文章大意:本文主要讲述在在二战期间John一家帮亲戚照看家具并让他用他家的洗衣机, John深深地喜欢上了洗衣机,拿走后他非常的伤心,但他母亲让他认识到:把失去的东西当做是别人送给你的礼物,你要感激别人这样就不难过了。
During the Second World War. John’s family didn’t have a washing machine. And keeping clothes clean b 41 a problem for them.
Later John’s uncle decided to join the army and his wife was going with him. John’s family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were a 42 . John’s uncle said,” It is i 43 for us to use it during the war. And it would be better for you to use it.”
Young John helped his mother do the h 44 , and he liked the washing machine very much. Later, the war ended and his uncle came back. John’s family planned to r 45 the machine. His mother sent him to give back the machine to his uncle. John felt upset at that time. His mother saw this and said to him, “Son, you must remember that machine didn’t belong to us in the first place. It was a g 46 for us to be able to use it. So let’s be grateful that we could use it for such a long time.”
We have all experienced loss: loss of people and things. H 47 , if we see the thing we lost as a gift that we were given for a long time, maybe the sad memories will change into thankful ones.