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<FONT> 英语小故事<BR>A Brother Like That <BR> <BR> A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve <BR>when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin [1] was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. <BR><BR> <I>"</I>Is this your car, Mister?<I>"</I> he said. <BR><BR> Paul nodded. <I>"</I>My brother gave it to me for Christmas.<I>"</I> <BR>The boy was astounded[2]. <I>"</I>You mean your brother gave it <BR>to you and it didnt cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . .<I>"</I> <BR>He hesitated. <BR><BR> Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He <BR>was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the <BR>lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels. <BR><BR> <I>"</I>I wish,<I>"</I> the boy went on, <I>"</I>That I could be a brother <BR>like that.<I>"</I> <BR><BR> Paul looked at the boy in astonishment[3], then <BR>impulsively he added, <I>"</I>Would you like to take a ride in my <BR>car?<I>"</I> <BR><BR> <I>"</I>Oh yes, Id love that.<I>"</I> <BR><BR> After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow<BR>[4], said, <I>"</I>Mister, would you mind driving in front of my <BR>house?<I>"</I> <BR><BR> Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad <BR>wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride <BR>home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. <I>"</I>Will <BR>you stop where those two steps are?<I>"</I> the boy asked. <BR><BR> He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard <BR>him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was <BR>carrying his little crippled[5] brother. He sat him down <BR>on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him<BR>[6] and pointed to the car. <BR><BR> <I>"</I>There she is, Buddy[7], just like I told you <BR>upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it <BR>didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you <BR>one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all <BR>the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been <BR>trying to tell you about.<I>"</I> <BR><BR> Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of <BR>his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside <BR>him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. <BR> That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when <BR>he said: <I>"</I>It is more blessed to give[8] . . . <I>"</I><BR><BR> －－Dan Clark <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>注释： <BR><BR>1．urchin：淘气鬼，顽童，尤其是指男孩子。比如，a street <BR>urchin，街头流浪儿。 <BR><BR>2．astounded：astound，使（人）大吃一惊，但它一般多用于被动<BR>语态。He was astounded at the news.那消息让他大吃一惊。 <BR><BR><BR>3．in astonishment：和in surprise意思差不多，表示很惊讶。但<BR>吃惊的程度要深一些。 <BR><BR><BR>4．aglow：这是一个形容词，它的意思是“炽热的，脸上发热<BR>的”。 <BR><BR><BR>5．crippled：cripple即可作名词，也可作动词，意为跛子，或使<BR>跛足。在这里用crippled，是用分词做形容词，跛足的。 <BR><BR><BR>6．squeezed up against him：squeeze是挤压的意思，在这里，很<BR>形象地说明小男孩紧紧抱着跛脚的弟弟，怕他摔倒了。 <BR><BR><BR>7．buddy：老兄，老弟。这是美国俚语中常见的说法，一般只用于<BR>打招呼。 <BR><BR><BR>8．It is more blessed to give：施比受更有福。给予是一种幸<BR>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<BR>上的富有。 <BR><BR>内容：<BR><BR>哥哥的心愿<BR><BR> 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：<BR> <I>"</I>先生，这是你的车？<I>"</I><BR><BR> 保罗点点头：<I>"</I>这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。<I>"</I>男孩满脸惊讶，支支吾吾地说：<I>"</I>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……<I>"</I><BR><BR> 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。 <BR><BR> <I>"</I>我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。<I>"</I>男孩继续说。<BR><BR> 保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，冲口而出地说：<I>"</I>你要不要坐我的车去兜风？<I>"</I><BR><BR> <I>"</I>哦，当然好了，我太想坐了！<I>"</I> <BR><BR> 车开了一小段路后，那孩子转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮，对我说：<I>"</I>先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前？<I>"</I><BR><BR> 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。<I>"</I>你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前？<I>"</I>男孩要求道。<BR><BR> 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。<BR><BR> 只听那男孩告诉弟弟：<I>"</I>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。<I>"</I><BR><BR> 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。<BR><BR> 那个圣诞夜，保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的<I>"</I>施比受更有福<I>"</I>的道理。<BR><BR> －－丹·克拉克 <BR></FONT> |
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