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v1.0可编辑可修改 v1.0可编辑可修改 10 10第 PAGE #页共59页 1 Something wonderful in a disaster On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed . It happened a few minutes past three, when my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence . Chris was paralyzed from the chest down, unable to breathe normally . As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of convenience with lots of unexpected challenges . We went from the haves to the “have -nots . Or so we thought. Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties . We came to learn that something wonderful could happen in a disaster . All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day . By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted. As a family, we opened letter after letter . They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us . We used them to encourage ourselves . I would go to the pile of letters marked with Funny if we needed a laugh, or to the Disabled box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully. These letters, we realized, had to be shared . And so here we offer one of them to you. Dear Chris, My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding accident last week . No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this technical challenge . People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you alive Yours Sincerely, Nancy Reagan 、生词注解 paralyzed [p ? r? laizd] adj. 瘫痪的，麻痹的 chest [t ? est] n.胸，胸腔；柜子，橱 challenge [ ? t? ? lind ? ] n 挑战；质问 pour [p ? :r] vt. 灌，倒，注vi.倾泻，流出 pile [pail] n. 一堆，一叠 v.堆积 technical [ ? teknik ? l] a. 技术的，工艺的 、词汇拓展 【导学】 n.怀疑，疑惑，不相信； have no doubt that … 毫不怀疑，毫无疑心 theres no doubt that … 这毫无疑问 without doubt 无疑地，确实地； vt.怀疑，不信任 I don t doubt that … 我毫不怀疑… I doubt whether/if … 我怀疑… 【例句】 1)He is without do