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Word Explanation for Text A
biased a.
having an unfair reason for liking ordisliking sb. 有偏见的；偏袒一方的
e.g. 1. You may say that I’m biased, but I think my daughter’s paintings arethe best.
2. He seemed a bit biased against women in my opinion.
我认为他好像对女性有点儿成见。
assure vt.
[(of)] tell firmly and with confidence, esp. with the aim of removing doubt; promise
[常与of 连用] 向……保证，使确信，使有信心
e.g. 1. The doctor assured us that our son would get well soon.
2. They tried to assure him of their willingness to work.
他们尽力使他相信他们乐意工作。
CF: ensure, assure, guarantee
这些动词都有“保证”之意。
ensure 侧重使人相信某个行为或力量产生的结果。例如：
Ensure that it is written into your contract.
assure 侧重指消除某人思想上的怀疑或担心，从而有达到目的的保证感，但不如ensure普通。例如：
I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.
guarantee 指对事物的品质或人的行为的保证。例如：
His turning up will guarantee the success of the meeting.
reliable a.
that may be trusted; dependable 可靠的；可信赖的
e.g. 1. Henry is a forgetful guy — he’s not very reliable.
2. She was efficient and reliable.
她办事很有效率，也很可靠。
for fear of
because of anxiety about / that; in case(of) 由于担心……；因为怕……
e.g. 1. He left an hour early for fearof missing the train.
2. He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.
他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
dread vt.
feel great fear or anxiety about 害怕，恐惧；担心
e.g. 1. The old lady dreaded being all alone in that big house.
2. We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.
我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
wrap sb. around one’s little finger
infml get sb. to do what everone wants; be able to persuade or influence sb. to do anything
〖非正式〗随心所欲地支配某人，任意摆布某人
e.g. 1. Your son is old enough to decide what to do; so don’t wrap him around your little finger.
2. She twists the young man around her little finger.
她任意摆布那个小伙子。
visible a.
[(to)] that can be seen; noticeable to the eye
[常与to连用] 可见的，看得见的
e.g. 1. The tall church tower is visible from the nearby village.
2. The warning lights were clearly visible.
警示信号灯清晰可见。
get / be done with
be finished with 做完，结束
e.g. 1. Pass me the newspaper after you are done with it.
2. You’ll be surprised how much stuff you can get done with a bit of volunteer offline time.
少上点网，你会惊讶地发现你能利用这点时间做很多事情。
hover vi.
(of people) stay around one place, esp. in a way that annoys other people
（人）徘徊；走来走去
e.g. 1. He hovered nervously in the doorway, waiting for the hostess to come out.
2. With no idea of what to do for my next move, my hand hovered over the board.
不知道下一步该怎么走，我一只手在棋盘上举落不定。
in the background
in a situation little seen or noticed; behind the place where the main activity is happening
不显眼；在幕后
e.g. 1. The President’s advisors are content to remain in the background.
2. He took a picture of me with the pavilion in the background.
他以那个亭子为背景给我照了一张相片。
take pride in
be proud of; draw satisfaction from 以……为荣（自豪）；对……感到满意
e.g. 1. Parents always take great pride in their children’s achievements.
2. It is difficult to take pride in work that is never seen.
没人看见的活儿，干起来不带劲。
each and every
each single individual in a group of people or things, without exception 每个（无一例外）
e.g. 1. It seems that the old librarian knows each and every book in the library.
2. It is the duty of each and every citizen to shake superstition off.
每个公民都有责任破除迷信。
check on
make sure that there is nothing wrong with sb./sth.核实，检查（是否一切正常）
e.g. 1. The police are checking on what the young man said about the murder.
2. I want to check on the time your driver is picking me up.
我想问一下你的司机来接我的时间。
every so often
from time to time 偶尔，有时
e.g. 1. We seldom meet, but every so often we chat on the Internet.
2. We meet every so often and compare notes.
我们时常碰头，交换意见。
come through
continue to live or exist after (a difficult or dangerous event orsituation); survive
经受住；熬过（困难、危险等）而活下来
e.g. 1. If he comes through the operation, he should be back to work within six or seven weeks.
