A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as Christmas present. On Christmas eve, when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was looking around the shining new car, admiring it.
"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.
Paul nodded, "My brother gave it to me for Christmas."
The boy was astounded, "You mean your brother gave it to you, and didn't cost you anything?"
"Boy, I wish..." he hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he has a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paull all the way down his heels.
"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then inpulsivly he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"
"Oh, yes. I'd love that."
After a short ride, the boy turned his eyes aglow, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.
"Would you stop at those with two steps?" the boy asked.
He ran up stairs. Then in a little while, Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He set him down on the bottom step. Then a sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
"There she is, buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and didn't cost hime a cent. And some day, I'm gonna give you one just like it. Then you can see for yourself all the prettiest things in the windows that I was trying to tell you
Paul got off and lifted the lad into the front of his car. The shinning eyed old brother crimbed in beside him. And three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant, when he said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive..."
相关单词：automobile
automobile解释：n.汽车，机动车
automobile例句：
He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
相关单词：urchin
urchin解释：n.顽童；海胆
urchin例句：
You should sheer off the urchin.你应该躲避这顽童。
He is a most wicked urchin.他是个非常调皮的顽童。
相关单词：astounded
astounded解释：v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶
astounded例句：
His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。
相关单词：astonishment
astonishment解释：n.惊奇，惊异
astonishment例句：
They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
相关单词：aglow
aglow解释：adj.发亮的；发红的；adv.发亮地
aglow例句：
The garden is aglow with many flowers.园中百花盛开。
The sky was aglow with the setting sun.天空因夕阳映照而发红光。
相关单词：pointed
pointed解释：adj.尖的，直截了当的
pointed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。
相关单词：buddy
buddy解释：n.（美口）密友，伙伴
buddy例句：
Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！
相关单词：memorable
memorable解释：adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的
memorable例句：
This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
