When she retired,she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited
Means the opportunity to go to university. 3 She had wanted to become a nurse,but had to leave school to look after ill relatives and work. When asked why she had given her life savings away,she replied,Im giving it away so that children wont have to work so hard,like I did. After news of her donation hit the media,over 600 donations were made to the scholarship fund. One was given by media executive,Ted Turner,who reputedly gave a billion dollars.
She didnt want any fuss made over her gift,but the news got out and she was invited all over the United States to talk to people. Wherever she went ,people would come up to her to say a few words or to just touch her. She met the ordinary and the famous,President Clinton included. In the last few years of her life,before she died of cancer,McCarty was given over 300 awards:she was honoured by the United Nations and received the Presidential Citizen s Medal. Despite having no real education,she found herself with two honorary doctorates:one from the University of Southern Mississippi and the other from Harvard University. Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many and proof that true selflessness does exist.
词汇:
frugal /fru:g?l/ adj. 节约的,俭朴的,花钱少 的,物质
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