ContinuationWriting人與人ReadforcharactersMyfamilymovedfromTaiwantoasmalltownincentralGeorgiaoftheUnitedStates,wheremydadgotavisaforhisfamilyandajob.IhadjustlearnedEnglish,andfromwhatlittleIcouldgatherfrommyfriends,SantaClauswouldcomedownone’schimney(煙囪)andputtoysinone’sstockingonChristmasEve!Whatagreatfestival,Ithought.IknewwhatIhadtodoandalwaysexpectedthatday.Finally,thebigdaycame.Onthatwonderfulnight,aftereveryonewenttobed,Isneakedoutofbed,tookmylongest,cleanestkneesock,andattachedittoanailonthemantel(壁爐).Gazingatthesockandimaginingthedelicately-packedgiftinit,Icouldn’thelpgiggling(咯咯笑).Forthefirsttime,Ifoundithardtofallasleep.Andforthefirsttime,Iwokeupbeforeeveryoneelseintheearlymorning.ThenIheadedstraighttothefireplaceandwasevenreadyforwhattosayafterseeingthegift.ButwhathappenednextwasthelastthingIwantedtomention.Onthenailwastheemptyandlonelysock.Iwashitwiththerealityoftheemptysockandthebiggestlieevertold.Itriedmybesttoholdbackmytearsbutfailed.Burstingintotears,Iquicklytookdownthesockandstuffeditinthebackofadrawer.EveryDecembersincethen,Iwouldamusemyfriendswithmypoor-little-mestory.Ihadtomakeitasfunnyaspossible,butsometimesIwouldcryonceagain.Ididn’tknowwhetheranyofmyaudiencesevernoticedthesparklingtearshiddeninmyeyes.However,itturnedoutthatSantawasjustlate.ItwasanotherChristmasEve.IheardaknockonthedoorwhenIwaswatchingTV.Unwillingly,Idraggedmyfeetandopenedthedoor.ReadforPlotShiftofscenes/pointsoftime/feelingsConflictThemeMyfamilymovedfromTaiwantoasmalltownincentralGeorgiaoftheUnitedStates,wheremydadgotavisaforhisfamilyandajob.IhadjustlearnedEnglish,andfromwhatlittleIcouldgatherfrommyfriends,SantaClauswouldcomedownone’schimney(煙囪)andputtoysinone’sstockingonChristmasEve!Whatagreatfestival,Ithought.IknewwhatIhadtodoandalwaysexpectedthatday.Finally,thebigdaycame.Onthatwonderfulnight,aftereveryonewenttobed,Isneakedoutofbed,tookmylongest,cleanestkneesock,andattachedittoanailonthemantel(壁爐).Gazingatthesockandimaginingthedelicately-packedgiftinit,Icouldn’thelpgiggling(咯咯笑).Forthefirsttime,Ifoundithardtofallasleep.Andforthefirsttime,Iwokeupbeforeeveryoneelseintheearlymorning.ThenIheadedstraighttothefireplaceandwasevenreadyforwhattosayafterseeingthegift.ButwhathappenednextwasthelastthingIwantedtomention.Onthenailwastheemptyandlonelysock.Iwashitwiththerealityoftheemptysockandthebiggestlieevertold.Itriedmybesttoholdbackmytearsbutfailed.Burstingintotears,Iquicklytookdownthesockandstuffeditinthebackofadrawer.EveryDecembersincethen,Iwouldamusemyfriendswithmypoor-little-mestory.Ihadtomakeitasfunnyaspossible,butsometimesIwouldcryonceagain.Ididn’tknowwhetheranyofmyaudiencesevernoticedthesparklingtearshiddeninmyeyes.However,itturnedoutthatSantawasjustlate.ItwasanotherChristmasEve.IheardaknockonthedoorwhenIwaswatchingTV.Unwillingly,Idraggedmyfeetandopenedthedoor.Theme:MaybeSantadoesn’tcomedownourchimneysbutit

does

liveinsidegoodandthoughtfulpeoplewhoreallylistentofriends,andthenplandeliberateactsofkindness.Canyouidentitytheshiftoffeelings?Designtheplot

Para.1Outsidethedoorstoodanoldmanwithawhitebeardandaredcap,holdingawell-packedbox.

Whathedid/said(gavemethewell-packedbox)MerryChristmas;handedmetheboxreached

outhishands,passedmetheboxandgrinned.Shocked;Hardly

believewhatwashappening;frozentothespot;stutter

(口吃)

barely

breathing;wordsfailedmedirectedmetoopenthebox;Uponopeningit,insideemergeda…

withacard.Excitedandalittlebitnervous---myheartthumpedwildlyNoticedacard;couldn’thelpsobbingWhoactionsandfeelingsThroughtear-blurredeyes,Irecognizedthehandwritingofafriendonthecard.TIP:Inferthebeginningsandendings。Throughtear-blurredeyes,Irecognizedthehandwritingofafriendonthecard.

Whowasthefriend?Howwasthefriendrelatedtotheoldmaninthefirstparagraph?Warm/touched:heldtheboxclosetomychest,greattearsrollingdownmyface

Theoldman:castakindlookatme,placinghishandonmyshoulder.WhoactionsandfeelingsTIP:Inferthebeginningsandendings。Theme:MaybeSantadoesn’tcomedownourchimneysbutit

does

liveinsidegoodandthoughtfulpeoplewhoreallylistentofriends,andthenplandeliberateactsofkindness.Outsidethedoorstoodanoldmanwithawhitebeardandaredcap,

holdingawell-packedbox.

Wearingaradiantsmile

(非謂語作狀語),themanreachedouthishands,passedtheboxtomeandgrinned,

“Christmasgiftforyou.”(動作鏈)Shockedattheunexpectedguestandthegift,

Iwidenedmyeyesandwordsfailedme.Afterseeminglyacentury,Ifoundthevoicebackandstutteredbarelybreathing,“Isitmine?”

Withoutanywords,hejustdirectedmetoopenthebox.TheinstantI

untiedtheribbon,myheartthumpingwildly

(獨立主格),insidetheboxemerged(出現)ateddybearIhadlongedforwithanattachedcard.（一……就……；地點狀語提前，完全倒裝）

Onceagain,Icouldn’tcontainmytears.Throughtear-blurredeyes,Irecognizedthehandwritingofafriendonthecard.

ItwasJudyanditturnedoutthatthemanwasherfather