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你是否精心准备过这样一份礼物,只为看到那个人露出惊喜的笑容?不论准备的过程多么耗时,在看到对方拆开礼物那一瞬间的欢欣与感动,便觉得一切都是值得的。
我参加的军乐队,每年都有一个“秘密伙伴”的传统项目:每个新手都会被指定一个老生作为“秘密伙伴”——当然,新手们不知道对方是谁——而被选中的老生要在每次比赛前为指定的新手准备一份小礼物,由队长转交到他们手上。
今年,我作为一名“新晋老生”,有幸成为一名新生S的“秘密伙伴”,S是吹黑管的。刚刚得知这个消息时我很兴奋,然而冷静下来后又有些忐忑——我与她并不熟,万一她不喜欢我的礼物怎么办?我应该先摸清她的喜好才对!
抱着这个想法,我开始留意S。我发现她的乐器盒、名字卡、书包、饭盒和手机等物品上都贴满了各式各样的猫咪贴纸,看来她很喜欢猫咪和贴纸。一次午餐后,我看见S一边吃着巧克力,一边用铅笔在本子上画着什么。难道她喜欢甜食和素描?
忙碌的日子飞快地流逝着,我惊觉离第一场比赛只剩一周了。我看了眼自己记录下来的内容:猫、贴纸、甜食(巧克力)、素描。该准备什么样的礼物呢?我突然想起了之前在网上看到过的制作素描本教程,便有了灵感。
大致构思了一下,我马上开始准备材料:打印纸一沓、硬紙壳两张、针线、胶带和胶水。我在网上搜索了详细的制作教程,一步一步地跟着做。先把打印纸一张张对折,对齐后用夹子固定,然后再用针线沿着对折的边缝起来。自制本子不难,只是耗时费力。准备的过程中,我有几次想放弃,但是一想到S可能会很喜欢这个礼物,便又有了动力。
接下来就是准备本子的封面了。我想让本子看起来精致又有质感,因此打算尝试喷漆。先用胶带剪出猫咪的形状,粘在纸壳上,然后拿到院子里喷上黑色的漆。待漆干透,我用胶水把封面和内页组合起来。
将做好的素描本装进礼品袋,我又往里面放了些巧克力和我从国内带的猫咪手账贴纸。我拿出一张卡片,开始写给S的留言:
“亲爱的S,祝你第一次比赛好运!这是我给你的一点小礼物,希望你比赛时不要紧张。本子是我亲手做的,希望你喜欢哦!”
我又检查了几遍,确认礼物都放进去了,我也没有暴露自己,这才放心。
比赛前,我把礼物给了S的队长。当他把礼物交给S时,我偷偷地在远处观察。即使猜到了S会很开心,但亲眼看到她惊喜的表情时,我还是止不住地笑了。
Have you ever prepared a gift just to make the recipient smile? No matter how time-consuming the preparation is, you will find it worthy when that person opens your gift with joy.
I am part of the Marching Band at my school. Every year, we have a tradition called "Secret Rookie Buddy": Every rookie gets a vet as their "Secret Rookie Buddy"-of course, the rookies don’t know their vets - the chosen vets must prepare a gift for their rookies before each competition, which will be given to the rookies via their captains.
This year, as a vet, I got a secret buddy, S, a clarinet player. When I first got the news, I was excited. But then I got a little worried - I didn’t know her well, so what if she didn’t like my gift? I need to figure out what she liked first!
With this in mind, I began to pay attention to S. I noticed there were cat stickers on all of her objects - instrument case, ID card, backpack, lunch box, and cell phone. So she liked cat and stickers. One day after lunch, I saw S eating chocolate while sketching something with pencil in her journal. Did she like sweets and sketching as well?
As the busy days passed by, I suddenly realized that there was only one week left before the first competition. I took a peek of what I had: cat, stickers, sweets (chocolate), sketching. How should I prepare the gift? All of a sudden, I remembered the DIY sketchbook tutorial I have seen online and came up with an idea. After a brief brainstorm, I began preparing materials: a dozen printing paper, two pieces of cardboard, needle, thread, tape, and glue. I found a specific tutorial online and followed it step by step. First, I folded every piece of paper in half; I aligned the edges and used a clip to hold them in place; then, I used the needle and thread to sew along the folded edge. DIY sketchbook was not difficult but quite timeconsuming. During the process, I wanted to give up several times, but I reminded myself how much S would like this gift and gained motivation again.
Next, I needed to make the cover. I wanted the sketchbook to look fancy and high-quality, so I decided to try spray paint. First, I cut a piece of tape into the shape of a cat and sticked it onto the cardboard, then I spray-painted the cardboard with black paint in the backyard. After the paint dried, I removed the tape and attached the cover to the blank pages.
After putting the sketchbook into the gift bag, I added some chocolate and cat stickers that I bought in China. I took out a notecard and started writing to S:
"Dear S, good luck in your first competition! This is my little gift for you, don’t be nervous during the performance. I made the sketchbook myself, hope you like it!"
I checked the gift several times, making sure I put everything in and didn’t expose my identity; I reassured myself.
