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承诺的英语美文 篇一：承诺的英语美文】 3 promise 3 永恒的承诺 in 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened america, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. in the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake. 1989 年，一次 8.2 级的地震几乎铲平美国，在短短不到 4 分钟的时 间里，夺去了 3 万多人的生命！在彻底的破坏与混乱之中，有位父 亲将他的妻子在家里安顿好后，跑到他儿子就读的学校，而触目所 见，却是被夷为平地的校园。 after the unforgettably initial shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: no matter what, i ll always be there for you! and tears began to fill his eyes. as he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his commitment to his son. 看到这令人伤心的一幕，他想起了曾经对儿子所作的承诺： 不论发 生什么事，我都会在你身边。 至此，父亲热泪满眶。目睹曾经的学校成为了一堆瓦砾，真叫人绝 望。但父亲的脑中仍然牢记着他对儿子的诺言。 he began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. remembering his son s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building; he rushed there and started digging through the ruins. 他开始努力回忆每天早上送儿子上学的必经之路，终于记起儿子的 教室应该就在那幢建筑物后面，位于右边的角落里，他跑到那儿， 开始在碎石砾中挖掘，搜寻儿子的下落。 as he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching their hearts, saying: my son! my daughter! other well meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying: it s too late! they re all dead! you can t help! go home! come on, face reality, there s nothing you can do! 当这位父亲正在挖掘时，其他束手无策的学生家长赶到现场，揪心 地叫着： 我的儿子呀！ 我的女儿呀！ 一些好意的家长试图把这位父 亲劝离现场，告诉他 一切都太迟了！ 他们全死了！ 这样做没用 的， 回去吧，这样做只会使事情更糟 。 to each parent he responded with one line: are you going to help me now? and then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. the fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school s ruins saying, fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. you re in danger. we ll take care of it. go home. to which this loving, caring american father asked, are you going to help me now? 面对种种劝告，这位父亲的