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How bullying changed one gay student's life for the better.
霸凌竟改善了一位同性戀學生的生活。

  For some, college years are the best times of their lives, but many others have not been so fortunate. For a multitude of reasons, college students all over the world are forced to endure teasing and bullying to varying degrees, making those years less than pleasurable. Fortunately, there are kind-hearted people in this world looking out for one another. When a student in Radford, Virginia, became a victim of bullying and his car was repeatedly vandalized, a group of local business owners heard his story and set out to change the young student's life.
  Jordan Addison is an openly gay student at Radford University. His car had been vandalized a total of four times, with things like hateful slurs keyed into it. The damage totaled US$2,500, an amount that exceeds most students' budgets. When the manager of Quality Auto Paint and Body, Richard Henegar, Jr., heard his story, he felt compelled to help. He and several other businesses pooledtogether and donated more than ten thousand dollars' worth of work and over 100 hours of their time not only repairing Addison's car, but pimping it out, too. Addison's car got a new paint job, tinted windows, an alarm system, and even a new stereo. Henegar explained that it was the least they could do, and Addison was overjoyed, saying that the car had never looked that good the entire time he owned it. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres noted this on her daytime talk show when she awarded Henegar and Addison each US$25,000. You never know how much even the smallest random act of kindness can change someone's life.

1. What is the main idea of this article?
(A) Everyone loves college.
(B) Car repairs are expensive.
(C) Bullying is impossible to stop.
(D) Even if something bad happens, kindness can overcome it.
2. Why was Addison bullied?
(A) He was attracted to members of the same sex.
(B) He drove an ugly car.
(C) People in Virginia don't like students that attend Radford.
(D) His family was poor and couldn't afford much.
3. What does pimping it out mean?
(A) Someone had used his car for the wrong reasons. 
(B) Basic repairs were done to his car.
(C) The car was altered and made better.
(D) Necessary repairs were done to his car.
4. What was the random act of kindness in this story?
(A) A bully keying a stranger's car.
(B) An auto shop helping a stranger in need. 
(C) Spending 100 hours in the car.
(D) Running up a US$25,000 bill.

 
  1. bullying n. 霸凌;恃強凌弱的行為
    bully vt. 欺負 & n. 惡霸
  2. pleasurable a. 使人快樂的
  3. kind-hearted a. 仁慈的
  4. repeatedly adv. 一再地,反覆地
  5. vandalize vt. 蓄意破壞
  6. openly adv. 公開地
  7. hateful a. 充滿憎恨的
  8. slur n. 污辱;詆毀
  9. key vt.(用鑰匙)刻劃詆毀文字
  10. pool vi. 合資
  11. tinted a. 著色的
  1. pimp...out  使……升級;使……變得更華麗
  2. run up...  積欠……

He and several other businesses pooled together and donated more than ten thousand dollars' worth of work...
注意
數量詞 + 所有格 + worth of...  總共……的……
The tornado caused US$50,000's worth of damage.
這次龍捲風造成的損失達五萬美元。
My mother always buys a week's worth of groceries on the weekends.
我媽媽總是在週末購買一個星期份量的雜貨。

  1. a multitude of...  許多的……,大量的……
    multitude n. 大量
    A multitude of problems exist with this new software.
    這套新軟體問題百出。
  2. endure vt. 忍耐,忍受
    Mike's immune system has been weakened by the stress he endures at work.
    麥克的免疫系統因為他在工作時所承受的壓力而變差。
  3. to a / an...degree  到達……的程度
    = to a / an...extent
    I agree with what you've said to some extent.
    就某種程度而言,我同意你說的話。
  4. look out for...  盡力照顧好……
    When all is said and done, you have to look out for your family members above anyone else.
    總而言之,你必須比任何人更加照顧自己的家人。
  5. set out to V  打算……,開始從事……
    We set out to raise money for the charity again.
    我們又開始為該慈善團體募款了。
  6. exceed vt. 超過,勝過
    We estimate that our profits this year will exceed US$10 million.
    我們估計今年的利潤將超過一千萬美金。
  7. compel vt. 強迫,迫使
    compel sb to V  迫使某人(做)……
    Jack's rude remark compelled me to say something back to him.
    傑克的魯莽話語讓我不得不說些話來反擊。
  8. overjoyed a. 非常高興的,狂喜的
    Upon seeing his missing dog, Henry was overjoyed.
    一看到他走失的狗,亨利欣喜若狂。
  9. award vt. 授與,頒發
    The champion of the contest was awarded the trophy.
    這場比賽的優勝者獲頒獎盃。
  10. overcome vt. 戰勝;克服
    = conquer vt.
    I could not overcome the feeling of guilt I had, so I apologized.
    我無法克服內心的愧疚感,所以我就道歉了。
  11. alter vt. & vi. 改變
    alternative n. 可供選擇的東西∕辦法
    have no alternative / option / choice but to V
    除……外別無選擇
    Being fired from her high-paying job dramatically altered Lisa's life.
    麗莎從高薪工作被開除之後,她的生活有了很大的改變。
    The farmer had no alternative but to sell his land to the large company.
    這個農夫別無選擇,只能把土地賣給那家大公司。

