Katy

凱蒂

I first met 8-year-old Katy on a rainy afternoon. I was a nurse at a hospital. The clerk at the desk told me about Katy. She was there because she felt a lot of pain. The doctors located a problem at the base of her brain. I knew she was special, even before she got better. I’ll always remember Katy as a hero.

我第一次遇到八歲的凱蒂是在一個下雨天的下午。我是一家醫院的護士。我是從前臺同事那里得知凱蒂的，她因為感覺渾身疼痛才來的醫院。醫生在她頭部找到了病因。我知道她和別人不一樣，即使她現在還沒好起來。我會永遠記住凱蒂這個英雄女孩。

When I entered Katy’s room, she was not in her bed. She was in a chair next to Tommy, a little boy. Though Katy did not feel well, she was playing with Tommy and his toys. It took a lot of effort for her just to sit in the chair. But she played with Tommy because it made him happy.

我走進她的病房時發現她并沒有在病床上，而是坐在一個叫湯米的小男孩病床旁的一張椅子上。雖然她自己身體也不好，但還是陪湯米一起玩玩具。她連坐在椅子上都困難，但她仍然愿意和湯米一起玩逗他開心。

Katy was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain. She refused to just lie in bed. One day I found her painting a picture. Later, she gave it to one of the older patients. Another day she went outside to get flowers for another sick little girl. Katy made everyone smile.

凱蒂臉上總是掛著微笑，從不顯露痛苦。她拒絕一直躺在病床上。有一天，我發現她畫了一幅畫并將這幅畫送給了另一位比她大的病人。她有時還會出去菜花送給另一位小女孩。凱蒂讓所有人都變得開心。

The doctors hurried to fix the problem in Katy’s brain. The operation was successful! The doctors informed the hospital staff of the good news. Katy was fine. She soon felt excellent. She got better and was able to leave the hospital a month later.

醫生們爭分奪秒為凱蒂治療，而且手術很成功！醫生們將這個好消息告訴了其他同事。凱蒂沒事了。她恢復得很不錯，而且一個月后就出院了。

I have had a long career as a nurse. I have met many patients. However, I have never met another girl like Katy. Even after she got well, she still came to the hospital. She played various games with the young patients. She read many books to the older patients. Katy’s kind heart helped her get better so quickly. She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital.

我做護士這么長時間以來，照顧過很多病人，但沒有一個像凱蒂這樣的。即使她后來痊愈了，但她還是經常會到醫院來和那些年紀小的病人們做游戲。她為年長的病人讀了很多書。凱蒂的善良讓她恢復得很快。她是我和醫院里所有人的英雄。

單詞

appear v.似乎

base n.基礎，底部

brain n.大腦

career n.事業

clerk n.職員

effort n.努力

enter v.進入

excellent adj.卓越的

hero n.英雄

hurry v.使匆忙

inform v.通知，告訴，報告

later adv.后來

leave v.離開

locate v.查找….的地點

nurse n.護士

operation n.手術

pain n.疼痛

refuse v.拒絕

though conj.雖然，盡管

various adj.各種各樣的