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CHAPTER 2: The Loneliest Plastic Bag in The World
Today is the best day of Baggie’s life.
She doesn’t know why yet, but she has an intuition.
“I think today’s going to be different. I can just feel it,” she tells herself.
Baggie is traveling very fast on a Southern California freeway. She is riding on the hood of a pickup truck.
She often travels this way. As a plastic bag, with no feet, the best way to get around the city is to hop a ride on a passing car. She is currently traveling at 60 miles per hour.
Baggie loves car rides. She loves the feel of the wind rushing past her face.
Yes, she has a face; it’s just that humans can’t see it.
She also has a heart.
And today her heart knows that something special is going to happen.
BAGGIE’S ORIGIN STORY
Baggie never had a home. She never had a family. She never belonged to any place.
She was was born in a factory. A huge factory. She was produced by a machine. In the same year she was “made,” there were billions of plastic bags exactly like her.
She was not unique in any way.
She had only one purpose: to be used once — just once! — and discarded.
The only meaning of her life was to hold trash and then be thrown away into a garbage dump, or to float out into the ocean, or to be burned in a fire. But something unusual happened with Baggie.
When she was used to hold garbage for the first and last time in her brief life, the “garbage” put inside of her was a couple dozen wet books.
The books were from a library that had suffered a flood, so most of the books were badly soaked and couldn’t be used anymore.
The books Baggie carried inside her were from the “Self-Help” section of the library, including books of inspirational quotes, “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, motivational books, and several titles about how to “get rich quick.”
When she and the books were dumped, the books fell out of her, and she was set free, caught by the wind and carried away from the garbage dump back towards the city. Luckily, she did not end up in a landfill.
But somehow she absorbed the energy from the books she carried inside her so briefly. She could feel thoughts forming inside her. And suddenly, she had the urge to speak. When she spoke the first words of her short life, she said, “Teamwork makes the dream work！”
She was surprised when the words came out of her.
Then she tried speaking again. She said, “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up！”
She was amazed that suddenly she could speak. And with the words she now had, she could think for herself. She was no longer just one of a billion identical plastic bags.
She had ideas. She had a sense of optimism. She had a sense of purpose.
But she was terribly alone. Because she was the only one of her kind in the whole world, she had no one talk to about her thoughts and feelings.
However, because of all the self-help books she read, she knew that things would get better sooner or later.
BE THE MIRACLE
And just as the pickup truck she was riding on slows down for traffic, she sees something on the center divider of the freeway.
It’s a dog!
The dog looks very scared and helpless. She is stuck in the middle of the freeway, too afraid to cross the freeway because of all the traffic.
Just like the title of a wet book she once carried inside her, she knows this is the day for her to “Be the Miracle the World Needs.”
Baggie decides to be this helpless dog’s miracle.
She quickly jumps off the pickup truck and flies to the center divider. She lands about 20 feet from the dog.
“Hey, doggie!” she shouts. “Don’t worry! I’m coming to save you! Just stay right there!”
The dog’s name is Rosie and she is going to be rescued by an optimistic plastic bag.
英汉对照(文字)
Chapter 2: The Loneliest Plastic Bag in The World
第二章: 全世界最孤独的塑料袋
Today is the best day of Baggie’s life.
今天是袋袋一生中最美好的一天。
She doesn’t know why yet, but she has an intuition.
她还不知道为什么，但她有一种直觉。
“I think today’s going to be different. I can just feel it,” she tells herself.
“我觉得今天会不同。我能感觉到它，”她对自己说。
Baggie is traveling very fast on a Southern California freeway. She is riding on the hood of a pickup truck.
袋袋正在南加州的高速公路上快速行驶。她骑在一辆皮卡车的引擎盖上。
She often travels this way. As a plastic bag, with no feet, the best way to get around the city is to hop a ride on a passing car. She is currently traveling at 60 miles per hour.
她经常以这种方式旅行。作为一个没有脚的塑料袋，穿越城市的最佳方式就是搭便车。她目前以每小时60英里的速度行驶。
Baggie loves car rides. She loves the feel of the wind rushing past her face.
袋袋喜欢坐车旅行。她喜欢风在她脸上掠过的感觉。
Yes, she has a face; it’s just that humans can’t see it.
是的，她有一张脸，只是人类看不见。
She also has a heart.
她也有一颗心。
And today her heart knows that something special is going to happen.
而今天，她的心知道将会发生一些特别的事情。
BAGGIE’S ORIGIN STORY
袋袋的起源故事
Baggie never had a home. She never had a family. She never belonged to any place.
袋袋从来没有过家。她从来没有过家庭。她从来没有属于任何地方。
She was was born in a factory. A huge factory. She was produced by a machine. In the same year she was “made,” there were billions of plastic bags exactly like her.
