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Passage Two
段落二
“Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get, the more you want to give.” Penalapy Leach once said. What she said proves to be true of my blended family.
Penalapy·Leach 曾說：“關愛小孩是一件良性循環的事。你付出得越多，回報也就越多，你也因此越想去付出。”對與我這個重組家庭來說，她所說的是對的。
I was born in 1931. As the youngest of six children, I learn to share my parents' love.
我出生于1931年。作為六個孩子中最小的一個，我學會了分享父母的愛。
Raising six children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents' relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old.
在經濟大蕭條時撫養6個孩子導我父母的關系破裂，他們在我18歲時離婚了。
Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce.
父親與他的孩子們的關系很疏遠，離婚后，他更是離我們而去了。
Several years later, a wonderful woman came into his life, and they were married. She had two sons. One of them is still at home.
若干年過后，一位很好的女人成了他的妻子。他們結婚了，她有了兩個兒子，其中一個還待在家里。
Under her influence we became a blended family and a good relationship developed between the two families. She always treated us as if we were her own children.
在她的影響下，我們成為了一個混合家庭，還發展成了很好的家庭關系。她總是對我們像對她自己的孩子一樣。
It was because of our other mother, Daddy's second wife, that he became closer to his own children.
因為爸爸的第二任妻子，我們的另一位母親，他變得和自己的孩子更親近了。
They shared over 25 years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother, Daddy's first wife, attending his funeral.
他們在一起待了25年后，父親去世了。在他過世的那段時間，問題伴隨著我的生母前來參加葬禮而出現了。
I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother, when I asked her if she would object to mother attending Daddy's funeral.
我永遠也不會忘記繼母給我的無條件的愛。當我問她有沒有想過反對母親參見爸爸的葬禮。
Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, “Of course not, honey, she is the mother of my children.”
她立即回答：“當然沒有，親愛的，她是我的孩子的母親。”
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你聽到的對話，回答問題29至31。
Question 29. According to the speaker, what contributed to her parents' divorce?
問題29. 通過作者所說，什么因素促使她的父母離婚？
Question 30. What brought the father closer to his own children?
問題30. 什么使父親與他的孩子關系變好？
Question 31. What message does the speaker want to convey in this talk?
問題31. 作者想傳達什么信息？
