读后续写:归还百元钞票故事 讲义-江苏省宿迁青华中学2024-2025学年高一下学期英语期中考试II卷
读后续写
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Anna took her first baby-sitting job in Peter Smith’s and played games with Peter’s three children until the bedtime. Mr. Smith praised her for the great work. After Mrs. Smith had pressed the money into her hand, Anna didn’t even look at the money and then walked out of the house. She’d expected ten dollars. Now she saw that it was a one-hundred-dollar bill!
Anna imagined her parents’ faces when she handed them the one hundred dollars.
Things hadn’t been easy for Anna’s family since Anna’s dad had lost his engineering job a year ago. There had been no new clothes or movies in the last year. They no longer went out to eat on Fridays. Anna didn’t really mind, as long as her family was together. But now she could help. One hundred dollars! That was enough to fill the car with gas or to buy a bag of groceries.
Her excitement faded as she wondered if Mrs. Smith realized how much money she had given her. Could she have made a mistake? Anna felt bad as she remembered that Mrs. Smith had simply pulled the money from her purse without looking at it.
Anna thought, “Maybe Mrs. Smith meant to give me the one-hundred-dollar bill. Baby-sitting three children is a lot of work.” Soon Anna remembered that the Smiths didn’t seem to have much money, either. But, she silently argued with herself. “They gave me the money. I didn’t steal it.”
She found her parents in the living room. Anna took a deep breath and told them what had happened. “I wanted to give the money to you to help out the family, but I think Mrs. Smith made a mistake.” She continued. “I’m going to give it back to her.”
Dad settled his big hand on her shoulder. “You just gave us the best gift, Anna.” Mom kissed her. “We’re proud of you, sweetheart.”
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The next morning, Anna went to Mrs. Smith’s house again.
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Mrs. Smith opened her purse and counted out ten dollars.
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归还百元钞票故事续写
续写分析
第一段
情节推动:此段围绕 Anna 归还百元大钞展开。她再次前往 Smith 太太家,内心紧张,体现出她虽然面临家庭经济困难,但仍坚守诚信。Smith 太太的惊讶和感动,从侧面衬托出 Anna 诚信行为的难能可贵,推动故事向积极方向发展。
人物塑造:通过 Anna 的动作(“held out”)和语言(“I believe you made a mistake”),展现出她的正直和善良。Smith 太太的反应(“looked at...in amazement”“I'm so touched”)则表现出她对 Anna 诚信的赞赏,丰富了人物形象。
第二段
情节转折:Smith 太太不仅支付了原本的报酬,还额外给予五十美元作为对 Anna 诚信的奖励,这一情节是故事的转折和高潮,体现了好人有好报的主题。
情感深化:Anna 的喜悦和感激,以及回家后父母更强烈的骄傲之情,进一步深化了诚信带来积极影响的情感,使故事更具感染力。
全文翻译
安娜接下了她在彼得・史密斯家的第一份保姆工作。她和彼得的三个孩子一起玩游戏,直到孩子们上床睡觉。史密斯先生对她出色的工作表示赞扬。史密斯太太把钱塞进她手里后,安娜甚至都没看钱就走出了房子。她原本以为会拿到十美元。现在她看到那是一张一百美元的钞票!
安娜想象着当她把这一百美元交给父母时他们的表情。
自从安娜的爸爸一年前失去工程师工作后,家里的日子就不好过了。过去一年里,家里没人买新衣服,也没去看过电影。他们周五也不再出去吃饭了。只要一家人在一起,安娜其实并不介意这些。但现在她可以帮忙了。一百美元!那足够给车加满油,或者买一袋食品杂货了。
她的兴奋劲儿渐渐消退,因为她开始怀疑史密斯太太是否意识到自己给了她多少钱。会不会是她弄错了呢?安娜想起史密斯太太只是从钱包里随便抽了钱,
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看都没看,心里就觉得过意不去。
安娜心想:“也许史密斯太太就是想给我这张一百美元的钞票。照顾三个孩子可不是件轻松的活儿。” 但很快她又想起,史密斯一家似乎也不富裕。不过,她还是在心里默默地为自己辩解:“是他们把钱给我的,我又没偷。”
她在客厅里找到了父母。安娜深吸一口气,把事情的经过告诉了他们。“我本想把钱给你们,帮家里一把,但我觉得史密斯太太可能弄错了。” 她接着说,“我要把钱还给她。”
爸爸把他的大手放在她的肩膀上。“你刚刚给了我们最好的礼物,安娜。” 妈妈亲了亲她。“我们为你骄傲,宝贝。”
第二天早上,安娜又去了史密斯太太家。她紧张地按响了门铃。当史密斯太太打开门时,安娜伸出手递上那张一百美元的钞票。“史密斯太太,我觉得你昨晚弄错了。这钱太多了。” 安娜红着脸说。史密斯太太看了看钞票,又惊讶地看着安娜。“哦,安娜,你的诚实让我太感动了。大多数孩子都会把钱留下的。你真是个了不起的年轻姑娘。”
史密斯太太打开钱包,数出十美元。“这是给你昨晚辛苦工作的报酬。” 她说着,把钱放进安娜手里。然后她又把手伸进钱包,拿出另外五十美元。“这是对你正直品格的奖励。你知道,诚实是一种宝贵的美德,我想奖励你的这种品质。” 安娜又惊又喜,还有点不好意思。她不停地感谢史密斯太太。回到家后,她把事情的经过告诉了父母。父母为她感到更加骄傲,因为他们知道她的诚实得到了很好的回报。
故事线
获得意外之财:Anna 做保姆工作后,意外得到一张一百美元的钞票,她原本只期望十美元。
内心挣扎:想到家庭经济困难,Anna 起初想留下钱帮助家里,但又怀疑史密斯太太可能弄错了,内心十分纠结。
决定归还:在和父母商量后,Anna 决定把钱归还,父母为她的决定感到骄傲。
归还与奖励:Anna 归还钞票,史密斯太太被她的诚实感动,除了支付原本报酬,还额外给予奖励。
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