年輕而非凡的掃地工

浙江寧波市鄞州高級中學 羅麗娜

目睹因抗議引起的滿地狼藉后，年輕的小伙主動承擔了街頭掃地工的角色。 請思考：這位小伙的事跡引起了哪些連鎖反應？ 對你又有何啟示？

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難詞探意

1. convertible /k?n?vз?t?bl/ n. 活動頂篷式汽車

2. goosebumps /?ɡu?sb?mps/ n. 雞皮疙瘩

3. compel /k?m?pel/ v. 強迫；迫使

When Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw the damage from the protests in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, he grabbed a broom, bought some trash bags and started cleaning the streets by himself.

He started at 2 am on Monday and did not stop cleaning for the next 10 hours. When an organized group of neighbours arrived later that morning to start clearing the damage, they found that Gwynn had already done most of the work.

He told CNN that he saw on the local news that Bailey Avenue in Buffalo was covered in glass and garbage, and he knew people needed to use that street to get to work in the morning.

When word spread of how Gwynn singlehandedly took action, his community responded.

Matt Block saw Gwynn's story on the news and decided to give him his prized 2004 red Mustang（野馬） convertible. Block, 27, told CNN the car is the one he wanted since he was a child, but these days he is only using it occasionally. He saw Gwynn ask for some car buying advice on Facebook, and Matt decided to offer up his sports car.

It turns out that the gift has more meaning than Block ever imagined. Gwynn's mother, who passed away in 2018, also drove a red Mustang.When he realised the coincidence, Gwynn says that he was so shocked that he “didn't have any words”,and Block says it gave him “goosebumps”.

Local businessman Bob Briceland learned of Block's gift, and he decided to extend a year of free auto insurance coverage through his insurance agency. “I just felt compelled to help him out. We just need to get together our whole city and show people how there're so many good people here,”Briceland told CNN affiliate WKBW.

After high school, Gwynn had planned to go to trade school while saving up to go to college.

Upon hearing Gwynn's story, Medaille College in Buffalo offered him a full scholarship where he planned to study business starting in the fall. One of his many career goals is to open a cleaning business.

This is the first time that Gwynn has received this type of recognition for his good deeds, but this is not the first time that he has stepped up to help others.

He is a member of Kappa Phi where he enjoys doing community service, and he helps out at churches.

Gwynn is thankful for the community response, saying, “I appreciate everything everyone is doing for me.”

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