


下载本文档
版权说明:本文档由用户提供并上传,收益归属内容提供方,若内容存在侵权,请进行举报或认领
文档简介
Abeautifulbrooch读后续写原题:In1945,a12-year-oldboysawabeautifulbrooch(胸针)inashopwindowthatsethisheartracing.Buttheprice-fivedollars-wastoohighforReubenEarle.Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweek'sfoodforhisfamily.Reubencouldn'taskhisfatherforthemoney.Everythinghisfathermadethroughfishingwenttohismother,Dora.Slimandbeautiful,shewasthecenterofthehome,thegluethatheldittogether.Thehouseworkwasnever-ending,andshestruggledtosupporttheirfivechildrenbutshewashappyasherfamilyandtheirwell-beingwereallshecaredabout.Nevertheless,heopenedtheshop'sweathered(风化的)doorandwentinside,Standingproudandstraightinhisflour-sack(面粉袋改做的)shirtandwashed-outtrousers,hetoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted,adding,"ButIdon'thavethemoneyrightnow.Canyoupleaseholditforsometime?"I'lltry,"theshopkeepersmiled."Peoplearoundheredon'tusuallyhavethatkindofmoneytospendonthings.Itshouldkeepforawhile."Reubenrespectfullytouchedhisworncapandwalkedout.Hewouldraisethemoneyandnottellanybody,forhethoughtMumwouldgetsurprisedwhenshesawthatbrooch.Onhearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet,Reubensuddenlyhadanideathathecouldraisemoneybysellingtheusednailbags(装钉子的麻袋).PeoplebuilttheirownbuildingsinBayRoberts,usingnailsboughtinbagsfromalocalfactory.Sometimestheusednailbagswerethrownawayattheconstructionsite,andReubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothefactoryforfivecentsapiece.Thatdayhesoldtwonailbagsandhidthemoneyinarustysodatin.Para1Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.Para2Finallythetimecame!Possibleversion1:Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.
Coldandhungry,Reubenwanderedthestreets,searchingforthenailbagscarefully.Tosavemoremoney,heevendecidedtodeliverpapersintheearlymorning.Exhaustedandtiredashefelt,hestillstucktotheplan.Itwasthebroochintheshopwindowthatremindedhimthatwhathedidwasworthwhile.Afteralongtimeofhardwork,hemadeiteventually.Finallythetimecame!
Hetookoutthesodatin,pouredthecoinsoutandbegantocount.Fivedollars!Hishardworkpaidoff!Holdingthesodatinfirmly,Reubenrushedfortheshoptobuythebrooch.Themomenthegotthebeautifulbrooch,heburstthroughthefrontdoorandplaceditinDora'shand.NeverhadDorareceivedsuchagift.Speechlessandhappy,sheheldhersontightlyintoherarms,withtearswellingupinhereyes.
Possibleversion2:Everydayafterschool,
Reuben
startedhisplan.Hesearchedfortheconstructionsitesonebyoneandtriedverycarefullytofindthethrown
usednailbags.Hecollectedthebagsandkeptthemwellinhislittlewornbag.Everyday,onlywhenitwastotallydarkwouldhechangethebagsintomoneyandgobackhomehidingthe
money.Hismotherfoundhewasmuchlatertogethomeandaskedhimwhy.Heexplainedtoherthathewasvolunteeringtohelpanoldteacheratschool.Itwasafternearlyonemonthandahalfthathegotenoughmoney--fivedollars
inthe
sodatin.
Finallythetimecame!Hewasstandingintheshopagain,stillinhisflour-sackshirtandwashed-outtrousers.Stillstandingproudandstraight,heshowedtheshopkeeperallthemoneyandaskedhertowrapthe
brooch
carefully.Withthepresentinhand,hehurriedhome.Onseeinghismother,hesmiledwidely.
“Dearlady,youarethemostbeautifulwomanintheworld.Couldyouoffermeachancetoshowmylovetoyou?”
