江西自考辅导综合英语二复习总结lesson10－13

　Book 1 lesson 10

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　　1 ………， small and thin as she was，， possessed a strength that ………

　　2 She was a real find.

　　3 It seemed that he had made a good match.

　　4 The son had not invited the old mother to his wedding， but she went to the church and waited at the steps to see her son lead the “young lady” to the altar………

　　5 “Does it pay to make sacrifices for children？ The mother uses up her last strength， and he does not even know the meaning of loyalty.

　　6 The old woman sat on a kitchen chair trembling and shaking，………

　　7 These hands spoke of the stubbornness of mankind， of the will to work not only as one’s strength permits but beyond the limits of one’s power.

　　8 She had been driven by an indomitable will to return the property to its rightful owners， to fulfill the task she had undertaken.

　　9 Her soul passed into those spheres where all holy souls meet， regardless of the roles they played on this earth， in whatever tongue， of whatever religion. I cannot imagine paradise without this Gentile washwoman. I cannot even imagine a world where there is no reward for such effort.

　　2 phrase

　　1 sickly ： often ill

　　2 broken in body

　　3 come from（sth）

　　This story comes from The Arabian Nights.

　　His love of math came from his grandfather’s influence.

　　4 count out ： count things（one by one）

　　He counted out a thousand dollars in hundred-dollar bills and put them on the table.

　　5 find

　　She is a real find in the theatre.

　　6 the poor and aged，  the poor and the aged

　　7 be blessed with sth/sb ： be fortunate in having sth./sb.

　　We’re blessed with very loving and understanding parents.

　　8 pay

　　It pays to invest in education.

　　It never pays to overindulge children.

　　Lying doesn’t pay.

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