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1、26 Moms HandsNight after night,she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, shed lean down and push my long hair out of the way,then kiss my forehead.I dont remember when it first started annoying meher hands pushing my hair that way.But it did annoy

2、 me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her,“Dont do that anymoreyour hands are too rough!”She didnt say anything in reply.But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.Time after time, with the pas

3、sing years, my thoughts returned to that night.By then I missed my mothers hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked, in the back of my mind.Well, the years have passed, and Im not a little girl anymore. Mom is

4、 in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. Shes been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girls stomach or soothe the boys scraped knee.She cooks the best fried chicken in the world.gets sta

5、ins out of blue jeans like I never could.Now,my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly runacross

6、 my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss,ever so gently, touched my brow.In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained,“Dont do that anymore your hands are too rough!”Catching Moms hand in hand,I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I th

7、ought shed remember,as I did. But Mom didnt know what I was talking about.She had forgottenand forgivenlong ago.That night,I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.Words and Expressions

8、tuck me in为我掖好被子(使我安睡)longstanding adj.长时间的；长期存在的work-worn adj.由于工作而破旧的lurk vi.潜伏，埋伏，潜cabinet n.橱，陈列柜soothe vt.安慰，抚慰；减轻痛苦scrape v.擦伤stain n.污点blurt v.突然说出，脱口而出Read the following sentence and make your own: (But) never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.Nev

9、er againRead and recite the following sentences:(1) Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked, in the back of my mind.(2) In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained,“Dont do that anymoreyour hands are too rough!(3) T

10、hat night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.Now try and write the sentences out here:(1) Sometimes the incident ,sometimesBut always it lurked,(2) In my memory, ,“Dont dothat a

11、nymoreyour hands are too rough!(3) That night, I fell asleep with.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was.Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文母亲的手母亲总是在我入睡之后，为我掖好被子，然后俯下身子，轻轻拨开覆在我脸上的长发，亲吻我的前额。日复一日，母亲一直保持着这个习惯，即使我已不再是小孩子了，这一切却依然故我。不知从什么时候开始，母亲的这种习惯渐渐让我感到

12、不悦我不喜欢她那双布满老茧的手就这样划过我细嫩的皮肤。终于，在一个夜晚，我忍不住冲她吼了起来：“你不要再这样了，你的手好粗糙！”母亲无言以对。但从此却再没有用这种我熟悉的表达爱的方式来为我的一天画上句号。日子一天天过去，随着时间的流逝，我却总是不由得想起那一夜。我开始想念母亲的那双手，想念她印在我前额上的“晚安”。这种渴望忽远忽近，但始终潜藏在我心灵深处的某个角落。若干年后，我成熟了，已不再是个小女孩了。母亲也已到了古稀之年，可她却始终没有停止过操劳，用她那双曾经被我视为“粗糙”的手为我和我的家庭做着力所能及的事情。她是我们的家庭医生，小姑娘胃痛时，她会从药箱里找出胃药来，小男孩擦伤了膝盖时，

13、她会去安抚他的伤痛。她能做出世界上最好吃的炸鸡，能把蓝色牛仔裤上的污渍除去得毫无痕迹.现在，我自己的孩子也已长大，有了自己的生活，母亲却没有了父亲的陪伴。有一次，恰好是感恩节前夜，我决定就睡在母亲旁边的卧室里，陪她度过这一夜。这是我儿时的卧室，一切都是那么的熟悉，还有一只熟悉的手犹豫着从我的脸上掠过，梳理着我前额的头发，然后，一个吻，带着一如往日的温柔，轻轻落在了我的额头。在我的记忆里，曾几千次再现那晚的情景和我那稚嫩的抱怨声：“你不要再这样了，你的手好粗糙！”我一把抓住母亲的手，一股脑说出我对那一晚深深的愧疚。我想，她一定和我一样，对那晚的事历历在目。然而，母亲却不知我在说些什么她早忘了，早

14、已原谅我了。那天晚上，我带着对母亲新的感激安然入睡，我感激她的温柔，和她那呵护的双手。多年来压在我心头的负罪感也随之烟消云散。27 Love Is a Two-way StreetA father sat at his desk poring over his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and announced,“Dad,because this is your birthday and youre 55 years old, Im going to give you 55 kisses, one for each year! Wh

15、en the boy started making good on his word,the father exclaimed, “Oh, Andrew,dont do it now;Im too busy!”The youngster immediately fell silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes. Apologetically the father said, “You can finish later.”The boy said nothing but quietly walked away, disappointment

