THE MAN LOOKING FOR EYES

找眼睛的人

Millionaire Peter lost his sight. The doctor told him that only by doing a cornea transplant surgery could he restore his sight.

Peter offered a large sum of money for the cornea, but time passed day after day, he didn't get any response.

Formerly, Peter had already been notorious. Because he was usually proud of his “wealth”, and had done many unscrupulous things, so as soon as the donor heard his name, all of them refused without hesitation.

Even the toughest people also could not stand a long time of tossing about over and over again.

At first Peter always spoke louder than others and got angry easily by his wealth, but later, the moneybag had no choice but to wait quietly.

One day, Peter wanted to bask in the sun, so he fumbled for the little square before the hospital alone silently. He raised his head to enjoy the long-awaited sunshine. However, he saw nothing but the boundless darkness.

Just as Peter felt despaired, someone hit him hard all of a sudden. That bump annoyed Peter, so he yelled, “Don't you have eyes? Don't you see who you hit! I'm Millionaire Peter!”

The answer was from a little boy, “I'm sorry, sir. I didn't notice, please forgive me!”

Peter changed his mind and ordered gloomily, “I can forgive you, but you must chat with me!”

The boy said yes repeatedly, when Peter nodded satisfactorily and asked, “Is the sun big today?”

The boy answered merrily, “Sir, the sun is pretty fine today, big and bright.” Peter's face also lit up with a smile, as if he had seen the golden sun, and then he asked, “Is the surrounding environment beautiful?”

The boy began describing it in earnest, “How beautiful! The green grass, the blue sky, the blooming flowers everywhere, and the little trees are also very lovely, when the birds perch on them, they double up with laughter. The clouds are floating and floating, floating to the side of the sun...”

As he was listening, Peter began to envy that boy. Suddenly, he became cranky, raving toward the sky, “Oh, my God, the little boy is so poor, nothing but a pair of eyes! Why do you give him light?”

At this moment, a lady interrupted Peter, “You are wrong! My son is too poor to have eyes. What he just described is what I told him!” Startled, Peter sat on the square, tears welling up in his eyes suddenly.

Since then, the city charity would receive a large sum of endowment every year. The donor was the very millionaire named Peter.

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cornea transplant

英[ˈkɔːniə trænsˈplɑːnt]

美[ˈkɔːrniə trænsˈplænt]

角膜移植;

I see that Michael "I'm gonna get you a cornea transplant" Malone stiffed you again.

我明白了，那个承诺给我做角膜移植的Michael Malone又把我给晃点了

notorious

英[nəʊˈtɔːriəs]

美[noʊˈtɔːriəs]

adj.臭名昭著的;声名狼藉的;

He was a notorious anti-Semite.

他是臭名昭著的反犹主义者。

unscrupulous

英[ʌnˈskruːpjələs]

美[ʌnˈskruːpjələs]

adj.肆无忌惮的;不道德的;无道德原则的;不诚实的;不公正的;

Working people will now be vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous employers.

现在的雇员容易遭到雇主肆无忌惮的剥削。

toughest

英[ˈtʌfɪst] 美[ˈtʌfəst]

adv.强硬地;顽强地;

adj.艰苦的;艰难的;棘手的;严厉的;强硬的;无情的;坚强的;健壮的;能吃苦耐劳的;坚韧不拔的;

tough的最高级;

The government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene.

政府对食物卫生出台了一些强硬的新法规。

bask

英[bɑːsk]美[bæsk]

vi.晒太阳;取暖;

Crocodiles bask on the small sandy beaches.

鳄鱼在小沙滩上晒太阳。

fumbled

英[ˈfʌmbld] 美[ˈfʌmbld]

v.笨手笨脚地做(某事);胡乱摸找(某物);笨嘴拙舌地说话;支支吾吾地说;失球;接球失误;漏接;

fumble的过去分词和过去式;

Walsh fumbled in his pocket, a reflex from his smoking days

沃尔什在口袋里摸索着，这是他抽烟时养成的习惯动作。

long-awaited

美[ˌlɔŋ əˈweɪtəd] 英[ˌlɒŋ əˈweɪtɪd]

adj.期待已久的

Now the long awaited winter vacation is near at hand.

等待好久的寒假快要到啦。

gloomily

adv.阴暗地；阴沉地；阴郁地；忧郁地;

He waited, calmly, gloomily, and then anxiously as she did not appear.

