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1、TheLastLeaf—O.Henrypneumonian.肺炎 ①Atthetopofathree-storybrickSueandJohnsyhadtheirstudio.InNovemberacold,unseenstranger,whomthedoctorscalledPneumoniavisitedthecity,touchinghereandtherewithhisicyfingers.Johnsywasamonghisvictims.Shelay,hardlymovingonhe
2、rbed,lookingthroughthesmallwindowattheblanksideofthenextbrickhouse. ② OnemorningthebusydoctorinvitedSueintothehallway.funeralprocession送葬队列subtract:totakeanumberfromalargernumber ③"Shehasonechancein—letussay,ten,"hesaid."Andthatchanceisforhertowant
3、tolive.Yourlittleladyhasmadeuphermindthatshe'snotgoingtogetwell.Well,IwilldoallthatIcan.Butwhenevermypatientbeginstocountthecarriagesinherfuneralprocession,Isubtract50percentfromherchancestolive."whistlingv.吹哨 ④AfterthedoctorhadgoneSuewentintothewor
4、kroomandcried.ThenshecameintoJohnsy'sroomwithherdrawingboard,whistling.⑤Johnsylay,seldommovingwithherfacetowardthewindow.Suestoppedwhistling,thinkingshewasasleep.AsSuewasdrawing,sheheardalowsound,severaltimesrepeated.Shewentquicklytothebedside.⑥Johns
5、y'seyeswereopenwide.Shewaslookingoutthewindowandcounting-countingbackward. ⑦"Twelve,"shesaid,andlittlelater"eleven";andthen"ten,"and"nine";andthen"eight"and"seven",almosttogether.decaying:goingbadclingv.附着ivyvine常春藤 ⑧ Suelookedoutofthewindow.Whatwa
6、stheretocount?Therewasonlyabareyardtobeseen,andtheblanksideofthebrickhousetwentyfeetaway.Anoldivyvine,decayingattheroots,climbedhalfwayupthebrickwall.Thecoldbreathofautumnhadstrickenitsleavesfromthevineuntilitsbranches,almostbare,clungtothebrokenbric
7、ks. ⑨"Whatisit,dear?"askedSue. ⑩"Six,"whisperedJohnsy."They'refallingfasternow.Threedaysagotherewerealmostahundred.Itmademyheadachetocountthem.Butnowit'seasy.Theregoesanotherone.Thereareonlyfiveleftnow." ⑪"Fivewhat,dear?TellyourSue." ⑫ "Leaves.On
8、theivyvine.WhenthelastonefallsImustgo,too.I'veknownthatforthreedays.Didn'tthedoctortellyou?" ⑬"Oh,Ineverheardofsuchnonsense,"complainedSue."Whathaveoldivyleavestodowithyourgettingwell?Andyouusedtolovethatvineso,younaughtygirl.Why,thedoctortoldmethis
