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你认为最好的遗产是什么呢?是金钱还是房产?看了本文你就会这个问题有进一步的理解。
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two
fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it
was only some common intestinal disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the
condition very seriously. But the malady was actually acute appendicitis, and
the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the
seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health deteriorated under the
enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse his wife left him a short
time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and
pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he turned to
alcohol to help him cope. In time Al became an alcoholic.
motel room. 3. Alcohol 4.It tell us love is very important in our life. It
is a good legacy to us.
Noteintestinal：肠的 malady：疾病 acute：急性的，剧烈的 appendicitis：阑尾炎
deteriorate：恶化 alcoholic：酒鬼
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed —
his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a
San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I reacted with the same disdain the world shows
for one who ends his life with nothing material to show for it. "What a complete
failure!" I thought. "What a totally wasted life"
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier harsh judgment. You see,
I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most
loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free
flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from
somewhere.
Notealcoholism：酒精中毒，酒瘾 motel：汽车旅馆 disdain：轻蔑
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to defend an
alcoholic. One day I worked up my courage to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by
something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to raise you.
What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, "From my
earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every
night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son.'"
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a
failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind
loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever
known.
----Bobbie Gee
Questions:
1.How many children does Al have?
2.Where does Al die?
3.What does Al addict to?
4.What does this story tell us?
参考答案：
1.Two 2.In a San Francisco |
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发表于 2016-7-10 11:35:52