白领英语晨读-055 Box Full of Kisses 吻之盒
时间：2019-01-06 作者：英语课 分类：白领英语晨读
英语课
The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared 1 again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled 2 at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed 3. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary 4 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional 5 love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared 1 again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled 2 at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed 3. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary 4 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional 5 love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.
v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )
- He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
- The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
a.压碎的，倒碎的
- The car was completely crushed under the truck. 小轿车被卡车压得完全变形了。
- The box was crushed when the car ran over it. 汽车辗过箱子时把它给压碎了。
adj.想象中的，假想的，虚构的，幻想的；虚数的
- All the characters in this book are imaginary.此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。
- The boy's fears were only imaginary.这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。
adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的
- The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
- My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。