4LearningMyLimits

一、請(qǐng)根據(jù)兩個(gè)提示句進(jìn)行故事續(xù)寫，150詞左右。

Myoldestsonhadjustgottenhislearner9spermitfordriving.Onthewayhome,Ipulledthecar

overtoasideroad,tookoffmyseatbelt,andtradedplaceswithhim."Okay,“Isaid."Iwantyouto

drivehome.^^

Sittingbehindthewheel,hisbodylookedtenseanduncomfortable."Mom,99hesaidquietly,UI

can'tdothis.I'mnotready.

Ifsokay,“Isaid."You'renevergoingtofeelready.Atsomepoint,youjusthavetogoforit”

“No,I'mreallynotready.Idon'tfeelcomfortablerightnow,andyoualwayssayIshouldn'tlet

anyonemakemedosomethingI'mnotcomfortablewith."Hetookadeepbreathandechoedmy

father9swords/Don'teverapologizeforknowingyourlimits.Youtoldmethat!"

Forabriefmoment,timefroze.Isawanoldphotographinmymind'seye,aphotographforever

imprintedinmymemory.ltshowsmewithDad,Grandpa,andmyfoursistersstandingarminarm

andgrinningforthecamera,withtheworld'stallestrollercoasteratthetimeinthebackground.All

thedetailsofthatsummerdayattheamusementparkrushedback.Theheavysmellofpopcornand

friedfoodintheair.Thewaymyfamilygatheredtodecideifweshouldridetheirnewestroller

coaster,whichhadaheightof205feetandspeedsuptoseventymilesperhour.ThesurpriseIfelt

whenGrandparaisedhishand.ButnooneknewIwassecretlyterrifiedofseatingmyselfinand

ridingtherollercoaster.Mostofmyfamilywasgoingtorideit,includingmylittlesister,whobarely

mettheheightrequirement,standingfearlesslyinline.Ididn'twanttobetheonlyonetostaybehind

withMomandGrandma.!swallowedmyfearandstoodfirm.Youcandothis,youcandothis,I

repeatedtomyselfthroughoutthelong,hotwait.Weinchedourwayupthelineandfinallyreached

theendoftheline.Ourturnwasnext.Itwastimetostepintothewaitingseatandpullthesafetybar

overmylap.Mybodywasstiffwithfear,andinthatmomentIknew:Ijustcouldn'tdoit.Icouldnot

ridetherollercoaster,andnothingwouldmakemechangemymind.

“Idon'twanttogo.”Ideclared.

Dadaskedmewhatonearthhappenedtomeupthere.

二、原版品讀

LearningMyLimits

Myoldestsonhadjustgottenhislearner9spermitfordriving.Onthewayhome,Ipulledthecar

overtoasideroad,unbuckledmyseatbelt,andtradedplaceswithhim."Okay,“Isaid."Iwantyou

todrivehome.”

Sittingbehindthewheel,hisbodylookedtenseanduncomfortable,hisknuckleswhiteonthe

wheel.“MomJhesaidquietly,UIcan'tdothis.Tmnotready."

Ifsokay,“Isaid."You'renevergoingtofeelready.Atsomepoint,youjusthavetogoforit.”

“No,I'mreallynotready.Idon'tfeelcomfortablerightnow,andyoualwayssayIshouldn'tlet

anyonemakemedosomethingI'mnotcomfortablewith.^Hetookadeepbreathandechoedmy

father9swordsJDon'teverapologizeforknowingyourlimits.Youtoldmethat!"

Forabriefmoment,timefroze.Isawanoldphotographinmymind'seye,aphotographforever

imprintedinmymemory.ltshowsmewithDad,Grandpa,andmyfoursistersstandingarminarm

andgrinningforthecamera,withtheworld'stallestrollercoasteratthetimeinthebackground.All

thedetailsofthatsummerdayattheamusementparkrushedback.Theheavysmellofpopcornand

friedfoodintheair.Thewaywehuddledinafamilyclumptodecideifweshouldridetheirnewest

rollercoaster,whichboastedaheightof205feetandspeedsuptoseventymilesperhour.Thesurprise

IfeltwhenGrandparaisedhishand.ButnooneknewIwassecretlyterrifiedofstrappingmyselfin

andridingtherollercoaster.Mostofmyfamilywasgoingtorideit,includingmylittlesister,who

barelymettheheightrequirement,standingfearlesslyinline.Ididn'twanttobetheonlyonetostay

behindwithMomandGrandma.Iswallowedmyfearandstoodresolute.Youcandothis,youcando

this,Irepeatedtomyselfthroughoutthelong,hotwait.Weinchedourwayupthelineandfinally

reachedtheendoftheline.Ourturnwasnext.Itwastimetostepintothewaitingseatandpullthe

safetybarovermylap.Mybodywassi辦withfear,andinthatmomentIknew:Ijustcouldn'tdoit.

Icouldnotridetherollercoaster,andnothingwouldmakemechangemymind.

