【正文】 4] Her eyes never shifted。m so sorry.”[16] At the word “Chris”, her eyes came back to life. She looked at me, puzzled, as though wondering how I had suddenly appeared. “ Kate, it39。m so sorry about Chris.”[17] Recognition and sadness flooded her face. Tears welled up and slid down her cheeks. “Chris is gone,” she whispered.[18] “I know,” I said. “I know.”[19] We pampered Kate for a while, letting her eat in her room, surrounding her with special attention. Then gradually the staff worked her back into the old schedule. Often, as I went past her room, I would observe Kate sitting in her chair, scrapbooks on her lap, gazing sadly at pictures of Chris.[20] Bedtime was the worst part of the day for Kate. Although she was allowed to move from her bed to Chris39。d find her wide awake, staring at the ceiling.[21] The weeks passed, and bedtime wasn39。 her hands gripped mine. “Chris always kissed me goodnight,” she cried.[24] “I know,” I whispered.[25] “ I miss him so, all those years he kissed me goodnight.” She paused while I wiped the tears. “ I just can39。s hot, drink lots of water. 4) Take naps. 5) Don39。t. Right now more than half of the households in the United States have a panion animal. That includes 51 million dogs, 56 million cats, 45 million birds, and other small animals.[3] Besides the obvious things, like being cute, interesting to watch [N], and a lot of fun, pets do more for us than we often realize. If you now have or have ever had a pet, you know how wonderful it is to have someone there for you [N], no matter how you look, how you are dressed, or what you are doing. Pets love you unconditionally and don39。s blood pressure would fall when they stroked their pets.[5] Pets are increasingly being used in therapy for the elderly and those who have Alzheimer39。t start judging or fighting but instead pulled out their phrase dictionaries to understand each other more fully. If that didn39。s not true. We went out last week.” “Everyone ignores me.” “I39。t do anything.” “If you don39。t think there39。s not always a mess.” “No one listens to me anymore.” “But I39。t love me anymore.” “Of course I do. That39。m here.” “We are always in a hurry.” “We are not. Friday we were relaxed.” “I want more romance.” “Are you saying I am not romantic?” [6] You can see how a “l(fā)iteral” translation of a woman39。s responses might lead to an argument. Unclear and unloving munication is the biggest problem in relationships. The number one plaint women have in relationships is: “I don39。s literal translation of “I don39。s plaint lightly. He thinks he has heard her if he can repeat what she has said. A correct translation of a woman saying “I don39。t fully understand what I really mean to say or care about how I feel. Would you show me that you are interested in what I have to say?” [9] If a man really understood her plaint, then he would argue less and be able to respond more positively. When men and women are on the verge of arguing, they generally misunderstand each other. At such times, it is important to rethink or translate what they have heard. ( 660 words)【2B1】 Five New Words at a Time Yulan Ying [1] My family came to America in 1985. No one spoke a word of English. In school, I was in an English as a Second Language class with other foreignborn children. My class was so overcrowded that it was impossible for the teacher to teach English properly. I dreaded going to school each morning for fear of not understanding what people were saying and for fear of being laughed at. [2] At the time, my mother, Taiqi, worked part time in a Chinese restaurant from late afternoon until late in the night. It was her unfamiliarity with the English language that forced her to work in a Chinesespeaking environment. Although her job exhausted her, my mother still woke up early in the morning to cook breakfast for my brother and me. Like a hen guarding her chicks, she never neglected us because of her fatigue. [3] So it was not surprising that very soon my mother noticed something was troubling me. When I said nothing was wrong, my mother answered, “ You are my daughter. When something is bothering you, I feel it too. ” The pain and care I saw in her moonshaped eyes made me burst into tears I had held back for so long. I explained to her the fear I had of going to school. “ Learning English is not impossible, ” my mother said. She cheerfully suggested that the two of us work together to learn the language at home with books. The confidence and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as new to her as it was to me. [4] That afternoon, I saw my mother in a different light as she waited for me by the school fence. Although she was the shortest of all the mothers there, her face with her weling smile and big, black eyes was the most promising. The afternoon sun shone brightly on her long, black hair, creating an aura that distinguished her from others. [5] My mother and I immediately began reading together and memorizing five new words a day. My mother, with her encouraging attitude, made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her resting time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the strength she possessed. It made me admire my mother even more. [6] Very soon, I began to prehend what everyone was saying and people could understand me. The person solely responsible for my acplishment and happiness was my mother. The reading also helped my mother learn English so that she was able to pass the postal entrance exam . [7] It has been seven years since that reading experience with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong sense of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children. My admiration and gratitude for her are endless. That is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life. ( 510 words) 【2Bb】 Misunderstandings [1] He