One day I was on a bus. I found an elderly woman standing in front of me. She had a big bag in her hand. “It’s a virtue for a young person to help the old,”I said to myself.
When I was standing up to give my seat to the old lady, a young foreigner got up quickly saying, “Please sit down.”The old lady thanked him and sat down.
She looked very happy.
I was a little embarrassed because I was sitting in the middle of the bus.
Suddenly a pregnant woman got onto the bus. I quickly stood up to give up my seat to her. The foreigner smiled at me. He said that he was an Australian,and was a student studying Chinese culture in China.

ride 骑马、骑脚踏车或乘坐公共交通工具旅行
elderly 年长的
virtue 美德
pregnant 怀孕的
earthquake 地震；大动荡
paragon n. 模范；完美之物；优秀之人 adj. 完美的

乘公共汽车
一天，我在一辆公共汽车上。我发现一位年长的妇人站在我的面前，她手里拿了个大包。“帮助老人是年轻人的美德。”我对自己说。

当我正要站起来把自己的座位让给那位老妇人时，一个年轻的外国人很快站了起来，说：“请这里坐。”老妇人谢谢他，然后坐下，她看上去非常高兴。

我有一点尴尬，因为我坐在车厢的中间。突然一个孕妇上了车。我很快地站起来把座位让给了她。那个外国人笑着看着我，他说他是澳大利亚人，正在中国学习中国文化

1 standing

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
They’re standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 virtue

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力
参考例句：
He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

3 pregnant

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的
参考例句：
She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

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