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  • The situation seemed hopeless.

    From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Frank- lin existed in his own world, shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. My attempts at establishing a friendly relationship with him were met with complete indifference1. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only an inau- dible grunt2. I could see that his class- mates fared no better. Willard was strict- ly a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to break his barrier of silence.

    Shortly after the Thanksgiving holi- day, we received word of the annual Christmas collection of money for the less fortunate people in our school district.

    “Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. By contributing to our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy3 people. We start the collection tomorrow.”

    When I called for the contributions the next day, I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten. Except for Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he strolled4 up to my desk. Carefully, he dropped two quarters into the small container.

    “I don’t need no milk for lunch,” he mumbled5. For a moment, just a mo- ment, he smiled. Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

    That night, after school, I took our meager6 contributions to the school principal. I couldn’t help sharing the incident that had taken place.

    “I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

    “Yes, I believe it sounds hopeful,” he nodded. “And I have a hunch7 we might do well to have him share a bit of his world with us. I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

    As I gazed down to read, I dis- covered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

     6级    美文 
     单词标签: indifference  grunt  needy  strolled  mumbled  meager  hunch 


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    1 indifference [ɪnˈdɪfrəns] k8DxO   第8级
    n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
    参考例句:
    • I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat. 他的漠不关心使我很失望。
    • He feigned indifference to criticism of his work. 他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
    2 grunt [grʌnt] eeazI   第7级
    vt.嘟哝;作呼噜声;vi.作呼噜声;发哼声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝
    参考例句:
    • He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt. 他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
    • I asked him what he thought, but he just grunted. 我问他在想什么,他只哼了一声。
    3 needy [ˈni:di] wG7xh   第8级
    adj.贫穷的,贫困的,生活艰苦的
    参考例句:
    • Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends. 他虽穷,但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
    • They awarded scholarships to needy students. 他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。
    4 strolled [] 10b0ab683f076d7593871dcd48c0b2b6   第6级
    散步(stroll的过去式形式)
    参考例句:
    • They strolled through the park, with arms entwined. 他们挽着胳膊漫步穿过公园。
    • They strolled down to the waterside. 他们漫步向水边走去。
    5 mumbled ['mʌmbld] 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539   第8级
    含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话,可我没太听清楚。
    • George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
    6 meager ['mi:gə] zB5xZ   第10级
    adj.缺乏的,不足的,瘦的
    参考例句:
    • He could not support his family on his meager salary. 他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
    • The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal. 两个男人同一个女人围着火,开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。
    7 hunch [hʌntʃ] CdVzZ   第10级
    n.预感,直觉
    参考例句:
    • I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go. 我有这么一种感觉,他并不真正想去。
    • I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together. 我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。

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