英文短篇故事（纽约）248 Bike Rider Gets Help

 　　Jimmy was on a mountain road. He came to a T. He slowed down and turned right. He didn't see the gravel¹ on the road. His motorcycle² went out from under him. He landed hard. He got up. His right leg couldn't bear any weight. A man driving a pickup³ pulled over. "Are you okay?" he asked. Jimmy said, "I think I broke my leg." Other people stopped. They helped the pickup driver load⁴ the bike into his pickup. The driver said, "I'll take you home. Where do you live?" Jimmy lived 10 miles from the driver's apartment. The driver took Jimmy home. A neighbor helped the driver roll the bike into Jimmy's garage. The driver took Jimmy to the nearby hospital. Jimmy said, "I can't thank you enough. Here's $120 for your trouble." The driver refused the money. "I can't accept money just for helping⁵ someone out," he said.

1 gravel   

n.砂跞；砂砾层；结石

参考例句：

• We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
• More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。

2 motorcycle   

n.摩托车，机车

参考例句：

• Tom went there by motorcycle.汤姆乘摩托车去的那儿。
• He was also the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.他也是镇里第一个买摩托车的人。

3 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

4 load   

n.负荷，重担，装载量；v.装载，装填，担负

参考例句：

• Bring the car up to the door, it'll be easier to load.把汽车开到门旁边，装货就方便了。
• The ship is now lying off,ready to load up.现在这艘船在附近停泊，等待装货。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。