15篇文章攻克六级词汇

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UNIT1
In Another World
Here I am, in China,
half way around the world from home.
As I look at my clock
and calculate the time back home
I realize that half a world away,
people are busy getting ready for a wedding.
The bride is my niece,
a person I first met
when she was three days old.
I think back to the first time
I had the opportunity
to become acquainted with my niece.
As my sister cradled her in her arms,
the infant girl clasped
her mother's outstretched finger.
My intuition told me that
her temperament would be a sunny disposition,
a joy to people around her.
As she grew, the cute little girl
had an infectious laugh that
started as a small grin,
then became a giggle
and grew louder and louder
until it triggered a response
from all the people around her
and they joined in.
As an adolescent,
she studied hard
and enjoyed well-deserved success
in secondary school
as she interacted with her peer group.
After receiving her high school diploma,
she chose nursing as her career.
From the beginning of the young couples romance
it was evident that
they were compatible
and were completely intrigued with each other.
The couple had an engagement party
when I was at home in Canada
a few months ago.
The party was in the form of a picnic
in a beautiful rose garden.
To celebrate and to toast their future,
we drank champagne.
As they posed under an arch
covered with climbing roses,
we snapped pictures for their photo album.
The couple decided on a fall wedding.
Plans for the wedding day
were activated immediately.
The decisions about the forthcoming event
were shared by the whole family.
A close friend of the family
was contacted and invited
to sing a solo just prior to the ceremony.
The day before the ceremony,
a rehearsal would take place
so that the remainder of the details
could be looked after and attended to.
The planning that takes place
beforehand for one of these events
and all the work that the big day entails,
with many people collaborating
to make the event run smoothly, are immense.
The conscientious attention to detail
will be evident to the spectators of this event.
I can imagine the excitement
and emotions of the family today.
The time is near.
The ceremony will begin in 3 short hours.
The bride will be radiant
as she comes down the aisle
escorted by her father.
She will wear her grandmother's pearls
as an accessory.
Her veil will be the same one
as her cousin wore last year.
As is customary, under her garments
she will wear a blue garter.
As part of the tradition of Canadian weddings,
she will be wearing something old (the pearls),
something new (her gown),
something borrowed (the veil)
and something blue (the garter).
As the first chords of the wedding march
are played (a melody familiar to all),
the congregation will rise.
Gasps will be heard
as they catch a glimpse of the bride
in her gorgeous wedding gown.
The mother of the bride
will calmly view this whole event,
though tears will blur her vision.
She will be overcome with sentiment
at her daughter's apparent happiness.
The picture will be one
that will embody hope
for the future of humanity.