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[00:00.92]Passage One
段落一
[00:03.53]My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream.
母亲生于意大利北部的一座小城镇。1926年，在她3岁的时候随父母移民到了美国。他们住在芝加哥，外祖父的工作是制作冰激凌。
[00:19.86]Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company.
母亲在都市环境中成长起来。她16岁中学毕业，毕业成绩是全班最高的，后来上了秘书学校，最后在一家铁路公司担任行政秘书。
[00:35.25]She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased.
母亲长得也很美。那时当地有位摄影师把她的照片放到一月一换的橱窗里展览，她心里很高兴。
[00:44.43]Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon.
母亲最心爱的照片是她坐在密歇根湖畔照的，照片上，她的头发被风吹起，眼睛眺望着远方。
[00:53.73]My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy.
我的父母是在1944年结婚的。父亲话不多，人很聪明，17岁离开意大利。
[01:04.00]Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break.
不久，发生了一起肇事逃逸的车祸，使父亲只能终身跛行。他工作勤奋，在芝加哥办公楼的工作人员休息时，他兜售糖果。
[01:14.87]He had little formal schooling. His English was self-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business.
父亲没受过正规教育，他的英语是自学的。然而他开了一家小型的糖果批发店。
[01:25.16]Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him.
父亲为人慷慨，相貌英俊。母亲深深地爱着他。
[01:31.49]After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family.
婚后，母亲辞去工作，一心照顾家庭。
[01:37.31]In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business.
1950年，父亲带着 3个孩子把家搬到了离芝加哥40英里的一家农场。他一面在农场干活，一面往返芝加哥做他的糖果生意。
[01:50.15]Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends, and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained.
母亲也告别了父母、朋友及快节奏的城市生活，过起了离群索居的日子。但她从无怨言。
[02:01.83]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的回答问题26至28。
[02:08.46]Question 26 What does the speaker tells us about his mother's early childhood?
问题26. 关于作者母亲的早期童年生活，作者说了什么？
[02:32.92]Question 27 What do we learn about the speaker's father?
问题27. 关于作者的父亲，我们有什么了解？
[02:55.32]Question 28 What does the speaker say about his mother?
问题28. 作者说了他母亲的什么事？