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Over the years I added three more choices as ways to celebrate the day. My students could share something or someone they were thankful for. We called this "perpetual good news." Another option was to say something complimentary about a classmate, and the last one was to share something funny -- as long as it was clean. They have implications for all of us —at school, within our families, in the workplace, among friends, everywhere.
这么多年中，我增加了三种选择用来庆祝当天。学生们可以分享他们所感激的事或人。我们把它叫做“永久的好消息”。另一个选择是就班上某位同学说些赞美的话。最后一个是分享有趣的事——只要是正派的就行。他们涉及所有的人——在学校、在家里、在工作场所、和朋友一起，无处不在。
Since this little ritual of celebration was so popular with my high school students, I thought I'd try it with my adults at the university. My fears that they might be too hardened by life and cynical were quickly allayed. They absolutely loved it and had even more good news than the kids did. Several of these people were in management positions, and they said they liked the idea so much that they'd started opening their regular meetings in much the same way. Their employees also loved it.
因为这个庆祝的小仪式深受高中学生欢迎，我想我可以在大学里的那些成年学生身上也试试。我原本担心他们可能会因为生活而变得太过冷酷无情、愤世嫉俗，但我的担心很快消除了。他们无疑很喜欢，甚至比高中的孩子们有更多的好消息。这些人当中有好几个都在管理位置，他们说太喜欢这个主意了，他们用几乎相同的方式来做例会的开场白。他们的员工也很喜欢。
As enjoyable as it was to hear good news at least five times a day, I originally had no idea that it would have such a lasting impact on all of us. At the end of that first year of celebrating at the beginning of every class, I received some surprising and valuable feedback on my final exams. Part One of the test was a comprehensive review on all the subject matter covered during the semester and was done in class. Part Two was a take-home exam and allowed the students to express themselves more fully about their learning experiences. These were the instructions: "What are the three things you learned in this class that were of the most value to you? Why? Write one page on each topic."
每天至少听到五个好消息固然是令人开心的，不过我一开始根本没想到这会给我们所有人产生如此长远的影响。在每节课开始时赞美生活的第一年结束的时候，我在期末考试时收到了一些让人吃惊的宝贵反馈。试卷的第一部分是综合评述本学期涉及的所有主题，当场完成。第二部分是场外考试，允许学生更完整地描述自己的学习经历。题目是这样的：“对你而言,你从这门课里所学到的最有价值的是哪三样东西？为什么？每个主题请用一页纸加以阐述。”
