温馨夜读 PART3 13 A Brother Like That 兄弟情深

 

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[00:00.53]A Brother Like That 兄弟情深

[00:06.55]Paul received an automobile¹ from his brother as a Christmas present.

[00:11.14]On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office,

[00:14.87]a street child was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.

[00:20.23]“Is this your car, Mister?”he asked.

[00:23.07]Paul nodded,“My brother gave it to me for Christmas.”

[00:27.45]The boy was astounded²,

[00:29.86]“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything?

[00:34.67]Boy, I wish...”He hesitated. 

[00:37.95]Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.

[00:41.45]He was going to wish he had a brother like that.

[00:44.85]But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.

[00:51.08]“I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”

[00:55.78]Paul looked at the boy in astonishment³, then impulsively⁴ he added,

[01:01.48]“Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”

[01:04.75]“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

[01:07.27]After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow⁵, said,

[01:12.31]“Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

[01:16.13]Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted.

[01:21.28]He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. 

[01:26.25]But Paul was wrong again.

[01:28.28]“Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.

[01:33.53]He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, 

[01:37.35]but he was not coming fast.

[01:39.53]He was carrying his little crippled brother. 

[01:42.82]He sat him down on the bottom step,

[01:45.76]then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed⁶ to the car.

[01:49.37]“There he is, Buddy⁷, just like I told you upstairs.

[01:52.87]His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent.

[01:57.57]And some day I’m gonna give you one just like it...

[02:01.63]then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows

[02:06.28]that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

[02:07.97]Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car.

[02:12.45]The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him 

[02:16.72]and the three of them began a memorable⁸ holiday ride.

[02:20.44]That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant 

[02:24.60]when he had said:“It is more blessed to give...”

[02:27.99]My Holiday Wish for the World Is That We all could Be Brothers Like That.

1 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

2 astounded   

v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

• His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
• How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

3 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

4 impulsively   

adv.冲动地

参考例句：

• She leant forward and kissed him impulsively. 她倾身向前，感情冲动地吻了他。
• Every good, true, vigorous feeling I had gathered came impulsively round him. 我的一切良好、真诚而又强烈的感情都紧紧围绕着他涌现出来。

5 aglow   

adj.发亮的；发红的；adv.发亮地

参考例句：

• The garden is aglow with many flowers.园中百花盛开。
• The sky was aglow with the setting sun.天空因夕阳映照而发红光。

6 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

7 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

8 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。