一件友好的趣事

河南 庞先庆

“我”和妻子准备乘飞机回家，但当“我们”进入机场，通过安检，到达登机区时，“我们”发现航班已经取消。 接下来“我们”该怎么办呢？

?主题语境：人与自我 篇幅：300词 建议用时：6分钟 关键词：kindness

A funny story happened last week in Brazil. After delivering a program there, my wife and I were catching the plane back to our home in Portugal. We entered the airport,passed security checks and reached the boarding zone and then discovered that the flight had been cancelled.

After 30 minutes, calling the airline, we were told that the only flight back would be four days after the original flight. I felt my stomach tightening, my hands sweating, and my thoughts rushing about like our cats. I decided to take a breath and as we were speaking with a security officer to get more information, I decided, instead of panicking,to act with kindness and to ask about his story.

The security officer's name was Raul, and he wasn't happy with this job and his dream was to become a radio sports anchor（主持人）, moving to another country with his wife and small daughter. He told us his story while guiding us back to the check-in part of the airport. We laughed together, and in the end, I wished him well, and to have strength and luck, etc.

When he left us at our airline desk where a lady was taking care of the flight cancellation complaint, our eyes were shining, and our spirits were lifted. Maybe that was the reason that allowed us to talk nicely and compassionately with the lady at the desk while all the other customers were complaining and screaming; and maybe that was also the reason that allowed us to get a special connection back home with a small act of kindness she had while the big majority of customers stayed in S. Paulo and maybe only four days after the original flight were arriving home.

Reading Check

1. What was the author and his wife's trouble at the airport?

A. They lost their passports.

B. They missed the flight home.

C. They failed to pass security checks.

D. They found their flight was called off.

2. How did the author and his wife react after knowing the cancellation of the flight?

A. They chose to take another flight home.

B. They decided to return home by other vehicles.

C. They called the airline to get more information.

D. They panicked all the time without any movement.

3. What can we know about Raul?

A. He didn't like his job.

B. He wanted to meet his wife and daughter.

C. He was offered a better job in another country.

D. He thought the life in Brazil was very hopeless.

4. When did the author and his wife return home in Portugal?

A. Four days after the original flight.

B. On the day when their flight was cancelled.

C. As soon as their flight was called off.

D. Before they talked with the lady at the desk.

语言学习

一、语篇图解

这是一篇个人故事类记叙文，属于“人与自我”主题语境范畴中的“个人生活”。本文主要讲述了作者与妻子在巴西机场的特殊经历。作者与妻子在巴西完成一个项目准备回国时发现自己的航班被取消了。 他们虽然很恼火，但是在与安保人员交谈之后，他们没有像其他乘客一样情绪失控，也正因为如此，他们获得了一次特殊的机会，并准时回了国。这次特殊的经历告诉读者一个道理：仁慈永远是解决任何问题的最好钥匙。 全文结构如下：

二、语料荟萃

阅读上面短文，搜集文本中出现的单词和短语。

语篇单词deliver v. 传送；交付 security n. 安全 cancel v. 取消 tighten v. 绷紧laugh v. 发笑 complaint n. 抱怨；投诉 spirits n. 情绪 compassionately adv. 慈悲地 connection n. 转机 majority n. 大部分；大多数catch the plane 赶飞机 decide to do sth 决定做某事 take a breath 深呼吸 speak with 同……交谈 instead of 而不是 in the end 最后allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事 take care of 处理 the majority of大多数……重要短语

三、语句分析

I decided to take a breath and as we were speaking with a security officer to get more information, I decided, instead of panicking, to act with kindness and to ask about his story. 我决定深呼吸，而当我们正在和一位安保人员交谈以得到更多信息时，我决定不再恐慌，而是友好地行事并了解他的故事。

【点石成金】本句是一个并列复合句。 并列连词and前面的分句是“主谓宾”结构的简单句，and后面的分句是一个主从复合句，其中的I decided, instead of panicking, to act with kindness and to ask about his story是主句，as we were speaking with a security officer to get more information是as引导的时间状语从句。

四、完成句子

根据上面短文中出现过的短语和表达方式，完成下面的句子。

1. 要鼓励学生培养批判性思维，而非不加质疑地接受各种观点。

Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking ________accepting all kinds of opinions without questioning them.

2. 我们担心她没有能力处理那件事，然而她最终说到做到了。

We were worried that she wouldn't be able to handle it, but she came through______.

3. 大多数人都打算存钱，但到月末时，他们却发现自己已分文不剩。

________people intend to save, but find that by the end of the month there is nothing left.

4. 玛丽安娜想把这些大房间弄成传统法式客厅的样子，但是霍华德喜欢典型的英式风格。

Marianne wanted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons,________Howard was in favour of a typically English look.

语言运用

假设你是李华，请你根据短文内容写一篇80词左右的内容概要，为班级英语角的同学概述作者与妻子的机场经历。

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