Andy, a 15-year-old boy, and his mother Emily didn’t have much in life, living daily with just enough to eat three meals and pay the bills. Without his mother knowing, Andy had been saving up his pocket money for months to buy her a birthday present. He had collected a total of $25.
As a cleaner at a nearby park, Emily never took a bus, choosing to walk to and from work to save money. One day, Andy noticed that her mother came home wet to the skin. She told him her umbrella broke because of the strong wind and she wanted to get home in time to have dinner with him.
The following day, his mother woke up with a fever. “Mom, I’m sure you have to stay in bed today” Andy told her. “I’ll look after you. Here is your medicine,” he said, handing her a glass of water. Then, Andy left the house and walked towards the nearby supermarket to buy vegetables with which to cook some so up for his mother.
It occurred to him that his mother’s birthday was in a couple of days, so he decided to get his mother an umbrella first and spend the rest of his money on food.
“What is your strongest umbrella here, sir?” he asked the shop assistant. “I am looking for one that won’t break easily.” The man showed Andy a variety of umbrellas. Andy believed the purple one would be the best choice, his mother’s favorite color. It was $22. Andy almost jumped with joy! The boy was happy that he managed to lend his mom a hand by finding her something she really needed. Also, he even had some money to spare!
Stepping out of the shop with the gift and vegetables in his shopping bag, Andy realized it was starting to rain. He was running to a nearby bus stop to seek shelter with other people when he noticed an old lady walking slowly and struggling for a balance. It was pouring down. Without hesitation, he took the umbrella out of his bag and ran over.
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The old lady looked up and realized an umbrella was sheltering her from the rain.
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Anxious about his sick mom, Andy rushed home, all over wet.
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Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it’s true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessory(配件) into a life lesson I carry with me today.
We had to earn our allowance by doing chores around the house. I can still remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table. My brothers can no doubt remember hours spent cleaning the house. Like the two little girls growing up at the White House, we made our own beds (no one left the house until that was done) and picked up after ourselves. We had to keep track of our belongings, and if something was lost, it was not replaced.
It was summer and, one day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed — and there it was in the window. White, shiny, plastic and decorated with flowers, the basket winked at me and I knew — I knew — I had to have it.
“It’s beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her. “What a neat basket.”
I tried to hold off at first. I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldn’t stand it any longer: “Mom, please can I please, please get it? I’ll do extra chores for as long as you say. I’ll do anything, but I need that basket. I love that basket. Please, Mom. Please?”
I was desperate.
“You know,” she said, gently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believed was the coolest thing ever, “If you save up you could buy this yourself.”
“By the time I make enough it’ll be gone!”
“Maybe Roger here could hold it for you,” she smiled at Roger, the bike guy.
“He can’t hold it for that long, Mom. Someone else will buy it. Please, Mom, please?”
“There might be another way,” she said.
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And so our paying plan unfolded.
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A few days later, A neighborhood girl appeared with the exact same basket.
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Once there was a little boy called Adam who came from a rich family. He was a young student at primary school and was very clever. He always gained good marks in his exams.
Adam got everything he wanted, such as toy cars, airplane models, water guns and so on. His parents bought him whatever he wanted. One day he went out to a store with his mother and in the toy section he found a very cool toy car. He was surprised to see that kind of toy car, so he ran to his mother and told her everything about it. Adam took his mother to the toy section to show how it worked. However, his mother refused to buy it for him because he already had a lot of toy cars. Adam was sad and wondered why his mother did not buy it for him.
Two weeks later, Adam and his mother went to the same store again. Adam thought that his mother would buy it for him this time, so he asked his mother for the toy car again. His mother ignored him because she was looking for something else. But Adam really wanted the toy car.
So, while his mother was busy looking for some other items, he took the toy car and put it inside his backpack. The salesman saw Adam stealing the toy car and tried to stop him. Adam tried to run but the salesman caught him. Adam started to cry. His mother heard his voice and ran to him. She was shocked to see the salesman holding her son.
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“what happened?”she asked with concern.
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After they got home, Adam went to his room and regretted having done that.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I sat in the chair in our living room, staring at my parents, who had just given me the news that my hero, best friend and grandpa, had Alzheimer’s (阿尔茨海默病). I did not want to believe it. Alzheimer’s would slowly rob my grandpa of his intellect and his social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. It has no known cure.
The thought of that happening to my grandpa scared me. How could someone who I love so much and who lived such a great life slowly lose his memories of everything around him? All I could do was cry and think of all the sweet times we used to have.
