时讯：BBC随身英语：赠人玫瑰，手有余香

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原标题:“bbc随身英语:赠人玫瑰，手馀香”

俗话说，礼物玫瑰，手有馀香。 你遇到过这种情况吗:一个从未见过面的陌生人来帮忙，但没有寻求回报。 咖啡店员亲切地免费给你一杯咖啡…这些平日无心的好人的好事可能会改变人们一天的心情。 有些善事可能不重，但也有挽救生命危险的。 本集《手头英语》探讨生活中无意中的善行。

vocabulary: kindness词汇:善行

itcouldhappenanywhereatanytime.it ' soften unexpected，butalmostneverunappreciated.most people，at one time or another， havebeenonthereceivingendofarandomactofkindness-thatmomentofpurealtruismwhenacompletestrangerstoofferaid， generosityorcompassion.youmayevenbeinamomentofdireneed.inasometimescallouswherepeoplecanbesofocusedonwhatthey ' redion arandomo

theycanberelativelyinsignificant.hannahbaileyfromlondon，for example， toldthemetronewspaperabouthowshewasgivenherfruitandvegetableshoppingforfree.thesellerdidherakindnesswhenitemergedshedin ' t aver

thecityofnapleshaslonghadatraditioncalled ' caffèsospeso '.whenbuyingcoffee，apersonwhohasrecentlybeenluckywouldpurchasetwocupse leaving the second one anonymously，out of the goodness of their heart，forapoorpersontoclaimforfree.thistraditionisnowmorecommonworldw

however，in some cases，theselittleactscanbeamatteroflifeanddeath.take，for example，the unnamed commuter， whoinjunefelloffastationplatformontoanelectricrailwaytrackintoronto，canada. a quick-thinking，but even now unknown，Bystande

or jonny benjamin， whoinlondonin 2008 waspersuadednottocommitsuicidebyapasser-by.hehadbeenconsideringjumpingfromabridge.helaterfoundthegosdasd ite yfindawaytopayhimbackinkind–though that ' snot the point。

so，why do it？ often，theactsaren ' treciprocated.thepeoplenevermeetagain.accordingtoukcharitythementalhealthfoundation，actslikethesecan " showusotherperspectivesourownproblemsandevenmakeusfeeleuphoric."。

sogiveitatry.holdopenadoorforsomeone， deliveracompliment-evengiveupyourseatonabus.helpsomeonewhoisinneed.ittakesallkinds.itneedn ' tbeanythinghuge.one day whether

词汇表

unexpected出乎意料

unappreciated不被感谢，不被感谢

random act of kindness的意外善意

altruism利他主义

aid帮助

generosity很慷慨

compassion同情

dire很热心

callous漠不关心，麻木不仁

do someone a kindness帮助某人，为某人做好事

outofthegoodnessofsomeone ' sheart出于某人的好意

selflessly无私地

喜欢帮助good samaritan人的人

pay someone back in kind报告某人的帮助

reciprocate报告

it takes all kinds的世界之大不足为奇

测试和练习

1 .阅读课文，回答问题。

1. true or false？ randomactsofkindnessarepredictableandtakenforgranted。

2.howdidhannahbaileyfeelaftershereceivedarandomactofkindness？

3.whathappenstothesecondcoffeeina ' caffe sospeso '？

4.accordingtothementalhealthfoundation，whydopeoplecommitrandomactsofkindness？

5.whichwordusedinthearticlemeans ' afeelingofextremehappinessandexcitement '？

2 .请在不参考文本的情况下完成以下练习。 在句子的空格中选择适当意义的单词。

1.he ' srichandlikestogivegifts.he

appreciation

generosity

compassion

callousness

2. just when i needed help，SomeonestoPPedto _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

random act of kindness

do me a kindness

pay me back in kind

pay me back in my own coin

3.ipayhimthebribeandhe _ _ _ _ _ bylettingme ' bend ' the law.understand？

altruisms

aids

callouses

reciprocates

4.you ' renevertoobusytohelpsomeone，are you？ you ' reareal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _。

good samaritan

goof samaritan

good sumaritan

good somaritan

5. excuse me，caniuseyourbathroom.I ' min _ _ _ _ _ _ needofatoilet！

callous

unexpected

unappreciated

dire

答案

1 .阅读课文，回答问题。

1. true or false？ randomactsofkindnessarepredictableandtakenforgranted。

false. they are often unexpected，but almost never unappreciated。

2.howdidhannahbaileyfeelaftershereceivedarandomactofkindness？

shewashappyaboutitfortherestoftheday。

3.whathappenstothesecondcoffeeina ' caffe sospeso '？

itisleftatthecafetobedonatedtoapoorperson。

4.accordingtothementalhealthfoundation，whydopeoplecommitrandomactsofkindness？

they give our lives new purpose，showusotherperspectivesonourownproblemsandevenmakeusfeeleuphoric。

5.whichwordusedinthearticlemeans ' afeelingofextremehappinessandexcitement '？

请参见euphoric ( theygiveourlivesnewpurpose，showusotherperspectivesourownproblemsandevenmakeusfeeleuphoric.)

2 .请在不参考文本的情况下完成以下练习。 在句子的空格中选择适当意义的单词。

1.he ' srichandlikestogivegifts.he ' sknownforhisgenerosity。

2. i just when i needed help，someone stopped to do me a kindness。

3.ipayhimthebribeandhereciprocatesbylettingme ' bend ' the law.understand？

4.you ' renevertoobusytohelpsomeone，are you？ you're a real good samaritan。

5. excuse me，caniuseyourbathroom.I ' mindireneedofatoilet！

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