2-Tuesday 亲情 238词

题材： 亲情　 词数： 238　 建议阅读时间： 5分钟

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I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters．Standing by her chair，looking at the ink bottle，pens，and white paper，I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world．

Years later，during her final illness，Mother kept different things for my sister and brother．“But the desk，”she'd said again，“is for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry，never saw her cry．I knew she loved me；she showed it in action．But as a young girl，I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter．

They never happened．And a gulf opened between us．I was“too emotional”．But she lived“on the surface”．

As years passed and I had my own family．I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family．I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer．None came．

My hope turned to disappointment，then little interest and，finally，peace—it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it．

Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased with my chosen work—writing．I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter，folded and refolded many times．

Mother，you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．

生词

act　n． 行为，行动：From his acts he seems to be a fool．从行动看，他似乎是个呆子。‖action　n． 行动，行为，活动：Actions speak louder than words．（谚语）行动胜于语言。

emotion　n． 激动，激情；感情，情绪‖emotional　adj． 感情的；易激动的，易动感情的：She always gets very emotional when I leave．每当我要离开的时候，她总是显得依依不舍。

surface　n． 表面；外表，外观‖on the surface 　表面上，外表上：His politeness is only on the surface．他只是表面上客气。

forgive　v． 原谅，宽恕：Forgive me for asking，but where did you get that dress？恕我打扰，这件连衣裙你在哪里买的？‖forgiveness　n． 原谅，宽恕：He asked for forgiveness of his wrong doings．他请求宽恕自己的错误行为。

fold　v． 折叠，对折；合拢，交叠：fold a letter 把信对折/fold an umbrella 收拢伞‖refold　v． 再折叠

1．The writer began to love her mother's desk________．

A．after Mother died

B．before she became a writer

C．when she was a child

D．when Mother gave it to her

2．The passage shows that________．

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C．Mother cared much about her daughter in words

D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3．The word“gulf ”in the passage means________．

A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land

4．What did Mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness？

A．She had never received the letter．

B．For years，she often talked about the letter．

C．She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life．

D．She read the letter again and again till she died．

参考译文

母亲写东西时，我的个子刚好长到可以看见桌上的一切。从那时起，我就爱上了母亲的书桌。我站在她的椅子旁，看着墨水瓶、钢笔和白纸，心想，写作一定是世界上最美妙的事情。

很多年后，母亲得了不治之症，在她弥留之际，把东西分给了姐姐和哥哥。“但这张书桌，”她再次说，“是留给伊丽莎白的。”

我从未见过她生气，也从未见过她哭泣。我知道她爱我；她的爱显示在行动中。但作为一名年轻女孩，我想要的是母女之间贴心的交流。

但这种事从未发生。我们之间产生了裂痕。我过于感情用事，而她则不动声色。

随着时间的推移，我有了自己的家庭。我爱母亲，也很感谢她带给我们的幸福的家庭生活。我给她写信，委婉地求她以她能接受的方式让我明白，她确实原谅了我。

我把信寄出，等着她的回音。但我没有收到任何回复。

我的希望变成了失望，我的兴趣逐渐降低，最后归于平静——就好像一切都没有发生。我甚至不敢肯定母亲收到了信。我只知道我写过这么一封。

现在，她把书桌送给我作为礼物，这使我明白，她对我选择的工作——写作是满意的。我小心地清理书桌，发现里面有个人的书信集，其中就有父亲的一张照片和一封只有一页纸的信，信被反复折叠过很多次。

母亲，你总是选择那胜过言语的行动。

参考答案

Tuesday 1．C　2．A　3．B　4．D