My brother and I were driving home together and started talking.Because of this distraction,my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately,the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and,we had no way of turning back My brother had to pay to cross.He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
As we drove forward,my brother noticed a beat-up (破舊的) black Mustang (福特野馬汽車) pulled over to the side of the road.A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone.I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help.And he did.He had a flat tire.
My brother helped him change the flat.We started getting to know the young man who was from a rough neighborhood nearby.He said that this has been a bad week for him;earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident,and now this flat on his way home from work.But he called us "a breath of fresh air" and kept thanking us because he really would have been stuck if we hadn't come along.After we had finished the job,he thanked us again and pulled out $20 to try to give it to us. "No," I said. "We were never supposed to even get on that bridge.We took a wrong turn.But now we know why we did.It was to help you.Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve."
What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this process.He was able to turn his annoyance over the mistake into positive energy.He was able to see a chance to help (which I totally missed!) even in an otherwise negative situation,which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart.That was the bridge we were meant to cross.
(1)What made the author's brother take a wrong turn? (no more than 10 words)
Being focused on the conversation.
Being focused on the conversation.
(2)Why was the brother annoyed? (no more than 10 words)
Because of the mistake and the needless pay.
Because of the mistake and the needless pay.
(3)Why did the young guy call the author and his brother "a breath of fresh air"? (no more than 15 words) Because they helped him with his flat tire.
Because they helped him with his flat tire.
(4)Why did the author admire his brother after the incident? (no more than 25 words)
Because his brother can turn annoyance over the mistake into positive energy and find a chance to help even in a negative situation.
Because his brother can turn annoyance over the mistake into positive energy and find a chance to help even in a negative situation.
(5)Have you ever crossed such a bridge?Please explain. (no more than 25 words)
Yes,I have.Once I bought a hamburger for a beggar though in fact I was short of money.
Yes,I have.Once I bought a hamburger for a beggar though in fact I was short of money.