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Unit 08
Just a Little Smile
Mike was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a tape recorder. Mike knelt1 down and helped the boy pick up the scattered2 articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden3.
As they walked, Mike discovered the boy's name was James, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at James' home first, and Mike was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mike went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.
Finally the long awaited4 senior5 year came and three weeks before graduation, James asked Mike if they could talk.
James reminded him of the day years ago when they first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things?" asked James. "You see, I cleaned out my locker6 because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills. I was going home to commit7 suicide8. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others might follow. So you see, Mike, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more for me. You saved my life."
1 knelt | |
v.跪( kneel的过去式和过去分词 );(kneel的过去式与过去分词) | |
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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n.负担,重载,担子,责任;vt.装货于,麻烦,使负担 | |
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v.等候( await的过去式和过去分词 );等待;期待;将发生在 | |
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adj.年长的;资格较老的,地位较高的;n.年长者,前辈;大学高年级学生 | |
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n.更衣箱,储物柜,冷藏室,上锁的人 | |
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vt.把…交托给,提交;犯,干;使承担义务,使作出保证 | |
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n.自杀,自毁,自杀性行为 | |
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