Hewasstruggling(费劲)totiehisshoes.IwasstrugglingwithwhetherIshouldhelphim.
Ididandhewasgrateful.
“Thankyou”hesaid.
“I’mgladIcouldhelp.Ijustthoughtitwouldbeeasierformetoreach”Isaid.
Hewasadisabledmanandforcedtolookdownmostofthetime.Hisarmsandlegsweretwisted(扭曲的)terriblyandhecouldn’tdowhattherestofuswouldconsidereasytasks.Healwaysmanagedtolookuptoseehowyoureacted(反应)tohiswordshowever.Hehadabigsmilemakingmefeelcomfortable.
Iwasstillonmykneesbyhiswheelchair.“Niceshoes”hesaid.
“Thanks.Nooneevercomplimentedmeonthembefore”Isaid.
“NoonehasthesameviewoftheworldasIdo”hereplied.
“Tellmeabouttheworldasyouseeit”Isaidsmiling.
“Mostpeoplecanseeifsomeoneiscomfortablewiththemornotintheireyes.Iseeitintheirfeet”hesaid.“IfpeoplekeepmovingtheirfeetIjustletthemgobecauseIknowthey’reimpatientwithme.Idon’twanttomakepeopleuncomfortable.”
“Whataboutme?”Iasked.
“Icouldseeyourcompassion.Andthenyoucamedowntomylevel.Iwastheonewhowasnervous”hesaid.“Idon’tnormallyhavesomeonelookmeintheeye.”
“Theydon’tknowthatthey’remissing”Itoldhim.
“Myoldfaceisnothingtobrag(自夸)about.”hesaid.
“Butthatsmileissobig.”
Yesandit’snotonlyabigsmilebutanattitude.
1.Thedisabledmanknewpeoplewereimpatientmostlybytheir.
A.wordsB.eyesC.feetD.smile
2.Theunderlinedwordcompassionistheclosestinmeaningto.
A.attentionB.pityC.trustD.duty
3.Welearnthatthedisabledman.
A.hadgreatdifficultylookingafterhimself
B.alwaysaskedpeopleforhelp
C.couldn’thaveabigsmile
D.likedtotalkaboutpeople’sshoes
4.Thewriterfeltcomfortablebecause.
A.hehadanicetalktotheman
B.themanlookedhimintheeye
C.hedidn’tmovehisfeetbeforetheman
D.themanhadabigsmileontheface
5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.
A.thedisabledmanhadsomethingwrongwithhismind
B.notmanypeoplewentdowntotheman’slevel