第63期:一无所有的人仍不忘给予

 　　今天分享一个暖人的小故事。

　　Today, I helped make food for the homeless¹. The man I was² giving the sandwich to said³ he didn't want it. I asked why and he pointed⁴ to his friend behind him and said, "I want the birthday boy here to have two sandwiches on his special day. It's the only gift I have to give." His friend was elated. People who have nothing and still give.

　　今天我帮助无家可归的人做饭，正在我给一个人三明治的时候，他说他不想要。我问为什么，他指了指再他身后的朋友说：“我想让这个小寿星可以吃到两个三明治，对于他来说，今天是非常特别的一天。这也是我唯一能给他的礼物了。”他的朋友非常高兴。一无所有的人仍不忘给予。

1 homeless   

adj.无家可归的

参考例句：

• The flood made many people homeless.水灾使许多人无家可归。
• My sister always takes pity on the homeless children.我妹妹一向可怜那些无家可归的孩子。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 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。