2. John was so ill he was lucky to come through.
约翰病得很厉害，能活下来算很幸运了。
let out
suddenly make a loud sound such as a shout or cry 发出（叫声等）
e.g. 1. The baby let out a cry of pain when the nurse gave him the injection.
2. When she saw him, she let out a cry of horror.
她看见他时吓得大叫一声。
shoot sb. a look / shoot a look at sb.
look quickly at sb., and then away again 瞪某人一眼；投以……的神色
e.g. 1. She shot a curious look at the letter to see where it was from.
2. The man in the black overcoat shot a penetrating look at the other man.
身穿黑大衣的男子目光犀利地扫了另外一名男子一眼。
grin vi.
[(with, at)] make a widesmile
[常与 with 或 at 连用] 露齿而笑，咧着嘴笑
e.g. 1. The old man grinned with delight when he heard the good news.
2. Sarah tried several times to catch Philip's eye, but he just grinned at her.
萨拉几次想引起菲利普的注意，但是他只是冲她咧嘴笑了笑。
get by
have enough money to buy the things one needs, but no more 勉强过活
e.g. 1. The young couple can’t get by on such a small income.
2. Melville managed to get by on a small amount of money.
梅尔维尔仅靠一点点钱勉强度日。
as it is
inreality; in the situation that actually exists 事实上，实际情况是
e.g. 1. I thought my grandpa would get better. As it is, he is getting worse.
2. We’re busy enough as it is; don’t give us more trouble.
我们够忙的，别再来添乱了。
wait on
serve (a customer, a client, etc.); attend sb. as a servant, helper, follower, etc.
招待（顾客等)；伺候，侍候
e.g. 1. Several young girls waited on the old woman every day; she didn’t seem able to do anything.
2. She looked around for a salesman to wait on her.
她环顾四周，找售货员接待她。
scrawl vt.
write in a careless, hurried, awkward, or unskillful way 潦草地写，乱涂乱画
e.g. 1. He scrawled a few hurried lines on his notebook and left the room.
2. Now Tom began to scrawl something on the slate, hiding the words from the girl.
这时候，汤姆又在写字板上写着什么字，还用手挡住不让那姑娘看见。
count the days
look forward to sth. witheagerness 热切地盼望
e.g. 1. Christmas is a few months away, but I’m already counting the days.
2. When I returned from a trip, I would count the days until my next vacation.
旅行才归来，我就开始算着日子期待下一个假期。
clean up
clean thoroughly and remove anything unwanted 彻底扫除；清理
e.g. 1. It took us hours to clean up the kitchen after the Thanksgiving dinner.
2. Let me clean up the broken glass before someone walks on it.
我来把碎玻璃扫掉，以免有人踩到。
dozens of infml
lots of; very many 〖非正式〗很多
e.g. 1. I’ve spoken to him dozens of times, but I still don’t remember his name.
2. He’s starred in dozens of films.
他主演过很多部影片。
Word Explanation for Text B
ennoble vt.
make better and more honourable 使崇高，使受尊敬
e.g. Hard work hasn’t changed him for the worse;on the contrary, it has ennobled him.
The total effect of Aristofie’s thought is to ennoble humanity and to increase personal responsibility.
weep vi.
[(over, for)] fml or lit cry tears [常与over或for连用] 〖正式或文〗流泪，哭泣
e.g. When she learned that her father was badly injured in the earthquake, she broke down and wept.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.
await vt.
fml wait for 〖正式〗等待
e.g. Two men have been charged with the murder of that pop star and are now awaiting trial.
I grew to await it with a nameless dread.
frail a.
weak in body or health 虚弱的；衰弱的
e.g. She lay in bed looking rather frail. How could she look after herself?
His mother was becoming too frail to live alone.
pin vt.
fasten or join with a pin or pins (用别针等)把……别住，(用钉等)把……钉住
e.g. He pinned the name tag on his jacket and entered the office building.
