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On Christmas Eve in 1881, fifteen-year-old Matt discovers the joy of giving when his father uses money intended for buying him a rifle to help a needy widow.
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讀本結構介紹 1. 詞彙表(Words and Expressions) 本部分列出每課出現的生詞,包括單詞的音標和意義。生詞以初中課程標準詞彙表為起點,為讀者順利閱讀做準備。生詞所提供的意義儘量全面,不局限於本課所出現的意義。 2. 線索與預測 這是正文前面簡短介紹。根據簡介、文章的標題及生詞表,讀者可以預測文章的內容。本部分旨在培養閱讀的預測能力,培養讀者對文章結構的認識,瞭解文章的展開線索。預測能力對閱讀理解及完形填空題目幫助很大。 3.正文 正文根據相應年級的閱讀能力,提供難易適中的材料,題材以各類...
For 250 years, the Turkic Muslims of Altishahr—the vast desert region to the northwest of Tibet—have led an uneasy existence under Chinese rule. Today they call themselves Uyghurs, and they have cultivated a sense of history and identity that challenges Beijing’s official national narrative. Rian Thum argues that the roots of this history run deeper than recent conflicts, to a time when manuscripts and pilgrimage dominated understandings of the past. Beyond broadening our knowledge of tensions between the Uyghurs and the Chinese government, this meditation on the very concept of history probes the limits of human interaction with the past. Uyghur historical practice emerged from the ci...
In a small, rural village on Christmas Eve, 1881, a widow and her young children sit shivering in front of a small fire. With no more wood, little food, inadequate clothing, and no money to speak of, the desperate widow offers up a humble plea to heaven. Two miles away, young Matthew Miles is upset that he won't be receiving the gift he wanted for Christmas. Even worse, his father has him doing extra chores on Christmas Eve! What Matthew is about to learn is that the best gifts are those that are given, and that each act of service is a mission from God an answer to a Christmas prayer.
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