Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson’ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotoone,andmyson’steamwasinthelead.Parentssurroundedtheplayground,offeringencouragement. Withlessthantensecondsremaining,theballsuddenlyrolledinfrontofmyson’steammate,MickeyO’Donnell.With“Kickit!”echoingacrosstheplayground,Mickeyturnedaroundandgaveiteverythinghehad.Allaroundmethecrowderupted.O’Donnellhadscored! Thentherewassilence.Mickeyhadscoredallright,butinthewronggoal,endingthegameinatie.Foramomenttherewasatotalhush.Yousee,MickeyhasDownsyndrome(综合症)andforhimtherewasnosuchthingasawronggoal.AllgoalswerecelebratedbyajoyoushugfromMickey.Hehadevenbeenknowntohugtheopposingplayerswhentheyscored. ThesilencewasfinallybrokenwhenMickey,hisfacefilledwithjoy,huggedmysontightlyandshouted,“Iscored!Iscored!Everybodywon!Everybodywon!”ForamomentIheldmybreath,notsurehowmysonwouldreact.Ineednothaveworried.Iwatched,throughtears,asmysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchanting,“WaytogoMickey!WaytogoMickey!”WithinmomentsbothteamssurroundedMickey,joininginthechantandcongratulatinghimonhisgoal. Laterthatnight,whenmydaughteraskedwhohadwon,IsmiledasIreplied,“Itwasatie.Everybodywon.” 小题1:Theunderlinedword“hush”inparagraph3means________. |