I will never forget the lesson which Mr Smiths gave us. One day, Mr Smiths was speaking to us in our school meeting room. He began his speech by holding up a $100 bill. He asked, "Who wants this $100 bill "?

我永远不会忘记史密斯先生给我们上的那一课。 一天，他在学校的会议室给我们做了一次演讲。他手持一张一百美元的钞票，开始了他的讲话。 他问道;“谁想要这一百美元?”

Most of us put hands up quickly. Then he said," I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you, but at first , let me do something." He crumpled up the $100 bill and said :"Who wants it now ?"We raised our hands again. But he said , "Wait a moment. "He dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. After that, he picked up the dirty bill and said, "Who still wants it ?" Many hands were still up.

绝大部分的学生迅速举手。接下来，他说：“我会把这一百美元给你们之中的一个人，但是，我先得做点什么。” 他将这张钞票揉成一团后说道：“现在，谁还想要这100美元?”学生再一次举手。但是，他又说：“请稍等片刻。”他将钞票扔在地上并用脚踩它，之后，他拾起这张脏了的钞票问道：“谁还想要它?”很多人依然举着手。

“My kids, "he said, "you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the bill, you still wanted it because it did not lose its value. It was still worth $100. "

"我的孩子们，”他说道，“今天，你们上了宝贵的一课。不管我怎么对待这张钞票，你们依然想着要得到它，这是因为它并没有失去价值。它仍然是一张价值一百美元的钞票。”

We often lose many chances in our lives. He went on speaking, We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember , no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value; you are always precious to those people who love you. You value doesn’t come from what you do or who you know, but WHO YOU ARE.

我们总是与生命中的许多机会失之交臂，他接着说道。我们总觉得自己没有价值，但是，要牢记，无论发生什么，我们的价值都不会减少，对于爱你的人们来说，你一直很珍贵，你的价值并不来源于你的作为或是你认识谁，仅仅来源于你自身。

You are special and precious. Don’t ever forget it !

你们是珍贵而特殊的存在，永远牢记心头。