I'm a young American woman, living in China and teaching English. It's sometimes very 1 when I can't speak Chinese well and don't have any friends nearby.
One night, I was riding my bicycle home when I noticed that my key had 2 my keychain. I did my best to 3 , but couldn't see anything with nearly no light on the street. I 4 to ask anyone to help because I didn't know how to communicate with them. So I just kept looking, but without 5 .
At one point a man on a motorbike 6 when he saw me. I tried my best to say what I was kept looking for. But he just said something I didn't understand and 7 away. I was a bit 8 but I just kept looking. About ten minutes later he came back,9 me a small flashlight, and waved goodbye. What a nice 10 to offer a stranger in the middle of the night! Although it didn't give much light, it 11 helped me see where my key wasn't. After a while, a car pulled up, and the same 12 to communicate took place. Then the man turned his lights on and stayed with me until we found it.
I learned from this experience that language does not have to be the 13 in communication. All one can do in an emergency is hope that someone else will come to your 14 . I hope I will always try to shed (散发出光) a little light for someone else whenever the opportunity 15 .
