Passage 30
学霸导读 很长一段时间里，让座问题成了社会的热点话题。你对“让不让座”持什么样的看法呢？
In the city I live in， some seats on every bus come in orange color， different from the rest which are blue. Those seats are intended for （ 预留 ） a certain group of people—the old and some who need special care， such as the disabled or those with small babies. So you can often see young people choose to take other seats instead of the orange ones if possible.
One day， my friend Lisa boarded a bus and found the only untaken seat was an orange one. She h 1 for a moment and slowly walked to it and sat down. As the bus went on， passengers accumulated from stop to stop and the bus became really c 2 . At that time， someone near the door asked loudly if there was anybody who would like to o 3 a seat to the old man who had just got on the bus. On hearing it， Lisa looked around to see where the old man was. She was even about to get up but found it diff icult to do so. Thinking that someone near the old man would do him a favor， she remained seated. Actually， she had another reason to do so. To her s 4 ， she soon became the target of criticism （ 批评的目标 ） from some people standing beside her.
“Shameless,” a voice said.
“Morality decays （ 道德败坏 ），” another voice added.
Lisa kept silent as the short conversation went. She wanted to say something but held the words back. She understood that as the only young person taking the orange seat on this bus, she “should” feel ashamed. Lisa turned her face to the window to hide her embarrassment.
If you were a passenger on that bus， would you stand out a 5 her and blame her for not giving up her seat？ If I hadn’t known the story of Lisa’s side， I would. However， the truth is： Lisa had just had a small o 6 and was in recovery （ 恢复 ）. Her doctor had told her to sit instead of s 7 as much as possible. The long bus trip would give her trouble if she stood all the way.
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高频词汇
intended /ɪn'tendɪd/ adj. 打算的，计划的
board /bɔːd/ v. 上船（或火车、飞机、公共汽车等）
accumulate /ə'kjuːmjəleɪt/ v. 积累，积聚
do sb. a favor 帮某人一个忙
remain /rɪ'meɪn/ v. 保持不变，仍然
embarrassment /ɪm'bærəsmənt/ n. 窘迫，难堪
blame /bleɪm/ v. 责备，指责