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56Truly Appreciated
一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写,词左右150Eveiybody had agreed to get together early thisNovember sincewed betoo busyto set a datein thefollowingChristmas month.I was feeling good.For thefirst timein years,I was able tobuy myself a new dress instead of searchingthrough the(二手店).thrift storeMy giftswere alsostore-bought.No morementally embarrassedas myrecipients openedmy(夸赞)presents and too-brightly exclaimedover thehomemade items.As Idistributed thosehigh-end storepresents,I gota fewcurious looks.One ofmy friends,who wasa bitnotoriousfor speaking the truth,said,“You didntmake thesegifts;you boughtthem!”Another friendadded,“You lookdifferent,too!Trendier!I hadno ideait would be thatnoticeable,or that they wouldcall me out onit.I beganto stammera reply,butsomebody elsecut infirst.Its becauseyou guyswanted tohave thisparty soearly.We allhad torush tobuy presents.Ivy obviouslydidnt haveenough timeto makestuff thisyear.Another sweeterfriend helped,trying tosmooth over theembarrassing situation,Tm surewell lovethis yearspresents,but wealways look forward to your homemade treats.Mypersonal favorite is your banana-carrot cakewith cream-cheese frosting.And youlook lovelyas usual,just a bit more(淡雅的).restrained Youre usually moreattractive,which welove.^^Their wordscomforted me a bit.rd alwaysbeen craftyand preferredto makethings from scratch whenI had the time.Even whenI had beenfinancially comfortable,I hada specialliking for hitting thrift stores.However,when ourincome halvedjust atthe timeour family grew,my DIYprojects andthrift-store shoppingbecame anecessity instead of just a preference.Somehow,my attitudechanged and I startingthinking thatmy homemadegoodies wereinferior to store-bought items,and thatmyvintage clothing was embarrassinginsteadoffun andcreative.I hadbeen convincedthat our friends musthave felt sorry for our family.It turnedout thateveryone hadtruly likedmy homemadepresents andmy thrift store outfits.
二、原作品读Truly AppreciatedIt was onlythe lastweek ofNovember,but everybodyhadagreedthat weshould gettogetherearly.December wasboundtobe crazy,and wednever beable tosetadate andtime wheneverybody would be free.I wasfeeling good.For thefirst timein years,I wasactually ableto indulgeand buy myself a new dress instead ofsearchingthrough the thrift store.My giftswere alsostore-bought.No morementally cringingas myrecipients openedmypresents andtoo-brightly exclaimedover thehomemade items.After flurryof hugs and air kisses,we startedexchangingpresents.Wed learnedto putpresents inseparate bagsforeach familyto avoidconfusion.Td decidedto hitonehigh-end storeand boughteverything forthis groupfrom there.I hadsevenimpressiveshopping bags,duly labeledandready forhanding out.I gota fewcurious looksas Idistributedthem.One ofmy friends,who wasabitnotorious forspeakingthetruth,said,“You didntmake thesegifts;you boughtthem!”Another friendadded,“You lookdifferent,too!TrendierYI hadno ideait wouldbe thatnoticeable.Or thatthey wouldcall meouton it.I beganto stammera reply,butsomebody elsecut infirst.“Its becauseyou guyswanted tohave thisparty soearly.We allhad torush tobuy presents.Ivyobviouslydidnt haveenough timeto makestuff thisyear.”Well,that gaveme anexcuse.Yeah JI agreedweakly.One ofthe sweeterfriends triedto smoothoverthe twobumblers gaffes,Tm surewell lovethis yearspresents,butwe alwayslookforwardtoyourhomemadetreats.My personalfavoriteisyourbanana-carrot cakewith cream-cheese/2That mollifiedmeabit.Another friendhelped bysaying,“And youlook lovelyas usual,justabit morerestrained.Youreusuallymore flamboyant,which welove.”“YeahJ theone whohad originallyexclaimed aboutmy newlook chimedYoure morehippie vintagethan-youknow.