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关键词：trick/恶作剧，pleasure/快乐，give/给予 |
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话题：善良，同情
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体裁：故事 |
类型：记叙文 |
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难度级别：初级 |
词汇要求：1000- |
文章词数：500 |
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It
is more blessed to give than to receive.
编辑想到：你给的一滴水，对别人来说，也许就是大海 |
The
coins in the shoes
放在鞋子里的硬币
作者：Unknown
改编：Artin Tellalian
来源：www.gagirl.com
日期：2008-08-20
A young man, a student
in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a
professor, who was commonly（通常）called the students' friend, from
his kindness to those who waited on his instructions（教诲）. As
they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes,
which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was
employed（雇佣）in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his
day's work.
The student
turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a
trick（恶作剧）: we will hide his shoes, and conceal（隐藏）ourselves
behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity（困惑忙乱）when he
cannot find them."
"My young
friend," answered the professor, "we should never
amuse（使发笑）ourselves at the expense（代价）of the poor. But you are
rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of
the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide
ourselves and watch how the discovery affects（影响）him."
The student
did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close
by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the
field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While
putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes;
but feeling something hard, he stooped（弯腰）down to feel what it
was, and found the coin.
Astonishment（惊讶）and wonder were seen
upon his countenance（脸色）. He gazed upon the coin, turned it
round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around
him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the
money into his pocket, and proceeded（进行）to put on the other
shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to
heaven and uttered（作声）aloud a fervent（炽热的）thanksgiving, in which
he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children
without bread, whom the timely bounty（施舍）, from some unknown
hand, would save from perishing（毁灭）.
The student
stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears.
"Now," said the professor, "are you not much better pleased than
if you had played your intended（故意的）trick?"
The youth
replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget.
I feel now the truth of those words, which I never understood
before: 'It is more blessed（受祝福的）to give than to receive.'"
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