2020天津卷 完形填空 赏析
Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant discovery—loneliness is a rious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be prevented in a clever way. The solution? Chat benches.
Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her money. The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who eventually made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about “£31,000. Jones was shocked when she said that she didn’t actually mind being cheated. “Otherwi, 1would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said.
This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely lonely people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he decided to do something about it. He convinced the police department to allow him to t up a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that read: “HAPPY T
O CHAT.” Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in active and joyful conversations.
The idea is catching on quickly. There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained a positive outcome from getting involved. Jones’ idea has been fully realized—the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help break down the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.
This effort is not just an attempt at being community minded- -it’s also a crime-cutting measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.
The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that encourages tho of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future.
on end 连续地
This led Jones to the conclusion that 这促使Jones下了个结论
after the signs went up 牌子竖起了后
engaging in 从事；参与；
catching on 流行；受欢迎；
sprung up 出现；
break down the invisible social barrier 消除隐形的社交障碍
This effort is not just an attempt at being community minded- -it’s also a crime-cutting measure.
此次努力不仅仅是针对社区（人们孤独冷漠）的尝试，也是打击犯罪的一项措施。
（一箭双雕，既解决了人们孤独和人与人之间没有过多的交流，又顺带打击了犯罪行为。）
cut off from 与。。。隔绝
falling victim to 成为牺牲品
