Abott was doctor . In the past ,he had a passive attitude about life .It was said that he patterned himself on his father’s behavior pattern .He liked to wear jeans that had a patch on the knee .His favorite pastime was patting his kitten’s soft paws .One day ,one of his patients died of cancer ,which awoke Mr . Abott. He read a passage in the Bible for the dead man .From that day on ,Mr.Abott had a passion to invent a new kind of medicine .He had great patience with it . He knew the only passport to success was hard work .On the day he finished the work ,the laborers who worked for him demanded prompt payment .He paid up all he owed .After paying off the laborers .He pasted up the pattern of his invention on the wall. Mr .Abott got a patent for this invention .His patron had great interest in it .He came to visit Mr. Abott by bicycle .The patron came down a path paved with cobblestones .No parking on the pavement .So he had to keep his bicycle in the passage .Mr .Abott was at home alone.His wife put their cattle out to pasture. The patron was quite a patient person.He advised Mr .Abott to sell the patent to him . Mr Abott paused before making the important decision.Finally he decided to contribute his invention to society .He did that to pay back society .His patriotic action raised many people’s admiration

　　艾博特先生是名医生，在过去，他对生活是一种消极的态度。据说他是模仿他父亲的行为模式。他喜欢穿膝盖上带补丁的牛仔裤。他喜爱的消遣就是轻拍他小猫柔软的爪子。一天，他的一个病人死于癌症，这唤醒了艾博特先生。他为死者读了圣经里的一段。从那天起，艾博特先生有着热情发明一种新药。他对此有很大的耐性。他知道通往成功的惟一护照是辛苦工作。他完成工作的那天，为他工作的工人们要求立刻付款。他全部付清了他所欠的钱。在给清工资遣散工人后，他把他发明的图案贴在墙上。艾博特先生就这项发明获得了一项专利。他的赞助人对此非常感兴趣。他骑自行车来拜访艾博特先生。赞助人经过一条铺着鹅卵石的小路。人行道上不准停车，因此他不得不把自行车放在走廊里。艾博特得天独厚生一人在家。他的妻子赶牛群到牧场去放牧了，赞助人是个非常有耐心的人。他建议艾博特先生把专利卖给他。艾博特先生在做重大决定之前暂停了一会儿。最终，他决定把发明捐赠给社会。他那样做是为了回报社会。他的爱国行为让许多人钦佩。

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