《大学英语精读》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried

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Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried

Story -Mother's Love BACK NEXT

Story — Mother’s Love ■

1. What did the boy ask for from his mother P Money for what he had done for her 2. What did the mother do to answer the boy ? A She turned over the paper and wrote hertanswer on it 3. What did the boy feel after reading the answer? f He was moved and there were big tears in his eyes 4. What did the boy write as the answer? Paid in full 5/hat did you get from the story?

1. What did the boy ask for from his mother? 2. What did the mother do to answer the boy? 3. What did the boy feel after reading the answer? 4. What did the boy write as the answer? 5. What did you get from the story? Money for what he had done for her. She turned over the paper and wrote her answer on it. He was moved and there were big tears in his eyes. Paid in full

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing o supper and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it f and this is what it said For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: 50 cents Baby-sitting my little brother while you Avent stopping: 25 cents BACK NEXT

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it and this is what it said: For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: 50 cents Baby-sitting my little brother while you went shopping: 25 cents

Taking out the garbage: S1.00 For getting a good report card: $5.00 For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00 Total owed: $14.75 Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up he pen turned over the paper he'd written op, aya this is what she wrote

• Taking out the garbage: $1.00 • For getting a good report card: $5.00 • For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00 • Total owed: $14.75 • Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote:

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inSide me: No charge For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No charge For all the trying times and all the tears that youve caused through the years: No charge For all the nights that were filled with dread and for the worries i knew were ahead no arge Forte toysofood, clothes and even wiping your nose NO- Charge

• For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No charge • For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No charge • For all the trying times and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years: No charge • For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No charge • For the toys, food, clothes and even wiping your nose: No charge

Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No charge When the boy finished reading what his f mother had written there were big tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you. And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote "PAID IN FULL

• Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No charge • When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL

American Women(② in the Working World s In the United States. more than of the women over 16 years old are now reported to be in the labor force full or part time. Women hold more than of all the jobs in the nation and their rushing into the job market continues at a rapid pace most of them of course are still employed in jobs traditionally filled by women clerical. sales and service. Growing numbers. however ire moving into those higher level, well-paId positions and exclusively for men, such as lawand/napegemert

American Women in the Working World • In the United States, more than of the women over 16 years old are now reported to be in the labor force, full or part time. Women hold more than of all the jobs in the nation and their rushing into the job market continues at a rapid pace. Most of them, of course, are still employed in jobs traditionally filled by women: clerical, sales and service. Growing numbers, however, are moving into those higher level , well-paid positions and exclusively for men, such as , law and management

Most women work because their families need e With the prices of food, fuel, housing transportation and education rising steadily, more and more families are depending upon a second Many women work also because they want to have careers of their own and enjoy with men

• Most women work because their families need the .With the prices of food, fuel, housing, transportation and education rising steadily, more and more families are depending upon a second . Many women work also because they want to have careers of their own and enjoy full with men

With more and more women going out to work it is now hard to find the once"typical"family of father at work, mother in apron at home and two children in the nest Today it is far more for both parents to be working and for husbands to in the household work of taking care of the children cooking the meals, doing the dishes and washing the clothes

• With more and more women going out to work, it is now hard to find the once “typical” family of father at work, mother in apron at home, and two children in the nest. • Today it is far more for both parents to be working and for husbands to in the household work of taking care of the children, cooking the meals, doing the dishes and washing the clothes