阅览室里得到的教训

「内容提示」

　　你们学校阅览室的座位不多，因此同学们总要预先去占座位。有一次，你去阅览室迟了，座位上已经坐满了人。突然，你发现有一处空着。走过去一看，桌上放着一本书。你把书往旁边一推就坐下了。过了一会，书的主人回来了要此座位，你强词夺理说是你占的座位。不料，旁边的同学都帮那位同学说话，弄得你下不了台，只好退出阅览室。

　　「作文示范」

　　A Lesson Learned in the Reading-room

　　薛飞

　　There are not enough seats in the reading-room in our school. Just because of this， I had a very special experience that I shall never forget.

　　One day， I was annoyed ① by the hot weather. After drinking a bottle of water， I ran fast towards the reading-room.

　　When I pushed the door open， I saw what I expected. There was no empty seat. I looked very carefully at every corner， hoping to find one， but it seemed hopeless. Suddenly I caught sight of an empty seat with a book on it. I knew it must have been “occupied②”by someone， but I was eager to sit down to have a rest after running. So I put the book on the other side of the table， and sat down.

　　About 10 minutes later， I heard a very low voice behind me. “Excuse me， sister. I'm afraid that this seat is mine.”“What？ It's yours？ How can you say that？” The little girl seemed a little nervous. “I remember I put my book on this desk before lunch，”she said. “Please don't draw a conclusion so quickly before you have enough evidence ③！ ”I said in a loud voice. It made nearly everyone in the room turn their heads towards me. I felt a little embarrassed.

　　Just then， a student next to me said，“To tell the truth， this seat is really the little girl's. I think you should give it to her.” My face turned red at once. I can't describe how I felt at that moment， and I don't remember how I went out of the room with my books before so many eyes.

　　This happened 4 years ago. Since then I have often asked myself if I have done anything without considering other people's rights.

　　（选自《英语画刊》1996年第6期）

　　「词语解释」

　　①annoy [+'n&i] v. 使烦恼

　　②occupy ['&kjupai] v. 占有；占用

　　③evidence ['evid+ns] n. 根据；证据

　　「写法指要」

　　本文叙述作者难堪的一幕。整个事态的酝酿经过如以下过程：情况简介、自寻烦恼、冲突出现、尴尬场面、难为情地退出、引出教训：做事要想到别人的权利。