Reunion 重聚

何高倫

36年前，兩個(gè)漁民從太平洋救起了一個(gè)年輕女孩。幾十年后，一個(gè)節(jié)目引發(fā)了一次非凡的團(tuán)聚。

She had been drifting in the cold Pacific water for a night and most of a day. Kept afloat by her orange life jacket， nine?year?old Desireé Rodriguez had watched helplessly as one family member after another let go of life. Just as she began to give up， the captain of a fishing boat spotted her in the water.

Within minutes， the boats officers， Strasser and Pisano， leaped in and grabbed Desireé， pulling her back toward the boat—and toward life. That was 36 years ago， and the last time the rescuers and the girl saw one another.

Desireé Rodriguez， now Desireé Campuzano， was adopted by another aunt and uncle after the rescue. No one asked about her experience in the water. They didnt want to traumatize her， she said. In her late 20s， Desireé began to wonder about her rescuers. She sent a message to a TV program， trying to get help finding them， but nothing came of it. Strasser and Pisano sometimes thought of her， too. But neither Desireé nor the men who saved her knew where to start looking.

Friedman Adventures was launched in December， 2020 by Friedman， featuring stories from fishermen talking about boats， catches， and fishing tips. In one episode， one man talked about the 1986 rescue. That day， 41?year?old Pablo Pe?a listened to the show. The incredible story he heard on the air triggered a memory. Pe?a remembered a conversation hed had years earlier with a former co?worker. Shed once told him shed lost her parents in a boating accident and was the only survivor.

“It could be her，” Pe?a said. So he sent a message to Friedman Adventures and made Desireé meet her rescuers， Strasser and Pisano， successfully. “I feel like shes sort of our daughter， in a way， because we brought her back to life，” Strasser said.

For years， Desireé had wondered about the men who rescued her. Now that shes met them， she says she hopes to stay connected forever.

1. Whats the function of the first paragraph？

A. To advertise a product. B. To prove a theory.

C. To praise a brave girl. D. To show background information.

2. The underlined word “traumatize” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by .

A. encourage B. tease C. upset D. satisfy

3. Who helped Desireé reunite with her rescuers？

A. Her mother. B. Her workmate. C. Strasser. D. Pisano.

4. From which of the following can we read this text？

A. A culture magazine. B. A travel guide.

C. An education newspaper. D. An inspiring story website.

熟詞生義

Desireé Rodriguez， now Desireé Campuzano， was adopted by another aunt and uncle after the rescue. 德西蕾·羅德里格斯，即現(xiàn)在的德西蕾·坎普薩諾，在那次救援后被另一位阿姨和叔叔收養(yǎng)。

adopt v. 收養(yǎng)

e.g. After losing his parents in an accident， Tom was adopted by a young couple.在一次事故中失去了父母后，湯姆被一對(duì)年輕的夫婦收養(yǎng)。