They pinned a notice to the door.
embarrassing a.
making one feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable 令人为难的，尴尬的
e.g. It was a most embarrassing moment when I tried to introduce a woman whose name I couldn’t remember.
It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off.
glisten vi.
[(with)] shine (as if) from wetness [常与with连用]（湿物）闪耀，闪亮
e.g. The sun shone and the ice on the roof glistened.
Darcy’s face was white and glistening with sweat.
hint n.
[(of)] a small sign or small amount [常与of连用]（细微的）迹象，少许，微量
e.g. “Move up; move to the rear of the bus,” shouted the bus driver with a hint of impatience.
I glanced at her and saw no hint of irony on her face.
crease vt.
make a line or lines appear on (a garment, paper, cloth, etc.) by folding, crushing, or pressing
使起褶痕；起皱
e.g. Pack the clothes carefully so that you don’t crease them.
Liz sat down on the bed, lowering herself carefully so as not to crease her skirt.
considerate a.
[(towards, to)] apprec thoughtful of the wishes, needs, or feelings of others
[常与 towards 或 to 连用]〖褒〗体贴的，关心的；替他人着想的，考虑周全的
e.g. Please be considerate towards your roommates. Do not talk on the phone after midnight.
I’ve always understood one should try to be considerate to other people.
intent a.
[(on, upon)] showing fixed or eager attention (in doing or wishing to do)
[常与on 或 upon 连用] 专注的；专心于……的
e.g. He was so intent on his research that nothing could distract him.
The play starred a well-known retired actress who was intent on a comeback.
engage (sb. in sth.) vt.
fml make sb. joinwith one in sth. 〖正式〗使某人加入(参加)……
e.g. The policeman tried desperately to engage the suspect in conversation, but he just kept silent.
We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
condition vt.
tech or derog train tobehave in a certain way in certain conditions
〖术语或贬〗使形成条件反射；使适应；使习惯于
e.g. Most people are conditioned to believe what they read in the newspaper.
We are all conditioned by early impressions and experiences.
sole a.
being the only one; only 唯一的，仅有的
e.g. John has been the sole bread winner of the family after his parents died.
Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
CF: only, single, sole 这些形容词均可表示“唯一的”之意。
only 为普通用词，常可与sole换用，但侧重仅限于指定的人或物，而不需要更多。例如：
That left Mr. Dertliev as the only candidate.
single 语气较强，强调仅此一个，再无第二个。例如：
Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day.
sole 语气强于only，指仅有一个或一群，只考虑这一个或这一群。例如：
He was the sole heir of the large estate.
count on
expect; take into account; depend on 期望，料想到；依靠，指望
e.g. I didn’t count on Jeff arriving so early that day. He’s seldom on time.
Don’t count on other people to help you out of trouble.
except for
apart from; with the exception of 除了……之外
e.g. After the long walk, my grandpa felt fine except for being a little tired.
The weather was good except for an occasional shower.
shut off
stop the flow or operation (of), e.g. by turning a handle or pressing a button
(把……)切断，关掉
e.g. Shut off the gas and electricity before you leave the house for your holidays.
They pulled over and shut off the engine.
pull up
(cause to) come to a stop (使)停住
e.g. There was an accident ahead, so all the vehicles had to pull up.
Suddenly, he pulled up sharply in his stride, and fell to the floor.
make a living
gain sufficient money to support oneself (and one’s family) 谋生；赚钱糊口
e.g. To make a living, Kelly has done such things as babysitting, cleaning and selling newspapers.
She heard that it was easier to make a living in the big cities.
hold on to
keep holding (sth./sb) 抓紧；不放开
e.g. Grandpa is so frail that he can’t walk without holding on to someone’s arm.
When you’re standing in the subway, you'd better hold on to the strap.
revolve around
[no pass.; not in progressive forms] have as a centre or main subject
[无被动态；不用进行式] 以……为中心（主题）
e.g. Jane’s life revolves around her children — she seldom cares about herself.
Their troubles revolve around money management.
catch sb. unawares
surprise sb. by one’s presence 出其不意地出现
e.g. The little boy’s question caught me completely unawares. I had never thought about it before.
