Unit 3 The Present課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)一

Unit3ThePresent課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)一Unit3ThePresent課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)一Unit3ThePresent課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)一資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月Unit3ThePresent課文翻譯大學(xué)英語(yǔ)一版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁(yè)次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：Unit3ThePresentTheysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,thatourrelativesaremoreimportanttousthanothers.Everyonewassokindtotheoldladyonherbirthday.Surelyherdaughterwouldmakeanevenbiggerefforttopleaseher?Itwastheoldlady'sbirthday.Shegotupearlytobereadyforthepost.Fromthesecondfloorflatshecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthestreet,andthelittleboyfromthegroundfloorbroughtupherlettersontherareoccasionswhenanythingcame.Todayshewassurethewouldbesomething.Myrawouldn'tforgethermother'sbirthday,evenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.HerhusbandhadbeenmadeMayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherworktheaged.TheoldladywasproudofMyra,butEnidwasthedaughtersheloved.Enidhadnevermarried,buthadseemedcontenttolivewithhermother,andteachinaprimaryschoolroundthecorner.Oneevening,however,Enidsaid,"I'vearrangedforMrs.Morrisontolookafteryouforafewdays,Mother.TomorrowIhavetogointohospital--justaminoroperation,I'llsoonbehome."Inthemorningshewent,butnevercameback--shediedontheoperatingtable.Myracametothefuneral,andinherefficientwayarrangedforMrs.Morrisontocomeinandlightthefireandgivetheoldladyherbreakfast.Twoyearsagothatwas,andsincethenMyrahadbeentoseehermotherthreetimes,butherhusbandnever.Theoldladywaseighttoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.Perhaps--perhapsMyramightcome.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadelinedorenduredjustasyouchosetolookatit.EvenifMyradidnotcome,shewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcited--likeachild.Shewouldenjoyherday.YesterdayMrs.Morrisonhadgiventheflatanextraclean,andtodayshehadbroughtacardandabunchofmarigoldswhenshecametodothebreakfast.Mrs.Grantdownstairshadmadeacake,andintheafternoonshewasgoingdowntheretotea.Thelittleboy,Johnnie,hadbeenupwithapacketofmints,andsaidhewouldn'tgoouttoplayuntiltheposthadcome."Iguessyou'llgetlotsandlotsofpresents,"hesaid,"IdidlastwerewhenIwassix."WhatwouldshelikeApairofslippersperhaps.Oranewcardigan.Acardiganwouldbelovely.Blue'ssuchaprettycolour.Jimhadalwayslikedherinblue.Oratablelamp.Orabook,atravelbook,withpictures,oralittleclock,withclearblacknumbers.Somanylovelythings.Shestoodbythewindow,watching.Thepostmanturnedroundthecorneronhisbicycle.Herheartbeatfast.Johnniehadseenhimtooandrantothegate.Thenclatter,clatterupthestairs.Johnnieknockedatherdoor."Granny,granny,"heshouted,"I'vegotyourpost."Hegaveherfourenvelopes.Threewereunsealedcardsfromoldfriends.Thefourthwassealed,inMyra'swriting.Theoldladyfeltapangofdisappointment."Noparcel,Johnnie""No,granny."Maybetheparcelwastoolargetocomebyletterpost.Thatwasit.Itwouldcomelaterbyparcelpost.Shemustbepatient.Almostreluctantlyshetoretheenvelopeopen.Foldedinthecardwasapieceofpaper.WrittenonthecardwasamessageundertheprintedHappyBirthday--Buyyourselfsomethingnicewiththecheque,MyraandHarold.Thechequeflutteredtothefloorlikeabirdwithabrokenwing.Slowlytheoldladystoopedtopickitup.Herpresent,herlovelypresent.Withtremblingfingersshetoreitintolittlebits.人們說(shuō)血濃于水，即我們的親屬比別人對(duì)我們更重要。老太太生日這天，所有的人都對(duì)禮物這天是老太太的生日。為了靜心等候郵件，她一早就起床了。郵差打馬路那頭過(guò)來(lái)的時(shí)候，她從三樓的公寓套間里一眼就可以看到。她難得有信，偶爾有郵件寄來(lái)，總是由住在底樓的小男孩給她送上來(lái)。她相信今天肯定會(huì)有東西來(lái)。邁拉盡管在別的時(shí)候絕少寫信，可母親的生日她是不會(huì)忘記的。當(dāng)然，邁拉很忙。她丈夫當(dāng)上了市長(zhǎng)，邁拉自己也由于悉心為老年人工作而獲得一枚獎(jiǎng)?wù)隆＠咸H以邁拉自豪，但她真心疼愛(ài)的女兒卻是伊妮德。伊妮德始終沒(méi)結(jié)婚，但她似乎以跟老母同住，并任教于附近的一所小學(xué)而心滿意足。然而一天傍晚，伊妮德卻說(shuō)："媽媽，我已安排讓莫里森太太來(lái)照顧你幾天。明天我要去住院——只是動(dòng)個(gè)小手術(shù)。我很快會(huì)回家來(lái)的。"第二天早上她去了，卻再也沒(méi)有回來(lái)——她死在了手術(shù)臺(tái)上。邁拉來(lái)參加了葬禮，并以她特有的干練方式，安排莫里森太太來(lái)家生火，并為老太太準(zhǔn)備早餐。那是兩年以前的事了，打那以后，邁拉來(lái)看過(guò)她母親三次，可她丈夫卻一次也沒(méi)來(lái)過(guò)。今天是老太太的八十壽辰。她穿上了她最好的衣裙。也許——也許邁拉會(huì)來(lái)的吧。不管怎么說(shuō)，八十大壽畢竟非同一般——你又活了十年，或者說(shuō)又熬過(guò)了十年，是活是熬，全在于你怎么看了。即便邁拉不來(lái)，她也會(huì)寄禮物來(lái)的。老太太對(duì)這點(diǎn)是拿得準(zhǔn)的。臉頰上的兩片紅暈，使她滿臉生輝。她心情激動(dòng)——激動(dòng)得像個(gè)小孩。她的這個(gè)生日一定會(huì)過(guò)得很快活。昨天，莫里森太太把這套公寓房間額外打掃了一遍。今天來(lái)準(zhǔn)備早餐時(shí)還帶來(lái)一張生日卡和一束萬(wàn)壽菊。樓下的格蘭特太太特地做了一只蛋糕，下午老太太要下樓到她家去吃茶點(diǎn)。小男孩約翰尼也上樓來(lái)過(guò)，送來(lái)了一盒薄荷糖，還說(shuō)要等她郵件來(lái)了以后再出去玩。"我猜你準(zhǔn)會(huì)收到好多好多禮物，"他說(shuō)。"上個(gè)禮拜我六歲生日，就收到好多好多。"她想要樣什么禮物呢？也許是一雙拖鞋,或者是一件新的羊毛開(kāi)衫。要真是一件羊毛開(kāi)衫那就太好了，藍(lán)盈盈的，那顏色該多么漂亮。過(guò)去吉姆就總喜歡她穿藍(lán)的。再不就是一盞臺(tái)燈，或者一本書(shū)，一本帶照片的游記；一只小鐘也行，鐘面帶醒目黑色數(shù)字的小鐘。讓人喜歡的東西可真多。

她站在窗口張望著。郵差騎著自行車過(guò)了拐角。她心跳加快了。約翰尼也看到了郵差，立即向大門口跑去。接著，樓梯上傳來(lái)"得得得"的腳步聲。約翰尼敲了敲她的門。

"奶奶，奶奶，"他叫著說(shuō)，"我拿到你的信了。"

他交給她四封信。三封沒(méi)封口，是老朋友寄來(lái)的生日卡。第四封是封口的，上面的字跡出