Thoughtful act turns a day around 翻转源于爱心

2019-09-10刘德刚

疯狂英语·读写版 2019年2期

刘德刚

儿子就要参加田径运动会了，作者匆忙带着儿子到一家餐厅，想买份套餐为儿子补充能量，但却被告知东西卖完了。他们只得来到一家食品店，一名女店员看到作者满面愁容，就主动想办法为他配齐了一份“套餐”，这令作者感动不已，于是把写给这名店员的感谢信分享出来。

I am sharing a letter I wrote to the kind lady at the grocery store by my house. She had offered to make a mixed pack-up for us on the spot after informing me there was none left and seeing the look of confusion on my face... She packed it full of vegetables， fruit， and more， and went above and beyond！！

Full of gratitude for her warm smile and her thoughtful act of kindness， I gave the following letter to her， handwritten in a lovely card， which included a $5 Tim Hortons' gift card and a smile card：

“Yesterday was my son's track and field meet at school... and as it was also my payday—I hadn't had any fund left the night before to get him healthy ‘snack food’ that would fuel him throughout the big day.

So yesterday morning， after missing my alarm clock and cleaning up an entire pot of soil from a potted plant that our new kitten had knocked over during the night， we scrambled （爭抢） to Sobey's to get a mix-pack （vegetables and dip， grapes， and crackers and cheese）—the quick and easy pre-packaged healthy snack that would solve all of my problems！ However， when we got there， there was none left， and I drew a blank.

On a morning that was steadily turning out to be ‘one of those mornings when everything goes wrong'， your thoughtful act of kindness turned our faces to the sunlight and filled us both with gratitude！

Thank you！

We will be paying the good vibes （气氛） forward and extending the ripples of kindness. We'll always be keeping your love light shining.”

1.How did the lady at the grocery store help the writer？

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2.Why did the author say yesterday was“the big day”？

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3.We can infer the author was _______ two days before he wrote the letter.

A.calm B.happy

C.anxious D.angry

4.Sobey's is probably a _______.

A.grocery store B.bar

C.health club D.restaurant

Difficult sentences

1.She had offered to make a mixed pack-up for us on the spot after _______ （inform）me there was none left and seeing the look of confusion on my face...

翻译： _______________________________

【点石成金】after是介词，后面有两个并列宾语，分别由inform和see构成的短语充当，整个介词短语在句子中作时间状语。

2.On a morning that was steadily turning out to be ‘one of those mornings when everything goes wrong’， your thoughtful act of kindness turned our faces to the sunlight and filled us both with gratitude！

翻译： _______________________________

【点石成金】that引导的是一個定语从句，修饰先行词________ 。

Ⅰ.Important phrases in the text

1.turn around 翻转

2.on the spot 现场;当场

3.inform sb of sth 通知某人某事

4.draw a blank 落空;无结果;无回音

5.turn out 结果是;出现

Ⅱ.Translate the following sentences into English with the phrases given above.

1.约一周前市场情况急剧逆转。

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2.对于这些历史问题，谁大概都无法做出回应。