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　　I met Connie the day she was admitted to the Hospice Ward(安养院的病房),where I 　　1　　 as a volunteer．Her husband, Bill, stood 　　2　　 nearby as she was removed from the gurney to the hospital bed．Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight 　　3　　 cancer, she was quick-minded and 　　4　　．We got her settled in, and then asked if she needed 　　5　　．

　　“Oh, yes,” she said, “Would you please show me how to use the TV? I 　　6　　 the soaps so much and I don’t want to get 　　7　　 on what’s happening．”Connie was a romantic．She loved soap operas(肥皂剧), romance novels and movies with a good 　　8　　 story．As we became familiar, she confided how 　　9　　 it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”．

　　“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has 　　10　　 been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me．”She 　　11　　 and looked out of the window at the trees in the courtyard．“I’d 　　12　　 anything if he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’s just not in his 　　13　　．”

　　One day, 　　14　　 coffee in the cafeteria, I got him on the 　　15　　 of women and how we need romance in our lives; how we love to get sentimental cards and love letters．

　　“Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked, and he looked at me 　　16　　 I was crazy．

　　“I don’t have to,” he said．“She knows I 　　17　　!”

　　“I’m sure she knows,” I said, 　　18　　 over and touching his rough, carpenter’s hands, “but she needs to hear it, Bill．She needs to hear what she has 　　19　　 to you all these years．Please think about it．”

　　We walked back to Connie’s room．Bill 　　20　　 inside, and I left to visit another patient．Later, I saw Bill sitting by the bed．He was holding Connie’s hand as she slept．

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　　It was Sunday．I had one last 　　1　　 to see．I approached her room in a hurry and stood at the door．The old woman was sitting at the edge of the bed, and struggling to put 　　2　　 on her swollen feet．I went in, spoke quickly to the 　　3　　, and then studied her chart, noting she was in 　　4　　 condition．

　　I 　　5　　 over and looked down at her．She asked if I could help put on her socks．　　6　　, I said something else like this：“How are you feeling? Your blood pressure was 　　7　　 but it’s better today．The nurse 　　8　　 you’re anxious to see your son who’s visiting you today．It’s nice to have family 　　9　　 from far away．I bet you really look 　　10　　 to seeing him．”

　　She stopped me and said coldly．“Sit down, doctor．This is my story, not yours．”

I was surprised and 　　11　　．I sat down, and helped her with the socks．She began to tell me that her only son lived 　　12　　 the corner from her, but she had not seen him for five years．She believed that the stress of this 　　13　　 greatly to her health problems．After 　　14　　 her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her．She 　　15　　 her head no and smiled．All she wanted me to do was to listen．

　　Not long after, in an unexpected 　　16　　, I became a patient．Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time－in a wheelchair．For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my 　　17　　, but I had to 　　18　　 when my hands were affected．I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the point of view of a 　　19　　 and patient．I tell them I believe in the power of 　　20　　, and that immeasurable healing(治愈)takes place within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story．

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　　When you are learning languages, what do you think is the most interesting? One of the most interesting of all studies is the study of words and word origins．Each language is 　　1　　 of several earlier languages and the words of a language can sometimes be traced 　　2　　 through two or three different languages to their 　　3　　．Again a word from one language may pass into other languages and 　　4　　 a new meaning．The word “etiquette,” which is 　　5　　 French origin and originally meant a label(标志), 　　6　　 a sign, passed into Spanish and kept its original meaning．So in Spanish the word “etiquette” today is used to 　　7　　 the small tags(标签)which a store 　　8　　 to a suit, a dress or a bottle．The word “etiquette” in French, 　　9　　, gradually developed a different meaning．It 　　10　　 became the custom to write directions on small cards, or “etiquette”, as to how visitors should dress themselves and 　　11　　 during an important ceremony at the royal court．　　12　　 the word “etiquette” began to indicate a system of correct manners for people to follow．　　13　　 this meaning, the word passed into English．

　　Consider the word “breakfast”．“To fast” is to go for some period of time without 　　14　　．Thus in the morning after many hours 　　15　　 the night without food, one 　　16　　 one’s fast．

　　Consider the everyday English 　　17　　 “Good-bye”．Many many years ago, people would say to each 　　18　　 on parting “God be with you．” As this was 　　19　　 over and over millions of times, it gradually became 　　20　　 to “Good-bye”．