A Brother's Miracle
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Tess was a precocious1(早熟的) eight-year-old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn't have the money for the doctor's bills and our house. Only a very costly2 surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no-one to loan them the money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, "Only a miracle can save him now." 
 
Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be absolutely exact. No chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way six blocks to the pharmacy3(药房) with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. 
 
She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing4(变形,划痕) noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster5. No good. 
 
Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! "And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. "I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question. 
 
"Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really, really sick… and I want to buy a miracle." 
 
"I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist. 
 
"His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?" 
 
"We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said, softening6 a little. 
 
"Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs."
 
The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?" 
 
"I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes welling up. "I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money." 
 
"How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago. "One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered barely audibly(可听见地). "And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to." 
 
"Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents – the exact price of a miracle for little brothers." 
 
He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten7 and said "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need." 
 
That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well. 
 
Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place. "That surgery," her Mom whispered. "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?" 
 
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus the faith of a little child.


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1 precocious QBay6     
adj.早熟的;较早显出的
参考例句:
  • They become precocious experts in tragedy.他们成了一批思想早熟、善写悲剧的能手。
  • Margaret was always a precocious child.玛格丽特一直是个早熟的孩子。
2 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
3 pharmacy h3hzT     
n.药房,药剂学,制药业,配药业,一批备用药品
参考例句:
  • She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
  • Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。
4 scuffing 991205bbd5c8973f4511ebf04f89101e     
n.刮[磨,擦,划]伤v.使磨损( scuff的现在分词 );拖着脚走
参考例句:
  • The rest of us started giggling, scuffing our feet on the floor. 全班的同学都在笑,把地板擦得很响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
  • Wade edged closer to him, scuffing one foot and looking unhappy. 韦德向他靠近些,一只脚在地板上擦来擦去,显得很不高兴。 来自飘(部分)
5 muster i6czT     
v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册
参考例句:
  • Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
  • I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。
6 softening f4d358268f6bd0b278eabb29f2ee5845     
变软,软化
参考例句:
  • Her eyes, softening, caressed his face. 她的眼光变得很温柔了。它们不住地爱抚他的脸。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
  • He might think my brain was softening or something of the kind. 他也许会觉得我婆婆妈妈的,已经成了个软心肠的人了。
7 mitten aExxv     
n.连指手套,露指手套
参考例句:
  • There is a hole in the thumb of his mitten.他的手套的姆指上有个洞。
  • He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said "Take me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents".他一手接过她的钱,一手抓起她的连指手套,“带我去你住的地方,我想见见你的弟弟和你的父母。
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