Unit Three
College English Book One
The present
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Unit Three
The Present
Discussion
do you know about birthday and birthday present?
does the old lady really expect from her daughter for her birthday in the text?
Unit Three
The Present
Blood is thicker than water
"Blood is thicker than water" is a German proverb, which is mon in English speaking countries. It generally means that the bonds of family mon ancestry are stronger than those bonds between unrelated people (such as friendship).
On the occasion of the old lady’s eightieth birthday, she waited eagerly to see what kind of present her daughter, Myra, would send to her. Since her first daughter, Enid, had died two years before, the old lady had endured the loneliness of living by herself. It was rare for Myra to visit her mother, but still the old lady was proud of her. She felt sure that her daughter would celebrate her birthday with something special. As she waited for the postman, the old lady trembled with excitement because she was quite sure she would receive a lovely present. After all she thought, even if Myra paid little attention to her mother at other times, today was a very special day. However, when the postman came, the old lady found to her disappointment that, rather than choosing a
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