急求《大学英语》精读第三版,第8单元《a magician at stretching a dollar》的完整全文

急求《大学英语》精读第三版,第8单元《a magician at stretching a dollar》的完整全文
Unit8第八单元,《a magician at stretching a dollar》

A magician at stretching a dollar ----part 1 The boy was at first delighted to discover the present his mother had hidden away as his Christmas gift.But then he began to worry that his mother would now no longer have the pleasure of giving him a surprise.What was he to do?Magician:Every good teacher should be a magician in young students.Stretch:I think this sweater must have stretched after I washed it.Approach,let in/out,in search of That December,with Christmas approaching,she was out at work and Doris was in the kitchen when I let myself into her bedroom one afternoon in search of a safety pin.unlock,step in Since her bedroom opened onto a community hallway,she kept the door locked,but needing the pin,I tooke the key from its hiding place,unlocked the door and stepped in.stand against,recognize,instantly,admire,something like Standing against the wall was a big,black bicycle with balloon tires and I recognized it instantly.It was the same second-hand bike I had been admiring for a long time.I had even asked the price.It was a shock,something like 15 dollars.Somehow,scrape together,down payment,meant to do,surprise Somehow,my mother had scraped together enough for a down payment and meant to surpise me with this bicycle on Christmas morning.move,and yet,sicken,rob(sb)of...,astonish I was deeply moved by the discovery and yet sickened by the knowledge that,bursting into her room like this,I had robbed her of the pleasure of seeing me completely astonished and delighted on Christmas day.sicken:make ...feel disgusted The smell of the blood sickened her so she ran out of the room.Come upon,strike a blow,back out,put ...back,thought over I hadn't wanted to know her lovely secret,still coming upon it like this made me feel like I had struck a blow against her happiness.I backed out,put the key back in its hiding place,and thought over what to do.