A chance encounter一次偶然的相遇

孙朝岚

你可能永远不知道什么时候一次偶然的相遇会改变你的生活。萨希尔·辛格在印度一家外卖公司送了一份外卖，他当时没想到这会带给他什么收获。

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1 You never know when a chance encounterwill change your life. Sahil Singh certainly didn’texpect anything to come from yet another deliveryhe was set to make less than a week ago withSwiggy， a food delivering service in India.

2 Years ago， this well⁃educated young man had a job that gave him a good salary，but his circumstances since the move have changed drastically. With no other jobprospects， he began working for Swiggy， where he was barely making ends meet. In fact， hefound himself in debt and without a car， a scooter， or even a bike.

3 Then， on the day of his chance encounter， Sahil found himself completely out ofmoney. To make matters worse， he was given an order to deliver what would take himnearly two miles， all on foot. As he worked hard to get the food delivered as soon aspossible， the customer， Priyanshi Chandel， was waiting patiently for her ice cream.After 30 to 40 minutes， Sahil finally rang her doorbell. The state he was in left her shocked.

4“ I opened the door to see a young man panting for breath， sitting on the staircaseoutside my flat，” Priyanshi said.“ I asked him what happened.” When given the opportunityto share his story， Sahil recounted how he got to where he’s at today.“ I am not asking foranything， please if you can find me a job，” Priyanshi recalled him telling her.

5 Wanting to help， Priyanshi thought of one more thing she could do that might help.On the Internet， Priyanshi made a post all about Sahil and her encounter with him. Sheemphasized that he is more than qualified to do great work for someone， even going so faras to share images of his degree and other certificates.“ If someone has any opening for anoffice boy， customer support， etc.， please help the fellow out！” she wrote. Her post got over12，000 reactions and Sahil got a job finally.

Reading Check

Inference

1. What’s the purpose of paragraph 1？

A. To introduce a lucky man.

B. To share a chance encounter.

C. To lead in the topic of the text.

D. To show the importance of work.

Detail

2. What made Priyanshi shocked when she first met Sahil？

A. Sahil’s work.

B. Sahil’s story.

C. Sahil’s situation.

D. Sahil’s appearance.

Detail

3. How did Priyanshi help Sahil out of trouble？

A. By making a post on the Internet.

B. By providing him with enough tips.

C. By sharing Sahil’s story with netizens.

D. By helping Sahil find a job on the Internet.

Inference

4. In which column of a newspaper can we read this text？

A. Fashion.

B. Life.

C. Sport.

D. Travel.

Language Study

Difficult sentences in the text

1. Years ago， this well?educated young man had a job that gave him a good salary， buthis circumstances since the move have changed drastically. 几年前，这个受过良好教育的年轻人有一份薪水不错的工作，但自从搬家以来，他的情况发生了巨大的变化。

【点石成金】本句中，that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，从句修饰先行词a job。

2. As he worked hard to get the food delivered as soon as possible， the customer，Priyanshi Chandel， was waiting patiently for her ice cream. 当他努力工作以尽快送到食物时，顾客普里扬什·钱德尔正耐心地等着她的冰激凌。

【点石成金】本句中，第一个as引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时”；get the fooddelivered是“get+宾语+宾语补足语”的结构。