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TheGiftofLife

1.Thebombslandedinthesmallvillage.NobodyknowswhatthesebombsweresupposedtohitduringtheterribleVietnamWar,buttheylandedinasmallorphanagerunbyamissionarygroup.

[2]Themissionariesandoneortwochildrenwerekilled,andseveralchildrenwerewounded,includingoneyounggirl,about8yearsold,whosufferedwoundstoherlegs.

[3]Acoupleofhourslater,medicalhelparrived.ThemedicalhelpwasayoungAmericanNavydoctorandanequallyyoungNavynurse.Theyquicklyfoundoneyounggirltobeverybadlyinjured,anditwasclearthatwithoutimmediateaction,shewoulddiefromlossofbloodandshock.

[4]Theysawthatshehadtohaveblood,buttheirlimitedsuppliesdidnotincludeplasma,soamatchingbloodtypewasrequired.AquickbloodtypingshowedthatneitherAmericanhadthecorrectbloodtype.Severaloftheuninjuredorphansdid.

[5]ThedoctorspokealittleVietnamese,andthenursespokealittlehigh-schoolFrench.ThechildrenspokenoEnglishbutsomeFrench.Usingwhatlittlecommonlanguagetheycouldfind,togetherwithalotofsignlanguage,theytriedtoexplaintothesefrightenedchildrenthatunlesstheycouldgivesomebloodtotheirlittlefriendshewouldcertainlydie.Thentheyaskedifanyonewouldbewillingtogivebloodtohelp.

[6]Theirrequestwasmetwithwide-eyedsilence.Theirlittlepatient'slifehunginthebalance.Yettheycouldonlygetthebloodifoneofthesefrightenedchildrenwouldagreetogiveit.Afterseverallongmoments,alittlehandslowlywentup,droppedbackdown,andamomentlaterwentupagain.

[7]"Oh,thankyou,"thenursesaidinFrench."Whatisyourname?

"

[8]"Heng,"camethereply.

[9]Hengwasquicklylaidonabed,hisarmcleanedwithalcohol,andtheneedleinsertedintohisarm.ThroughallofthisHenglaystiffandsilent.

[10]Afteramoment,heletoutalongsob,quicklycoveringhisfacewithhisfreehand.

[11]"Isithurting,Heng?

"thedoctorasked.

[12]Hengshookhisheadsilently,butafterafewmomentsanothersobescaped,andagainhetriedtocoveruphiscrying.Againthedoctoraskedhimiftheneedleinhisarmwashurting,andagainHengshookhishead.

[13]Butnowhisoccasionalsobturnedtoasteady,silentcrying,hiseyesheldtightlyshut,hisfist

inhismouthtryingtostophissobs.

[14]Themedicalteamnowwasveryworriedbecausetheneedleshouldnothavebeenhurtingtheirtinypatient.Somethingwasobviouslyverywrong.Atthispoint,aVietnamesenursearrivedtohelp,andseeingthelittleone'stears,spokerapidlyinVietnamese,listenedtohisreply,andquicklyansweredhimagain.Movingovertopathisheadasshetalked,hervoicewasgentleandkind.

[15]Afteramoment,thelittleboystoppedcrying,openedhiseyes,andlookedquestioninglyattheVietnamesenurse.Whenshenodded,alookofgreatreliefspreadoverhisface.

[16]Lookingup,theVietnamesenursesaidquietlytotheAmericans,"Hethoughthewasdying.Hemisunderstoodyou.Hethoughtyouhadaskedhimtogiveallhisbloodsothelittlegirlcouldlive."

[17]"Butwhywouldhebewillingtodothat?

"askedtheNavynurse.

[18]TheVietnamesenurserepeatedthequestiontothelittleboy,whoansweredsimply,"She'smyfriend."

[19]Greaterlovehasnomanthanthis,thathelaydownhislifeforafriend.（595words）

LoveThyNeighbor

byAndyRooney

[1]ItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedfoureggsoraladderhasmoved,andthepeopleintherenowarestrangers.

[2]Someoftheoldideasaboutneighborsareprobablysilly,anditmaybejustaswellthatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.Thereligiousteachingto"LoveThyNeighbor"wasprobablyapoortranslationofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen"RespectThyNeighbor".Lovedoesn'texistjustbecausewewantitto.

[3]FewerthanhalfthepeopleintheUnitedStatesliveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago,sothere'snoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyoujustbecausetheyhappenedtobuyahousenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommontobeginwithisbeingclose,andunlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.It

sometimeshappens,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoiceasfriends.Orthatyouwillbetheirs,either.

[4]Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousayhello,yousometimestalkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsandyouhelpeachotherwhenhelpisneeded.Thebushesorthefencebetweenyouisnotacoldshoulder,butaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearlydefinedboundariesforourselves.

[5]Ifneighborshavechanged,neighborhoodshavenot.Theystillhavethesameparts.Ifyouliveinarealneighborhoodyoucanbesuremostofthefollowingpeoplewillbefoundthere:

Onefamilywithmorechildrenthantheycantakecareof.

Adogthatgetsintogarbagecans.

