高 考 英 语 专 题 阅 读 ：These things I wish for you 我们竭尽全力想让我们的儿女们过得更好，而结果却是适得其反。对我的孙辈们，我就明智得多了…… My cherished grandson, I’d really like you to know about hand-me-down ( 传 下 来 的 东西)clothes and home-made ice cream. I really would. I hope you learn humility （谦逊） by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf ( 小牛)born, and you have a good friend to be with you if you ever have to put your old dog to sleep. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.( 坚持你所认为对的事情,即使代价惨重) And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother (弟弟)wants to tag along, I hope you take him. If you want a slingshot（弹弓）, I hope your father teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract in your head. May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.( 受了小伤要挺住, 象个男人一样)I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it. And if a friend offers you drugs, I hope you are smart enough to realize that person is not your friend. I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch （门厅）with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle. These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it’s the only way to appreciate life. Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. (钢笔书写, 飞吻为印)用心 爱心 专心1
