高中英语美文赏读系列---第五辑讲义.doc

《高中英语美文赏读系列---第五辑讲义.doc》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高中英语美文赏读系列---第五辑讲义.doc（20页珍藏版）》请在淘文阁 - 分享文档赚钱的网站上搜索。

1、21 A Brother Like ThatA friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office,a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister? he asked.Paul nodded. “My brother gave it

2、to me for Christmas.”The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Boy,I wish.”He hesitated.Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his hee

3、ls.“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”“Oh yes, Id love that.”After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, “Mister,would you mind

4、driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the lad want to be heard him coming back,but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step,then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.“There she is, Bu

5、ddy,just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you one just like it.then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the l

6、ad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said, “It is more blessed to give.”Words and Expressionsurchin n.顽童，淘气鬼lad n.男孩，少年jar vt.使震动impulsi

7、vely adv.冲动地，有推动力地aglow adj.发亮的，容光焕发的crippled adj.跛脚的，残疾的Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文哥哥的心愿圣诞节时，保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车。圣诞节当天，保罗离开办公室时，一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，十分赞叹地问：“先生，这是你的车？”保罗点点头：“这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。”男孩满脸惊讶，支支吾吾地说：“你是说这是你哥送的礼物，没花你一分钱？天哪，我真希望也能.”保罗当然知道男孩他真希望什么。他希望能有一个那样的哥哥。但是小男孩接下来

8、说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。“我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。”男孩继续说。保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，冲口而出地说：“你要不要坐我的车去兜风？”“哦，当然好了，我太想坐了！”车开了一小段路后，那孩子转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮，对保罗说：“先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前？”保罗微笑，他知道孩子想干什么。那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀，让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。“你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前?”男孩要求道。男孩跑上了阶梯，过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了，但动作似乎有些缓慢。原来他把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了，将他安置在第一个台阶上，紧紧地抱着他，指着那辆新车。只听那男孩告诉弟弟：“你看

9、，这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车。这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦！将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车，到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时挂在窗口上的漂亮饰品了，就像我告诉过你的那样。”保罗走下车子，把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风。那个圣诞夜，保罗才真正体会到耶稣所说的“施比受更有福”的道理。22 Cost of LoveOne night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read

10、: For washing the ca. . .$5.00For making my own bed this wee.$1.00Going to the provision shop.$0.50Playing with little sister.$0.25Taking out the rubbish.$1.00Getting a good report card.$5.00And for sweeping the common corridor.$2.00Total. .$14.75His mother looked at him standing there expecting pay

11、ment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turned the paper over,this is what she wrote:For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me. .No ChargeFor the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you. .No ChargeFor the toys,food and clothes an

12、d wiping your nose. .Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy,I love you. Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill“All paid.”Words and Expressionsprovision shop食品店Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (

13、or them) out here:参考译文母爱无价一天晚上，妻子在厨房准备晚餐的时候，我们的小儿子拿着一张纸走进来，上面写着：洗车- -5美元本周整理我的房间- -1美为你去商店- - -0.5美照看小妹妹- -0.25美外出倒垃圾- -1美成绩报告单获得优秀-_ -5美元打扫走廊- -2美元总计- -14.75美他母亲看着儿子满怀希望地站在那儿等着拿钱。我能看到她脑子里翻腾着记忆的浪花。她拿起钢笔把儿子写过的纸翻过来，在上面写道：你待在我的腹中，我为你怀胎九月- 免费晚上陪伴着你，为你求医，为你祈祷- 免费为你准备玩具、食物、衣服，为你擦鼻涕- 免费你把以上所有的累加起来，是我为你付出的全

14、部的爱-免费儿子读完母亲写的话以后，双眼含着豆大的泪花，他看着他的妈妈说：“妈妈，我爱你。”他拿出钢笔在他的“账单”上写了几个大大的字：“已付清。”23 I Want to KnowIt doesnt interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing.It doesnt interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk

15、looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.It doesnt interest me what planets are squaring your moon.I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by lifes betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of furt

16、her pain!I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be care

17、ful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.It doesnt interest me if the story youre telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself;if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. I want to know if you can be fait

18、hful and therefore be trustworthy.I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day, and if you can source your life from its presence.I want to know if you can live with failure,yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon,“Y

19、es!”It doesnt interest me to know where you live orhow much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.It doesnt interest me who you are, how you came to be here.I want to know if y

20、ou will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.It doesnt interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself,and if you truly like the company you keep

21、 in the empty moments.Words and Expressionsbetrayal n.背叛，出卖ecstasy n.狂喜，出神，入迷accusation n.指控，罪名betray vt.背叛，出卖weary adj.疲倦的，困乏的，萎靡的bruise v. (使)碰伤，擦伤；(使)成淤伤to the bone 到极点shrink back 退缩，害怕fall away离开，消失，疏远Read and recite the following sentences:(1)fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes withou

