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1、Passagereading:TheGiftofLifeThebombslandedinthesmallvillage.NobodyknowswhatthesebombsweresupposedtohitduringtheterribleVietnamWar,buttheylandedinasmallorphanagerunbyamissionarygroup.Themissionariesandoneortwochildrenwerekilled,andseveralchildrenwerewounded,includ
2、ingoneyounggirl,abouteightyearsold,whosufferedwoundstoherlegs.Acoupleofhourslater,medicalhelparrived.ThemedicalhelpwasayoungAmericanNavydoctorandanequallyyoungNavynurse.Theyquicklyfoundtheyounggirltobeverybadlyinjured,anditwasclearthatwithoutimmediateaction,shewo
3、ulddiefromlossofbloodandshock.Theysawthatshehadtohaveblood,buttheirlimitedsuppliesdidnotincludeplasma,soamatchingbloodtypewasrequired.AquickbloodtypingshowedthatneitherAmericanhadthecorrectbloodtype;however,severaloftheuninjuredorphansdid.ThedoctorspokealittleVie
4、tnamese,andthenursespokealittlehigh–schoolFrench.ThechildrenspokenoEnglishbutsomeFrench.Usingwhatlittlecommonlanguagetheycouldfind,togetherwithalotofsignlanguage,theytriedtoexplaintothefrightenedchildrenthatunlesstheycouldgivesomebloodtotheirlittlefriendshewouldc
5、ertainlydie.Thentheyaskedifanyonewouldbewillingtogivebloodtohelp.Theirrequestwasmetwithwide—eyedsilence.Theirlittlepatient’slifehunginthebalance.Yettheycouldonlygetthebloodifoneofthefrightenedchildrenwouldagreetogiveit.Afterseverallongmoments,alittlehandslowlywen
6、tup,droppedbackdown,andamomentlaterwentupagain.“Oh,thankyou,”thenursesaidinFrench.“Whatisyourname?”“Heng,”camethereply.Hengwasquicklylaidonabed,hisarmcleanedwithalcohol,andtheneedleinsertedintoarm.ThroughallofthisHenglaystiffandsilent.Afteramoment,heletoutalongso
7、b,quicklycoveringhisfacewithhisfreehand.“Isithurting,Heng?”thedoctorasked.Hengshookhisheadsilently,butafterafewmomentsanothersobescaped,andagainhetriedtocoveruphiscrying.Againthedoctoraskedhimiftheneedleinhisarmwashurting,andagainHengshookhishead.Butnowhisoccasio
8、nalsobturnedtoasteady,silentcrying,hiseyesheldtightlyshut,hisfistinhismouthtryingtostophissobs.Themedicalteamnowwasworriedbecausetheneedleshouldnothavebeenhurt
