我 最 难 忘 的 人
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Unforgettable">Unforgettable</span> <span word="Character">Character</span></p><p>我最难忘的人</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p>她激励我们要有所建树：并一直为我们指点迷津。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1976, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="North">North</span>-<span word="western">western</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Carlo">Carlo</span> <span word="Michelotti">Michelotti</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>. <span word="Surprised">Surprised</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. (<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="physicist">physicist</span>.) "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="cheered">cheered</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mama">Mama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="radiant">radiant</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span> . <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span>.</p><p> <span word="Delight">Delight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Devotion">Devotion</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="immigrated">immigrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1926. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Side">Side</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mama">Mama</span> <span word="thrived">thrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hectic">hectic</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 16, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secretarial">secretarial</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p>
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