It’s Communism Week at CRP! I’m kicking off with some classic stories about the good deeds of Communist folk hero Lei Feng, the ultimate socialist Boy Scout. HSK 4-5.
从一九六一年开始，雷锋经常应邀去外地作报告，他出差的机会多了，为人民服务的机会也就多了。
人们流传着这样一句话：“雷锋出差一千里，好事做了一火车。”
有一次，雷锋外出，在沈阳车站换车，出检票口的时候，他发现一群人围着一个背着小孩儿的中年妇女。原来这名妇女从辽宁去吉林看丈夫，一不小心把车票和钱都丢了 ，雷锋连忙用自己的津贴费买了一张去吉林的火车票塞到大嫂手里，大嫂眼含热泪地问：“小兄弟，你叫什么名字？住哪的？是哪个单位的？”
雷锋回答道：“我叫解放军，家就住在中国。”
五月的一天，雷锋冒雨去沈阳。他为了赶早车，早晨5点多就起来，带了几个干馒头就披上雨衣上路了。路上，雷锋看见一位妇女背着一个小孩，手还牵着一个小女孩，正艰难地向车站走去。雷锋想都没想，脱下身上的雨衣就披在大嫂身上，又抱起小女孩陪她们一起来到车站。上车后，雷锋见小女孩冷得直发抖，就把自己的贴身衬衣脱下来给她穿上。雷锋估计她们早饭没吃，就把自己带的馒头给她们吃。火车到了沈阳，天还在下雨，雷锋便把她们送到家里。
那位妇女感激地说：“同志，我可怎么感谢你呀！”
雷锋说 ：“不要感谢我，应该感谢党和毛主席啊！”
他在日记中写下了这样一段话：“我的一切都是党给的，光荣应该归于党，归于热情帮助我的同志，至于我个人做的工作，那是太少了，我这么一点点贡献，比起对我的要求和期望还是非常不够的……”
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从 | cóng | variant of 從|从[cong2]; surname Cong |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out … |
| 九 | jǐu | nine; 9 |
| 六 | lìu | six; 6 |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2] |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 雷锋 | Léi Fēng | Lei Feng (1940–1962), a soldier celebrated by the Chinese government from 1963 onward as a model of selflessness and devotion to the Communist Party |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 应 | Yīng | surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4] |
| 邀 | yao | to invite; to intercept; to seek |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part);… |
| 外地 | wài dì | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 作 | zuō | (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 报 | bào | to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; new… |
| 告 | gào | (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 机 | Jī | surname Ji |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Tai… |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 为人 | wéi rén | to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character |
| 民 | Mín | surname Min |
| 服务 | fú wù | to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 就 | jìu | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precise… |
| 人 | rén | person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 流 | líu | to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade |
| 传 | chuān | to pass on; to transmit; to transfer; to conduct (electricity) |
| 着 | zhāo | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type |
| 一句话 | yī jù huà | in a word; in short |
| 千里 | qiān lǐ | a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance |
| 好事 | hǎo shì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, frien… |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4] |
| 有一次 | yǒu yī cì | once; once upon a time |
| 外出 | wài chū | to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 沈 | ||
| 阳 | yáng | positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4] |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for…; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 检 | jiǎn | to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi |
| 候 | hòu | to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery |
| 群 | qún | variant of 群[qun2]; group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc |
| 围 | wéi | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 背 | běi | the back; behind (bei4); to recite from memory (bei4); to carry on the back (bei1) |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎo hái r | erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | middle age |
| 妇女 | fù nu:3 | woman |
| 原 | Yuán | surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people |
| 辽 | liāo | short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province |
| 宁 | nīng | peaceful; tranquil |
| 吉林 | Jí lín | see 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]; see 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4] |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 丈 | zhǎng | measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); husband |
| 夫 | fū | husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the ob… |
| 车票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]) |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 丢 | dīu | to lose; to put aside; to throw |
| 连忙 | lián máng | promptly; at once |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 津 | jin | abbr. for Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1] |
| 贴 | tie | to stick; to post (e.g. on a blog); to fit snugly; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); classifier for sticking plaster: strip |
| 费 | Fèi | surname Fei |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 火车票 | huǒ chē piào | train ticket |
| 塞 | sai | to plug; to stop up; to stuff in |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoug… |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 嫂 | ||
| 手里 | shǒu lǐ | in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
| 含 | hán | to keep in the mouth; to contain |
| 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent |
| 泪 | lěi | (bound form) tears; teardrops |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young |
| 兄弟 | xīong dì | brothers; younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4]; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4] |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) |
| 哪 | nǎ | how; which |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 个 | gě | used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個|个[ge4] |
| 单位 | dān wèi | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 道 | dào | road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quot… |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 解放军 | Jiě fàng jūn | People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces) (abbr. for 中國人民解放軍|中国人民解放军[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Jie3 fang4 jun1]) |
| 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some act… |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 五月 | Wǔ yuè | May; fifth month (of the lunar year) |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
| 冒雨 | mào yǔ | to brave the rain |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 赶早 | gǎn zǎo | as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5] |
| 点 | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to admini… |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; sta… |
| 带 | dài | band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise |
