An evening drive

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成長中的孩子難免有點叛逆，為人父母總是會為孩子著想，想了解孩子的所思所想，以及考慮如何與孩子相處。

She's 14 now.Everyone warned us.There will be times when she's still your little girl.And there will be other times when suddenly she becomes angry.You will wonder where everything went wrong.Everyone warned us，and we doubted them.

It is night time， and I'mpickingherup，and she is happy.Sheused tobe happy.She shows me a picture that she wants to give to a friend.She asks if it's OK.Actually，I tell her it's OK.Actually I don't know if it's OK；I'm trying hard to keep up with the rule.She is happy.

She's in a curious mood.She used to be curious all the time.“Tell me a story of when you were a little boy，” she'd say.She does not say that much now.She cries sometimes， “I don't need your help！”“Get away from me！You don't understand！”

她現在十四歲了。每個人都這樣警告我們。有時她還是你的乖乖女；可是有時她卻突然生氣了。你會想知道到底哪里出錯了。每個人都這樣警告我們，我也懷疑他們。

夜深了，我去接她，她很開心。她過去總是開心的。 她給我看了一張她打算送給朋友的圖片。她問我怎么樣，我告訴她不錯。其實，我不知道是否還好；我只是試著努力遵循這一規則：她是開心的。

她一直非常好奇，她過去一直有好奇心。“告訴我你小時候的故事。”她說道。她現在不太這樣問了。她有時大喊：“我不需要你的幫助。”“離我遠點！你不懂！”

對她而言，時間前行，并且她也想向前看——外面的世界很精彩。一年后，她將在高中上學。兩年后，她將學會開車。三年后，她將努力學習上大學。前進！總是前進！但是我回頭看！總是回頭看！我正在關心她，她小小的頭靠在我的肩上。并且我正在哼著歌試圖讓她入睡。我正在幫助她做數學家庭作業。我第一次和她一起看《公主新娘》。

For her， the clock moves forward， and she wants to look forward—there's so much out there.In a year，she will be in high school.In two years，she will be able to drive.In three years，she will start working hard for colleges.Forward！ Alwaysforward！ ButIlook back！ Always back！ I am caring her， her tiny head on my shoulder，and I'm singing songs trying to get her to fall asleep.I am helping her with her math homework.I am watching Me Princess Bride with herfor the first time.

“Hey， Dad，” she asks， “Can I play some music？”

“Sure”， I tell her.Then the song begins.It's her favorite song.I previously introduced her to it.She looks up at me and smiles.She's 14 now.In the coldness of the evening，she smiles at me， and holds my hand， and we sing together.

“嗨，爸爸，”她問道，“我能放一些音樂嗎？”

“可以”，我答道。然后歌曲開始了，是她最喜歡的歌曲。我之前介紹給她的。她抬頭看著我微笑。她現在十四歲了。在這寒冷的夜晚里，她朝著我微笑，并且握住我的手，我們一起歌唱。

Language study

Vocabulary

1.pick up撿起；開車接某人；無意中學會

2.used to過去常常

3.for the first time第一次Difficult sentence

There will be times when she's still your little girl.有時她還是你的乖乖女。

【點石成金】when在此引導定語從句，修飾先行詞times。

Critical reading

閱讀文章，結合以小語段，按要求用英文寫作。

Love from parents is the greatest and endless.Because this kind of love tends to tolerate everything and they try not to let the children experience unpleasant things.Thus，you should find some time and spend with your parents while they are old.

來自父母的愛是最偉大和無終止的。因為這種愛會容忍一切事情，并且他們盡量不讓孩子體驗不愉快的事情。因此，在父母年老時，你應該盡量找時間陪陪父母。要求：

1.無須寫標題；

2.除詩歌外，文體不限；

3.內容必須結合你生活中的具體事例；

4.可以根據自己對文章的理解，從其他角度進行創寫；

5.詞數不少于 120，如引用名句，則不計入總詞數。

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