Oh, the things that I should see if I had the power of sight for just three days!
The first day would be a busy one. I should call to me all my dear friends and look long into their faces, imprinting(刻上) upon my mind the outside evidences of the beauty that is within them. I should also view the small simple things of my home. I want to see the pictures on the walls, the lovely small furniture that changes a house into home. My eyes would rest respectfully on the books in dot-raised type which I have read, but they would be more interested in the printed books which seeing people can read, for during the long night of my life the books I have read and those which have been read to me have built themselves into a great shining lighthouse, showing me the deepest channels of human life and the human spirit.
In the afternoon of that first seeing day, I should take a long walk in the woods and rest my eyes on the beauties of the world of Nature trying to enjoy in a few hours the brilliance（光辉）which is presenting itself to those who can see. On the way home from my woodland trip, my path would lie close to a farm so that I might see the patient horses working in the field and the peaceful men living close to the soil.
When darkness had fallen, I should experience the double joy of being able to see, thanks to the man-made light which man has created to enlarge the power of his sight when Nature brings darkness
In the night of that first day of sight, I should not be able to sleep, so full would be my mind of the memories of the day!
(By Helen Keller).
| In the morning | ★ Look long into the faces of all her dear friends so that she would never ★ View the small simple things of her home such as warm colors, pictures and so son. ★ Fix her eyes with |
| In the afternoon | ★ Walk in the woods and enjoy the beauties of the world of Nature. ★ Pass a farm, see the patient horses working in the field. |
| In the evening | Experience the double delight of being able to see, with the |
| At night | |
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任务一，请在文中①和③处分别填入恰当的词。
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任务二，请将文中画续句子②译成英语。
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任务三，请将文中面线句子译成汉语。
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任务四，找出并写下第二段的主题句
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As a fourth-year student in the US, I am no longer a nervous foreigner. My nervousness has been replaced by a wish to hold on to my cultural origins. Now I add some Chinese “accent” on purpose when I speak. I do not wish to speak “perfect” English because I am proud of who I am.
My Feeling of Speaking English in America | |
| Time | Supporting details |
| At the | I have to relearn English |
| My students complained that I couldn’t make myself | |
| During my | I made great |
| People often | |
| At present | I think it necessary to keep my |
| I often speak English, | |
