📢本期推荐：RD-2026-6期👇 莉兹Talk看世界
英文：Enjoy The World Around You, Just Look
中文：环顾四周，快乐其实就在身边
📰 来源：Reader's Digest 📅 日期：June 2026
📝 词数：238 words ⭐ 难度：★★☆☆☆
第一段：航班延误—意外中的意外
英文原文 This article describes a situation where your plane has been delayed and your choices are either to fidget and be anxious or just observe. This feels very relevant to today's world, except now fidgeting has been replaced with scrolling. When really so much around us is curated and artificial, candid reality can be a breath of fresh air. The author experienced this recently during a flight delay of her own.
中文翻译 这篇文章描述了一个我们都可能遇到的场景：你的航班延误了，摆在你面前的选择只有两个—要么坐立不安地焦虑，要么静心观察周围的一切。这在当下尤其有共鸣，只不过如今人们的"坐立不安"已经变成了低头刷手机。在这个被精心策划和人工包装包围的世界里，**真实无修饰的生活瞬间（candid reality）**反而如同一股清新的空气。作者最近就在一次亲身经历的航班延误中体会到了这一点。
第二段：放下手机后的发现—一位疲惫的母亲
英文原文 Instead of reaching for her phone, the author chose to look around. What she saw was a tired mother travelling alone with her child. Something in that scene moved her deeply enough that she decided to approach the woman and offer a small gesture of kindness — giving her a moment of relief from the exhausting task of solo parenting in public. That simple interaction, she realized, could never compare to any digital feed on her screen.
中文翻译 作者没有伸手去拿手机，而是选择了环顾四周。她看到的是一位疲惫的单身母亲，独自带着孩子出行。那个场景深深触动了她的内心，促使她走上前去，为这位母亲做了一件小小的善事—让她从在公共场合独自带娃的疲惫任务中获得片刻喘息。她意识到，这种真实的、面对面的互动体验，是屏幕上任何数字内容都无法比拟的。
第三段：贴纸与微笑—最纯粹的回报
英文原文 In return for her small act of kindness, the author received something unexpectedly precious. The cute star sticker the little one put on her wrist felt like a true reward — not the kind you can buy or scroll past, but the kind that stays with you. So next time you think nothing is happening around you, try to look up. Something always is — you are just missing it.
中文翻译 作为那一个小小善举的回报，作者收获了意料之外的珍贵礼物。孩子在她手腕上贴的那枚可爱的星星贴纸，感觉就像一份真正的奖赏—不是那种你可以买到或随手划过的东西，而是那种会真正留在你心里的温暖。所以，下次当你觉得周围什么都没发生的时候，试着抬起头来吧。其实总有什么正在发生—只是你错过了而已。
📚 词汇词组
1. fidget
音标：/ˈfɪdʒɪt/ 词性：v./n. 释义： ① v. 坐立不安；烦躁地动来动去 ② n. 坐立不安的状态；小玩意儿 例句：When the meeting dragged on, he began to fidget nervously in his chair.
2. curate
音标：/kjʊəˈreɪt/ 词性：v. 释义： ① 策展；精心挑选并组织（内容） ② （此处指）被人为编辑、包装、修饰 例句：Social media feeds are carefully curated to show only the best moments of people's lives.
3. candid
音标：/ˈkændɪd/ 词性：adj. 释义： ① 抓拍的；自然的，不做作的 ② 坦率的，直言不讳的 例句：The photographer preferred candid shots that captured real emotions rather than posed portraits.
4. breath of fresh air
音标：/breθ əv freʃ eə(r)/ 词性：idiom 释义： ① 一股清新的空气；（喻）令人耳目一新的人或事 例句：After years of corporate jargon, his honest and direct communication style was a breath of fresh air.
5. entertain
音标：ˌentəˈteɪn/ 词性：v. 释义： ① 使快乐，给……提供消遣 ② 款待，招待 ③ 考虑，心存（某种想法） 例句：She entertained the tired mother's child with stories while the woman took a short break.
6. digital feed
音标：/ˈdɪdʒɪtl fiːd/ 词性：n. phrase 释义： ① 数字信息流；（此处指）社交媒体上的动态推送/信息流 例句：He found himself endlessly scrolling through his digital feed instead of talking to the person across from him.
7. sticker
音标：/ˈstɪkə(r)/ 词性：n. 释义： ① 贴纸；粘性标签 ② （此处指）儿童用的装饰贴纸 例句：The little girl proudly showed off the star stickers she had collected on her backpack.
8. miss out
音标：/mɪs aʊt/ 词性：phrasal verb 释义： ① 错过；未能体验到 ② 遗漏，漏掉 例句：If you keep staring at your phone, you'll miss out on the beauty happening all around you.
✍️ 写作句总结
原句： So next time you think nothing is happening around you, try to look up. Something always is — you are just missing it.
结构抽象： So next time X think [negative assumption], try to [verb]. [Emphatic statement] — X is just [verb-ing] it.
造句示范： So next time you think there is no opportunity around you, try to look closer. Opportunity is always there — you are just overlooking it.
📝 阅读理解
题目： According to the passage, what is the author's main message to readers?
A. People should avoid flying alone because flight delays are stressful and unavoidable B. We should put down our phones more often and pay attention to real human interactions around us C. Parents should never travel alone with children because it is too exhausting D. Digital technology has made our lives worse and we should stop using social media entirely
答案解析：
- 选项A：错误。文章并非劝阻人们独自飞行，而是以航班延误为背景引出更深层的思考。
- 选项B：正确。全文核心论点就是：放下手机、抬头观察周围的世界，真实的人际互动远比数字信息流更有价值。文章结尾"So next time... try to look up"直接点明了这一主旨。
- 选项C：错误。作者对那位独自带孩子的母亲表达的是同情和善意，而非批评或否定。
- 选项D：错误。作者并非全盘否定科技，而是强调要在"curated and artificial"的数字世界之外，也要留意身边的"candid reality"。
📖 全文概括
中文段落大意
- 第一段：从航班延误的常见场景切入—人们习惯性地刷手机焦虑等待，但作者选择放下手机观察四周。
- 第二段：描述一次温暖的邂逅—看到疲惫的单亲妈妈，主动上前帮忙照看孩子，给予片刻解脱。
- 第三段：意外的收获与感悟—孩子送的星星贴纸是最好的回报；呼吁读者多抬头看世界，别错过身边的美。
英文全文总结
This heartwarming essay from Reader's Digest invites readers to reconsider how they spend their waiting time. When faced with a flight delay, most people instinctively reach for their phones and scroll through curated digital content. Instead, the author chose to look around — and discovered a tired mother traveling alone with her child. A simple gesture of offering to entertain the child gave the exhausted parent a moment of relief. In return, the author received a star sticker on her wrist from the child, which felt like a more meaningful reward than anything a screen could provide. Her message is gentle but clear: in an age of endless scrolling, the most beautiful moments are often happening right beside us — if only we would look up from our devices long enough to notice them.
🎯 打卡作业
请翻译以下划线句：
"That interaction could never compare to a digital feed, and the cute star sticker the little one put on my wrist when we parted ways felt like a true reward."
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上期划线句答案
By the time I left an emotionally, verbally and physically abusive relationship, I didn't recognize myself.
参考翻译
当我最终离开那段充斥着情感、言语和身体虐待的关系时，我已经认不出自己了。
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