2017年12月英语四级听力短文精选：Encouragement
2017年12月英语四级听力短文精选汇总Encouragement
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was
allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid
from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to
spend all his time flat on his back. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by
the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate
all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began
to live for those onehour periods where his world would be broadened and
enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window
overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while
children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers
of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine
view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window
described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room
would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find
the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his
sleep. When all was arranged, the other asked if he could be moved next to the
window. The nurse made the switch. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on
one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have
the joy of seeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the
window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The nurse said: “Perhaps he just
wanted to encourage you.”
2017年12月英语四级听力短文精选汇总
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