2017年中考(成都卷)英語聽力真題 短文(2)
On a normal day, Michael Swaine is a college art teacher in San Francisco, U.S. But on the 15th of each month, he will make and mend clothes for free in the poorest area in San Francisco. For almost 15 years, Michael keeps on mending clothes for poor or homeless people there. He has made many friends in the area from his kind acts. And his caring spirit has encouraged many people living there. Michael's act is a great example of doing something good with whatever talent you have right now.邁克爾·斯韋因平日里是美國舊金山一所大學里的美術老師。但是到了每個月的15號，他便會在舊金山最窮的地區(qū)免費做衣服和修補衣服。15年來，邁克爾一直在為那里的窮人和無家可歸的人們縫補衣服。由于他的善舉，他在那個地區(qū)結交了許多朋友。并且他對他人的關懷精神鼓勵了許多住在那里的人。邁克爾的舉止完美地詮釋了這句話：用自己此刻所有的天賦去做一些好事。This is a living example of a famous saying once said by U.S. president Roosevelt: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." All of Michael's acts have helped him understand things that he couldn't understand before. "A small act of kindness can bring smiles to millions of faces. And it makes my life more meaningful." Michael said, "I think what's more important is the example of taking part, being a citizen and acting outside of what is normal."美國總統(tǒng)羅斯福曾經說過一句名言：“在此地，用你的所有，做到最好！”，而邁克爾·斯韋因的舉止就是這句名言的一個活生生的例子。邁克爾所有的舉止都幫助他理解了自己以前無法理解的事情?！耙粋€小小的善舉就可以帶來無數(shù)人的微笑。并且它能使我的生命更有意義?！边~克爾說，“我覺得更重要的是參與、做一個公民以及做一些不同尋常的事。”
