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1、OseolaMcCartyLATEONESUNDAYAFTERNOONinSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,anelderlycleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehadlivedandworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.1In
2、thesummerof1995,McCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehadsavedthroughoutherlife,totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinherhometown.ThemoneywastohelpotherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasayoungchildwhenshewouldreturnfromschoolto
3、cleanandironformoneywhichshewouldthensave.Sheledasimple,frugalexistence,neverspendingonanythingbuthermostbasicneeds.2Herbankalsoadvisedheroninvestingherhard-earnedsavings.Whensheretired,shedecidedthatshewantedtousethemoneytogivechildrenoflimitedmeanstheopp
4、ortunitytogotouniversity.3Shehadwantedtobecomeanurse,buthadtoleaveschooltolookafterillrelativesandwork.Whenaskedwhyshehadgivenherlifesavingsaway,shereplied,“I’mgivingitawaysothatchildrenwon’thavetoworksohard,likeIdid.“Afternewsofherdonationhitthemedia,over
5、600donationsweremadetothescholarshipfund.Onewasgivenbymediaexecutive,TedTurner,whoreputedlygaveabilliondollars.Shedidn’twantanyfussmadeoverhergift,butthenewsgotoutandshewasinvitedallovertheUnitedStatestotalktopeople.Wherevershewent,peoplewouldcomeuptoherto
6、sayafewwordsortojusttouchher.Shemettheordinaryandthefamous,PresidentClintonincluded.Inthelastfewyearsofherlife,beforeshediedofcancer,McCartywasgivenover300awards:shewashonouredbytheUnitedNationsandreceivedthePresidentialCitizen’sMedal.Despitehavingnorealed
7、ucation,shefoundherselfwithtwohonorarydoctorates:onefromtheUniversityofSouthernMississippiandtheotherfromHarvardUniversity.Hergenerositywasclearlyaninspirationtomanyandproofthattrueselflessnessdoesexist.词汇:Frugaladj.节约的,俭朴的,花钱少的,廉价的Donationn.捐赠,损款,捐赠的物资Fus
8、sn.慌乱,小题大做,抱怨争吵v.忙乱,(为小事)烦恼抱怨注释:1.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumblelife,buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalabout山iswoman.这位老妇人看似平凡的一生却有着非同寻常的意义。2.Sheledasimple,frugalexistence,neverspendingonanythingbuther