NBC新闻：一个八岁小男孩的善良

燕山大学 刘立军 编写

 TRANSCRIPT

Over the last few weeks eight-year-old Connor Crites couldn't wait for school to start. And this year the second grader with autism decided he was ready for a big first step. Ride the bus on his first day of class. He didn't even seem nervous at all, he was ready to go, wide awake. But once at school without his parents, Connor’s anxiety quickly became overwhelming. Until a stranger 8 year old Christian Moore reached out and took his hand. Christian's mom capturing that moment in a picture and a post, I'm so proud of my son.

He's a kid with a big heart. The first day of school started off right. For Connor's mother who constantly worries about how the world will treat her son, this was the one thing Connor had asked her for that she couldn't give him, a friend. Asked him if he had fun and he goes I love them. Now the two boys sharing an inseparable bond saying their message to others is simple. Be nice.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201909/594341.shtml

 VOCABULARY

1. autism n. (不可数名词) a mental condition in which a person is unable to communicate or form relationships with others 自闭症；孤独症

2. overwhelming adj. very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react 巨大的；压倒性的；无法抗拒的。例如：

 The evidence against him was overwhelming. 对他不利的证据确凿，无法抵赖。

 The overwhelming majority of those present were in favor of the plan. 绝大多数与会者都赞同这个计划。

 an overwhelming sense of loss莫大的失落感

 She had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him the truth. 她恨不得要告诉他实情。

 You may find it somewhat overwhelming at first. 起初你可能觉得它有些无法抗拒。

3. capture v. to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, film/movie, etc. （用图画、文章、电影等准确地）表达，刻画，描述。例如：The article captured the mood of the nation. 这篇文章把国民的情绪把得很准。

4. big heart宽阔的胸怀，高尚的气度

5. inseparable adj. if people are inseparable, they spend most of their time together and are very good friends 形影不离的

 QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Over the last few weeks eight-year-old Connor Crites couldn't wait for school to start. And this year (Q1) __________________________________ decided he was ready for a big first step. Ride the bus on his first day of class. He didn't even seem (Q2) ____________ at all, he was ready to go, wide awake. But once at school without his parents, Connor’s (Q3) ____________ quickly became overwhelming. Until a stranger 8 year old Christian Moore reached out and took his hand. Christian's mom (Q4) _______________ that moment in (Q5) ____________________, I'm so proud of my son.

He's a kid with (Q6) ____________________. The first day of school started off right. For Connor's mother who constantly worries about (Q7) ____________________________, this was the one thing Connor had asked her for that she couldn't give him, a friend. Asked him if he had fun and he goes I love them. Now the two boys sharing an (Q8) ____________________ saying their (Q9) _________ to others is simple. (Q10) ______________________.

 KEY 

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Over the last few weeks eight-year-old Connor Crites couldn't wait for school to start. And this year (Q1) the second grader with autism decided he was ready for a big first step. Ride the bus on his first day of class. He didn't even seem (Q2) nervous at all, he was ready to go, wide awake. But once at school without his parents, Connor’s (Q3) anxiety quickly became overwhelming. Until a stranger 8 year old Christian Moore reached out and took his hand. Christian's mom (Q4) capturing that moment in (Q5) a picture and a post, I'm so proud of my son.

He's a kid with (Q6) a big heart. The first day of school started off right. For Connor's mother who constantly worries about (Q7) how the world will treat her son, this was the one thing Connor had asked her for that she couldn't give him, a friend. Asked him if he had fun and he goes I love them. Now the two boys sharing an (Q8) inseparable bond saying their (Q9) message to others is simple. (Q10) Be nice.