本书用朴实的语言，讲述普通人的真实生活故事。它内容多种多样，或感叹人们面对困境甚至生死关头的乐观和勇气，或赞美人世间的真情和互助。篇篇故事都是平凡中见伟大，读来荡气回肠，让人唏嘘不已，深受鼓舞和触动。

文章大都出自名家之手，原汁原味，语言地道，是学习英语的绝佳读物。

就像在寒冷的早晨品尝一杯热茶或咖啡，这些真实的故事温馨怡人，催人奋起。每篇故事，都让读者分享那些普通人的幸福和快乐。阅读下面的故事，您一定会被深深地触动，倍受鼓舞：

一位妇女把她最后的五美元给了一个无家可归的男人，引起了连锁反应。

一个不和的家庭重逢团聚，找回了欢乐。

一个女管家用自己的关爱和坚强拯救了两个没有妈妈的男孩。

一个自称“普通人”的楼房清洁工开创了自己的公司，给全镇人带来了机遇和希望。

《一杯安慰献仁者：善心如水》讲述的故事，如同甘露，慰藉心灵。

序

Angel Wings * Joyce Holt

Doll Cake * Sandy Keefe

Willed * Janice Lane Palko

A Bartender's Story * Kimberly Ripley

The Wonder of Now * Sue Vitou

Practical Magic * Christy Caballero

Incidental Kin * Brenda Fritsvold

Sweet Moments * Deborah H. Shouse

One Man and a Whole Lot of Somebodies * Beth Rothstein Ambler

Over the Hill * Marcia E. Brown

For the Love of Pixie * Leigh P. Rogers

The Picture on the Wall * Danielle R. Gibbings

To Hold and Behold * Adrian R. Ward

The Greatest Man I Hardly Knew * Jean Davidson

Strawberries * April Thompson

Sisters in Time * Amy Jenkins

Close Encounters of the Best Kind * Shery Ma Belle Arrieta

Roots for Sofia * Roberta B. Updegraff

I Won't Forget * William M. Barnes

Ruthie's Run * John Forrest

Here and Now, If Not Always * Linda Sonna

Reglar Feller * Charles Langley

When All Is Said * Kim Zarzour

The Salvation of Jail and Kurt * Nancy Gustafson

Power Ball of Love * Kelly L. Stone

Stopping Traffic * Gila Zalon

Prince of Paupers * Sharon Nesbit

So I Ask You * Nancy Scott

The Dollar Dance * Peggy MacKay

Give Your Heart Away * Michelle Peter

Keep Walking * Gina Daggett

The Connection * Marty Dodge

Passing the Halo * Anna Therien

Corinna's Quilts * Susan B. Mitchell

The Journey of Jake and Dora * Valerie L. Merahn

With a Little Boost from My Friends * Binsey Cote

Errands of Honor * Mary Stripling

The Gloved Guitarist of Tossa de Mar * Joyce Stark

Snow Angel * Dawn Goldsmith

Gotta Keep Paddling * Norma Lewis

The Last Long Wave Good-bye * Marjorie Rommel

Begin Again * Marcia Rudoff

Warm Hearts in a Cold Winter * Kathryn Gore