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WHATMYFATHERWORE——FromChickensoupforthesoulWhatmyfatherworeembarrassedmeasayoungman,Iwantedhimtodresslikeadoctororlawyer,butonthosemuggy①morningswhenherosebeforedawntofryeggsformymotherandme,healwaysdressedlikemyfather.WelivedinsouthTexas,andmyfatherworetatteredjeanswiththeimprintofhispocketknifeontheseat.Helikedshirtsthatsnappedmorethanthosethatbuttoned,andkepthispencils,cigars,glasses,wrenchesandscrewdriversinhisbreastpocket.Myfather'sbootsweregovernmentissues②withsteeltoesthatmadethemdifficulttopulloffhisfeet,whichIsometimesdidwhenhereturnedfromrepairingairconditioners,hisjobthatalsoshamedme.Iblamedthewayhedressedformysocialfailures.Whenboysbullied③me,Ithoughtthey'dseenmyfatherwearinghiscowboyhatbutnoshirtwhilewalkingourdog.Ifeltthatgirlssnickered④atmebecausethey'dglimpsedhimmowingthegrass⑴incutoffsandblackbootsThegirls'familiespaidmen(andIbelievedbetterdressedones)tolandscapetheirlawns⑤,whiletheirfathersyachted⑥inthebaywearinglemonyellowsweatersandexpensivesandals.Myfatheronlyboughttwosuitsinhislife.HepreferredclothesthatallowedhimthefreedomtomoveundercarsandsqueezebehindbrokenMaytags,wherehefeltmostcontent.Butthedaybeforemyparents'twentiethanniversary,heandIwenttoSears,andhetriedonsuitsallafternoon.Witheachone,hesteppedtothemirror,smiledandnodded,thenaskedaboutthepriceandreachedforanother.Heprobablytriedtensuitsbeforewedrovetoadiscountstoreandboughtonewithoutsomuchasapproachingafittingroom.Thatnightmymothersaidshe'dneverseenamorehandsomeman.Later,hedonnedthesamesuitformyeighthgradeawardsbanquet⑦,andIwishedhe'dstayedhome.Aftertheceremony,helaudedmyawardandmycharacterwhilechangingintoafadedredsweatsuit.HewassteppingintothegaragetowashaloadoflaundrywhenIaskedwhatevenatagefourteenstruckmeanscruelandwrong.“Why,"Iasked,"don'tyoudress'nice',likemyfriends'fathers?"Heheldmewithhissad,shockedeyesandsearchedforananswer.Thenbeforehedisappearedintothegarageandclosedthedoorbetweenus,myfathersaid,“Ilikemyclothes.”Anhourlatermymotherstormedinto⑵myroomandcalledmean“ungratefullittletwerp",aphrasethatechoedinmyhead⑶.Intime⑷theyforgaveme,andasImaturedIrealizedthatgirlsavoidedmenotbecauseofmyfatherbutbecauseofhisson.Irealizedthatmymotherhadscoldedmebecausemyfathercouldnot,anditsoonbecameclearthatwhathehadreallysaidthatnightwasthattherearethingsmoreimportantthanclothes.He'dsaidhecouldn'tspendanickelonhimselfbecausetherewerethingsIwanted.Thatnight,withoutanotherword,myfatherhadsaid,“You'remyson,andIsacrificesoyourlifewillbebetterthanmine.”Formyhighschoolgraduation,myfatherarrivedinasuitheandmymotherhadpurchasedearlierthatday.Somehowheseemedtaller,morehandsomeandimposing⑧,andwhenhepassedtheotherfatherstheysteppedoutofhisway.Itwasn'tthesuit,ofcourse,buttheman.Thedoctorsandlawyersrecognizedtheconfidenceinhisswagger,theprideinhiseyes,andwhentheyapproachedhim,theydidsowithcourtesy⑨andrespect.Afterwereturnedhome,myfatherreplacedthesuitintheflimsySearsgarmentbag,andIdidn'tseeitagainuntilhisfuneral.Onthemorningoftheservices,Iusedhispocketknifetocarveaholeinhisbeltsoitwouldn'tdrooparoundmywaist.ThenItookthesuitfromSearsoutofhisclosetandchangedintoit.Eventually,Imusteredthecourage⑸tostudymyselfinhismirrorwhere,withtheexceptionofthesuit,Iappearedsmallandinsignificant.Myfather'sscent⑩waftedupandcaressedmyface,butitfailedtoconsoleme.Iwascertain:Notaboutmyfather'sstature—I'dstoppedbeinganungratefullittletwerpyearsbefore.【Part1】生詞/詞組積累<單詞>muggy:adj.悶熱的;潮濕的issue:n.議題,爭論點(diǎn)v.發(fā)表;分配;正式發(fā)行bully:v.欺侮;威脅snicker:v./n.偷笑,竊笑lawn:n.草坪,草地yacht:n.快艇,游艇v.乘游艇banquet:n.宴會;宴席v.宴請;參加宴會imposing:adj.儀表堂堂的courtesy:n.禮貌scent:n.香味,芳香;(動物或人的)氣味<短語>mowthegrass:除草storminto:闖入echoinone’shead:回響在某人腦海里intime:最終;逐漸地;及時musterone’scourage:鼓起勇氣【Part2】熟詞新義1.landscape:n.風(fēng)景,景色;形勢v.對……做景觀美化2.content:n.內(nèi)容,目錄adj.滿意的【Part3】長難句分析1.Iblamedthewayhedressedformysocialfailures.此句主干為:Iblamedtheway.其中theway被省略了關(guān)系詞的定語從句hedressed修飾。短語blamesth.forsth.表示:把…歸咎到…上2.Eventually,Imusteredthecourage⑸tostudymyselfinhismirrorwhere,withtheexceptionofthesuit,Iappearedsmallandinsignificant.此句主干為:Imusteredthecouragetostudymyself.后接的介詞短語中的mirror被where引導(dǎo)的定語從句Iap
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