AS IT IS 2016-06-04 Girl Shrieks With Joy Over Doll With One Leg
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(六)月
AS IT IS 2016-06-04 Girl Shrieks 1 With Joy Over Doll With One Leg
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Ten-year-old Emma Bennett got a surprise gift that made her very happy.
She was given an American Girl doll that looks very much like her. The doll also had a prosthetic leg, just like hers!
Emma’s mother and father bought the toy from an American Girl store. They then asked a company called A Step Ahead Prosthetics to make changes to the doll. The company replaced the leg with what looks like a man-made leg, like Emma’s.
On social media, a video shows when the doll was given to Emma. In the video, Emma’s younger sister gives her the present, along with a special letter from A Step Ahead Prosthetics. The letter said that the doll was now ready to “live her life without limitations” with Emma.
When Emma opens her gift and sees the American Girl doll, she begins to cry. Emma is amazed that the doll has a leg like hers.
People on social media were touched by the video. Some admitted how emotional the video made them.
In his Facebook post, Chuck wrote that, “as a dad of daughters, this brought tears to my eyes.”
Another Facebook user, Jessica, does not mind admitting that the video made her cry.
Some felt that the pictures showed how important it was for people to feel like they are represented in society.
In her Facebook post, Tess said that a story like this proves that “we all need to see ourselves shown as part of the cultural identity.”
Another Facebook user, Kyle, also felt that “representation matters.” He wrote that although “children should learn life won’t always be easy,” they should never be made to feel alone or unimportant.
At the end of the video, Emma thanks A Step Ahead Prosthetics by saying, “Thank you for making a doll like me.”
Words in This Story
prosthetic – n. an artificial device that replaces a missing or injured part of the body
toy – n. something a child plays with
amazed – v. feeling or showing great surprise
- shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声
- For years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears. 多少年来， 报纸上， 广播里， 舞台上， 会场上的声嘶力竭，装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》