全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)(第二版)綜合教程3 答案

全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程3(第二版)課后習(xí)題答案全部單元UNIT1VocabularyI.1.1)onbalance5)illustrated9)involved2)resist6)budget10)economic3)haul7)lowering11)blasting4)wicked8)boundary12)justabout2.1)cutback/down2)pickup3)getby4)getthrough5)faceupto6)turnin7)makingupfor8)thinkup3.1)pursuedhismathematicalstudiesandtaughthimselfastronomy2)oftengeneratemisleadingthoughts3)attachgreatimportancetocombiningtheorywithpracticeinourwork4)besuspectedofdoingeverythingformoney5)beforehegetsthroughlife4.1)theirindoor,aprofit,toinvestin2)device,theimprovement,onaglobalscale3)stacked,temptation,neverdinedoutIIConfusableWords1.1)house2)Home3)home,family4)household2.1)doubt2)suspect3)doubted4)suspected5)suspectIII.WordFormation1)rise2)final3)regular4)cash5)hows,whys1/226)upped7)yellowed8)bottled9)lower10)searchComprehensiveExercisesI.Cloze5.Text-related1)getby2)temptation3)getthrough4)improvements5)asidefrom6)suspect7)supplement8)profit9)stacking6.(Theme-related)1)replaced2)consider3)quit4)world5)tough6)fuels7)provide8)luxuries9)balance10)idealII.Translation3.Wehaveaproblemwiththecomputersystem,butIthinkit’sfairlyminor.4.MyfatherdiedwhenIwastooyoungtoliveonmyown.Thepeopleofmyhometowntookover(responsibilityfor)myupbringingatthatpoint.5.Thetoyshavetomeetstrict/toughsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.6.Radioandtelevisionhavesupplementedratherthanreplacedthenewspaperascarriersofnewsandopinion.7.Whenitcomestothismagazine,itis/carriesadigestofarticlesfrommanynewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld.Adecadeago,NancydidwhatsomanyAmericansdreamabout.Shequitanexecutivepositionandopened/setupahouseholddevicestoreinherneighborhood.PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilyfortheimprovementinthequalityoftheirlives.But,torunasmallbusinessonasmallscaleisbynomeansaneasyjob.Withouthersteadyincome,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpense.Sometimesshedidnotevenhavethemoneytopaythepremiumforthevariouskindsofinsurancesheneeded.2/22Fortunately,throughherownhardwork,shehasnowgotthroughthemostdifficulttime.Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursuinghervisionofabetterlife.UNIT2VocabularyI.7.1)decades5)slender9)ontheside2)historic6)web10)authorized3)imposed7)bade11)terminal4)religious8)site12)makethebestof8.1)wentthrough2)stoodupfor3)laiddown4)takeon5)let(us)down6)drawon7)fallinto8)passfor9.1)TheEuropeansarefullyconfidentthattheAmericanswillnotbeabletojustifytheirmeasurestoprotectthestrugglingAmericansteelindustry.2)Clintonis,intheeyesofJoeKlein,staffwriteroftheNewYorkerandauthorofTheNatural,themosttalentedpoliticianofhisgenerationandthemostcompelling.3)There'snotmuchyoucandoifpeoplearereallyintentondestroyingthemselveswithdrugs.4)Adifferentexperienceoftheworldcouldforgeacompletelydifferentapproachtolife.5)Itisourconvictionthatcloningofhumanbeingsisboundtocausemanyethicalandsocialproblemsinthelongrun.10.1)Asfor,donotcompel,captureof,haveforged2)Athugerisk,themission,shelter3/223)whoabolished,Intheeyesof,racialII.WordswithMultipleMeanings11.I'lltellyouinaminutehowIhaveattainedthegenuinesenseofbelonginginAmerica,butfirstletmehearaboutyourFrenchtrip.12.MostMcDonald'slookalmostthesameontheoutside,butactuallythereareabout16differ?entbasicdesigns.13.Loaningmoneyfromthebanksisbutoneofthemethodswecanusetogetthroughafinancialcrisis.14.Thissecond-handcarhasbeennothingbuttrouble;it'salwaysbreakingdown.15.Inyourresumeyou'vementionedeverythingbutonevitalpoint.16.Ourtechnicianshavediscoveredasimplebuteffectivesolutiontotheproblem.17.Iamsorry,butIthinkyoushouldn'thavelingeredonovercoffeeandmissedthelastbus..18.Thebankruptcyofthecompanywasnotcausedbyevil,butbysimpleignoranceIII.Usage1)lonely2)friendly3)weekly,monthly4)lovely5)cowardly6)kindly/saintly7)lively8)motherlyComprehensiveExercisesI.Cloze8.Text-related1)forged2)standup3)compelled4)convictions5)mission6)abolish7)intenton8)risk9)intheeyesof4/2210)threats19.(Theme-related)1)assistance2)involved3)estimated4)coincidence5)emerged6)referred7)numerous8)stationed9)concern10)captureII.Translation9.Thoughgreatlyaffectedbytheconsequencesoftheglobalfinancialcrisis,wearestillconfidentthatwecanfaceuptothechallengeandovercomethecrisis.10.Underthreatofconstantsandstorms,wewerecompelledtoleaveourcherishedvillageandmovetothenewsettlement.11.Accordingtoarecentonlinesurvey,alotofconsumerssaytheymaybemotivatedtoconsiderbuyingproductsshowninTVcommercials.12.Havingspottedatruckdriverdumpingcontaminatedwastealongsidetheriver,theoldmanreportedtothepoliceatonce.13.Somescientistsholdtothefirmconvictionthatpeoplewillcometolikegeneticallymodifiedcropssomedaysincetheycanincreaseyieldsandhelpcombathungeranddiseaseinthedevelopingworld.ShortlyafterheachievedfreedomHensonbecameintentonassistingfugitiveslaves.HesecretlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromCanadaseveraltimestohelpotherstotraveltheUndergroundRailroadtofreedom.OncesomeslavecatchersclosedinontheescapingslavesandHensonwhentheywereontherun.Hedisguisedthemandsuccessfullyavoidedcapture.LaterhebuiltasmallsettlementinDresdeninCanadaforescapedslaves,settingupachapelandaschool.Heheldto5/22theconvictionthatslaverywouldbeabolished,andthedaywasboundtocomewhenracialdiscriminationnolongerexisted.UNIT3VocabularyI.