"Idon'twanttogo."Ideclared.Iturnedaroundandlookedformywaydown.Tooembarrassed

tofacemyfamily,IsimplycalledovermyshouldertoDadthatIwasleaving.Therewasn'ttimefor

himtosayanything,andIdidn'tlookback.Halfwaydowntheexitramp.Istoppedtowatchtheroller

coasterthatcarriedmyfamilychugsluggishlyupthefirstincline.Whenitcresteddownandoutof

sight,abrieffeelingofregretwashedthroughme.Theyhaddoneit,madeitthroughtheworstpart,

andIwonderedifIshouldhavestuckitout.IfoundMomandGrandmachattingonabenchinthe

shadeandsatdownnexttothemtowaitfortheothers.ltwasn'tlongbeforetheyshowedup.Tomy

surprise,noonelookedverythrilledaboutwhattheyhadjustexperienced.Grandpahadwrenchedhis

neckonthefirstturnandwasinpaintherestoftheday.Mylittlesistersobbedopenly,herfacered

withoutrageoverhowtheridehadscaredher.IbegantofeelsomewhatreassuredthatIhadmade

therightdecisionwhenIlookedupandmetDad'seyes.

Dadaskedmewhatonearthhappenedtomeupthere.Shameflushedmyface."Idon'tknow.I

guessIwasjusttoochicken.Sorry.^WhatDadsaidnextcompletelysurprisedme."Don'tever

apologizeforknowingyourlimits/9hesaid."Anddon'teverletsomeonemakeyoudosomething

you'renotcomfortablewith.I'mproudofyouforthechoiceyoumade.,9Thiswastheexactopposite

ofwhatIexpectedhimtosay.Forafewstunnedseconds,Ilethiswordswashovermeandsinkin

sothatIwouldneverforgetthem.AndIshouldn'thave.

Instantly,Iunderstoodexactlyhowmysonfelt.Ifdrivingthecarmadehimfeelthesameway

ridingtherollercoasterfelttome,Iknewhewasabsolutelyright.Icouldn'tmakehimdoit.Knowing

thelimitsisn'tanindicationofweakness.Ifsactuallyasignofstrength.

I.Wordsforunderstanding（加粗的單詞為熟記單詞，其它認(rèn)識(shí)即可）：

單詞音標(biāo)詞性釋義單詞音標(biāo)詞性釋義

limit['llmlt]n.限度;限制ramp[raemp]n.斜坡；坡道

unbuckle[,An'bAkvt.解開(kāi)，松開(kāi)chug[tfAg]vi.咕嚕聲

1]

trade[treid]Vt.互相交換sluggishl['S1Agifliadv.慢吞吞地，

y]

knuckle['nAkl]n.指關(guān)節(jié)incline[In'klain.斜坡，傾

n]斜

echo['eksu]vt.重復(fù)…話，模仿crest[krest]vi.達(dá)到頂點(diǎn)

apologize?pDhd3vi.道歉;謝罪regret[ri'gret]n.后悔;遺憾

aiz]

freeze-froze-[fri：z]vi.因害怕等停住不thrilled[9nId]adj.極為激動(dòng)

frozen動(dòng)的

imprint[Im'prlnvt.銘刻;產(chǎn)生重大影wrench[rentj]Vt.扭傷；猛

t]響扭

grin[grin]vi.咧著嘴笑sob[sob]V.抽噎;啜泣

rush[rAJ]v.沖;迅速移動(dòng)outrage['autrein.憤怒;義憤

d31

huddle['hAdl]vi.擠在一起somewha「SAmwadv.有點(diǎn);稍

tDt]微；

■.安心的

clump「CIAmp]n.（人的）群，組reassured[.ri：o'J

uod]

boast[boust]vi.自夸,有…shame[feim]n.羞恥;羞愧

terrified['tenfaiadj.極度驚慌的flush[flAf]V.臉紅;發(fā)紅

d]

strap[straep]vt.用帶子系（或扎）好chicken['tfIkiadj.膽怯;懦弱

n]

barely['beali]adv.僅僅;幾乎沒(méi)有exact[ig'zaektadj.準(zhǔn)確的;

]

swallow['SWDhU]v.吞;咽下opposite['DpOZltn.對(duì)立面;反

]面

resolute「rezolu：t]adj.堅(jiān)定的expect[ik'spektv.預(yù)料;預(yù)期

]

inch[Intf]V.（使朝某方向）移動(dòng)stunned[stAnd]adj.震驚的

stiff[stlf]a（y.硬的;僵硬的instantly['Instontadv.立亥ij;立

li]即

declare[dikleo(rV.聲明;宣布absolutel['aebsoluadv.完全地

)]y:tli]

embarrassed[im'baeroadj.感到尷尬的indicatio[,indi,n.指示;象征

st]nkeiJn]

