Reunion 重聚

何高伦

36年前，两个渔民从太平洋救起了一个年轻女孩。几十年后，一个节目引发了一次非凡的团聚。

She had been drifting in the cold Pacific water for a night and most of a day. Kept afloat by her orange life jacket， nine?year?old Desireé Rodriguez had watched helplessly as one family member after another let go of life. Just as she began to give up， the captain of a fishing boat spotted her in the water.

Within minutes， the boats officers， Strasser and Pisano， leaped in and grabbed Desireé， pulling her back toward the boat—and toward life. That was 36 years ago， and the last time the rescuers and the girl saw one another.

Desireé Rodriguez， now Desireé Campuzano， was adopted by another aunt and uncle after the rescue. No one asked about her experience in the water. They didnt want to traumatize her， she said. In her late 20s， Desireé began to wonder about her rescuers. She sent a message to a TV program， trying to get help finding them， but nothing came of it. Strasser and Pisano sometimes thought of her， too. But neither Desireé nor the men who saved her knew where to start looking.

Friedman Adventures was launched in December， 2020 by Friedman， featuring stories from fishermen talking about boats， catches， and fishing tips. In one episode， one man talked about the 1986 rescue. That day， 41?year?old Pablo Pe?a listened to the show. The incredible story he heard on the air triggered a memory. Pe?a remembered a conversation hed had years earlier with a former co?worker. Shed once told him shed lost her parents in a boating accident and was the only survivor.

“It could be her，” Pe?a said. So he sent a message to Friedman Adventures and made Desireé meet her rescuers， Strasser and Pisano， successfully. “I feel like shes sort of our daughter， in a way， because we brought her back to life，” Strasser said.

For years， Desireé had wondered about the men who rescued her. Now that shes met them， she says she hopes to stay connected forever.

1. Whats the function of the first paragraph？

A. To advertise a product. B. To prove a theory.

C. To praise a brave girl. D. To show background information.

2. The underlined word “traumatize” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by .

A. encourage B. tease C. upset D. satisfy

3. Who helped Desireé reunite with her rescuers？

A. Her mother. B. Her workmate. C. Strasser. D. Pisano.

4. From which of the following can we read this text？

A. A culture magazine. B. A travel guide.

C. An education newspaper. D. An inspiring story website.

熟词生义

Desireé Rodriguez， now Desireé Campuzano， was adopted by another aunt and uncle after the rescue. 德西蕾·罗德里格斯，即现在的德西蕾·坎普萨诺，在那次救援后被另一位阿姨和叔叔收养。

adopt v. 收养

e.g. After losing his parents in an accident， Tom was adopted by a young couple.在一次事故中失去了父母后，汤姆被一对年轻的夫妇收养。