英语翻译
AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeveryingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift——$7,000,alegacy(遗产)formtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.“Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.”saysDave.
ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DoxensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHstchesgenerosity.Insomecases,itwasafewthiousanddollars;inother,itwasmorethan$100,000.
ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,morethan$3million—theywereamelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.
ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfortheirhaibitofsaving,Theythnvedown(喜欢)comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostore,checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.
Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.“IstandArleneneveraskedyouneededanything,”saystheirfriendSandVanWeehten,“Theycouldseethirabeycoulddogomakeyouhappier,andtheywoulddothem.
EvenmoreextaordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributed.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy——alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcent——shouldenrivhthewholecommunity(社区)andIshandArleneHatch’sstory.
Neighborshelpingneighbors——thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory
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