old TV

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2025-2026高二学英语报套题20

Last month, my grandmother was moving from the suburban house she’d lived in for sixty years to a new senior living community in my parents’ small town. She insisted that my dad, who was helping her move, put her 45kg ancient CRT TV in the moving truck. When she got to her new apartment, it didn’t even have a hookup (连接接口) for a thirty-year-old television, so Dad and I sought out the nearest big box store to get her a more modern replacement, which we found for something like $60.

As we wheeled our cart to the checkout counter, we saw a bored-looking cashier (收银员). Later, we got chatting with the twenty-something guy, and Dad was cheerfully complaining about having moved this massive CRT TV all the way from Ohio only to replace it here at the other end of the move. Hearing that, the cashier’s earlier boredom seemed to be replaced by excitement, and he said if the TV still worked, we could probably get some good money for it. He added that some people collected such TVs for retro gaming (复古游戏) because old gaming systems didn’t work on newer TVs.

A spark of interest flashed across my dad’s face. His eyes rounded with curiosity as he inquired how much a TV of about the same size as the new one we were buying would fetch. He tapped the new TV, which was the cheapest and smallest model available but still quite large.

The cashier replied honestly that it would probably cost about $60, the same price as the new TV we were buying. Since he knew the market so well, my dad asked if he was a retro gaming fan. After hesitating for a few seconds, he admitted the truth, his body straightening slightly as if someone had pulled an invisible string.

Dad thought it was a good opportunity—if Grandmother agreed, he could sell the old TV to this young man. However, when my dad asked if he wanted to buy it, the cashier said that while he badly wanted the TV, car loans and rent left him with no spare cash.

Even so, we took down the cashier’s phone number before getting the new TV home to my grandmother.

The cashier repeatedly thanked my grandmother for her kindness.

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Even so, we took down the cashier’s phone number before getting the new TV home to my grandmother. After arriving home, we recounted/ described to my grandmother what we had encountered in the store. “It must be tough for him to carry all the weight of life,” sighed my grandmother. Having pondered for a moment, she suggested that the TV should be turned into a pleasure for a young man struggling for life, instead of leaving it gathering/ collecting dust in a corner. No sooner had we received such good news than we called the cashier and informed him that he could have the TV at no cost/ for free, which was greeted with his thrilled cheers and sincere appreciation. With our address, it wasn’t long before the cashier arrived at our home.

The cashier repeatedly thanked my grandmother for her kindness. He emphasized how her generosity had brightened his day and that the TV would be a delightful relief from his melancholy. Meanwhile, the cashier wondered what he could do for her, seeking to convey his genuine gratitude in return for her kindness. Grinning from ear to ear, my grandmother rejected his offer and responded/ replied, “I would appreciate it if you could spread kindness to those in need./ I am glad that the TV has found a new home where it can continue to shine and spark happiness.” Only then did I perceive that the true value of the TV didn’t exist in its financial worth, but resided in the delight delivered by kindness, and its power to forge a bond between two strangers.