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A friend of mine named Paul received a new car from his brother as an early Christmas present.
我的朋友 Paul收到一辆新车作为即将到来圣诞礼物。
On Christmas Eve, when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.
圣诞的夜晚， Paul从办公室出来看到一个男孩在他新车的周围，很喜欢车。
"Is this your car, mister?" he asked.
“先生这是您的车吗？”他问
Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas."
Paul点点头说：“我兄弟送我的圣诞节礼物”
The boy looked astonished . "You mean your brother gave it to you, and it didn"t cost you anything? Gosh, I wish . . ."
男孩看着他吃惊地说：“你的意思是你兄弟给你的，这个没花你任何东西？唉，我希望……”
He hesitated, and Paul knew what he was going to wish. He was going to wish he had a brother like that.
男孩犹豫着， Pau知道男孩一样什么。他也一样有这样一个兄弟。
But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.
但是小男孩接下来说的话让他惭愧到脚后跟儿（找个地缝钻进去）。
"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."
“我希望”男孩继续说：“成为那样一个兄弟”
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively added, "Would you like a ride in my new car?"
Paul吃惊得看着小男孩，接着有点冲动的说：“你想坐一下我的新车嘛？”
"Oh, yes, I"d love that!"
“噢！当然，我喜欢！”
After a short ride the boy turned with his eyes aglow and said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
坐了一段路后男孩激动的红润着眼睛说：“先生，你能把车开到我们家门前嘛？”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.
Paul微微一笑，他知道小孩男在想什么。男孩想向邻居们炫耀下他可以开一辆这么大的汽车回家，但是 Paul又错了。
"Will you stop right where those steps are?" the boy asked.
“您可以停到台阶的右边嘛？”男孩问
He ran up the steps. Then in a little while, Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.
男孩跑上台阶，过了一小会儿， Paul听到他回来了，但是男孩没那么快回来。
He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up right next to him and pointed at the car.
男孩背着他的残疾小弟弟，他坐在台阶下面，给弟弟指着车。
"There she is, buddy, just like I told you upstairs.
“那是他的小伙伴，向我在楼上告诉你的”
His brother gave it to him for Christmas, and it didn"t cost him a cent.
他的兄弟圣诞节送给他的并且他没花一分钱。
And someday I"m gonna give you one just like it; then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I"ve been telling you about."
将来有一天我也会送你一辆这个车，你可以自己开着去看所有圣诞美好的事物，那是我之前告诉你的。
Paul got out and lifted the little lad into the front seat of his car.
Paul下车让小伙子坐到车前面的位子。
The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable ride.
年长的哥哥紧挨着他，三个人开始了深刻的旅途！
翻译：瑷宝
翻译得不好请各位多多指点！谢谢(●°u°●) 」
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