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125.A sympathetic visitor
125.有同情心的訪客
A big burly man visited the pastor's homeand asked to see the minister's wife,a woman well known for her charitable impulses.
一個高大魁梧的男人到牧師家拜訪，他要求會見牧師的妻子，這是一個以有著慈悲心腸而聞名的婦女。
"Madam," he said in a broken voice, "I wish to draw your attentionto the terrible plight of a poor family in this district.
男人用令人心碎的聲音說，“夫人，我希望能引起您的注意的是，這個地區有一戶人家現在生活特別困頓，
The father is dead, the mother is too ill to work,and the nine children are starving.
父親死了，母親也因重病無法工作，九個孩子都在挨餓。
They are about to be turned into the cold,empty streets unless someone pays their rent,which amounts to $400."
他們即將被趕到空蕩蕩的大街上，如果沒有人為他們付400美元的房租的話。”
"How terrible!"
“這么糟糕！”
exclaimed the preacher's wife."May I ask who you are?"
牧師的妻子驚叫，“我能問問您是誰嗎？”
The sympathetic visitor applied his handkerchief to his eyes. "I'm the landlord." he sobbed.
這個富于同情心的訪客用手絹拭著眼睛，啜泣著說：“我就是他們的房東。”
