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My brother moved to a big city last spring.我哥哥去年春天搬到了一座大城市。 Finding housing in the city took him many weeks.在那座城市里找「住房」花了他好几个星期。 The first room was small and dark, and honestly it was a bad place.第一间房又小又暗，「老实说」那地方很糟。 That evening he was hungry, and the search felt hopeless.那天晚上他很「饿」，找房这件事让他觉得「毫无希望」。

Then a kind old lady gave him a room in her house.后来一位好心的老太太给了他一间房住。 She kept bees and gave him warm bread with honey.她养蜂，还给他涂了「蜂蜜」的热面包。 He called her holy, because she treated all people with honour.他叫她「圣洁」的人，因为她对所有人都很「尊重」。 He said he would ideally stay in that house for years.他说「理想情况下」他愿意在那房子里住很多年。

One night he heard a cry and ran out in horror.一天夜里他听到喊声，吓得「惊恐」地跑了出去。 A young idiot had tried to climb the wall and had fallen.一个年轻的「傻瓜」想爬墙，结果摔了下来。 My brother carried the boy inside and washed his head.我哥哥把那个男孩抱进屋，给他洗了头。

The lady gave the boy tea and told him to be careful.老太太给男孩喝了茶，叫他小心点。 Afterward the boy became a friend of the house.后来那男孩成了这家的朋友。 My brother wrote to me: a city can be hard, but kind people live everywhere.我哥哥写信给我说：城市可能很难，但善良的人到处都是。