英语温馨夜读I PART3 14 Keep On Singing 继续歌唱
[00:04.69]When Karen found out that another baby was on the way,
[00:08.64]she tried to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby.
[00:13.02]They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day,
[00:18.27]Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy.
[00:21.44]Then the labor pains come. But complications arise during delivery.
[00:26.80]Finally, when Michael's little sister is born, she is in serious condition.
[00:32.05]The ambulance takes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit.
[00:36.97]The days inch by. The little girl gets worse.
[00:41.13]The specialist tells the parents that there is very little hope.
[00:45.28]And Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister
[00:49.85]and he wants to sing to her.
[00:51.30]Karen makes up her mind.
[00:53.27]If Michael doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.
[00:57.86]Karen brings Michael to his sister's bedside.
[01:01.58]He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live.
[01:05.63]And he begins to sing.
[01:07.70]In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old,
[01:11.31]Michael sings:“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
[01:16.45]you make me happy when skies are gray...”
[01:19.74]Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.
[01:26.19]Keep on singing, Michael.“You never know, dear, how much I love you,
[01:32.43]Please don't take my sunshine away...”
[01:36.03]The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.
[01:41.06]Keep on singing, Michael.
[01:43.33]“The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms...”
[01:50.11]Michael's little sister relaxes. Keep on singing, Michael.
[01:54.05]“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
[01:59.08]Please don't take my sunshine away.”Funeral plans are canceled.
[02:04.77]The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home!
[02:09.58]Woman's Day magazine called it “the miracle of a brother's song”.
[02:14.18]The medical staff just called it a miracle.
[02:17.56]Karen called it a miracle of God's love!
[02:20.74]Never give up the people you love.