22、t cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.(2) I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day, and if you can source your life from gods presence. I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand o

23、n the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon,“Yes!”(3) It doesnt interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.Now try a

24、nd write out the sentences here:(1) I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own,if you can. _withoutcautioning us toor to remember.(2) I want to know if you can see beauty even when , and if you can.I want to know if you can live_,yours and mine, and still stand.and shout_ _，“Yes!”(3) It

25、 doesnt interest me to know.I want to know if you can., weary and. , and do whatneeds to be done for the children.Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文我想知道你的故事我对你以什么为生不感兴趣。我想知道的是你因什么而痛苦，想知道你是否敢于去梦想以满足心灵的渴望。我对你的年龄不感兴趣。我想知道你是否甘当傻瓜去追求爱、追求梦想和经历生活的惊险刺激。是什么磨圆了你的棱角我不感兴趣。我想知道的

26、是你是否抚摸过自己受伤的心，是否因为生活辜负过你而变得豁达，还是因为害怕遭受更多的痛苦而变得无助、紧闭心扉。我想知道你是否能坐下，感受着你和我的痛苦而不是避开它，躲着它。我想知道你是否能欢乐着我们的欢乐，是否能狂舞一曲，让快乐溢满你的指尖和脚趾，而不是告诫我们：要小心翼翼、要现实、要牢记做人的局限。我对你讲的故事是真是假不感兴趣。我想知道的是你是否为了忠实自己而令他人失望，是否敢于承担背叛的骂名而不愿出卖灵魂，是否能做到诚实可靠从而值得信赖。我想知道你是否能领略美即使它并非每天都美丽，是否因为生命的存在而追溯生命的起源，我想知道你是否愿意接受你我的失败并仍然敢于站在湖边，对着银色的满月大声回答

27、“是”。我不在乎你栖身何处、有多少金钱。我想知道的是经过一夜的忧伤和绝望、一身疲惫和伤痕之后，你是否照样起床，做需要做的事，养育待哺的孩子。你有何背景、何以成为现在的你我不感兴趣。我想知道的是你是否愿意和我共赴烈火中央而不退缩。你在哪里受的教育、学的什么以及以谁为师我不感兴趣。我想知道的是一切消失之后是什么在内心支撑着你，你是否能够独自面对自己，是否真正喜欢你在空虚的时刻结交的伙伴。24 If You Want a Ride in My CarThere was a time when I thought my dad didnt know a thing about being a good

28、 father. I couldnt remember him ever saying the words “I love you”.It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “No”to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a car.Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their drivers licenses. Not my dadhe said that I

29、d have to get a job and buy my own. So that is what I did.I got a job at a very nice restaurant and saved every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to show it off to. “Look, Dad, a car of my own. If you ever wan

30、t a ride, Ill only charge you five dollars.”I offered with a smile.“I see,”was all he said.One day, there was something wrong with my fathers truck so he needed a ride to work.“If that five- dollar offer is still open,my dad said.“Ill,take you up on it.”“Okay,but you have to pay on delivery.I dont a

31、ccept credit.”“I see,”was all he said.The sun wasnt even up when we left the house, but it was already getting warm out.It was going to be a hot day. As I dropped my dad off,I watched him, dressed in his work clothes,and boots, getting his tools from the trunk of my car. Watching his every move, hop

32、ing that hed hurry so that I could get back home and get ready for my own day, I squinted in the rear view mirror at his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were more lines than I ever remembered being there before.I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My fathe

33、r is a cement finisher.Watching him lift the heavy tools from the car, buckets full of trowels, knee pads and other finishing tools, there was something about him that looked a little more fragile than I recalled. In that instant, it occurred to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to

34、 sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, no matter how hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him complain about it. Never had he held it up to his children as being some great sacrifice he made for us.I thought about how much he must love usso

35、much that hes willing to do this hard labor in hot weather, and without so much as ever complaining or asking for anything in return. To him, we were “worth”it. And never once did he “charge”us for it.When he slammed the trunk,his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to hand me fiv

36、e dollars. I rolled down the window and said“Good-bye, Dad. Keep your five dollars. Its on me. Dont work too hard. I love you.”At first,he looked puzzled, then in a clumsy sort of way pleased. “I wont,”he said, then added,“thanks for the ride in your beautiful new car.His eyes met mine, then glanced

37、 away in the direction of his waiting tools, he cleared his throat and said, “Oh,and.me,too.”As I drove away, I knew “me too was enough because my father showed me his love with his actions, day after day, year after year. In that moment, I decided Id give him a ride in my car any time hewantedfree