Thenhehandedoutthepresenttohis
surprised
mother.Aftershereceivedit,herespectfullytouchedhisworncapandlookedathismothersmiling.Possibleversion3.Paragraph1:Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.AfterleavinghisschoolbagathomeandtellinghisMumhewentouttoplay,Reubenwouldrushtoanearconstructionsitetoseekfornailbags.Yet,intwoweeks,hehadonlycollected35bagswhichwasfarfromhisgoal.Althoughheranpastthewindoweverydaytomakesurethebroochwasstillthere,hefeareditwouldbegonethenextday.Tospeeduphismission,hepleadedwiththefactoryworkerwhohadalreadybecomeacquaintedwiththeboytotellhimwherehecouldcollectmorebags.Withtheinformationandhisunyieldingeffort,itonlytookanothertwoweekstogatherandsellanadditional65bags.Paragraph2:Finally,thetimecame!Puttingtherustytininhisschoolbag,Reubenrushedtotheshopwherethebroochstillshoneinthewindow.Throughtheweathereddoor,Reubenproudlypaidforthebroochincentsandquartersandflewhomewitharedvelvetboxsafelytuckedinhisbag.
Thesmellofdinnergreetedhimattheporch.
Intothekitchen,ReubengentlytappedhisMumontheshoulderandwhensheturned,presentedtheredboxtoher.“It’sforyou,Mum.Thankyouforeverything”,Reubensmiled.Wipingherhandsontheapronfirst,sheopenedtheboxandagiantsmilespreadacrossherface.NeverhadDorareceivedsuchabeautifulgiftnorwouldsheforgetthatpreciousday.Possibleversion4:Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.
Arrivingonthesite,hecarefullycombedeverycornerlookingforthebags.Thesettingsunstill
placed
thesiteonfire,andReubenfeltallhot,sweatyandeventired.Onthoughtofhismother'sunendinghousework,he
rubbedhissweatwiththebackofhisdirtyhand
andwentonsearchingforandsort
温馨提示
- 1. 本站所有资源如无特殊说明,都需要本地电脑安装OFFICE2007和PDF阅读器。图纸软件为CAD,CAXA,PROE,UG,SolidWorks等.压缩文件请下载最新的WinRAR软件解压。
- 2. 本站的文档不包含任何第三方提供的附件图纸等,如果需要附件,请联系上传者。文件的所有权益归上传用户所有。
- 3. 本站RAR压缩包中若带图纸,网页内容里面会有图纸预览,若没有图纸预览就没有图纸。
- 4. 未经权益所有人同意不得将文件中的内容挪作商业或盈利用途。
- 5. 人人文库网仅提供信息存储空间,仅对用户上传内容的表现方式做保护处理,对用户上传分享的文档内容本身不做任何修改或编辑,并不能对任何下载内容负责。
- 6. 下载文件中如有侵权或不适当内容,请与我们联系,我们立即纠正。
- 7. 本站不保证下载资源的准确性、安全性和完整性, 同时也不承担用户因使用这些下载资源对自己和他人造成任何形式的伤害或损失。
最新文档
- 2025-2030年中国高山反季节蔬菜市场发展前景规划研究报告
- 2025-2030年中国风能原动设备制造行业发展状况及营销战略研究报告
- 2025-2030年中国集线器行业前景规划及投资潜力分析报告
- 2025-2030年中国铀资源产业运行动态及发展趋势分析报告
- 2025-2030年中国金属电视架项目投资风险分析报告
- 涵洞工程施工合同
- 2025-2030年中国轿车悬架弹簧轿行业发展状况及前景趋势分析报告
- 2025-2030年中国车载娱乐行业规模分析及发展建议研究报告
- 2025-2030年中国西乐器制造行业竞争格局展望及投资策略分析报告
- 2025-2030年中国蛋糕市场运行状况及发展趋势预测报告
- 《发展汉语》-高级综合Ⅰ-9高薪养廉与缘木求鱼课件
- 电力公司备品备件管理制度
- 现金流量表编制案例
- 部编版二年级道德与法治下册《学习有方法》教案及教学反思
- 八年级英语阅读理解每日一练
- Q2起重机司机模拟考试100题(精选)
- 临时设备和临时用工计划表
- 准社会交往研究综述论文
- EPC工程总承包竣工验收管理方案
- 发动机正时类宝马m54图
- 全身体格检查总结及评分标准
评论
0/150
提交评论