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【正文】 join us because travel was difficult and they were still reckoning with the sheer terror the disaster had brought. I called on my faithful friends to help make it a merry and festive occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them were emotionally drained and exhausted. Instead of the customary “No gifts, please”, I shouted, “Gifts! Please!” leather belt with “JIMMY” on it, a knitted wool hat and a cowboy costume. The evening led up to the gifts and then the chocolate cake from his favorite bakery, and of course the ceremony wasn’t plete without the singing. Para. 9 My friends—people Jimmy had e to know over the years— brought the ideal presents: country music CDs, a sweatshirt, one Para. 10 A thousand times Jimmy asked, “Is it time for the cake yet?” After dinner and the gifts Jimmy could no longer be restrained. He anxiously waited for the candles to be lit and then blew them out with one long breath as we all sang “Happy Birthday”. Jimmy wasn’t satisfied with our effort, though. He jumped up on the chair and stood erect pointing both index fingers into the air to conduct us and yelled, “One…more… time!” We sang with all of the energy left in our souls and when we were finished he put both his thumbs up and shouted, “That was super!” Para. 11 We had wanted to let him know that no matter how difficult things got in the world, there would always be people who cared about him. We ended up reminding ourselves instead. For Jimmy, the love with which we sang was a wele bonus, but mostly he had just wanted to see everyone else happy again. 從他的表情可以看出他領(lǐng)會(huì)了她的話。 2. reckon with: consider something when making plans Example A. Language points This is a fact to be reckoned with. 3. The evening led up to the gifts and then the chocolate cake from his favorite bakery, and of course the ceremony wasn’t plete without the singing. Paraphrase A. Language points In the evening the time came for the presentation of gifts and the chocolate cake from the bakery which Jimmy liked best。 4. lead up to: e before something important, and often cause it Example A. Language points In the weeks leading up to graduation I did very little. 我們本計(jì)劃去看電影，結(jié)果卻在家看電視。 the world we’d known was gone. But, as we sang for Jimmy and held each other tight afterward praying for peace around the world, we were reminded that the constant love and support of our friends and family would get us through whatever life might present. The simplicity with which Jimmy had reconciled everything for us should not have been surprising. There had never been any limitations to what Jimmy’s love could acplish. What did the party remind the author and her friend of? 她的幫助讓我度過了那些艱難
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