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Glossary
rawness:ncold and wet
There was a rawness in the air that suggested snow.
draw :vdrew (past)
cause to come , go or move by pulling
She drew me aside.
mechanically:advwith out new thought or strong feeling
She always do the this action again and again mechanically.
portico:ngrand pillared entrance to a building
a stucco house with a portico
stretch: vbecome wider and longer;straighten one's limbs to full length
nact of stretching; continuous period
She stretched out her arms.
14 hours at a stretch (without stopping )
nestle:vsettle, lie,or put in a close comfortable position
the child nestled by her mother side.
cuddle:vlie close and comfortably
He cuddled up against his mother.
moan: v make a low sound of pain
"Oh, don't take him away yet," she moaned.
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THE day broke gray and dull. The clouds hung heavily, and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow. A woman servant came into a room in which a child was sleeping and drew the curtains. She glanced mechanically at the house opposite, a stucco house with a portico, and went to the child's bed.
"Wake up, Philip," she said.
She pulled down the bed-clothes, took him in her arms, and carried him downstairs. He was only half awake.
"Your mother wants you," she said.
She opened the door of a room on the floor below and took the child over to a bed in which a woman was lying. It was his mother. She stretched out her arms, and the child nestled by her side. He did not ask why he had been awakened. The woman kissed his eyes, and with thin, small hands felt the warm body through his white flannel nightgown. She pressed him closer to herself.
"Are you sleepy, darling?" she said.
Her voice was so weak that it seemed to come already from a great distance. The child did not answer, but smiled comfortably. He was very happy in the large, warm bed, with those soft arms about him. He tried to make himself smaller still as he cuddled up against his mother, and he kissed her sleepily. In a moment he closed his eyes and was fast asleep. The doctor came forwards and stood by the bed-side.
"Oh, don't take him away yet," she moaned.
The doctor, without answering, looked at her gravely. Knowing she would not be allowed to keep the child much longer, the woman kissed him again; and she passed her hand down his body till she came to his feet; she held the right foot in her hand and felt the five small toes; and then slowly passed her hand over the left one. She gave a sob.
"What's the matter?" said the doctor. "You're tired."
She shook her head, unable to speak, and the tears rolled down her cheeks. The doctor bent down.
"Let me take him."
She was too weak to resist his wish, and she gave the child up. The doctor handed him back to his nurse.
"You'd better put him back in his own bed."
"Very well, sir." The little boy, still sleeping, was taken away. His mother sobbed now broken-heartedly.
"What will happen to him, poor child?"
The monthly nurse tried to quiet her, and presently, from exhaustion, the crying ceased. The doctor walked to a table on the other side of the room, upon which, under a towel, lay the body of a still-born child. He lifted the towel and looked. He was hidden from the bed by a screen, but the woman guessed what he was doing.
"Was it a girl or a boy?" she whispered to the nurse.
"Another boy."
The woman did not answer. In a moment the child's nurse came back. She approached the bed.
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Question
1. What's the topic of this article?2. What are the common places mentioned in this article?(温馨提示：三个both句提到三个共同点。)3. In oral english "大学生" was called “college students”or“university students” in our normal life ?******************************
Translating
Asking for restaurant
If you go abroad some day,one of the most comfortable thingsisto taste the local cate . So you need to ask someoneabout the public praise of the restaurants .Then you can tell the waiter your fancies and necessary .The waiter will give you some good advices.
是否可介绍一家附近口碑不错的餐厅?
1.我想去一家价位合理的餐厅。
2.我想去一家不會吵杂的餐厅。
3.我想去一家气氛欢乐、的活泼的餐厅。
4.是否可建议这一类的餐厅?
5.此地餐厅多集中在那一区?
6. 这附近是否有中国餐厅?
7这附近是否有价位不贵的餐厅?
8.你知道现在那里还有餐厅是营业的吗?
9.我想尝试一下当地食物。
10.最近的意大利餐厅在哪里?11.是否可介绍一家附近口碑不错的餐厅?
1.I want a restaurant with reasonable prices.
2.I'd like a quiet restaurant.
3.I'd like a restaurant with cheerful atmosphere.
4.Could you recommend that kind of restaurant?
5.Where is the main area for restaurants?
6.Is there a Chinese restaurant around here?
7.Are there any inexpensive restaurants near here?
8.Do you know of any restaurants open now?
9.I'd like to have some local food.
10.Where is the nearest Italian restaurant?
11.Could you recommend a nice restaurant near here?
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