Lydia was a smart girl, very smart. She loved being with her friends, going shopping and doing what every other girl likes to do. There was only one1that made Lydia self-conscious(敏感):She was2. One autumn day Lydia and her best friend Judy were taking the train to do one of their favorite3: shopping. As a normal child, Judy, both caring and patient, spoke to Lydia in4language all the time. The train continued to make its occasional(临时) stops when a boy, no older than fifteen years old, sat in the5across from Lydia. Lydia couldn't help but notice how often the boy would6over at her to watch her move her7rapidly. This was one of the things that made Lydia unhappy.
"Why must everyone stare at me?" Lydia asked her best friend, trying to8the boy's stare. "Doesn't he9that I am deaf? There is no need to stare at me. He is probably thinking that I am very10or disabled. I 11people who prejudge(预先判断)others!" Lydia had become quite12...
13, the train came to a pause, waking up the boy in deep thought then. He got up, ready to get off at his14. Instead of hurrying off the train, however, he15to Lydia casually and stared to16his hands as she had just moments before. "Excuse me, but I couldn't help but notice that you don't like it when people stare at you. I'm17I made you uncomfortable. To be honest, just because of that, I18to get to "talk" to other19in here. I feel self-conscious and different, so I was20when I saw you. I thought maybe we could be friends." With that, the boy walked off the train.
