My father was sick. I wished I 1 as close to him as my brothers and sisters. They often helped him cook his meals and clean the house. He was sick badly, so he needed a lot of help 2 the everyday things.
Dad was sitting in his old armchair and listening to the radio when I arrived. He turned and smiled.
"What's new, Jim?" he said, 3 I sat down on the sofa.
I wanted 4 him all about my problems at work, but I couldn't seem to find the words. 5 he think that I was a failure, out of work at 58?"Nothing much, "I said, finally. He told me lots of family news. He was in good spirits. Then it was time for Dad 6 his medicine.
"I'll get it, "I said. I went into the kitchen and poured a glass of water from the refrigerator. I found a red apple in the kitchen. I cut it 7 small slices, put them on a plate, and then I carried the snack to Dad. He was very surprised. For a second, I thought I'd done something 8 . He looked as if he were going to cry.
"Dad? What's the 9?" I asked.
"Nobody's cut me an apple like 10 since my wife died." he said. "It's just like what she used to do." I shut and opened my eyes quickly to bring back the tears. I couldn't let myself cry in front of him.
In 1945, six planes and 17 men disappeared without a sign, all in one day. This was Flight 19. Flight 19's captain was Lieutenant Charles Taylor. Flight 19 was a usual flight. It took off at about 2:10 p.m. from Miami. The weather was very normal on that December 5th of 1945. It was never spoken directly to after its going down. A message was received at 4:00 p. m. that told about pilot Taylor not knowing the way to go because his compass(指南针) was running around.
After that, it was never heard from again. While searching for it, a search plane was also lost. The search for the both continued until December 10th of that same year. None of the things from Flight 19's planes, or from the search plane, was ever found. It is one of the most infamous disappearances. Searching for Flight 19 lasted five days, and covered 380, 000 square miles. Dr. Kripke suggests a vortex(涡流) may have been involved(牵涉) in the disappearance of Flight 19.
Do you know what couch potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a sofa watching TV. As there are many channels(频道) to choose from, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive(使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch potatoes.
In America, while watching TV, most people often sit still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don't take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. Then next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, "What a couch-potato!"
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物品 |
物品主人 |
推测原因 |
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足球 |
Bill |
喜欢踢足球 |
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自行车钥匙 |
Emma |
骑自行车上学 |
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太阳镜 |
Nancy |
害怕阳光;爱酷 |
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发带 |
Mary |
留着长发 |
There are four things in the school Lost & Found. They are a soccer ball, a key to the bike, a pair of sunglasses and a hair band.
