BigFeetandBigHeart
佚名/Anonymous
Itwasanunseasonablyhotday.Everybodyitseemedwaslookingforsomekindofrelief,soanicecreamstorewasanaturalplacetostop.
Alittlegirl,clutchinghermoneytightly,enteredthestore.Beforeshecouldsayaword,thestoreclerksharplytoldhertogetoutsideandreadthesignonthedoor,andstayoutuntilsheputonsomeshoes.Sheleftslowly,andabigmanfollowedheroutofthestore.
Hewatchedasshestoodinfrontofthestoreandreadthesign「NoBareFeet」.Tearsstartedrollingdownhercheeksassheturnedandstartedtowalkaway.Justthenthebigmancalledher.Satdownonthecurb,hetookoffhissize-12shoes,hesettheminfrontofthegirlandsaid,「Here,youwon』tbeabletowalkinthese,butifyousortofslidealong,youcangetyouricecreamcone.」
Thenheliftedthelittlegirlupandsetherfeetintotheshoes.「Takeyourtime,」hesaid,「Igettiredofmovingthemaround,andit』sgoodtosithereandeatmyicecream.」
Theshiningeyesofthelittlegirlcouldnotbemissedassheshuff?leduptothecounterandorderedhericecreamcone.
Hewasabigman,allright.Bigbelly,bigshoes,butmostofall,hehadabigheart.
這是一個不合時節的熱天。似乎每個人都在尋找某種方法來消暑，冰淇淋店自然成了人們駐足的地方。
一個小女孩手中緊握著錢走進小店。她還沒有開口，店員便厲聲呵斥她出去看看貼在門上的告示，如果不穿上鞋子就不要進來。小女孩慢慢地轉身離開，一個大個子男人也隨著她走出了商店。
她站在商店的門前，讀著上面告示：禁止赤足。他看著她。她轉過身準備離開，淚水開始從她的臉頰滑落。就在這時，大個子男人喊住了小女孩，他坐在路邊脫下自己十二號的鞋子送到她面前，說：「給你，穿上它們你可能不能走路，但是如果拖著走，你就能吃到冰淇淋了。」
他抱起小女孩，幫她穿上了那雙鞋。他說：「不用著急。我的腳走累了，坐在這兒吃我的冰淇淋還是不錯的。」
當小女孩拖著那雙大鞋從櫃檯買到冰淇淋時，她那雙閃著淚光的眼睛讓人難以忘記。
他是個大個子男人，一點也不錯——大肚子、大鞋子，最重要的是大胸懷。
記憶填空
1.Beforeshesayaword,thestoreclerksharplytoldhertooutsideandreadthesignonthedoor,andoutuntilsheputonsomeshoes.Sheleft,andabigmanfollowedheroutofthe.
2.Justthebigmancalledher.Satdownonthecurb,hetookoffhissize-12shoes,hesettheminofthegirlandsaid,「Here,youwon'tbeabletowalkinthese,ifyousortofslide,youcangetyouricecreamcone.」
3.Theeyesofthelittlegirlcouldnotbeassheshuffleduptothecounterandorderedhericecreamcone.
佳句翻
1.似乎每個人都在尋找某種方法來消暑，冰淇淋店自然成了人們駐足的地方。
2.他說：「不用著急。我的腳走累了，坐在這兒吃我的冰淇淋還是不錯的。」
3.他是個大個子男人，一點也不錯——大肚子、大鞋子，最重要的是大胸懷。
短語應用
1.Beforeshecouldsayaword,thestoreclerksharplytoldhertogetoutsideandreadthesignonthedoor,andstayoutuntilsheputonsomeshoes.
puton：穿上，戴上
2.「Takeyourtime,」hesaid,「Igettiredofmovingthemaround,andit』sgoodtosithereandeatmyicecream.」
gettiredof：對……厭煩，對……感到厭倦
明智之舉
TheRightMoves
佚名/Anonymous
Oneday,manyyearsago,whenIwasworkingasapsychologistatachildren』sinstitutioninEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinthewaitingroom.Iwentouttherewherehewaswalkingupanddownrestlessly.
Ishowedhimintomyoff?iceandpointedtothechairontheothersideofmydesk.Itwasinlateautumn,andthelilacbushoutsidethewindowhadshedallitsleaves.「Pleasesitdown.」Isaid.
Davidworeablackraincoatthatwasbuttonedallthewayuptohisneck.Hisfacewaspale,andhestaredathisfeetwhilewringinghishandsnervously.Hehadlosthisfatherasaninfant,andhadlivedtogetherwithhismotherandgrandfathersince.ButtheyearbeforeDavidturned13,hisgrandfatherdiedandhismotherwaskilledinacaraccident.Nowhewas15andinfamilycare.
Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.「Thisboy,」hewrote,「isunderstandablyverysadanddepressed.HerefusestotalktoothersandI』mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?」
IlookedatDavid.HowcouldIhelphim?Therearehumantragediespsychologydoesn』thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.
Thef?irsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn』tsayaword.Hesathunchedupinthechairandonlylookeduptolookatthechildren』sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Ashewasabouttoleaveafterthesecondvisit,Iputmyhandonhisshoulder.Hedidn』tshrinkback,buthedidn』tlookatmeeither.