A girl named Xiaoxiao was ill in hospital because of uremia(尿毒症)．Only her mute(哑)brother came to 1 her company．The girl was 2 by her brother since their parents died when the girl was only 4 years old．They had 3 all their money, and life was hard for them．But the brother wouldn't 4 his sister die young．So he made a wooden handcart and took his sister to a 5 provincial hospital．
The doctors were 6 by the brother and the sister's close relationship and experiences, so the hospital decided to have a kidney(肾)transplantation operation for the girl, completely free of charge．Naturally her brother would 7 one of his kidneys．The doctors examined the 8 to see if his kidney could match his sister's．Everything went well and the 9 time was fixed．
A doctor asked the brother to come to his 10 ,and told him with gestures that they would transplant one of his kidneys to his sister． 11 smile froze on his face．The doctor 12 to him that if his kidney was transplanted successfully, his sister would be 13 ; otherwise, she would die．
The mute brother 14 for one minute and nodded to the doctor seriously． 15 to everyone's surprise, the brother disappeared that afternoon．The doctor asked Xiaoxiao what her brother told her before 16 ．Her answer was that he had to go home for some reasons．
That made the doctors 17 a lot．Then just before the operation, someone rushed to Xiaoxiao－it was her mute brother, saying something excitedly with gestures．Then, Xiaoxiao burst into 18 ．She told me doctors that her brother had gone back to plant corns in 19 fields and prepared firewood for her．Because he thought he would die after transplanting his kidney to his sister and would not be able to 20 her any longer．
One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room．I went out there where he was 1 up and down restlessly．
Tim wore a black raincoat that was 2 all the way up to his neck．His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing(扭)his hands nervously．He had 3 his father as a baby, and had lived with his mother and grandfather ever since．But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather and mother were killed in a car accident．
I looked at Tim．He was very 4 and depressed(in low spirits)．He refused to talk to me．The first two times we 5 , Tim only sat hunched up(蜷缩)in the chair without saying a word．As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder．He didn't 6 back, but he didn't look at me either．
“Come back next week, if you like,”I said．I 7 a bit．Then I said,“I know it hurts．”
He came, and I 8 we play chess．He nodded．After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon－in 9 and without making any eye contact．It's not easy for me to 10 in chess, but I admit that I made sure Tim won once or twice．
Usually, he arrived earlier, took the chessboard and pieces and set them up before I even got a(n) 11 to sit down．It seemed as if he enjoyed my 12 ．But why did he 13 look at me?
“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his 14 with,”I thought．
One afternoon, Tim took off his raincoat and put it on the back of the chair．While he was setting up the chess pieces, his face seemed more 15 and his motions more lively．
Some months later, I sat staring at Tim's head, 16 he was bent over the chessboard．I was thinking about how little we knew about the healing(治疗)process． 17 , he looked up at me．“It's your 18 ,”he said．
After that day, Tim started talking．
Maybe I gave Tim something, but I learned a lot from him．He showed me how one-without any words－can 19 out to another person．All it 20 is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature－and an ear that listens．