Pat is now a famous author, who is good at writing novels about adventure. Pat was brought up in his birthplace—Florida, under difficult conditions.
About 14, one day Pat was wandering in the pavement when he saw an old man in rags, who was staring at the bread in his hand. Pat thought the old man was a beggar, so he gave the bread to him. But on the contrary, the old man was a rich businessman, pretending to be a beggar to see whether someone would care for him. Pat didn't spot him at all. Later, the rich businessman gave Pat a big envelope containing a large amount of money, which permitted him to have a good education.
1.permit v. 许可,允许 n. [C]许可证
permit permit
of sth. 允许/容许…… doing sth. 允许做某事
permit sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
2.by accident 碰巧,偶然