My neighbour is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the1people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of "favour war" where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as2up the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would try to top it with another favour.
Yesterday morning there was about 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I3he shovelled (铲) my driveway for me when I was out on a business trip last winter. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favour back. It took a while but I finished it and got into my car for work.
That night I got a4on my door; it was my neighbour. He immediately shook my hand and thanked me for shovelling his driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and saved a boy.
"As soon as I started the car early this morning, a(n)5came through that a young boy in our neighbourhood was seriously ill. 6my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance (救护车) 10 minutes," he added. "A young boy got to live his life because you did me the favour earlier this morning."
It wasn't too much7to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again.
No favour is too small. Even the smallest favour can make the biggest8.One favour will always be followed by another.