38、of charge.Words and Expressionstake sb. up on接受某人的邀请，挑战；要求某人兑现squint v.眯着眼睛，斜着眼睛(看某物)；瞟；从小孔或缝隙里看sun-weathered adj.饱经风霜的cement finisher 水泥修整工trowel n.泥刀，抹子fragile adj.易碎的，脆的；虚弱的，脆弱的；经不起折腾的in that instant 在那一刹那day in and day out一天又一天，日复一日Its on me.我请客；算我的clumsy adj.笨拙的，笨重的Read the following sentence a

39、nd make a sentence of your own:There was a time when I thought my dad didnt know a thing about being a good father.There was a time when.Read and recite the following sentences:(1) “If that five-dollar offer is still open,my dad said. “Ill take you up on it.”(2) Watching his every move, hoping that

40、hed hurry so that I could get back home and get ready for my own day,I squinted in the rearview mirror at his sun-weathered face,and even from a distance I couldtell there were more lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family.(3) As I drove away,

41、I knew “me too”was enough because my father showed me his love with his actions, day after day, year after year.Now try and write the sentences out here:(1)“If that five-dollar offer is. ,”my dadsaid. “Ill_ ”(2) Watching his every move, hoping that,I squinted in the rear view mirrorat_ ,and even fro

42、m a distanceI could tell .I realized.(3) As I drove away, I knew “me too”was enough because_Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文老爸搭我的便车我曾认为老爸根本就不懂怎样做一个称职的父亲。在我的记忆里，他从没有对我说过“我爱你”之类的话。我只是觉得，无论我要去什么地方，也不管我要做什么事情，包括让他帮我买车，得到的回答都是“不行”。他人生唯一的目标似乎就是对我说不。别的家长在孩子拿到驾照后就会给他们买车，可

43、是我的父亲就不干，他要我去找份工作自己赚钱买。这样我只好找了份工作。我到一家环境不错的餐馆做小工，并把赚的钱一点点存起来，存够了，我就真的自己买了一辆车！车开回家那天，我最先想到的就是把车在父亲面前炫耀一番。我沾沾自喜地笑着说：“爸爸，这是我自己的车，全靠自己买的。如果你要搭便车的话，我只收你5美元。”“我知道。”父亲只这样答了一句。一天，我父亲的卡车坏了，所以，他需要搭便车上班，便对我说：“要是你那5美元搭车的建议还可行的话，我接受这个建议。”“没问题，不过你得付现钱，我可不赊账。”“我知道。”父亲还是这样一句话。我们离家出发时，太阳还没有出来，不过户外已经热了起来，看来又是一个大热天。到了

44、目的地，我让父亲下了车。那天他穿着工作服和工作靴，我看着他把工具一件件从行李箱搬下来，我注视着他的一举一动，真希望他能利索些，好让我能早点回家准备做我自己的事情。从后视镜里，我无意中瞅见了父亲那张饱经风霜的脸。即使隔得那么远，我还是能够看得出，与记忆中的父亲相比，现在的他脸上添了许多皱纹。想到这里，我忽然意识到，为了这个家，父亲的工作是何等辛苦啊！我父亲是个水泥修整工。我看着父亲把笨重的工具从车后拿下来，桶里装满了泥刀、护膝和其他修整工具。我似乎觉得父亲要比我想象的虚弱一些。在那一刹那间，我的脑海里闪过父亲辛苦养家的样子跪在地上，手脚并用，在灼热的混凝土上挥汗如雨。无论天气有多么炎热，他天天如

45、此。但我从未听他抱怨过，他也从未在子女们面前炫耀他为了我们做了多大的牺牲。我终于意识到父亲对我们的爱有多深爱到可以为了我们冒着酷暑辛苦劳作，却从不抱怨，也没有任何回报。在他看来，我们“值得”他这样付出，而他也从没想过因此而找我们“收费”。父亲关好行李箱，把工具放在一边，朝着车窗走来，递给我5美元。我把车窗摇下来，对他说:“爸爸，我们回头见。把这5美元收好，这次算我请您的。还有，不要太辛苦了。我爱您。”起初，父亲显得很困惑，随后略微笨拙地露出开心的表情。“我不会干得太累的。”他回答道，然后又说，“谢谢你用这么漂亮的新车送我。”他抬眼遇上我的视线，又转向一边看着放工具的地方，然后清了清嗓子说：“噢

46、，而且我也一样。”当我开车离开时，“我也一样”这句话使我感到非常满足，因为我知道父亲在以他的行动，日复一日，年复一年地向我传达着他的爱。在那一刻，我做了一个决定：无论何时，只要父亲需要，我一定会为他开车而且免费。25 1 LoveIn a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thoug

47、ht, “He doesnt love me any more, he just cares his business.not me.”One day, she began to take a bath. He stopped her at the door,“Let me take it first, okey?”“Why not let me shower first? she asked.“I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, okey?She was totally depressed.On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes. it w