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英语小故事:A Brother Like That
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  • A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile1

    from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve

    when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin[1] was

    walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.

    "Is this your car, Mister?" he said.

    Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas."

    The boy was astounded2[2]. "You mean your brother gave it

    to you and it didnt cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ."

    He hesitated.

    Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He

    was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the

    lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.

    "I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother

    like that."

    Paul looked at the boy in astonishment[3], then

    impulsively3 he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my

    car?"

    "Oh yes, Id love that."

    After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow4

    [4], said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my

    house?"

    Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad

    wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride

    home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will

    you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.

    He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard

    him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was

    carrying his little crippled[5] brother. He sat him down

    on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him

    [6] and pointed5 to the car.

    "There she is, Buddy[7], just like I told you

    upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it

    didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you

    one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all

    the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been

    trying to tell you about."

    Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of

    his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside

    him and the three of them began a memorable6 holiday ride.

    That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when

    he said: "It is more blessed to give[8] . . . "

    --Dan Clark

    注释:

    1.urchin:淘气鬼,顽童,尤其是指男孩子。比如,a street

    urchin,街头流浪儿。

    2.astounded:astound,使(人)大吃一惊,但它一般多用于被动

    语态。He was astounded at the news.那消息让他大吃一惊。

    3.in astonishment:和in surprise意思差不多,表示很惊讶。但

    吃惊的程度要深一些。

    4.aglow:这是一个形容词,它的意思是“炽热的,脸上发热

    的”。

    5.crippled:cripple即可作名词,也可作动词,意为跛子,或使

    跛足。在这里用crippled,是用分词做形容词,跛足的。

    6.squeezed up against him:squeeze是挤压的意思,在这里,很

    形象地说明小男孩紧紧抱着跛脚的弟弟,怕他摔倒了。

    7.buddy:老兄,老弟。这是美国俚语中常见的说法,一般只用于

    打招呼。

    8.It is more blessed to give:施比受更有福。给予是一种幸

    福,因为你是富有的,这种富有通常跟财富无关,更主要的是精神

    上的富有。

    内容:

    哥哥的心愿

    圣诞节时,保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车。圣诞节当天,保罗离开办公室时,一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车,十分赞叹地问:

    "先生,这是你的车?"

    保罗点点头:"这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。"男孩满脸惊讶,支支吾吾地说:"你是说这是你哥送的礼物,没花你一分钱?天哪,我真希望也能……"

    保罗当然知道男孩他真想希望什么。他希望能有一个象那样的哥哥。但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。

    "我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。"男孩继续说。

    保罗惊愕地看着那男孩,冲口而出地说:"你要不要坐我的车去兜风?"

    "哦,当然好了,我太想坐了!"

    车开了一小段路后,那孩子转过头来,眼睛闪闪发亮,对我说:"先生,你能不能把车子开到我家门前?"

    保罗微笑,他知道孩子想干什么。那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀,让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。"你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前?"男孩要求道。

    男孩跑上了阶梯,过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了,但动作似乎有些缓慢。原来把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了,将他安置在第一个台阶上,紧紧地抱着他,指着那辆新车。

    只听那男孩告诉弟弟:"你看,这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车。这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦!将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车,到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时,挂窗口上的漂亮饰品了,就象我告诉过你的那样。"

    保罗走下车子,把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子,坐在弟弟的身旁。就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风。

    那个圣诞夜,保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的"施比受更有福"的道理。

    --丹·克拉克

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    1 automobile [ˈɔ:təməbi:l] rP1yv   第7级
    n.汽车,机动车
    参考例句:
    • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile. 他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
    • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road. 汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
    2 astounded [əˈstaʊndɪd] 7541fb163e816944b5753491cad6f61a   第8级
    v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶
    参考例句:
    • His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
    • How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话?我感到大为震惊。
    3 impulsively [im'pʌlsivli] 0596bdde6dedf8c46a693e7e1da5984c   第9级
    adv.冲动地
    参考例句:
    • She leant forward and kissed him impulsively. 她倾身向前,感情冲动地吻了他。
    • Every good, true, vigorous feeling I had gathered came impulsively round him. 我的一切良好、真诚而又强烈的感情都紧紧围绕着他涌现出来。
    4 aglow [əˈgləʊ] CVqzh   第12级
    adj.发亮的;发红的;adv.发亮地
    参考例句:
    • The garden is aglow with many flowers. 园中百花盛开。
    • The sky was aglow with the setting sun. 天空因夕阳映照而发红光。
    5 pointed [ˈpɔɪntɪd] Il8zB4   第7级
    adj.尖的,直截了当的
    参考例句:
    • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil. 他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
    • A safety pin has a metal covering over the pointed end. 安全别针在尖端有一个金属套。
    6 memorable [ˈmemərəbl] K2XyQ   第8级
    adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
    参考例句:
    • This was indeed the most memorable day of my life. 这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
    • The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles. 这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

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