【推荐2】Jilly, the giraffe lived at the Morgan Zoo. She liked the zoo and was friends with all the other giraffes. There was just one problem. Jilly was too tall. When she walked slowly around the zoo, she had to bend down (俯身) to get past some of the trees. The other giraffes just walked along without any problem. “Why can’t I be like them?” “I get so tired of bending down to get past some of the trees!” she thought.

One day, Jilly was eating leaves when she saw one of her friends, Granite, struggling to reach some leaves on the other trees. Jilly went up to him and asked, “What’s wrong?” The giraffe said, “I’m having trouble reaching the leaves of these trees. I wish I were as tall as you so I wouldn’t have any trouble getting my food.” “You want to be as tall as I am?” asked Jilly. “I always wanted to be shorter so I wouldn’t have to bend down to get past all these trees.” With that, Jilly pulled down the leaves for Granite. Suddenly two more giraffes came along and asked if Jilly could get them some leaves. “Sure.” Said Jilly, “I would be glad to help you.”

After all the giraffes had their food that day, Jilly started back to the other side of the zoo to rest. She felt so happy and proud that she was able to help the other giraffes get their food from the tall tree. “How silly it was of me to want to be shorter like them.” she thought to herself.

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Casey McIntyre recently died of cancer (癌症). Before that, she set up a way to help others. In 2019, doctors told her that she had a serious kind of cancer. Though doctors treated (治疗) her for the cancer, Ms. McIntyre’s health got worse.

But she still realized that she was luckier than some other people. She had insurance (保险) to help pay for her medical care. Ms. McIntyre and her husband knew that many people with cancer had to face hard decisions because of the costs of medical care. She worried about others who weren’t as lucky as her.

Soon, Ms. McIntyre and her husband began donating (捐赠) money to a group called RIP Medical Debt (欠款). It works to make it possible for the poor people with cancer to receive better medical care.

In late June, doctors told Ms. McIntyre that she probably had about a month to live. Though her health was falling, Ms. McIntyre lived for about six months. She had many difficult days, but she also spent some wonderful days with her family.

In that time, Ms. McIntyre also thought about what she wanted to happen after she died. she decided to try hard to help as many people as she possibly could.

On November 12, 2023, Ms. McIntyre left the world. Her husband shared a message on her social media account (账号). “If you’re reading this, I have already died,” it said. “To celebrate my life, I’ve planned to pay for the costs of others’ medical care.” They had created a page on a website to raise money for this reason.

Many people saw this message. In less than a week, the donations on the web page quickly passed the earliest goal. And they are still coming in.

【推荐3】Carla Bruni is the wife of Nicolas Sarkozy and she is France’s former(前任的) First Lady. She is a famous woman in the world. Here’s an introduction about Carla Bruni.

Carla was born in Italy in December, 1967. She came from a wealthy musical family. Her mother was a pianist and her father was a classical composer. She moved to France with her parents when she was five.

Carla went to a boarding(寄宿) school in Switzerland and studied art and architecture(建筑学). She didn’t become an artist or engineer. She became a top model. She also had a career as a singer and songwriter.

Carla signed with a modeling agency when she was 19. She was such a tall and beautiful lady that she became a popular top model soon. She worked for many of the top French designers and fashion houses. She became famous in the 1980s as a top model.

Carla gave up her job as a model in 1997. Then she turned her attention back to music. She became a singer and her first album was released(发行) in 2003. Her second album was released in 2008. Her albums were popular in French-speaking countries.

Carla married the former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, in February, 2008. Even though she became Face’s First Lady, she continued her career in music. Her third album went on sale in July, 2008.