Two coins 赠人玫瑰，手留余香

袁丹纯

教授和学生在散步时看到一双放在田边的旧鞋，当学生想要捉弄正在田里劳作的农民时，教授制止了他。教授提出另一个建议，让学生理解了快乐的真谛……

One day， a young man， a student in one of the very famous universities， was taking a walk with his professor， who was commonly called the students friend. He was kind and wise to students who always waited on his instructions.

It was almost noon. As they were walking along， they saw a pair of old shoes lying on the path， which were supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in working in a field close by. Apparently， this poor man seemed to have nearly finished his days work.

Suddenly， an idea occurred to the student. He turned to the professor， saying， “Let us play a trick on the man： we will hide his shoes， conceal（隐藏） ourselves behind those bushes and wait to see his perplexity（困惑） when he cannot find them.” The student gave a wink （眨眼示意） and smiled.

“My young friend，” answered the professor， “we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of（以……为代价） the poor. But you are rich， and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe， and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him.”

After hearing this， the student blushed as red as a cherry with shame and followed the professors instruction. Later on， they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by， waiting for the poor mans arrival.

Within a short time， having finished his work， the poor man， out of breath， came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat， he slipped his foot into one of his shoes. All of a sudden， he gave out a surprised cry when he felt something hard. He stooped （弯腰）  down to feel what it was， and found one coin.

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阅读上面的短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

注意：

1. 所續写短文的词数应为150左右;

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

To his great astonishment， he gazed at the coin， turned it round， and looked at it again and again.

Paragraph 2：

Watching how their small action had helped the poor man， the student stood there deeply affected， and his eyes filled with tears.

写作导引

Ⅰ. Sorting the elements

Ⅱ. Analyzing the characters personalities

Ⅲ. Exploring the theme

What is the text about？ And what does the author want to tell us by telling this story？

Ⅳ. Discovering language features

1. Analyzing language features

（1）同位语，使用一个名词（短语或从句）对另一个名词或代词进行解释或补充说明。

One day， a young man， a student in one of the very famous universities， was taking a walk with his professor， who was commonly called the students friend. （Para. 1）

（2）定语从句，根据先行词在定语从句中的语法功能选择相应的关系词。如作主语，选that、who和which;作宾语，选that、whom、which或不填;作状语，选when、where和why;作定语，选whose。

One day， a young man， a student in one of the very famous universities， was taking a walk with his professor， who was commonly called the students friend. （Para. 1）

He was kind and wise to students who always waited on his instructions. （Para. 1）

As they were walking along， they saw a pair of old shoes lying on the path， which were supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in working in a field close by. （Para. 2）

（3）灵活运用比喻的修辞手法，让表达更生动形象。

After hearing this， the student blushed as red as a cherry with shame and followed the professors instruction. （Para. 5）

2. Discovering useful structures

give a wink 眨眨眼

amuse sb at the expense of 以……为代价让某人获得消遣

give sb a greater pleasure by means of 通过……方式让某人获得更多乐趣

blush as red as a cherry with shame 羞愧得满脸通红

give out a surprised cry 发出惊讶的叫声

Ⅴ. Conceiving new plots

续写第一段：

1. 根据故事的最后一段可知，男人在田里劳作到正午，气喘吁吁地回到脱鞋子的地方，穿上第一只鞋子的时候，他意外发现了一枚硬币，他因此发出惊讶的叫声，由此，我们可以推测出他这般努力工作，应该是因为家里比较穷，非常需要钱。因此，下一段中他对于这两枚突如其来的硬币，应该是感到非常“惊喜”的。推荐表达有be excited with joy、be wild with delight、ones face beamed。

2. 根据续写第一段的段首句“To his great astonishment， he gazed at the coin， turned it round， and looked at it again and again.”可知，男人得到硬币后，非常惊喜，我们可根据以下问题链进行推测：

（1）Why was he so astonished to get one coin？

（2）How would he react when he found the second coin？

（3）How would he feel when he found the second coin？

3. 续写第二段的段首句“Watching how their small action had helped the poor man， the student stood there deeply affected， and his eyes filled with tears.”暗示续写第一段应该交代了這个男人的生活处境有多么困难，而这两枚硬币刚好帮助了他。

续写第二段：

1. 结合续写第二段的段首句，我们可根据以下问题进行推测：

（1）What would the student do after seeing how the two coins helped the poor man？

（2）Would the poor man know who helped him or not？ If yes， how would he react？ If not， then how？

2. 观察故事开始的情节，根据首尾呼应的原则，预测最后一段的内容。

How would the professor instruct his student kindly and wisely in the end？

3. 根据第四段教授的话我们可推断出作者的写作目的——It is better to give than to get，并可以据此来推测故事的走向。为了保持与前文主题的一致性，我们可以推测故事的结尾——学生深受感触，可能为男人提供更多的帮助，最后教授或学生总结了这一经历的体会，呼应主题意义。表示“感动”的相关表达有：Touched deeply/immensely， ...;Tears filling his eyes， he offered his heartfelt gratitude...; With tears streaming down his face， he...。