2018年英语四级美文：The Child’s Guardian Angel

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　　The Child’s Guardian Angel

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　　Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.

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　　So one day he asked God,

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　　“They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow

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　　but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

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　　God replied,

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　　“Among the many angels, I chose one for you.

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　　She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

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　　But the child wasn’t sure he really wanted to go.

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　　“But tell me, here in Heaven,

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　　I don’t do anything else but sing and smile,

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　　that’s enough for me to be happy.”

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　　“Your angel will sing for you

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　　and will also smile for you every day.

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　　And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.”

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　　“And how am I going to be able to understand

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　　when people talk to me,”

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　　the child continued,

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　　“if I don’t know the language that men talk?”

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　　God patted him on the head and said,

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　　“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words

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　　you will ever hear,

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　　and with much patience and care,

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　　your angel will teach you how to speak.”

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　　“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men,

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　　who will protect me?”

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　　“Your angel will defend you even if it means risking her life!”

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　　At that moment there was much peace in Heaven,

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　　but voices from earth could already be heard.

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　　The child knew he had to start on his journey very soon.

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　　He asked God one more question, softly,

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　　“Oh God, if I am about to leave now,

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　　please tell me my angel’s name.”

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　　God touched the child on the shoulder and answered,

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　　“Your angel’s name is not hard to remember.

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　　You will simply call her Mommy.”