My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was one day during elementary school when my mom came over to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran away. The next day at school one of my classmates said, "Your mom only has one eye!"
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted(面对) her that day and said, "If you're only going to make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?"
My mom did not respond. I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I took no notice of her feelings at all.
I wanted to be out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied really hard, and got a chance to go abroad for further education.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I shouted at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"
And to this, my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have got the wrong address." And she was soon out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion(同学聚会) came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed (流出) a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
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My dearest son,
I think of you all the time and I'm sorry that
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With all my love to you.
Your mother
1.Susan,14岁：来自美国：
2.外貌：高，蓝色眼睛，金色长发：
3.爱好：喜欢读书、听音乐，对中国文化和历史感兴趣；
4.喜欢交朋友，乐于助人；在她的帮助下，我的英语取得了巨大进步。
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My good friend
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“Nothing will ever be the same again,” Ally said to herself.
Ally's father died last summer. It wasn't fair, Ally thought. Dad was young and had never been sick. Why had his heart suddenly stopped? Ally sank slow into her father's favorite chair and looked at his picture on the bookcase. Ally smiled. “I miss you, Dad,” she said softly.
At this moment, she felt a hand smoothing her hair and looked up. “Why don't you come outside with me, Ally?” her mother asked. “The birds are nesting in the woods. By this time last year you'd already taken dozens of pictures.”
But her mother must know birdwatching wouldn't be the same this year. How could it be? Ally wondered. Ever since she could remember she and Dad had been a team, searching the woods for the special wood warbler (林柳莺). “I'll be out in while, I promise,” she answered.
After her mother left, Ally reached for the photo album she and Dad had put together. On the cover was a photo of a tiny yellow bird with blue-gray wings and black eyes. Dad cut it from a local newspaper. Ally smiled, remembering the excited look on Dad's face when he showed her the pretty bird.
“I can't believe someone spotted this little guy way up here in New Jersey,” he said. “Wood warblers are usually found in the south, not this far north. I bet if we search really hard, Ally, we'll see this little guy together someday.”
Ally closed her eyes. She loved thinking about the times she and Dad had spent searching the woods for the little bird. They'd never spotted the warbler, but her father had an amazing way of making each outing seem special. He was her best friend.
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When they were together, Ally felt comfortable with her favorite blue sweatshirt on.
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Just then her mother came to her, carrying the old net.
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Jenny was a brighteyed, pretty fiveyearold girl.One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at 
2.50.How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money.After all, I’ll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace.And don’t forget that for your birthday, Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too.Okay？” Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.
Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brandnew dollar bill for her birthday.Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls.How Jenny loved those pearls！She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands(差事)．The only time she didn’t wear them was in the shower.Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving Daddy.When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me？”
“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you, ” the little girl said.
“Well, then, give me your pearls.”
“Oh！Daddy, not my pearls！” Jenny refused.“But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll.Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday.And you can have her tea party outfit, too.Okay？”
“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss.“Good night, little one.”
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A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story.
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Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story as usual, he was surprised to find
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Gifts from their hearts
It was Christmas Eve,I was 15 and feeling sad because there was not enough money to buy the dress I wanted.
It was a cold night and there was ice in Pa’s beard when he came in. ''Come on, Elizabeth,''he said,''Dress warm. It's cold out.''
I was upset. Not only wasn’t I getting the dress; now Pa was dragging me out in the cold.I put on my coat and boots, and Ma gave me a mysterious smile as I opened the door. Something was up.
Outside, I was even more upset. There, in front of the house, was the work team, already fixed to the big sled（运输雪橇）. Whatever we were going to do wasn't going to be a quick job.
I reluctantly climbed up beside Pa, he cold already biting at me.We pulled in front of the woodshed and started loading wood-the wood we'd spent all summer pulling down from the mountain an all fall sawing(锯)into blocks and spitting.
Finally I asked,"Pa, what are you doing?"
"Have you been by Mrs.Clark's lately?"he asked.
Mrs.Clark lived about two miles down the road from us.Her husband had passed away the year before, leaving her with a son to raise on her own.
“Yeah,” I said. “Why?”
“I rode by just today,” Pa said. “Little Jake was out digging around in the woodpile, trying to find chips(碎屑). They’re out of wood, Elizabeth.”
That was all he said.
“What’s in the little bag?” I asked.
“Shoes. They’re out of shoes.Little Jake had sacks wrapped around his feet when he was out in the woodpile.”
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We rode the two miles to the Clarks’ place in silence.
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It opened and out came Mrs.Clark.
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In a cold living room, Tom is sitting in his chair. His eyes don’t shine anymore. He looks extremely old and weak. Today is his birthday, and he is by himself. The only thing that he has been doing all day is thinking about how sad and lonely his life is. As he was looking at some old pictures, he found one special with him and his friends from college. This picture brought back the days when he had friends and his life was full of happiness. Also, it brought him a sad memory. This memory happened forty years ago, during his last year of college.
