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　　It is morning rush hour on the 8:08 train into New York．People are 　　1　　 in their own worlds, keeping everything out－especially one another－with their CK players and laptops．It’s like we’re all behind invisible walls．We 　　2　　 these last few minutes before jumping into the workday．The last thing anyone wants to hear is the one-sided cellphone conversation of a fellow passenger．

　That’s why I felt 　　3　　 when my cellphone went off．The call was coming from home．What choice did I have?It was Louise, sounding 　　4　　．Another mother, a close friend of mine, had 　　5　　 my daughter of poor sportsmanship against her son．“It was a misunderstanding,”Louise said．“But she didn’t 　　6　　 me．”I’d known this friend forever, 　　7　　 her completely and knew she loved Louise almost as much as I did．I also knew that any mother’s first instinct(本能)is to 　　8　　 her own hurt child．And what a(n)　　9　　 it can be to know what a nine-year-old girl is really thinking．I always found it hard to know about my daughter’s thoughts．I explained all this to Louise in a low voice so as not to 　　10　　 the man sitting next to me．In front of him was an opened New York Times．He was probably 　　11　　 he’d chosen this seat．

　　“We’ll talk more when I get home,”I said．I closed my cellphone quickly and went back into my silence, feeling so alone in the crowded, speeding train, trying to do my mothering(照料)over the phone．

　　“I couldn’t help hearing your 　　12　　,”the man said．“I thought it was very sweet．”Suddenly I felt relaxed．I responded with a smile．

　　The 8:08 pulled into the station．Thanks to those sweet words, the ride became a pleasant one．

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Man caught after jumping White House fence

　　Updated：2006-04-10　08∶14

　　WASHINGTON－A screaming intruder(入侵者)made it onto the front lawn of the White House Sunday while President Bush was at home before being caught by Secret Service officers．

　　Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren recognized the man as 40-year-old Brian Lee Patterson, whose last known address was in Albuquerque, N．M．Patterson has been caught trying to get onto the White House grounds at least three times before, Zahren said．

　　The bearded man, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt that said “God Bless America”, jumped the fence outside the White House and ran across the north lawn while repeatedly crying, “I am a victim of terrorism!”

　　Members of the Secret Service Emergency Response Team, including one holding a barking dog, ran after Patterson with their guns drawn and surrounded him near the row of cameras set up for television stand-ups．

　　“I have intelligence information for the president,” he said, waving his arms in the air．“I’m not afraid of you,” Patterson screamed at the officers who were ordering him to the ground with guns drawn．

　　Patterson finally kneeled on the ground and was taken into custody shortly before 4 p．m．He cut his hand jumping the fence and was taken to George Washington University Hospital for treatment and was to appear in court Monday, Zahren said．

　　Zahren said Patterson was charged with unlawful entry for the last time he jumped the fence, in February．He faces the same charge for Sunday’s incident and also a contempt of court charge for disobeying judge’s orders to stay away from the White House．