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1、READINGSELECTIONAWhuppingFatAlbertByRudolphGiuliani[1]Myfatherwasanexcellentboxer.Hispooreyesightpreventedhimfrombecomingtheprizefighterhewantedtobe,butat6feetandalean150pounds,hewasfastandtough.Heunderstoodthesportandwoulddescribefightstomeingreatdetail,explainingthestrategiesand
2、techniquesofthegreatfighters,menlikeSugarRayRobinson,JoeLouis,WilliePep,RockyMarciano,andJerseyJoeWalcott.[2]Inboxing,hesaid,themostimportantskillwastostaycalm.Thiswasthebestlessonmyfatherevertaughtme一staycalm,especiallywhenthosearoundyouareuneasyortroubled.Theonewhostaysunruffled
3、hasagreatadvantageinbeingabletohelpothers,tocontrolthesituation,tofixit.Thefighterwholoseshiscoolthefirsttimehefshitwillendupflatonhisbackonthecanvas.Ifheremainscalm,evenwhilehe'sbeinghit,hecanlookforopportunitiestohitback.[3]Thelessoncameinhandy.MyUncleWilliewasaNewYorkCitypolice
4、officer.Longafterheretired,healwaysworeajacketand,usually,atie.Hewasashymanwhokepttohimself,andhe'dspendhisoffhoursreadingthepaperunderthetreeinfrontofourhouse.Nextdoorlivedanotherfamily,andthefatherwasalsoacop.Forsomereason,myuncledislikedhim一perhapshe'dbeennastyorunfairtoUncleWi
5、llie.Anyway,thisguyhadasonnamedAlbert,abigfatkid,twoyearsolderthanme一Iwasabout5andhewas7.Alberttookadvantageofhissizetointimidatetheotherkids.He'dknockthemdownandrollonthem.[4]MyuncleusedtoreadSpring3100,thein-housepolicemagazine.Ilovedlookingatit一stilldo,infact.IwouldporeoverUncl
6、eWilliescopy,butonlyforsolong一myunclewouldalwaystakethemagazineback.Onedayhewassittingaloneunderthetreeandmymotherwasnowhereinsight.Hecalledmeove匸AcopyofSpring3100wasbyhisside.[5]"Youwantthismagazine,right?11[61”Yes,”Ireplied・[7]nYouwantittokeep?"[8]"Sure!1[9]"BeatupAlbert,andEllg
7、iveyouthemagazine.11[10]"Whatdoyoumean?"fillUncleWilliesaid,"Look,yourfather'sbeenteachingyoutobox.ThrowacoupleofjabslikeyouroldmanshowedyouandAlbertwillstartcrying一hesafatslobandbulliesareneverastoughastheyseem.n[12]Iwasreluctant,becauseAlbertwasmuchheavierthanIwas.ButUncleWillie
8、showedmethemagazineandletmeholdit
