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My community①and state are still recovering from the catastrophe②that struck recently. A wall of storms with hurricane③force winds struck late on a Friday evening knocking down trees, blocking④roads, damaging homes, and destroying power lines.

The most amazing thing happened, however, as the reality of the crisis sank in: it brought out the best in us.

People shared their food, ice, and gasoline⑤. People who still had power opened their homes to those who had none.People rushed out to clear roads and homes of fallen trees.Selfless power crews⑥worked around the clock to repair the damage and restore electricity.

Life's disasters strike all of us from time to time. No one is spared⑦. How we respond to them, though, is up to us. We can react to them like demons of selfishness or like angels of love.

May you always bring the best from your heart and soul to whatever life may throw at you then.

My community①and state are still recovering from the catastrophe②that struck recently. A wall of storms with hurricane③force winds struck late on a Friday evening knocking down trees, blocking④roads, damaging homes, and destroying power lines.

The most amazing thing happened, however, as the reality of the crisis sank in: it brought out the best in us.

People shared their food, ice, and gasoline⑤. People who still had power opened their homes to those who had none.People rushed out to clear roads and homes of fallen trees.Selfless power crews⑥worked around the clock to repair the damage and restore electricity.

Life's disasters strike all of us from time to time. No one is spared⑦. How we respond to them, though, is up to us. We can react to them like demons of selfishness or like angels of love.

May you always bring the best from your heart and soul to whatever life may throw at you then.

最近的一次災(zāi)難給我們的州、我們的社區(qū)帶來了很大的影響。暴風(fēng)雨夾雜著颶風(fēng)在周五的晚上登陸，樹木被刮倒，道路被封鎖，家園被摧毀，電路被中斷。

但是不可思議的事情發(fā)生了，盡管危機(jī)降臨，但是它激發(fā)了我們最好的本質(zhì)。

我們互相之間分享食物、冰塊、汽油。家里還有電的人會(huì)向那些家里斷電的人敞開家門。人們自發(fā)地跑到街上清理道路和家中倒下的樹木。無私的電力維修工爭分奪秒修理電路，恢復(fù)供電。

生活中的災(zāi)難總會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)給我們打擊。無人能幸免。不過，我們?cè)鯓討?yīng)對(duì)它則取決于我們自己。我們可以變成魔鬼般的自私，也可以變成天使般的仁愛。

愿不管生活如何待你，你都能還以發(fā)自內(nèi)心的善良。

最近的一次災(zāi)難給我們的州、我們的社區(qū)帶來了很大的影響。暴風(fēng)雨夾雜著颶風(fēng)在周五的晚上登陸，樹木被刮倒，道路被封鎖，家園被摧毀，電路被中斷。

但是不可思議的事情發(fā)生了，盡管危機(jī)降臨，但是它激發(fā)了我們最好的本質(zhì)。

我們互相之間分享食物、冰塊、汽油。家里還有電的人會(huì)向那些家里斷電的人敞開家門。人們自發(fā)地跑到街上清理道路和家中倒下的樹木。無私的電力維修工爭分奪秒修理電路，恢復(fù)供電。

生活中的災(zāi)難總會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)給我們打擊。無人能幸免。不過，我們?cè)鯓討?yīng)對(duì)它則取決于我們自己。我們可以變成魔鬼般的自私，也可以變成天使般的仁愛。

愿不管生活如何待你，你都能還以發(fā)自內(nèi)心的善良。

① community 英 [k??mju:n?t?] 美 [k??mjun?t?] n. 社區(qū)

② catastrophe 英 [k?'t?str?f?] 美 [k?'t?str?fi]

n. 大災(zāi)難；大禍；慘敗

③ hurricane 英 ['h?r?k(?)n; -ke?n] 美 [h?r??ken]

n. 颶風(fēng)，暴風(fēng)

④ block 英 [bl?k] 美 [blɑk]

n. 塊；街區(qū)；大廈；障礙物vt. 阻止；阻塞；限制；封蓋

⑤ gasoline 英 ['g?s?li?n] 美 ['g?s?lin] n. 汽油

⑥ crew 英 [kru?] 美 [kr?]

n. 隊(duì)，組；全體人員，全體船員vi. 一起工作

⑦ spare 英 [spe?] 美 [sp?r]

vt. 節(jié)約，吝惜；饒?。环殖?，分讓vi. 饒恕，寬恕；節(jié)約