Bus driver says goodbye to his favorite passenger

安徽太湖中学 周艳霞

精彩导读

一位是老司机，一位是小乘客，他们的忘年之交诠释了友谊的真正含义，让每一天都无比温馨。

题材 体裁 篇幅 难度 建议用时友情故事 记叙文 313 ★★ 6′

Every morning,little Sebastiana Balistreri makes the day of bus driver John Reed．

The Milwaukee kid is known to wave and jump up and down as Reed’s bus pulls up to her stop．So when Reed’s route changed,he knew he had to deliver a proper goodbye to the 4-yearold girl,his favorite passenger，for all the sweet memories from the angel．

“Good morning,sweetie!”he greeted the child and her mom,Tracy．“Oh my God．How are you?I got you a card,I got you a book and there’s something else in there for you,”he told Sebastiana as he handed her a shining bag．

The sweet moment was recorded by security cameras inside the bus．

“My daughter is very happy,” Tracy told InsideEdition.com Friday．“That’s just the way she is．In the morning,when she sees him coming,she gets very excited．They just developed a friendship．”

Inside Sebastiana’s card,Reed wrote∶“I can honestly say that over the past months you have been my favorite bus passenger．Your happy smile and warm everyday Good Mornings have brightened my everyday．I want to thank you for being a GREAT EXAMPLE for others to follow．”

每天早上，小塞巴斯蒂亚娜·巴利斯特里都会让公共汽车司机约翰·里德很开心。

众所周知，这位密尔沃基的孩子在里德的公共汽车停下来时总会挥手和跳跃。因此，当里德的路线改变时，他知道他必须向这位4岁的小女孩——他最喜欢的乘客道别，为这位天使带来的美好回忆。

“早上好，亲爱的！”他向孩子和她的妈妈特蕾西问好。“哦，我的天啊。你好吗？我给你买了一张卡片；我给你买了一本彩色书，里面还有别的东西给你，“他递给塞巴斯蒂亚娜一个闪闪的书包时说。

公共汽车内的监控摄像头记录了这段甜蜜的时光。

“我女儿很高兴，”周五特蕾西对InsideEdition.com说，“她就是这样。早上，当她看到他来的时候，她非常兴奋。他们刚建立起友谊。”

在给塞巴斯蒂亚娜的卡片里，里德写道：“老实说，在过去的几个月里，你一直是我最喜欢的乘客。你快乐的微笑和温暖的早晨问候照亮了我的每一天。我要感谢你为其他人树立了一个很好的榜样。”

里德的善意给特蕾西留下了深刻的印象，于是她开始在Facebook账户上解释她女儿与公共汽车司机的特殊联系。

Tracy was so impressed with Reed’s kindness that she took to her Facebook account to explain her daughter’s special connection to the bus driver.

“Every morning Sebastiana and I take the city bus to school and work, ”she wrote.“We try to always take the same bus because we made friends with the driver Reed.”

“She is always super excited to see him,she always wishes him a good morning,and tells him the latest news in her 4-year-old life.She wrote him a Valentine,and he gave her one too.They are best friends.”

Tracy misses seeing Reed on her morning commute （通勤）.“Though my new driver is perfectly nice,he’s no John Reed,”she said.

她写道：“每天早上，塞巴斯蒂亚娜和我都会乘公共汽车去学校和工作。我们会经常试着坐同一辆公共汽车，因为我们和司机里德成了朋友。”

“她看到他会非常兴奋，她会祝他早上好，并告诉他她4岁的生活中的最新消息。她给他写了一个情人节礼物，他也给了她一个。他们是最好的朋友。”

特蕾西想念在早上的通勤中见到里德的时光。“虽然我的新司机很好，但他不是约翰·里德，”她说。

Reading check

Read the text carefully and find the correct answers.

1.What does the first paragraph intend to imply？

A.Little Sebastiana Balistreri likes taking John Reed's bus best.

B.Little Sebastiana Balistreri is of great importance to the driver.

C.Little Sebastiana Balistreri makes a big difference to the driver every day.

D.Little Sebastiana Balistreri brings along a special gift to John Reed every day.

2.John Reed said goodbye to the little kid mainly by___________.

A.holding a party for the kid.

B.buying the kid a shining bag.

C.inviting the kid to his house.

D.sending the kid some presents.

3.What can be inferred from John Reed’s card sent to the kid？

A.Sincere wishes for the kid were included in the card.

B.The kid would greet the driver with a smile every morning.

C.The driver and the kid had been close friends for a long period.

D.The passengers on the bus had formed the habit of greeting the driver.

4.Which of the driver’s personal qualities left the deepest impression on Tracy？

A.Kindness. B.Calmness.

C.Enthusiasm. D.Forgiveness.

5.Which of the following can best serve as the main idea of the text？

A.True harmony is a plant of slow growth.

B.Learn to love yourself and to forgive yourself.

C.Friendship is a single soul living in two caring bodies.

D.Understanding is not a responsibility,but an opportunity.

Language study

Vocabulary

1.deliver a goodbye to向……道别

2.develop a friendship培养友谊

3.over the past months在过去的几个月中

4.be impressed with对……印象深刻

5.take the same bus乘同一辆车

6.make friends with与……交朋友