“Grandpa! I call, as I run at full speed into his arms just like every Sunday afternoon before. He opens his arms and braces for the leap. He is a strong man with welcoming eyes and never ending love. I am about six years old, and we have carried on this tradition every Sunday since I could walk. It is something I look forward to when Mom says “Get ready we are going to Grandpa’s.”
As we head inside the house, I smell the sweet smell of Grandma’s cooking. Grandpa puts his arms around me and gives me a tight squeeze that is all too familiar. Since my dad works a second shift job and someone needs to watch me, Grandpa is like a second father and we have a deep connection. “I love you, Grandpa,” I say. “I love you too, my pretty Morgan,” he replies.
The dinner table is not just a place where we eat a good meal but also a place where we laugh together. We talk about the things that have happened since our last encounter and share stories of the past. Then comes my favorite part of any meal---dessert which Grandpa and I share an equal love. As always, Grandpa heads to the kitchen and I close my eyes, put my arms across my chest and wait. Being the curious kid that I am, I ask when he is coming back at least five times. He uses that to teach me patience. We share a moment no one else would understand.
Memories washed over me. As I came back to the present and reality, my eyes were watery. I rushed to his home to see him.
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I am sitting across from him at the table.
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The role of grandchild and grandparent has switched.
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Lucy looked at the store window longingly. There was nothing that she wanted more than a happy Hannah doll. It was 29. 9. Unluckily, Lucy didn’t even have the 95 cents, so she let out a deep sigh (叹息) and continued walking home.
As she crossed the street, she thought about doing her brother’s housework, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes all months to earn money, but even then she would have only eleven dollars. Suddenly, something small and pink in the snow caught her eyes. Lucy walked over and picked it up from the snow. It was a beautiful wallet. She opened the wallet and found a thick pile of folded green bills and a woman’s driver’s license. Lucy put the wallet into her bag quickly. She turned around and walked back.
Lucy’s heart beat fast as she entered the store. She had long dreamed about this moment, but something didn’t feel right. As she got to the Happy Hannah dolls, she pushed away her feelings. She grabbed (攫取，抓住) one and walked toward the checkout.
As Lucy was waiting to pay, her mobile phone rang. Lucy looked around, startled (吓了 一跳) . It was her grandma. Lucy’s heart was suddenly filled with love and warnth when she thought of her. She put the doll down and answered the phone.
“Hi, Grandma! I’m going to be a little bit late tonight …Alright …I love you, too. “Lucy left the store and walked all the way to 301 West Street.
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“Honey, welcome back home. I have a surprise for you.”
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Together with Grandma, Lucy returned where she found the wallet.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Every June, we renew an annual tradition at our house in a lovely neighbourhood. Our children are given bowls and asked to collect pieces of nature that remind them of the summer. They leave those bowls on the front doorstep and we go for a walk. When we return, we find fairies( 仙子) have transformed the bowls’ contents into ice cream sundaes (圣代冰淇淋).
I’m not certain how this tradition evolved. I think I was making up something about fairies years ago, and it all just sort of happened. But ever since, it has been one of our favourite routine activities, fascinated with its magic.
“When are the fairies coming?” six-year-old Anna had been asking all last June, eager with expectation. Meanwhile, John, nine, was getting wise to fairies and Father Christmas and such silly things. So he was pretty sure about how all the “magic” came about as the evening approached. “You know, I had everything worked out!” He said he would understand if, during our walk, Mum or Dad should forget something and return home or during the walk a parent might have to fetch something in the car. Many times, we were even thinking of telling him the truth but we didn’t. Anna should enjoy the magic.
The evening arrived as expected. The children collected leaves and blades of grass, pebbles, twigs (树枝) and dead insects. We put their bowls on the front doorstep and went off on our walk as usual. But after a while, I pretended to complain that I had forgotten my keys and needed to go back.
John smiled with a knowing expression. “Oh wait,” I added. “I’ve found them! I don’t have to go back.” As we continued on our way, John was beginning to get a bit confused.
Near our house, after exchanging a glance with my husband, I anxiously warned that the fairies might not have arrived yet — we might need to walk for a bit longer. Hearing what I said, John seemed relieved. “Yes,” he said, “they probably hadn’t come!” Yet when we reached the front door, the bowls were in the same place we had left them — filled exactly with ice cream sundaes.
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Seeing this, the two kids gave quite different responses.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考词汇：1. 靴子 boot；
2. 瘸或跛 limp（n./vi）; lame (adj./ vi.)
3. (鞋)底 bottom-pad
4. (路)不平 not even / uneven
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