An evening drive

精彩导读

成长中的孩子难免有点叛逆，为人父母总是会为孩子着想，想了解孩子的所思所想，以及考虑如何与孩子相处。

She's 14 now.Everyone warned us.There will be times when she's still your little girl.And there will be other times when suddenly she becomes angry.You will wonder where everything went wrong.Everyone warned us，and we doubted them.

It is night time， and I'mpickingherup，and she is happy.Sheused tobe happy.She shows me a picture that she wants to give to a friend.She asks if it's OK.Actually，I tell her it's OK.Actually I don't know if it's OK；I'm trying hard to keep up with the rule.She is happy.

She's in a curious mood.She used to be curious all the time.“Tell me a story of when you were a little boy，” she'd say.She does not say that much now.She cries sometimes， “I don't need your help！”“Get away from me！You don't understand！”

她现在十四岁了。每个人都这样警告我们。有时她还是你的乖乖女；可是有时她却突然生气了。你会想知道到底哪里出错了。每个人都这样警告我们，我也怀疑他们。

夜深了，我去接她，她很开心。她过去总是开心的。 她给我看了一张她打算送给朋友的图片。她问我怎么样，我告诉她不错。其实，我不知道是否还好；我只是试着努力遵循这一规则：她是开心的。

她一直非常好奇，她过去一直有好奇心。“告诉我你小时候的故事。”她说道。她现在不太这样问了。她有时大喊：“我不需要你的帮助。”“离我远点！你不懂！”

对她而言，时间前行，并且她也想向前看——外面的世界很精彩。一年后，她将在高中上学。两年后，她将学会开车。三年后，她将努力学习上大学。前进！总是前进！但是我回头看！总是回头看！我正在关心她，她小小的头靠在我的肩上。并且我正在哼着歌试图让她入睡。我正在帮助她做数学家庭作业。我第一次和她一起看《公主新娘》。

For her， the clock moves forward， and she wants to look forward—there's so much out there.In a year，she will be in high school.In two years，she will be able to drive.In three years，she will start working hard for colleges.Forward！ Alwaysforward！ ButIlook back！ Always back！ I am caring her， her tiny head on my shoulder，and I'm singing songs trying to get her to fall asleep.I am helping her with her math homework.I am watching Me Princess Bride with herfor the first time.

“Hey， Dad，” she asks， “Can I play some music？”

“Sure”， I tell her.Then the song begins.It's her favorite song.I previously introduced her to it.She looks up at me and smiles.She's 14 now.In the coldness of the evening，she smiles at me， and holds my hand， and we sing together.

“嗨，爸爸，”她问道，“我能放一些音乐吗？”

“可以”，我答道。然后歌曲开始了，是她最喜欢的歌曲。我之前介绍给她的。她抬头看着我微笑。她现在十四岁了。在这寒冷的夜晚里，她朝着我微笑，并且握住我的手，我们一起歌唱。

Language study

Vocabulary

1.pick up捡起；开车接某人；无意中学会

2.used to过去常常

3.for the first time第一次Difficult sentence

There will be times when she's still your little girl.有时她还是你的乖乖女。

【点石成金】when在此引导定语从句，修饰先行词times。

Critical reading

阅读文章，结合以小语段，按要求用英文写作。

Love from parents is the greatest and endless.Because this kind of love tends to tolerate everything and they try not to let the children experience unpleasant things.Thus，you should find some time and spend with your parents while they are old.

来自父母的爱是最伟大和无终止的。因为这种爱会容忍一切事情，并且他们尽量不让孩子体验不愉快的事情。因此，在父母年老时，你应该尽量找时间陪陪父母。要求：

1.无须写标题；

2.除诗歌外，文体不限；

3.内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例；

4.可以根据自己对文章的理解，从其他角度进行创写；

5.词数不少于 120，如引用名句，则不计入总词数。

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