大学英语英语 every 23 minutes.ppt

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大学英语英语 every 23 minutes

* 杨哲 旅游会管1201B 2012050356014 A wedding. Followed by a funeral. My husband and I went to a funeral a few weeks ago. The man we honored had not been ill and will never grow old. He was killed in his car on a Sunday night, driving home along a divided highway. It was an ordinary evening, no blacker than any other, when a car coming in the other direction went out of control, broke through the guard rail, and hit two other cars before smashing head on into his. According to the newspaper, the driver, who was returning from a wedding, seemed puzzled. I only had two bottles of beer and a cocktail, she is reported to have said. Every 23 minutes, who dies? A mother who will never comfort the child who needs her. A woman who will never know how very much her friends depended on her. A man whose contributions to his community would have made a difference. A wife whose husband cannot picture the future without her. Every 23 minutes, who dies? A son who involuntarily abandons his parents in their old age. A father who can never acknowledge his childrens accomplishments. A daughter who can never take back her angry words. A sister who will never be her sisters maid of honor. Every 23 minutes, who dies? A brother who will not be there to hold his newborn niece. A friend whose encouragement is gone forever. A bride-to-be who will never say her vows. An aunt whose family will fragment and fall apart. Every 23 minutes, who dies? A child who will never fulfill his early promise. An uncle who leaves his children without guidance and support. A grandmother whose husband must now grow old alone. A lover who never had a chance to say how much he cared. Somebody drinks Somebody drives Somebody dies And other lives are altered forever, though sometimes the changes may be invisible to a casual observer. By chance, the day before the funeral I ran into a longtime acquaintance while shopping. He commented on my crutches. I asked if he had ever broken his leg. Uh, I have a l

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