Jon Lentz

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怯弱的风筝在战胜恐惧后终于翱翔于蓝天，体验到飞翔的极度快乐。每个人都会害怕，但勇敢面对恐惧，就可以把我们的一些恐惧吓跑。想要让新的尝试成功，你必须愿意成长。那就意味着不退缩，意味着放手一搏。

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After the long,boring winter,kites everywherecouldn’t wait togo dancing in the air， to tumble(翻筋斗)freely and to run after the sun.Every kite was excited.Well,all kites but one.

In the back of a closet,a kite looked depressed and thin.He was a nervous and lonely kite that preferred to stay in.He didn’t like flying.Well,that isn’t quite right—It wasnotthe flyingso much asthe height.

You see,the higher the flight,the further the fall.It was that which scared the kite most of all.The kite,would tumble on the hard ground behind.At that very moment,as his thought was complete,the closet door opened.The kite shrunk in defeat.

在度过漫长又百无聊赖的冬天后，各处的风筝都迫不及待地在空中翩翩起舞，要自由自在地翻筋斗，去追逐太阳。每只风筝都很兴奋。哦，只有一只例外。

在一个柜子深处，有一只孤零零的风筝看起来有点沮丧且瘦削，他无比焦虑，宁愿留在柜子里。这只风筝不喜欢飞行。哦，这么说也不全对——比起飞这件事，困扰他更多的是高度的问题。

你看，飞得越高，摔得就越远。就是这一点最让这只风筝感到害怕。风筝会在男孩身后硬邦邦的地上翻滚。就在他刚刚想完这些的那一瞬间，柜门打开了。风筝毫无斗志，蜷缩起身体。

It was a perfect kite day.The boy and the kite headed outside to play.As they came to the park there were kids everywhere flying kites that sailed gracefully high in the air.The boy pointed up,“Look,flying is easy!” With fear the kite looked,it made him feel uneasy,although the spring breezes were heartily blowing.

The boy started running to get the kite going.He ran all through the park while other kids stared at his kite that dragged...and tumbled...and scraped (擦).He heard a boy laugh and another one joke,“That kite must either be stupid or broken.”The boy hung his head and went back to his kite.Kneeling （跪下）,he thoughtfully asked,“You alright?” The kite seemed to be no worse for the wear.

“Why don’t you fly?” The boy’s tone was calm.“Don’t you know how?” he asked,“Are you afraid?”With all of his pride,the kite tried to contest it,but the look in his eyes told the boy he had guessed it.

They satin silencefor a moment,the boy and the kite.Then with a kind smile,the boy said, “It’s alright.Everyone gets frightened.Dad says that’s okay.And by facing fears boldly we can scare some away.That’s how it was with me and my bike.Maybe biking and flying are a little alike.”The glimmer(微光)of hope that shone in the boy’s eyes made the kite decide togiveitanother try.

The boy started running to give the kite lift.The wind on the kite was at once brisk and swift.Instead of fighting the wind，he gave himself to it.As it carried him upward,he knew he could do it.

今天是放风筝的好日子。男孩带着风筝出去玩了。等他们到了公园，那里已经到处是放风筝的孩子，他们的风筝都优雅地在空中飞得很高。男孩指着天空：“看，飞起来一点都不难！”风筝害怕地向上看去，他觉得很不舒服，尽管春风吹得很起劲儿。

男孩开始跑起来，好让风筝做好起飞的准备。他跑着穿越整个公园，其他孩子目瞪口呆地看着他的风筝被拖着……翻滚……在地上蹭来蹭去。他听到一个男孩大笑，另一个男孩开玩笑说：“那个风筝肯定不是傻的就是坏的。”男孩垂下头，走回到他的风筝旁，跪在地上，关切地问道：“你还好吗？