A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam．He called his parents from San Francisco．“Mom and Dad，I’m coming home，but I’ve a favor to ask．I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me．”“Sure，”they replied，“we’d love to meet him．”
“There’S something you should know，”the son continued，“he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting．He stepped on a land mine and lost an arrll and a leg．He has nowhere else to go，and 1 want him to come live with US．”
“I’m sorry to hear that，son．Maybe we can help him find some-where to live．”“No，Mom and Dad，1 want him to live with US．”“Son，”said the father，“you don’t know what you’re asking．Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us．We have our own lives to live，and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives．I think you shouldjust come home and forget about this guy．He’11 find a way tO live on his own．”
At that point，the son hung up the phone．The parents heard nothing more from him．A few days later，however，they received a call from the San Francisco police．Their son had died after falling from a building，they were told．The police believed it was suicide．The grief—strickenparents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identi—fy the body of their son．
They recognized him，but to their horror they also discovered some—thing they didn’t know．their son had only one arm and one leg．
handicap n．障碍，困难
v．加障碍于，妨碍
guy n．家伙；小伙子；朋友；人；牵索，张网
v．取
morgue n．太平间；停尸房笑，嘲弄；使稳定，加固
suicide n．试图自杀者；自杀性行为，自毁
morgue n．太平间；停尸房心灵深处
这是一个即将从越南战场上归来的士兵的故事。他从旧金山给他的父母打来电话：“爸爸，妈妈，我要回来了。我有一件事想征求你们的同意。我想带一个朋友回来。”“当然可以，”他们说，“我们很希望能够见到他。”
“有一件事你们应该知道，”儿子接着说：“他在战争中负了很严重的伤，他踩到了地雷，失去了一条胳膊和一条腿，他没有别的地方可去，我希望他能和我们在一起生活。”
“儿子，我们很同情他的遭遇，也许我们可以帮他找到一个能让他生活的地方。” “不，爸爸，妈妈，我希望他能和我们在一起生活。” “儿子，”父亲说，“你不明白这意味着什么。这样一个残废人会是我们的负担，我们自己也要生活，我们不能让他影响到我们的生活，我认为你应该立刻回家，忘记你的伙伴，他能够找到属于自己的生活的。”
听了这话，儿子挂断了电话。他的父母此后再也没有他的音讯。几天以后，他们接到了旧金山警察局的电话。警察告诉他们，他们的儿子从当地一幢大楼的楼顶上跌落身亡。警察认为是自杀。悲痛欲绝的父母赶往旧金山，到那里的停尸房认领儿子的尸体。
他们认出了儿子，但是，他们惊恐地发现一件他们从未想到过的事情，他们的儿子只有一条胳膊和一条腿。
名人名言Cannot see the wood for the trees．一叶障目，不见泰山。