Bus driver says goodbye to his favorite passenger

安徽太湖中學(xué) 周艷霞

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一位是老司機(jī)，一位是小乘客，他們的忘年之交詮釋了友誼的真正含義，讓每一天都無(wú)比溫馨。

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Every morning,little Sebastiana Balistreri makes the day of bus driver John Reed．

The Milwaukee kid is known to wave and jump up and down as Reed’s bus pulls up to her stop．So when Reed’s route changed,he knew he had to deliver a proper goodbye to the 4-yearold girl,his favorite passenger，for all the sweet memories from the angel．

“Good morning,sweetie!”he greeted the child and her mom,Tracy．“Oh my God．How are you?I got you a card,I got you a book and there’s something else in there for you,”he told Sebastiana as he handed her a shining bag．

The sweet moment was recorded by security cameras inside the bus．

“My daughter is very happy,” Tracy told InsideEdition.com Friday．“That’s just the way she is．In the morning,when she sees him coming,she gets very excited．They just developed a friendship．”

Inside Sebastiana’s card,Reed wrote∶“I can honestly say that over the past months you have been my favorite bus passenger．Your happy smile and warm everyday Good Mornings have brightened my everyday．I want to thank you for being a GREAT EXAMPLE for others to follow．”

每天早上，小塞巴斯蒂亞娜·巴利斯特里都會(huì)讓公共汽車司機(jī)約翰·里德很開(kāi)心。

眾所周知，這位密爾沃基的孩子在里德的公共汽車停下來(lái)時(shí)總會(huì)揮手和跳躍。因此，當(dāng)里德的路線改變時(shí)，他知道他必須向這位4歲的小女孩——他最喜歡的乘客道別，為這位天使帶來(lái)的美好回憶。

“早上好，親愛(ài)的！”他向孩子和她的媽媽特蕾西問(wèn)好。“哦，我的天啊。你好嗎？我給你買了一張卡片；我給你買了一本彩色書(shū)，里面還有別的東西給你，“他遞給塞巴斯蒂亞娜一個(gè)閃閃的書(shū)包時(shí)說(shuō)。

公共汽車內(nèi)的監(jiān)控?cái)z像頭記錄了這段甜蜜的時(shí)光。

“我女兒很高興，”周五特蕾西對(duì)InsideEdition.com說(shuō)，“她就是這樣。早上，當(dāng)她看到他來(lái)的時(shí)候，她非常興奮。他們剛建立起友誼。”

在給塞巴斯蒂亞娜的卡片里，里德寫道：“老實(shí)說(shuō)，在過(guò)去的幾個(gè)月里，你一直是我最喜歡的乘客。你快樂(lè)的微笑和溫暖的早晨問(wèn)候照亮了我的每一天。我要感謝你為其他人樹(shù)立了一個(gè)很好的榜樣。”

里德的善意給特蕾西留下了深刻的印象，于是她開(kāi)始在Facebook賬戶上解釋她女兒與公共汽車司機(jī)的特殊聯(lián)系。

Tracy was so impressed with Reed’s kindness that she took to her Facebook account to explain her daughter’s special connection to the bus driver.

“Every morning Sebastiana and I take the city bus to school and work, ”she wrote.“We try to always take the same bus because we made friends with the driver Reed.”

“She is always super excited to see him,she always wishes him a good morning,and tells him the latest news in her 4-year-old life.She wrote him a Valentine,and he gave her one too.They are best friends.”

Tracy misses seeing Reed on her morning commute （通勤）.“Though my new driver is perfectly nice,he’s no John Reed,”she said.

她寫道：“每天早上，塞巴斯蒂亞娜和我都會(huì)乘公共汽車去學(xué)校和工作。我們會(huì)經(jīng)常試著坐同一輛公共汽車，因?yàn)槲覀兒退緳C(jī)里德成了朋友。”

“她看到他會(huì)非常興奮，她會(huì)祝他早上好，并告訴他她4歲的生活中的最新消息。她給他寫了一個(gè)情人節(jié)禮物，他也給了她一個(gè)。他們是最好的朋友。”

特蕾西想念在早上的通勤中見(jiàn)到里德的時(shí)光。“雖然我的新司機(jī)很好，但他不是約翰·里德，”她說(shuō)。

Reading check

Read the text carefully and find the correct answers.

1.What does the first paragraph intend to imply？

A.Little Sebastiana Balistreri likes taking John Reed's bus best.

B.Little Sebastiana Balistreri is of great importance to the driver.

C.Little Sebastiana Balistreri makes a big difference to the driver every day.

D.Little Sebastiana Balistreri brings along a special gift to John Reed every day.

2.John Reed said goodbye to the little kid mainly by___________.

A.holding a party for the kid.

B.buying the kid a shining bag.

C.inviting the kid to his house.

D.sending the kid some presents.

3.What can be inferred from John Reed’s card sent to the kid？

A.Sincere wishes for the kid were included in the card.

B.The kid would greet the driver with a smile every morning.

C.The driver and the kid had been close friends for a long period.

D.The passengers on the bus had formed the habit of greeting the driver.

4.Which of the driver’s personal qualities left the deepest impression on Tracy？

A.Kindness. B.Calmness.

C.Enthusiasm. D.Forgiveness.

5.Which of the following can best serve as the main idea of the text？

A.True harmony is a plant of slow growth.

B.Learn to love yourself and to forgive yourself.

C.Friendship is a single soul living in two caring bodies.

D.Understanding is not a responsibility,but an opportunity.

Language study

Vocabulary

1.deliver a goodbye to向……道別

2.develop a friendship培養(yǎng)友誼

3.over the past months在過(guò)去的幾個(gè)月中

4.be impressed with對(duì)……印象深刻

5.take the same bus乘同一輛車

6.make friends with與……交朋友