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2013高中英语阅读素材：I“HEARD”THELOVE.doc

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I“Heard”theLoveWhenIwasgrowingupIdonotrecallhearingthewords“Iloveyou”frommyfather.Whenyourfatherneversaysthemtoyouwhenyouareachild,itgetstougherandtougherforhimtosaythosewordsashegetsolder.Totellthetruth,IcouldnothonestlyrememberwhenIhadlastsaidthosewordstohimeither.Idecidedtosetmyegoasideandmakethefirstmove.Aftersomehesitation,inournextphoneconversationIblurtedoutthewords,“Dad…Iloveyou!”Therewasasilenceattheotherendandheawkwardlyreplied,“Well,samebackatya!”Ichuckledandsaid,“Dad,Iknowyouloveme,andwhenyouareready,Iknowyouwillsaywhatyouwanttosay.”Fifteenminuteslatermymothercalledandnervouslyasked,“Paul,iseverythingokay?”Afewweekslater,Dadconcludedourphoneconversationwiththewords,“Paul,Iloveyou.”IwasatworkduringthisconversationandthetearswererollingdownmycheeksasIfinally“heard”thelove.Aswebothsatthereintearswerealizedthatthisspecialmomenthadtakenourfather/sonrelationshiptoanewlevel.Ashortwhileafterthisspecialmoment,myfathernarrowlyescapeddeathfollowingheartsurgery.Manytimessince,Ihaveponderedthethought,ifIdidnottakethefirststepandDaddidnotsurvivethesurgery,Iwouldhavenever“heard”thelove..