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Ken drove an ambulance for ten years, and his ambition was to become a doctor.肯开了十年「救护车」，他的「抱负」是当一名医生。 One cold night he found a young man asleep on a bench.一个寒冷的夜里，他发现一个年轻男子在河边的长椅上「睡着了」。 The man's arm was cut, and he smelled of beer, but he was not armed.那人的手臂被划伤了，他没有「携带武器」，但身上有啤酒味。

Ken called an attorney and asked her to analyse the case.肯打电话给他认识的一位「律师」，请她「分析」这个案子。 It was an automatic choice, because he always followed the rules.对他来说这是「自动的」选择，因为他一向守规矩。 The man woke and began to annoy the nurses with loud questions.那人醒了，开始用大声的提问「惹恼」护士。 He said anyhow that he did not want to stay in hospital.他「无论如何」都说那天晚上不想待在医院里。

Ken sat with him till morning and made no apology for the long wait.肯陪他坐到早上，也没有为漫长的等待随口说一句「道歉」。 We have to start somewhere, Ken said, since nobody else will do it.肯说，总得从某处开始，因为别人都不肯做。 The man wrote a short note afterwards, and it said only thank you.那人「随后」写了一张短纸条，纸条上只写了谢谢。

Ken kept that note in his desk for many years.肯把那张纸条在抽屉里保存了很多年。 He told young drivers that care is never a waste of time.他告诉年轻的司机们，一次关心的举动绝不是浪费时间。 I do not want an award, he said.他说，我不想要奖赏。 My job is to bring people home.我的工作就是把人们送回家。