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The Gift of Music
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  • I had been inside the prison called Gander Hill several times already by the time I met Ray in the spring of 1993. My father worked there with a group teaching1 inmates2 to improve their communication and speaking skills. I was a senior in college, majoring in speech communications, and eventually I started my own volunteer student group at Gander Hill.

    Teaching communication means getting people to tell their stories, but Ray could tell you how much he missed playing his guitar without speaking. Sometimes he moved his hands across the air as if he were playing his favorite blues4 scale. He always gave me a slight nod when he saw me come into the chapel5 for the meeting. He loved sharing his guitar stories. Although he had been an inmate3 at Gander Hill for over a decade, he always had a song in his head, in particular one that he said he had been writing in his mind since his arrival. He looked forward to playing again the way a child counts the days until summer vacation.

    When my group formally established itself at Gander Hill, the men were allowed a night of celebration to which they could invite one or two family members. The night of the celebration was just like Christmas for them. They huddled6 with their loved ones, whom they had not seen or touched in several months or longer.

    Since his family lived in Texas, no one came to the celebration as Ray's guest, but he waited patiently for me to arrive. As he rehearsed his song in his head, I walked into the prison with a guitar.

    Ray tuned7 that guitar as if he were putting his life back into harmony. I have never heard a guitar tuned like that before or since. He looked at me over his shoulder and nodded a thank-you before bringing his song to life on the guitar. I watched Ray's fingers dance across the strings8 as if they were himself, running free. And for those moments, he was.

     5级    心灵鸡汤  美文 
     单词标签: teaching  inmates  inmate  blues  chapel  huddled  tuned  strings 


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    1 teaching [ˈti:tʃɪŋ] ngEziT   第5级
    n.教学,执教,任教,讲授;(复数)教诲
    参考例句:
    • We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
    • He created a new system of teaching foreign languages. 他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
    2 inmates [ˈinmeits] 9f4380ba14152f3e12fbdf1595415606   第10级
    n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    3 inmate [ˈɪnmeɪt] l4cyN   第10级
    n.被收容者;(房屋等的)居住人;住院人
    参考例句:
    • I am an inmate of that hospital. 我住在那家医院。
    • The prisoner is his inmate. 那个囚犯和他同住一起。
    4 blues [blu:z] blues   第9级
    n.抑郁,沮丧;布鲁斯音乐
    参考例句:
    • She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues. 她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
    • He was in the blues on account of his failure in business. 他因事业失败而意志消沉。
    5 chapel [ˈtʃæpl] UXNzg   第9级
    n.小教堂,殡仪馆
    参考例句:
    • The nimble hero, skipped into a chapel that stood near. 敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
    • She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel. 那个星期天的下午,她在小教堂的演出,可以说是登峰造极。
    6 huddled [] 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139   第7级
    挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
    • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
    7 tuned [tju:nd] b40b43fd5af2db4fbfeb4e83856e4876   第7级
    adj.调谐的,已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
    参考例句:
    • The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味,老少皆宜。
    • The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    8 strings [strɪŋz] nh0zBe   第12级
    n.弦
    参考例句:
    • He sat on the bed, idly plucking the strings of his guitar. 他坐在床上,随意地拨着吉他的弦。
    • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp. 她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

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