A Hard-working Single Mother

遼寧 王秀鳳

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屋漏偏逢連夜雨,船破又遇頂頭風(fēng)!一位單親媽媽遭受到失去丈夫的痛苦后,又失去了工作,過(guò)著衣不遮體、食不果腹的生活,這樣的窘?jīng)r是何等的殘酷啊!難道孩子連一頓飯菜都吃不飽嗎？讓我們一起閱讀本文,了解一下這位可憐的媽媽是如何設(shè)法去戰(zhàn)勝種種困難而一舉成名的!

Lisa was a single mother who lived with her little son.She lost her job two years ago and they had a very hard life.Being poor was terrible.Her heart was broken every time her son asked, “Can I have some more bread and jam(果醬)please,Mommy？”

One day,when her son asked the same question again,she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 6 dollars in her hand.She went to the supermarket,bought some food and cooked at home.Lisa was a shy mother,but she was strong-minded(意志堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的). “It's time to make a change,”she thought.She used to love writing.In order to make some money,she began to write articles for magazines day and night.

Things went better.The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month.Her son finally had enough to eat.Once he told Lisa that the dishes she made were delicious.Suddenly,an idea came to Lisa's mind,“Why not share my recipes(食譜)on the Internet？ ”She did so.Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.

Soon after that,some reporters interviewed(采訪)her and asked her to write a book on cooking.When Lisa got the money for the book she wrote,she had a good sleep for the first night during the two years.Now Lisa has a well-paid job and a beautiful home,but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.

◆語(yǔ)塊收藏

1.lost her job two years ago兩年前就失去了工作

2.decide to prepare a big meal for...決定為……準(zhǔn)備一頓豐盛的大餐

3.It's time to make a change.是做出改變的時(shí)候了。

4.in order to make some money為了賺到一些錢(qián)

◆典句賞析

1.Lisa was a single mother who lived with her little son.麗莎是一位與年幼的兒子相依為命的單親媽媽。

本句是主從復(fù)合句。關(guān)系代詞who引導(dǎo)的是定語(yǔ)從句,修飾表示人的先行詞mother。這里的who是主格,在定語(yǔ)從句中作主語(yǔ),因此不可以省略。

2.Her heart was broken every time her son asked,“Can I have some more bread and jam （果醬） please,Mommy？”每當(dāng)兒子問(wèn)到“媽媽,我可以再吃一些面包和果醬嗎？”時(shí),她的心簡(jiǎn)直碎了。

every time是固定搭配,這里作為連接詞引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,意為“每當(dāng)；每逢”,經(jīng)常和一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)或一般過(guò)去時(shí)連用,強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)常性。

3.When Lisa got the money for the book she wrote,she had a good sleep for the first night during the two years.當(dāng)麗莎拿到寫(xiě)書(shū)掙到的錢(qián)時(shí),她迎來(lái)了這兩年來(lái)第一次睡眠好的夜晚。when引導(dǎo)的是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,在這個(gè)從句中，she wrote是省略引導(dǎo)詞that/which的定語(yǔ)從句,修飾先行名詞the book；during作為介詞,意思是“在……期間”,后面接名詞或者動(dòng)名詞,不要將其誤用作可以引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句的連詞。

◆理解自測(cè)

閱讀上述短文,從所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳答案

1.Lisa began to wrote articles for magazines to_______.

A.make some money B.forget the old days

C.interview other people D.help the food bank

2.Lisa shared her_______on the Internet and became popular.

A.books B.dishes C.recipes D.magazines

3.From the passage,we can know that Lisa is_______.

A.lazy B.cruel C.outgoing D.hard-working

◆詞句微練

根據(jù)所給漢語(yǔ)意思,完成下列英語(yǔ)句子,每空一詞

1.每次感冒,我的背都痛。

______________I catch a cold,I have a pain in my back.

2.他在英格蘭期間,與他的朋友住在一起。

_______his stay in England,he______________his friends.

3.踢足球的男孩們是一班的。

The boys______________playing football are from Class One.

4.為了多掙點(diǎn)錢(qián),他總是把自己搞得筋疲力盡。

__________________________________________,he always ran himself into the ground.