📖 Reading 3: Why Grandma Sheng Chose to Raise Minglan (盛老太太为什么选择抚养明兰)
难度:B1 基础级 | 词数:239 | 建议用时:10分钟
💡 学习目标:学完掌握因果关系表达句型,轻松解释一个重要决定的原因
🎬 剧情提示:对应卫小娘去世后盛老太太收养明兰戏份,祖孙缘分的开始
核心词汇 · 先扫一眼,读起来更顺
📖 阅读原文

After Madam Wei died, little Minglan had no one to depend on. Her father did not care much about her, and her stepmother was not willing to raise her. The other sisters had their own mothers to protect them, but Minglan was left alone in the big family. She looked thin and quiet, and never asked for anything.

Grandma Sheng was the oldest lady in the family. Her only own son had died when he was a little baby, so she had no surviving children of her own. She always felt sorry for Minglan. She saw that this little girl was sensible and tough inside, not as weak as she looked. Lin Qingshuang also wanted to send her daughter Molan to the old lady, but Grandma Sheng believed Minglan was worth teaching well. So she decided to take Minglan to her own yard and raise her by herself.

This decision changed Minglan's whole life. It was the first lucky thing that happened to her after her mother's death. With Grandma Sheng's care and teaching, Minglan finally had a safe home and someone who truly loved her.

📖 参考译文 读完原文再对照,加深理解

卫小娘去世后,小明兰没了可以依靠的人。父亲不怎么管她,继母也不愿意抚养她。其他姐妹都有自己的母亲护着,只有明兰一个人孤零零地留在偌大的府里。她瘦瘦小小、安安静静的,从不争什么。

盛老太太是府里最年长的长辈。她唯一的亲生儿子还是婴儿的时候就夭折了,所以自己没有存活的孩子。她一直很心疼明兰。她看出这个小丫头懂事、骨子里有韧劲,不像看上去那么柔弱。林噙霜也想把自己女儿墨兰送到老太太身边去,可盛老太太觉得,明兰才是值得好好教的孩子。于是她决定把明兰接到自己院里,亲自抚养。

这个决定改变了明兰的一生。这是母亲去世后,发生在她身上的第一件幸事。有了盛老太太的疼爱和教导,明兰终于有了一个安稳的家,也有了真正疼她的人。

✍️ 读后练习 · 表达输出
1. 信息补全(回顾原文,巩固核心表达)

① little Minglan had no one to on

② she had no children of her own

③ this little girl was and tough inside

④ this decision Minglan's whole life

2. 句型活用(学完就能用)

原文句型:It was the first ... that happened to ... after ...

请用这个句型,结合自己的生活造一个句子。

示例:It was the first gift that I received after I moved to this city.

💚 成长思考
🤔 Why do you think Grandma Sheng chose to raise Minglan instead of Molan? What can we learn from this story?
💡 生命中的贵人,往往出现在你最艰难的时候。一句"我来养你",改变的是一个人的一生。
【练习参考答案】

1. 信息补全:① depend   ② surviving   ③ sensible   ④ changed