她在一个工厂里出生。一个巨大的工厂。她是由一台机器生产出来的。在她被”制造”的那一年，有数十亿个和她完全一样的塑料袋。
She was not unique in any way.
她在任何方面都不是独一无二的。
She had only one purpose: to be used once — just once! — and discarded.
她只有一个目的：被使用一次，只有一次！然后被丢弃。
The only meaning of her life was to hold trash and then be thrown away into a garbage dump, or to float out into the ocean, or to be burned in a fire.
她的生命唯一的意义就是装着垃圾，然后被扔进垃圾堆，或者漂到大海上，或者被火烧掉。
But something unusual happened with Baggie.
但是，袋袋发生了一件不寻常的事情。
When she was used to hold garbage for the first and last time in her brief life, the “garbage” put inside of her was a couple dozen wet books.
当她第一次也是最后一次被用来装垃圾时，她里面装的”垃圾”是几十本湿透的书。
The books were from a library that had suffered a flood, so most of the books were badly soaked and couldn’t be used anymore.
这些书来自一家遭受洪水的图书馆，所以大部分书都被浸湿了，无法再使用。
The books Baggie carried inside her were from the “Self-Help” section of the library, including books of inspirational quotes, “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, motivational books, and several titles about how to “get rich quick.”
袋袋里面装的书来自图书馆的”自助”区，包括激励语录书籍、《鸡汤》系列、励志书籍以及一些关于”快速致富”的书籍。
When she and the books were dumped, the books fell out of her, and she was set free, caught by the wind and carried away from the garbage dump back towards the city. Luckily, she did not end up in a landfill.
当她和书籍一起被倒掉时，书籍从她身上掉出来，而她则被风捕捉起来，从垃圾堆飘回城市。幸运的是，她最终没有进入填埋场。
But somehow she absorbed the energy from the books she carried inside her so briefly. She could feel thoughts forming inside her. And suddenly, she had the urge to speak.
但是不知怎么的，她短暂携带的书籍中传递出的能量被她吸收了。她能感受到思绪在她内部形成。突然间，她有了说话的冲动。
When she spoke the first words of her short life, she said, “Teamwork makes the dream work！”
当她说出她短暂生命中的第一个词时，她说：”团队合作能造就梦想！”
She was surprised when the words came out of her.
当这些话从她口中说出来时，她感到惊讶。
Then she tried speaking again. She said, “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up！”
然后她尝试再次说话。她说：”永不放弃的人是很难被击败的！”
She was amazed that suddenly she could speak. And with the words she now had, she could think for herself. She was no longer just one of a billion identical plastic bags.
她惊讶地发现自己突然能够说话了。而且有了这些话语，她能够独立思考。她不再只是数十亿个完全相同的塑料袋。
She had ideas. She had a sense of optimism. She had a sense of purpose.
她有想法。她有一种乐观的感觉。她有使命感。
But she was terribly alone. Because she was the only one of her kind in the whole world, she had no one talk to about her thoughts and feelings.
但是她非常孤独。因为她是世界上唯一一个属于她这种类型的存在，她没有人可以让她倾诉她的思想和感受。
However, because of all the self-help books she read, she knew that things would get better sooner or later.
然而，因为她读过所有那些自助书籍，她知道事情迟早会变得更好。
BE THE MIRACLE
成为奇迹
And just as the pickup truck she was riding on slows down for traffic, she sees something on the center divider of the freeway.
就在她骑的皮卡车因交通而减速时，她看到了高速公路中央隔离带上的一样东西。
It’s a dog!
那是一只狗！
The dog looks very scared and helpless. She is stuck in the middle of the freeway, too afraid to cross the freeway because of all the traffic. 这只狗看起来非常害怕和无助。她被困在高速公路的中央，因为交通太多而害怕过马路。
Just like the title of a wet book she once carried inside her, she knows this is the day for her to “Be the Miracle the World Needs.”
就像她曾经携带过的一本湿透书籍的标题一样，她知道这是她要“成为世界需要的奇迹”的一天。
Baggie decides to be this helpless dog’s miracle.
袋袋决定成为这只无助狗的奇迹。
She quickly jumps off the pickup truck and flies to the center divider. She lands about 20 feet from the dog.
她迅速从皮卡车上跳下来，飞向中央隔离带。她距离狗大约20英尺着陆。
“Hey, doggie!” she shouts. “Don’t worry! I’m coming to save you! Just stay right there!”
“嘿，小狗！”她大声喊道。”别担心！我来救你了！就呆在那里！”
The dog’s name is Rosie and she is going to be rescued by an optimistic plastic bag.
这只狗叫Rosie，而且她将由一个充满乐观的塑料袋来拯救。
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