短語(yǔ)釋義短語(yǔ)釋義

stick(-stuck-stuck)it堅(jiān)持到底，忍耐到底sinkin1.沉下去

out2.終于被完全領(lǐng)悟

onearth究竟，到底

III.Readtoappreciate:FillintheblanksaccordingtoChinesetranslations

1.坐在駕駛位上，他的身體看起來(lái)緊張而不舒服，指關(guān)節(jié)在方向盤上發(fā)白。

behindthewheel,hisbodylookedanduncomfortable,hisknuckles

onthewheel.(action+emotion)

1.照片里，我和我的爸爸，奶奶以及我的四個(gè)姐妹手挽著手地站在一起，對(duì)著相機(jī)笑著，身后

是當(dāng)時(shí)世界上最高的過(guò)山車。

ItshowsmewithDad,Grandpa,andmyfoursistersarminarmandforthe

camera,theworld'stallestrollercoasteratthetimeinthebackground.(action+environment)

2.大多數(shù)的家人都要坐過(guò)山車，包括我那個(gè)才剛滿足身高要求的小妹。她站在隊(duì)伍里一點(diǎn)兒

也不害怕。

Mostofmyfamilywasgoingtorideit,includingmylittlesister,whomettheheight

requirement,standinginline,(action+emotion)

3.我忍住恐懼，堅(jiān)定地站著。Imyfearandstood.(action+emotion)

4.就在它俯沖下去，消失在視線之外的時(shí)，一種短暫的悔恨席卷了我的全身。

Whenitdownandoutofsight,abrieffeelingofregretthroughme.

(action+emotion+metaphor)

5.我的妹妹當(dāng)眾抽泣著，她的臉漲得通紅，因?yàn)檫^(guò)山車把她給嚇壞了。

Mylittlesisteropenly,herfaceredwithoverhowtheridehadscared

her.(action+emotion)

6.在震驚的幾秒鐘里，我任由他的話沖刷著我并沉浸其中，這樣我就能永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記。

Forafewseconds,IlethiswordsovermeandinsothatIwouldneverforget

them.(emotion+thinking+metaphor)

IVLanguageinuse

(1)Applicationofthekeywords:FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChinesesentences

1.街上回蕩著孩子的哭聲。Thestreetwiththecriesofchildren.

2.他笑得合不攏嘴。Hewasfromeartoear.

3.她小心翼翼地慢慢向繩子挪過(guò)去。Shemovedforward,towardstherope.

4.我們只能匆匆忙忙地吃飯。Wehadtoourmeal.

5.當(dāng)我到達(dá)時(shí)，穹頂和尖塔形成的泛著微光的空中輪廓線銘刻在我的記憶中。

AsIarrived,theshimmeringskylineofdomesandminaretswasonmymemory.

6.她又開(kāi)始抽噎，把臉埋在枕頭里。Shebegantoagain,herfaceinthepillow.

7.薩姆感覺(jué)她滿臉通紅Samfelthercheeksred.

8.門慢慢開(kāi)啟時(shí)我嚇呆了。Iwithterrorasthedoorslowlyopened.

(2)Imitationofthescenes：

Dadaskedmewhatonearthhappenedtomeupthere.Shameflushedmyface."Idon'tknow.Iguess

Iwasjusttoochicken.Sorry.^WhatDadsaidnextcompletelysurprisedme."Don'teverapologize

forknowingyourlimits/9hesaid."Anddon'teverletsomeonemakeyoudosomethingyou'renot

comfortablewith.I'mproudofyouforthechoiceyoumade."ThiswastheexactoppositeofwhatI

expectedhimtosay.Forafewstunnedseconds,IlethiswordswashovermeandsinkinsothatI

wouldneverforgetthem.

模仿：我做錯(cuò)事，羞愧難當(dāng)，但是媽媽溫柔的眼神和話語(yǔ)讓我深感意外。

Key:

一、讀后續(xù)寫

”don7wanttogo.Ideclared.Iturnedaroundandlookedformywaydown.Tooembarrassed

tofacemyfamily,IsimplycalledovermyshouldertoDadthatIwasleaving.WhenIwentback,I

satdownnexttoMomandGrandmatowait.ltwasn'tlongbeforetheyshowedup.Tomysurprise,

noonelookedverythrilledabouttheexperience.IbegantofeelthatIhadmadetherightdecision

whenIlookedupandmetDad'seyes.

Dadaskedmewhatonearthhappenedtomeupthere.Shameflushedmyface.uIguessIwas

justtoochicken.Sorry.,,uDon9teverapologizeforknowingyourlimits,“hesaid.uAnddon'teverlet

someonemakeyoudosomethingyou'renotcomfortablewith."Thiswastheexactoppositeofmy

expectation.Forafewstunnedseconds,IlethiswordswashovermeandsinkinsothatIwould

neverforgetthem.Ishouldn'thaveforgottenwhenwithmyson.Instantly,Iunderstoodexactlyhow

hefelt.(175words)

二、原作品讀

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