A Student Becomes His Friend

Beverly L.Jenkins 景一选译

When Xu Bingyangs best friend Zhang Ze became physically disabled， Xu didntwait to be asked to help him get around. Instead， he vowed1 to become his friends“walking stick”.

The  boys  are  now 12 and  attend  the 6th  grade  at  Hebazi  Town  Central Primary School in Qingshen， in Chinas Sichuan Province. Every day Xu shows up at Zhangs door to give him a lift to school—literally2.

For the past six years Xu has given Zhang  a piggyback ride to  and from school  every  day. Not  only that，  but  he  helps his friend  get  around while  in school， too， helping him use the bathroom， get his lunch， and move around the school building.

Zhang suffers3 from a medical condition called myasthenia gravis. He cannot walk without othershelp， so without Xus help theres no way he could attend school with his peers4.

While Zhang is eternally5 grateful for his friends help， Xu insists6 its no big deal.“I weigh more than 40 kg and Zhang Ze only weighs about 25 kg， so its okay for me to carry him，”he said.

Zhang says hes grateful not just for his friend lending his strength to get him through his days， but also for the friendship they share.“XuBingyang is my best friend，”said the student.“Every day， he studies with me， chats with me and plays with me. I thank him for looking after me like this every day.”

Xus teachers say theyre not surprised that this young man is so devoted7 to helping his friend. Hes often seen doing good deeds and never complains about hard work.

Its so refreshing to see a child acting so selflessly to help another.

當徐彬洋（音译）最好的朋友张泽（音译）身患残疾时，徐彬洋没有等人请求他去帮助张泽四处走动。相反，他发誓要成为朋友的“拐杖”。

男孩们现在12岁，就读于中国四川省青神县河坝子镇中心小学六年级。每天徐彬洋都会出现在张泽的门口，背着他去学校—在字面意义上地。

在过去的六年里，徐彬洋每天都背着张泽上下学。不仅如此，他还帮助他的朋友在学校里四处走动，帮助他上厕所、打饭，以及在教学楼里走动。

张泽患有一种叫做重症肌无力的疾病。他无法在无人帮助的情况下行走，因此，如果没有徐彬洋的帮助，他不可能与同龄人一起上学。

张泽对朋友的帮助永远心存感激，但徐彬洋坚持认为这没什么大不了的。“我的体重超过40公斤，而张泽的体重只有25公斤，所以我背着他没问题。”他说。

张泽说，他不仅感谢他的朋友帮助他渡过难关，也感谢他们之间的友谊。“徐彬洋是我最好的朋友。”这位学生说，“每天，他都和我一起学习，一起聊天，一起玩耍。我感谢他每天这样照顾我。”

徐彬洋的老师们说，他们对这个年轻人如此热心于帮助他的朋友并不感到惊讶。他经常做好事，从不抱怨辛苦。

看到一个孩子如此无私地帮助别人，真是令人振奋。

（英语原文选自：inspiremore.com）

1. vow [ ] 立誓，发誓 2. literally [ ] . 按照字面意义地

3. suffer [ ] . 经受，遭受 4. peer [ ] 同龄人

5. eternally [ ] 永远地;总是 6. insist [ ] . 坚持

7. devote [ ] . 献身，致力

Discussion 议一议院

1. What do you think of Xus deed？ 你对徐彬洋的事迹有什么看法？