天天练6读后续写九夜节舞会送连衣裙知识清单-2024届高三英语一轮复习

2024一轮名师小课堂天天练读后续写 6 【个人成长&助人类— 九夜节舞会送连衣裙】Sunny整理 (2022届广东茂名五校联盟第二次联考) Navratri (九夜节) was almost here! Deepa couldn’t wait for the party in the dance hall. She’d wear her special two-piece dress with tiny bells on it. She’d jump and skip just to hear those bells jingle (发出叮当声). “I think you should try it on,” Mom said, handing Deepa the skirt. “You’ve grown a lot this year. It may not fit.” Deepa stepped into her skirt and tried pulling it up. Mom made a worried expression and said, “It’s too small. Try the blouse.” But that was small, too. Deepa’s throat tightened. Last year, Deepa and Mom had flown to India to visit Deepa’s aunt, or Masi, for Navratri. Masi had taken Deepa shopping for a holiday dress. Deepa had loved the way the bells on Masi’s anklets jingled as they walked through the market. When Deepa found a dress that jingled, too, she cried, “That one!” For nine nights, she and her aunt had laughed and danced in the village with their skirts. And now the dress no longer fit. “Can we have it changed?” Deepa asked. “We can try,” said Mom. But when the tailor looked at the dress, he shook his head. He said it could only be made smaller. That afternoon, Deepa and her mom went to an Indian store in the mall and picked out a dress covered with little mirrors. It didn’t feel special. But it fit. Deepa tried getting into the holiday spirit as they drove to the Navratri party. But her dress was too quiet. In the parking lot, Mom opened the car trunk to put away her bag. Deepa noticed a familiar bag. “Is that my dress?” she asked. “I forgot to put it away,” Mom said, closing the trunk. No one would ever see it again, Deepa thought sadly. As they neared the dance hall, Deepa heard drums beating and people laughing. Inside, hundreds of dancers clacked (旋转) colorful sticks together in a circle. The room felt warm and alive. A lady danced past and her little girl followed, jumping along holding sticks tied with bells. Deepa smiled. It was lik