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第4章 The cost of a miracle

一美元零十一分加上一个八岁女孩的信念铸就了一个奇迹,挽救了一个男孩宝贵的生命。

One day,eight-year-old Tess heard her mom and dad talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and that they were completely out of money. Only a costly operation could save him. She heard Daddy say to her mom, “Only a miracle can save him now.”

Taking all of her coins,Tess went to talking to my brother whom I haven‘t seen for ages”.

“My brother is really sick and I want to buy a miracle,”Tess said.

“Pardon?”said the chemist in surprise. “ He has something bad growinginside his head and my Daddy says that only a miracle can save him now.”

The chemist’s brother was a well- dressed man. He asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don‘t know,”Tess replied in tears.

“I just know that he needs an operation. My Daddy can’t pay for it,so I want to use my money. I have one dollar and eleven cents, and I can get some more if I need to.”

“You know what?”smiled the man. “That‘s the exact price of a miracle.”That man was a famous doctor. The operation was completed and soon Andrew became well.

“That operation”,her mom said, “was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?”Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost: one dollar and eleven cents and the faith of a little girl.

我们总是在疲惫或者受伤的时候,想起妈妈,想起妈妈温暖的怀抱;我们也会 在异国他乡,想起妈妈的叮咛与唠叨。但我们却忘记了每天应该抽出一点时间同孤独的她做一些情感交流。

After 21 years of marriage,my wife wanted me to take another woman out to have dinner and see a movie. She said,“I love you, but I know this woman loves you,too.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother. The demands of my work and my children had made me spend little time with her. That night I called to invite her to have dinner and see a movie.

“What’s wrong? Are you well?”she asked.

“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,”I responded, “just two of us.”She thought about it for a moment,and then said,“I would like to very much.”

When I arrived at her house,I noticed that she seemed to be nervous. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had a new hairstyle and was wearing the dress that angel‘s.“I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son,and they admired me very much,”she said,as she got into the car.“They can’t wait to hear about our evening together.”

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