GraceFromabove從天而降的格蕾絲

Grace，my dearest friend，is cheerful①and kind．

She is a twelve-year-old Korean，whose black，shiny hair is usually held in place by hairpins② ．Her sharp eyes show through her glasses，and her friendly smile，as lovely as the spring sunshine，shows two sweet dimples．

At school，we are not only good friends ，but also competitive intellectual equals③，often solving problems and having great times together．

What really brings me close to her is her understanding，loving，and supportive character． She‘s always there when needed，and never lets you down④．

One Christmas，as I remember，I received just the gift I was hoping for from Grace：a

female hamster．I was thrilled⑤．However，who would have guessed that a few days later my pet was to die？I cried over the loss，and immediately phoned Grace to share the sorrow ．I felt better after having shared the horrible news with her．

A while after the phone call，I heard a knock on the door．As I opened the door，there

appeared Grace smiling at me and holding a tiny hamster．Wow ，a tiny little hamster！They

appeared as if from above，a gift from God，rendering me overjoyed⑥．

From that event，I deeply sensed⑦true friendship between us．

Grace，what a great，caring friend！

Comments（文章評(píng)析）

英語里有一句諺語：A friend in need is a friend indeed．這句話的意思是“在你最需要的時(shí)候幫助你的朋友是真正的朋友”。這篇文章生動(dòng)地描述了一個(gè)這樣的朋友。用詞精練、準(zhǔn)確，描述生動(dòng)，情感真摯。

Word study（詞語學(xué)習(xí)）

在英語里有一些關(guān)于“高興”的詞語。它們的用法有一些區(qū)別。

happy：pleased快樂的，愉快的；感到滿足的；幸福的

thrilled：extremely pleased非常興奮的，非常激動(dòng)的

overjoyed：extremely pleased ＝delighted萬分高興的，大喜過望的

Writing practice（寫作練習(xí)）

你有沒有像格蕾絲（Grace）那樣的朋友？寫一寫這樣一個(gè)朋友。

Glossary（詞匯表）

1．cheerful活潑的

2．hairpin發(fā)卡

3．competitive intellectual equals學(xué)習(xí)上相互促進(jìn)的伙伴

4．to let sb．down讓人失望

5．thrilled驚喜萬分

6．to render sb．overjoyed使……非常高興

7．to sense體驗(yàn)到