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At
first glance she looked like any other old woman, plodding along in the snow,
alone, neglected, head bowed. A young couple, smiling, taking, laughing, arms
loaded with Christmas presents, took no notice of the old woman. A mother with
two small children hurried by, on their way to grandmother's house. Like many
others, they took no notice, either. If these people had noticed, they would
have seen that the old woman wore no shoes. She walked bare foot in the ice and
snow.
With
both hands the old woman gathered her worn button-less overcoat at the collar
to keep out the wind. She stopped and stood bent and bowed at the bus stop. A
red and blue scarf covering her head, she waited for the downtown bus.
A
gentleman carrying an Important looking briefcase waited near her, not too
closely. After all, she could have something contagious (传染的). A teenage girl also waited for the bus. She glanced repeatedly at
the old woman's feet, but said nothing.
The
bus arrived and the old woman slowly, painfully boarded. She sat on the
sideways sent Just behind the driver. The gentleman and the teenage girl
hurried to the back of the bus. A little boy pointed at the old woman, "Look,
Mother, that old lady is bare foot. "The embarrassed mother slapped his
hand down. "Don't point at people, Andrew. I's not polite to point. "
She looked out of the window.
"She
must have sons or daughters," a lady in a fur coat suggested," her
children should be ashamed of themselves. " She felt morally superior, because
she took good care of her mother.
A
man seated near the middle of the bus steadied the bag of gifts on her lap. "Don't
we pay enough taxes to handle situations like this?" he said to a friend
seated beside him.
"People
have to learn to save their money," a well-dressed young college man added."
If that old woman had saved when she was young, she wouldn't be suffering now. It's
her own fault. "
And
all these vain(虚荣的) people beamed with
satisfaction that they had all given such deep analysis, totally ignoring the
old woman who badly needed a pair of shoes immediately.
注意:续写词数应为150左右
A
vain businessman felt offended by those talking without acting and reached into
his wallet.
……
At
the next stop. a young man wearing expensive. new. brand-name shoes boarded the
bus,
答案: A vain businessman felt offended by those talking without acting and reached into his wallet. He fished out a shiny $20 bill, walked straight to the woman and thrusted it to her wrinkled hand. Startled, the poor old lady looked up. Then, her painful expression softened and tears of gratitude began to roll down from her dull eyes. Hands trembling, throat tightening, voice shaking, she thanked the man a million of times. Obviously, the businessman's honorable deed put shame to other vain passengers, who either hung their head or looked out of the window. At the next stop, a young man wearing expensive, new, brand-name shoes boarded the bus. Upon seeing the lady's blue and red bare feet, he took off his cool trainers and gestured the woman to put them on. Once again, tears pooled in the lady's eyes. Other passengers were also deeply moved and they began to give away whatever they had to the old lady. What a loving scene it is if all of us could stop our meaningless comment and start to support those disadvantaged individuals with whatever little thing we can contribute!