第45课（299字2分钟）

Passage Forty-five

（K9 level）

1. I stood in the doorway, watching my older brother carefully pack his clothes into his bag. I coughed nervously.

2. When Rocky finally noticed I was there, he turned to me, offering a sad smile.

3. He told me he was leaving the next day.

4. I replied softly, telling him I knew. My voice barely above a whisper.

5. I was angry with myself for feeling so weak, but I refused to cry.

6. He explained that his flight was early the next morning, but there was still enough time to go to the airport.

7. Seeing the sadness in my eyes, he quickly reassured me that he wouldn’t leave without saying goodbye.

8. I tried to speak, but nothing came out.

9. Sometimes, it’s better to remain silent if you feel tears coming.

10. He reminded me that I had promised not to cry, thinking I was on the verge of tears.

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

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

13. I was content with this, but he knew he couldn’t protect me forever.

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

15. His cough broke my thoughts. What more could I say?

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

17. The next morning, I woke up, checked my alarm clock, and realized he had already left hours ago.

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

19. Even though he may have been far away, I knew he could hear me, even if it was just in his heart.

生词表（New Words）

1. stood 站 doorway 门口 watching 看着

brother 哥哥

2. sad 悲伤 smile 微笑

3. said 说 leaving 离开 day 天

4. replied 回答 voice 声音 whisper 低语

5. angry 生气 weak 软弱 cry 哭

6. said 说 flight 航班 morning 早上

7. sad 悲伤 face 脸 promised 保证

goodbye 告别

8. tried 试图 say 说

9. better 更好 keep 保持 quiet 沉默

10. said 说 promised 答应 cry 哭

11. remember 记得 taught 教 ride 骑

bike 自行车

12. thought 以为 behind 后

13. happy 高兴 knew 知道

14. leave 离开

15. coughing 咳嗽 stopped 停止 thinking 思考

16. goodbye 告别 taught 教 everything 一切

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他的包里。我不安地咳嗽了一声。

2. 当Rocky最终注意到我在那时，他转向我，露出一丝悲伤的微笑。

3. 他说他明天就要离开。

4. 我轻声回答，我知道。我的声音几乎是耳语。

5. 我为自己感到生气，因为如此软弱，但我拒绝哭泣。

6. 他解释说他的航班是第二天早上，但还有足够的时间去机场。

7. 看到我眼中的悲伤，他迅速安慰我，说他不会不说再见就离开。

8. 我想说些什么，但什么也没说出来。

9. 有时候，如果你快要哭了，保持沉默更好。

10. 他提醒我我答应过不哭，认为我快要流泪了。

11. 我记得他教我如何骑自行车的那天。

12. 起初，我以为他一直在我身后，扶着座位防止我摔倒。

13. 我对此感到满足，但他知道他不能永远保护我。

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。我还能说什么呢？

16. 我怎么能和那个教会我一切的人说再见呢？

17. 第二天早上，我醒来，看了看闹钟，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. 尽管他可能离得很远，我知道他听见了我，即使那只是他内心的回应。