大学英语二医用教材赵贵旺Unit13.docx
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大学英语二医用教材赵贵旺Unit13
大学英语二医用教材赵贵旺Unit1-3
Unit1
Summer vacations serve many purposes, offering time for everything from simple relaxation to sightseeing, adventure, and education.
For some vacationers, there's another rich possibility:
a chance to trace family roots by visiting – or revisiting – ancestral homes. Wandering through rooms that sheltered earlier generations of relatives, descendants can feel new connections and a heightened sense of appreciation for those who have gone before
In our family, this kind of sentimental journey involves heading to Pine River, Wis., a tiny dot on the map 45 minutes northwest of Oshkosh. There, on a hill overlooking the main street, stands an imposing white Colonial where my maternal great-grandparents, early settlers here, raised four children and carved out fulfilling lives.
On a brilliant summer Saturday, as the current owners graciously lead us through the seven-bedroom house, we try hard to memorize details. This is the dining room where the extended family gathered for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is the library where my great-grandfather, an enthusiastic reader, kept his books. This is the back room where the hired men slept after long days of planting or threshing on the family farm. And this area off the kitchen is where my great-grandfather wrote in his diary and issued stern reminders to his grandchildren – "Don't slam the door!
" – as they ran in and out.
The décor has changed, of course, but the
nently. But you can go back for an hour, or even 15 minutes. And chances are good that you'll feel the richer for it.Unit2
Ithadbeenalonglongyear--thelastyearofmysonAdrian’sbrieflife.ThejourneyupbytraintoLondon’sWaterlooStationhadbecomealmostroutine.Thenthe25-minutewalkacrossWaterlooBridgeandontoTheHospitalforSickChildren,GreatOrmondStreet.Thewalktothehospitalwasnotwithoutenjoyment,foriwaseagertoseemysonagainandbuoyedupbythesomehowindestructiblehopethattoday,bysomemiracle,hewouldberecovering.
Butthereturntotherailwaystationintheeveningwasdevastating.Onceagain,nomiracle.Someeveningsitbecame,astheFrenchsay,insupportable.
Afterputtingmylittlesontobedintheward,hearinghisprayersandholdinghiminmyarmswhilehefellasleep,iusuallyhadplentyoftimetomakemywaytothestation.IfrequentlypausedonthebridgespanningtheRiverThamestowatchthebroadriverflowingalongonitsnever-endingjourneytothesea.
Oneeveningigazed,hypnotizedalmost,intotheblack,oilywaterandwasnotimmediatelyawarethatawomanhadjoinedme.Ilookedupandsawher;shewasstandingquiteclose.Ihadseenherbeforeintheshadowsontheoppositesideofthestreetandhadrecognized,withoutgivingthemattermuchthought,thatshewas,almostcertainly,ofthesisterhoodeuphemisticallyreferredtoas“ladiesoftheevening.”
“Evenin’,Guv’or,”shesaid.
“Goodevening,”ireplied,alittlediscomfitedbyherpresenceandunsureforherintentions.
ShelookedawayfrommeandgazedintotheThames.“YoubeentotheChildren’s,”shesaid.Itwasastatementratherthanaquestion.
“Yes,ihave,”itoldher,abitbewilderedbyherinterest.“Mylittlesonisapatienthere.”
“Bad,ain’the?
”shesaid.
“Yes,i’mafraidheis,”ireplied.Andagain,asmuchtomyselfastoher,”i‘mverymuchafraidheis.”
Shereachedoutandtouchedmyarm.Icouldseetearsinhereyes.“I‘msorry,Guv,”shesaidsoftly.Thenshewithdrewherhandquickly,turnedandwalkedaway.Ithoughtabouttheencounterallthewayhomeandfeltstrangelyheartenedbyit.
Foethenextfewmonths,iregularlymademywaytoandfromthehospital,myemotionsalternatingwildlybetweenunreasoninghopeandcompletedespair.Oftenshewouldjoinmeonthebridge.
“’Owis’e,then?
”shewouldenquire.“Anythingdifferent?
’E’sinMr.Punchward,ain’t‘e?
”
“Heis,”iagreed,wonderinghowsheknew.“There’snochange.”
SheneveraskedmynamebutinvitedmetocallherRosie.“That’swhatmyfriendscallme.”
“Myson’snameisAdrian,Rosie,”itoldher.“He’squiteblondwithgreyeyes,andhe’salmostfouryearsold.”
Shenoddedandsaidnothing.
IcametorelyontheseencounterstoaremarkabledegreeandoneeveninggaveherasmallpictureofAdrian,aduplicateofoneicarriedinmywallet.Iwroteonthebackofit:
“Thankyou,Rosie.”Shelookedatitforalongmomentbeforewrappingitinherhandkerchiefandputtingitcarefullyinherhandbag.
Then,finally,thetelephonecallcamefromthehospital:
“Ithinkyouhadbettercomeatonce.”
Helookedsosmalllyingthere,hiegreyeyesfixedearnestlyonmine.Ileanedoverandwipedtheperspirationfromhisforehead.
“Daddy,whyareyoucrying?
Daddy,i’mfrightened.Oh,Daddy,isitgoingtobeallright?
”
“Yes,darling,Daddy’shere.It’sgoingtobeallright.”
Thetinyhandclaspedinminerelaxeditsgrip.
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