8.”你看，我只是半天半天地做出努力，两个半天就形成了一天，就这样，一天一天，一周一周，事情变得非常容易了。“9.秘诀原来如此。洛蒂每一次下定决心做的事情都不多。很多孩子总是因为想做得过多而没有成功。以半天为单位，下决心在家中或学校不做错事，两个半天就组成了一整天，这样日积月累，良好的行为习惯就养成了。
MAKE THE BEST OF IT
充分利用
1.”O，George Hays，just look here！“said little Madge Morrell.“The old gray cat has jumped through this window，and broken cousin Alice‘s beautiful rose geranium.O，is it not too bad！How angry Alice will be.”
2.“My sister does not get angry at such things，Miss Madge.I never saw her angry but once in my life，and that was when some boys worried a poor little kitten almost to death，”
3.“But this is so very provoking，George，any body would beangry.”
4.“It is really too bad，but you will see if Alice does not tryto make the best of it，”
5.Pretty soon the young lady entered the room，her sunny face beaming with the bright spirit which reigned within.She was humming a sweet morning song，but she paused abruptly before her beautiful，ruined geramum.
6.“Ah，who has done this！’she exclaimed.
7.”That ugly old cat broke it，cousin Alice；I saw hermyself，“said little Madge.
8.”Poor puss！she did not know what mischief she was doing.It was the very pet of all my flowers.-But come，littlecousin，do not look so long-faced；we must try and make the best of it，“9.”I do not think there is much best to this，Alice.“10.”O yes，it is not nearly as bad as it might have been.The fine stalk is not injured，and it will soon send forth new shoots.This large broken branch will be lovely in bouquets.
11.“Let us arrange a little one for mother‘s room.We will place this cluster of scarlet blossoms in a wine-glass，and you may run out into the garden，and gather a few snowdrops to put around it.
12.”There！was there ever any thing more beautiful？Now，we will set the wine-glass in this little saucer，and place some sweetscented geranium leaves around the edge，with a few snowdrops distributed tastefully among them.
13.“Mother will admire it，she loves flowers so much.Now，little one，do you not think there is a bright side to this affair？I am not sure but pussy did us a favor，by giving us so much pleasure from quite an unexpected source，”
14.“I think you have found the bright side，Alice，though Iam sure I never should.I almost wanted the old cat killed，”
15.“Never be angry at a poor，unreasoning animal，my child.Cultivate a more noble disposition，and learn to control yourself，even in the smallest matters that might disturb the quiet of your mind.
16.”It is only by such self-control that you can ever arrive at true womanhood.Look for the bright side even of your disappointments and troubles.By such a course you will make for yourself a welcome every where，and your own happiness will be increased a thousand-fold，“【中文阅读】
1.”乔治o 海斯，快看这里！“马琪o 莫雷尔说：“那只老灰猫从窗子跳过去，把爱丽斯表姐漂亮的玫瑰、天竺葵花摔坏了。天啊，真是太糟糕了！爱丽斯会非常生气的！”
2.“我姐姐不会为这样的事情生气的，马琪小姐。我长这么大只见过她生过一次气，那次是因为几个男孩子差点把一只可怜的小猫咪整死。”
3.“乔治，那确实让人生气，谁都会生气的。”
4.“这确实很糟糕，不过你看看爱丽斯是怎样妥善处理这件事的。”
5.不久年轻的爱丽斯进了房间，她美丽纯洁的心灵使她脸上洋溢着灿烂的笑容。进房间时她正哼着一首甜美的晨曲，当走到被打坏的天竺葵花前面时突然停了下来。
6.“哎呀！这是谁干的？”她喊道。
7.“是那只可恶的老灰猫打破的，爱丽斯表姐，是我亲眼看到的。”
8.“可怜的猫咪！她不知道自己闯了多大的祸。这是她所有花中我最喜欢的。但是，没关系小表妹，不要拉着个长脸不高兴，我们来充分利用一下这些东西。”
9.“爱丽斯，我认为没什么好充分利用的了。”
10.“有的！这没有那么糟糕。花柄没有打断，所以可以很快长出新枝，这个折断的大花枝可以绑成漂亮的花束。
11.”我们用这个小花枝去装饰妈妈的房间，再把这束红色小花插到红酒杯中，你到花园中采些雪花莲点缀在红花周围。
12.“看！有比这更漂亮的花吗？现在，你把这红酒杯再放到小茶托上，把浓香的天竺葵叶子插在周围，让雪花莲做点缀。
13.”妈妈会喜欢的，她很喜欢花。小表妹，你现在不认为这件事也有好的一方面吗？我不是很确定，但老灰猫确实为我们做了件好事，它用这样一个意想不到的方式给了我们这么多快乐。“14.”爱丽斯，我认为你确实发现了好的一方面，我从没发现过，我开始几乎想杀死那只老猫。“15.”永远不要和可怜的动物生气，小妹妹。要培养更加温柔的性格，学着会控制自己，甚至能控制扰乱自己内心平静的最细小的东西。
16.“只有用这样的自我控制，你才能真正成为淑女，无论你有多失望，无论麻烦有多大，你都要去寻找光明的一面，这样你就会到处受欢迎，你自己的快乐才会成倍增加。”
