The little girl who dared to wish

廣東 張 燕

As Amy Hagadorn,who had cerebral palsy（腦癱）,rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom,she ran into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

With a silly smile on his face,the boy took hold of his right leg and copied the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.Amy closed her eyes.“Ignore him,”she told herself as she headed for her classroom.

But at the end of the day,Amy was still thinking about the tall boy's mean teasing（嘲笑）.It wasn't as if he were the only one.It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade,someone teased her every single day.Kids teased her about her speech or her limping.Amy was tired of it.Sometimes,even in a classroom full of other students,the teasing made her feel all alone.

Back home at the dinner table that evening,Amy was quiet.Her mother knew that things were not going well at school.That's why Patti Hagadorn was happy to have some exciting news to share with her daughter.“There's a Christmas wish contest on the radio station,”Amy's mom announced.“Write a letter to Santa,and you might win a prize.I think someone at this table with blonde（金色的）curly hair should enter.”

Amy giggled.The contest sounded fun.She started thinking about what she wanted most for Christmas.A smile took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her.Amy took out a pencil and paper to work on her letter.“Dear Santa Claus,”she began.

While Amy worked away at her letter,the rest of the family tried to guess what she might ask from Santa.Amy's sister,Jamie,and Amy's mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would top Amy's wish list.Amy's dad guessed a picture book.But Amy wasn't ready to reveal her secret Christmas wish just then.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentences

1.As Amy Hagadorn,who had cerebral palsy,rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom,she ran into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

譯文：當患有腦癱的艾米·哈加多恩在教室對面走廊的拐角處轉彎時，她撞上了一個從相反方向過來的高大的五年級男生。

分析：本句中who引導的是非限制性定語從句。in the opposite direction表示“從相反的方向”。

2.It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade,someone teased her every single day.

譯文：似乎自從艾米上三年級開始，每天都有人取笑她。

分析：本句中that引導的從句為表語從句。

Ⅱ.Useful expressions

round the corner 轉彎

run into 撞上；遇見

take hold of 抓住

close eyes 閉上眼睛

ignore 不理睬

head for 朝……走去

tease 嘲笑

be tired of 對……感到厭倦

feel all alone 感到孤獨

giggle 咯咯地笑

Reading Check

閱讀上面的短文，根據所給情節進行續寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。續寫詞數應為150左右。

When Amy's letter arrived at the radio station,manager Lee Tobin read it carefully._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suddenly,the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

寫作導引

一、語篇研讀

要想續寫內容與所給材料內容連貫、銜接緊密，必須充分了解所給材料大意。本文是一篇記敘文，故事脈絡分析如下：

二、情節構思

我們可以基于標題、原文和續寫段落首句提供的信息，構思要續寫的故事情節。這一構思分為四步。

第一步，根據已給出的文本判斷文章的立意。

根據續寫部分第一段的首句“When Amy's letter arrived at the radio station,manager Lee Tobin read it carefully.”可知，無線電臺的經理被艾米的愿望吸引了。那么艾米的愿望是什么呢？她的愿望應該不會如前文她的家人猜測的那樣。從已給出的文本我們可以知道，艾米對于學校的同學們模仿、戲弄并嘲笑她這件事情感到很無力、很厭倦，為此很不開心。她的愿望會不會與此相關呢？續寫部分第二段的首句“Suddenly,the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house.”暗示續寫部分第一段應該寫了無線電臺刊登了艾米的愿望，并且引起了廣泛的關注，這樣才會有很多人給她寫信，使得郵遞員成了她們家的常客。文章通過描述小女孩在遭受疾病和同學們的嘲笑的雙重打擊下，依然保持樂觀、積極的精神，同時通過對電臺經理以及郵遞員的活動的描寫，傳遞了社會關愛弱勢群體的大愛精神。

第二步，圍繞續寫第一段所給出的段首句“When Amy's letter arrived at the radio station,manager Lee Tobin read it carefully.”進行提問：

（1）What was Amy's wish?

（2）How did the manager feel after reading Amy's letter?

（3）What did he do?

（4）Why did he do that?

第三步，根據續寫部分第二段所給出的段首句倒推續寫第一段要寫什么。

分析續寫部分第二段所給出的段首句“Suddenly,the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house.”，我們可以推斷續寫部分第一段中艾米的愿望獲獎了并被公開，引起了廣泛的關注。很多人給她寫信，也許會鼓勵她，也許會贊揚她，也許會分享類似的經歷，這使得郵遞員成為她家的常客。如此安排，確保兩段之間銜接合理、情節連貫。

第四步，圍繞已有文本提供的線索和續寫部分第二段段首句進行提問：

（1）Why was the postman a regular at the Hagadorn house?

（2）Who wrote to Amy and what did they write?

（3）How did Amy feel after this wish contest?

三、潤色成篇

在續寫的過程中要注意“續”的原則，做到主題、情節、語言風格一致。具體如下：

（1）通過分析，我們可以推斷出本文的主題是弘揚積極正面的價值觀，故續寫時應注意結局的設計；

（2）續寫的情節應和前面的開始和發展吻合，根據人物的性格特點進行合理的預測；

（3）前文中有多處動作描寫和情感描寫，續寫的時候應注意并模仿這些語言風格；

（4）續寫時注意句子長短相間、句型豐富，以及語法、用詞、標點符號的準確性。