My bike once blew a tire a long way from home, the blast knocking the rubber off the rim. Pushing the disabled bike was difficult. Seeing my struggle, a young man pulled up in one of those three-wheeled open trucks. Using hand signals, he indicated he wanted to help, and then he hauled the bike and me to a repair shop 2 kilometers distant. I offered him money, but he just grinned, shook his head and waved goodbye.

有一次在离家很远的地方，我的自行车胎爆了，内胎都从车圈上脱落下来。推着爆胎的车子走路非常吃力。一个骑着三轮车的年轻人看到我后，就把车停下来用手势示意我他想帮助我。接着，他就载着我和自行车去了两公里外的修车店。我想给他钱，但他只是微微一笑，摇摇头就招手离开了。

Near the end of Spring Festival, I lost my reading glasses. Amazingly, the only business open in the neighborhood happened to be an eyeglass shop. The proprietor told me she would make the glasses, and I could pick them up the next day. When I said I needed them at the office that night, she paused, puzzled a moment, and then cheerfully told me to come back in two hours. I did, and collected the finished glasses. I tried to pay her extra for her trouble, but she refused.

临近春节假期尾声的时候，我丢了我的花镜。让我吃惊的是，附近唯一还在营业的店碰巧就是一家眼镜店。店主告诉我，她可以给我配镜不过得等到第二天才能拿到。当我告诉她我当天晚上办公需要眼镜时，她停顿思考了一会儿然后爽快地告诉我两个小时后回来取。我照做了，拿到了配好的眼镜。我想多付些钱来补偿给她造成的麻烦，但是她拒绝了。

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