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ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhushand,Rashid,stayedinahoeforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport(護照).Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganisedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband'snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments(文件)。Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.InwhatorderdidMrs.Tottenaskherstudentstoanswerthequestions?Whydidthewritermakeawrongestimateoneday?口耒No,hedidn't.Helostallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.Astranger.Inahalf-writtenletter.Whatstrangersdidhelpedthewriterandherfamilybuildtrustinpeople.Theywillremembertheirkindnessandpassiton.Helistenstoitinpartsandthenthinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Amazingandunbelievable.Lawandmusic.Supermemory.Hewillplaybeautifulmusieandcontinuehisstudies.No,hedidn*t.Byreadingabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.Sendinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication,attendmanyinterviewsandgivepresentations.AsmallvillagenearAbuja,Nigeria.HelearntalotfromtheexperiencesofbeingavolunteerfortheLighthouseProjectandisverythankful.About430millionpounds.Almost310metres.RenzoPiano,afamousItalianarchitect.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Therearetwomainreasons.OneisthatsomepeoplethinkitistoobigforLondonanddestroysthebeautyofthecity.Theotheristhatitseemslikeasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.Bored.Basedonhisoralanswertohomeworkquestions.Eitherfromthefrontorthebackoftheclassroom,andthenworktowardtheotherend.Becausesomeofhisclassmateswereabsent.Weshouldworkseriouslyanddon'trelyonluck.Thatfamilynotonlyrestored(歸還)theimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.DidRashidarriveinSydneywithhiswifeandchildren?WhathappenedtoRashidduringthefirstweekofhisstay?WhogaveRashidatelephonecalllatethatevening?WheredidthefamilyfindRashid'sphonenumber?Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?2SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata(奏鳴曲)byBeethoven.HesurprisedeveryonearoundhimAmazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn'tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.Samuelcan'tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.nIgrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome1hearthenotesandcanbeartheminmindeachandeverynote,“saysSamuel.Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan'tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,nIt!sallaboutsupermemoryIguessIhavethatgift.”However,SamueFsabilitytorememberthingsdoesn'tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn'tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.HowdoesSamuelOsmondlearnapieceofmusic?HowdidSamueFsteachersfeelabouthismusictalents?WhatdoesSamuelOsmondstudynow?WhatnaturalgiftdoesSamuelhave?WhatwillSamueldonext?3Likemanynewgraduates,IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.Mydegree,withhonors,inEnglishliterature(文學(xué))hadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsome,how,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That'swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofprevious(LAFUE)volunteers.Iknewitwouldbealotofhardwork,andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime.Inshort,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.Finally,however,Iwonthesupportofmyfamily,andIsentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,Imanagedtostandoutamongthecandidates(候選人)andsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportfortheduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?Ihadnoidea.ButIwasabouttofindout.Aftercompletingmytraining,Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation(食宿).Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.Iwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenextyearorso,Itaughtinthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfromme.Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguage,andreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.Didthewriterknowwhathewantedtodowhenleavinguniversity?WhatdidthewriterdotostarthisjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteer?WhatdoesapersonneedtodoifhewantstobecomeavolunteerfortheProject?Wheredidthewritergoforhisduty?Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?4Londonfsnewestskyscraper(摩天大樓)iscalledtheShardandilcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire(尖頂).Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflect(反射)theskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren'tregular(規(guī)貝U的)?Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts(桅桿)oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty,butfinallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopquality(品質(zhì))restaurants,apartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidn'twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.Somecritics(批評者)saythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration(裝飾),onlyNatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon'tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal(不平等的)。Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemslikeasymbol(標(biāo)志)ofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowstandsinLondon.Itisnotcertain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.HowmuchdidtheShardcosttobuild?HowtallistheShard?WhodesignedtheShard?WhatdoestheShardlooklike?WhyaresomepeopleunhappyabouttheShard?5Inthemid-1950s,Iwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedrassment(尷尬).InMrs.Totten'seighth-grademathclassatCentralAvenueSchoolinAnderson,Indiana,wewerelearningtoaddandsubtractdecimals(小數(shù)).Thatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.Oneday,thisideathrewmeintoembar-Ourteachertypicallygavedailyhomework,whichwouldberecited(背誦)inclassthefollowingday.Onmostdays,ourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksaskingforanswersfromstudentsafterstudentsintheorderthequestionshadappearedonourhomeworksheets.Shewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomand
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