2019年6月英语四级美文：Encouragement思维导图

1.Encouragement

2.Twomen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.

3.Onemanwasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureachafternoon

4.tohelpdrainthefluidfromhislungs.

5.Hisbedwasnexttotheroom’sonlywindow.

6.Theothermanhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.

7.Everyafternoonwhenthemaninthebedbythewindowcouldsitup,

8.hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethings

9.hecouldseeoutsidethewindow.

10.Themanintheotherbedbegantoliveforthoseonehourperiods

11.wherehisworldwouldbebroadenedandenlivened

12.byalltheactivityandcoloroftheworldoutside.

13.Thewindowoverlookedaparkwithalovelylake.

14.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.

15.Youngloverswalkedarminarmamidstflowersofeverycoloroftherainbow.

16.Grandoldtreesgracedthelandscape,

17.andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.

18.Asthemanbythewindowdescribedallthisinexquisitedetail,

19.themanontheothersideoftheroomwouldclosehiseyes

20.andimaginethepicturesquescene.

21.Daysandweekspassed.

22.Onemorning,thedaynursearrivedtobringwaterfortheirbaths

23.onlytofindthelifelessbodyofthemanbythewindow,

24.whohaddiedpeacefullyinhissleep.

25.Whenallwasarranged,theotheraskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.

26.Thenursemadetheswitch.

27.Slowly,painfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbow

28.totakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.

29.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself.

30.Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.

31.Itfacedablankwall.

32.Thenursesaid:“Perhapshejustwantedtoencourageyou.”