20.)threatens2)byasmallmargin3)civilize4)closedup5)wandered6)paste7)withoutsomuchas8)sideways9)hookupto10)universal11)chart12)Bathedin14.1)narroweddown2)lookedbackon3)cutoff4)fitinto5)wear(theother)down6)liesin7)putup8)standfor15.1)...whichislikelytomakepeoplevulnerabletoasthmahasbeenfoundbyresearchersattheDepartmentofClinicalMedicineinOxford.2)...withmirroreddoorshadtobebuiltinsoastomaketheirsmallbedroomlooklarger.3)...featurethespaceshuttleChallengerblowingupinJanuary1986---killingallsevencrew.4)...threatenedtokeepthepupilsinafterschool,theywerequietedatonce.5)...areamajorbarriertothecountry'seconomicgrowthduetothefactthat/becauseimportedoilhasabsorbed40%ofitsforeignexchange.16.1)lookedbackon/atmosphere/urbanlife2)era/hookeduptothe/theelectronic3)thesuburb/asophisticated/system/analyze/makeerrorsII.1)away2)inside/in3)forward/through4)back5)off6)home7)backdown8)in...out6/22III.1)Internetisnotsuchanunusualwordasitusedtobe2)Mostmendonotlookunattractiveinthem3)Wealthyassheis,sheisnotunconcernedbyhersuddenunemployment4)Theclaimisnotunrealisticinviewofasharpdecreaseinthecity'sviolentcrimes.5)Hispoorhealthisnotunrelatedtohisunhealthywayoflife.ComprehensiveExercises21.Cloze17.1)Statistics2)rural3)era4)stoodfor5)onthelatch6)vulnerable7)barrier8)electronic9)reflection10)civilized18.1)together2)liable3)shift4)electric5)cautious6)sophisticated7)thieves8)break9)chances10)signsII.Translation1.1)TheInternetischangingthewaypeoplelive,(nomatter)whethertheyareinurbanorruralareas.2)Medium-sizedandsmallcompaniesaremorevulnerabletothethreatoftheglobaleconomiccrisisthanlargeones.3)Withregardtoourtermpaper,theprofessoraskedustoanalyzetheunemploymentchartfirst,andthenprovidecriticalreflectionsonthenationseconomicdevelopment.4)Itneveroccurredtohimthattheirteamwouldwinthebasketballmatchbyalargemargin.5)Lookingbackonmytwentyyears'teachinginhighschool,Iattributemysuccesstopatience,talent,andtheconstantpursuitofknowledge.7/2222.Itisalmostimpossibletokeepadeterminedburglarout.Allyoucandoisdiscouragehimforafewminutes.Thusexposinghimtopolicepatrols.Commonsensetellsusthatlightingisabarriertocriminalactivity.Alightshouldbefixedinthedoorwayandswitchedonatnight.Makesure/Assureyourselfthatyoudon'tleavethedooronthelatchifyouhappentobethelasttocomein.Ifyoudecidetobuyasophisticatedelectronicalarmsystem,besuretoaskforitssignsandputthemuponbothwindowsanddoors.Inadditionyoumayhaveithookeduptoapolicestation.UNIT4VocabularyI.19.)accordingly2)loose3)concentration4)stimulating5)fabric6)ifanything7)reality8)intuition9)trifle10)attheturnofthecentury11)mess12)undermine1.21)approveof2)slowdown3)takenin4)suckedinto5)setapart6)dozedoff7)callforth8)stretchinto9