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highway in many places and I kept falling down and bumping my knees. I stayed on the road by following the telephone poles.
As it was growing dark, I came to a car stuck in a drift. There were people in it - safe and warm. They asked me to stay. But I thought of the passengers waiting for help. I went on.
By seven o'clock, the wind was blowing harder than ever. I had been fighting the storm for five hours. Oh, how I wanted to rest! But I knew I couldn't. If I did, I would freeze.
In the darkness I kept losing my way. I bumped into fences and bushes. The bumps told me when I was off the highway. Each time I fought my way back again.
Then I began to fall over my own feet. Down I went, again and again. Was I falling asleep? I slapped my face hard. The slaps kept me awake. I pushed on through the snow.
End of the Adventure
Hours later I saw lights ahead. They looked strange and not clear, but beautiful! I pushed on toward them.
Step by step I came nearer the first building. It was a gas station. I could not ask for help there. But I was so worn out I wasn't thinking clearly. So I went right by, trying to get to the next lights on the road.
Suddenly, my legs gave out under me. I fell in a snowdrift and lay there. I couldn't get up, but I was wide awake now. \couldn't. My voice was too weak.
All at once I knew what to do. I could whistle. Taking a deep breath, I gave a sharp whistle through my teeth.
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Some men got to me and carried me into the gas station. As soon as I could, I told them about the bus. At first, they could not believe I had come so far. I had been out in the storm for nine hours!
The men put blankets, food and gas on a heavy truck. It had a special motor and chains to help it travel through snow.
I found out later that the truck reached the bus at two o'clock in the morning. The bus was still warm and the passengers were safe.
They cheered when the truck came. They all started talking at once. \
\in a few days. Believe it or not, he walked 12 miles to get help for you!\
Later, many of the passengers visited me.
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\That's my job.\
第三册
LESSON 1 PERSEVERANCE 毅力
Many years ago I stepped into a bookstore in Cincinnati in search of some books that I anted. While I was there，a poor little boy，not over twelve years of age，came in to ask whether they had geographies to sell．
\，\． \？\ \，my lad．\
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He turned to go out and even opened the door，but closed it again and came back．\only sixty-two cents，\．\of the money？\
How eagerly the lad looked for an answer，and how disappointed he seemed when the man refused him his request！The little fellow looked up at me with a weak smile，and left the store．I followed him．
\？\． \，sir．\
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Four different stores I entered with him，and four times I saw the boy's face turn to disappointment．
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\，sir．I shall try them all，or I shall not know whether I could get one．\
We entered the fifth store and the little fellow walked straight up and told the gentleman just what he wanted and how much money he had．
\？\． \，sir，very much．\
\？\ \，sir．I cannot go to school，but when I have time I study at home．All the boys have geographies and they will be ahead of me if I do not get one．Besides，my father was a sailor，and I want to know about the places he used to go to．\ \？\ \，\，softly．In a moment he added，\，too．\ \，my boy？\，raising his eyebrows curiously． \，sir，if I live．\ \，my lad，I'll tell you what I will do．I'll let you have the new geography and you may pay me the remainder of the money when you can，or I will let you have one that is not new for fifty cents．\
\，only not new？\ \，it's as good as the new ones．\ \，and I shall have twelve cents left to buy some other book．I'm glad they didn't let me have one at any of the other places．\
At the boy's last remark the bookseller looked at him．What did the boy mean？I told him
what I had seen and heard at the five other places．When the boy had bought the book，the bookseller gave him a nice new pencil and some clean white paper． \，my lad，for your perseverance．Always have courage like that and you will make your mark，\．
\，sir，it's very kind of you．\ \，my lad？\ \，sir．\
\？\，earnestly regarding the boy's serious face． \，\．
