高三英语美文赏析-1

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1、1Fiveyearslater,IdidthehardestjobofmylifewhenTomlosthisbattlewithcancer.Ihadtotellmychildrenthatthegrandfathertheyadoredwasgone.IhadtoexplainthatTomwouldn'tbecominghomefromthehospital.Howdoyoutellpreschoolers(幼童)thatnews?IsaidthewordsaskindlyasIcould,withmyarmswrappedtightlyaroundthem.Tomhad

2、beenagoodman;anexcellentman.Therewerefewinthecommunitywhodidn'tknowofsomeonewhohadn'tbeendoneagoodturnbyhim.Randomstrangersarrivedatthefuneralceremoniesandtoldustheirstories.Manyhadbeenunheardbythefamilyuntilthatday."Hetaughtmehowtorideabike,"smiledoneladyinhersixties."Iwasterrifiedandmyfath

3、erhadgivenuptrying.Tombroughtmetoaquiet,flatlaneandkeptencouragingmeuntilImanagedit."Mymother-in-lawrecalledthenumberoftimesTomhadarrivedhomeonChristmasEvetoannouncethatshe'dneedtomaketheturkeystretch(增量)toanotherplateortwo.Hecouldn'tbeartothinkofsomeonespendingChristmasalone.He'dissueinvita

4、tionstothemostunlikelycharacters,butitalwaysmadeforanentertainingdinnertable.Abeautifulwreath(花圈)andletterarrivedfromawomanTomhadmentored(指导)earlyinhercareerandtreatedlikehisowndaughter.Icouldunderstandhergriefandfondmemories.I'dfelthewasmyextrafather,too.Tom'ssonshavebeenaskedtotaketheirfat

5、her'sroleinlocalcharitywork,butnobodyisreadytositinhischairatthetable.Betweenthem,hisfamilycoacheslocalfootballteams,caresforseriouslyillrelatives,andgivemanyhourstotheircommunities.Asforme,I'llteachmychildrentohonorTom'smemorybyvolunteeringthemselves.We'vealreadycleanedourlocalbeachandwe've

6、replacedrubbishwithtreesandflowers.Iunderstandnowthatanybodycanmakeadifference,iftheyhaveanopenheart.2Mythirteen-year-olddaughterLisaremembersbirthdays,makespeoplecardswhentheyaresick,andsendsencouragingnoteswrittenincoloredpensinherneat,artistichand.OnedayIgotacallfromherschoolprincipal(校长)

7、:“IcalledtotellyouthatintwentyyearsofteachingIhaveneverseenanythinglikewhatLisadidtoday,”hesaid.IheldmybreathagainasIthought,MyLisa?Mysweetdaughter?Hemusthavethewrongkid.Whatcouldshehavedone?Mysilencepromptedhimtogoon."I'veneverseenastudentdoanythi