大学英语精读第一册第三课ThePresent.pdfVIP

大学英语精读第一册第三课ThePresent

大学英语精读第一册第三课ThePresent

导语：生日那天我们都会收到亲朋好友送的生日礼物，下面

YJBYS店铺分享一篇有关礼物的英语课文，欢迎大家前来学习!

UNITthree:ThePresent

TEXT

Theysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,thatourrelatives

aremoreimportanttousthanothers.Everyonewassokindto

theoldladyonherbirthday.Surelyherdaughterwouldmakean

evenbiggerefforttopleasehe?

ThePresent

Itwastheoldladysbirthday.

Shegotupearlytobereadyforthepost.Fromthesecond

floorflatshecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthe

street,andthelittleboyfromthegroundfloorbroughtupher

lettersontherareoccasionswhenanythingcame.

Todayshewassurethewouldbesomething.Myrawouldnt

forgethermothersbirthday,evenifsheseldomwroteatother

times.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.Herhusbandhadbeenmade

Mayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherworktheaged.

TheoldladywasproudofMyra,butEnidwasthedaughter

sheloved.Enidhadnevermarried,buthadseemedcontentto

livewithhermother,andteachinaprimaryschoolroundthe

corner.

Oneevening,however,Enidsaid,IvearrangedforMrs.

Morrisontolookafteryouforafewdays,Mother.TomorrowI

havetogointohospital--justaminoroperation,Illsoonbe

home.

Inthemorningshewent,butnevercameback--shediedon

theoperatingtable.Myracametothefuneral,andinherefficient

wayarrangedforMrs.Morrisontocomeinandlightthefireand

givetheoldladyherbreakfast.

Twoyearsagothatwas,andsincethenMyrahadbeentosee

hermotherthreetimes,butherhusbandnever.

Theoldladywaseighttoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.

Perhaps--perhapsMyramightcome.Afterall,eightywasa

specialbirthday,anotherdecadelinedorenduredjustasyou

chosetolookatit.

EvenifMyradidnotcome,shewouldsendapresent.The

oldladywas