^^She namedthe storefrom whichId boughtmy outfit,rd alwaysbeen craftyand preferredto makethings fromscratchwhen I hadthe time.Even whenI hadbeenfinanciallycomfortable,I hada penchantforhittingthrift stores.Then,when ourincome halvedjust atthetimeour familygrew,my DIYprojects andthrift-store shoppingbecame anecessityinsteadof justa preference.Somehow,my attitudechanged and I startingthinking thatmy homemadegoodieswere inferior tostore-bought items,and thatmy vintageclothing wasembarrassinginstead offun andcreative.I hadbeen convincedthat ourfriends feltsorry forour family and merely toleratedour presents sincethey knew thatwe were going through leaner times.I triedto compensateby coming up with suitable items that I knew they would enjoyand hoped thatthe thought behind them wouldbe appreciated.Nonetheless,the minutemy husbandfound abetter payingjobandI was ableto scorea work-from-home gig,I foolishlybent overbackwards toshow that I wasno longerpenny-pinching.I didnt get the reaction I was expecting.It turnedout thateveryone hadtruly likedmy homemadepresents.And theyhadthought my thrift store outfits reflectedmy personal style and not my budget.I wasashamed thatI hadlet myfocus onmoney make me feel embarrassed and apologetic.I liftedmy chinand lookedaround ourlittle party.I saweverybody ina differentlight,even thetwonon-candidatesfor thediplomatic corps.They hadntmeant any harm in calling meout.I raisedan appeasinghand.Okay,okay.Next year,Ill startcrafting andbaking forChristmas inJune just in case wedecide tobeatthe holiday rush again and hold our get-together onsome crazyearly date.^^Everybody laughed.I felta hundredtimes lighteras myperception becameso muchclearer.Since then,no mattermy financialstatus,Fve continuedto givemostly homemadepresents.I havecertainly enjoyedthelabor oflove more,unhampered byridiculous notions.Im gladI regainedmysenses beforeI completelylost thejoy inmytraditional wayof holidaygift giving.(加粗的单词为熟记单词,其它认识即可)I.Words forunderstanding单词音标词性释义单词音标词性释义.满足(欲望等)灵巧的indulge[I ndA ld3]vt crafty[kra:fti]adj..节俭.财政金融的thrift[9ri ft]n financial[fainaenf()adj1].精神上的「嗜好,爱好mental[mentoli]adj penchantpentj ont]n..感到难为情.把…减半cringe[kri nd3]vi halve[ha v]vt收件人(迫切)需要recipient[risi piant]n.necessity[nisesi ti]n..喊叫佳品exclaim[i ksklei m]vi goodyI godi]n.一阵忙乱(使)窘迫flurry[fl Ari]n.embarrass[1m baeros]vt.vi.exchange vt.交换creative[kriel tiv]adj.有创造力的[i kstf elnd31混淆容许;承认confusion[kon fju3(a)n.tolerate[to hreit]vt.n].到达.难赚钱的hit[hit]Vt leaner[li:na]adj高端的high-end[,halend]adj.compensate V.补偿[ko mpenseit]impressive[1m presiv]adj.不俗的appreciate vt.感激,感谢©pri fI elt]适当地’.虽然如此duly[dju:li]adv.nonetheless[,nA ndles]adv.贴标签于]获得label[lei bl]vt score[sko vt.工作distribute Vt.分配,分给gig[gi gln.[distrl bjut]notorious[nouto:rias]adj.臭名昭著的penny-pinching[peni-pi ntjadj.吝啬的I0]时髦的.反映trendy[trendi]adj.reflect[riflekt]vt,显而易见的预算noticeable[noun sob()adj budgetfbA d31t]n.1].结巴地说stammer[staemo(r)]Vi apologetic[o,pD het adj.道歉的i k]明显的下巴obvious[D bvios]adj.chin[tf In]n.,缓和候选人smooth[smu d]vi candidate[kaendi dot]n.外交的bumbler f*bA mblo]n.犯错者diplomatic[,di phmaetadj.I k]诩.失言.主要部分,集团gaffe[g ncorp[kD p]n.覆上糖霜使平息/满足frost[fro st]Vt appease©pi z]vt..抚慰.赶在…之前mollify[mo lifai]Vt beat[bi t]Vt.约束感知,见解restrain[nstrei n]Vt perceptiong sepfn]n.,无拘无束的flamboyant adj.引人注目的unhampered adj[flaem bo1on t][A nhaempo d]「嬉皮士.可笑荒谬的hippie hlpi]n.ridiculous adj[ndi kjuhs
1.老式优质的观念,理解vintage[vi ntid3]adj notion[nouJ n]n.装备复得;赢回outfit[,au tfit]n.regain[rigei n]vt.短语释义短语释义必定从头做起;从零开始be boundto dofromscratch让某人当面解释次于;低于call sbout beinferiorto插嘴拼命cut inbent overbackwardschime in紧跟着说IL Readto appreciate:Fill inthe blanksaccording toChinese translations这还是多年以来第一次我不用去二手店淘货,可以随心花钱,给自己买条新裙子
1.For thefirst timein years,I wasactually ableto and buymyselfanewdressinsteadof through thethriftstore.Action对方打开我送的礼物,大肆赞赏,我的内心再也不用难为情了
2.No morementallyas myrecipients openedmy presents andtoo-brightly overthehomemade items.Emotion+Action在一阵匆忙拥抱和喝嘴之后,我们开始交换礼物
3.After aofhugsandairkisses,we startedpresents.Action自家做的东西再好也不如商店买的,自己的老式穿搭过时无趣而无新意,想到这些,我的心态就变了
