CHICKEN SOUP for the SOUL

こんにちは皆さん！

世知辛いニュース続きなので、時々こころのチキンスープから１話ずつ英語でご紹介しようと思います。
もし興味があればご購入頂き、読んでみて下さい。
こころが暖まると思います。:)

CHICKEN SOUP for the SOUL

Love: The One Creative Force

A college professor had his sociology class go into the Baltimore slums to get case histories of 200 young boys.They were asked to write an evaluation of each boy's future. In every case the students wrote ,"He hasn't got a chance." Twenty-five years later another sociology professor came across the earlier study. He had his students follow up on the project to see what had happened to these boys. With the exception of twenty boys who had moves away or died,the students learned that 176 of the remaining 180 had achieved more than ordinary success as lawyers,doctors and businessmen.

The professor was astounded and decided to pursue the matter further. Fortunately, all the men were in the area and he was able to ask each one,"How do you account for your success?"In each case the reply came with feeling,"There was a teacher."

The teacher was still alive,so he sought her out and asked the old but still alert lady what magic formula she had used to pull these boys out of the slums into successful achievement.

The teacher's eyes sparkled and her lips broke into a gentle smile."It's really very simple,"I loved those boys."

Eric Butterworth
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参考までに、

evaluation　調査
came across 　興味を引く

astounded　びっくり仰天した、大変驚く
pursue the matter further　さらに詳しく調べる
the reply came with feeling　感慨を込めて
lips broke into a gentle smile 微笑みをうかべる


このお話を読んだ時、私は恩師を思い出しました。
先生は8カ国語話せます。そのうち３カ国語はネイティブレベルです。

お会いするたびに次の言語を学ばれているご様子で、 私も自己研鑽を続けなければと思います。

皆さんも、素敵な先生に出会いましたか？
それは人生の宝かもしれません。