A few hours went by and there was a loud knock on the door. 几个钟头过去了,门外又响起了重重的敲门声, This time it was an old gypsy woman with no teeth, who was deaf,who spoke quite loudly and was rather rudely insisting
The mendicant 乞丐 When I think how long I have lived 每当我想起自己年高寿长 I am struck by life’s injustice: 命运的不公让我愕然; Others have lived much less 他人的生命何其短暂 Some have been given less than an hour of life. 一些人在出生
A very special meal 一顿特殊的午餐 Once there was a very poor and devoted woman who always prayed to the Glory of God, asking very little, if anything for herself. 从前有一个很贫穷,很虔诚的妇人,她常常向圣明的上帝祷告,但却基本上不为自己祈祷什么—即