Free Hugs 免费拥抱

It was a cold afternoon. Ginny and I were walking home after work when suddenly a young man came.

“Do you want a hug？” the young man asked Ginny. He held a sign in his hand which read “Free Hugs”. I looked around and found there were other people with him.

They held their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of them—“Free Hugs”.

“Sure！” Ginny smiled and walked up to him.

She reached up， wrapped her arms around his neck， pulled him down to her level and hugged him with all the love she had in her heart.

“Wow！” he exclaimed. “That is the best hug Ive had all day！”

“Im a hugger，” Ginny smiled at him.

He looked at me. “How about a hug？”

那是一个寒冷的下午，我和金尼下班后走路回家，突然一个年轻人走了过来。

“你想要一个拥抱吗？”年轻人问金尼。他的手里拿着一个标牌，上面写着“免费拥抱”。我看了看周围，发现还有其他人与他一起。

他们把那些手工制作的标牌举得高高的，标牌上的字都一样——“免费拥抱”。

“当然想要！”金尼微笑着走到他面前。

她伸出手，用胳膊环住他的脖子，将他拉至和她同样的高度，心中充满爱意地拥抱了他。

“哇！”他感叹道，“这是我今天收到的最好的拥抱。”

“我是个抱抱族。”金尼笑着对他说道。

他又看着我说：“拥抱一下怎么样？”

“You got it！” I walked into his open arms. We held briefly and parted.

A young lady walked up and hugged Ginny. She turned to me， opened her arms and hugged me too.

I felt the warmth—a glow filling my heart. Ginny and I were going through rough times.

We were stressed and worried， but on that afternoon， for a brief moment， it was all forgotten.

Sometimes， a hug is all we need.

“‘Free Hugs was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives，” said the young man.

Ginny and I stepped back and watched them work their magic with those who accepted them.

They offered hugs to anyone and everyone.

It took a simple hug to make everything better.

“满足你！”我说着走向他张开的双臂。我们稍稍拥抱了一下就分开了。

一位年轻的女士走过来，拥抱了一下金尼。然后她又轉向我，张开双臂拥抱了我。

我感到一阵温暖——一股热流涌上心头。那时候，我和金尼的日子过得很艰难。

我们感受到了生活的压力，焦虑不安，但那天下午，在那短暂的一刻，我们将所有烦恼抛到了九霄云外。

有时候，我们需要的只是一个拥抱。

“‘免费拥抱就是向陌生人伸开双臂，拥抱他们，点亮他们的人生。”那个年轻人说。

金尼和我退到了边上，看着他们在接受拥抱的人身上施展“魔法”。

他们拥抱每一个人。

一个简单的拥抱就可以让一切好起来。

Word Bank

exclaim /?k'skle?m/ v. 呼喊；惊叫

“It isnt fair！” he exclaimed angrily.

part /pɑ?t/ v. 分开；分离

I hate being parted from the children.

glow /ɡl??/ n. 喜悦；满足的心情

When she looked at her children， she felt a glow of pride.

brighten up 使明亮起来

Fresh flowers will brighten up any room in the house.