慢速英语短文听力 我的爸爸

My Dad

我的爸爸

I love my dad. He was a good man. He taught me to work hard. He taught me to keep trying. He taught me to do things right or don’t do them at all. He grew up on the streets of New York City. His parents didn’t speak English. He had three brothers and one sister. His brothers ended up in jail¹. His sister died in a car crash. My dad married my mom when they were both 19. My dad joined the army. He jumped out of airplanes. Then he became a military² policeman. He did this for 20 years. He liked his job. He was a hard worker. He went to college while he was in the army. He got two college degrees. One college degree is good. Two college degrees is very good. He retired³ from the army and became a teacher. He taught high school kids. He taught high school kids for 20 years. He had a lot of patience. Teachers need a lot of patience. Then my dad retired. He traveled around the world with my mom. They both died in a plane crash. That was bad. But they died together. That was good.

我爱我的爸爸。他是个好爸爸。他教会我要努力工作。他教会我要不断尝试。他教我做正确的事，或一概不做。他成长在纽约城。父母不会说英语。他有三个兄弟和一个姐姐。几个兄弟最后进了监狱。姐姐死于车祸。爸爸妈妈在19岁那年结婚。之后父亲从了军。他跳过伞。之后成为了一名宪兵。一干就是20年。他喜欢这份工作。他一直勤勤恳恳。他在入伍期间上了大学。他有两个大学学位。一个就已经很好了。两个学位更好了。复员后成为了一名教师。教授高中学生知识。一干就是20年。他非常有耐心。教师这一职业需要耐心。之后父亲退休了。他和妈妈前往世界旅行。二人在空难中丧生。太让人伤心了。但他们死在了一块。这是很幸运的。

1 jail   

n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留

参考例句：

• The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
• If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。

2 military   

n.军队；adj.军事的，军人的，好战的

参考例句：

• The area has been declared a closed military zone.这个地区已宣布为军事禁区。
• The king was just the tool of the military government.国王只是军政府的一个傀儡。

3 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。