You caught us unawares by coming so early.
Text A Unit 1
Stevie, a mentally handicapped boy, is given a job as a busboy in a truck-stop restaurant. He takes pride in doing his job exactly right and regular trucker customers soon adopt him as their official truck-stop mascot. When the boy undergoes heart surgery, the truck customers and their companies reach out helping hands.
Something for Stevie
Dan Anderson
1. I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one. I wasn’t sure how my customers would react. Stevie was short, a little dumpy, with the smooth facial features and thick-tongued speech of Down’s syndrome.
2. I wasn’t worried about most of my trucker customers. Truckers don’t generally care who buses tables as long as the food is good and the pies are homemade. The ones who concerned me were the mouthy college kids traveling to school; the yuppie snobs who secretly polish their silverware with their napkins for fear of catching some dreaded “truck-stop germ;” and the pairs of white-shirted businessmen on expense accounts who think every truck-stop waitress wants to be flirted with. I knew those people would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks.
3. I shouldn’t have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his little finger. Within a month my trucker regulars had adopted him as their official truck-stop mascot. After that I really didn’t care what the rest of the customers thought.
4. He was a 21-year-old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a bread crumbor coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table.
5. Our only problem was convincing him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished. He would hover in the background, shifting his weight from one foot to the other, scanning the dining room until a table was empty. Then he would hurry to the empty table and carefully bus the dishes and glasses onto the cart and meticulously wipe the table with a practiced flourish of his rag. If he thought a customer was watching, his brows would pucker with added concentration. He took pride in doing his job exactly right, and you had to love how hard he tried to please each and every person he met.
6. Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled after repeated surgeries for cancer. They lived on their Social Security benefits in public housing two miles from the truck-stop. Their social worker, who stopped to check on him every so often, admitted they had fallen between the cracks. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home.
7. That’s why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed work. He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a new valve or something put in his heart. His social worker said that people with Down’s syndrome often have heart problems at an early age, so this wasn’t unexpected.There was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months.
8. A ripple of excitement ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery and doing fine. Frannie, my head waitress, let out a war whoop and did a little dance in the aisle when she heard the good news. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at the sight of this 50-year-old grandmother of four doing a victory shimmy beside his table. Frannie blushed, smoothed her apron and shot Belle Ringer a withering look.
9. He grinned. “OK, Frannie, what was that all about?” he asked.
10. “We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay.” she responded.
11. “I was wondering where he was,” said Belle.“I had a new joke to tell him. What was the surgery about?”
12. Frannie quickly told him and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevie’s surgery, then sighed. “Yeah, I’m glad he is going to be okay,” she said, “but I don’t know how he and his mom are going to handle all the bills. From what I hear, they’re barely getting by as it is.” Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables.
13. After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. She had a couple of paper napkins in her hand and a funny look on her face. “What’s up?” I asked. “That table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting,” she said, “this was folded and tucked under a coffee cup.” She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed “Something For Stevie.”
14. “Pony Pete also asked me what that dance was all about,” she said, “so I told him about Stevie and his mom and everything, and Pete looked at Tony and Tony looked at Pete, and they ended up giving me this.” She handed me another paper napkin that had “Something For Stevie” scrawled on its outside. Two $50 bills were tucked within its folds. Frannie looked at me with wet, shiny eyes, shook her head and said simply, “Truckers.”
15. That was three months ago. Today is Thanksgiving, the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work. His placement worker said he’s been counting the days until the doctor said he could work, and it didn’t matter at all that it was a holiday. He called 10 times in the past week, making sure we knew he was coming, fearful that we had forgotten him or that his job was in jeopardy. I arranged to have his mother bring him to work. We met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back.
16. Stevie was thinner and paler, but couldn’t stop grinning as he pushed through the doors and headed for the back room where his apron and busing cart were waiting. “Hold up there, Stevie, not so fast,” I said. I took him and his mother by their arms. “Work can wait for a minute. To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you two is on me.” I led them toward a large corner booth at the rear of the room. I could feel and hear the rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw booth after booth of grinning truckers empty and join the procession.
