小故事

When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, NY, on a child's sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would cling to the handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice-free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn' on his way home.
每当冰封大地，雪花飘飘的时候，若是没有帮助，他简直举步维艰。每当此时，我或我的姐妹们就用儿童雪橇把他拉过纽约布鲁克林区的街道，一直送他到地铁的入口处。一到那儿，他便手抓扶手一直走到底下的台阶时才放开手，因为那里通道的空气暖和些，地面上没有结冰。到了曼哈顿，地铁站就在他办公楼的地下一层，在我们在布鲁克林接他回家之前他无须再走出楼来。

When I think of it now, I marvel at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such indignity and stress. And at how he did it--without bitterness or complaint .
如今每当我想起这些，我惊叹一个成年男子要经受信这种侮辱和压力得需要多么大的勇气啊！叹服他竟然能够做到这一点，不带任何痛苦，没有丝毫抱怨。
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a "good heart", and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
他从不说自己可怜，也从不嫉妒别人的幸运和能力。他所期望的是人家"善良的心"，当他得到时，人家真的对他很好。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. cling to
紧紧抓住；抱紧；
eg. The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.
鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
eg. Some people had to cling to trees as the flash flood bowled them over.
一些人不得不紧紧抱住树干，因为湍急的洪水会把他们冲倒。
2. marvel at
惊讶不已；不胜惊羡；大为赞叹；
eg. Her fellow members marveled at her seemingly infinite energy.
她的同事们对她似乎无穷的精力大为惊叹。
eg. The tourists marvel at the beauty of the lake.
游客们惊叹这条湖的美丽。
3. subject sb. to sth.
使经受；使遭受；
eg. Her conduct subjected her to public ridicule.
她的行为使她受众人嘲笑。
eg. The police subjected him to an inquisition that lasted two hours.
警察对他进行了持续两小时的盘问。