大学英语综合教程1背诵段落.doc

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SuddenlyIwantedtowriteaboutthat,aboutthewarmthandgoodfeelingofit.butIwantedtoputitdownsimplyformyownjoy,notforMr.Fleagle.ItwasamomentIwantedtorecaptureandholdformyself.Iwantedtorelivethepleasureofthatevening.TowriteitasIwanted,however,wouldviolatealltherulesofformalcompositionI`dlearnedinschool,andMr.Fleaglewouldsurelygiveitafailinggrade.Nevermind.IwouldwritesomethingelseforMr.FleagleafterIhadwrittenthisthingformyself.
WhenIfinisheditthenightwashalfgoneandtherewasnotimelefttocomposeaproper,respectableessayforMr.Fleagle.TherewasnochoicenextmorningbuttoturninmytaleoftheBellevillesupper.TwodayspassedbeforeMr.Fleaglereturnedthegradedpapers,andhereturnedeveryone`sbutmine.IwaspreparingmyselfforacommandtoreporttoMr.FleagleimmediatelyafterschoolfordisciplinewhenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdeskandknockfortheclass`sattention.

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“Thisisn`tfamily,”hereplied.“Although,”hewenton,”cometothinkofit,itminghtjustaswellhavebeenfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachother‘OldFriend’---whenwe`dmeet,thatis.I`mnotmuchofahandatwriting.”
“Idon`tthinkanyofuskeepupourcorrespondencetoowell,”Isaid.”IknowIdon`t.ButItakeithe`ssomeoneyou`veknownquiteawhile?”
“Allmylife,practically.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback.”
“Wenttoschooltogether?”
“Allthewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughbothgradeandhighschool.”
“Therearenottoomanypeoplewho`vehadsuchalongfriendship,”Isaid.
“Actually.”thedriverwenton,”Ihadn`tseenhimmorethenonceortwiceayearoverthepast25or30yearsbecauseImovedawayfromtheoldneighborhoodandyoukindoflosetoucheventhoughyouneverforget.Hewasagreatguy.”
“Yousaid‘was’.Doesthatmean---?”
Henodded.”Diedacoupleofweeksago.”
“I`msorry,”Isaid.”It`snofuntoloseanyfriend---andlosingarealoldoneiseventougher.”

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Whetherwelikeitornot,theworldweliveinhaschangedagreatdealinthelasthundredyears,anditislikelytochangeevenmoreinthenexthundred.Somepeoplewouldliketostopthesechangesandgobacktowhattheyseeasapurerandsimplerage.Butashistoryshows,thepastwasnotthatwonderful.Itwasnotsobadforapr