诚信无价! 一张信用卡给了乞丐后震惊了世界!

 　　A Manhattan homeless man had an emotional reunion yesterday with the kindhearted ad executive who lent him her American Express Platinum¹ Card outside a SoHo restaurant, in what became a shining act of generosity², trust and honesty.

　　昨天，曼哈顿一位流浪汉与热心的广告公司女高管非常激动的重聚了。该女高管曾在一个SOHO餐厅外将自己的一张白金卡借给了这位流浪汉，这成为了一件慷慨、信任和诚信的闪亮行为。

　　"I didn't have to thank him. I trusted him all along," said Merrie Harris, 45, as she hugged Jay Valentine, 32, outside La Esquina on Kenmare Street.

　　45岁的麦丽·哈里斯说道："我不用特别感谢他，因为从一开始我就相信他。"在肯玛街La Esquina外，她给了32岁的杰伊·瓦伦丁一个拥抱。

　　Harris lent her card to Valentine there last Monday after he asked her for change.

　　上周一，当瓦伦丁向哈里斯借一些零钱时，哈里斯竟然把自己的信用卡借给了他。

　　诚信无价! 一张信用卡给了乞丐后震惊了世界!

　　Most people who witnessed the act of extreme generosity doubted he would ever come back.

　　很多人都见证了这个非常慷慨大方的行为，并对瓦伦丁归还信用卡持怀疑态度。

　　But a short time later, he returned with the card, stunning³ many and earning Valentine the title of Most Honest Homeless Man in the City.

　　不过不久之后，他就将卡还回来了，使很多人大跌眼镜，瓦伦丁还由此获得了该市"最诚实流浪汉"的称号。

　　"What he did was no surprise to me," Harris said. "People keep telling me, 'Why would you talk to him and trust him?' But are we only supposed to trust people we know? What would Bernie Madoff's friends be saying?"

　　哈里斯表示，"他的所作所为其实并未令我吃惊。人们一直在问我，'为何你要和他交谈，还相信他？'但是我们真的只能相信认识的人吗？伯纳德·麦道夫的朋友们会怎么说？"

　　Valentine told The Post that he was surprised to be handed the card, but he never thought to take advantage of Harris' generosity.

　　瓦伦丁在接受《纽约邮报》采访时表示，哈里斯将卡借给他时，他非常吃惊，不过他从未想过要利用哈里斯的慷慨。

　　"I wasn't tempted⁴ at all," said the 32-year-old Brooklyn native. "She trusted me, and I didn't want to violate that trust. I would never do that."

　　这位32岁的布鲁克林本地人说道："我并没有为此心动。她相信我，我不能破坏了这份信任。我决不会那样做。"

　　Valentine said he has been homeless for a few years, since he lost his job at a real-estate company that had allowed him to sleep in the office.

　　瓦伦丁说，自从他丢了在一家房地产公司的工作（那时公司允许他睡在办公室）后，他已经无家可归有些年了。

　　He said he now spends his nights in an Internet cafe whose staff allows him to sleep on their chairs.

　　他表示，现在自己每晚只能在一家网吧的椅子上睡觉。

　　He said he was hungry and low on cash when he saw Harris standing⁵ with friends outside the restaurant.

　　当天当在这个餐厅外遇到哈里斯时，他正饥饿难耐又没钱。

　　"I asked her for change and told her I wasn't working," he said. "She said she only had a card. She said, 'Can I trust you?' I said, 'I'm honest, yes.'

　　他说，"我找她要点零钱，告诉她我失业了。她说她身上只有一张卡。她问能不能相信我？我说可以，我很诚实。"

　　"I went and bought a few things and came back and gave her her credit card back, and everybody was surprised."

　　"我出去买了一些东西就回来了，将信用卡还给了她。每个人都很诧异。"

　　"I said thanks for trusting me. I guess she had a good sense of judgment⁶. She knew I was trustworthy."

　　"我说谢谢你的信任。我想她一定很会识人。她知道我是值得信赖的。"

1 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

2 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

3 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

4 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。