2019高中英语阅读素材footprintsonmyheart

2019中英语读素材：footprintsonmyheartFootprintsonmyheartIdon'trememberexactlywhenhecameintomylife.Hewasjustalwayshere.Mygrandfatherwasthemostincrediblepersonintheworld.SomedaysPapa,asIcalledhim,andIwouldgodowntoalittlecreekthatflowedintoriverandgofishing.Hetaughtmehowtocast,reelandthescariestofall,baitahook.Irememberthatwhatitwasliketocatchmyfirstfish,whichPapacalledabluegill.Forthefirsttimeinmylife.IfeltIhadaccomplishedsomethinguseful.Iwasproudofmyself.Otherdayswehadsitonthefrontporchintherockingchairshehadmadeandtalk.ButthethingIlovedmostwaswhenwe'dgoouttothebarnandhe'dmakethingsoutofwood.HemadememyfirstrockinghorsewhenIwasfour.Itwasn'tanythingfancy,butlikeme,Papabelievedifitcamefromtheheart,thenthatalonemadeitbeautiful.Aboveall,anythingthatcouldbotheraseven-year-oldwassomethingthatIcouldalwaystalktohimabout.Papawouldsetmeonhiskneeandlistentomecry.Hemadetheworldgoawaywithonehug.WheneverIneededpunishment,healwaystalkedtomeaboutwhatIhaddone.HewouldaskmewhyImadethatmistake,whileanyotherauthorityfigureIknewwentstraighttophysicalpunishment.Hewastheonepersonwhohadmyrespect,andwhoactuallytreatedmewithrespectinreturn.SomethingelseIadmiredwasthathedidn'ttreatmelikeagirlwhoonlyrelatedtopinkribbonsandBarbies.Hetreatedmelikeaperson.WhenIturneight,ahorrifyingfactchangedmylifeforever.Thatfactwasdeath.InSeptember,theydiscoveredthatmyPapahadcancer.Itneversankin,evenathisfuneralthenextFebruary,thatI'dneverseehisaliveagain.Theorganizingsixmonthsofhissicknesswerelongandcruel,especiallytomygrandmother,whocouldnottalkwithoutcrying.Ididn'tkonwwhatdeathwas.Itwastoomuchforaneight-year-old,soIblockeditout.Whateverdeathwas,itwasn'trealtome.Slowly,IlearnIcouldn'tblockitout.therewerenomorerodeos,nomorefishing,nomorehorsesandnoonelefttotalkto.WhenIwalkedintomygrandmother'shouse,therewssnolongerthesmellofthesmokemixedwithcoffeeandsawdust,whichwaswhatPapaalwayssmelledlike.Everyonearoundmewassad,andIwaslearningwhatitwasliketosad.Itfinallyhitmethathewasgone.Thingsstartedgettingroughguysandfriends.IknewifPapahadbeenalive,hecould'vehelped.InsteadIfacedtheworldalone,andbelieveme,therearemanypressuresfromsixthgradetohighschool,andImissedPapa.Nightafternight,Iwouldgotobedcry.Inseventhgrade,Ihungoutwiththewrongcrowd.Onemorning,inthebathroom,agrilofferedmeacigarette.Allofasudden,somethingclickedinmymind.CigarettesarewhathadkilledmyPapa.

“No,”wasmysimplebutstrongreply.Regardlessoftheircommentslike“goodgirl”and“too-good”.Istuckwithmynosmokingpolichy.Sincethen,Ihavebeenofferedcigarettesmanytimes,andIhavealwaysrepliedwithasimpleno.”Iwouldn'twanttodieofsmoking.Iwouldn'twantmygrandchilrenfeelingthewayIdid.IwastooyoungtofigureoutwhatagreatmodelIhadaroundmewhenhewasalive.ButIrealizenow.PapaisineverythoughtIhavetoday.Istillhaveallourspecialmemoriesinmyheart.Healwaysmademebelieveinmyself.AnythingIdo,hehasinfluencedinsomeway.Noonehaseverorwilleverhavethepatiencehehadwithme.Hisdeathtaughtmemanylessons,buttheonesoharshlyinstilledinmeisthatnoone,evensomeoneasgreatashim,isinvincible.翻译:留在我心中的足迹我不确切记得他是什么时候进入我生活中的他就是始终在我生活中存在着.我的祖父是世界上最了不起的人.有些日子,我“爸爸----我这么称呼他-----会去一条最终流进河里的小溪钓鱼.他教我怎么钓,收钓线和我最怕的往吊钩上装钓饵我还记得我钓到第一条鱼时的情景,“爸爸”官它叫浅蓝色大太阳鱼.有生以来感到自己有所成就.我自豪不已.其他日子里,我们常常坐在前门廊处他制作的摇椅上聊天而我最喜欢的是我们外出到谷仓去,他用木头做东西我四岁时,他给我做了我的第一匹木马.那不是什么花俏玩意儿.但“爸爸”的想法跟我一样,只要是出自内心的,就足以使它美不可言.尤其是,我总可以跟他谈任何让一个七岁孩子烦恼的事“爸爸会把我放在他膝上,听我哭泣,他只要拥抱一下我,我就会雨过天晴么当我该受罚时,他总会跟我谈论我做的事情他会问我为什么犯下那样的过错,而我认识的任何其他权威人士都是直接诉诸体罚他是我尊重的人而实际上他也以尊重的态度待我.还令我钦佩的是,他不把我当作一个喜欢粉红色丝带和芭比娃娃的女孩来对待而是把我当作一个完整的人.我八岁时,一个令我恐惧的事实永远改变了我的生活那就是死亡.九月,“爸爸”被诊断出患有癌症.即使在第二年二月举行的葬礼上,我还不能理解这一事实:我再也不能见到活着的他了.他那折磨人的半年病期即漫长又残酷,对我祖母来说尤其如此,她一说话就掉眼泪.我不明白什么是死亡.那对一个八岁的孩子来说太无法理解了,于是我就抑制自己不去想它.不管死亡是什么,我都认为那不是真实的渐渐地,我懂得了我不能把死亡拒之意识之外再也没有木马骑术表演,再也没有钓鱼,再也没有马,再也没有与之聊天的人了当我走进祖母的房间时,在也闻不到夹着咖啡味和锯末味的烟味,那是:爸爸“一直散发出来的气味.我周围的人都是悲伤不已,我也逐渐体验到悲伤是什么滋味最终我意识到他已经离我们远去了.没了他,友们的处境便得很难我知道,倘假设他还活着他会帮忙的.而我现在独自面对世界相信我,从六年级到中学有许多压力.我想念”爸爸“.夜复一夜,我哭泣着上床睡觉

七年级时,我结交了一帮不该结交的朋友.一天早上在盥洗房,一个女孩给我一支烟请我抽.突然间,我脑海里敲响起警钟.杀害”爸爸“的正是香烟.“是我简单但是坚定的回答.尽管他们对我说诸如好姑“和太乖“这样的话,我仍然坚持我的不吸烟方针.自那之后有人曾多次给我抽烟,我始终简单回答”不