【OnedaywhenIwasworkingasapsychologistinEnglandanadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlesslyhisfacepaleandhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.】
OnedaywhenIwasworkingasapsychologistinEnglandanadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlesslyhisfacepaleandhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome."Thisboyhaslosthisfamily"hewrote."HeisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothersandI'mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?"'
IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswertoandwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.
ThefirsttwotimeswemetDaviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthereonlylookinguptolookatthechildren’sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchessbutIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.
UsuallyhearrivedearlierthanagreedtookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?
"Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith"Ithought."PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering."Somemonthslaterwhenwewereplayingchesshelookedupatmesuddenly.
"It'syourturn"hesaid.
AfterthatdayDavidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimesabouthisbikingwithsomefriendsandabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.
MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanywords–canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahugashouldertocry'onafriendlytouchandanearthatlistens.
【小题1】WhenhefirstmettheauthorDavid________.
A.feltalittleexcitedB.walkedenergeticallyC.lookedalittlenervousD.showedupwithhisteacher【小题2】Asapsychologisttheauthor_______.A.wasreadytolistentoDavidB.wasskepticalaboutpsychologyC.wasabletodescrib