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One day a well-dressed woman was walking down the street when she spied a beggar sitting on the corner near a cafeteria. He was elderly, unshaven, and in rags. Pedestrians walked by giving him dirty looks. Clearly they wanted nothing to do with him. She stopped and looked down.“Sir?” she asked. “ Are you all right?”
Thinking that she would make fun of him, like so many others had done before, he told her to leave him alone. However, to his amazement, the woman continued standing.
Anyhow,with some doubt, the woman got the man into the cafeteria and directed him at a table in a remote corner. She stared at him closely, “Jack, do you remember me?”Old Jack searched her face. “ I think so ---- I mean you do look familiar.”
The woman recalled what she experienced when she graduated. She tried looking for a job, but without luck. Cold and hungry, she got to this very cafeteria, hoping to get something to eat. Later on she found a job, worked her way up and eventually she started her own business.
Jack brightened up with a smile, saying it was he who made her the biggest sandwich.
In the end, she opened her purse, pulled out a business card and promised to help him financially until he got on his feet.
Jack thanked her with watery eyes. The woman held his hands and said, “ Don’t thank me, Jack. Without you, I wouldn’t have achieved so much.”
In life, one never expects how a small
act of kindness changes another soul.
故事梗概:
一天,一位女士经过一间自助餐厅,发现餐厅转角有一个穿着破烂的乞丐。路人不但没有帮助他,反而给他投向了嫌弃的目光。后,这位女士认出了这个乞丐。当时她刚毕业,没找到工作,因为又冷又饿,走进了一间餐厅,当时就是这个人给她做了大的三明治给她饱腹。从此她的好运气来了,一直晋升,还开了自己的公司。所以,她一直心里非常感谢这位恩人。现在,这个恩人处于人生低谷,她也承诺要经济支持他,直到他度过他人生的这一个难关。“日行一善,必有福报”。
实用表达:
give sb dirty looks 施以厌恶的眼光
make fun of sb = laugh at sb取笑某人
leave sb alone 别管某人
to one's amazement= to one's surprise 让某人惊讶的是
stare at sb 盯着某人
workone' s way up 一路晋升
brighten up露出喜色
get on one's feet自力更生