 

人間處處有溫情
霸凌竟改善了一位同性戀學生的生活。
  對某些人而言,大學生活是一生當中最美好的時光,但也有很多人並沒有這麼幸運。基於許多理由,世界各地的大學生被迫要忍受不同程度的嘲弄及霸凌,使得他們的大學生涯很不快樂。還好,這個世界上還是有很多好心的人會互相照顧。當一位維吉尼亞州拉德福大學的學生成了霸凌的受害者,而且他的車子一再被破壞,有一群當地企業的老闆聽說了他的故事,便打算改變這名年輕學生的生活。
  喬丹.愛迪生是拉德福大學中一位已公開自己性向的同性戀學生。他的車子總共遭到了四次的蓄意破壞,上面刻滿了充滿憎恨的詆毀文字。車子的損壞總共要花兩千五百美元,這是一筆超過大部份學生所能負擔的預算。當高品質汽車烤漆暨車體鈑金修理廠的經理小理查.漢納格聽說了愛迪生的故事,便覺得一定要伸出援手。他和其他幾家企業合資捐款幫愛迪生修車,修車的費用市價超過一萬美元,此外他們花了一百多個小時不僅幫他把車修理好,還做了一番升級改造。他們將愛迪生的車子重新烤漆,車窗也重新上色,還裝了新的警報系統,甚至音響也是新的。漢納格解釋,這對他們而言只是區區小事一樁,而愛迪生卻非常高興,他說從他擁有這部車子以來,它從來沒有看起來這麼棒過。脫口秀主持人艾倫.狄珍妮絲在她白天時段的脫口秀節目中提及此事,並頒給漢納格及愛迪生兩人各兩萬五千美元的獎金。你永遠不知道,即使是一項最小而無心的善行也可能會改變某個人的一生。
1. 本文的主旨是什麼?
(A) 每個人都喜歡大學。
(B) 修理車子的費用很昂貴。
(C) 要停止霸凌是不可能的。
(D) 即使發生了不好的事情,善心都能克服它。
題解:本文描述一位遭到霸凌的學生因為得到他人好心的相助而擺脫陰霾,重新發現人性美好的一面,故 (D) 項應為正選。
2. 愛迪生為什麼遭到霸凌?
(A) 他被同志所吸引。
(B) 他開的車很醜。
(C) 維吉尼亞州的人不喜歡就讀拉德福大學的學生。
(D) 他的家庭很貧困,而且無法負擔太多費用。
題解:根據本文第二段第一句,喬丹由於已公開自己性向,導致他的車子多次遭到破壞,故 (A) 項應為正選。
3. pimping it out 是什麼意思?
(A) 有人用他的車來做不好的事情。
(B) 他的車子作了基本的維修。
(C) 他的車子變得更好了。
(D) 他的車子作了必要的維修。
題解:根據本文第二段,修車廠不僅幫他把車修理好,還做了一番改造升級,例如車子重新烤漆,車窗也重新上色,還裝了新的警報系統,甚至音響也是新的,故 (C) 項應為正選。
4. 在這個故事中隨機的善行是什麼?
(A) 在陌生人的車上留下霸凌的文字。
(B) 一家修車廠幫助了一位需要幫助的陌生人。
(C) 花了一百個小時待在車上。
(D) 積欠了一筆兩萬五千美元的帳單。
題解:根據本文第一段最後一句,有一群當地企業的老闆聽說了喬丹的故事,並出手幫忙,改變了這名年輕學生的生活,故 (B) 項應為正選。
答案: 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B

資料來源:常春藤電子報

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