美文发布:奇速英语 发布时间:Nov 24, 2015 3:58:50 PM
The Most Valuable Possessions on Earth世界上最宝贵的财富 Marie was a single mother of two children in a rural Missouri community. She worked full-time during the day and sold handcrafted leather gifts on weekends. She also dedicated much spare time to numerous charities and community projects. 玛利是一位有两个孩子的单亲母亲,住在密苏里乡村社区。她平日全职工作,周末卖手工皮制礼品。她还将大量的业余时间奉献给众多的慈善机构和社区工程。 Then one day Marie received some shocking news from her doctor. She had cancer, and it was spreading rapidly. She had barely enough resources to put a cent in the medical treatments she would need. 一天,玛利从她医生那里得知了一个令人震惊的消息——她得了癌症,癌细胞正在迅速扩散。她的经济生活拮据,很不宽裕,哪怕一分钱都不被容许花在她需要接受的医药治疗上。 Soon, Marie witnessed what she had always known: although she was not financially wealthy, she already had the most valuable possessions on earth. Hundreds in her community and surrounding areas teamed up to help her and her family. 但不久,玛利就证实了她早就明白的一个事实:尽管她在金钱方面并不富有,但事实上她已经拥有了世界上最宝贵的财产。她所在社区和相邻社区的成百上千的人同心协力帮助她以及她的家庭。 Many people she had touched in caring ways demonstrated appreciation for Marie's life. Marie did not live to see the day when her bills were fully paid. However, she lived long enough to feel the love of those she had cheerfully served. 许多曾经被玛利的同情心和人道精神打动的人们对玛利的生活表示同情和理解。玛利没有活到她的医药费用完全付清的那天,但她却在有生之年充分感受到了曾经接受过她愉快帮助的人们奉献的爱。 The spirits of love and gratitude multiply when they are shared. Happiness is the result of sharing love and gratitude. Giving selflessly was a value that Marie displayed all her life, and her spirit of giving lived after her in those who knew and loved her.<