选二十 A Man of Honour and Bravery

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A Man of Honour and Bravery
Eric Lidell was known as the flying Scotsman because he ran so fast.

But he is remembered as a man of honor and bravery. He was born in 1902 in Tianjin, North China. Eric lived in China until the age of five. After that his parents sent him to school in England. In 1920, Eric went to the University of Edinburgh to study science.

Sports played a large part in his life and he was chosen to be part of Britain's 1924 Olympic team. At the Olympics he won a bronze medal in thé 200-meter race and then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, setting a world record.

Though famous in Scotland, Eric still loved and remembered China. He wanted to go ack to the country where he was born. In 1925, he came to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. Then he went to Hebei Province to help the poor people there.

During the Second World War, Eric chose to stay. He wanted to help the sick and give hope to the Chinese people. In 1945, Eric was very ill. He had a chance to leave China but he refused. Instead he gave it to a woman. This great man died six months before the end of the war. Many people still remember his service to the Chinese people.