Unit 16 StoriesBlind boy defines his life with musicWhen Frankie Moran first saw his son Cole, he could not imagine ever sharing his love of music with the boy.Cole was blind. “When he was born, I didn't see any eyes like we have. And I felt so sad，” Mr. Moran said.But Cole was not deaf, and quickly showed an interest in music. Mr. Moran is a singer and songwriter. He says his son liked to be nearby when he was making music at home. And Cole would touch the instruments (乐器)．At around the age of one, Cole started playing notes of simple songs on a toy piano. “That is about the same time we discovered he had perfect pitch ( 音高 ). When he would miss a note and hit the wrong note in a melody (旋律), he would go back and find that note. So that's how we learned he knew what he was hearing.”Cole Moran is now 12 years old. He plays music every day. He records his performances and listens back to the sound. He enjoys the work. “Happy. When I am playing music, I am happy，” Cole says.Cole's choice of instrument since he was four has been the harmonica (口琴), which he often plays with his dad. Last year, the father and son won second place at a Fiddler's Convention in their hometown, Berlin, Maryland.Now and then, Cole performs with his father under the name Blind Wind at a restaurant in Berlin. The 12yearold released his first CD recently. His mother, Jenny Moran, was excited. “It is wonderful that he has something he can do for the rest of his life, something he will always enjoy，” said his mother.Section_ⅠWarm up _&_Lesson_1_—_Pre reading Pompeii①：The city that became a time capsule②Around the end of the first century AD, a Roman writer called Pliny③...