| 几个 | jǐ ge | a few; several; how many |
| 干 | gān | old variant of 乾|干[gan1]; surname Gan; variant of 乾|干[gan1]; tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed |
| 馒 | mān | used in 饅頭|馒头[man2 tou5] |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 雨衣 | yǔ yī | raincoat; CL:件[jian4] |
| 上路 | shàng lù | to start on a journey; to be on one's way |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 位 | wèi | position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in |
| 小女 | xiǎo nu:3 | my daughter (humble) |
| 孩 | hái | (bound form) child |
| 正 | zhēng | first month of the lunar year |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult; arduous; hard |
| 向 | Xiàng | surname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly |
| 走去 | zǒu qù | to walk over (to) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 脱 | tuō | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from |
| 下身 | xià shēn | lower part of the body; genitalia; trousers |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand; among |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 抱 | bào | to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely |
| 起小 | qǐ xiǎo | since childhood |
| 女孩 | nu:3 hái | girl; lass |
| 陪 | pēi | to accompany; to assist |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post- |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 得直 | dé zhí | (HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds); hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
| 抖 | dóu | to tremble; to reveal |
| 身 | shēn | body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158 |
| 衬衣 | chèn yī | shirt; CL:件[jian4] |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency … |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) |
| 穿上 | chuān shang | to put on (clothes etc) |
| 估 | gu | to estimate |
| 计 | Jì | surname Ji |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc); variant of 吃[chi1] |
| 到了 | dào liǎo | at last; finally; in the end |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 便 | biàn | plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with |
| 到家 | dào jiā | perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li |
| 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ |
| 激 | ji | to arouse; to excite; sharp; violent |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual; CL:位[wei4] |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however |
| 怎 | zěn | how |
| 谢 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 呀 | yā | ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned |
| 党 | Dǎng | surname Dang |
| 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) |
| 席 | xī | mat; seat; banquet; (classifier) |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! |
| 日记 | rì jì | diary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1] |
| 中 | Zhōng | (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong |
| 写下 | xiě xià | to write down |
| 段 | Duàn | surname Duan |
| 话 | huà | dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]; old variant of 話|话[hua4] |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything; every; all |
| 光荣 | guāng róng | honor and glory; glorious |
| 归于 | guī yú | to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards |
| 热情 | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 至于 | zhì yú | as for; as to; to go so far as to |
| 个人 | gè rén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] |
| 那是 | nà shi | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed |
| 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely |
| 少 | shǎo | few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this |
| 一点点 | yī diǎn diǎn | a little bit |
| 贡 | Gòng | surname Gong |
| 献 | xiǎn | to offer; to dedicate; to show; worthy person (old) |
| 比起 | bǐ qǐ | compared with |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui… |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 求 | qíu | to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 不够 | bù gòu | not enough; insufficient; inadequate |
Beginning in 1961, Lei Feng was often invited to go to other cities to make reports, and [since] he had many opportunities to travel on business, he also had many opportunities to serve the people.
People often said [of him]: “When Lei Feng travels for business, [he rides there] on a train of good deeds.”
One time, [while] Lei Feng was out and about, he was changing trains at Shenyang station, and when he was at the ticket booth, he saw a group of people standing around a middle-aged woman who was carrying a small child on her back. Turns out this woman was going from Liaoning to Jilin to see her husband, and accidentally lost her ticket and her wallet, so Lei Feng quickly used his own allowance to buy a ticket to Jilin and pressed it into the woman’s [lit: “elder sister’s”] hand. Her eyes brimming with tears the woman [lit: elder sister] said: “Little Brother, What is your name? Where do you live? What is your work unit?”
Lei Feng answered: “My name is Liberation Army, and China is my home.”
One day in May, Lei Feng braved the rain to go to Shenyang. In order to catch the early train, he woke up at 5:00 A.M., took some dry steamed buns, put on his rain gear and set out upon the road. On the road, Lei Feng saw a woman carrying a small child on her back, and leading another little girl by the hand, and [she was] struggling towards the train station. Lei Feng didn’t give it a second thought, he took off his own rain gear and draped it over the woman’s body, picked up the little girl and accompanied them to the station. On the train, Lei Feng saw the little girl shivering from cold, so he took off the shirt on his back and gave it to her to wear. Lei Feng guessed that they hadn’t eaten breakfast, so he took out the buns he had brought and gave them to the women. When the train reached Shenyang, it was still raining, and Lei Feng took the women to their home.
The women gratefully said: “Comrade, how can I ever thank you?”
Lei Feng said, “You don’t have to thank me, you should thank the Party and Chairman Mao!”
In his diary, he wrote the following: “Everything I have was given to me by the Party, and all glory should belong to the Party, should belong to those comrades who enthusiastically helped me. As for the work I’ve done, it isn’t very much, my tiny contributions don’t measure up to what I need and hope [to give]….”