Passage 33

学霸导读　陌生人的帮助实现了人与人之间温暖的传递，点亮了人们的生活，也教会了人们常怀感恩。

It was one early hot morning in 2015 when I was gently wheeled across our quiet street in my wheelchair to the taxi stand with my mother. Three weeks earlier, I had hurt my left leg at home. Now I f 1 had an appointment for an operation to repair the bad break in hospital.

I was feeling n 2 as I’d never had surgery before and the thought of it worried me. After waiting for a taxi for more than 90 minutes, we were still standing across the street from our house, trying to ask for a ride. It usually only takes a few minutes, but on this Sunday, taxis would pass by us either already f illed with p 3 or unwilling to take us. Perhaps it was because of my wheelchair. My mother was starting to get upset as we were fast running out of t 4 . Our appointment was 10 : 45 a.m. and it would take up to 40 minutes to get to the hospital. Then a black SUV pulled over and stopped in front of us. The driver, taking a look at us, said, “You two look like you could use a lift!” He told us he’d seen us e 5 as he was taking his son to a weekend school activity. He was now r 6 home and saw that we were still there.

With no questions asked, this good man welcomed us aboard. We arrived at 10 : 30—just in time for my appointment. He r 7 my money, saying people should help one another. He left with a smile.

To this day we have not crossed paths again with this friendly driver who went out of his way, but his help is kept in our minds. I am very grateful to this kind stranger who has taught me to keep watch for and help others in need.

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高频词汇

appointment /ə'pɔɪntmənt/　n. 约定，预约，约会　surgery /'sɜːdʒəri/　 n. 外科手术