Mr. Gray wasn’t the teacher who offered retakes (补考) on tests; he did so much more for me than that. He offered me a pair of ears and a shoulder to cry on. Before Mr. Gray came along, one major event was taking place in my life. My mom told me she wanted to divorce my...
"That's the first thing I did nearly two years ago. Best specialists. My own doctor who's supposed to be the top guy out here in California. They told me to get a lot of rest. Nothing wrong, just getting older. A man's voice changes when he gets older."Fontane ignored him after...
Maitland’s class was supposed to create a homemade dish, and then present it at school the following Tuesday morning. Mon and I spent hours in the kitchen. We tried jelly-filled hot dogs, baked ham with chocolate sauce, and hard-boiled eggs rolled in coconut. We finally agreed on a ...
How about a game on Tuesday afternoon? M: Sure. Text 7 【原文】M: Mrs. White, I'm afraid we have to put you on a strict diet. From now on, you're going to have to stay away from salty food. W: Does that mean I can't have any more fast food? M: Right. You can't ha...
My family did eat together often; we had a ___ that my grandmother cooked the weekly big meal on weekends, but food was hardly the ___ of my family’s story. After I entered college, I was still ___ about what I wanted to do. I was “supposed” to ___ my family, getting a...
It was getting close to the end of the business day,and Paula was already done with her responsibilities.She placed everything in its proper place and looked around in case she had forgotten something.A misplaced trash bag was sitting in a corner.It wasn't supposed to be there.Paula shook...
.My job is to bring in the large luxury(3) and stay with them until they are safely stopped in their ports. I felt very (4) the first time I ever docked a big liner.She came (5) up the harbor on a flood tide and towered high over the short little boat.As we drew alongside,...
This decision affected me greatly because the new car had a manual transmission(手动变速)___ I only knew ho to drive automatic. But this summer was supposed to be ___, seeing as it was my first summer with my G2 driver’s ___. In Ontario, having a G2 means you are able to ...
Lawrence Lindsey says that when those revisions are accounted for, wage growth will be pushed up 1.6% to 6% growth, up from 4.4%. That is insanely high in an environment of supposed 2% inflation target. The numbers just don’t jibe. phillip jeffre...
I ain’t supposed to know that but I do. I told you Preacher talks too loud. Anyhow, try as we might, Miss and me couldn’t figure a way to raise the money. Ma had a little extra but it weren’t near enough, and Miss needs her extra for her own ma and pa back home. Miss...