他平静地、忧郁地等待着，尔后还是不见她回来，就心急火燎起来。

lit up

英[lɪt ʌp] 美[lɪt ʌp]

点灯;照亮;点香烟;变快活;

Parts of Kiev, the capital, were lit up by fires last night.

首都基辅的部分地区，昨晚被熊熊火焰所点燃。

envy

英[ˈenvi] 美[ˈenvi]

n.嫉妒;羡慕;忌妒;

vt.羡慕;忌妒;庆幸不必做别人非做不可的事;

She was devoured by envy and hatred.

她心中充满嫉妒和憎恨。

cranky

英[ˈkræŋki] 美[ˈkræŋki]

adj.古怪的;怪异的;脾气坏的;

Vegetarianism has shed its cranky image

素食主义者已经摆脱了其古怪的形象。

raving

英[ˈreɪvɪŋ] 美[ˈreɪvɪŋ]

adj.狂乱的;语无伦次的;疯疯癫癫的;强调某状态或品质;

v.热烈谈论(或书写);(热情洋溢地)奋笔疾书;咆哮;怒吼;瞎扯;胡说八道;

adv.胡说乱讲地；疯狂地;

n.胡话;

rave的现在分词;

The drunkard began to rave again.

这酒鬼又开始胡言乱语了。

startle

英[ˈstɑːtl] 美[ˈstɑːrtl]

vt.使惊吓;使吓一跳;使大吃一惊;

n.惊愕;惊恐;震惊;吃惊;惊跳;

The animals don't get startled.

这些动物不会受到惊吓。

well up

英[wel ʌp] 美[wel ʌp]

涌出;冒出;流出;溢出;（某种情感）迸发，涌起;

Every time I think of him, tears will well up in my eyes.

每当我想起他的时候，眼泪就会涌出我的眼眶。

endowment

英[ɪnˈdaʊmənt] 美[ɪnˈdaʊmənt]

n.捐款;捐赠;资助;天赋;天资;才能;

For example, our National Endowment for the Arts, with its$ 150 million budget,

比如，美国艺术捐赠基金会的预算为一亿五千万美元，

百万富翁彼得失明了，医生说只有做角膜移植手术才能重见光明。

彼得不惜花一大笔钱买角膜，但是时间一天天过去，事情没有一点儿回音。

彼得从前就臭名昭著。他仗着自己有钱，做事不择手段。所有捐赠者一听到他的名字就毫不犹豫地拒绝捐赠。

再坚强的人也经不起长时间一遍遍的折腾。

开始的时候，彼得总是用大声讲话压过所有人，动不动就为钱生气，后来他什么也做不了，只能揣着钱安静地等。

有一天，彼得想出去晒晒太阳，他安静地摸着找路，要去医院前面的小广场。他抬起头享受着久违的阳光，可惜什么也看不见，眼前只有无边无际的黑暗。

就在彼得感到沮丧的时候，突然被人狠狠撞了一下。彼得被惹毛了，大喊起来：“没长眼睛啊你？也不看看我是谁你就敢撞？我可是百万富翁彼得！”

回答他的是一个小男孩的声音：“对不起，先生。我刚才没注意，您就原谅我吧。”

彼得变得忧郁了起来，他命令道：“我可以原谅你，但你得陪我聊天！”

小男孩反复说了几次可以，彼得满意地点点头，问道：“今天太阳大吗？”

小男孩兴高采烈地说：“先生，今天的太阳可好啦，又大又亮。”彼得脸上也露出了笑容，好像亲眼看到了金色的太阳一样。然后他问：“周围的环境美吗？”

小男孩迫不及待地开始描述：“真美啊！绿草蓝天，鲜花开满地。小树也很可爱，鸟儿们栖息在树上。他们挤在一起笑啊笑啊。云彩飘啊飘啊，飘到太阳边上……”

彼得听着听着，对小男孩羡慕起来。突然，他变得脾气古怪，仰天咆哮着：“主啊，小男孩这么穷，他至少还有一双眼睛！凭什么你就赐予他光明？”

这时，一位女士打断了彼得的话：“你说错了！我儿子可怜到连眼睛都没有。她刚才描述给你的都是我讲给他听的！”彼得惊呆了，坐在广场上，霎时间热泪盈眶。

从那以后，市慈善机构每年都能收到一大笔捐款。捐赠人就是这位叫作彼得的百万富翁。

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