SAT阅读素材(一):Dubliners, the Dear
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读素材:<span word="Dubliners">Dubliners</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dear">Dear</span></p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Morkan">Morkan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="niece">niece</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Morkan">Morkan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housemaid">housemaid</span> <span word="Lily">Lily</span> <span word="frantically">frantically</span> <span word="greets">greets</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>. <span word="Set">Set</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 6, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manifestation">manifestation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christs">Christs</span> <span word="divinity">divinity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Magi">Magi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="nephew">nephew</span>, <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="Conroy">Conroy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Gretta">Gretta</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>, <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Lily">Lily</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="snaps">snaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="Lily">Lily</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="tip">tip</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="relaxes">relaxes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="joins">joins</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="aunts">aunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gretta">Gretta</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Grettas">Grettas</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="natured">natured</span> <span word="teasing">teasing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="galoshes">galoshes</span> <span word="irritates">irritates</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="guest">guest</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="always">always</span>-<span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="Malins">Malins</span>, <span word="disrupts">disrupts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Browne">Browne</span>, <span word="flirts">flirts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dodge">dodge</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>. <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="steers">steers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Browne">Browne</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sober">sober</span> <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gabriels">Gabriels</span> <span word="unease">unease</span> <span word="culminates">culminates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tense">tense</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Gretta">Gretta</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stony">stony</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="Gretta">Gretta</span> <span word="transfixed">transfixed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="yearns">yearns</span> <span word="intensely">intensely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="remembers">remembers</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="courtship">courtship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Gretta">Gretta</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Gretta">Gretta</span> <span word="confesses">confesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="furious">furious</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="master">master</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Gretta">Gretta</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>, <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="softens">softens</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="preceded">preceded</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Grettas">Grettas</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="jealousy">jealousy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Furey">Furey</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aching">aching</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="known">known</span>. <span word="Reflecting">Reflecting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span>, <span word="passionless">passionless</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realizes">realizes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Furey">Furey</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p>
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