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lExercises:A. Make a list of all the new words you meet in the text and write down their Chinese meaning.B. Answer the following questions in English.1. How did the child react to what the Sunday School superintendent said?2. Why wouldn’t the child’s mother let him write his name on the envelope as he was told to do so?3. Why didn’t the child’s parents say anything about Christmas as the day approached?4. What are your impressions of the child?AFall 秋天Superintendent 學(xué)校校長Nourishing 有營養(yǎng)的Reveal出現(xiàn)Seal up 密封住Confused 困惑的Confess坦白Distressed 憂慮的Gutters水溝Queer奇怪的Bewilderment困惑Numb麻木的B1. He felt sorry for the poor children and decided to do something for them.2. There were only pennies in his envelope and his mother did not want to tell him that they were poor.3. Because they were too poor to celebrate the Christmas .4. He was a passionate child for he felt sorry for the poor children。 Meanwhile, he was a sensible child for he known that their parents had done the best they could.晚上十點多,街道上下著雨刮著風(fēng),一個警察在這里巡邏。一個男人依靠在昏暗的門口。這個人見到警察開始給他講述他在這里等他的老朋友。交談中,男人描述著他和他的朋友一起長大,像兄弟一樣。二十年前他離開紐約去打拼事業(yè)。他等待著老朋友,而且相信他一定會信守約定。男人抽著雪茄并且?guī)е@石胸針和鑲著鉆的手表。男人對警察說他堅信老朋友如果還活著的話就一定會出現(xiàn),因為他是十分講信用的朋友。警察祝福男人能等到朋友,然后走開了。 男人在這里等了二十分鐘,這時,一個高個子的人從馬路對面跑過來。并和男人相認。兩個人肩并肩走在大路上,各自講述著這些年的變化。走到明亮的地方,男人忽然發(fā)現(xiàn)高個的人并不是自己要等的老朋友吉姆。高個子的人承認自己不是他要等的人,而是來抓捕他的。高個的人給男人一封簡短的信。原來剛剛那個警察就是吉姆。1. It was merely 10 o’clock at night and Bob leaned against the doorway of a darkened hardware store.2. They were raised here in New York, just like two brothers together. Jim could not do it himself.3. He could not understand the policeman chatted with him before was Jim.4. I think Jim is a real friend of Bob. For one thing, he was at appointed place on time. For another, when he recognized that Bob was the man wanted in Chicago, he did not arrest him by himself.