A tribute that travelled the world 環(huán)游世界的紀(jì)念石

張艷玲

2017年，蘇珊·哈佩爾·博恩施泰特失去兒子時(shí)，她孤單、悲痛，后通過畫巖石的方式悼念兒子并治愈自己。

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When Susan Happel Bohmstedt lost her son in 2017， she didn't expect the rocks she painted in tribute（悼念）to him to travel the world.

In March 2017， Susan Happel Bohrnstedt tragically lost her 19-year-old son Benjamin Parker. As his 20th birthday on the 9th of September approached， she found herself increasingly withdrawn and anxious about how she and her family would honour his life.

Then， the month before his birthday， she came across a Facebook post for “Evansville Rocks！”， which was a group of people in her town of Evansville， Indiana， who paint and then hide rocks to bring happiness to others. She joined and after a few weeks of seeing all the joy being shared， Susan decided this was the way she would honour her son.

“On Ben's birthday， my family and I got together， shared stories， laughed， cried and painted 20 rocks. Most had special meanings， and all were painted with love，”she said.

Susan did not expect “Rocks4Ben”，as she calls the painted rocks， to have had such a wide impact. People from Evansville have taken the rocks on their travels around theworld. “I can't even explain how awesome it is to see a photo of a rock I painted in Evansville， Indiana sitting on the steps of the Sydney Opera House， in front of the Great Pyramid in Egypt or mortared into the doorway of a family home in the Dominican Republic，”she said.

She added， “In painting rocks I've found healing， inspiration and some days a purpose—a reason to keep moving forward. There is peace because Ben is with me as I paint. Each rock is a tribute to him， and his name is on the back of every one.”

Reading Check

1. When did Susan find a Facebook post for “Evansville Rocks！”？

A. In February 2017.

B. In March 2017.

C. In August 2017.

D. In September 2017.

2. What can we know about people in Evansville？

A. They are born artists.

B. They travel all year round.

C. Their work is to honour the dead.

D. They are willing to help others.

3. How did Susan feel about Rocks4Ben's influence？

A. Unexpected.B. Relaxed.

C. Proud.D. Calm.

4. What do Susan's words in the last paragraph mainly focus on？

A. Her advice on painting rocks.

B. Her process of painting rocks.

C. Her difficulty in painting rocks.

D. Her motivation for painting rocks.

Language Study

I. Difficult sentence in the text

As his 20th birthday on the 9th of September approached， she found herself increasingly withdrawn and anxious about how she and her family would honour his life.隨著9月9日他20歲生日的臨近，她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己越來越孤僻，為她和她的家人將如何紀(jì)念他而感到憂慮。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，As引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，withdrawn and anxious 作賓語補(bǔ)足語，how引導(dǎo)賓語從句，作介詞about的賓語。

II. Text-centered chunks

in tribute to 紀(jì)念

be anxious about 為……而憂慮

come across 偶遇

a group of 一群

around the world 全世界

move forward 前進(jìn)