一位不相識的朋友
【內容提示】
在你的生活中大概也有遇到難處的時候吧。比如你在上學的路上突然病了，或者在商店買東西的時候帶的錢不夠，或者在乘公共汽車時腳讓車門給夾傷不能走路了等等。這時，有位好心人幫助了你。請你寫一篇文章敘述一下這位好心人幫助你的經過。
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An Unfamiliar Friend
My dear, only fifteen minutes left! Maybe the bus would never come. If I waited here a little longer, undoubtedly, I would be the last to step into the classroom again. Then Mr. Wang would ask me as usual, “Did you go to bed late or get up late?” Everyone would stare at me. That was really embarrassing①. I had to hurry up on foot.
A cold wind blew up my hair. I rubbed my hands, and pulled up my collar, and walked hurriedly. Just then, a young man, wearing only a vest and a pair of sport pants, was running past me, with his arms waving. His face turned red with cold, but he seemed to be unmindful② of the cold.
He smiled at me, passing by. His smile made me feel as if he were saying, “Let＇s run together.” I made my pace unconsciously③. Then I tried my best to catch him up, but failed because of lack of exercises in the past. With a heavy bag on my back, I felt very tired. Occasionally④, he turned back, smiling, encouraging me to run faster.
Suddenly he stopped at a platform, which was his destination. He took a deep breath, and then gave a sharp but friendly whistle to me. I, also, whistled in return. He asked, “What time is it?” “It is…,” I looked at my watch and found it was already 7:37. There were only three minutes leftfor class.
As I hurried into the school gate, I was so thankful. What a good friend I met, and how I hoped to meet more such friends in my life.
（選自《英語畫刊》高中版1996年第8、9合期）
【詞語解釋】
①embarrassing [im＇b$r+siR] a．令人為難的
②unmindful [)n＇maindful] a．不介意的
③unconsciously [)n＇k&nM+sli] ad．無意識地
④occasionally [+＇keiN+n+li] ad．不時地
【寫法指要】
正在作者為難、困惑和畏難之時，一位素不相識的人給予她鼓勵，激勵她不要怕寒冷、不要怕困難，要無畏地勇往直前才能到達目的地。這時的鼓勵不是用言語而是通過行動來表達的。