文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章讲述了一个叫墨菲的女孩，她在二十多岁时失去了父母，然后在职业选择方面感到迷茫和不快乐。在沙滩散步的时候，她发现形状像心形的石头，像是与自己之外的某种东西建立了联系。于是，她开始在岩石上写一些鼓励的信息，并把它们放在不同的地方。她相信这种小小的举动可以传递快乐和鼓励。
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Murphy 1 (lose) her parents in her early 20s. Two years ago, she was struggling with finding happiness in her career. During walks 2 the beach, she would talk to her parents in her head, 3 (seek) guidance about her career choices. “Since they weren’t with me physically, I would ask for little signs in the form of heart shaped rocks. When I would find one, I would feel 4 (connect)to something outside of myself.” These small treasures made her feel like she wasn’t alone.
Once, during a trip, Murphy was moved by the way tiny courtesies (礼貌) like a smile made her feel more comfortable in an 5 (familiar) country. She came back with the understanding that small acts of kindness could have a big impact.
One day, while walking on the beach, she suddenly came up with an idea of writing some encouraging 6 (message) on rocks. So, she did it. She soon learned her small action was already making ripples (涟漪). That night a friend texted her a picture of a rock and said, “Was this you?” She had suspected Murphy 7 she knew Murphy walked along that beach. Murphy 8 (touch) by the way her friend said finding that rock had made her day.
Murphy became hooked on the idea that she could spread happiness through something as simple as a rock with a message on it. She started leaving rocks in other places. With these rocks, she left a small sign encouraging others 9 (leave) a kindness rock somewhere else “One rock, one person,” Murphy explains. “If a message hits a person at the right time, or they join, it’s like a huge connection. It’s 10 our world needs right now.”
