楊宇宸

你是否精心準(zhǔn)備過這樣一份禮物，只為看到那個人露出驚喜的笑容？不論準(zhǔn)備的過程多么耗時，在看到對方拆開禮物那一瞬間的歡欣與感動，便覺得一切都是值得的。

我參加的軍樂隊，每年都有一個“秘密伙伴”的傳統(tǒng)項目：每個新手都會被指定一個老生作為“秘密伙伴”——當(dāng)然，新手們不知道對方是誰——而被選中的老生要在每次比賽前為指定的新手準(zhǔn)備一份小禮物，由隊長轉(zhuǎn)交到他們手上。

今年，我作為一名“新晉老生”，有幸成為一名新生S的“秘密伙伴”，S是吹黑管的。剛剛得知這個消息時我很興奮，然而冷靜下來后又有些忐忑——我與她并不熟，萬一她不喜歡我的禮物怎么辦？我應(yīng)該先摸清她的喜好才對！

抱著這個想法，我開始留意S。我發(fā)現(xiàn)她的樂器盒、名字卡、書包、飯盒和手機等物品上都貼滿了各式各樣的貓咪貼紙，看來她很喜歡貓咪和貼紙。一次午餐后，我看見S一邊吃著巧克力，一邊用鉛筆在本子上畫著什么。難道她喜歡甜食和素描？

忙碌的日子飛快地流逝著，我驚覺離第一場比賽只剩一周了。我看了眼自己記錄下來的內(nèi)容：貓、貼紙、甜食（巧克力）、素描。該準(zhǔn)備什么樣的禮物呢？我突然想起了之前在網(wǎng)上看到過的制作素描本教程，便有了靈感。

大致構(gòu)思了一下，我馬上開始準(zhǔn)備材料：打印紙一沓、硬紙殼兩張、針線、膠帶和膠水。我在網(wǎng)上搜索了詳細(xì)的制作教程，一步一步地跟著做。先把打印紙一張張對折，對齊后用夾子固定，然后再用針線沿著對折的邊縫起來。自制本子不難，只是耗時費力。準(zhǔn)備的過程中，我有幾次想放棄，但是一想到S可能會很喜歡這個禮物，便又有了動力。

接下來就是準(zhǔn)備本子的封面了。我想讓本子看起來精致又有質(zhì)感，因此打算嘗試噴漆。先用膠帶剪出貓咪的形狀，粘在紙殼上，然后拿到院子里噴上黑色的漆。待漆干透，我用膠水把封面和內(nèi)頁組合起來。

將做好的素描本裝進禮品袋，我又往里面放了些巧克力和我從國內(nèi)帶的貓咪手賬貼紙。我拿出一張卡片，開始寫給S的留言：

“親愛的S，祝你第一次比賽好運！這是我給你的一點小禮物，希望你比賽時不要緊張。本子是我親手做的，希望你喜歡哦！”

我又檢查了幾遍，確認(rèn)禮物都放進去了，我也沒有暴露自己，這才放心。

比賽前，我把禮物給了S的隊長。當(dāng)他把禮物交給S時，我偷偷地在遠(yuǎn)處觀察。即使猜到了S會很開心，但親眼看到她驚喜的表情時，我還是止不住地笑了。

Secret Rookie Buddy

Have you ever prepared a gift just to make the recipient smile？ No matter how time-consuming the preparation is， you will find it worthy when that person opens your gift with joy.

I am part of the Marching Band at my school. Every year， we have a tradition called "Secret Rookie Buddy"： Every rookie gets a vet as their "Secret Rookie Buddy"-of course， the rookies dont know their vets - the chosen vets must prepare a gift for their rookies before each competition， which will be given to the rookies via their captains.

This year， as a vet， I got a secret buddy， S， a clarinet player. When I first got the news， I was excited. But then I got a little worried - I didnt know her well， so what if she didnt like my gift？ I need to figure out what she liked first！

With this in mind， I began to pay attention to S. I noticed there were cat stickers on all of her objects - instrument case， ID card， backpack， lunch box， and cell phone. So she liked cat and stickers. One day after lunch， I saw S eating chocolate while sketching something with pencil in her journal. Did she like sweets and sketching as well？

As the busy days passed by， I suddenly realized that there was only one week left before the first competition. I took a peek of what I had： cat， stickers， sweets （chocolate）， sketching. How should I prepare the gift？ All of a sudden， I remembered the DIY sketchbook tutorial I have seen online and came up with an idea.

After a brief brainstorm， I began preparing materials： a dozen printing paper， two pieces of cardboard， needle， thread， tape， and glue. I found a specific tutorial online and followed it step by step. First， I folded every piece of paper in half； I aligned the edges and used a clip to hold them in place； then， I used the needle and thread to sew along the folded edge. DIY sketchbook was not difficult but quite timeconsuming. During the process， I wanted to give up several times， but I reminded myself how much S would like this gift and gained motivation again.

Next， I needed to make the cover. I wanted the sketchbook to look fancy and high-quality， so I decided to try spray paint. First， I cut a piece of tape into the shape of a cat and sticked it onto the cardboard， then I spray-painted the cardboard with black paint in the backyard. After the paint dried， I removed the tape and attached the cover to the blank pages.

After putting the sketchbook into the gift bag， I added some chocolate and cat stickers that I bought in China. I took out a notecard and started writing to S：

"Dear S， good luck in your first competition！ This is my little gift for you， dont be nervous during the performance. I made the sketchbook myself， hope you like it！"

I checked the gift several times， making sure I put everything in and didnt expose my identity； I reassured myself.

Before the competition， I gave the bag to S captain. I observed from a distance when he gave the gift to S. Although I guessed before that S would be happy， actually seeing her surprised smile still made me laugh.