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1、AthesissubmittedtoinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementforthedegreeofMasterofEngineering英语故事(一)AthesissubmittedtoinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementforthedegreeofMasterofEngineering英语故事(一)AthesissubmittedtoinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementforthedegreeofMasterofEngineer
2、ing英语故事(一)AthesissubmittedtoinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementforthedegreeofMasterofEngineering英语故事(一) A Brother Like That A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Pa
3、ul came out of his office, a street urchin[1] was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Mister?" he said. Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astounded[2]. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt co
4、st you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ." He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels. "I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother
5、 like that." Paul looked at the boy in astonishment[3], then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh yes, Id love that." After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow[4], said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my hou
6、se?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little wh
7、ile Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled[5] brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him[6] and pointed to the car. "There she is, Buddy[7], just like I told you upstairs. His br
8、other gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you