一颗开放的心
My aunt edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart ailment.aunt edith doesn accept defeat easily.
She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, dr. michael debakey, of houston, texas. he had saved the life of someone with the same ailment. the article said dr. debakey fees were very high; aunt edith couldn possibly pay them. but could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?so aunt edith wrote to him. she simply listed her reasons for wanting live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little-girl dream of traveling and seeing the world.
There wasn a word of self-pity---only warmth and humor and the joy of living. she mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.a few days later, my doorbell rang. aunt edith didn wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud: our beautiful letter moved me very deeply. if you can come to houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. signedichael debakey.
That was seven years ago. since then, aunt edith has been around the world. her three children are happily married. for her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people i know----all because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor of his profession, and how to open his own heart.
World's longest tunnel and a strange kind of race 世界最长铁路隧道,扛羊毛袋比赛
India's sewer workers and British school standards 印度下水道工人施工安全,英国在校生学习成绩下降
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
Chelsea doctor and surfing in Australia 切尔西队医与球队和解,澳大利亚冲浪
Cosmonaut anniversary and wallaby internet star 宇航员周年纪念日,小袋鼠轰动互联网
One good turn deserves another 以德报德,礼尚往来
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
Clean up your act 改邪归正
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
Brexit and Hockney's art 英国脱欧公投后进展,大卫·霍克尼艺术展
There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法
Zika virus and the A4 waist challenge 寨卡病毒,“A4腰挑战”
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药
Phelps makes history and marine species 菲尔普斯创造历史,海洋新物种
Alligator takes boy and Tate Modern extension 鳄鱼拖走小男孩,泰特现代美术馆扩建完工
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
Test the water 试探,摸底
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火,克隆动物衰老过程正常
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
Cyborg beetle and the teenage brain 半机械甲虫,青少年脑部发育
Crash course 速成课
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷
Artefacts in Sydney and dog gets medal 悉尼出土文物,英雄狗获奖章
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