The magic of smile微笑的好处

孙朝岚

德文特是一個为生计辛勤工作的两个孩子的父亲。尽管生活很辛苦，但他总是面带微笑，因为他相信：微笑总是能给人带来好运。

主题语境：肢体语言的益处 篇幅：363词 建议用时：7分钟

1 At only 8 years old， Kayzen Hunter has alreadydisplayed more character than some people evermanage. It all started about a year ago when the childbecame a regular diner at the Waffle House in LittleRock， Arkansas. His family goes for breakfast there atleast once a week， and they always opt to sit in a certain waiters section.

2 Devonte Gardner is a father of two who works hard for his living. He always has asmile on his face， and he quickly formed a friendly relationship with Kayzen and his family.“I come with a positive attitude，” Devonte said.“ I treat everybody with a smile. I also loveto see everybody smile.” His kindness rubbed off on Kayzen.“ Devonte is just a really niceperson，” he explained.“ Really good guy. Super nice to everyone he meets.”

3 After a year of contact， the child's family learned the truth behind Devontes brightsmile. Devonte， his wife， and their two young daughters have been living in a cheap motelfor the past eight months. Their former apartment was infested with bugs and had blackmold， which made his kids sick. Every cent Devonte made went towards keeping hischildren fed， clothed， and housed， and the struggle was overwhelming. Since he couldn'tafford a car， he also walked to and from work every day. Even so， he showed up at workevery day with a smile on his face， ready to serve and make friends with customers likeKayzen.

4 Kayzen knew right away that he wanted to help his friend. He went home and told hismom， Vittoria Hunter， that he wanted to start a GoFundMe page to help Devonte get moneyfor a new car. Little did he know that his grassroots effort would result in a major wind?fall for Devonte and his family！

“5 Devonte is one of the most joyous and positive people you've ever met！” Vittoria andKayzen wrote on the GoFundMe page.“ He always greets us with the biggest smile. I hopeyou will help me spread kindness in the world.” Their initial goal was $5，000， but wordquickly spread in their community. The GoFundMe page currently sits at over $100，000！

Reading Check

Inference

1. What's the function of paragraph 1？

A. To present a good story.

B. To lead in the main topic.

C. To introduce Kayzen Hunter.

D. To explain the importance of smiles.

Detail

2. What motivated Kayzen to start a GoFundMe page for Devonte？

A. Devonte's positive attitude.

B. Devonte's financial struggle.

C. Devonte's love for seeing people smile.

D. Devonte's relationship with Kayzen's family.

Gist

3. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. Devonte and his family were in a tough situation.

B. Devonte experienced difficulties in his apartment.

C. Devonte couldnt afford a better life for his family.

D. Devonte showed up at work with a smile on his face.

Detail

4. What was the result of Kayzen's GoFundMe initiative for Devonte？

A. $5，000 was raised.

B. $10，000 was raised.

C. Over $50，000 was raised.

D. Over $100，000 was raised.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Little did he know that his grassroots effort would result in a major windfall forDevonte and his family！ 他一點也不知道，他的基层努力将为德文特及其家人带来一笔意外之财。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句，little放在句首要用部分倒装，相同用法的含有否定意义的副词还有never、seldom、nowhere、hardly、rarely、scarcely等。

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper forms.

rub off on currently show up opt to regular certain

1. She was offered a job but________go to college instead.

2. Her positive attitude________other people.

3.________， the early years are crucial to a childs development.

4. You may have some strange disease that may not________for 10 or 15 years.

5. We meet________to discuss the progress of the project.

6. The________situation is very different to that in 1990.