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Nowhere Boy
叙利亞孤兒Ahmed在比利時的故事
主題語境：人與社會之文學、藝術與體育
詞數：約210詞
閱讀時間：3′00″
Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh is a story about the refugee crisis (難民危機), the power of friendship and hope.
The story follows two boys, Ahmed and Max. Ahmed is a 14-year-old boy from Syria. To run away from the war in his country, he comes to Belgium. He lost his father, the only surviving (活着的) member of his family, along the way. His passport has been destroyed (毀壞), and he fears that he will be sent back. With nowhere to go, the scared, lonely teenager hides in a basement (地下室) room in a house of an American family. That’s how he meets Max, the 13-year-old boy who is the youngest of the family. Max tells no one about Ahmed. He brings the boy food, clothes and magazines and tries to protect him.
Like Ahmed, Max is lonely. He misses his home and friends in Washington, D.C., and he feels angry about the family’s sudden relocation (搬遷) for his father’s job. Everything is difficult to understand. Max has to do something he dislikes. When Ahmed and Max meet, a friendship begins to grow. They also learn from each other what it means to be brave and how hope can change the destiny (命運).
<h1>小貼士</h1>
passport意為“護照”，如：I was stopped as I went through passport control (= where passports are checked). 在經過護照查驗卡時，我被叫住了。
<h1>小任務</h1>
根據文章内容，回答問題。
1. Why does Ahmed come to Belgium?
2. What do Ahmed and Max have in common?
3. What can we learn from the book Nowhere Boy?
key
1. To run away from the war in his country Syria.
2. They both are lonely teenagers.
3. The power of friendship, bravery and hope. / ...