考点13词义猜测之猜测词义题真题解密WhenIwas12,allIwantedwasasignet(图章)ring
Theywerethe“in”thinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone
Onmy13thbirthday,myMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials(姓名首字母)carvedintoit
Iwasinheaven
Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn’tbeing“replaced”.We’dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe“new”stuff(东西)wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe’dlost
Butnotmyring
Myringwasnew
Then,onlyonemonthlater,Ilostit
Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning
Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit
Butitseemedtohavedisappeared
Eventually,Igaveupandstoppedlookingforit
Andtwoyearslater,wesoldthehouseandmovedaway
Yearspassed,andacoupleofmoveslater,Iwasvisitingmyparents’whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingforme
Itwasn’tmybirthday,norwasit