宽容的人:在十字路口-At a Crossing,宽容的人:在十字路口-At a C

在十字路口
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假定由于你的过失而伤害了别人或影响了他人的利益，比如，在电影院看电影时你和朋友大声喧哗，在商店里买东西时由于人多你踩了别人的脚，骑自行车时你违反交通规则而撞了别人等等，但是，对方不仅没有生气和责怪你而是通情达理地原谅了你。请你写一篇文章，说说这样的好心人的行为。
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At a Crossing
While I was spending my summer holidays in Shanghai, I had my leg cut by a knife. Several days later, I found the wound festering①, and went to see a doctor (surgeon). He operated on it and told me not to walk around for at least three days.
But it was impossible for me not to go out, for I had to go to work. The next day I walked from house to house, from street to street, delivering newspapers and letters. In the evening when the day's work was almost over, I felt very tired, and the wound was giving me a greater pain than in the morning. Then I realized that to earn money was not an easy thing.
I had to walk home, for I didn't have enough money for the bus fare. It was late and there were very few people in the streets. When I got to a crossing, I saw no car coming in my direction, so I started limping② across the street without looking at the traffic lights. Suddenly a bus was coming towards me at a middle speed. I had no choice but to stand still in the middle of the street, thinking that the driver was sure to shout at me angrily. To my great surprise, the driver, a woman, stopped the bus a few meters away from me and smiled at me. This meant that she would let me go first, I tried to walk as fast as I could. When I reached the other side of the street safely, I turned back to have a look at the kind driver. I didn't know how to express my feelings. The only thing I could do was to smile at her to show my thanks. When the bus went away, there were tears in my eyes.
I will never forget that day, that crossing and that woman driver.
（选自《英语画刊》高中版1996年第5期）
【词语解释】
①fester ['fest ] v．溃烂；化脓
②limp [limp] v．一瘸一拐地走；跛行
【写法指要】
本文的主题是人与人应相互理解。前两段写作者受伤就医工作情况的。第三段写自己的无奈和司机的好心。结尾段写作被司机的行为所感动。文章真实感人。