导读-有时我们需要的积极信息来自最意想不到的地方。阿肯色州一名5岁男孩被诊断出患有脑癌。在接受治疗期间，他和医院对面街道上的一群“神秘朋友”通过便笺艺术相互传递信息。

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Meyer Mixdorf of Arkansas was diagnosed with brain cancer. Part of his treatment included spending over six long weeks at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, to receive a stem cell transplant (干细胞移植).

There’s only so much for a 5-year-old to do in a small hospital room, so Meyer’s family began decorating his window with Post-it Note art to cheer him up. One day, a group of “mystery friends” across the street from the hospital noticed his masterpieces and decorated their own window in response.

The neighboring artists turned out to be staff members at another hospital, Truman Medical Centers. Employee Johnna Schindlbeck said they were “just doing something fun.” “I was just kind of looking out the window and there was a little Post-it Note smiley face up there,” she said. “I thought it was cute and grabbed some notes and put up a little winking face.”

“There are children over there, and I don’t know what they’re going through, and if I can make them smile a little bit, that’s all that mattered,” added Cheryl Grey, a fellow Truman Medical Centers employee.

Meyer was delighted by their reply and got right to work making more sticky note art. Soon, they were exchanging murals (壁画) on their separate eighth-floor windows every single day. “Every morning he would hop out of bed. As soon as someone would switch them, he knew,” said Meyer’s mom, Liz Mixdorf. “Other patients on the floor enjoyed them as well.”

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难句解析

• masterpiece /ˈmɑːstəpiːs/ n. 杰作
  例句：Now I’ll show you a real masterpiece. 现在我让你看看真正的杰作。
• wink /wɪŋk/ v. 眨眼
  例句：He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。
• mutual /ˈmjuːtʃuəl/ adj. 相互的；彼此的
  例句：The plan was ended by mutual agreement. 双方均同意终止这一计划。
• “There are children over there, and I don’t know what they’re going through, and if I can make them smile a little bit, that’s all that mattered,” added Cheryl Grey, a fellow Truman Medical Centers employee.
  杜鲁门医疗中心的同事谢丽尔·格雷（Cheryl Grey）补充道：“那里有孩子，我不知道他们正在经历什么，但如果我能让他们笑一笑，那才是最重要的。”what引导宾语从句；if引导条件状语从句；that mattered里面的that引导定语从句，修饰先行词all。
• Meyer’s family was thrilled to get to know the strangers who helped them through such a difficult time, and the feeling was mutual.
  迈耶的家人很高兴能认识那些帮助他们度过艰难时期的陌生人，这种感觉是相互的。who引导定语从句，修饰先行词the strangers。

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