Question

【題目】

Father seemed to have no hobbies but just took care of his family.

Since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

He was always interested in my life--how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago I bought my first house. My lather, 67 years old, spent three days painting my house, eight hours a day. All lie asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy with work to take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set (秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had other jobs to do.

On the Sunday morning, 16 January 1995, my father telephoned me as usual. This time seemed forgetful. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 a.m. which said father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately. I vowed(發(fā)誓)that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, for I owed(欠)him a nice long talk.

I arrived in Florida at 6:00 a.m., but my father had passed away hours before. This time he did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.

【1】What did Father use to do at 9:00 on Sunday mornings?

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【2】What did Father do for me when I bought my first house?

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【3】Father didn't have chances to have a face-to-face talk to "me", did he?

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【4】What happened to Father shortly after 'T' hung up on 16 January 1995?

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【5】Put the underlined sentence into proper Chinese.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He used to call me.

【2】He painted the house for me.

【3】No, he didn' t.

【4】He was sent to hospital and passed away.

【5】我發(fā)誓在我趕到后,我會彌補那些失去的時間，因為我欠他一次好好的長談。

【解析】

這篇文章講述了我和父親之間的小故事，也重點突出了作者因為工作忙碌沒有時間和父親交談以至于父親去世后感到十分遺憾，表達了作者對父親深切的懷念之情。

【1】句意：每周日早上9點，父親過去常常做什么？原文“Since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.”（自從我離家上大學以來，父親每周日上午9點都給我打電話。），故填 He used to call me.

【2】句意：當我買了我的第一套房子時，父親為我做了什么？原文“My lather, 67 years old, spent three days painting my house, eight hours a day.”（我的爸爸，67歲，花了三天時間粉刷我的房子，每天八小時。），所以爸爸為我粉刷了房間，故填He painted the house for me.

【3】句意：父親沒有機會與“我”進行面對面的交談，是嗎？原文“But I was too busy with work to take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.”（但是我太忙于工作，沒有時間拿起刷子，或者和父親說話。）所以父親沒機會和我面對面交談，故填No, he didn' t.

【4】句意：1995年1月16日'T'掛斷后不久父親怎么了？原文“The call came at 4:40 a.m. which said father was sent to hospital in Florida.”（電話在凌晨4點40分發(fā)出，說父親被送往佛羅里達州的醫(yī)院。），后來父親去世了（passed away），故填He was sent to hospital and passed away.

【5】句意：把帶下劃線的句子翻譯成中文�！�make up”意為“彌補”，for意為“因為”，翻譯成：我發(fā)誓在我趕到后,我會彌補那些失去的時間，因為我欠他一次好好的長談。