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AFatherandaSon---BobGreenePassingthroughtheAtlantaairportonemorning,Icaughtoneofthosetrainsthattaketravelersfromthemainterminaltotheirboardinggates.Free,boringandimpersonal,thetrainsrunbackandforthalldaylong.Notmanypeopleconsiderthemfun,butonthisSaturdayIheardlaughter.Atthefrontofthefirstcar–lookingoutthewindowatthetrackthatlayahead–wereamanandhisson.Wehadjuststoppedtoletoffpassengers,andthedoorswereclosingagain.“Herewego!Holdontometight!”thefathersaid.Theboy,aboutfiveyearsold,madesoundsofsheerdelight.Iknowwe’resupposedtoavoidmakingracialdistinctions(种族差异)thesedays,soIhopenoonewillmindifImentionthatmostpeopleonthetrainwerewhite,dressedforbusinesstripsorvacations–andthatthefatherandsonwereblack,dressedinclothesthatwerejustaboutasinexpensiveasyoucanbuy.“Lookoutthere!”thefathersaidtohisson.“Seethatpilot?Ibethe’swalkingtohisplane.”Thesoncranedhisnecktolook.AsIgotoff,IrememberedsomethingI’dwantedtobuyintheterminal.Iwasearlyformyflight,soIdecidedtogoback.Idid–andjustasIwasabouttoreboardthetrainformygate,Isawthatthemanandhissonhadreturnedtoo.“Iwanttoridesomemore!”“More?”thefathersaid,mock-exasperatedbutclearlypleased.“You’renottired?”“Thisisfun!”hissonsaid.“Allright,”thefatherreplied,andwhenadooropenedweallgoton.Irealizedthenthattheyhadn’tbeenheadingforaflight,buthadjustbeeridingtheshuttle.“Whereareallthesepeoplegoing,Daddy?”thesonasked.“Allovertheworld,”camethereply.Theotherpeopleintheairportwereleavingfordistantdestinationsorarrivingattheendsoftheirjourneys.Thefatherandson,though,werejustridingthisshuttletogether,makingitexciting,sharingeachother’scompany.ThereareparentswhocanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoEuropeorDisneyland,andthechildrenturnoutrotten.Thereareparentswholiveinmillion-dollarhousesandgivetheirchildrencarsandswimmingpools,yetsomethinggoeswrong.Richandpoor,blackandwhite,somuchgoeswrongsooften.Meanwhile,therearesomanytroublesinthiscountry–selfishnessthatseemstobetakingoverthelivesofmanyyoungpeople,theloweringofeducationalstandardsandthedisappearanceofsimplemanners.Therearemanyquestionsaboutwhattodo.HerewasafatherwhocaredaboutspendingthedaywithhissonandwhohadcomeupwiththisplanonaSaturdaymorning.Theanswerissosimple:parentsshould_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(520words)【Words&phrases】terminal:Aterminalisaplacewherevehicles,passengers,orgoodsbeginorendajourney.起点站;终点站impersonal:Itisusedtodescribenotfriendlyandmakesyoufeelunimportant.无人情味的passengers:Apassengerinavehiclesuchasabus,boat,orplaneisapersonwhoistravellinginit.乘客craned:Ifyoucraneyourneckorhead,youstrechyourneckinaparticulardirectioninordertoseeorhearsomethingbetter.伸长(脖子)m
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