改变一生的承诺

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1、改变一生的承诺　　Trueheroesneverseekaccolades1.Whentheyseeaneed，theysimplydowhatneedstobedone，oftenatasubstantial2costtothemselves.OnesuchheroisOralLeeBrownofOakland，California.　　Oral：ItwasonemorningthatIwasheadedtothestoreandalittlegirlaskedmeforaquarter，andIhada

2、fivedollarbill，soIaskedhertocomeandgotothestorewithme，andwhenIgottothestoreIjusttoldhertogetwhatevershewanted，andsheendedupgettingbaloney3，cheese，bread.Andso，asweleftthestoreIbegantotalktoher，andaskedherdidshegotoschool，shejuststated，“sometimes，”andIasked，

3、“Well，whereisyourmother？”andsoshesaid，“She’sathome.”Itshouldabeentheendofthestory，butitwasn’tbecauseIcouldnotsleep.　　TheimageofthislittlegirlstayedwithOralLeeBrown，andthenextdaysheaskedaroundtheneighborhoodwhatschoolthisgirlmightbeattending.Brownwenttothes

4、choolandmetwiththeprincipal，butwasunabletolocatethegirl.Whatshedidfindwereclassesofinner-cityfirst-graderswhowereobviouslyatrisk.7Withoutknowingwhatprompted4her，Brownturnedtotheschool’sprincipalandsetintomotionaprocessthatwouldchangelives.　　Oral：Idon’tknow

5、，Ijustlookedupatherandsaid，“MayIadoptaclass？”，andthenshe，youknow，atthatpoint，youknow，shesaid，“Well，whoareyou？”　　WhatBrownproposedisthateveryyearshewouldsave$10，000outofher$45，000salaryasarealestateagentforthestudents’collegeeducation.Thestudents，inturn，wer

6、etostayinschoolandgraduatewithgoodenoughgradestoqualifyforacceptanceintoacollege.And，afteramonthandahalfofbackgroundchecksandreviews，OralLeeBrownwasgivenpermissiontoadoptaclass.Shewasgivenaclassof23students，allofwhomcamefrompoverty，andmanyofwhomlivedinbrok

7、enhomes，spenttheiryounglivessurroundedbyviolenceandhadlittlechanceofeverfinishinghighschool.　　PeoplesatbackandwaitedforBrowntofail.　　Brownimmediatelysettowork.Notonlydidsheputasidemoneyfromherpaycheques，shealsospenttimegettingtoknowthestudentsinherclass.　　

8、Oral：AndsoIwasafairy-talemother.I…Iwassomeonethattheytrulyloved.IcanremembergoingintotheclassroomperiodicallyandIwould…Iwouldgofromdesktodesktalkingto7them，helpingthemwithwhatevertheywas[were]workingwith，anda