Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to1helping others."
One morning, his parents gave him some money to2some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very3. Bill went to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?" The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days."
At the thought of his parents' words, Bill said to the old man, "Let's go to the4."
When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter5the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you so much6. I'm fine now. I'll7forget your kindness! You are a very good young man."
Bill was8when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned9that the food was free10it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers that day.
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36-year-old David Deem is a very tall and thin American. He stands at 1.93 meters with blue eyes, curly blond hair, a beard, and an honest and bright smile. People who know him well usually call him "Ding Dawei".
Ding Dawei has been a teacher in Dongxiang, a town in Gansu Province since 2000. He is a volunteer who helps the children with their English.
Ding Dawei was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father is a manager in a large factory in the US, and his mother was once a middle school teacher. When he was a third-year student in college, he went to China and studied for one year in Beijing University. Hecame to the country again in 1994 and became a teacher.
“A teacher should go where he is needed most, "Ding often says like this.
For years in China, many people sent letters and donations to Ding Dawei and his school. He is really the one who receives and sends the most letters in the county. And the money he received is used to build schools, buy gifts for teachers and students on Teachers' Day and Children's Day, and pay for the teachers' exchange programs.
From the foreigner Ding Dawei, we can see a sense of responsibility.
