The Power Of Love To Transform And To Heal

I believe in love’s humble, practical components and their combined power.

humble:つつましい、控え目な、謙虚な気持ちにさせる
component：構成要素
combine：結合させる

He cried easily and withdrew at the slightest provocation.

withdraw:引っ込める、引き戻す
slightest:わずかな
provocation：怒らせること、興奮、挑発

He hid food in his pillowcase and foraged in garbage cans.

forage:あさる、捜しまわる

I wondered then if he would ever get over the wounds of neglect that the orphanage had beaten into him.

wound:傷
neglect：～を構わずにおく、無視、放置
orphanage：孤児院
beaten：打ち負かされた、疲れ果てた

http://thisibelieve.org/essay/13/

The Last Christmas Tree

He strung some twinkly lights And hung a sign up with a nail;

string:疲れきった
hung up:～をかける

"To trim that trunk and give that tree a drink!"

trim:～を手入れする、～を削る
trunk:幹

And dragged the last Christmas tree Out to the woods.

drag:～を引きずる


http://www.eslmonkeys.com/student/storyroom/story.php?id=7