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1、Unit5Amotherandhersonlearnmorefromamomentofdefeatthantheyevercouldfromavictory.Herexampleofnevergivingupgiveshimcouragefortherestofhislife.从失败的一刻中,母亲和儿子收获了他们从成功中不曾收获到的。母亲永不放弃的精神给他此后的人生以很大的勇气。TheDayMotherCriedGeraldMooreCominghomefromschoolthatdarkwinter'sdaysolongago,Iwasfil
2、ledwithanticipation.Ihadanewissueofmyfavoritesportsmagazinetuckedundermyarm,andthehousetomyself.Dadwasatwork,mysisterwasaway,andMotherwouldn'tbehomefromhernewjobforanhour.Iboundedupthesteps,burstintothelivingroomandflippedonalight.妈哭的那天在很久以前一个昏暗的冬天,我放学回家,心中充满了期待。我腋下夹着一期新的我最爱
3、看的体育杂志,再者,家里没有别人打扰我。爸爸在上班,妹妹不在家。妈妈刚找到新工作,还得过一个小时才下班。我跳上台阶,冲进起居室,啪嗒一声打开电灯。IwasshockedintostillnessbywhatIsaw.Mother,pulledintoatightballwithherfaceinherhands,satatthefarendofthecouch.Shewascrying.Ihadneverseenhercry.我被眼前的景象惊呆了。妈妈双手捂着脸,身子紧缩成一团,坐在长沙发的那一端哭泣着。我看见妈妈哭这还是第一次。Iapproa
4、chedcautiouslyandtouchedhershoulder."Mother?"Isaid."What'shappened?"我小心翼翼地向她走去,轻轻拍她的肩膀。“妈妈,”我说,“怎么啦?”Shetookalongbreathandmanagedaweaksmile."It'snothing,really.Nothingimportant.JustthatI'mgoingtolosethisnewjob.Ican'ttypefastenough."妈妈深深吸了一口气,强作微笑。“没什么,真的。没有什么要紧的事。只是我这份新工作要丢了
5、。我字打得不够快。”"Butyou'veonlybeentherethreedays,"Isaid."You'llcatchon."IwasrepeatingalineshehadspokentomeahundredtimeswhenIwashavingtroublelearningordoingsomethingimportanttome.“可你上班才三天,”我说。“你会熟练起来的。”我这是在重复她讲过上百次的一句话,每当我学习或做一件与自己关系重大的事情而遇到困难时,她总是这样跟我说的。"No,"shesaidsadly."Ialwayss
6、aidIcoulddoanythingIsetmymindto,andIstillthinkIcaninmostthings.ButIcan'tdothis."“不成,”妈妈黯然神伤地说。“过去我总是讲,只要我下决心,什么事都能干成。现在我仍然认为大多数的事我都能做。但打字这件事我干不了。”Ifelthelplessandoutofplace.Atage16IstillassumedMothercoulddoanything.Someyearsbefore,whenwesoldourranchandmovedtotown,Motherhadde
7、cidedtoopenadaynursery.Shehadhadnotraining,butthatdidn'tstandinherway.Shesentawayfor correspondencecoursesinchildcare,didthelessonsandinsixmonthsformally qualifiedherselfforthetask.Itwasn'tlongbeforeshehadafullenrollmentandawaitinglist.Iacceptedallthisasaperfectlynormalinsta
8、nceofMother'sability.我感到无能为力,而且十分尴尬。我虽然十六岁了,但仍然以为妈妈什么都能干。几年前,当我们卖掉农场,搬到城里住的
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