温馨夜读 PART2 08 One Glass Of Milk 一杯牛奶的温暖

 

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[00:01.63]One Glass Of Milk 一杯牛奶的温暖

[00:07.97]One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school

[00:13.23]by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime¹ left.

[00:19.14]He was hungry so he decided² to beg for a meal at the next house.

[00:23.95]However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

[00:28.76]Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.

[00:33.03]She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk.

[00:37.52]He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you？”

[00:42.66]“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied.

[00:45.61]“Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.”

[00:49.88]He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

[00:54.14]As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically³,

[00:58.96]but it also increased his faith in the human race.

[01:02.79]He was about to give up and quit before this point.

[01:06.30]Years later the young woman became critically ill.

[01:09.68]The local doctors were baffled⁴. They finally sent her to the big city,

[01:14.49]where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease.

[01:18.54]Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous was called in for the consultation⁵.

[01:23.47]When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.

[01:29.04]Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

[01:33.86]Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her.

[01:37.80]He recognized her at once.

[01:40.35]He went back to the consultation room and determined⁶ to do his best to save her life.

[01:45.28]From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

[01:49.44]After a long struggle, the battle was won.

[01:52.94]Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.

[01:58.52]He looked at it and then wrote something on the side.

[02:01.80]The bill was sent to her room.

[02:04.32]She was afraid to open it because she was positive 

[02:07.68]that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off.

[02:10.01]Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention.

[02:14.49]She read these words “Paid in full with a glass of milk—Dr. Howard Kelly”.

[02:20.40]Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently:

[02:24.89]Thank You, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

1 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 baffled   

adj.带有障板的，阻挡的v.使困难，使为难( baffle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The question baffled me completely and I couldn't answer it. 这个问题把我彻底难倒了，我答不出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her question has baffled me. 她的问题把我难倒了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。