16、written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!But the boy didnt respond.Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an accident and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote.“If only I could tell him how much I regret my thoughtless

17、 words, and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is aching.”.Love is a two-way street. Any loving act must be warmly accepted or it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar.If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with

18、 love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us, because.there may be no chance at all as in the case of the little boy.Words and Expressionspore v.认真研读make good on ones word实现某人的话exclaim v.(由于强烈的情感或痛苦而)呼喊，惊叫，大声说well up 涌出，涌现apologetically adv.道歉地aching adj.痛的，疼痛的，心痛的scar n.伤痕，伤

19、疤；精神上的创伤in the case of在的情况下，就来说，就而言Read the following sentence and make your own sentence:If only I could tell him how much I regret my thoughtless words, and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is aching.If only I could_Read and recite the following sentences:(1) The youngster immediat

20、ely fell silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes.(2 The boy said nothing but quietly walked away, disappointment written over his face.(3) Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us.Now write the sentence out here:(1) The

21、 youngster immediately. _as tears_(2) The boy said nothing butdisappointment.(3) Nothing is more important than.to the cry for love from those.Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文爱，是一条双行道父亲坐在办公桌旁，正盯着那些堆积了一个月来的账单，这时，他的小儿子冲了过来，大声宣布：“爸爸，因为今天是你五十五岁的生日，我想给你五十五个吻，一年一个！”当男孩正

22、要兑现诺言时，他爸爸大声说道：“哦，安德鲁，现在不行，我太忙了！”小男孩马上不吭声了，蓝色的大眼睛里涌满了泪水。父亲深表歉意地说：“过会有空再亲吧。”男孩什么也没说，只是静静地走开了，失望的表情溢于言表。那天晚上，父亲说：“来吧安德鲁，现在可以亲了！”但是，孩子却没有做出回应。不幸的是，这件事刚过去几天之后，小男孩就不幸溺水身亡。伤心欲绝的爸爸写道：“如果我早告诉他，对于那些无心的话我是多么后悔，他一定会明白我的心有多么痛。”爱，是一条双行道。对于爱的表示一定要热心地接受，否则对方会以为你拒绝了，从而留下一道伤痕。如果我们忙得连给予和接受爱的时间都没有，那未免也忙得太过分了！对于那些在我们身边

23、，对我们弥足珍贵的人，用爱去回应他们爱的渴望，这再重要不过了！因为如果发生像小男孩这样的情况，即使后悔也没有机会了。28 My Mother Taught MeMy mother taught me to appreciate a job well done:“If youre going to kill each other,do it outside.I just finished cleaning!My mother taught me religion:“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”My mother taught

24、 me about time travel:“If you dont straighten up, Im going to knock you into the middle of next week!My mother taught me logic:“Because I said so,thats why.”My mother taught me foresight:“Be sure you wear clean underwear in case youre in an accident.”My mother taught me about contortion:“Will you lo

25、ok at the dirt on the back of your neck!”My mother taught me about stamina:“Youll sit there till all that spinach is finished.”My mother taught me about weather:“It looks as if a tornado swept through your room.”My mother taught me how to solve physics problems:“If I yelled because I saw a meteor co

26、ming toward you, would you listen then?”My mother taught me about envy:“There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who dont have wonderful parents like you do!”Words and Expressionslogic n.逻辑(学)，逻辑性foresight n.预见，先见之明；深谋远虑contortion n.扭曲，弄歪；歪曲stamina n.体力，耐力，持久力spinach n.菠菜tornado n

27、.龙卷风；旋风What did your mother teach you?My mother taught meMy mother taught me about.My mother taught me to.My mother taught me how to_My mother taught me thatWhich sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文母亲教我的母亲教我如何珍惜他人辛苦劳动：“如果你们要打架，到外边打去我刚整理好房间！”母亲教我什么是宗教：“你最好祈祷那个东西能从地毯下冒出来。”母亲

28、教我什么是时间旅行：“你要是不改，我把你一把推到下周三！”(意为：不让过周末。)母亲教我什么是逻辑：“为什么？因为我就是这么说的！”母亲教我什么是远见：“一定要穿干净内衣，以防万一你遇到事故。”母亲教我什么是柔体杂技：“你能不能看看你脖子后面的泥！”母亲教我什么是耐力：“坐在那儿，直到把所有的菠菜吃完。”母亲教我如何识别天气：“好像有龙卷风席卷过你的房间。”母亲教我如何解决物理学问题：“如果我高声叫喊，是因为我看见有一颗流星正朝你俯冲而来，那你会不会听我的话？”母亲教我什么是嫉妒：“这世界上有数百万不幸的孩子，他们可没有你这么好的父母。”29 Can It Be Called LoveA gi

