Teacher's story makes your Thanksgiving

山東高密市第四中學 管 玲

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老師在感恩節上課時，讓孩子們畫出自己想要感謝的東西。 讓老師感到驚訝的是，一向孤獨的道格拉斯畫了一只手。 那么他畫的手有什么特別之處呢？

Some of the most moving lessons are taught by your students.

When Mrs Klein told her first graders to draw a picture of something for which they werethankful， she thought how little these children actually had to be thankful for. She knew that most of the class would draw pictures of turkeys or of laden (滿載的) Thanksgiving tables. That was what they believed was expected of them.

What took Mrs Klein aback （大吃一驚）was Douglas's picture. Douglas was so lonely and likely to be found close in her shadow as they went outside for rest. Douglas's drawing was simply this:

A hand，obviously， but whose hand？ The class was attracted by his image.“I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food，”said one student.

“A farmer，” said another， “because they grow the turkeys.”

“It looks more like a policeman， and they protect us.”“

“I think，”said Lavinia， who was always so serious，“that itis supposed tobe all the hands that help us， but Douglas could only draw one of them.”

Mrs Klein had almost forgotten Douglas in her pleasure at finding the class so sensitive.When she had the others at work on another project， she bent over his desk and asked whose hand it was.

Douglas mumbled （口齒不清地說），“It's yours， Madam.”

Then Mrs Klein recalled that she had taken Douglas by the handfrom time to time; she often did that with the children. But that it should have meant so much to Douglas...

Perhaps， she reflected， this was her Thanksgiving， and everybody's Thanksgiving—not the material things given to us， but the small ways that we give something to others.

Reading Check

1.Why did Douglas draw a simple hand?

A．He was good at drawing it.

B．His teacher asked him to draw it.

C．He hoped to get his teacher's praise.

D．He wanted to show his thanks to his teacher.

2.We can infer from the text that Douglas is a_______boy.

A．shy B．foolish C．clever D．kind-hearted

Language Study

Memorize the vocabulary given below and complete the sentences that follow.

1.thankfuladj.感謝的；感激的

2.obviouslyadv.顯然

3.be supposed to 應當；一般認為

4.from time to time 有時； 不時

1.______________________he is interested in music as well as painting.

2.So I am ready to accompany you with a ______________________heart.

3.______________________， I looked up from my notebook.

4.He ______________________give us advice， but all he came up with were airy-fairy ideas.