摘要
几年前,我有一次到华盛顿特区观光。我看到了我们国家许多的珍宝,也看到了许多流落街头的同胞——那些不幸的人,比如乞丐和流浪者。站在罗纳德·里根大厦外,我听到一个声音。“能帮帮我吗?”我转过身,看到一位失明的老妇人向我伸着手。某种很自然的神经反射让我把手伸进口袋,掏出所有的零钱放到她手上。这期间我甚至连看都没看她一眼。我讨厌被乞丐缠着。
Afew years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, D.C. I saw many of our nation's treasures, and I also saw a lot of our fellow citizens on the street - unfortunate ones, like panhandlers and homeless folks. Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, "Can you help me?"When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended,