A Hard-working Single Mother

辽宁 王秀凤

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屋漏偏逢连夜雨,船破又遇顶头风!一位单亲妈妈遭受到失去丈夫的痛苦后,又失去了工作,过着衣不遮体、食不果腹的生活,这样的窘况是何等的残酷啊!难道孩子连一顿饭菜都吃不饱吗？让我们一起阅读本文,了解一下这位可怜的妈妈是如何设法去战胜种种困难而一举成名的!

Lisa was a single mother who lived with her little son.She lost her job two years ago and they had a very hard life.Being poor was terrible.Her heart was broken every time her son asked, “Can I have some more bread and jam(果酱)please,Mommy？”

One day,when her son asked the same question again,she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 6 dollars in her hand.She went to the supermarket,bought some food and cooked at home.Lisa was a shy mother,but she was strong-minded(意志坚强的). “It's time to make a change,”she thought.She used to love writing.In order to make some money,she began to write articles for magazines day and night.

Things went better.The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month.Her son finally had enough to eat.Once he told Lisa that the dishes she made were delicious.Suddenly,an idea came to Lisa's mind,“Why not share my recipes(食谱)on the Internet？ ”She did so.Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.

Soon after that,some reporters interviewed(采访)her and asked her to write a book on cooking.When Lisa got the money for the book she wrote,she had a good sleep for the first night during the two years.Now Lisa has a well-paid job and a beautiful home,but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.

◆语块收藏

1.lost her job two years ago两年前就失去了工作

2.decide to prepare a big meal for...决定为……准备一顿丰盛的大餐

3.It's time to make a change.是做出改变的时候了。

4.in order to make some money为了赚到一些钱

◆典句赏析

1.Lisa was a single mother who lived with her little son.丽莎是一位与年幼的儿子相依为命的单亲妈妈。

本句是主从复合句。关系代词who引导的是定语从句,修饰表示人的先行词mother。这里的who是主格,在定语从句中作主语,因此不可以省略。

2.Her heart was broken every time her son asked,“Can I have some more bread and jam （果酱） please,Mommy？”每当儿子问到“妈妈,我可以再吃一些面包和果酱吗？”时,她的心简直碎了。

every time是固定搭配,这里作为连接词引导时间状语从句,意为“每当；每逢”,经常和一般现在时或一般过去时连用,强调经常性。

3.When Lisa got the money for the book she wrote,she had a good sleep for the first night during the two years.当丽莎拿到写书挣到的钱时,她迎来了这两年来第一次睡眠好的夜晚。when引导的是时间状语从句,在这个从句中，she wrote是省略引导词that/which的定语从句,修饰先行名词the book；during作为介词,意思是“在……期间”,后面接名词或者动名词,不要将其误用作可以引导时间状语从句的连词。

◆理解自测

阅读上述短文,从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案

1.Lisa began to wrote articles for magazines to_______.

A.make some money B.forget the old days

C.interview other people D.help the food bank

2.Lisa shared her_______on the Internet and became popular.

A.books B.dishes C.recipes D.magazines

3.From the passage,we can know that Lisa is_______.

A.lazy B.cruel C.outgoing D.hard-working

◆词句微练

根据所给汉语意思,完成下列英语句子,每空一词

1.每次感冒,我的背都痛。

______________I catch a cold,I have a pain in my back.

2.他在英格兰期间,与他的朋友住在一起。

_______his stay in England,he______________his friends.

3.踢足球的男孩们是一班的。

The boys______________playing football are from Class One.

4.为了多挣点钱,他总是把自己搞得筋疲力尽。

__________________________________________,he always ran himself into the ground.