A 20-year-old camera一臺老相機

秦昊

當你去舊貨店買下了一臺老舊的相機，卻無意間發現相機里面還有一張存儲卡時，你是扔了它還是把它物歸原主呢？

主題語境：好人好事 篇幅：357詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1 You never know what you＇ll find when you gothrift store shopping. Sometimes， you end up findingexactly what you need. That＇s why， on her break fromcollege， Jordyn Vermont asked her mom to go thriftstore shopping with her. At a Goodwill store in theSt. Louis area， she found an almost 20yearoldcamera. As an amateur photographer， sheknew this is a fantastic find.

2 It wasn＇t until Jordyn got home， however， that she realized just how amazing itwas that she found this camera in particular. A memory card was still inside of it， and itcontained lots of family photos. The memory card did contain photos of a family that weretaken in 2009. Without hesitating， Jordyn and her mom， Sharon， took action to find thefamily in the photos.

3 To locate the family， Sharon posted their find online. Meanwhile， around the sametime， the owner of the photos ran into a friend she hadn＇t seen in a decade. Just two dayslater， that very friend shared Sharon＇s post with Pat Schopp， asking if that＇s her family.Astonishingly， the owner is Pat Schopp. In 2001， she and her husband， Phil， bought thecamera. They chose to donate it to Goodwill in November， 2023 when they found it whilecleaning their basement.

4 Jordyn could have easily thrown away the memory card that came with her Goodwillcamera， but that was not something she could have even considered.“ I don＇t know. I feellike if I had a camera there that had my family photos， I would want that back，” Jordynsaid.“ There were family photos on the memory card. I didn＇t know if some of the people inthe photos weren＇t around anymore，” Jordyn said.

5 Sharon felt the same way. Her own mom passed away three years ago， so she understandsdeeply what it would mean to her if someone found old photos of them together. Itturned out that Pat had lost loved ones recently.“ My dad has been gone for five years，” Patsays.“ Then my aunt passed away two years ago.” Needless to say， Pat is grateful for Jordynand Sharon＇s kindness.

Reading Check

Detail

1. Where did Jordyn Vermont find the almost 20yearold

camera？

A. In an antique shop.

B. At a grocery store.

C. At a Goodwill store.

D. In her college dorm.

Detail

2. What did Jordyn Vermont discover inside the camera？

A. A rare film.

B. A precious photo.

C. An old memory card with family photos.

D. A handwritten note from a famous photographer.

Inference

3. What can we know from the last two paragraphs？

A. Jordyn recognized someone in the photos.

B. Pat found old photos from Jordyn useless.

C. Pat treasured the recovered photos and was moved.

D. Jordyn threw away the memory card in the camera.

Inference

4. How can we describe Jordyn Vermont according to the text？

A. Wise and kindhearted.

B. Optimistic and honest.

C. Independent and caring.

D. Beautiful and diligent.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

It wasnt until Jordyn got home， however， that she realized just how amazing it was thatshe found this camera in particular. 然而，直到喬丁回到家，她才意識到自己發現這臺相機是多么神奇。

【點石成金】本句有兩個that，第一個that是在強調句結構“It is/was not until+從句或表示時間的詞+that+其他”中，第二個that引導主語從句。

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks.

College student Jordyn Vermont， on a break，1. ________（go） thrift store shopping withher mother Sharon at a Goodwill store in the St. Louis area and found an old camera， atreasure for her 2. ________ an amateur photographer. At home， she discovered a memorycard inside the camera with family pictures taken in 2009. Jordyn and Sharon determinedto track down the family 3. ________（feature） in these photos.

Sharon posted the 4. ________（discover） on social media while coincidentally， thephotos＇ owner Pat Schopp encountered an old friend， 5. ________ two days later linked Patto Sharon＇s post. Pat recognized her family in the photos; she and her husband had donatedthe camera 6. ________（aware） of the memory card still in it. Jordyn， 7. ________（value）family memories， chose not to discard the card. Sharon related to it. She 8.________（lose）her mother three years ago， and understands the joy of finding old pictures 9. ________loved ones. Pat， having recently lost her father and her aunt， 10. ________（appreciate） theefforts of Jordyn and Sharon to return her sentimental family photos.