【正文】 ? Sunday is Fathers39。s lives. ? Mr. Obama and his wife Michelle have two daughters, tenyearold Malia and sevenyearold Sasha. And he admits that like other fathers, his work has often taken him away from his family. ? “There have been days when the demands of work have taken me from my duties as a father and I have missed some moments in my daughters39。s Day, 75yearold Valderzak had suffered severe hearing loss. But after the quake, he could hear everything. Earthquake 39。 ? 有閱讀困難的男孩是女孩的三倍。 Day in the United States, and President Obama is using the occasion to encourage men across the country to take their parental responsibilities more seriously. ? “Children who grow up without fathers are more likely to drop out of school and wind up in prison. They are more likely to have substance abuse problems, run away from home and bee teenage parents themselves. And I say this as someone who grew up without a father in my own life.” ? Mr. Obama39。 ? substance [‘s?bst?ns] n. 物質；東西，材料 ? abuse [?39。resl] n. 摔跤 Ann Dunham Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr. Barack Obama, Maya Soetoro and their mother Barack Obama and Michelle Obama and his grandparents Obama and his wife with their two daughters ? _________ was born in 1942. Her parents, _________ and _________ named her Stanley because her father had wanted a boy. ? After she finished high school, her father moved the family way to Honolulu. Stanley enrolled in the University of Hawaii as a freshman. There she met ________ in a Russianlanguage class. He was one of the first Africans to attend the University of Hawaii and therefore a focus of great curiosity. He had a magic personality. On Feb. 2, 1961, they got married in Maui. When ______ was almost 1 year old, his father left for Harvard to get a Ph. D. in economics. He wanted to return to his home country and help reinvent Kenya. Ann decided not to follow him. ? When Obama was almost 2 years old, Ann returned to college. Money was tight. She relied on her parents to help take care of young Barack. She would get her bachelor’s degree four years later. In the meantime, she met another foreign student, _________, at the University of Hawaii. He was easygoing, happily devoting hours to playing chess with Ann’s father and wrestling with her young son. They got married in 1967 and later they had a daughter named __________. ? And now everybody know about Mr. Obama’s family. He and his wife __________ have two daughters, tenyearold _________ and sevenyearold _________. Stanley Madelyn Ann Obama Sr. Lolo Obama Michelle Maya Malia Sasha ? Stanley Ann was born in 1942. Her parents, Stanley and Madelyn named her Stanley because her father had wanted a boy. ? After she finished high school, her father moved the family way to Honolulu. Stanley enrolled in the University of Hawaii as a freshman. There she met Barack Obama Sr. in a Russianlanguage class. He was one of the first Africans to attend the University of Hawaii and therefore a focus of great curiosity. He had a magic personality. On Feb. 2, 1961, they got married in Maui. When Obama was almost 1 year old, his father left for Harvard to get a Ph. D. in economics. He wanted to return to his home country and help reinvent Kenya. Ann decided not to follow him. ? When Obama was almost 2 years old, Ann returned to college. Money was tight. She relied on her parents to help take care of young Barack. She would get her bachelor’s degree four years later. In the meantime, she met another foreign student, Lolo Soetoro, at the University of Hawaii. He was easygoing, happily devoting hours to playing chess with Ann’s father and wrestling with her young son. They got married in 1967 and later they had a daughter named Maya Soetoro. ? And now everybody know about Mr. Obama’s family. He and his wife Michelle have two daughters, tenyearold Malia and sevenyearold Sasha. Task 7 ? They found a new oil field(油田 ) in the Northeast. ? This shop sells a variety of suits. ? They want to set up a joint venture(合資企業(yè) ) in Beijing. ? The earthquake destroyed many of the historical buildings. ? Unemployment has bee one of the most serious problems. ? He toiled(辛苦勞作 ) in the field for many years without getting much. ? I was quite annoyed by his casual attitude. ? Tell him not to make too much noise in the room. Task 8 Daddy’s Hands I remember daddy39。ni?v?:s?ri] n. 周年