Following are the main idea of each part of the story. Please read them carefully and finish the matching exercise.Paras.1-3: Background: the mother and her high expectations for her daughter.Paras.4-11:Mother tried to change Daughter into a Chinese Shirley Temple but failed.Paras.12-20:Mother tried hard to train Daughter. But Daughter hated being tested.Paras.21-28:While watching TV, a new idea flashed into Mother's mind.Paras.21-28:While watching TV, a new idea flashed into Mother's mind.Paras.29-46: Mother made Daughter learn to play the piano. Daughter hated it. (Paras. 29-46)Paras.47-60: Daughter performed badly in a talent show in the church. Mother was greatly disappointed.Paras. 61-76: Daughter's poor performance didn't stop Mother urging her to practice. They had a fierce quarrel.Paras. 77-89: The conflict subsided.Paras. 90-93: Daughter understood Mother's love, and felt contented.
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Sam was ridinghis bicycle to work. He was not aware that a speeding motorcycle was (1)him at a crossroads, where it bumped into him and threw him (2).Sam fell to the ground and was badly injured. He (3) hospital for months before he recovered,and the accident left a permanent (4) his mind. He is now scared of motorcycles and has never since ridden a bicycle.(off balance, be laid up, gain on, scar)
John was born (1) . Even after repeated (2) , he still walks with a tilt. Despite his physical (3), he succesfully completed his college education and developed an interest (4).He writes fascinating stories and his works enrich the life of millions of young readers.(literature, surgery, limitation, cripple)
John has recently found himself a job selling insurance. He works on straight (1) . Most of the time, he is (2)but sometimes he sells door to door in some section of (3). He works so hard we are worried that it might be too great a strain on him. We tell him to slow the pace, but our advice (4) him.(territory, register, commission, on the phone)
请将下列句子翻译成中文:1. "The funny thing about my work is that you don't have to be cool to do it," she says. "You just have to have the eye."