17. We stopped in front of the big table, its surface covered with a mess of coffee cups, saucers and dinner plates, all sitting crooked on dozens of folded paper napkins. “First thing you have to do, Stevie, is to clean up this mess,” I said, trying to sound stern. Stevie looked at me, and then at his mother, then pulled out one of the napkins. It had “Something for Stevie” written on the outside. As he picked it up, two $10 bills fell onto the table. Stevie stared at the money, then at dozens of napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed or scrawled on it.
18. I turned to his mother. “There’s over $10,000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems. Happy Thanksgiving!” Well, it got real noisy about that time, with everybody shouting, and there were a few tears, too. But you know what’s funny? While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table — the best worker I ever hired.
Chinese Version of Text A
课文 A 参考译文
送给史蒂维的一点心意
丹·安德森
1 我力求不存偏见，不过在雇用史蒂维时我的确心存疑虑。他的就业顾问向我保证，说他会成为出色、可靠的餐馆杂工。我从未雇过智障的员工，是否要招收一位，我举棋不定。我的顾客会有什么反应，我没有把握。史蒂维是个矮个儿，胖墩墩的，如其他唐氏综合症患者一样，面部光滑，口齿不清。
2 对大多数来就餐的卡车司机们，我还是很放心的。只要食物好，馅饼地道，他们基本不在乎谁收碗碟。真正让我担心的是那些高谈阔论的大学走读生，那些因惧怕“路边餐馆的细菌”而用餐巾悄悄擦拭银餐具的雅皮士势利眼儿们，还有那些穿白色衬衫、使用公款消费、认为餐馆里每个女服务员都渴望调情的商务人员。我知道，史蒂维在这里工作，他们会感到别扭，所以开头几个星期我密切地关注着他。
3 我的担心是多余的。第一周过后，史蒂维就抓住了我每位员工的心。不足一个月，我的老顾客 ¾那些卡车司机们 ¾就正式认定史蒂维为卡车司机休息站的吉祥人物。自此以后，我不再介意其他顾客的看法了。
4 史蒂维21岁，蓝色牛仔裤，耐克运动鞋，满面笑容，讨人喜爱，极端地敬业。他收拾好一张餐桌后，盐瓶和胡椒瓶归于原位，丝毫不差，桌面不见一点面包屑、一滴咖啡液。
5 我们唯一的问题是得说服他等待客人用餐完毕再去收拾桌子。他总是在不起眼的地方守候，左右脚替换着支撑体重，眼睛巡视整个餐厅。一看见哪张餐桌边的客人都离去，他立即赶过去，仔细地把碗碟收拾到餐车上，拿起抹布仔细地擦桌子，动作娴熟、夸张。要是他觉得有顾客正在看他，他就会眉头紧锁，更加专注。工作一丝不苟，这是他自豪的源泉。他取悦面前的每一个人，那煞费苦心的劲头真是惹人喜爱。
