teach sb.to do sth.教某人做某事。例如：My father teaches me to work；he does not teach me to love it.
我父亲教导我做工作，可他没教导我爱工作。
B Later EIizabeth was asked to go to the Ieaders of Britain to discuss how to improve the conditions for prisoners.
后来伊丽莎白应邀去参加英国的领导人会议去讨论如何为犯人改善条件。
improve the conditions改善条件。例如：We must work to improve the living conditions of those in need.
我们应该致力帮助有需要的人改善生活条件。
C Her ideas did not disappear after her death and her work was remembered in 1947 when the Quakers were given the Nobel Peace Prize.
在她死后她的思想没有消失并且她的工作在1947年贵格会被授予诺贝尔和平奖时被铭记。
when为从属连词，意为“当……的时候”，引导时间状语从句。
Bill's Little Girl 比尔的小女儿
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女儿的歌声是陪伴，女儿的亲吻是依赖，女儿是爱自己的，比尔更深爱着女儿。可对于将要不久人世的自己，又怎舍得丢下女儿。只有把爱的权利给予别人，女儿的歌声和亲吻才会继续。这种爱超越了生死，回荡的是真情。
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Bill was thirty when his wife died，and little Minna was four.Bill's carpenter shop was in the yard of his house，so he thought that he could keep house for Minna and himself.All day while he worked in his shop，she played in the yard.
Minna was six when Bill fell ill.On a May afternoon he went to a doctor.He was not going to get well.The doctor had told him that he would be dead in six months.
[A]He could hear that Minna was singing to her doll which he had mended for her.When she came to kiss him that night，he made an excuse，for he must never kiss her now.He looked in her eyes and said："Minna's a big girl now，she doesn't want father to kiss her."But her Iip curIed and she turned away so sad that Bill went to another doctor to make sure the next day.The other doctor made him sure.
He tried to think what to do.He had a sister in Nebraska，but she was a tired woman.His wife had a brother in the city，but he was a man of many words.[B]And little Minna……there were things known to her which he himself did not know-matters of books and pictures and the words of songs.He wished that he could hear of somebody who would understand her.And he had only six months.[C]Then the neighbor told him that he ought not to have the child there while he was coughing so much.And he knew that he had to decide.
That day he spent in the shop.It was summer and Minna was playing in the yard.He could hear the words of her songs.He cooked their supper and while she ate，he watched.When he had put her to bed，he stood in the dark，hearing her breathing."I'm a little girl tonight-kiss me，"she had said，but he shook his head."A big girl，a big girl，"he told her.
One whole night he thought.Then he advertised in a newspaper.
"A man with a few months to live would like nice people to adopt his little girl，six，blue eyes，curls.References are required."
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A He could hear that Minna was singing to her doll which he had mended for her.
他可以听到米娜正在给曾经为她缝补过的洋娃娃唱歌。
which引导定语从句，doll为先行词。
B And little Minna……there were things known to her which he himself did not know-matters of books and pictures and the words of songs.
小米娜，有些事情她自己知道但是比尔不知道——关于书、图片和歌曲的歌词。
which引导定语从句，things为先行词。
C Then the neighbor told him that he ought not to have the chiId there while he was coughing so much.
然后他的邻居告诉他不应该在他这么咳嗽的时候让孩子待在这儿。
ought to do sth.应该做某事。例如：I ought to tell him beforehand，ought not I？我应该预先告诉他，是不是？
A Serious Scar 伤疤
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起初，小男孩因妈妈脸上的伤疤而感到难为情，不愿意因此蒙羞。当他听到妈妈讲给老师关于伤疤的故事之后，他终于明白了那伤疤其实是最伟大的爱的结晶。那伤疤，在小男孩以后的生活中不再是牵绊而是需要用爱去回报的骄傲。
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A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school's first teacher-parent meeting.The little boy felt very upset when his mother said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother.But he was embarrassed by her appearance.Although she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar that covered nearly the whole right side of her face.The boy never wanted to talk about why or how his mother got the scar.
At the meeting，people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother despite the scar，but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone.He did，however，he could hear the conversation between his mother and his teacher.
"How did you get the scar on your face？"the teacher asked.
The mother replied，"When my son was a baby，he was in a room that suddenly caught fire.[A]Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control，so I went in.[B]As I was running towards his bed，I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him.I was knocked down，but luckily，a fl reman came in and saved both of us."She touched the burned side of her face."This scar will be permanent.But to this day，I have never regretted doing what I did."
[C]At this point，the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes.He hugged her and held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of controI，so I went in.
每个人都非常害怕以至于没有人敢进去，因为大火失去了控制，所以我进去了。
out of control失去控制。例如：Suddenly the boat went out of control.突然，小船失去了控制。
B As I was running towards his bed，I saw a beam coming down and I pIaced myseIf over him trying to protect him.
当我跑到他的床边时，我看见一根梁正往下落，于是我用自己挡住他试图保护他。
as“当……的时候”，其引导的是一个时间状语从句。
C At this point，the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes.
这时候，小男孩出来，跑向他的妈妈，眼里含着泪。
at this point在这个时候。例如：At this point even the interpreter broke into tears.到了这时，连翻译员都哭了起来。
Surrounded by Brothers 兄弟情谊
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情谊如手足，没了情谊生活便会受阻而失去活力。在一个大家庭里，父母为孩子们建起了相互关爱的巢穴，他们也是加强兄弟姐妹手足之情的黏合剂。只有坚固了手足之情，一起起舞，一起开心，家才会更加温馨，一切才会更美好。
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