英语美文背诵 我最珍视的东西(上)

The Thing I Value Most

我最珍视的东西

It has been somtimes since Jack¹ has seen the old man.College,girls ,career,and life itself got in the way.In fact,Jack moved clear crossed the country and persuit his dreams .There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future and nothing could stop him.

杰克已经有段时间没有见过老人了。大学,女孩,事业和生活占据了所以时间。事实上,杰克搬离了乡村去追逐 他的梦想。在匆忙的生活中，杰克几乎没时间回忆过去，也经常没时间陪妻子和儿子。他正在为他的将来努力奋斗，没有什么可以阻挡他的脚步。

Over the phone his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday."

电话里妈妈对他说，“贝尔瑟先生昨晚去世了，葬礼在周三举行。”

Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel.

往事像新闻影片一样闪过他的头脑。

"Jack, did you hear me?"

“杰克，听见我说话了吗？”

"Oh sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him." Jack said.

“啊，对不起，妈妈。听见了。我已经好长时间没有想到过他了。”杰克说。

"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent with him," Mom told him. “

但是，他可从没忘记你。每次我见到他，他都问起你最近的情况。他会回忆起和你一起度过的许多日子。”妈妈说道。

"He spent a lot of time teaching² me things he thought were important… Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said. “

他花了很多时间来教我学习那些他认为重要的东西…妈妈，我会回去参加他的葬礼的。”杰克说。

Jack kept his word and attended Mr. Belser's funeral.

杰克履行了他的诺言，参加了贝尔瑟先生的葬礼。

The night before he returned home Jack and his Mom went to see Mr. Belser's old house one more time.

在回去的前一天晚上，杰克和他的妈妈又一次来到了贝尔瑟先生的老房子。

Standing³ in the doorway⁴ Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension⁵, a leap through space and time. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture...Jack stopped suddenly.

杰克在门口站了一会儿。那种感觉就像是穿越时空、回到了从前。每一个台阶都盛满了回忆。每张照片，每件家具…突然，杰克停了下来。

"What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked.

“怎么了，杰克？”妈妈问。

"The box is gone," he said.

“那个盒子不见了。”他说。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

5 dimension   

n.尺寸，长(或宽、深、厚)度；大小，程度

参考例句：

• A third dimension has been recently added,that of service.最近又提出了第三方面的需求，即服务的需要。
• Length is one dimension,and breadth is another.长是一种度量，宽又是另一种度量。