大卫走遍了市里的每家古董店，分别给每个店家留下了一张他心爱的维克多牌留声机的照片，说谁要是收购到一台胜利五号，他就会来买。位于沃特伯里的世纪古董店，那里的老板清楚，大卫每个月不论晴雨至少去两次，为的是看自己是否梦想成真。那个店家并没作任何努力去寻找那种留声机，因为他觉得，老实说，大卫不可能有钱买这么贵的玩意儿。毕竟，大卫，嗯，不“像我们”。大卫难道不知道要找这么个独特的古董简直就是大海捞针吗？不过，店家是个善良的人，他挺喜欢大卫的，所以也遂他愿，把那张宝丽来照片贴了出来。
I commanded him to take the mission seriously. If David was short of the required amount for the purchase, I knew it wouldn’t be impossible to find enough people to 20)chip in to make up the difference. There was a core group of people in our church who were fond of him and would dig into their pockets to help him reach his goal.
我严辞请求店家认真对待这个任务。如果大卫没足够的钱，我知道一定可以找够人凑齐钱帮忙的。我们教堂里就有一群核心人物很喜欢他，他们一定愿意掏钱包帮他实现目标。
It took some time, but the antique shop came through with 21)flying colors. For months, the owner’s son, Chip, had made phone call after phone call in the tri-state area and eventually 22)struck it rich. A Victor Five had been found! He personally drove to the source, brought the machine back to his shop, and called me with the news. “I can’t believe it. It’s a miracle that I found one in such beautiful shape, or that I found one at all!” The cost to David? Not a 23)nickel more than what it had cost the dealer.
虽然花了好些时间，但那家古董店还是成功找到了那种留声机。几个月来，老板的儿子，切普，不断在三州交界地拨打电话询问，终于幸运地找到了一台胜利五号！他亲自开车到那个地方，把机器带回他店里，并打电话告诉我这个消息。“我简直不能相信。我找到了一台保存如此完好的留声机，或者说，能找到一台那种留声机，简直是个奇迹！”
The profit for the dealer? The pure joy of seeing David when he 24)flung open the door to the shop, stopping speechless in front of the phonograph, clapping his hands together in prayer, and looking up to heaven and saying, “Thank you, thank you for my Victor Five.”
大卫为此的花费？没比店家多花五分镍币。店家的利润呢？收获了纯粹的快乐——只见大卫夺门而入，在那台留声机前停下，说不出话，只是拍着手祈祷，向天说道：“谢谢，谢谢你给了我一台胜利五号。”
So, if you drive down the street past David’s apartment, you will most probably hear music.
David will be playing his Victrola, and the world will be a little nicer.
于是，当你开车在街上驶过大卫家，你很可能会听见乐声飘扬。大卫会开着他那台维克多牌留声机，世界也会变得更美好一些。
