as“当……的时候”，其引导的是一个时间状语从句。reach a point到了……时刻。例如：Mary reached a rallying point in her fight against the disease.
玛丽到了集中一切力量与疾病作斗争的重要关头。
The Scars of Love 爱的伤疤
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在与鳄鱼的较量中，母爱表现得是多么的伟大。为了挽救自己的孩子，虽给男孩的双臂留下了伤疤，但对男孩来说，它不像鳄鱼造成的伤疤。它没有疼痛，它会存于心中，没有疤痕，因为那是母亲的坚毅与伟大。
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Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water，he ran out the back door，leaving behind shoes，socks and shirt as he went.He flew into the water，not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake，an alligator was swimming toward the shore.His mother-in the house was looking out the window-saw the two as they got closer and closer together.[A]In utter fear，she ran toward the water，yelling to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice，the little boy became alarmed and made a return to swim to his mother.It was too late.Just as he reached her，the alligator reached him.
From the dock，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs.[B]That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two.The alligator was much stronger than the mother，but the mother was much too passionate to let go.A farmer happened to drive by，heard her screams，raced from his truck，took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably，after weeks and weeks in the hospital，the little boy survived.[C]His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal and，on his arms，were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma asked if he would show him his scars.The boy lifted his pant legs.And then，with obvious pride，he said to the reporte，"But look at my arms.I have great scars on my arms，too.I have them because my mom wouldn't let go."
You and I can identify with that little boy.We have scars，too.No，not from an alligator，or anything quite so dramatic.But，the scars of a painful past.Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret.
But，some wounds，my friend，are because God has refused to let go.In the midst of your struggle，He's been there holding on to you.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A In utter fear，she ran toward the water，yelling to her son as loudly as she could.
她极度惊恐起来，一边迅速奔向水潭，一边声嘶力竭地朝自己的孩子呼喊着。
as loudly as she could尽可能大声地。另外，utter做形容词时仅用于名词前，意为极度的、彻头彻尾的。这里用得十分准确、达意，代替了一些较普通的词汇，值得借鉴。例如：I was at an utter loss what to do.我完全不知道该怎样做才好。
B That began an incredibIe tug-of-war between the two.
指"母亲和鳄鱼之间俨然展开了一场让人难以置信的拔河较量"。
tug-of-war拔河。一些关于游戏的名词如：hide-and-seek捉迷藏；tick-tack-toe圈圈叉叉游戏；jigsaw puzzle拼图。
C His Iegs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal and，on his arms，were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
他的腿上留下了短尾鳄凶狠袭击的痕印，他的双臂上也留下了深深的抓痕，那是在生死关头母亲为了牢牢抓住挚爱的儿子把指甲都掐入了儿子的身上所留下的。
dig into（使）插入，戳进。例如：Her nails were digging into his arm.她的指甲正往他的胳膊里抠。
Her Kindness 爱心
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伊丽莎白弗莱伊，一个普通的英国家庭妇女，结婚后不贪恋舒适富裕的生活，经常帮助周围的穷人，也常常去看望监狱里的犯人并帮助他们。从而感动了政府来改善犯人的生活条件并解决他们子女的教育问题。小爱之于家庭，大爱之于众人，她就是这样的大爱于心。
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Elizabeth Fry was born in 1780 and died in 1845.She was an ordinary British woman and a Quaker.She was well-known because she helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education.Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.
When the Quaker，Elizabeth Fry，married Joseph Fry，it seemed as if her life would be comfortable and peaceful.But Elizabeth was not content with her easy life and her growing family.She saw many poor people living near her and she wanted to help them.
One day she asked to visit a prison.At fl rst the prison of flces did not want to let her visit the women prisoners because they feared the prisoners would attack her，but Elizabeth was not afraid.She realized that the prisoners behaved badly because they were being treated like animals.They had no beds，clean clothes，food or heating.Any child born in prison had to stay there and had no chance of an education.This meant they would probably have to beg or steal when they grew up and then would return to prison.So the first thing Elizabeth did was to provide food，clean clothes and straw for beds.[A]Later she began a prison school for the children and taught the women to sew，knit and make goods to sell.In this way they were able to make a little money for themselves and gain some seIf-respect.Her kindness helped her gain the friendship of prisoners and they began to try to improve their conditions for themselves.[B]Later Elizabeth was asked to go to the leaders of Britain to discuss how to improve the conditions for prisoners.
Of course，she did not do all the work on her own.Other Quaker women helped her and went around the country raising money for her work.Some people did not like her ideas and quarreIed with her.They said that she should spend more time with family.Other people said she enjoyed being famous too much.But her husband，Joseph，supported and encouraged her.So she continued working to help improve the live of poor prisoners till she died.[C]Her ideas did not disappear after her death and her work was remembered in 1947 when the Quakers were given the Nobel Peace Prize.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A Later she began a prison schooI for the chiIdren and taught the women to sew，knit and make goods to sell.
随后她为孩子建立了一个监狱学校并且教那些女人缝纫、编织和制作东西去卖。