)keepupwith10)believein1.31)...providedinspirationformanyartistsandmusiciansoverthedecades.2)...iscreditedtohispowersofimagination3)...onthefoundationsofanagriculturalrevolution4)...nottomakeanycomplaintsinthepresenceofthenurse.5)...theoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar.1.41)flaw/cametotheconclusion/wouldgetnowhere2)inarow/dozedoff/amessof8/223)outbreakof/hasundermined/hasstrainedII.1)WithChristmasonlyaweekaway2)Withhisphysicalconditionimprovingdaybyday3)WithourGDPgrowingsteadily4)Withalltheshopsclosed5)withhereyesclosed6)WiththefogliftingduringthenightIII.1)like/as2)as3)like4)like/as5)as/like6)as7)like8)asComprehensiveExercises23.Cloze20.1)caution2)cametotheconclusionthat3)nevergetanywhere4)undermining5)notgive/careafig6)flaw7)beyondanydoubt8)foundation9)remarkable/impressive10)imagination21.1)extent2)inventions3)bet4)manages5)vision6)eventually7)achievement8)poverty9)utilized10)breakthroughII.Translation1.5)Thevolunteerssent/assignedbytheRedCrossdisinfected,withgreatcaution,thedrinkingwaterinthevillagesoastoavoidanoutbreakofplague.2)Einsteinspentmanyyearstryingtounifythetheoriesofelectromagnetismandgravitybutfailed.3)ProfessorWangreceived/wonthePresidentialAwardforhisexcellenceinstimulatingstudents'creativeimagination.4)Asthereweresomemajordesignflaws,theboardofdirectorsdidn'tapproveoftheeconomicstimuluspackage.5)Havingrealizedthatnobodycouldhelphim,Jordanfinally9/22cametotheconclusionthathehadtofacerealityandtakeup/meetthechallengebyhimself.24.Whatwasremarkableabout2005wasperhapsthattheUNdeclaredit"TheWorldYearofPhysics".Itwasthe100thanniversaryofEinstein'stheoryofrelativityandthe50thanniversaryofhisdeath.In1905Einsteinpublishedfivehighlyimportantessaysinthehistoryofscience,thusrevolutionizingphysics.Hisgreatachievementscanbecreditedtohisimpressivepowersofimagination,constantquestioning,andnotgivingafigforauthority.ItisbeyonddoubtthatEinsteinwasthegreatestscientistinthe20thcentury.Unit5GivingThanksTextAContentQuestions22.HewrotethemonashiponthewaytotheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacificonThanksgivingDay,1943.23.PreparingatraditionalThanksgivingdinnerfeaturingroastturkeymadethewriterextremelybusy.24.ThewriterwasthinkingaboutThanksgiving.25.Hedecidedtowriteletterstoshowgratitudetothosewhohadhelpedhiminhislife.26.Hehadalwaysacceptedwhattheyhaddoneforhim,butneverexpressedtoanyofthemasimple“Thankyou.”27.Hedecidedtowritetohisfather,hisgrandmother,andtheRev.LonualNelson,hisgrammarschoolprincipal.28.Hisfatherhadimpresseduponhimfromboyhoodaloveofbooksandreading.29.HerememberedthateachmorningNelsonwouldopentheschoolwithaprayeroverhisassembledstudents.30.Herecalledhowhisgrandmotherhadtaughthimtotellthe10/22truth,toshare,andtobeforgivingandconsiderateofothers.Andhethankedherforherdeliciousfoodandforallthewonderfulthingsshehaddoneforhim.25.Hisreadingoftheirletterslefthimnotonlyastonishedbutalsomorehumbledthanbefore,becausetheyallthankedhimratherthansayingtheywouldforgivehimfornothavingpreviouslythankedthem.26.Thewriterlearnedthatoneshouldlearntoexpressappreciationforothers’efforts.27.Thewriterwishedforallpeoplethecommonsensetoachieveworldpeace,andfindthegoodandpraiseit.TextOrganization31.PartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOneParas.1-9OnThanksgivingDay1943,asayoungcoastguardsmanatsea,thewritercameupwiththeideaofexpressinghisgratitudetopeoplewhohadhelpedhimbefore.PartTwoParas.10-16Thewriterwrotethreethank-youletterstohisfather,theRev.Nelsonandhisgrandmother.PartThreeParas.17-23Thewritergotthreelettersinreply.PartFourParas.24-26Thewriterwisheseveryonetofindthegoodandpraiseit.2-CorrespondentsLettersSentLettersReceivedFatherThankshimforteachingthewriterfromboyhoodto11/22lovebooksandreading.Tellsthewriterhowhe,asateacherandafatheraswell,feltcontentwithhisownson.TheRev.NelsonThankshimforhismorningschoolprayers.iTellsthewriterabouthisretirementcoupledwithself-doubt,andthere?assurancebroughttohimbythewriter'sletter.GrandmotherThanksherforteachingthewriterhowtotellthetruth,toshareandtobeforgiving,andforhergoodcookingandhersprinklingthewriter'slifewithstardust.Expressesherlovinggratefulnesstohergrandson.LanguageSenseEnhancementI.1)decades2)undergoing3)haddonewrong4)welcomereassurance5)appreciated6)broughtback7)relatives8)accomplish9)consume10)representingLanguageFocusVocabulary28.1)sprinkled2)inturn3)reversed4)repay5)atsea6)traditional7)statement8)longedfor9)insecret10)unloaded11)weep12)underway29.1)stretchout2)makeout12/223)hopefor4)turns(it)over5)putaway6)bringsback7)gotto8)goabout30.1)Assuppliesoftraditionalfuelsdiminish,peopleareworkingtoincreasetheuseofsolarenergy.32.2)Weaccordhighprioritytomeetingthechallengesofeconomicandenvironmentaldevelopmentintheregion.3)Whileitistruethatchildrenoftodayareexposedtomoreinformationthanwerechildrenofthepast,itdoesnotfollowthattheyautomaticallybecomemoresophisticated.4)SincesheborrowedthosebooksfromthelibraryshehasbeenimmersedinBritishhistoryandculture.5)EverythingchangedinaflashonJune1,2000whenhelostbothlegsinaserioustrafficaccident.33.1)I'dliketoexpressmysincerethankstoeveryonewhohasbeensoconsiderateofmywell-being.Myheartisfilledwithgratitudethatwordscannotexpress.2)Aftereveryoneassembledontheplaygroundamidthenoiseandexcitementofthespecta?tors,ourcoachagainimpressedonustheneedtodoourbestinquestofexcellence.3)EverythingIsawinmyhometownwasmarvelous.Icouldhardlybelievethatithadundergonesuchswiftchangesthrough13/22cultivatingfruits,vegetables,flowersandtherestinthepastfewyears.II.Collocation1,fondof2.sickof31.thoughtfulof4.confidentof34.consciousof6.criticalof1.6guiltyof8.ashamedof■III.Usage1.Toknowwhatpeoplereallythink,payregardtowhattheydo,ratherthanwhattheysay.2.Itiscooperation,ratherthanconflict,thatwillenableyoutoachieveyoursuccess.3.Annmadestudentsthinkforthemselvesratherthantellingthemwhattothink.4.IthinkI'llstayathomethiseveningratherthango/goingout.5.Mostpeoplearecontenttoletperfectdayshappenatrandomratherthanplan/planningforthem.ComprehensiveExercisesI.Cloze(A)1)atsea2)Turningover3)reverse4)gotto5)repay6)gratitude7)assembled8)immersedin9)unloading10)swift(B)14/221)Instead2)possessions3)richer4)breath5)cherish6)special7)specific8)shining9)miracles10)giftII.Translation32.1).Grandmatookitforgrantedthatfoodpriceswouldsoar,sosheboughtalotofrice.2).Icanquoteyouseveralinstancesofherdedicationtoscience.3).The1980ssawthestartoftheswiftdevelopmentofsomespecialeconomiczonesinChina.4).Tensionbetweenthetwocountriesstemmedinpartfromthelatestspyaffair.5).Peterhasworkedinalawfirmformanyyears.Youcanconsiderhavinghimasyourlawyertoactonyourbehalfwhenyouneedlegalhelp.33.AmidtheatmosphereofThanksgivingGeorgewasimmersedinthediarylefttohimbyhisfather,whodiedatseaafterhecompletedtwosuccessivetripsaroundtheworld.ThediarybroughtbackeverymomentGeorgehadspentwithhisfatherandmanyofthespecificthingshisfatherdidonhisbehalf.George'sfatherusedtoimpressonhimtheneedtoundergoallkindsofhardshipinquestofexcellence.Healsotaughthimthatnothingintheworldcouldbetakenforgranted.Eventoday,GeorgestillremembershowhisfatherwouldquoteAesop's15/22famoussaying"Gratitudeisthesignofnoblesouls"andtellhimtoaccordthegreatestimportancetoit.ChineseTranslationsofTextsA&B第五單元表達(dá)謝意課文A亞歷克斯?黑利二戰(zhàn)時(shí)在海岸警衛(wèi)隊(duì)服役。出海在外，時(shí)逢一個(gè)倍感孤寂的日子——感恩節(jié)——他開(kāi)始認(rèn)真思考這一節(jié)日的意義，對(duì)許多美國(guó)人而言，這個(gè)節(jié)日已成為大吃大喝、沒(méi)完沒(méi)了地看橄欖球比賽的日子。黑利決定寫(xiě)三封不同尋常的信，以此來(lái)紀(jì)念感恩節(jié)的真正意義。寫(xiě)三封感謝信亞歷山大?黑利那是在二戰(zhàn)期間的1943年，我是個(gè)年輕的美國(guó)海岸警衛(wèi)隊(duì)隊(duì)員。我們的船，美國(guó)軍艦軍市一號(hào)已出海多日。多數(shù)船艙裝著成千上萬(wàn)箱罐裝或風(fēng)干的食品。其余的船艙裝著不少五百磅重的炸彈，都小心翼翼地放在有軟墊的架子上。我們的目的地是南太平洋圖拉吉島上一個(gè)規(guī)模很大的基地。我是軍市一號(hào)上的一個(gè)廚師，跟岸上的人‘樣，那個(gè)感恩節(jié)的上午，我們忙著在準(zhǔn)備一道以烤火雞為主的傳統(tǒng)菜肴。當(dāng)廚師的都知道，要烹制一頓大餐，擺上桌，再刷洗、收拾干凈，是件辛苦的事。不過(guò)，等到太陽(yáng)快下山時(shí)，我們總算全都收拾停當(dāng)了。我想先去后甲板透透氣。我信步走去，一邊深深呼吸著空氣，一邊慢慢地踱著步，頭上仍戴著那頂白色的廚師帽。我開(kāi)始思索起感恩節(jié)這個(gè)節(jié)日來(lái)，想著清教徒前輩移民、印第安人、?野火雞、南瓜、玉米棒等等?？晌夷X子里似乎還在搜索著別的什么一某種我能夠賦予這一節(jié)日以個(gè)人意義的方式。