Good Deeds

时间：2006-09-01 09:52:43

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A lawyer died and arrived at the Pearly Gates.

Saint¹ Peter asked him, "What have you done to merit² entrance into
Heaven?"

The lawyer thought a moment, then said, "A week ago, I gave a quarter
to a homeless person on the street."

Saint Peter asked Gabriel to check this out in the records, and after
a moment Gabriel affirmed³ that it was true.

Saint Peter said, "Well , that's fine, but it's not really quite
enough to get you into Heaven."

The Lawyer said, "Wait, wait! There's more! Three years ago, I also
gave a homeless person a quarter."

Saint Peter nodded to Gabriel, who, after a moment, nodded back to
affirm that it was true.

Saint Peter then whispered to Gabriel, "Well, what do you suggest we
do with this fellow?"

Gabriel gave the lawyer a sidelong glance, then said to Saint Peter,
"Let's give him back his 50 cents and tell him to go to Hell

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1 saint
n.圣徒；基督教徒；vt.成为圣徒，把...视为圣徒
参考例句：
He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。 The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。

2 merit
n.优点，价值，功绩，成绩；vt.值得
参考例句：
There is great merit in dealing fairly with your employees.公正地对待你的雇员有极大好处。 History affords us lessons that merit attention.历史给我们提供了值得注意的借鉴。

3 affirmed
断言，证实( affirm的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire. 双方均申明答应停火。 They affirmed that the girls did quite a bit of reading. 他们断言这些女孩子读了不少书。