The bl anket

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彼得从未想到爸爸因为再婚要把爷爷送到养老院去，因此他对爸爸很失望。爸爸给爷爷买了一条很好的毛毯让爷爷带走，谁知要和他结婚的女人不满这是一条双人毯，责备爸爸浪费钱。彼得便要把毛毯一分为二，说另一半留给爸爸年老体衰的时候到养老院去用，彼得的这句话让爸爸百感交集，最终三人相拥而泣。让我们来一起来阅读并思考下这个发人深省的故事吧。

Petey hadn't really believed that dad would be doing it—sending granddad away.This was the last evening they'd be having together.Dad was off seeing that girl he was to marry.Granddadbrought outa blanket.It was a big double blanket.

“Now,isn't that a fine blanket?”said the old man.“And isn't your father a kind man to be giving the old fellow a blanket like that togo away with?”Granddad was trying to make it easier.“Oh,yes,it's a fine blanket.”said Petey.

Granddad said,“It's a fine girl your father's going to marry.He'll be feeling young again with a pretty wife like that.And what would an old fellow like me be doing around their house,getting in the way?It's best that I go away,like I'm doing.”

They didn't hear the two people coming down the path.Dad had one arm around the girl,whose bright face was like a doll's.Dad didn't say anything,but the girl came forward and spoke to granddad prettily:“I won't be here when you leave in the morning,soI came overto say goodbye.”

“It's kind of you,” said Granddad,with his eyes cast down.Then,seeing the blanket at his feet,he stooped （俯身） to pick it up.“And will you look at this,” he said,“The fine blanket my son has given me to go away with.”

“Yes,”she said, “It's a fine blanket.” She felt the wool and repeated in surprise.“A fine blanket—I'll say it is！” She turned to dad and said to him coldly, “that blanket really cost something.”

Dad cleared his throat and said,“I want him to have the best...” “It's double,too.” The boy could hear that girlscoldingdad.She realized how much of dad's money—her money,really—had gone for the blanket.And she was suddenly going away in anger...

Dad was looking after her as if he wasn't sure what he ought to do.

“Oh,she's right,” Petey said, “Cut the blanket in two,” the boy said coldly. “A single blanket's enough for an old man when he's sent away.We'll save the other half,dad—when you're old and I'm sending you away.”

There was a silence.Then dad went over to granddad and stood before him,not speaking.But granddad understood.Heput outa hand and laid it on dad's shoulder.And he heard granddadwhisper, “It's all right,son.I knew you didn't mean it...”And then Petey cried.But it didn't matter—because they were all crying together.

Reading check

What should we do to fully respect a senior person？What do you think of Petey according to the text？

Language study

Vocabulary

scold v.斥责；责骂

whisper v.小声说话；耳语

bring out取出（某物）；呈现；出版

go away with与……一同离开

get in the way挡路；妨碍

come over过来；顺便来访；突然感到

as if好像；似乎

put out伸出

Difficult sentences

1.“It's kind of you,” said Granddad,with his eyes cast down.

翻译：______________________________________

【点石成金】在“it+be动词中 +adj.+for/of sb to do sth”句型中，当形容词为表示人的品性的形容词时，要用of，常见的形容词有wise/generous/kind/nice/friendly/selfish等。句中的with his eyes cast down是with的复合结构，因为his eyes和cast down是动宾关系，所以用过去分词cast down。

2.Dad was looking after her as if he wasn't sure what he ought to do.

翻译：___________________________________________

【点石成金】as if意为“好像；仿佛”，引导方式状语从句，as if后常接虚拟语气表可能性较低或不可能的情况，但本句不是虚拟语气，而是陈述语气表示实际情况。本句中what引导的是宾语从句。