Before the competition, I gave the bag to S’ captain. I observed from a distance when he gave the gift to S. Although I guessed before that S would be happy, actually seeing her surprised smile still made me laugh.
我参加的军乐队,每年都有一个“秘密伙伴”的传统项目:每个新手都会被指定一个老生作为“秘密伙伴”——当然,新手们不知道对方是谁——而被选中的老生要在每次比赛前为指定的新手准备一份小礼物,由队长转交到他们手上。
今年,我作为一名“新晋老生”,有幸成为一名新生S的“秘密伙伴”,S是吹黑管的。刚刚得知这个消息时我很兴奋,然而冷静下来后又有些忐忑——我与她并不熟,万一她不喜欢我的礼物怎么办?我应该先摸清她的喜好才对!
抱着这个想法,我开始留意S。我发现她的乐器盒、名字卡、书包、饭盒和手机等物品上都贴满了各式各样的猫咪贴纸,看来她很喜欢猫咪和贴纸。一次午餐后,我看见S一边吃着巧克力,一边用铅笔在本子上画着什么。难道她喜欢甜食和素描?
忙碌的日子飞快地流逝着,我惊觉离第一场比赛只剩一周了。我看了眼自己记录下来的内容:猫、贴纸、甜食(巧克力)、素描。该准备什么样的礼物呢?我突然想起了之前在网上看到过的制作素描本教程,便有了灵感。
大致构思了一下,我马上开始准备材料:打印纸一沓、硬紙壳两张、针线、胶带和胶水。我在网上搜索了详细的制作教程,一步一步地跟着做。先把打印纸一张张对折,对齐后用夹子固定,然后再用针线沿着对折的边缝起来。自制本子不难,只是耗时费力。准备的过程中,我有几次想放弃,但是一想到S可能会很喜欢这个礼物,便又有了动力。
接下来就是准备本子的封面了。我想让本子看起来精致又有质感,因此打算尝试喷漆。先用胶带剪出猫咪的形状,粘在纸壳上,然后拿到院子里喷上黑色的漆。待漆干透,我用胶水把封面和内页组合起来。
将做好的素描本装进礼品袋,我又往里面放了些巧克力和我从国内带的猫咪手账贴纸。我拿出一张卡片,开始写给S的留言:
“亲爱的S,祝你第一次比赛好运!这是我给你的一点小礼物,希望你比赛时不要紧张。本子是我亲手做的,希望你喜欢哦!”
我又检查了几遍,确认礼物都放进去了,我也没有暴露自己,这才放心。
比赛前,我把礼物给了S的队长。当他把礼物交给S时,我偷偷地在远处观察。即使猜到了S会很开心,但亲眼看到她惊喜的表情时,我还是止不住地笑了。
Secret Rookie Buddy
Have you ever prepared a gift just to make the recipient smile? No matter how time-consuming the preparation is, you will find it worthy when that person opens your gift with joy.
I am part of the Marching Band at my school. Every year, we have a tradition called "Secret Rookie Buddy": Every rookie gets a vet as their "Secret Rookie Buddy"-of course, the rookies don’t know their vets - the chosen vets must prepare a gift for their rookies before each competition, which will be given to the rookies via their captains.
This year, as a vet, I got a secret buddy, S, a clarinet player. When I first got the news, I was excited. But then I got a little worried - I didn’t know her well, so what if she didn’t like my gift? I need to figure out what she liked first!
With this in mind, I began to pay attention to S. I noticed there were cat stickers on all of her objects - instrument case, ID card, backpack, lunch box, and cell phone. So she liked cat and stickers. One day after lunch, I saw S eating chocolate while sketching something with pencil in her journal. Did she like sweets and sketching as well?
As the busy days passed by, I suddenly realized that there was only one week left before the first competition. I took a peek of what I had: cat, stickers, sweets (chocolate), sketching. How should I prepare the gift? All of a sudden, I remembered the DIY sketchbook tutorial I have seen online and came up with an idea. After a brief brainstorm, I began preparing materials: a dozen printing paper, two pieces of cardboard, needle, thread, tape, and glue. I found a specific tutorial online and followed it step by step. First, I folded every piece of paper in half; I aligned the edges and used a clip to hold them in place; then, I used the needle and thread to sew along the folded edge. DIY sketchbook was not difficult but quite timeconsuming. During the process, I wanted to give up several times, but I reminded myself how much S would like this gift and gained motivation again.
Next, I needed to make the cover. I wanted the sketchbook to look fancy and high-quality, so I decided to try spray paint. First, I cut a piece of tape into the shape of a cat and sticked it onto the cardboard, then I spray-painted the cardboard with black paint in the backyard. After the paint dried, I removed the tape and attached the cover to the blank pages.
After putting the sketchbook into the gift bag, I added some chocolate and cat stickers that I bought in China. I took out a notecard and started writing to S:
"Dear S, good luck in your first competition! This is my little gift for you, don’t be nervous during the performance. I made the sketchbook myself, hope you like it!"
I checked the gift several times, making sure I put everything in and didn’t expose my identity; I reassured myself.
Before the competition, I gave the bag to S’ captain. I observed from a distance when he gave the gift to S. Although I guessed before that S would be happy, actually seeing her surprised smile still made me laugh.