小故事背诵达人 几乎遭人遗忘的男孩

The boy who was almost forgotten

几乎遭人遗忘的男孩

It was a Tuesday afternoon when Kevin arrived at the city's local group home for children without parents.

星期二下午，凯文来到当地一间收留孤儿的市立团体之家。

He had been living in an old rundown house with his four other

他一直和有严重毒瘾的母亲，

aiblings and their mother, who was badly addicted¹ to drugs.

以及四个兄弟姐妹住在一间失修的旧房子。

The house was in terrible condition and pased dangers for the children.

由于房子的状况很糟，对孩童很危险，

Their mother was also in a bad state and did little to care for her children,

而他们的母亲情况同样糟，根本对自己的孩子不闻不问，

so child protection services stepped in and placed in foster² care.

因此儿童保护服务介入，并将这些孩子安置在寄养机构。

When Kevin first came to the home, he had many problems that prevented him from making friends easily.

当凯文刚来到团体之家时，他有很多问题，而没办法轻易交到朋友。

He would often throw a fit for attention or sit in a cornor crying.

他常会大发雷霆吸引注意力，或坐在角落哭泣，

He fought with other children and didn't know how to control his emotions.

他和其他孩子打架，不知道要怎样控制情绪。

Finally, after a year of hard work from the staff at the foster home

过了一年，经过寄养机构员工的努力，

Kevin had softened³ up a bit and learned to trust again. A family adopted Kevin.

凯文终于有些软化，学会再次相信别人，一个家庭收养凯文，

They were determined⁴ to love and give Kevin what he needed to be a healthy and happy child.

他们决定要好好爱凯文，给他所需的一切，并让他成为健康快乐的孩子。

1 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

2 foster   

vt.收养，培养，促进；adj.收养的，收养孩子的

参考例句：

• Nowadays young couple sometimes foster.现今年轻夫妇有时领养别人的孩子。
• The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。

3 softened   

（使）变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 )； 缓解打击； 缓和； 安慰

参考例句：

• His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
• The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。