抛锚不可怕，公路有天使

邯郸市第一中学 吴新萍

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新买的摩托车在路上抛锚了，前不着村，后不着店；没有熟人，没有朋友。焦虑，绝望，等待帮助……，会遇上热心的“天使”吗？

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Iwasdrivingmynewlyacquired1._______acrossthevastnessofNorth Dakota when all of the sudden it froze up on the road.I would later be told the timing belt had slipped and this caused one of the pistons（活塞）to crack a cylinder（气缸）head,or something like that.

Anyway,I sat on the side of the road for what seemed like hours.I even pretended to have been in an 2_______._（accident/incident）,which didn't help.Finally,a young man pulled over and offered me a ride,but given that he already had two motorcycles in the back of his truck,he could only take me.

He drove me to the next town,where I asked to bedropped off.Rather thandrop me off,he waited while I asked around if anyone could help me topick upmy motorcycle.One elderly gentleman was working and said that I could use his 3_______._!Can you imagine that a stranger gave me the keys to his pickup.

It was quite an experience,I must say.So,as I drove back 20 miles to get my motorcycle,the gentleman who first stopped to help me followed me.We both put the motorcycle in the back of the truck,and then I followed him another 50 miles or so and we both unloaded the motorcycle at his place.Then,he followed me back to the small town so I could return the man's truck.I didn't have much 4.________on me,maybe＄40,but I gave it to the man for the use of his truck.

Two strangers helped rescue me from spending the night on the side of the road in ND.I don't recall their names,5.________when I close my eyes I can see their faces as if it were yesterday.Thank you,strangers.You may be reading this right now.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the context or with the words given.

Language Study

Vocabulary

1.freeze up （使）冻结

2.pull over 靠边停车；把车开到路边

3.drop off 中途卸客

4.rather than 而不是

5.pick up 搭载

Sentences for writing

1.“过去进行时 +when+一般过去时”句型，“正……就在这时……”

我正开着我新买的摩托车穿过辽阔的北达科他州，突然它在路上停了下来。

I_________my newly acquired motorcycle across the vastness of North Dakota_________all of the sudden it froze up on the road.

2.given that...“考虑到；鉴于……”，引导条件状语从句

最后，一个年轻人把车停在了路边并让我搭车，但考虑到他的卡车后面已经有两辆摩托车了，他只能带我去。

Finally,a young man pulled over and offered me a ride,but_________he already had two motorcycles in the back of his truck,he could only take me.