d into the cold water to save the boy. With the help of some workers, the boy was finally rescued. However, our little hero, like Luo Shengjiao, lost her own life.
People were sad over her death. I felt something was missing in my life. For the happiness of the boy＇s family, Wang Ying sacrificed⑤herself. Her death is a glorious death weightier than Mount Tai.
（选自1987年8月11日《上海学生英文报》）
【词语解释】
①hinder [＇hind+] v．阻止；阻碍；妨碍
②fondness [＇f&ndnis] n．喜爱
③a 3-A student 一个三好学生
④desperately [＇desp+ritli] ad．拼死地；不顾一切地
⑤sacrifice [＇s$krifais] v．牺牲；献出
【写法指要】
文章起笔，触景生情。看见旧照片就“情不自禁地想起了我最好的朋友。”然后，文章运用夹叙夹议的方法写了“朋友”的三方面的优秀品质和三件事：1）她是三好学生，“我”生病时误了课，她帮“我”补课；2）她是个热心的人，经常把自已攒的钱给别人；3）她是一个慷慨的人，为救别人牺牲了自己的生命。这样，从平时的表现，到关键时刻的献身，英雄形象的成长过程便活生生地展现在我们面前，给人以启迪，给人以教育。