A friendship that lasted over 60 years, stretching thousands of miles, began with a comic book.
Bocher was just 14 and living in New York when she saw a boy's name and address in a comic book. It was common then for teenagers to become penfriends with children from other countries that way. So she wrote to Poulsen, who was two years older and living in Denmark. Then he wrote back, and a lifelong friendship began.
The pair first met in person two years after beginning their friendship when Poulsen was in America as an exchange student. “I had lived in New York for 16 years and had never been to the Statue of Liberty,” Bocher said “When he first came to see me, he took me there.”
They lost track of each other for a while during Bocher's college years, but connected again by chance.
“I was studying for my master's degree and I went on a study tour. On the last day of my three-week tour. I went to a cafe in Ireland.” Bocher was sitting next to a group of Danish salesmen and they began to chat. She told them the story of her and Poulsen. They were moved and said that they knew the town Poulsen lived in and agreed to carry a message for Bocher.
They saw each other at Bocher's Marlton home on June. 2019 when Poulsen and his wife came to visit her from Denmark. On this recent trip, Poulsen has spent about a month visiting friends in America, including Bocher, a retired educator.
As you can see, true friendship will never be stopped by distance.
【小题1】How did Bocher begin her friendship with Poulsen?| A．By travelling to Denmark. | B．By writing a traditional letter. |
| C．By attending the same college as him. | D．By reading a comic book together with him. |
①Poulsen and Bocher visited the Statue of Liberty together.
②Poulsen and his wife saw Bocher in Marlton.
③Bocher wrote to Poulsen for the first time.
④Bocher lost contact and reconnected with Poulsen.
| A．②③①④ | B．②④①③ | C．③①④② | D．③②①④ |
| A．A friend is easier to lose than to find. |
| B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．A friendship cannot always stand on one side. |
| D．A true friendship can cross over time and distance. |
| A．Bored | B．Pity | C．Admiring | D．Doubtful |