I gave him two dollars．\，\． Tears of joy came into his eyes． \？\ \，my lad，whatever you want．\
\，\．\，and some day I hope I can repay you．\
He asked my name and I gave it to him．Then I left him standing by the counter so happy that I almost envied him．
Many years later，I was going to Europe on one of the finest ships that ever ploughed the waters of the Atlantic．We had pleasant weather the greater part of the voyage，but toward the end there came a terrible storm and the ship would have sunk with all on board had it not been for the captain．
A great leak was filling the ship with water．The crew was made up of strong and able men and the mates were experienced seamen of the first class．But after pumping for one whole night with the water still gaining upon them，the sailors gave up in despair．
The captain，who had been below，now came up．He saw how matters stood．
He ordered every man to his position．It was surprising to see those strong men bow before his strong will and hurry back to the pumps．The captain then started below to look for the leak．As he passed me I asked him whether there was any hope of saving the ship． He looked at me．\，sir，\，\， there is hope．Only when that fails shall I leave the ship，but not before that，nor shall any of my crew．Everything shall be done to save the ship，and if we fail，it will not be our fault．\turned to all of us passengers on board and said，\，at the pumps！\ Three times during that day we gave up in despair．But the captain's courage，perseverance，and powerful will mastered every man on board，and we went to work again．\in Liverpool，\，\．\
And in the end he did land us safe，but the ship sank soon after she reached Liverpool．The captain stood on the deck of the sinking ship receiving the thanks of the passengers as they hurried off the ship．
As I passed，he grasped my hand and said，\，do you not recognize me？\I did not．
\geography，some thirty years ago，in Cincinnati？\
\，I remember that boy very well．His name was William Hartley．\ \，\．\！\
\，Captain Hartley，\．\ago got you that geography has today saved our lives．\LESSON 2 A GERMAN STAMP 一张德国邮票
Mr Amory, a businessman Mallet, his manservant
Mr Ramsay, a visitor to the house
The sitting-room of Amory's house in London. It is a few minutes past seven o'clock on a cold October evening in 1946. Amory is standing with his back to the fire. Mallet is busy with glasses and drinks which are standing on a table near one of the walls. Amory: We'll have dinner at eight o'clock, Mallet. Please, tell your wife. Mallet: Yes, sir.
Amory: Your wife is sometimes a little late with the dinner, Mallet.
Mallet: I'm sorry, sir. She didn't work before the war. I wasn't a servant before I met you in the war, and my wife stayed at home and took care of me. When my dinner was late, it didn't matter much.
Amory (taking a stamp from a small table): Look at this, Mallet. Can you see anything unusual about it?
Mallet: It's astamp, sir. Is it unusual? Amory: Very. Look at the head on it.
Mallet: Yes, sir. The head's upside down. That is rather unusual, isn't it? Amory: It certainly is. Have you ever seen a stamp like this in your life? Mallet: No, sir, never. Where did you get it?
Amory: At the post office. I was posting thirteen letters and I bought stamps for them. Twelve of the stamps were of the usual kind. This was the thirteenth. I was just putting it on the envelope when I noticed the head. So I kept it. Mallet: Very wise, I'm sure, sir.
Amory: Yes. Some people will pay a lot of money for a stamp like this. Perhaps Mr Ramsay will. Mallet: Is he the gentleman who's coming to dinner tonight, sir? Amory: He is.
Mallet: Does he know that you have the stamp,sir?
Amory: Yes. I wrote him about it. He may give me two or three hundred pounds for this stamp. He's a rich man and he has a lot of strange stamps. So tell your wife to have dinner ready at eight o'clock. Mr Ramsay will be here soon. He's coming from Scotland, and he's on his way to Dover. He'll want a good dinner after his long journey. Mallet: I'll tell my wife, sir.
(The sound of a taxi is heard outside the house.)
Amory: Here he is now. Rather early. Go and bring him in, and then be ready to give us drinks.. Mallet(going out of the room): Yes, sir.
(Amory moves one of the chairs nearer to the fire and puts a small table near it. Mallet returns with Ramsay.)
Amory: Mr Ramsay, sir. (Mallet goes to the drinks.)
Amory: Good evening, Ramsay. I'm very glad to see you. Come in and sit down. Ramsay: Good evening, Amory. Thanks. (Sits down.)