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Second Important Lesson ― Pickup in the Rain
第二課 雨中搭車(chē)
One night, at 11:30 p.m., an elderly African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.
有一天晚上，已經(jīng)十一點(diǎn)半了，一位年長(zhǎng)的非裔美國(guó)婦女頂著狂風(fēng)暴雨，站在亞拉巴馬的高速公路旁。她的車(chē)拋錨了，急需搭順路車(chē)。她全身濕透，于是決定招手?jǐn)r下一輛車(chē)。一位年青的白人男子停下車(chē)來(lái)幫她，這在充滿種族沖突的20世紀(jì)60年代簡(jiǎn)直是聞所未聞。這位男子把她送到安全的地方，幫她獲得援助，并送她上了出租車(chē)。
She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached. It read:
她似乎很趕時(shí)間，不過(guò)她還是寫(xiě)下了男子的地址并向他表示感謝。七天后，有人敲男子的家門(mén)。令他驚奇的是，送到他門(mén)口的是一臺(tái)巨型彩色電視機(jī)。上面還附了一張?zhí)貏e的紙條，上面寫(xiě)道：
Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others. Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole
“非常感謝你那天晚上在高速公路上幫我。那天晚上的大雨不僅淋濕了我的衣服，也使我的心情糟糕透頂，這時(shí)你出現(xiàn)了。因?yàn)槟悖也拍芗皶r(shí)趕到我丈夫的病床前，見(jiàn)他最后一面。你這樣幫助我，無(wú)私地幫助他人，上帝會(huì)保佑你的！真誠(chéng)的納特·金·科爾太太”
