雷锋,永远的精神楷模

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雷锋（1940~1962）同志是中国家喻户晓的全心全意为人民服务的楷模，他作为一名普通的解放军战士，在他短暂的一生中却助人无数，伟大领袖毛主席曾亲笔为他题词“向雷锋同志学习”。

Lei Feng， formerly known as Lei Zhengxing， was born in a poor peasant family on December 18， 1940 in Wangcheng County， Changsha， Hunan Province. Before liberation， his family members died with hatred one after another. Lei Feng became an orphan (孤儿) at the age of seven. He struggled to survive with poor folks’ help.

After liberation， Lei Feng walked out of the painful life. He grew up happily under the care of the Party and the People’s Government. On January 8， 1960， Lei Feng was drafted (征募) into the army. Under the training and education of the military， he established an idea of serving the people wholeheartedly. He considered utter (完全的) devotion to others without any thought of himself as the life’s biggest happiness. He gave his money saved on food and expenses to the affected people and poor comrades (战友). During the holidays and the rest time， he often went to the nearby station to help the aged and the young， to receive and send passengers. When he was on a business trip， he brought water for the passengers and did the cleaning after he got on the train. He would not hesitate to offer help to anyone who needed it.

What he did were very common things， but all embodied (体现) the lofty (崇高的) idea of serving the people wholeheartedly. On August 15， 1962， Lei Feng died on duty unfortunately. On March 5， 1963， Chairman Mao called on people to “Learn From Comrade Lei Feng”， so March 5th is the day of “Learn From Lei Feng Day”.

雷锋，原名雷正兴，1940年12月18日出生于湖南省长沙市望城县一个贫苦农民家庭。解放前，他一家亲人相继含恨死去，时年7岁的雷锋沦为孤儿，在穷乡亲的拉扯下，挣扎着活了下来。

解放后，雷锋从此走出了痛苦的生活，在党和人民政府的关怀下幸福成长。1960年1月8日，雷锋应征入伍。在部队的培养教育下，树立了全心全意为人民服务的思想，把“毫不利己、专门利人”看成是人生最大的幸福和快乐。他把自己省吃俭用积存起来的钱寄给受灾人民，送给家庭困难的战友。他经常在节假日和休息时间到附近车站，扶老携幼，迎送旅客。雷锋出差时，一上火车就为旅客端茶送水，打扫卫生，遇到任何需要帮助的人，他都毫不犹豫地伸出援助之手。

他做的都是很普通的小事，但都体现了他全心全意为人民服务的崇高思想。1962年8月15日，雷锋同志因公殉职，不幸牺牲。1963年3月5日毛主席号召全国人民“向雷锋同志学习”，因此把3月5日定为“学雷锋纪念日”。

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雷锋的小故事

Lei Feng helped comrades to learn knowledge by taking his books out for all to learn. His companion Qiao Anshan had a low educational lever. Lei Feng taught him to read and to learn arithmetic(算术). After knowing that Zhou’s father was seriously ill， Lei Feng sent his family 10 yuan in Zhou’s name. Comrade Han’s trousers were burnt a few holes by acid water when he drove the truck at night. Lei Feng found it， and pulled his hat down to patch(修补) the trousers for him. Qiao Anshan， who knew the details， said， “In order to patch your trousers， Lei Feng didn’t sleep until midnight!”

雷锋帮助同志学习知识，把自己的藏书拿出来供大家学习。同班战友乔安山文化程度低，雷锋就教他认字，学算术。小周父亲得了重病，雷锋知道后以小周的名义给家里寄去10元钱。战友小韩夜里出车时棉裤被硫酸水烧了几个洞，雷锋发现后，把自己的帽子拆下来为小韩补好裤子。知道这个情况的乔安山说：“为了给你补裤子，雷锋半宿都没睡！”

One evening， the rain fell heavily. A woman with a baby in her arms， holding a child， carrying a burden， walked in the heavy rain with difficulty. Lei Feng stepped forward in a hurry to ask and know that the woman returned after visiting relatives from other places. Lei Feng put his rain coat around her shoulder and held the baby for her. Seeing that the baby trembled (发抖) with cold， Lei Feng took off his clothes and put it on him. He would rather soak(湿透) himself in the rain. He sent them home after two hours’ walk.

一天傍晚，天下起大雨，一位妇女怀里抱着小孩，手里拉着小孩，身上还背着包袱，在哗哗的大雨中艰难地走着。雷锋忙上前一打听，才知道这位大嫂从外地探亲归来，雷锋把雨衣披在大嫂身上，接过孩子来替她抱着。那孩子冷得直哆嗦，雷锋又脱下自己的衣服给他穿上，宁可自己淋得透湿，一直走了两个多小时，才把她们送到家。