My brother and I were driving home together and started talking. Because of this distraction (分心), my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge, and we had no way of turning back. My brother had to pay to cross the bridge. He was clearly upset by the mistake.
As we drove forward, my brother noticed a car pulled over to the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone. I was busy trying to find out which way we went next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire (轮胎).
My brother helped him change the flat. He said that this had been a bad week for him. Earlier he had gotten into a car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us "a breath of fresh air" and kept thanking us. After we had finished the job, he thanked us again and pulled out $20 and tried to give it to us. "No," my brother said. "We were never supposed to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve. "
What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this process. He was able to turn his bad mood (心情) over the mistake into positive (积极的) energy. He was able to see a chance to help (which I totally missed!) even in a bad situation. That was the bridge we were meant to cross.
①The man tried to give us $20 to thank us.
②My brother helped the guy change the flat.
③My brother drove in the wrong direction.
④We saw a car pulled over on the road.
