An unforgettable riding experience

1It was an unusually hot day.Very tired after football training,I headed to the bus stop to wait for Bus 112 which would take me home.I was beginning to fall asleep when I saw the bus arriving.The sun was in my eyes and that was probably the reason why I got onto Bus 113.

2I was glad to get a seat.Within minutes,I was leaning (倚靠)against the window,fast asleep.When I opened my eyes,it was dark outside.I was the only passenger left on the bus.I could not recognize the part of town I was passing through.I pressed the bell and the bus stopped.I planned to go across the road and catch a bus going in the opposite direction.However,I found myself on a quiet street with a row of shops that were all closed.I regretted not asking the driver for directions.

3As I was wondering what to do,a motorcycle stopped on the road.The rider looked at me as he passed and then stopped a short distance away.I went to him and asked him how to get back to Taman Klang Utama.He smiled and nodded.He patted(輕拍)the back seat and said that he would send me home.Without a second thought,I climbed up behind the rider.He turned the motorcycle around and headed in the direction I wanted.We traveled for about 15 minutes and the surroundings still looked unfamiliar to me.The rider made a few turns and I knew I was hopelessly lost.Alarm bells started to ring in my head.

4I tapped the man on the shoulder and asked him where we were going.He slowed down,pulled over and looked back at me,saying there's something wrong with his motorcycle.He promised to send me home after the motorcycle got repaired.The string in my mind loosened a little.Still afraid of staying alone with a stranger at dark,I climbed off the motorcycle,thanked him and walked away.

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。注意：

1.所續寫短文的詞數應為150左右；

2.續寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。

Paragraph 1:

As I was walking,I heard the man shouting,“Wait!”_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Thanks to the taxi driver,I got home 20 minutes later though it felt much longer._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

寫作導引

一、語篇研讀

A.基本要素

What a ride back home When 1.Where at a bus stop,Taman Klang Utama Why 2.Who 3.

B.主題探索

What is the text about?And what does the author want to tell us through his experience?

二、語言學習

A.詞塊

Expressions Chinese meaning 1.head to 2.fall asleep 3.lean against 4.recognize 5.press the bell 6.go across the road 7.the opposite direction 8.stop a short distance away 9.without a second thought 10.unfamiliar to 11.pull over

B.句式

1.定語從句，起補充修飾的作用。

I headed to the bus stop to wait for Bus 112 which would take me home.(Para.1)

我去了公共汽車站，等著要載我回家的112路公共汽車。

2.狀語從句，表示時間。

I was beginning to fall asleep when I saw the bus arriving.(Para.1)

我都快睡著了，這時我看到公共汽車來了。

As I was wondering what to do,a motorcycle stopped on the road.(Para.3)

當我在想接下來該怎么做的時候，一輛摩托車停在了路邊。

The rider looked at me as he passed and then stopped a short distance away.(Para.3)

這個騎手經過時看了看我，然后在不遠處停了下來。

3.表情感的形容詞作狀語，為邏輯主語所感。

Very tired after football training,I headed to the bus stop to wait for Bus 112 which would take me home.(Para.1)

足球訓練結束后我很累，所以我去了公共汽車站，等著要載我回家的112路公共汽車。

Still afraid of staying alone with a stranger at dark,I climbed off the motorcycle,thanked him and walked away.(Para.4)

我仍然害怕天黑時和一個陌生人單獨待在一起，所以我從摩托車上下來，感謝他，然后走開了。

4.介詞短語“with/within/without+n./doing”作狀語，表示時間、伴隨。

Within minutes,I was leaning against the window,fast asleep.(Para.2)

幾分鐘后，我靠在窗戶上，很快就睡著了。

Without a second thought,I climbed up behind the rider.(Para.3)

我不假思索地上了騎手的后座。

【即學即用】

①這是一個她完全沒有預料到的挑戰。(使用定語從句)

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②他正準備睡覺，這時電話鈴就響了。（when引導時間狀語從句）

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③當她看見她的父母時，她的信心增強了。（as引導時間狀語從句）

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④好奇地想知道里面是什么，他踮著腳走進了黑暗的洞穴。(形容詞作狀語；tiptoe踮著腳走)

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⑤他不假思索地沖上前去。（without的介詞短語作狀語）

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三、續寫技能

A.表達“尷尬”或“羞愧”的短語

感到尷尬/羞愧 feel embarrassed/ashamed/awkward/guilty羞愧得要死 be struck dead with shame尷尬/羞愧得臉紅a flush/blush of embarrassment comes to one's cheeks/face one's face burns/bursts into flames the blood rushes to one's face尷尬地/羞愧地 with embarrassment/shame embarrassedly/shamefully/awkwardly/guiltily

B.表達“尷尬”或“羞愧”的句子

翻譯：我感到很尷尬/羞愧。

第一步，先概括描述，將意思表達清楚。

I felt embarrassed/ashamed.

第二步，在此基礎上增加細節描述，注意邏輯關系以及語意的合理。

①I felt so embarrassed/ashamed that I could feel my face burning.(臉上滾燙)

②So embarrassed/ashamed was I that I could feel the blood rush to my face.(血液涌上臉頰)

③So embarrassed/ashamed was I that I covered my face with mouth open wide,my face turning red instantly.(張大嘴巴捂住臉，臉立刻變紅了)

四、續寫布局

文章最后一段，作者雖然放松了警惕但仍有點害怕，故而感謝了摩托車騎手，自己走開了。

根據續寫第一段所給的段首句“在我走著的時候，我聽到摩托車騎手在喊，‘等一等！’”，再結合續寫第二段的段首句“多虧了出租車司機，20分鐘后我安全到家，盡管我感覺時間如此漫長”，可推測續寫第一段的內容應圍繞著作者在摩托車騎手的幫助下成功打到出租車而展開。可根據以下問題鏈推測具體的情節發展：

1.Was I still afraid?What did I do?

2.What did the rider do?

3.Did I succeed in stopping a taxi?

4.What did I do to the rider then?

根據續寫第二段所給的段首句“多虧了出租車司機，20分鐘后我安全到家，盡管我感覺時間如此漫長”，再結合故事結尾弘揚正能量的原則，可推測續寫第二段的內容應圍繞著作者事后迫切地與家人見面、分享故事并感慨自己的遭遇而展開。可根據以下問題鏈推測具體的情節發展：

1.What did I do when getting home safely?

2.What did my parents say and how did they feel?

3.How did I feel?

4.What did I think of this experience and the rider?