Question

【题目】

Father seemed to have no hobbies but just took care of his family.

Since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

He was always interested in my life--how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago I bought my first house. My lather, 67 years old, spent three days painting my house, eight hours a day. All lie asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy with work to take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set (秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had other jobs to do.

On the Sunday morning, 16 January 1995, my father telephoned me as usual. This time seemed forgetful. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 a.m. which said father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately. I vowed(发誓)that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, for I owed(欠)him a nice long talk.

I arrived in Florida at 6:00 a.m., but my father had passed away hours before. This time he did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.

【1】What did Father use to do at 9:00 on Sunday mornings?

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【2】What did Father do for me when I bought my first house?

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【3】Father didn't have chances to have a face-to-face talk to "me", did he?

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【4】What happened to Father shortly after 'T' hung up on 16 January 1995?

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【5】Put the underlined sentence into proper Chinese.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He used to call me.

【2】He painted the house for me.

【3】No, he didn' t.

【4】He was sent to hospital and passed away.

【5】我发誓在我赶到后,我会弥补那些失去的时间，因为我欠他一次好好的长谈。

【解析】

这篇文章讲述了我和父亲之间的小故事，也重点突出了作者因为工作忙碌没有时间和父亲交谈以至于父亲去世后感到十分遗憾，表达了作者对父亲深切的怀念之情。

【1】句意：每周日早上9点，父亲过去常常做什么？原文“Since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.”（自从我离家上大学以来，父亲每周日上午9点都给我打电话。），故填 He used to call me.

【2】句意：当我买了我的第一套房子时，父亲为我做了什么？原文“My lather, 67 years old, spent three days painting my house, eight hours a day.”（我的爸爸，67岁，花了三天时间粉刷我的房子，每天八小时。），所以爸爸为我粉刷了房间，故填He painted the house for me.

【3】句意：父亲没有机会与“我”进行面对面的交谈，是吗？原文“But I was too busy with work to take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.”（但是我太忙于工作，没有时间拿起刷子，或者和父亲说话。）所以父亲没机会和我面对面交谈，故填No, he didn' t.

【4】句意：1995年1月16日'T'挂断后不久父亲怎么了？原文“The call came at 4:40 a.m. which said father was sent to hospital in Florida.”（电话在凌晨4点40分发出，说父亲被送往佛罗里达州的医院。），后来父亲去世了（passed away），故填He was sent to hospital and passed away.

【5】句意：把带下划线的句子翻译成中文。“make up”意为“弥补”，for意为“因为”，翻译成：我发誓在我赶到后,我会弥补那些失去的时间，因为我欠他一次好好的长谈。