一件友好的趣事

河南 龐先慶

“我”和妻子準備乘飛機回家，但當“我們”進入機場，通過安檢，到達登機區時，“我們”發現航班已經取消。 接下來“我們”該怎么辦呢？

?主題語境：人與自我 篇幅：300詞 建議用時：6分鐘 關鍵詞：kindness

A funny story happened last week in Brazil. After delivering a program there, my wife and I were catching the plane back to our home in Portugal. We entered the airport,passed security checks and reached the boarding zone and then discovered that the flight had been cancelled.

After 30 minutes, calling the airline, we were told that the only flight back would be four days after the original flight. I felt my stomach tightening, my hands sweating, and my thoughts rushing about like our cats. I decided to take a breath and as we were speaking with a security officer to get more information, I decided, instead of panicking,to act with kindness and to ask about his story.

The security officer's name was Raul, and he wasn't happy with this job and his dream was to become a radio sports anchor（主持人）, moving to another country with his wife and small daughter. He told us his story while guiding us back to the check-in part of the airport. We laughed together, and in the end, I wished him well, and to have strength and luck, etc.

When he left us at our airline desk where a lady was taking care of the flight cancellation complaint, our eyes were shining, and our spirits were lifted. Maybe that was the reason that allowed us to talk nicely and compassionately with the lady at the desk while all the other customers were complaining and screaming; and maybe that was also the reason that allowed us to get a special connection back home with a small act of kindness she had while the big majority of customers stayed in S. Paulo and maybe only four days after the original flight were arriving home.

Reading Check

1. What was the author and his wife's trouble at the airport?

A. They lost their passports.

B. They missed the flight home.

C. They failed to pass security checks.

D. They found their flight was called off.

2. How did the author and his wife react after knowing the cancellation of the flight?

A. They chose to take another flight home.

B. They decided to return home by other vehicles.

C. They called the airline to get more information.

D. They panicked all the time without any movement.

3. What can we know about Raul?

A. He didn't like his job.

B. He wanted to meet his wife and daughter.

C. He was offered a better job in another country.

D. He thought the life in Brazil was very hopeless.

4. When did the author and his wife return home in Portugal?

A. Four days after the original flight.

B. On the day when their flight was cancelled.

C. As soon as their flight was called off.

D. Before they talked with the lady at the desk.

語言學習

一、語篇圖解

這是一篇個人故事類記敘文，屬于“人與自我”主題語境范疇中的“個人生活”。本文主要講述了作者與妻子在巴西機場的特殊經歷。作者與妻子在巴西完成一個項目準備回國時發現自己的航班被取消了。 他們雖然很惱火，但是在與安保人員交談之后，他們沒有像其他乘客一樣情緒失控，也正因為如此，他們獲得了一次特殊的機會，并準時回了國。這次特殊的經歷告訴讀者一個道理：仁慈永遠是解決任何問題的最好鑰匙。 全文結構如下：

二、語料薈萃

閱讀上面短文，搜集文本中出現的單詞和短語。

語篇單詞deliver v. 傳送；交付 security n. 安全 cancel v. 取消 tighten v. 繃緊laugh v. 發笑 complaint n. 抱怨；投訴 spirits n. 情緒 compassionately adv. 慈悲地 connection n. 轉機 majority n. 大部分；大多數catch the plane 趕飛機 decide to do sth 決定做某事 take a breath 深呼吸 speak with 同……交談 instead of 而不是 in the end 最后allow sb to do sth 允許某人做某事 take care of 處理 the majority of大多數……重要短語

三、語句分析

I decided to take a breath and as we were speaking with a security officer to get more information, I decided, instead of panicking, to act with kindness and to ask about his story. 我決定深呼吸，而當我們正在和一位安保人員交談以得到更多信息時，我決定不再恐慌，而是友好地行事并了解他的故事。

【點石成金】本句是一個并列復合句。 并列連詞and前面的分句是“主謂賓”結構的簡單句，and后面的分句是一個主從復合句，其中的I decided, instead of panicking, to act with kindness and to ask about his story是主句，as we were speaking with a security officer to get more information是as引導的時間狀語從句。

四、完成句子

根據上面短文中出現過的短語和表達方式，完成下面的句子。

1. 要鼓勵學生培養批判性思維，而非不加質疑地接受各種觀點。

Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking ________accepting all kinds of opinions without questioning them.

2. 我們擔心她沒有能力處理那件事，然而她最終說到做到了。

We were worried that she wouldn't be able to handle it, but she came through______.

3. 大多數人都打算存錢，但到月末時，他們卻發現自己已分文不剩。

________people intend to save, but find that by the end of the month there is nothing left.

4. 瑪麗安娜想把這些大房間弄成傳統法式客廳的樣子，但是霍華德喜歡典型的英式風格。

Marianne wanted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons,________Howard was in favour of a typically English look.

語言運用

假設你是李華，請你根據短文內容寫一篇80詞左右的內容概要，為班級英語角的同學概述作者與妻子的機場經歷。

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