AyearagoAugustDaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.HiswifeGerriewasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria(自助食堂)butworkforDavewasscarce(不足的,缺乏的)andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—$7000,alegacy(遗产)fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatchwhodiedinanaccident.“Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially”saysDave.
ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.Dozensof(许多)otherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecasesitwasafewthousanddollars;inothersitwasmorethan$100000.
ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoneymorethan$3million—theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.
ChildrenoftheGreatDepressionIshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsavingTheythrivedon(喜欢)comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostorecheckingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase(购买).
ThroughtheyearstheHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.“IshandArleneneveraskedifyouneededanything”saystheirfriendSandVanWeelden“Theycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappierandtheywoulddothem.
EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributed(分发;分配).ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcentsshouldenrichthewholecommunity(社区)andlastforgenerationstocome.
Neighborshelpingneighbors——thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.
小题1:AccordinggothetexttheFusses______.