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the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them. Paraphrase A. Language points Are the doctor able to track down the cause of the infection? 醫(yī)生能找到感染的原因嗎? 3. track down: find someone or something after a long search Example A. Language points Make a sentence with track down by yourself. 4. colorcoded: Word’s Structure A. Language points One way that pound adjectives are formed is n.+v. (past participle). Example Kidcentered ironadded heartbroken homemade The writer was determined to help Jimmy. The writer had to take care of Jimmy. Jimmy finally blossomed on his own. It was possible to have a home with room for Jimmy’s limitations and my ambitions. Problem Response Evaluation Part 2 Their father’s death made Jimmy a wreck and their mother’s death leaves the author alone to look after Jimmy. Para. 4 So when my father died of a heart attack in 1991, Jimmy was a wreck, beneath his careful disguise. He was simply in disbelief. Usually very agreeable, he now quit speaking altogether and no amount of words could perate the vacant expression he wore on his face. I hired someone to live with him and drive him to work, but no matter how much I tried to make things stay the same, even Jimmy grasped that the world he’d known was gone. One day I asked, “You miss Dad, don’t you?” His lips quivered and then he asked, “What do you think, Margaret? He was my best friend.” Our tears began to flow. Para. 5 My mother died of lung cancer six months later and I alone was left to look after Jimmy. Para. 6 He didn’t adjust to going to work without my father right away, so he came and lived with me in New York City for a while. He went wherever I went and seemed to adjust pretty well. Still, Jimmy longed to live in my parents’ house and work at his old job and I pledged to help him return. Eventually, I was able to work it out. He has lived there for 11 years now with many different caretakers and blossomed on his own. He has bee essential to the neighborhood. When you have any mail to be picked up or your dog needs walking, he is your man. Para. 7 My mother was right, of course: It was possible to have a home with room for both his limitations and my ambitions. In fact, caring for someone who loves as deeply and appreciates my efforts as much as Jimmy does has enriched my life more than anything else ever could have. Usually my brother was very friendly, but now he stopped speaking pletely and nothing we said could change the empty look on his face. 1. Usually very agreeable, he now quit speaking altogether and no amount of words could perate the vacant expression he wore on his face. Paraphrase A. Language points