第45课（294字 2分钟）

Passage Forty-five

（K4 level）

1. I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily.

2. Finally realizing that I was there, Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.

3. He said that he was leaving the next day.

4. I replied that I knew. My voice was almost a whisper.

5. I was angry at myself for being so weak, but I was not about to cry.

6. He said that his flight was the next morning, so there was still enough time to go to the airport.

7. Seeing the sad look on my face, he quickly added that he promised he wouldn’t leave without saying goodbye.

8. I tried to say something, but didn’t.

9. It’s always better to keep quiet if you’re about to cry.

10. He said to me that I had promised I wouldn’t cry, thinking that I was close to tears.

11. I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike.

12. At first, I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from falling.

13. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me all my life.

14. He told me that one day he would have to leave.

15. His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say?

16. How could I say goodbye to the person who taught me everything?

17. The next morning, I woke up, looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left hours before.

18. We never even said goodbye. Goodbye, Rocky!

19. Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

生词表（New Words）

1. doorway 门口 brother 哥哥 packing 打包

2. Rocky 转向 sad 悲伤的 smile 微笑

3. leaving 离开

4. replied 回答 knew 知道

5. angry 生气

6. flight 航班 morning 早上

7. promised 保证 goodbye 告别

8. didn’t 没有 say 说

9. better 更好 keep 保持 quiet 沉默

10. promised 答应

11. remember 记得 taught 教 ride 骑

bike 自行车

12. thought 以为 behind 后

13. happy 高兴

14. leave 离开

15. coughing 咳嗽 stopped 停止 thinking 思考

16. goodbye 告别

17. woke 醒来 realized 意识到 left 离开

18. goodbye 告别

19. miles 英里 heart 心

1. 我站在门口，看着哥哥小心翼翼地把衣服放进包里。我不安地咳嗽了一声。

2. 最终意识到我在那里的时候，Rocky转向我，露出一丝悲伤的微笑。

3. 他说他明天就要离开了。

4. 我回答我知道了。我的声音几乎是低语。

5. 我为自己如此软弱而生气，但我并不打算哭泣。

6. 他说他的航班是明天早上，所以还有足够的时间去机场。

7. 看到我脸上的悲伤表情，他迅速补充道，他保证不会在没有告别的情况下离开。

8. 我试图说些什么，但没有说出来。

9. 如果你快要哭了，保持沉默总是更好。

10. 他对我说，你答应过不会哭的，以为我快要流泪了。

11. 我记得他教我骑自行车的那天。

12. 起初，我以为他总是在我身后，扶着座位防止我摔倒。

13. 我对此感到高兴，但他知道他不能一辈子扶着我。

14. 他告诉我，总有一天他不得不离开。

15. 他的咳嗽打断了我的思绪。还有什么可说的呢？

16. 我怎么能和教会我一切的人告别呢？

17. 第二天早上，我醒来，看了看闹钟，才意识到他早在几个小时前就离开了。

18. 我们甚至没有说再见。再见了，Rocky！

19. 尽管他可能远在千里之外，我知道他听到了我说的话，即使那只是他内心的回应。