彭向梅

1995年，美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂的“常青樹”多莉·帕頓在田納西州塞維爾縣發(fā)起了一項圖書公益活動。如今，這項活動已擴展至全美50個州以及哥倫比亞特區(qū)。帕頓為何會組織并執(zhí)著于這項公益呢？讀完下面的文章，你就會知道原因啦！

難詞掃障

1.legend n. 傳奇人物

2.maneuver v. 用策略

Country music legend Dolly Parton has sold millions of records in her long career. But what you might not know is that shes also responsible for putting millions of books in the hands of children.

Parton is the driving force behind a charity that distributes books—completely free of charge —to children around the nation. The program， which sends free books to children from birth to age five， delivered its 100 millionth book last year. Parton launched the program in Sevier County， Tennessee， in 1995. It now has partners in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In 2017， North Carolina implemented it statewide. “They get this book once a month in the mailbox with their little name on it， not in the care of daddy or mommy. Its their little name on that book. So thats special to them，” Parton said. She often includes a letter in the books， which also have advice on how to read with your children.

Parton said she started the program because her father and his brother and sisters didnt get the chance to go to school. “You know he didnt like to feel like he was going to try to learn to read as a grown man. It was kind of an embarrassing thing to him I think.” Partons dad， who died in 2000， helped her launch the Imagination Library. “He got to live long enough to hear kids call his daughter ‘book lady’，” Parton said. “And he loved that.”

Parton said， “My daddy was the one I got my work ethic（道德準則） from and his persistence and his intelligence. He knew how to bargain; he knew how to trade; he knew how to maneuver. My daddy， you couldnt fool him on money. He might not have been able to read the words but he had those numbers in his head. He was a genius with that.”

[Reading][Check]

1.When did Parton launch the program？

A.In 2017. B.In 1995.

C.In 2000. D.In 2011.

2.Why did Parton set up the program？

A.Her father ordered her to do so.

B.She wanted to be more famous.

C.She sold many records and made a big fortune.

D.Her father and his brother and sisters didnt get the chance to go to school.

[Language][Study]

Ⅰ.熟詞生義

1.driving adj. 強有力的;起推動作用的

Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer.消費者支出是夏季經(jīng)濟增長背后的推動力。

2.launch v. 發(fā)起

You say they will launch an attack against us？ Let them！你說他們要向我們發(fā)起進攻？那就來吧！

Ⅱ.情態(tài)動詞+have done可用于對過去事情的推測

1.might/may have done意為“可能做過某事”，might與may意思相同，但可能性更小。

He might not have been able to read the words but he had those numbers in his head.他可能讀不懂這些字，但他腦子里有這些數(shù)字。

【仿寫】喬治昨晚可能迷路了，所以他沒有按時到場。

2.must have done表示對過去事情的肯定推測，意為“一定做過某事”。

It must have rained last night， for the ground is wet.昨晚一定下雨了，因為地面還是濕的。

【仿寫】你看上去很疲憊，你昨晚一定熬夜了。

3.cant have done表示對過去事情的否定推測，意為“不可能做過某事”。

Mr Smith cant have gone to America， for I saw him in the library just now.史密斯先生不可能去美國了，因為我剛才還在圖書館見過他。

【仿寫】門不可能是瑪麗關(guān)的，因為瑪麗是第一個離開教室的。