·Matthew·
There was once a guy who suffered from cancer，a cancer that can’t be cured. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. All his life，he was stuck in his house being taken care of by his mother. He never went outside but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission.
He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and looked through the front door for a second as he walked. He stopped and went back to look into the store. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in，not looking at anything else but her. He walked closer and closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat.
She looked up and asked，“Can I help you?”
She smiled and he thought it was the most beautiful smile he has ever seen before and wanted to kiss her right there.
He said，“Uh... Yeah... Umm... I would like to buy a CD.”
He picked one out and gave her money for it.
“Would you like me to wrap it for you?”she asked，smiling her cute smile again.
He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. He took it and walked out of the store.
He went home and from then on，he went to that store every day and bought a CD，and she wrapped it for him. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out and he really wanted to but he couldn’t. His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her. So the next day，he took all his courage and went to the store as usual. He bought a CD like he did every day and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn’t looking，he left his phone number on the desk and ran out...
RRRRRING!!!
One day the phone rang，and the mother picked it up and said，“Hello?”It was the girl!!! The mother started to cry and said，“You don’t know? He passed away yesterday...”
The line was quiet except for the cries of the boy’s mother. Later in the day，the mother went into the boy’s room because she wanted to remember him. She thought she would start by looking at his clothes. So she opened the closet.
She was face to face with piles and piles and piles of unopened CDs. She was surprised to find all these CDs and she picked one up and sat down on the bed and she started to open one. Inside，there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper，out fell a piece of paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it. It said: Hi... I think U R really cute. Do u wanna go out with me? Love，Jocelyn.
The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD...Again there was a piece of paper. It said: Hi... I think U R really cute. Do u wanna go out with me? Love，Jocelyn.
Love is... when you’ve had a huge fight but then decide to put aside your egos，hold hands and say，“I Love You.”
大声说出你的爱
马 修
从前，有一个少年患了根本无法治愈的癌症。18岁的他随时都面临着死亡的威胁。他每天都待在家里，由母亲照料着，从未出过家门，在家实在待烦了，便征得母亲的同意出去走走。
走在大街上，他看到很多商店。当路过一家音像店时，他情不自禁地透过橱窗向里望了望，他停下脚步，又转身折回店门，向里望去。一个与他年龄相仿的，漂亮可爱的女孩子引起了他的注意；并对她一见钟情。他打开门，走了进去，他的眼里始终只有那女孩一个人。他不由自主地走到了柜台前，走到那个女孩坐着的地方。
女孩抬头问道：“请问，您需要什么？”
她微笑着，他觉得这是他一生中所见到的最迷人的笑容，其实此时他最想做的就是亲吻她。
他说：“是的，嗯，那个……我想买一张CD。”
他随便拿了张CD，连同钱一起递给了她。
“我给你包起来吧？”女孩问，又冲他露出了迷人的微笑。
他点了点头。她又回到柜台后面。出来时，把包装好的CD交给了他。他接过来，走出了商店。
他回家了。自那以后，他每天都要去那家音像店买一张CD。女孩每次都会给他包好，而他每次把CD拿回家，都放到壁橱里。他很害羞，没有勇气约她出去，他真的很想那么做，但却做不到。母亲知道后，不断地鼓励他。第二天，他终于鼓起了勇气，像往常一样走进了那家音像店，买了一张CD，她也像往常一样，到柜台后把CD包了起来。他接过CD，趁她不注意时他将自己的电话号码放在柜台上，然后跑了出去……
叮铃铃铃!!!
一天，电话铃响了起来，母亲接起电话说：“喂，您好！”是那个女孩打来的!!!母亲伤心地哭了，她说：“你知道吗？他昨天“走”了……”
电话那端沉默了片刻，只能听到母亲的啜泣声。后来，母亲到儿子的房间去，她只是想念儿子了，想看看他的衣服，于是打开了壁橱。
一大堆包好的CD映入了母亲的眼帘，这些CD都没有拆开过。母亲感到很吃惊，她好奇地打开一个包装，从中取出CD，一张小纸条从里面掉了出来，她捡了起来，看到上面这样写着：嗨，你好吗？我觉得你真的好可爱，愿意和我一起出去吗？爱你的乔斯林。
母亲被深深地感动了，她打开了另一个CD盒……也有一张小纸条，上面写着同样的话：嗨，你好吗？我觉得你真的好可爱，愿意和我一起出去吗？爱你的乔斯林。
爱就是在你做了巨大的思想斗争之后，最终决定舍弃自我，面对爱人，攥紧手，说出“我爱你”。
实战提升篇
核心单词
cure [kjuE] v. 治愈
permission [pE(:)5miFEn] n. 允许，许可，同意
wrap [rAp] v. 包，裹 ；缠绕
closet [5klCzit] n. 壁橱；碗橱；衣橱
really [5riEli] adv. 真地，确实，实际上
fight [fait] v. 打仗；打架；奋斗
ego [5i:^Eu] n. 自我；自我意识
实用句型
There was once a guy who suffered from cancer，a cancer that can’t be cured. 从前，有一个少年患了癌症，根本无法治愈。
①这里是由who引导的定语从句。
②suffer from 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服，类似的表达还有 suffer for遭受痛苦，受损失等。
翻译行不行
1.她常常头痛。（suffer from）
2.从那时起，王子与公主就幸福地生活在一起了。（from then on）.
3.他把工作暂时搁下以便有更多时间陪儿子。（put aside）
