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　　你有兄弟或姐妹吗？他们有时会给你的生活带来很多烦心事。要是他们比你年纪小的话，他们就总是会惹麻烦，要你来帮忙。 
　　.如果你知道了一个人的缺点，便会难以忘掉。俗话说：“一日为贼，终生为贼”。但真的是这样吗？一次错误会使一个人永远是一个坏人吗？人们就不能有所改变吗？ 
　　.珍妮弗“沃尔顿是一名护士，她是个文静、细心而又通情达理的人，却有一个既不细心也不通情达理的弟弟，名叫理查德。他总是向人借钱，干任何工作都没有长性，并且和警方扯上了麻烦。珍妮弗对他非常担心。一天，当警察前来询问有关他的情况时，珍妮弗想到了最坏的可能……

1 A night out at Maxim's
1．马克西姆餐厅之夜
2 A visit from the police
2．警察来访
3 Wendy's story
3．温迪的故事
4 Another birthday present
4．又一个生日礼物
ACTIVITIES Before Reading
ACTIVITIES Before Reading
ACTIVITIES Before Reading

　　Do you have any brothers or sisters？They can sometimes make your life very difficult．If they are younger than you，then they are always getting into trouble and needing your help．
　　And if you know something bad about a person，it is difficult to forget it．'Once a thief，always a thief，' people say．But is that true？Does one mistake make a person bad for ever？Can't people change？
　　Jennifer Walton is a nurse．She is quiet and careful and sensible，but she has a young brother，Richard．Richard is not careful or sensible．He is always borrowing money，he never keeps a job for long，he's been in trouble with the police．Jennifer worries about him a lot．And when one day the police come asking questions about him，Jennifer fears the worst．
　　Jennifer looked at the clock on the waiting-room wall．Nearly half-past eight．The light was still on in Doctor Gibson's room．I'm going to be late，she said to herself，why doesn't he hurry up？The evening surgery was always busy on Thursdays but tonight was worse than usual．
　　She quickly put the newspapers in a cupboard．Then she took off her white coat and locked it in the cupboard too．She was turning off the lights when someone rang the front doorbell．Oh no，not another patient，not at this hour．She ran to the door and opened it．Outside it was dark but she could see a man，his hands deep in his pockets．He moved his head and the light fell on his face．
　　'Richard！' she cried in surprise．'What are you doing here？'
　　'Can I come in for a minute？'
　　He did not wait for an answer but pushed past her and went inside．Jennifer turned to him．She was usually pleased when Richard called，but this was the wrong time．'I'm sorry，but you can't stay．I must hurry．I'm meeting my friend Claire for dinner and……' She stopped．It was Richard's eyes—they looked tired and worried．
　　'What's the matter？' she asked．
　　Just then Dr Gibson called from his room．'Did I hear the doorbell，Nurse？Was it another patient？'
　　'No，it's only my brother Richard，' she called back．
　　She turned back to Richard．'Is something wrong？' she asked again．
　　He shook his head．'I'm fine，' he said．'It's just……well，I had some trouble at work．'
　　'Trouble？'
　　'It was nothing，really．I said something to my boss and he didn't like it．He got angry with me and……and in the end he told me to go．So I've lost my job．'
　　'Oh Richard，not again！ Why do you do these things？' Jennifer was beginning to feel cross with him．'And now you have no money，is that it？'
　　'Take it easy，Jenny．I don't need very much．Only twenty pounds．I'll pay you back next week—really I will．' He put his hand on her arm．'You can do that for me，can't you？Just twenty pounds．It's for a present．'
　　珍妮弗看了看候诊室墙上的钟。快8点半了，吉布森大夫房间里的灯依然亮着。我要迟到了，她自言自语道，为什么他不能快点儿呢？虽然星期四的夜间门诊总是很忙碌，但今晚的情况比通常更糟。
　　她迅速将报纸放进柜橱，随后脱下白大褂，也锁了进去。她正准备关灯，前门门铃响了起来。噢，不，别再有病人了，别在这个时候。她跑过去，打开了门。外面漆黑一片，但她依稀能分辨出是一个男人，两手深深地插在口袋里。他的头动了一下，灯光映照在他的脸上。
　　“理查德！”她惊呼道，“你跑到这儿来做什么？”
　　“我能进去待一会儿吗？”
　　不等回答，他便从她身旁挤了进去。珍妮弗转向他。每当理查德来访，她都会很高兴，但这次他却来得不是时候。“很抱歉你不能待在这儿。我必须立即动身，和好朋友克莱尔共进晚餐，然后……”她停了下来，因为理查德的眼神看上去既疲惫又焦虑。
　　“出什么事儿了？”她问道。
　　就在这时，吉布森大夫从房间里喊道：“护士小姐，我是不是听到门铃响了？是又来病人了吗？”
　　“不是，只是我弟弟理查德。”她回应道。
　　她又回身问理查德，“出什么事儿了？”
　　他摇了摇头说：“我很好，只是……唉，我在工作上遇到了点儿麻烦。”
　　“麻烦？”
　　“也没什么，真的。我对老板说了些他不爱听的话，他因此对我大发脾气，最后叫我走人。就这样，我丢了工作。”
　　“噢，理查德，你以后别再这样了。你为什么要这么做？”珍妮弗开始对他感到生气，“你现在又没钱了，对吧？”
　　“别紧张，珍妮。我不要太多。20镑就够了，下周我就还你，说到做到。”他把一只手搭在她的胳膊上说，“你可以帮我这个忙的，对吧？只要20镑，我要买件礼物。”