哥哥的圣誕節(jié)禮物

郭倩

1.On Christmas Day， Paul's elder brother gave him a new car as the present. One day before Christmas Day， Paul walked out of his office and saw a boy walking around his new car， touching it with admiration. 這一年的圣誕節(jié)，保羅的哥哥送給他一輛新車作為圣誕節(jié)禮物。圣誕節(jié)的前一天，保羅從他的辦公室出來時，看到街上一個男孩在他的新車旁走來走去，觸摸它，滿臉羨慕的神情。

2. Paul looked at the boy with interest. From his clothes， his family didn't belong to the class. Just then， the boy looked up and asked， “Is the car yours， sir？” 保羅饒有興趣地看著這個小男孩，從他的衣著來看，他的家庭顯然不屬于自己這個階層。就在這時，小男孩抬起頭，問道：“先生，這是你的車嗎？”

3.“Yes，” answered Paul， “It's the Christmas present from my brother.” The boy opened his eyes wide， “You mean you received it from your brother？” “是啊，”保羅說，“我哥哥給我的圣誕節(jié)禮物。”小男孩睜大了眼睛，“你是說，這是你哥哥給你的？”

4.Paul nodded. The boy said， “Oh. I wish ...” Paul thought he knew the boy's wish -- to have a car like that. However， the boy said， “I wish I were such a brother.” 保羅點點頭。小男孩說：“哇！我希望……”保羅認為他知道小男孩的希望——擁有一輛這樣的車。但小男孩說出的卻是：“我希望自己也能當這樣的哥哥。”

5.Looking at the boy， Paul was deeply moved. He asked， “Do you want to have a ride in my new car？” The boy agreed with a great pleasant surprise. 看著這個男孩，保羅深受感動。他問道：“要不要坐我的新車去兜風？”小男孩驚喜萬分地答應了。

6.After a while， the boy turned to Paul， “Sir，would you mind driving the car to my house？” Paul smiled. He thought he knew the boy's thought -- going home in a big and beautiful car to show off before his friends. But he was wrong. 過了一會兒，小男孩轉(zhuǎn)身對保羅說：“先生，能不能麻煩你把車開到我家？”保羅微微一笑，他理解小男孩的想法——坐一輛大而漂亮的車子回家，可以在朋友們面前炫耀一番。但他想錯了。

7.“Would you mind stopping at the steps and waiting for me？” The boy got out of the car and ran into a room. After a while， he walked out with a boy， who was his younger brother. The boy was lame in one foot because of poliomyelitis. “麻煩你停在臺階那里，等我一下好嗎？”小男孩跳下車，跑入屋內(nèi)，不一會兒他出來了，帶著他的弟弟。他的弟弟因患小兒麻痹癥而跛著一只腳。

8.He put his brother on the step and sat next to him. Then he pointed at Paul's car， “Can you see？ It is beautiful， isn't it？ That is his Christmas present his brother gave him. One day I will give you a car the same as that. 他讓弟弟坐在臺階上，自己挨著他坐下，然后指著保羅的車子說：“看見了嗎，很漂亮對不對？這是他哥哥送給他的圣誕禮物，將來有一天我也要送給你一輛一模一樣的車子。”

9.Paul's tears came down. He got out of the car and put the boy on the front seat. His brother slowly climbed in. The three of them started an unforgettable holiday trip. Paul understood： To give is happier than to receive. 保羅的眼睛濕潤了，他走下車子，將小弟弟抱到車子前排的座位上，他的哥哥慢慢地上了車。于是三人開始了一次令人難忘的假日之旅。保羅明白了一個道理：給予比接受更令人快樂。