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一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写,词左右150What I remember mostvividly whenstepping intoDads hospitalroom wasthe evidenceof myown senses.Thebright greenwalls meant to berelaxing andthe noiseof themachines helping my father to breathewere alla screamofdesperation.I tooka deepswallow and said quietly,Hi Dad.He turnedhis facetoward me,and what greeted me was a man who」looked decades older than the last time I had seen him.Hi,honey hebreathed withdifficulty.The instantour eyesmet,he hadsubmitted to what was coming.When Ilooked intomy fatherseyes,now cloudedoverwith pain,I knewthat hewould neverleave thatbed again.And sinceI wasboarding aplane insix hours,this wouldbethe lasttime I would getto gazeat thoseeyes.He wasntstrong enoughfor smalltalk.I simply held his hand and let the quiet tears fall.I dont know if he sawthemor not.Finally,when itwas timeto go,I gotup all my courage,set asidemy fearsand saiddeterminedly,“I love you,Dad.Those wordshad never been saidin myfamily.My fathernever said them tome,and untilthen,I never said them tohim.In fact,Im sureI neverheard themspoken inour strict,Irish-Catholic household.But my fear of rejection was(超过)outweighed bymy knowledgethat thiswas mylast chance.And soI saidit.But hecouldnt giveit back.His oncedancing eyes,now muddy and confused,looked away,Im tired,“is all he said.Maybe youbetter go.”(兄弟姐妹)Three dayslater,I satwith mynine siblingsplanning my father^funeral.We had never beenan(交替)expressive family,but atthis momentwe alternatedbetween tension and relief,laughter andtears.However,my(二年级生)father^death was hardest on my youngest sister Caroline,just asophomore inhigh school.While wekept lookingback on“Dad stories”,she justsat there.Her words hit me.Why hadntfather saidthe samewords tome
二、原版品读Last wordsWhat Iremembermost vividlywhenstepping intoDads hospitalroom wasthe assaulton thesenses.The brightgreenwalls weremeanttobe soothing,but tome theyscreamedof thedesperation of the inmates.The noiseof themachineshelping my father to breathe sounded like the hissing snake of death.I tooka deepswallowto quellthe nausea.Hi Dad,“I saidquietly.He turnedhis facetoward me,and whatgreetedme was a manwho looked decades olderthan thelasttimeI had seenhim.Hi,honey,“he wheezed.The instantour eyesmet,I knewthat hehad surrenderedtowhat wascoming.When Ilooked intomy fatherseyes,now cloudedoverwith pain,I knewthat hewould neverleave thatbed again.Iwould never againfeel thegrip ofhis hand,never againhear thelilt ofhis voice.He wasntstrong enoughfor smalltalk.1simply heldhis handand letthe quiettearsfall.1dontknowifhesawthem ornot.Finally,when itwas timeto go,I summonedall my courage.I set asidemy fears.I resolutely said,“I love you,Dad.”Those wordshadneverbeen saidin myfamily.My fatherneversaidthemtome,and untilthen,I neversaidthemtohim.In fact,Im sureI neverheard themuttered inour strict,Irish-Catholic household.But myfear ofrejectionwasoutweighed bymy knowledgethat thiswas mylast chance.And soI saidit.But hecouldnt giveit back.His oncedancing eyes,now muddyand confused,looked away.Im tiredJ isallhe said.Maybe youbetter go.”Three dayslater,I satwith mynine siblingsplanning my fathers funeral.We alternatedbetween tensionandrelief,laughter andtears.We hadneverbeenan expressivefamily,but therewas atangible senseof beingtired of therestraint.His deathwashardestonmyyoungestsister,just asophomore inhigh school.As weshared“Dad stories“backand forth,she wasunusually quiet,but finallyin analmost embarrassedway saidJT sawDad rightbefore hedied.He tookmy hand,looked atme,and said’I loveyou,Caroline.Her wordshitme like a blunt force instrument.He loved her.Why hadnthesaidit tome Finding out that just a dayafter Ileft himhe toldmy sister,his youngestdaughter,that heloved her,was ablow.It waseasy tohide thereason formy tears——after all,wed justlost ourfather-who wouldbegrudge achild hergriefBut noone knewthe truesource of my sorrow.Ill alwayswish thatI hadthat moment with myfather overagain.I wishIhadsaid,Its okay,Dad—you cansayit.WhatI do haveis themomentwithmy sister.Dad foundthe courage and strength,on hisdeathbed,to say“I loveyou.I believeat leastsome ofthat courageand strengthcame fromme.And I am gratefulthatat thetime whenhe wasmostvulnerable.I gavehim somethingof substance.Something thatwould helphim tolet go,and helpmy15-year-old sistertolet goas well.So Dad,I wishyou couldhave saidit tome.But thanksfor sayingit toCaroline.And,by theway——I doloveyou.And Iknow youlove me,too.L Wordsfor understanding单词音标词性释义单词音标词性释义「生动地.