Onebig,beautifulhomewithafamilysorichthattheyreallyaren'tpartoftheneighborhood.

Abadchildwhostealsorsetsfiretothings,althoughnoonehaseverbeenabletoproveit.

PeoplewholeavetheirChristmaslightsupuntilMarch.

Someonewhodoesn'tcuttheirgrassmorethantwiceasummer.

SomeonewhocutstheirgrasstwiceaweekandoneofthetimesalwaysseemstobeSundaymorningat7:

30.

Afamilythatneverseemstoturnoffanylightsinthehouse.

Ateenagerwhoplaystheradiotooloudinthesummerwiththewindowsopen.

Someonewholeavestheirbarkingdogoutuntil11:

30mostnights.

Onemysterycouple.Theycomeandgobuthardlyanyoneeverseesthemandnooneknowswhattheydo.

Acouplethathasloudpartiesallthetimewithgueststhattakeanhourtoleaveoncetheygetoutsideandstartshoutinggood-byetoeachother.

Someonewhodoesn'tpulltheshades.

[6]Itiseasiertohavealongingaboutapastneighborhoodthanaboutapastcommunity,butacommunityisprobablyabetterunit.Aneighborhoodisjustagroupofpeoplewholiveclosetogether,butacommunityisagroupofpeoplewhoputasidetheirownconcernstogetsomeimportantthingsdoneforalargergroup.（529words）

WeAllNeedFriends

byMelindaMarshall

[1]Havinggoodoldfriendsisagoodthing,butmakingnewonescanbeevenbetter.Nomatterwhatageweare,allofusappreciatethesupportandhelpwhichfriendsgiveus.Thehelpmaybeforonlyasmallthing,oritmaybeforsomethingthatcouldsaveourlife.Thesizeofthehelporsupportisnotreallythemostimportantthing,butthefactofhavingfriendsisveryimportant.

[2]I'vejustmadeanewfriend,Joan.She'snotjustanotherpersonIcantalkwithorwavetoaswepassoneanotheronthestreet,butagoodfriend.Sheissomeonewhowillgooutwithmeforlunch,ordropbymyhomeforacupoftea.SheissomeonewhowilllistenandmakemefeelunderstoodthenexttimeImayfeelsadorworriedfornoapparentreason.

[3]Thisisnosmallmatterforme.Ibarelyhaveenoughtimeorenergytokeepupwithmyoldfriends,letalonemakenewones.But,asIgrowolder--andIamnow35yearsold--itisimportanttometohaveasafetynetoffriends.Holeskeepopeningupinthenetasoldfriendsmoveaway.I'vegottospendtheenergynowtoincludenewfriends.

[4]Makingfriendsisalotlikedatingafteraterriblebreakup.Youhesitateanddragyourfeetbecauseyoucan'tbelieveyouhavetostartoveragain.Butwhenyoudo,it'snothalfashardasyouthoughtitwouldbe,andit'stwiceasrewardingasyoumighthavehoped.

[5]Forexample,Ialmostdidn'tmeetJoanwhoisnowoneofmybestfriends.Wewereatthecityswimmingpool,waitingforour5-year-oldsonstofinishtheirswimminglessons.JoanwasreadingabookthatIhadreadformybookclub,andIwantedtosaysomething,butdidn't.ItwasalmostasifI'dlosttheabilitytosayhello.

[6]Inthelockerroomweweretogetheragainasoursonsgotdressedandreadytogohome.Isaid,mostlytoherback,"WhatdoyouthinkofAmyTan'swriting?

"Sheturnedaround,andlikeateenager,Iblushed."Oh,"shesaid,"I'mreallyenjoyingTheBonesetter'sDaughter.IreadJoyLuckClub,andshe'sbeenmyfavoritewritersincethen."

[7]Wetalkedafterthenexttwolessons,comparedourreadinglists,andchasedoursonsoutofthedressingroomagain.Bythefifthswimminglesson,wearrangedtospendadaytogethershoppinginthecity.That'sprettywild,don'tyouthinkforapersonofmyage?

[8]Ididn'talwayschoosemyfriends.Foryears,Iletfatechoosethemforme.Anewjob,anewcity,anexpensiveapartmentmademebefriendswithpeopleI'dneverhavesaidhellotootherwise.But,asIgrewolderIgrewimpatientwithsomeofmyfriends,andIdecidedthataccidentalrelationshipsdon'talwayssurvivechangesinlife.Thosetypesoffriendsdon'toften

helpyouduringlife'sdifficulttimeswhenyoureallyneedhelp.

[9]Wecanbeourselveswithourfriends,andthatisawonderfulthing;toopreciousagifttodenyotherfriends.Itreallydoesn'ttakethatmuchtime,orthatmuchefforttosharethegiftofmakingfriends.（573words）

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SpecialDelivery

[1]Arrivingattheairport,Idiscoveredthatmybrother'sflighthadbeendelayedforanhour.UsuallywhenIwaitaroundtheairporttomeetaflight,Ipassthetimebywatchingplaneslandandtakeoff,butthateveningIhadabadheadache.Ithoughtthenoiseofjetenginesmightmakeitworse,soIdecidedtowalkaroundinsidetheairportfor