Unit 6 A Horman in the Sky 空中骑兵
1 Carter Dru was born in Virginia. He loved his parents, his home, and the South. But he loved his country, too. One morning in the autumn of 1861, when the country was ravaged by a terrible civil war, the young Virginian said, quietly but gravely, “到手工资计算器Father, a Union regiment has arrived. I am going to join it.”
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2 The old man looked at his only son for a moment, too shocked to speak. Then he said, “As of this moment you are a traitor to the South. Plea don’t tell your mother about your decision. She is sick, and we both know she has only a few weeks to live.”
3 Carter’s father paud, again looking deep into his son’s eyes. “Carter,” he said, “no matter what happens — be sure you always do what you think is your duty.”
500字写人作文4 Both Carter Dru and his father left the table that morning with a broken heart. And Carter soon left his home, and everyone he loved, to wear the blue uniform of the Union soldier.
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5 One sunny afternoon, a few weeks later, Carter Dru lay at full length upon his stomach, his feet resting upon his toes, his head upon his left forearm. His extended right hand looly grasped his rifle. He was sleeping while on duty. If detected he would be dead shortly afterward, death being the just and legal penalty of his crime. Fortunately, no one could e him. He was hidden by some bushes, growing by the side of the road.
6 The road Carter Dru had been nt to guard was only a few miles from his father’s hou.
7 It began in a forest, down in the valley, and climbed up the side of a huge rock. Anyone standing on the top of this high rock would be able to e down into the valley. And that person would feel very dizzy, looking down.
8 Hidden in the valley喝纯牛奶能长高吗’学习能力培训s forest were five Union regiments — thousands of Carter’s fellow soldiers. They had marched for thirty-six hours. Now they were resting. But at midnight they would climb that road up the rocky cliff.
9 Their plan was to attack by surpri an army of Southerners, camped on the other side of the cliff. But if their enemy learned about the Union Army hiding in the forest, the soldiers would find themlves in a trap with no escape. That was why Carter Dru had been nt to the road to make sure that no enemy soldier spied on the valley, where the Union Army was hiding.
10 But Carter Dru had fallen asleep. Suddenly, as if a mesnger of fate came to touch him on the shoulder, the young man opened his eyes. As he lifted his head, he saw a man on horback standing on the huge rocky cliff. His first feeling was a keen artistic delight.On the colossal pedestal of the cliff was a statue of impressive dignity. Carter could not e the man水果红酒’s face, becau the rider was looking down into the valley. The figure of the man sat on the figure of the hor, straight and soldierly, but with the repo of a Grecian god carved in the marble which limits the suggestion of activity.
11 Carter discovered he was very much afraid, even though he knew the enemy soldier could not e him hiding in the bushes.
12 Suddenly the hor moved, pulling back its head from the edge of the cliff. Wide awake, Carter was alive to the significance of the situation now. He raid his gun and aimed for the horman’s heart. A small squeeze of the trigger, and Carter Dru would have done his duty.
13 At that instant, the horman turned his head and looked in Carter’s direction. He emed to look at Carter’s face, into his eyes, and deep into his brave, generous heart.
14 Carter’s face became very white. His entire body began shaking. His mind began to race. In his fantasy, the hor and rider became black figures, rising and falling in slow circles against a fiery red sky.
15 Carter did not pull the trigger. Instead, he let go of his gun.
16 Brave and strong as he was, Carter almost fainted from the shock of what he had en.
婚假几天17 Is it so terrible to kill an enemy who might kill you and your friends? Carter knew that t
his man must be shot from ambush — without warning.
18 Slowly, a hope began to form in Carter Dru’s mind. Perhaps the Southern soldier had not en the Northern troops.
19 Perhaps he was only admiring the view. Perhaps he would now turn and ride carelessly away.
20 Then Carter looked down into the valley and saw a line of men in blue uniforms, slowly leaving the forest and bringing their hors to a stream. And there they were — in plain sight!
21 Carter Dru looked back to the man and hor standing there against the sky. Again he took aim. But this time he pointed his gun at the hor. Words rang in his head — the last words his father ever spoke to him: “No matter what happens, be sure you always do what you think is your duty.”
