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Unit 25 The boy who was almost forgotten
第25單元 幾乎遭人遺忘的男孩
It was a Tuesday afternoon when Kevin arrived at the city's local group home for children without parents. He had been living in an old rundown house with his four other siblings and their mother, who was badly addicted to drugs.
星期二下午，凱文來到當(dāng)?shù)匾婚g收留孤兒的市立團體之家。他一直和有嚴(yán)重毒癮的母親，以及四個兄弟姐妹住在一間失修的舊房子。
The house was in terrible condition and pased dangers for the children. Their mother was also in a bad state and did little to care for her children, so child protection services stepped in and placed in foster care.
由于房子的狀況很糟，對孩童很危險，而他們的母親情況同樣糟，根本對自己的孩子不聞不問，因此兒童保護(hù)服務(wù)介入，并將這些孩子安置在寄養(yǎng)機構(gòu)。
When Kevin first came to the home, he had many problems that prevented him from making friends easily. He would often throw a fit for attention or sit in a cornor crying. He fought with other children and didn't know how to control his emotions.
當(dāng)凱文剛來到團體之家時，他有很多問題，而沒辦法輕易交到朋友。他常會大發(fā)雷霆吸引注意力，或坐在角落哭泣，他和其他孩子打架，不知道要怎樣控制情緒。
Finally, after a year of hard work from the staff at the foster home Kevin had softened up a bit and learned to trust again. A family adopted Kevin. They were determined to love and give Kevin what he needed to be a healthy and happy child.
過了一年，經(jīng)過寄養(yǎng)機構(gòu)員工的努力，凱文終于有些軟化，學(xué)會再次相信別人，一個家庭收養(yǎng)凱文，他們決定要好好愛凱文，給他所需的一切，并讓他成為健康快樂的孩子。
【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陳怡芬 譯
上海交通大學(xué)出版社出版
