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* Part Two Reading-Centered Activities 1. In-Class Reading Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading After all, they are alone several hours, and they feel that their mothers should be there for them. (L15) 毕竟有好几个小时他们要独自呆在家里，而他们觉得 母亲应该“在那儿”等着他们。 “Be there” here means “be at home”. Traditionally the mother’s role is to be the homemaker, raising children and taking care of other household affairs. Translation Comments Back to the text Understanding Sentences 1) He came home very much depressed. 2) She sat at the window sewing. 3) He is lying at home sick. Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading 2. All too often, however, the mothers arrive home exhausted and face the immediate task of preparing dinner. (L17) 然而十分常见的情况是：母亲们回到家里时已经疲惫不堪, 又面临着一个紧迫的任务——做饭。 Example 本句中 “exhausted”是过去分词做形容词用，表示伴随状况。 Translation Comments Back to the text Part Two: In-Class Reading Global Reading General Idea In the United States, more mothers are taking Jobs. For the reasons of 1) _________ need and 2) _______ choices for personal fulfillment. Children are especially affected by this. The obvious consequences may include a 3) _______ dinner. There are more subtle consequences. For instance, mothers may feel 4) ________ and children feel 5) ______ and 6) _________. financial To be continued career later guilty hurt resentful Read the following summary carefully and fill in the blanks with the information you get from the reading passage. Work in pairs to check your answers. Returning from school and coming home with the key hanging around their necks, children react differently. Some believe it is a 7) _________ period when they can develop a sense of 8) ____________ and 9) ____________. They felt loved and 10) ______. For others, it is a 11) _________, lonely void. Part Two: In-Class Reading Global Reading To be continued productive independence responsibility trusted frightening They expressed bitterness, 12) _________, and anger for this. They also said they fel