宾州高中生让出返校节之王王冠给唐氏综合征同学：视频走红网络，本人称「只是做了朋友都会做的事」
宾夕法尼亚州一名高中生在学校返校节（homecoming）庆典上的举动在社交媒体上走红。据 Parade 杂志 10 月 20 日援引 6ABC 报道，Keny Cedanio Ramirez 刚被宣布为 Mahanoy Area 高中的返校节之王（homecoming king），便注意到患有唐氏综合征的同学 Axton Kuhl 情绪激动、眼含泪水。Ramirez 没有留着王冠，而是当即把它送给了 Kuhl，让他成为当晚的返校节之王。
Ramirez 对 6ABC 说：「戴上王冠时我真的很意外，我没想到自己会赢。那一刻我高兴了几秒钟，然后看到他开始落泪，我就做了任何朋友都会做的事，想办法让他开心起来。」
Ramirez 说，他有一个患有自闭症的弟弟，他希望如果弟弟遇到类似情形，也有人能同样善待他。他还把自己的选择归功于母亲自小的教导：「没有她，就没有今天的我。」
这一幕的视频在网上迅速传播，引来大量留言称赞。有网友写道：「这才是一个有同理心的年轻人，将来一定有出息。他对这位唐氏综合征同学的善举太暖了，那个孩子会一辈子记得。」另一位网友写道：「这孩子教养真好，向他和他的父母致敬！」
Pennsylvania Teen Gives Up His Homecoming King Crown for a Classmate With Down Syndrome, and the Video Goes Viral
A Pennsylvania teenager's gesture at his school's homecoming celebration has gone viral on social media. Keny Cedanio Ramirez had just been named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area High School when he noticed that his classmate Axton Kuhl, who has Down syndrome, had become emotional and was tearing up. Instead of keeping the crown, Ramirez immediately gave it to Kuhl so that Kuhl could have the honor of being the Mahanoy Area Homecoming King, Parade reported on October 20, citing 6ABC.
'When I got crowned, I was honestly surprised. I did not think I was gonna win. And when I got crowned, I was happy for the moment, for, like, a couple of seconds, and then I saw him, like, start to tear up and cry, so, you know, I just did what any friend would have done, and I tried to cheer him up,' Ramirez told 6ABC.
Ramirez said he has a brother with autism, and that he would hope someone would show the same kindness to his brother in a similar situation. He credited his mother with instilling the priorities and lessons behind his choice: 'Without her, I wouldn't be who I am.'
The video of the moment spread quickly online, drawing a stream of praise. 'Now that is a man who has empathy for others and will do well in life. What a sweet gesture he did for this young man who has Down syndrome. That young man will always remember what was done for him,' one commenter wrote. Another wrote: 'That young man was raised right! Kudos to him and his parents!'
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图片来源：宾夕法尼亚州 Mahanoy City 资料图，当地高中 Mahanoy Area High School 位于该镇。照片：Doug Kerr 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经维基共享资源。 / File photo of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, home of Mahanoy Area High School. Photo by Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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