecase,dearSanta,pleasefeelfreetojustbringcash.APsalmofLifeHenryWadsworthLongfellowTellmenotinmournfulnumbers,Lifeisbutanemptydream!forthesoulisdeadthatslumbers,Andthingsarenotwhattheyseem.Lifeisreal!Lifeisearnest!Andthegraveisnotitsgoal;Dustthouart,todustreturnest,Wasnotspokenofthesoul.Notenjoyment,andnotsorrow,Isourdestinedendorway;Buttoact,thateachto-morrowFindusfartherthanto-day.Artislong,andTimeisfleeting,Andourhearts,thoughstoutandbrave,Still,likemuffleddrums,arebeatingFneralmarchestothegrave.Intheworld'sbroadfieldofbattle,InthebivouacofLife,Benotlikedumb,drivencattlt!Beaherointhestrife!Thrustnofuture,howe'erpleasant!LetthedeadPastburyitsdead!Act-actinthelivingPresent!Heartwithin,andGodo'erhead!LivesofgreatmenallremindusWecanmakeourlivessublime,And,departing,leavebehindusFootprintsonthesandsoftime;Footprintsthatperhapsanother,Sailingo'erlife'ssolemnmain,Aforlornandshipwreckedbrother,Seeing,shalltakeheartagain.Letus,then,beupanddoing,Withaheartforanyface;Stillachieving,stillpursuing,Learntolabourandtowait.THENEWYEAR新年Ringout,wildbells,tothewildsky,（響吧，狂暴的鐘，向著狂野的天空，）Theflyingcloud,thefrostylight:（向著亂云，向著寒光。）Theyearisdyinginthenight;（這一年即將在今夜逝去，）Ringout,wildbells,andlethimdie.（響吧，狂暴的鐘，讓他消亡。）Ringouttheold,ringinthenew,（鐘聲送舊，鐘聲迎新，）Ring,happybells,acrossthesnow:（響吧，幸福的鐘，響徹皚皚白雪。）Theyearisgoing,lethimgo;（這一年即將離去，讓他去吧。）Ringoutthefalse,ringinthetrue.（鐘聲送偽，鐘聲迎真。）Ringoutthegriefthatsapsthemind,（鐘聲送走揪心的痛苦，）Forthosethathereweseenomore;（為了我們不能再見(jiàn)的人，）Ringoutthefeudofrichandpoor,（鐘聲送走貧富間的宿怨，）Ringinredresstoallmankind.（鐘聲迎來(lái)全人類的祥和。）AForeverFriend永遠(yuǎn)的朋友"Afriendwalkinwhentherestoftheworldwalksout.""別人都走開(kāi)的時(shí)候，朋友仍與你在一起。”Sometimesinlife,有時(shí)候在生活中，Youfindaspecialfriend;你會(huì)找到一個(gè)特別的朋友;Someonewhochangesyourlifejustbybeingpartofit.他只是你生活中的一部分內(nèi)容，卻能改變你整個(gè)的生活。Someonewhomakesyoulaughuntilyoucan'tstop;他會(huì)把你逗得開(kāi)懷大笑；Someonewhomakesyoubelievethattherereallyisgoodintheworld.他會(huì)讓你相信人間有真情。Someonewhoconvincesyouthattherereallyisanunlockeddoorjustwaitingforyoutoopenit.他會(huì)讓你確信，真的有一扇不加鎖的門，在等待著你去開(kāi)啟。ThisisForeverFriendship.這就是永遠(yuǎn)的友誼。whenyou'redown,當(dāng)你失意，andtheworldseemsdarkandempty,當(dāng)世界變得黯淡與空虛，Yourforeverfriendliftsyouupinspiritsandmakesthatdarkandemptyworldsuddenlyseembrightandfull.你真正的朋友會(huì)讓你振作起來(lái)，原本黯淡、空虛的世界頓時(shí)變得明亮和充實(shí)。Yourforeverfriendgetsyouthroughthehardtimes,thesadtimes,andtheconfusedtimes.你真正的朋友會(huì)與你一同度過(guò)困難、傷心和煩惱的時(shí)刻。Ifyouturnandwalkaway,你轉(zhuǎn)身走開(kāi)時(shí)，Yourforeverfriendfollows,真正的朋友會(huì)緊緊相隨，Ifyouloseyouway,你迷失方向時(shí)，Yourforeverfriendguidesyouandcheersyouon.真正的朋友會(huì)引導(dǎo)你，鼓勵(lì)你。Yourforeverfriendholdsyourhand