English Original
During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz.
I was a careful student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how could I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.
Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello'."
I've never forgotten that lesson. I later learned her name was Dorothy.
中文翻译
在护理学院学习的第二个月，教授给我们进行了一次随堂测验。
我是个认真的学生，前面的题目都答得很顺利，直到我看到最后一题：“学校里那位清洁女工的名字是什么？”
这肯定是个玩笑。我见过那位清洁女工好几次。她个子高挑，深色头发，五十多岁，但我怎么可能知道她的名字？我交了卷子，最后一题空着。
下课之前，一位同学问最后一题是否会计入测验成绩。“当然会，”教授说。“在你们的职业生涯中，你们会遇到很多人。每个人都很重要。他们都值得你的关注和关心，哪怕你只是微笑并说声‘你好’。”
我从未忘记那堂课。后来我得知她的名字是多萝西。