说;讲vividly VIvl dli]adv.utter[Ator]vt冲击.超过assault[o soIt]n.outweigh[au twei]Vt碱轻(痛苦)的拒绝soothing[SUdi g]adj rejectionn.[n63ekf°n]尖声大叫兄弟姐妹scream[skri m]vi.sibling[si bllg]n.绝望绷紧desperation n.tension[tenj on]n.L desporeiJ on].同院病人宽慰inmate[I nmeit]n relief[rili f]n.发嘶嘶声(使)交替hissing[hi s]V.alternate[□Itonei t]vi.咽.可感知的swallow[*SWD10U]n.tangible[taend3sbl]adj呼哧呼哧地说抑制,克制wheeze[wi z]restraint[nstrei nt]n.(高中)二年级学生surrender[so rendo]vi.投降sophomore n.[so fomo:r],露出(痛苦)神vi.侵袭cloud[klau d]hit[hi t]vt色紧握;紧抓钝的;不锋利的grip[gri p]n.blunt[blA nt]adj.lilt[U It]n.抑扬顿挫begrudge[bigrA d3]Vt.对....感到不满.鼓起感激的summon[SA mon]Vt grateful[grei tfol]adj.坚定地脆弱的resolutely[rezolu til]adv.vulnerable[VA Inorobl]adj.短语释义短语释义暂不考虑来回地setasideback andforth放手let goIILRead toappreciate:Fill in the blanksaccording toChinese translations我们的目光一相遇,我就知道他已经向即
1.The instantour eyes,I knewthat hehad towhatwascoming.Action将到来的事情投降了我只是握着他的手,默默流泪
2.1simplyheldhishandandletthequiettears.Action最后,到了该走的时候,我鼓起所有的勇气
3.Finally,when itwas timeto go,I allmycourage.Action
4.He turnedhis facetoward me,and whatmewasamanwho lookeddecadesolderthanthelasttime Ihadseenhim.Appearance他把脸转向我于是,一个看上去比我上次见到他时老了几十岁的人映入我的眼帘
5.When Ilooked intomyfather^eyes,now,I knewthat hewouldneverleave thatbed again.Appearance父亲的眼睛现在被痛苦笼罩着当我看着它们时,我知道他再也不会离开那张床了他那双曾经跳动的眼睛,现在变得浑浊而困惑,看向了别
6.His onceeyes,now and,looked away.Appearance处
7.But myfear ofwas bymy knowledgethat thiswas mylast chance.Emotion但我知道这是我最后的机会,这超过了我对被拒绝的恐惧我们时而紧张,时而放松;时而欢笑,时而流泪
8.We alternatedbetween and,and.Emotion
9.Findingoutthatjustadayafter Ileft himhe toldmy sister,his youngestdaughter,that helovedher,wasa.Emotion就在我离开他的第二天,他告诉我妹妹一他最小的女儿,他爱她,这对我是个打击
10.The noiseofthemachines helpingmyfathertobreathe soundedlike the snakeof death.帮助父亲呼吸的机器发出的声音听起来就像死亡之蛇发出的嘶嘶声叩Met hor
11.Her wordsme likea bluntforce instrument.Metaphor她的话像钝器一样击中了我IV Languagein use1Application ofthe keywords:Fill inthe blanksaccording tothe Chinesesentences随着轮胎发出的刺耳的声音,救护车冲过街角
1.The ambulanceraced roundthe comerwith itstyres..她抑制住自己的失望,说“没关系,2Sheher disappointment,saying,Thats OK,it doesntmatter.n•一提到她死去的丈夫,她的脸色就阴沉下来3At themention ofher deadhusband,her faceover.长时间的等待实在无聊,我们靠打扑克来解闷儿
4.We playedcards tothe boredomofthelong wait.母狮子不理会最小的幼师,任由它死去
5.The lionessthesmallest cub,which died.她把玻璃杯扔向屋子的另一头,砸在墙上
6.She threwher glassacross theroom andit thewall.
7.“放开我的手,你弄疼我了!of myhand,you9re hurtingme!.他们跟着她,没有说一句怨言8They followedher withouta singleword ofprotest.这本书唤起我童年的记忆
9.The bookup memoriesofmychildhood.2Imitation ofthe scenes请描写“我”向临终父亲表白爱意的场景Key:
一、读后续写While wekept lookingback on“Dad stories9\she justsat there.Seemingly confusedby howthis couldhavehappened,she loweredher headand bither lips,unusually quiet.Recalling thevery momentstaying withfather beforehisdeathbed,I sigheddeeply,expressing myfeeling thatfather hadnever lovedme.At thistime Carolinewas notso quietthatshe roseto herfeet,saying inan embarrassedvoice,“I sawDad rightbefore hedied.He tookmyhand,looked atme,andsaidI loveyou,Caroline.Her wordshit me.Why hadntfather saidthe samewords tome Itwas nodoubt ablow tome,but aftercollectingmyself,I believedthe riskI tookinthehospital hadworked theway unexpectedand helpedhim findthe courageto say一what hewanted tosay thoughhis audiencewas mysister,not me.Iamstill gratefulthat whenhe wasmost vulnerable,
二、原I wasthere,helping himlet go.By theway—Idoloveyou,my Dad!And Iknow youlove me,too.160words作品读III.
1.Met;had surrendered;
2.fall;
3.summoned;
4.whatgreetedme;lookeddecadesolder;
6.now cloudedwith pain;
7.dancing eyes;muddyandconfused;
8.myfearofrejectionwas outweighed;
9.tensionandrelief;laughter andtears;
10.ablow;
11.thehissing snakeof death;
12.hit;likea bluntforce instrument.IV.
11.Screaming
2.swallowed;
3.clouded;
4.relieve;
5.rejected;
6.hit;
7.let go;
8.uttering;
9.summoned2“Youd betterprepare fbrthe worst.The doctorswordshitme likeabluntforceinstrument.The noiseof themachineshelpingmyfathertobreathesoundedlikethehissingsnakeofdeath.When Ilooked intomyfather^eyes,nowclouded overwith pain,I summonedallmycourageandresolutelysaid,“I loveyou,Dad.”。