The man with no shoes 赤腳男子

彭文國(guó)

溫斯頓篤信“鞋如其人”。當(dāng)他在火車站后角遇到了一位赤腳男子，他會(huì)怎么想呢？

題材 愛(ài)心 體裁 議論文 文章詞數(shù) 334 建議用時(shí) 6 min

難詞探意

1. perplex /p??pleks/ v. 使困惑

2. revealing /r??vi?l?/ adj. 揭露真相的

3. intently /?n?tentl?/ adv. 專心地

Shoes can tell you a lot about a person. Winston was a firm believer in this， being someone who looked at many shoes himself. Although he had grown up hearing that eyes are “the windows to the soul”， he was always quite perplexed by this expression. Eyes are simply holes in ones head that allow them to see. Winston couldnt find anything remotely revealing about them， just a sense of awkwardness when he had been caught staring into someone elses for too long. On the other hand， staring at someones shoes rarely ever became a socially uncomfortable interaction. People barely noticed a small man in the corner intently watching their feet， and Winston liked it that way. Winston believed he was able to fit most people into basic classes such as these， simply by the brand， color， and condition of whatever was on their feet.

One day， Winston was seated in his regular spot， a bench in the back corner of the Alewife train station， watching the passers?by. Suddenly he noticed something different. Two bare feet walked past， making an unfamiliar sound on the floor. With curiosity， Winston looked closer. In all his years sitting at the train station， he had seen many strange feet， but never saw a bare foot. Their bareness made Winston feel nervous. He wondered what kind of a man couldnt afford to buy himself shoes. A dangerous man， perhaps. A man who was of questionable intelligence.? Certainly not the kind of man Winston wanted to be anywhere near.

He immediately curled in on himself， turning his eyes downward and his shoulders in toward his body to prevent any possible social interactions. The man， however， took the space made free by Winstons shrinking.

“Sorry， it has been a rough day，” the shoeless person offered apologetically， placing a plastic bag down in the small remaining space in the bench separating them. “A really rough day.” He seemed to be speaking to no one in particular.

Reading Check

Continuation task

閱讀上面的文章，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫(xiě)，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。

注意：

1. 所續(xù)寫(xiě)短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;

2. 應(yīng)使用不少于5個(gè)短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ);

3. 續(xù)寫(xiě)部分分為兩段，每段的開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好;

4. 續(xù)寫(xiě)完成后，請(qǐng)用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)。

“It's my little girls birthday. She's seven，” He explained.? ?____________________

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While staring at the man， a sense of shame washed over Winston. _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Language Study

人物情感描寫(xiě)用詞

1. a sense of awkwardness 尷尬的感覺(jué)

2. uncomfortable 不舒服的

3. with curiosity 帶著好奇心

4. feel nervous 感覺(jué)緊張