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感恩节的善举
——2024年高考英语读后续写复习题
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I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money or food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was standing there with a huge box of food and even some pans to cook it in. The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept direct help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”
Obviously that experience had a great impact on my life. I promised myself that someday I would do well financially so that I could do the same thing. By the time I was 18, I had created my Thanksgiving routine. I would go out shopping and buy enough food for one or two families. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the poorest neighborhood and just knock on a door. I have received more from this than I have from any amount of money I’ve ever earned.
Several years ago, I was in New York City with my wife during Thanksgiving. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited. I said, “Let’s go someplace where we can really appreciate who we are. How about Harlem?” Some of my colleagues also joined us.
I suggested we start by getting a van (面包车) to drive us to Harlem. We tried waiting by the light, went over and knocked on the window and the driver would roll it down, and I’d say, “Today is Thanksgiving. Would you be willing to drive us to Harlem to feed some people?” Every time the driver would look away quickly and pull away without saying anything.
Eventually we got better at asking. We’d say, “Today is Thanksgiving. We’d like to help some less fortunate people, and we’re curious if you’d be willing to drive us to an area in our mind.” That seemed slightly more effective but still didn’t work. Then we started offering people $100 to drive us. That got us even closer, but when we told them to take us to Harlem, they said no and drove off.
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