The Hummingbird and My Salvation

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The hummingbird①hummingbird 英 ['h?m??b??d] 美 ['h?m??b?d] n. 蜂鳥 Am not just a Statistic, I Am Survivor：① abuse 英 [?'bju?z] 美 [?'bjus] n. 濫用；虐待；辱罵；弊端vt. 濫用；虐待；辱罵was lost in the supermarket,exhausted②empower 英 [?m'pa??; em-] 美 [?m'pa??]vt. 授權，允許；使能夠 exhausted 英 [?g'z??st?d] 美 [?g'z?st?d] adj. 疲憊的；耗盡的v. 耗盡；用盡（exhaust的過去式）, starving③limb 英 [l?m] 美 [l?m] n. 肢，臂；分支；枝干vt. 切斷……的手足；從……上截下樹枝The Hummingbird and My Salvation： starving 英 ['sta:vi?] adj. 饑餓的；挨餓的v. 挨餓（starve的ing形式）；使餓死, and near death as it spiraled④spiral 英 ['spa?r(?)l] 美 ['spa?r?l]n. 螺旋adj. 螺旋形的；盤旋的vt. 使成螺旋形vi. 盤旋towards the ground on helpless wings.

I snatched⑤snatch 英 [sn?t?] 美 [sn?t?]n. 搶奪；抓舉；小量vt. 奪得；抽空做；及時救助her away from the crushing carts,cupped her in my hands, and rushed for the exit. She was tiny and soft against my palms.

I ran out towards the flowers. She was too weak to perch⑥perch 英 [p??t?] 美 [p?t?] n. 鱸魚 ; 高位；棲木；桿vt. 棲息；就位；位于；使坐落于vi. 棲息；就位；位于; I cupped her in my palm and held her up to each fl ower to drink.

Slowly, she perked up and her claws tightened on my fi nger. Then she spread her wings and fl ew on her own: a tiny, sweet miracle.