將感激大聲說出來

山西陽泉市第十五中學校 王愛弟

在樸素的歲月里，一些遇見，注定很暖。總有一些善舉，溫暖了我們的心，裝點著這個紛繁的世界。作者被司機的暖心行為所打動，于是將心存的感激大聲說了出來。

Some peoplegot offthe bus.New faces stepped on.

I was sitting therein awe.A thought popped（突然出現）into my head that I should tell him how much I appreciated seeing his kindness，especially to the blind woman.

“No， that's kind of random，”a voice inside my head told me，as my doubtful thoughtcame up withall sorts of excuses.“You're supposed to goout of the back door anyway，so you won'thave a chance to goup and say anything to the bus driver.”

I thought about it again.And then I thought about all the small and courageous moments of kindness I've met in this community.There was no turning back.

As the bus approached my stop，I walked to the front of the bus.

“Thank you so much for your kindness to that blind woman.It was really nice to see，” I offered.

“Aw， that's really nice to hear.Thank you so much! It's nice to know that someone noticed.My brother is deaf，so I have a special soft spot for people with disabilities，”he explained.

“Well， I really appreciated seeing it.It was inspiring andmade my day，” I told him with a smile.

“Thank you.That really makes my day，”he replied with an ever-shining bright smile.

We talked a little more，and any wave of doubt completely disappeared.

I stepped off the bus a little lighter，and smiled wide.And itreminded me ofa quote I oncecame across：

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

—William Arthur Ward

Gratitude to have met such memorable stories of extraordinary everyday kindness，and tobe in contact withbeautiful souls whose simple presenceencourages me to speak outmy inner voice In Times of Beauty.

Reading Check

1.Why did the author walk to the front of the bus?

A.To ask for a stop.

B.To speak out his/her appreciation.

C.To get off the bus at the destination.

D.To ask for the reason for the driver's kindness.

2.What does the underlined phrase “made my day”mean?

A.Made me happy.

B.Made me surprised.

C.Made me shocked.

D.Made me moved.

Language Study

Difficult sentence

A thought popped into my head_______I should tell him how much I appreciated_________（see） his kindness， especially to the blind woman.

翻譯：_______________________________

【點石成金】本句是主從復合句。主句為A thought popped into my head，空格開始是主語A thought的同位語從句，由于從句句意完整，故填連詞that。同位語從句中how much I appreciated_____ （see） his kindness， especially to the blind woman是動詞tell的賓語從句。動詞appreciate后面用doing，故填seeing。

Using Language

Ⅰ.Important phrases in the text

1.get off下車

2.in awe敬畏地

3.come up with想出；提出

4.be supposed to do sth應該去做某事

5.have a chance to do sth有機會做某事

6.make one's day使某人高興

7.remind sb of使某人想起……

8.come across偶遇

9.be in contact with和……接觸/交往

10.encourage sb to do sth鼓勵某人去做某事

11.speak out毫無保留地說出

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the phrases given above.

It was Friday evening.As soon as John（1） ________（下車） the bus， he（2）________（偶遇）his former classmate Bob.They haven't（3）________（交往） each other for years.They both had free time， so John （4）_________（想出 ）an idea to have dinner together， during which time they （5）________（有機會） to talk about their past.They were（6______）_（使想起）their experiences at school.From the conversation John knew that Bob had succeeded in his business.John looked at him （7）________（敬畏地）.Finally John （8）________（說出）his mind that he （9）________（應該） run his own business too and Bob （10）________（鼓勵）him to do it.After supper they departed，but this meeting （11）________（使他們很高興）.