大概過(guò)了半個(gè)小時(shí)左右我才意識(shí)到，問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵也許在于把Thanksgiving這個(gè)詞前后顛倒一下——那樣廣來(lái)至少16/22文字好懂了：Givingthanks。表達(dá)謝意——就如在祈禱時(shí)感謝上帝那樣，我暗想。對(duì)啊，是這樣，當(dāng)然是這樣。可我腦子里仍一直盤(pán)桓著這事。過(guò)了片刻，如同晨曦初現(xiàn)，一個(gè)更清晰的念頭終于涌現(xiàn)腦際——要感謝他人，那些賜我多恩惠，我根本無(wú)以回報(bào)的人們。令我深感不安的實(shí)際情形是，我向來(lái)對(duì)他們所做的一之泰然，認(rèn)為是理所應(yīng)當(dāng)。我一次也沒(méi)想過(guò)要對(duì)他們中的任何一位真心誠(chéng)意地說(shuō)一句簡(jiǎn)單的謝謝。至少有七個(gè)人對(duì)我有過(guò)不同尋常、影響深遠(yuǎn)的幫助。令人萬(wàn)分難受的是，我意識(shí)到，他們中有一半已經(jīng)謝世了——因此他們永遠(yuǎn)也無(wú)法接受我的謝意了。我越想越感至懂愧。最后我想到了仍然健在的三位，幾分鐘后，我就回到了自己的艙房。我坐在攤著信紙的桌旁，回想著他們各自為我所做的一切，試圖用真摯的文字表達(dá)我對(duì)他們的由衷的感激之情：父親西蒙?A?黑利，阿肯色州派恩布拉大那所古老韻農(nóng)業(yè)機(jī)械師范學(xué)院的教授；住在田納西州小鎮(zhèn)亨寧老家的外祖母辛西婭?帕爾默；以及我的初中校長(zhǎng)，退休后住在亨寧以北6英里處的里普利的洛紐爾?納爾遜牧師；我的信是這樣開(kāi)頭的廣出海在外度過(guò)的這個(gè)感恩節(jié)，令我回想起您為我做了那么多事，但我卻從來(lái)沒(méi)有對(duì)您說(shuō)過(guò)自己多么想感謝您——”我簡(jiǎn)短回憶了他們每位為我所做的具體事例。例如，我父親的最不同尋常之處在于，從我童年時(shí)代起，他就讓我深深意識(shí)到要熱愛(ài)書(shū)籍、熱愛(ài)閱讀。事實(shí)上，這一愛(ài)好漸漸變成一種家庭習(xí)慣，晚飯后大家圍在餐桌旁互相考查近日所讀的書(shū)以及新學(xué)的單詞。我對(duì)書(shū)籍的熱愛(ài)從未減弱，日后還引導(dǎo)我自己撰文著書(shū)。多少次，當(dāng)我看到如今的孩子們?nèi)绱顺撩杂陔娮用襟w時(shí)，我不由深感悲哀，他們很少，或者根本不了解書(shū)中所能發(fā)現(xiàn)的神奇世界。我跟納爾遜牧師提及他如何每天清晨和集合在一起的學(xué)生做禱告，以此開(kāi)始小鎮(zhèn)初中的一天。我告訴他，我后來(lái)所做的任何有意義的事，都至少部分地是受了他那些學(xué)校晨禱的影響。在給外祖母的信中，我談到了她用了種種方式教我講真話，教我與人分享，教我寬恕、體諒他人。我感謝她多年來(lái)讓我吃她燒的美味17/22菜肴，離開(kāi)她后我從來(lái)沒(méi)吃過(guò)那么可口的菜肴。最后，我感謝她，因?yàn)樗谖业纳腥鱿旅烂畹腻谙?。睡覺(jué)前，我這三封信都送進(jìn)了船上的郵袋。我們抵達(dá)圖拉吉島后都寄了出去。我們卸了貨，又裝了其它物品，隨后我們按熟悉的常規(guī)，再次出海。一天又一天，一星期又一星期，我個(gè)人的經(jīng)歷漸漸淡忘。我們?cè)诤Ｉ虾叫袝r(shí)，有時(shí)會(huì)與郵船會(huì)合，郵船會(huì)帶給我們家信，當(dāng)然，這是我們視為最緊要的事情。每當(dāng)船上的喇叭響起廣大伙聽(tīng)好!郵件點(diǎn)名!”200名左右的水手就會(huì)沖上甲板，圍聚在那兩個(gè)站在寶貴的鼓鼓囊囊的灰色郵袋旁的水手周圍。兩人輪流取出一把把信件，大聲念出收信水手的名字；叫到的人一邊從人群中擠出來(lái)，一邊應(yīng)道：“來(lái)了，來(lái)了!”一次“郵件點(diǎn)名”帶給了我外祖母、爸爸以及納爾遜牧師的回信——我讀了信，既震驚又深感卑微。他們沒(méi)有說(shuō)他們?cè)徫乙郧安辉兄x他們，相反，他們卻向我致謝，天哪；就因?yàn)槲矣浀盟麄冏龅氖?，并認(rèn)為他們做了不同尋常的事。身為大學(xué)教授的爸爸向來(lái)特別留意不使用任何過(guò)于感情化的文字，因此，當(dāng)他信中寫(xiě)道，在教了許許多多的年輕人之后，他現(xiàn)在認(rèn)為自己最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生當(dāng)中也包括自己的兒子時(shí)，我知道他是多么地感動(dòng)。納爾遜牧師寫(xiě)道，他那平凡的老派校長(zhǎng)的歲月隨著學(xué)校里發(fā)生的如此迅猛的變化而告結(jié)束，他也懷著自我懷疑的心態(tài)退了休?！罢f(shuō)我做得不對(duì)的遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)多于說(shuō)我做得對(duì)的，”他寫(xiě)道，接著又說(shuō)我的信給他帶來(lái)了令人振奮的信心：自己的校長(zhǎng)生涯還是有其價(jià)值的。一看到外祖母那熟悉的筆跡，我頓時(shí)回想起往日站在她的白色搖椅旁看她給親戚寫(xiě)信的情景。外祖母一個(gè)字母一個(gè)字母地慢慢拼出一個(gè)詞，接著再寫(xiě)下一個(gè)詞，因此寫(xiě)滿一頁(yè)要花上幾個(gè)小時(shí)。外祖母最近花費(fèi)不少工夫?qū)ξ冶磉_(dá)了充滿慈愛(ài)的謝意，讀著老人家的信我禁不住流淚——從前是她給我換尿布的呀!許多年后，我從海岸警衛(wèi)隊(duì)退役，試著靠寫(xiě)作為生，我一直不曾忘記那三封“感謝”信是如何使我認(rèn)識(shí)到，大凡人都暗自期望著有更18/22多的人對(duì)自己的努力表達(dá)謝意?，F(xiàn)在，感恩節(jié)又將來(lái)臨，我