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Lesson One I. Paraphrasing It has never been an effort to say those three words, even when they occasion the well-meaning but insensitive compliment. A. It has never been difficult or painful for us to say these three words even though the three words may meet the response of people’s well intentioned but unsympathetic/unpleasant praise. B. Admitting Quintana as adopted has never seemed difficult to us, even though it may incur/trigger the listener’s well-intentioned but displeasing remark. You could not love her more if she were your own. A. Though she is an adoptive child, you give all your love to her as if she were your own flesh and blood. B. You have treated her as your own flesh and blood by giving her all your attention and love. For an adoptive child, that’s all the best adoptive parents can do. We?could only assume that it was because she was little more than a child herself, alone and without the resources to bring up a child. iWe could only believe that she had abandoned her baby because she was too young and lonely, and she couldn’t bear the great expenses on raising her child. But I would be remiss if I did not say that I am more than a little sensitive to the way the literature presents adoptive parents. I would feel uncomfortable if I did not express my strong displeasure with the way in which the adoptive parents are portrayed in a negative light. Both my wife and I admit more than a passing interest in the woman who produced this extraordinary child. Both my wife and I acknowledge that we show our admiration and respect for the woman who had given birth to such a charming, lovely and intelligent child. III. 1. 这幅画时他会想起在西班牙度假时许多愉快的往事。 This picture brings back many pleasant memories of her Spanish holiday. 2．新闻和天气预报是广播节目中的主要内容。 News and weather forecasts reports are staples of radio programs. 3. 完全出于偶然，汤姆在就把遇见了他那失踪多年，已被认为在战争中阵亡的兄弟。 By mere accident Tom met in a bar his long-lost brother who was thought to have been killed in action during the war.