A Brother Like That 哥哥的心愿
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那个圣诞节，保罗得到了哥哥送的汽车，他体会到接受爱时的感动。然而另一位哥哥对弟弟的承诺，却又深深地让他体会到给予爱时的更多快乐。接受时是感动，给予时是快乐，爱就在此刻传递。
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A friend of mine named Paul received an automobiIe from his brother as a Christmas present.[A]On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car，admiring it.
"Is this your car，Mister？"he asked.
Paul nodded，"My brother gave it to me for Christmas."The boy was astounded，"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything？Boy，I wish……"He hesitated.Of course，Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that.[B]But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.
"I wish，'the boy went on，'that I could be a brother like that."
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment，then impuIsiveIy he added，"Would you like to take a ride in my automobile？"
"Oh，yes，I'd love that."
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes aglow，said，"Mister，would you mind driving in front of my house？"Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the lad wanted.He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile.But Paul was wrong again."Will you stop where those two steps are？'the boy asked.He ran up the steps.Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back，but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippIed brother.[C]He sat him down on the bottom step，then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car."There he is，Buddy，just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent.And some day I'm gonna give you one just like it……then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I"ve been trying to tell you about."
Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve，Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said："It is more blessed to give……"
My Holiday Wish for the World Is That We All Could Be Brothers Like That.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was waIking around the shiny new car，admiring it.
在圣诞前夜，当保罗从他的办公室走出来时，一个街头顽童正围着他的新车打转地看，非常羡慕。
？was/were+doing构成过去进行时，其中 admiring it在句子中作was walking的伴随状语，表示两个动作同时进行。
B But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.
但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。
to one's heel到某人脚后跟。在此用来形容保罗对这个小男孩的话大为惊讶。It's no simple matter to bring a break-away region of several millions to heel.要想在一个脱离出去的有几百万人口的地区控制局面绝非易事。
C He sat him down on the bottom step，then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
他扶着他坐在最底层的台阶上，然后拥抱着他，指着这部车。
squeeze up挤紧一些。例如：Could you squeeze up and let me sit down？挤一挤让我坐下好吗？
Because of His Love 因爱之名
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爱的意义是让人与人之间体会到温暖的存在。那些与自己毫无血缘关系的人，如果能在我们最黑暗的日子里，以爱的名义，无私地给予关怀、帮助，哪怕只是一个动作、一 个眼神，就会温暖我们，甚至一生。
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Job was not a brilliant man.He swept floors for a living.He was the butt of many jokes，yet he taught me about the essence of a"real man"：love and respect for women，honor，kindness and gentleness.
Job embraced life in unexpected，simple ways.He showed up for work on time.He never bragged about himself，and he loved only one woman-his wife，Molly.Job fl lled a void in my life.He was principled and straightforward in my world of dishonor and lies.He loved me as his very own grandchild，even though he was a year younger than my father.
I will never forget my graduation from high school.That was a day of hopeless inevitabiIity for me.My father，who was a heavy drinker，began his celebration very early in the day.[A]By the time we congregated in the high school gymnasium，my father had congratulated himself through nearly a case of beer.
I tried to be invisible within a sea of faces.I wanted to run away，disappear.Over to my left，at the door of the auditorium，was a seating arrangement for the"elderly".And there sat Molly，age 61，and Job，age 47，with all of the grandparents，[B]My heart ached when I looked at them，wishing with all my heart that I were，truly，their grandchild.
[C]As the speaker continued with his speech，he reached a point where he had an uncontrollable urge to introduce"all the wonderful people，who have made this day possible"！
"Now，all the parents，please stand."Dear Lord，I thought，I'm sure my father can't stand，even if he wanted to.I didn't bother to look around.
"Now the grandparents"I closed my eyes，dreading the hopelessness of my situation.I had no grandparent to stand proudly for me.I finally opened my eyes，and there they were，Job and Molly，standing proudly with all the other grandparents.Job looked over at me，his eyes beaming like diamonds.
"I'm so proud of you，"he smiled as he mouthed the words that I will never forget.I knew that he stood there，not out of duty，but because of his love for me！
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长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A By the time we congregated in the high schooI gymnasium，my father had congratuIated himseIf through nearIy a case of beer.
当我们聚集在礼堂时，我的爸爸已经喝了一箱啤酒为自己庆祝了。本句是过去完成时，表示一个动作发生时，另一个动作已经发生了。
B My heart ached when I Iooked at them，wishing with all my heart that I were，truIy，their grandchiId.
当我看见他们的时候，我的心隐隐作痛，真心地希望我就是他们的外孙啊。
其中wishing在句子中作ached的伴随状语，表示两个动作同时进行。
C As the speaker continued with his speech，he reached a point where he had an uncontrollabIe urge to introduce"all the wonderfuI peopIe，who have made this day possibIe"！
当演讲者继续着他的演讲，说到兴奋时，他按捺不住内心的激动，要介绍“所有成就了今天毕业礼的了不起的人们！”