Throughout college, Tom had a friend named Mark. Mark was tall and skinny. He was shy, smart and responsible. Also, Mark didn’t have as many friends as Tom had. He considered Tom as his best friend. As good friends, Tom and Mark went boating together, they knew everything about each other. Also, they overcame many problems together. They were really good friends.
On his twenty-fourth birthday their life changed. On the night before his birthday, Mark called Tom, “Hi! Tom” his voice sounded strange. He continued, “I have an important project to work on. I’m having some problems with this. Maybe, you could come over and help me with it giving me some new ideas. Could you?” Tom asked, “What time?” Mark kept in silence for a minute, then he said. “At 8 pm, is it good for you?” Then Tom answered, “Ok! See you later”. At that night, it was Tom’s birthday. So, he didn’t want to spend his birthday helping Mark with his project. Tom went to a club with some other guys.
The next morning, Tom noticed that Mark was acting differently. When he went to talk to Mark, Mark ignored him completely. As Mark was about to leave the classroom, Tom said in an angry voice, “You are selfish. You are just thinking about yourself. I was having fun on my birthday. Why can’t you understand it?”
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Hearing this, Mark turned around.
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Tom started to apologize to Mark.
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My mother was a supporter of physical punishment, but for all her talking she has never spanked (打屁股) my siblings and me only once. Instead，she found ways of punishment that left a more lasting memory than giving us a spanking. One of the most memorable of these occasions occurred when I was four.
In the early 70’s my mother attended college during the day and I was in daycare. One day at daycare I watched an extremely tired mother attempt to pick up her daughter. The little girl asked, “Momma, are we going to McDonald’s for dinner?” The mother replied, “Honey, not tonight. Momma has to run a few errands (差事) and then we have to go home and cook dinner for Daddy.” “But I wanna go.” “Susie, I said not tonight. Maybe, if you are a good girl, we can go tomorrow.” Susie immediately dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming, “I want to go to McDonald’s.”
No amount of pleading (恳求) or scolding, her mother tried stopped Susie’s tantrum (发脾气). Finally her mother gave in, “Okay, Susie, let’s go to McDonald’s.” Susie stopped yelling and smiling she grabbed her mother’s hand and they left. To say I was amazed would be inaccurate; I was delighted that anything I wanted could be had by throwing a tantrum.
That day my mother picked me up early from daycare because we were going to a store to purchase some Christmas items. I was excited by the lights and decorations, and as we walked through the toy section on the way to the counter, I saw a toy I had to have. It was a white and red telephone whose bells rang as it was pulled along on a string. Looking lovingly up at my mother I asked, “Mama, can I have that telephone?”
She replied, “Baby, not now, but if you are a good girl, maybe Santa will bring it to you.” “But Mama, I want that telephone right now.” Her eyes narrowed and her hand tightened on mine. “Becky, you can’t have that telephone today, but if you misbehave, you can have a spanking.”
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By now we were standing in the long holiday line to pay the bill, and I figured it was a good chance.
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“Mama, stop. Mama, get up,” I tearfully pleaded.
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What conflicts have you had with your friends? How did you solve them?
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George was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came, George waited for signs that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, George’s father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包裹的) gift box. Curious, but a bit disappointed, George opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound (皮边的) book, with his name in gold. Angrily, George raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money, you give me a book?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the book.
Many years passed and George was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him.
George had not seen his father since that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, George received a telephone telling him his father had been dead, and left the houses, a car and all money to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
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When George arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.
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With tears, George opened the book and began to turn the pages.
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It’s Sunday in Montreal, Canada. There were three kids talking and laughing happily as they took turns riding a scooter(滑板车)on the quiet street. 11-year-old Dale had just jumped off the scooter as his neighbors Zoe, age 7, claimed her turn, and Julie, 9, looked on. Ten minutes later, Zoe sat down on the scooter to catch her breath. That was when a bearded man with a head of messy hair appeared. Without saying a word, the man picked Zoe up off the scooter and calmly stepped away.
The guy held Zoe gently like a baby and just walked down the street. In fact, the calm way the man behaved led Dale to believe that he must be a relative of Zoe’s. But something wasn’t right. “I could see Zoe’s face,” Dale said. “She was afraid.”
As the man walked on, Zoe’s fear transformed into weeps, and then she cried for help. She began kicking and moving, trying to get free of the man’s control. “What are you doing?” Julie shouted But the man，undisturbed, just walked on until he reached an alley(小巷)and disappeared.
Dale was frightened, yet he never thought about the danger to himself. The only thing he wanted to do was to get Zoe back. But what was a 4-foot-tall kid going to do to stop a grown man? “I wanted to help but I couldn’t do it myself,” he thought to himself. “Tell Zoe’s parents, Julie!” He shouted as he started running towards the alley.
Zoe’s parents were relaxing on the sofa in their living room when their front door burst open.
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“A bad grown man just took Zoe away!” yelled Julie.
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At that very moment, Zoe’s parents arrived.
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