Late one night, I drove back to Brussels from other places. It's dark and foggy, and despite the street lights, the visibility is still poor.
As soon as I got home, the car just entered the slow lane from the fast lane and heard a "click". I thought there was something wrong with the car, so I stopped quickly. Upon inspection, it was found that the mirror on the right was broken. I walked back fifty or sixty meters and saw a red car parked on the side of the road, and the mirror on the left was broken. The front of this car is twenty or thirty centimeters beyond the parking line, but it is parked after all, and the responsibility should be on me.
I looked around and saw no one, so I wrote a note under the street lamp and pressed it under the wiper of the little red car. My name and phone number are written on the note, and I hope the owner will contact me.
Three days later, a stranger called. He is the owner of the red car.
"oh! It is you. Sorry, I accidentally broke the mirror of your car. "
"It doesn't matter, it has changed. I am calling to thank you. "
"No, I want to apologize to you. Please send me the shopping receipt so that I can send you the money. "
"Don't need it. I am very touched that you took the initiative to leave me a note without anyone knowing. "
"That's right. I should pay for it. "
"No, there are more important things between people than money. What you left me is honesty and trust, which is more important than money. Thank you again! " Then he put down the phone.
I regret not asking his name and address, and I don't know his age and occupation, but his words are deeply imprinted in my mind.
First, the central idea of the text
This article reveals that honesty and trust are more important than money by describing the cause and effect of a small traffic friction incident.
Main sentence: There are more important things between people than money. What you left me is honesty and trust, which is more important than money.
Second, new words and phrases
New words
Sincerity, honesty and integrity. Obstacle [real] obstacle, fault. Break, break, break. [Li Dang] Car and car. Beyond [chāo]. Cm, cm, mm. After graduation, [b] graduation, after all. Responsibility, [zé] responsibility, blame. Send, [j] entrust, deposit. Address. [zhǐ] address and old address. Drive, [q] drive, drive. Stranger, stranger. Put it aside, put it aside.
Words and phrases
Driving, failure, damage, after all, vehicle, more than, cm, responsibility, three days later, stranger, mailing, address, apology, regret, driving, shelving, honesty and trust.
Third, text segmentation.
The first paragraph: (1-3) "I" drove home late at night and accidentally broke the mirror of the little red car, leaving my contact information on the little red car.
Paragraph 2: (4- 10) "I" and the owner of the little red car expressed their apologies and thanks to each other on the phone.
The third paragraph: (1 1) Little Red's words are deeply imprinted in my mind.