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UNIT 2 MORALS AND VIRTUES
素养导航
主题语境——人与社会 道德与美德
Paid in full with a glass of milk
One day,a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school,found he had only one thin dime left,and he was hungry.He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.However,he lost his courage① when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk.He drank it so slowly,and then asked,“How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied.“Mother has taught us never to accept② pay for a kindness.”
He said,“Then I thank you from my heart.”
Many years’ later that woman became seriously ill and the local doctors sent her to the big city,where they called in specialists③ to study her rare disease.Dr Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation.When he heard the name of the town she came from,a strange light filled his eyes.Immediately④ he rose and went down the