有些人不愿表达感激之情,因为他们觉得这不会受欢迎。我的一个病人在出院的后几个星期回到医院感谢他的护士。 “ 我没有早点回, ” 他解释说, “ 因为我猜想你们对别人的感激一定厌烦得要命。 ” “ 正好相反, ” 她回答说, “ 我很高兴你来。很少有人明白我们多么需要鼓励,我们从那些鼓励我们的人身上获得了多大的帮助。 ” 我们所给予的感激永远不会过多。因为我们身边的人在构筑他们的人生哲学依据的正是这些微笑正是我们所表示的感谢以及表示感激的小小的举动。 Some persons 1___________________________________ their gratitude because they feel it will not be welcome. A patient of mine, a few weeks after 2____________________________________________, came back to thank his nurse. “I didn’t come back sooner,” he explained, “because I imagined you must be 3_________________________ people thanking you.” “4_________________________,” she replied, “I am delighted you came. Few realize 5___________________________________________ and how much we are helped by those who give it.” Gratitude is something of which 6_____________________________________________. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors 7____________________ their philosophy of life.