29、rl and a boy were on a motorcycle, speeding through the night.They loved each other a lot.Girl: Slow down a little. Im scared.Boy: No, its so fun.Girl: Please.its so scary.Boy: Then say that you love me.Girl: Fine.I love you.Can you slow down now?Boy: Give me a big hug.The girl gave him a big hug.Gi

30、rl: Now can you slow down?Boy: Can you take off my helmet and put it on? Its uncomfortable and its bothering me while I drive. Then next day, there was a story in the newspaper: a motorcycle had crashed into a building because its brakes were broken.There were two people on the motorcycle, of whom o

31、ne died, and the other had survived.The guy knew that the brakes were broken. He didnt want to let the girl know, because he knew that the girl would have gotten scared.Instead, he was told the last time that she loved him, got a hug from her, put his helmet on her so thatshe can live, and die himse

32、lf.Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.Words and Expressionshelmet n.头盔brake n.刹车once in a while 偶尔，有时Read the following sentence:There were two people on the motorcycle, of whom one died, and the other had survived.Now try and write the sentence here

33、:There were two. , of whom one_and the other.Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文如果这都不算爱一天夜里，男孩骑摩托车带着女孩超速行驶。他们彼此深爱着对方。女孩：“慢一点我怕”男孩：“不，这样很有趣”女孩：“求求你这样太吓人了”男孩：“好吧，那你说你爱我”女孩：“好我爱你你现在可以慢下来了吗？”男孩：“紧紧抱我一下”女孩紧紧拥抱了他一下。女孩：“现在你可以慢下来了吧？”男孩：“你可以脱下我的头盔并自己戴上吗？它让我感到不舒服，还干扰我驾车。”第二天，报

34、纸报道：一辆摩托车因为刹车失灵而撞毁在一幢建筑物上。车上有两个人，一个死亡，一个幸存驾车的男孩知道刹车失灵，但他没有让女孩知道，因为那样会让女孩感到害怕。相反，他让女孩最后一次说她爱他，最后一次拥抱他，并让她戴上自己的头盔，结果，女孩活着，他自己死了有时，就在平常的生活里，爱向我们展示了一个神话。30 Let Love GoThere was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. Sh

35、e took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage

36、. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close,she grasped him wildly.Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.Her desperate love had killed him.She noticed the other bird

37、 moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom.He needed to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.The girl watched delightedly at the birds enjoyment.Her hea

38、rt was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!Word

39、s and Expressionslimp adj.无力的，无生气的back and forth来回地Read the following sentence and make your own sentence:There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love.There was once_ whoRead and recite the following sentence:The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep l

40、ove is to give it WINGS! The fastest way to lose love is_the best way to keep love is to_Which sentence(s) do you like most? Write it (or them) out here:参考译文将爱放飞从前，有个寂寞的女孩非常渴望爱。一天，她走在丛林中，发现两只快要饿死的小鸟。她把它们带回家，放入一个小笼子。经过她悉心照料，鸟儿一天天强壮起来。每天早晨，鸟儿都要用美妙的歌声向她表示问候。女孩不由得爱上了这两只小鸟。一天，女孩敞开了鸟笼的小门。那只较大较壮的鸟儿飞出了鸟笼。女孩非常害怕鸟儿会飞走。鸟儿飞近时，她死命将它抓住。她十分高兴，终于又把它捉了回来。突然间，她感觉到鸟儿四肢无力。她张开手，惊恐地盯着手中的死鸟。她不顾一切的爱害死了鸟儿。她注意到另一只鸟儿在笼边扑闪着翅膀。她可以感觉到它对自由的无限向往。它渴望冲向明净的蓝天。她将它举起，轻轻抛向空中。鸟儿盘旋了一圈，两圈，三圈。看到鸟儿快乐的样子，女孩很高兴。她的内心不再计较自己的得失。她希望鸟儿幸福。突然，鸟儿飞近了，轻轻落在她的肩上，唱起了她从未听过的最动人的歌。失去爱的方法，最快莫过于将其牢牢地抓在手心；令爱长驻的方法，最好莫过于赋予它一双翅膀将爱放飞！17