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Blood Transfusion
無上の姉弟愛

大過去（had+pp）の導入が済んだら、生徒に読ませています。

授業活用例：

・Fill in the following blank with an appropriate noun.

　The boy tried to save his sister at the cost of his (　　　).

回答：life

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Blood Transfusion

　　A little girl was near death, victim of a disease from which her younger brother had miraculously recovered two years before. Her only chance to live was a blood transfusion from someone who had previously conquered the sickness. The doctor explained the situation to Tommy, the five-year-old brother, and asked if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister, Kathy.
　　The boy took a deep breath, thought for a moment, then drew himself up and said, “Yes, I’ll do it if it will save my sister.”
　　As the transfusion progressed, one could see the vitality returning to the wan figure of the little girl. Tommy smiled when he observed this, but then, with trembling lips he said something startling.
　“Will I begin to die right away?” he asked.

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