the day mother cried Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried课文翻译大学英语三.doc

the day mother cried Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried课文翻译大学英语三 导读：就爱阅读网友为您分享以下“Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried课文翻译大学英语三”的资讯，希望对您有所帮助，感谢您对92的支持! Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore A mother and her son learn more form a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life. Coming home from school that dark winter#39;s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn#39;t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. quot;Mother?quot; I said quot;What#39;s happened?quot; She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. quot;It#39;s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just than I#39;m going to lose this new job. I can#39;t type fast enough.quot; quot;But you#39;ve only been there three days,quot; I said. quot;You#39;ll catch on.quot; I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me. quot;No.quot; she said sadly. quot;I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can#39;t do this.quot; I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mo