4.My attitudechanged andI startingthinking thatmy homemadegoodies weretostore-boughtitems,and thatmy vintageclothingwasinsteadoffun and.Emotion+Thinking我坚信,朋友们都知道我们家经济困难,同情我们并将就接收我们带去的礼物
5.I hadbeenthat ourfriendsfeltsorry forourfamilyandmerelyourpresents sincethey knewthat we weregoingthroughleanertimes.Thinking+Action我努力补偿,费劲心思做一些我认为他们会喜欢的东西,希望对方能体会到其背后的付出
6.I triedtoby comingup withsuitable itemsthatIknewtheywouldenjoy and hopedthat thethoughtbehind themwouldbe.Action+Thinking我很惭愧,很难堪,很抱歉,因为我太过关注金钱层面的东西了
7.I wasthatI hadlet myfocus onmoneymake mefeeland.Emotion大家都笑了我倍感轻松,因为我的认知也越加明确了
8.Everybody laughed.I felta hundredtimes as my becameso muchclearer.Environment+EmotionIII.Language use1Application ofthe keywords:Fill inthe blanksaccording tothe Chinesesentences看到这情景,她瞪着眼睛,高兴得大叫起来
1.She openedher eyesand indelight atthe scene.,他和她匆匆相视一笑,然后走进了电梯2Hea quicksmile withher thenentered thelift.由于害怕被贴上“问题家庭”的标签,他们不敢联系社会福利机构
3.They areafraid tocontact thesocial servicesin casethey area problemfamily.数以千计的士兵正在给难民们分发食物和毯子
4.Thousands ofsoldiers areworking tofood andblankets tothe refugees.萨莉设法缓和了他们之间的敌对情绪
5.Sally managedtoover thebad feelingsbetween them.我并不想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪
6.I didntwant tohimby kissinghim infront ofhis friends.她拒不接受被称为撒谎者
7.She refusedto beingcalled aliar.她的律师说她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿
8.Her lawyerssay sheshould befor thesuffering shehadbeencaused.上周末得到你们的大力帮助,我们非常感谢
9.We reallyallthe helpyou gaveus lastweekend.回家的路上,他琢磨着这次面试非常顺利
10.On theway homehe thatthe interviewhad gonewell..他们道了歉,那位旅客的气也消了11The angrypassenger wasby theirapology.2Imitation ofthe scenes
1.1wasfeelinggood.For thefirst timein years,I wasactually ableto indulgeandbuymyselfanewdressinstead ofsearchingthroughthethriftstore.My giftswere alsostore bought.No morementally cringingas myrecipients openedmypresents andtoo-brightly exclaimedoverthehomemade items.模仿我由于经济拮据,好多年都没有去过高级餐厅吃饭了这一次来到高级餐厅狼吞虎咽,吃得很开心
2.I didntget thereaction I was expecting.It turnedout thateveryone hadtruly likedmy homemadepresents.And theyhadthought mythriftstoreoutfits reflectedmypersonal styleand notmy budget.I wasashamed thatI hadlet myfocus onmoneymakemefeel embarrassedand apologetic.模仿丈夫做好了饭菜,希望妻子喜欢,没想到因为放得太咸,妻子有点吃不下,他觉得很失望Keys:
一、读后续写Ihadbeen convincedthatourfriends musthave feltsorryforourfamily.They merelytolerated ourpresentssincetheyknewthatwewereliving ona tightbudget.I triedto compensatebycomingupwithsuitableitemsthatIknew theywouldenjoyandhopedthatthethoughtbehindthemwouldbeappreciated.Nonetheless,the minutemy husbandfound abetterpaying jobandIwasabletogetawork-from-home part-time job,I foolishlybent overbackwards toshow thatI wasnolonger penny-pinching.It turnedout thateveryone hadtruly likedmy homemadepresentsandmythriftstoreoutfits.Those itemsall reflectedmypersonalstyleandnotmybudget.Nobody meantanyharmincallingmeout.Itwasthe veryfocus onmoney thatmademe feelembarrassedandapologetic.Iwasashamed.Okay,okay.Next year,ril startcrafting andbaking forChristmas inJunejustincasewedecide tobeat theholidayrushagainandholdourget-together onsome crazyearly date.^^Everybodylaughed.I felta hundredtimes lighterasmyperception becameso muchclearer.159words
二、原作品读IL
1.indulge;searching
2.cringing;recipients;exclaimed
3.flurry;exchanging
4.inferior;embarrassing;creative
5.convinced;tolerated
6.compensate;appreciated
7.ashamed;embarrassed;apologetic
8.lighter;perception
1.exclaimed
2.exchanged
3.labelled
4.distribute
5.smooth
6.embarrass
7.tolerate
8.compensated
9.appreciate
10.reflected
11.appeased
1.Iwasfeeling joyful.For thefirst timein years,Iwasactually ableto indulgeand treatmyself toa bigmeal outsideinsteadof cookingsimple dishesat home.All thefood Iordered inthis fancyrestaurant wasdelectable.My mouthwaswatering asthe waitressserved thedishes forme.
2.The husbanddidntgetthereactionhe wasexpecting.It turnedout that her wifedidnt likehis homemadedishes.Thefood wastoo salty.He tastedhimself andwas disappointedthathehad screwedup thedinner.。