6 后来，我们得知史蒂维和母亲一起生活。他母亲是个寡妇，因患癌症经历多次手术而落下残疾。母子俩靠社会保险金生活，住在离餐馆两英里以外的廉租房里。社工人员偶尔登门看望，说他们母子生活着实艰辛贫困。他们手头拮据，我所付的工资仅能保证母子俩相依为命，史蒂维才不至于沦落到被“集体之家”（为残障人士提供护理的机构）收容。
7 到了去年八月的一个早上，就是三年里史蒂维没能来上班的第一个早上，整个餐馆气氛忧伤。他在罗切斯特的梅奥诊所接受一个心脏手术，大概要置入新的心脏膜瓣。社工人员说，有唐氏综合症的人常会在年轻时犯心脏病，所以史蒂维做手术不足为奇；几个月后，他有望从手术中恢复健康，重返工作岗位。
8 有一天接近中午时，有消息传来，说史蒂维手术结束，正在恢复，状况良好。员工当中激动的情绪如涟漪荡漾。领班弗兰妮听到消息，一声欢呼，旋即在过道上跳了一阵舞。经常光顾我们餐馆的一位卡车司机贝尔·林格，此时诧异地看着年届五十、已有四个孙儿的弗兰妮在他桌边晃动身体，跳起祝贺胜利的希米舞。弗兰妮窘得红了脸，用手抹平围裙，朝着贝尔狠狠地瞪了一眼。
9 贝尔咧嘴一笑。“好了，弗兰妮，什么事那么高兴啊？”他问。
10 “我们刚得到消息，史蒂维做完了手术，平安无事。”她回答。
11 “我还一直在纳闷，怎么今天不见他呢？”贝尔问。“本来有个笑话要讲给他听呢。做的是什么手术呢？”
12 弗兰妮快言快语，把史蒂维的手术情况告诉贝尔和他旁边坐着的两个司机。“唉！”弗兰妮叹息着说：“他平安无事，我很开心，但是我不知道他和他妈妈怎样支付所有的费用。我听说，他们的日子一直过得紧巴巴的。” 贝尔·林格点点头，若有所思。弗兰妮匆匆离开，去招待其它桌的客人了。
13 上午的客流高峰一过，弗兰妮走进我的办公室。她手上拿着几张纸餐巾，表情诡异。“怎么了？”我问。“在贝尔·林格和他朋友坐过的那张餐桌上，”她说，“这张折叠的餐巾纸就塞在一个咖啡杯下”。她把那张餐巾递给我。我抖开它，三张20元的钞票跌落在我的桌面上。纸巾外面工整地写着：“送给史蒂维的一点心意”，字母很大很粗。
14 “波尼·皮特也问我为何跳那支舞，”她说。“我把史蒂维和他母亲的一切都告诉他了。皮特看看托尼，托尼看看皮特，他们最后把这个给了我。”她递给我另一张纸餐巾，只见外面潦草地写着：“送给史蒂维的一点心意”。折叠的餐巾中夹着两张50元的钞票。弗兰妮看着我，眼睛闪着泪花，摇摇头，只说了一句话，“这些卡车司机啊。”
15 那是三个月前的事了。今天是感恩节，是史蒂维重返工作岗位的第一天。他的就业顾问说，史蒂维一直数算着日子，直到医生告诉他可以上班了。就算这天是假日也没有关系。他在过去一周内打了十次电话，确保我们知道他要回来了，担心我们忘记他，担心丢掉这份工作。我经过筹划，让他母亲陪他来上班。我们在停车场迎接他们，邀请母子二人一起庆祝他归来。
16 史蒂维面色苍白，人也瘦了，但是总咧着嘴笑。 他用力推开门，径直走向工作间，他的围裙和餐车正在那儿等着他呢。“等一下，史蒂维，别着急，”我说。我挽着他们母子的手臂说，“等会儿再开工。我请二位吃早餐，庆祝史蒂维归来。”我带他们向餐厅后面角落里一个大隔间走去。我们穿过餐厅的时候，我能感觉到、也能听到其他员工紧紧跟着。我回头望去，看见笑容满面的卡车司机们走出一个个隔间，融入员工的队伍中。
17 我们来到那张大餐桌前。桌面上凌乱的咖啡杯、小碟、餐盘，横七竖八地摆放在一堆折叠的纸餐巾上。“史蒂维，你要做的第一件事是，把这堆东西清理干净，”我佯装严肃地说。史蒂维看看我，又看看母亲，从那堆餐巾纸中抽出一张。那餐巾外面写着：“送给史蒂维的一点心意”。他拿起餐巾，两张10元钞票掉在桌子上。史蒂维看看钞票，又看看餐具下面露出的几十张餐巾，每一张都或工整或潦草地写着他的名字。
18 我转身对他母亲说：“这张桌上，有一万多元现金和支票，是卡车司机、卡车公司听说你们的家庭状况后送来的。感恩节快乐！”天哪，此时一片欢腾，人们大声地叫着，也有流泪的。但是你知道此刻最有意思的是什么吗？就在大家都忙着握手、拥抱的时候，史蒂维笑容绽放，正忙着清理桌上的杯盘 — 他真是我手下最好的员工。
