英语智慧背囊06-杰克逊的复活节

[00:00.00]Easter in Jackson 杰克逊的复活节
[00:05.25]The pounding rain began in the middle of the night.
[00:09.65]The people of Jackson,
[00:11.08]Ohio awoke to the sound then went back to sleep.
[00:14.25]But the rain continued.
[00:16.75]Statistics said Jackson floods once every one hundred years,
[00:20.15]but no one believed this would be the flood of the century.
[00:23.77]People were evacuated from their homes to higher ground,
[00:27.59]leaving everything behind.
[00:29.47]Buildings in the low-lying areas were immersed in water.
[00:32.95]People felt helpless as they watched Mother Nature show her power.
[00:37.47]Susan told the story to her students
[00:40.30]and showed them pictures from the newspaper.
[00:42.70]Immediately her students began raising money for the flood victims.
[00:47.18]They sold lollipops,
[00:48.94]wrote letters to the community asking for donations
[00:52.23]and collected their own money.
[00:53.97]Mountains of clothes，furniture and food piled up.
[00:57.80]Susan’s class made Easter baskets from shoe-boxes
[01:01.31]and filled them with candy and toys
[01:03.70]as well as toothpaste，soap，toothbrushes and shampoo.
[01:07.33]Susan and I drove there with these baskets.
[01:10.39]We went from house to house,
[01:12.15]knocking on doors，ready to begin our mission.
[01:15.08]“Hello，I’m Susan Moore，
[01:17.39]and this is my friend，Allison.
[01:19.12]My sixth-graders at Pennyroyal Elementary made Easter baskets
[01:23.50]for you when they heard about the flooding.”
[01:25.47]Their faces lit up as they opened their gifts.
[01:28.63]As we entered one home，
[01:30.62]a husband and wife were crouched over their floor with hammer and nails.
[01:34.33]When he opened the box，he began to cry.
[01:36.74]“I can’t believe those kids did this.
[01:39.35]Let me give you some money for their school.”
[01:41.89]As I glanced at what was left of his home，
[01:44.60]I could not believe his generous spirit.
[01:46.92]He eventually conceded to write a thank-you note instead.
[01:50.30]One woman ran out to find us after opening her box，
[01:53.92]tears rolling down her face.
[01:55.77]“I collected bunny rabbits，
[01:57.96]and I lost them all in the flood.
[02:00.03]There was a small pink rabbit in my box.
[02:02.67]I can start my collection again.
[02:04.73]Thank you.”
[02:05.94]The burly man standing next to her also had tears in his eyes.
[02:10.09]My heart was warmed as I played the small role of messenger
[02:14.18]in this tribute to the good in the human spirit.
[02:16.68]So often we hear of the shortcomings of our youth，
[02:20.28]but these youngsters answered a cry for help
[02:23.03]and gave proof that generosity and love prevail.