NBC晚间新闻 美国医院护士将彩票奖金捐给同事

At St. Louis's Mercy Children's Hospital, a winning Mega Millions ticket. I honestly thought I was seeing things. A group of more than a hundred NICU nurses shared a $10,000 prize. But rather than each take their share, they decided¹ to give the money to two colleagues in need. You know, it’s not the 1.6 billion dollars, here is what we have to offer you. Neonatologist Casey Orleans's husband Phil was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer earlier this year.

You know, the incredible generosity² that these nurses have, which was, you know, amazing to me. Mama of four Casey cut her hours in half to take care of her family. I just felt like it was an answer to a prayer. The other half went to Gretchen Post who 17 year old son Jack³ died by suicide on the night of the Mega Millions drawing. The money paid for his funeral. I was very grateful for the thoughtfulness and the generosity. A hospital family helping⁴ each other. Maybe it'll encourage others to spread kindness. As nurses who care for the smallest of babies, show us just how big their hearts are.

在美国的圣路易斯慈善医院，护士们中了一张超级百万（美国的一种彩票）彩票。老实讲，我根本没想到这个彩票会中奖。超过一百名的新生儿重症监护室的护士们合买了一张彩票，中了一万美金的大奖。但是，她们并没有平分这些钱，而是把钱捐给了需要用钱的两名同事。这不是那个历史最高的16亿美元巨奖奥，我们献给你的是这一万美金。今年早些时候，新生儿学专家凯西·奥尔良的老公菲尔诊断得了肉瘤癌症。你知道，这些护士们太慷慨了，我真的很感动。凯西是四个孩子的母亲，现在她为了照顾家人，把自己的工作时间减半了。我感觉她们的善举就是对祈祷的回应。另外一半的奖金捐给了格雷琴·波斯特，她17岁的儿子在超级百万开奖那天晚上自杀了，这笔钱用作了她儿子的葬礼花费。对于护士们的体贴和慷慨，我感到非常感激。这个医院的人们像一家人一样互相帮助。或许，通过捐款我们可以激励更多的人传播善意吧。这些护士平日里照顾小小的婴儿，现在我们知道她们的爱心有多大了。

1 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。

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 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。