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1、初中英语浅易读物（经典）1Myfather'stearsTherearesevenchildreninmyfamily,andwealllovedtohearstorieswhenwewereyoung.Mymotherandfatherwouldtaketurnstellingusstories.Myfather'sfavoritestoryisonewhichhetoldusmanytimes.Myfatherwasaminingengineerwhoworkedinmanydifferentcountries.Everyyea
2、r,itseemed,hewenttoadifferentplacetowork.Aboutfortyyearsago,whenmyolderbrotherandIwerebabies,myfatherwasworkinginTexas.ThecompanyforwhichheworkedhadjustopenedanewminedeepintheTexashills.Theyhadsentmyfathertheretodirectthework.Theminewassixtymilesfromthenearestcity,Lame
3、sa.Lifeattheminingcampwasprimitive（原始的）anddifficult,somymother,mybrother,andIstayedathomeinChicago.Thecompanypromisedmyfatherthathewouldn'thavetostaymorethanafewmonths.Myfatherhadbeenatthemineforaboutsixweeks.Theworkwasgoingalongwell.Myfatherwaswaitingforthedaywhenheco
4、uldreturnhometohisfamily.Heandmymotherwrotetoeachother,butitwasdifficultforletterstoreachthecamp.SometimestheysentamanfromthemineofZenith,atownabouttwentymilesaway,topickupthemail.Zenithwasatownofabouttwentypeople,andatthattime,therewasnorailroadthere.Therewerefewroads
5、,andcommunicationwaspoor.Thetelephonelinesdidn'tthenreachsuchout-of-the-wayplaces.ThemailarrivedinZenithonlyonceaweekandsometimesnoteventhatoften.Onenightitwasrainingalittle,andthewindhadbeguntoblowveryhard.Myfatherwasgettingreadyforbed,buthedecidedtogooutandlookedarou
6、ndthemine.Hewantedtobesurethehorseswereallright.Thewindwasblowingharderandharder,andsomethingstruckmyfatherintheeye.Itfeltverysharp.Thepainwasverystrong.Myfatherputhishandtohiseyeandrubbeditlightly,butthepaincontinued.Tearsfilledhiseyeashehurriedtofinishhiswork.Itwasda
7、rkandwithhisoneeyecovered,hecouldseelittle.Hetendedtoeachhorsedespitethepainhefelt.Aftermakingsurethatallwaswell,hewentbacktothehouse.Onhiswayback,myfatherbegantoworry.Thepaininhiseyewasworse.Itwasasharperpainthananythinghehadeverfelt,butthatwasn'tall.Hefeltapainsomewh
8、ereelsethatnight,butitwasn'tapainhecouldtalkabout.Hedidn'tknowwhereitwas;hejustfeltit.Somethingwaswrongandhedidn'tkno
