英语原文：
The Trouble Tree（音频链接）
I hired a worker to repair my house. He had a difficult first day on the job. As I drove home, the man didn`t say a word, but to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked through his garden, He suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then when he opened the door, he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile on his face. He hugged his two children and kissed his wife happily.
（音频链接）The following day, I asked him about the tree. “That`s my trouble tree. I won`t bring my troubles home, so I hang them on that tree every night when I come home.”
重点词汇解析：（音频链接）
1. Hire: 雇用；聘任；租用;
2. Repair: 修理；修补；修缮；补救;
3. Surprise: 惊异；惊奇；意外；意想不到（或溘然）的事;
4. Invite: 约请；
5. Walk through；通过；直达；
6. Instead of : 代替；作为…的更换
7. Suddenly : 溘然；忽然；猛然；骤然;
8. Completely: 非常；完备地；彻底地;
9. Hug: 拥抱；抱紧；搂抱;
10.Hang: 悬挂；吊；
主要措辞点讲解：（音频链接）
1. As I drove home：
As 勾引一个韶光状语从句，表示伴随主句同时发生的动作；
2. To my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family.
（1）to one`s surprise: 令人吃惊的是;
（2）invite sb to do sth: 约请某人做某事;
原文翻译:
烦恼树（音频链接）
我雇了一个工人来修理我的屋子。他上班的第一天很困难。当我开车回家时，那人一句话也没说，但令我吃惊的是，他约请我去见他的家人。
（音频链接）当我们穿过他的花园时，他溘然停在一棵小树前，把手放在树上。当他开门时，他完备变了。他不再愁眉苦脸，而是脸上露出了温暖的笑颜。他拥抱着他的两个孩子，高兴地吻了他的妻子。
第二天，我问他关于那棵树的事。“那是我的麻烦树。我不会把我的烦恼带回家的，以是我每天晚上回家都把它们挂在那棵树上。”
