第50课（326字 2分钟）

Passage Fifty

（K9 level）

1. It was Mother's Day, but the young mother felt a little sad because she was 800 miles away from her parents.

2. In the morning, she called her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day. Her mother told her that the garden was full of beautiful lilacs.

3. Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he replied that he knew a place where they could find just what she was looking for. He told her to gather the children and come along.

4. So, they set off, driving along the winding country roads.

5. On a small hill, they discovered a large number of stunning purple lilacs.

6. The young woman eagerly ran over to enjoy the sight and scent of the flowers.

7. She carefully picked a few flowers here and there, enjoying each moment.

8. On the way home, a smile appeared on her face, as she felt content.

9. As they passed by a nursing home, the young woman noticed an elderly lady sitting alone in a chair.

10. She was without any children by her side.

11. They stopped the car, and the young woman walked over to the elderly lady, gently placed the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her kindly.

12. The elderly woman thanked her repeatedly, and she too smiled with joy.

13. When the young mother returned to the car, her children asked who the elderly woman was and why she had given their flowers to her.

14. The mother explained that she did not know the old woman.

15. She added that it was Mother's Day, and the elderly lady had no children with her.

16. She reminded them that she had all of them and still had her own mother.

17. She then told them to consider how much those flowers must have meant to the elderly lady, who had no family nearby.

生词表（New Words）

1. young  年轻的 unhappy  不开心

2. morning  早上 phoned  打电话 wish  祝

lilacs  紫丁香

3.husband  丈夫 children  孩子

4. went  去 driving  开车 roads  路

5. hill  小山 saw  看到 lilacs  紫丁香

6. ran  跑 enjoy  享受 flowers  花朵

7. picked  摘 carefully  小心地

8. smile  微笑

9. passing  经过 saw  看见 granny  奶奶

sitting  坐 chair  椅子

10. children  孩子

11. stopped  停 walked  走 put  放

hands  手 smiled  微笑

12. thanked  感谢 smiled  微笑

13. asked  问 why  为什么 give  给

14. know  知道

15. Mother's  母亲的 children  孩子

16. have  有

17. think  想 meant  意味着

1. 这是母亲节，但年轻的妈妈感到有些难过，因为她离父母有800英里远。

2. 早上，她打电话给妈妈，祝她母亲节快乐。妈妈告诉她，花园里开满了美丽的紫丁香。

3. 那天稍晚，当她告诉丈夫紫丁香的事时，丈夫回答说他知道一个地方，可以找到她想要的所有东西，并让她带上孩子们一起去。

4. 于是，他们出发了，沿着蜿蜒的乡村小路开去。

5. 在一个小山丘上，他们发现了许多美丽的紫色紫丁香。

6. 年轻的女人迫不及待地跑过去，享受花朵的美丽和香气。

7. 她小心地摘了几朵花，享受每一个瞬间。

8. 在回家的路上，她脸上露出了微笑，感到满足。

9. 当他们经过一家疗养院时，年轻的女人注意到一位老奶奶独自坐在椅子上。

10. 她身边没有孩子。

11. 他们停下车，年轻的女人走向老奶奶，轻轻地把花放到她的手里，友善地对她微笑。

12. 老奶奶一次又一次地感谢她，她也露出了开心的微笑。

13. 当年轻的妈妈回到车里时，孩子们问她那位老奶奶是谁，为什么她把我们的花送给她了。

14. 妈妈解释说她不认识那位老太太。

15. 她补充说今天是母亲节，而那位老太太没有孩子。

16. 她提醒他们，她有你们所有人，并且仍然有她自己的母亲。

17. 然后她告诉他们，想一想那些花对那位没有家人陪伴的老太太意味着什么。